Steve-Oh Posted December 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Felt the brakes dragging a bit. Took it apart and found one of the pots was seized and broken. Just ordered new calipers pads and rotors for just over $100 per side, SCORE! Don't know how this broke but I don't put it past people to have broken it. While I had it up in the air I took a pretty good look at the underside. I was not surprised with what I found as I looked it over before I bought it, just didn't know the holes were THAT bad. Looks like some tube steel will be in my future. For now until I have time I just "encapsulated" and painted the area's to slow down the rot. More updates on the headlights by this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Ever look into chassis saver? I was going to use it if my jeeps frame/underside was rusted. Heard it does wonders...idk though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Ever look into chassis saver? I was going to use it if my jeeps frame/underside was rusted. Heard it does wonders...idk though Just looked it up! Stacey David recommends it so i'm on board lol! When I actually go in to do the repair I'll def look into that to finish everything off. This was just a temp fix for the time being to hopefully slow down the cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 cancer..... ucky poo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Just looked it up! Stacey David recommends it so i'm on board lol! When I actually go in to do the repair I'll def look into that to finish everything off. This was just a temp fix for the time being to hopefully slow down the cancer.Yes I'm going to grab a gallon of it here soon and coat the whole frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 A lot of people on tacomaworld use fluid film and have good luck to prevent the Tacoma's known rust problem.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 @Drake just used it on the underside of his s10. I'm probably going to paint the underside of the mustang with it. They have few colors so it shouldn't look too bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Stuffs tough as nails goes on great covers really well but one word of advice dont get it anywhere around the lip of the can or lid because if you do good luck getting it open.Lets just say some airtools where used to open my gallon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 A lot of people on tacomaworld use fluid film and have good luck to prevent the Tacoma's known rust problem.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalkcoming from a guy that works at a toyota dealership, i know this problem all too well. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 coming from a guy that works at a toyota dealership, i know this problem all too well. lol yA mines not bad because 1 I don't live in the salt belt and 2 mine was factory under coated to start with, I'm just hoping under this new leaf spring recall I can get a new set of springs haha.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 @Det_Riot @Drake were you guys referring to the Chassis Saver Tony was talking about or the Fluid Film Zach was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 @Det_Riot @Drake were you guys referring to the Chassis Saver Tony was talking about or the Fluid Film Zach was? Chassis saver sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Chassis saver sir! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 lol...steve-oh's on a gif mission i see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 lol...steve-oh's on a gif mission i see Hehehe [emoji57]Got the one all fitted up. Just need to trim the other shroud tomorrow then I can test fit/fire.Will get better pics when my phone is done updating.Edit: Ugh, just realized how terrible a picture that is. Stupid iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 delete it....like i did with my trunk panel pic. looked like i took the picture through a dirty sock while in a homeless tent or some shit j/k those lights are gonna be sick man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 delete it....like i did with my trunk panel pic. looked like i took the picture through a dirty sock while in a homeless tent or some shit j/k those lights are gonna be sick man ROFL! Great mental image there. I'm such an idiot too, I have my cousins DSLR sitting right in front of me and I'm trying to eff around with this dumb iPhone... That is now just an iPod that conveniently connects to wifi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Here we go, much better. And this freaking non sense can goto hell! As I sit here and realize the hardest part of this whole project was getting the lenses apart, I think back to the early days of retro-fitting. Used to have to fiberglass EVERYTHING, make shrouds out of nothing and somehow source a good projector. Glad it's not like that anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 holy shit dude those are fn awesome!!! do my lights for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 holy shit dude those are fn awesome!!! do my lights for me Ship them over along with the parts and I'll knock it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted December 18, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Ship them over along with the parts and I'll knock it out! Srsly?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Srsly?! No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted December 18, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 No. Weak sauce dood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Weak sauce dood. I kid. If you really wanted me to do it I would totally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted December 18, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 I kid. If you really wanted me to do it I would totally! Tell me what to buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Tell me what to buy! You'll need the headlights you wanna use, projectors of your choice, shrouds, ballasts, bulbs, wiring harness' and associated adapters! No but seriously, I just e-mailed TRS and they built a kit for me based on what I wanted! Pretty simple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Ran all the wiring and mounted the ballast tonight. Mounted the left hand light, fired it and everything works perfectly along with the shutter motor for the high beams. These things are effing bright lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Awesome work Steve, super clean job and it looks like it came from the factory that way. And in the end, that's the goal right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks Dan! I had toyed with the idea of painting all the chrome black or doing this part or that part black but in the end I thought that exactly: I wanted it to look like it came that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 so help a newb out here.......i had my mustang headlight out today to see about doing this....but it is glued lol. are some headlight lenses screwed or bolted on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 nvmn....i see how you do it lol. dremel them apart right? i swear i'd let ya do a pair for me cause there aint shit for 94-98 mustangs in the headlight dept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 so help a newb out here.......i had my mustang headlight out today to see about doing this....but it is glued lol. are some headlight lenses screwed or bolted on? nvmn....i see how you do it lol. dremel them apart right? i swear i'd let ya do a pair for me cause there aint shit for 94-98 mustangs in the headlight dept Lol It's ok @tony. You have to bake or heat gun the glue that holds the lens to the housing to soften it and then pry them apart. It's a pain, especially with these lights, depending on what the housing is made of. Since the housings were also made from plastic, it would just warp and break when heated before the glue gave way. My mustang headlights were easier since they were made from fiberglass, didn't warp and bend likes these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 hmmmm....so if i bake (assuming you actually mean bake like brownie bake) what temp would you think would be good? last ??? i swear....maybe ps.....we can hop over in my thread if ya don't want to jack up your thread with my mustang headlight situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 i always did the heat gun trick, slowly seperated as I went along. didn't heat the whole mother f'er up and burn my hands on exposed nuts and bolts lol @Steve-Oh those turned out awesome! Kinda jealous and now i really want to do them in the stang.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted December 26, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Looks damn good!!!!!I need to send my headlights to someone and get this done. I got too much other shiznit to do without having to worry bout that!!!! LolSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'm sending mine to @Steve-Oh when I figure *exactly* what to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 hmmmm....so if i bake (assuming you actually mean bake like brownie bake) what temp would you think would be good? last ??? i swear....maybe ps.....we can hop over in my thread if ya don't want to jack up your thread with my mustang headlight situation i always did the heat gun trick, slowly seperated as I went along. didn't heat the whole mother f'er up and burn my hands on exposed nuts and bolts lol @Steve-Oh those turned out awesome! Kinda jealous and now i really want to do them in the stang.. @tony No it's ok I don't mind. Yeah you can either bake them or do what @Blackmage said above. I actually used the baking method on the first light, realized it sucked then used the heat gun on the second and it worked much better. Also, thanks Will!! Looks damn good!!!!!I need to send my headlights to someone and get this done. I got too much other shiznit to do without having to worry bout that!!!! LolSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks man! It's much easier then it seems to be. You can actually get a projector that fits the original light socket better. I just chose this route since the projector is much nicer. I'm sending mine to @Steve-Oh when I figure *exactly* what to buy. Lol send them up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Got them in! ...without some sort of "what the fuck" though. The PO broke the driver side bumper and headlight support (plastic piece behind the headlights) so getting the light in took a lot of cursing. I had originally epoxied the broken part back together but that didn't last very long. So I need to order a new panel so that it is done correctly but for now the one light may move a little over bumps, I'm sure it'll annoy the shit out of me. I did clearcoat the lenses with a UV coating so they won't yellow again but did it before I glued them, mistake. The clamps left little marks in the clear coat I'm guessing because they weren't cured enough (apparently 24 hours isn't long enough) so I need to wet sand and re-clear the lenses again. Not the worst thing! Regardless, can't wait to drive tonight at night. Going to be like daylight! That cutoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Nice!!!! I would of blacked them but I'm a fan of all black errything. Looks factory though so kudos to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Nice!!!! I would of blacked them but I'm a fan of all black errything. Looks factory though so kudos to you! Thanks dewd! I had pondered it, but I knew I wasn't putting black wheels on it or else I would have. Factory look is def what I was trying to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
