95opal Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Damn @95opal you don't mess around! How do I convince you to come to Michigan for a winter and do this =p Looking good Chris! I'm sure the exciting is becoming unbearable now!Michigan + winter = no shorts and tank.... .... You're definitely in the hands of someone who knows his shit when it comes to wire tucking! Looking great Chris, bet it feels awesome to be making progress finally! Ive done a few here and there lol It's amazing the work @95opal does. I thought I was good at visualizing stuff, but he takes it to a whole new level. Rich has truly been an inspiration and he is one of the most positive people I've ever met. He can already see his car's red sister done before we even get started. Glad I could help out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 6, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Glad I could help out You've done way more than help. You've been an inspiration and a new friend. The car has gone from budget bolt-on to bang-for-buck show car thanks to you, @95riosnake and @iRoush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Dang I havnt read up on your thread in a bit. Lookin great man! Way to break in the new garage! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 6, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Dang I havnt read up on your thread in a bit. Lookin great man! Way to break in the new garage! Oh, it's broken in alright. I may never get it clean again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRoush Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 You've done way more than help. You've been an inspiration and a new friend. The car has gone from budget bolt-on to bang-for-buck show car thanks to you, @95riosnake and @iRoush. hey you're the one with the build and the bank account funding it, not me haha, i'm just pointing you in the right directions . Keep up the good work bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 10, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Weighed a few things up last night, but I am not done: K member - 50Convertible X brace - 18A arms - 30Strut tower brace - 8Front calipers - 25Front rotors - 29Hub assemblies - 10Struts - 18Power steering rack - 18Springs - 38Rear control arms - 18Shocks - 12Quad shocks - 4Rear calipers, brackets, dust shields - 18Rear rotors - 19Mid pipe & cats - 50Tail pipe & mufflers - 40Flywheel - 20Clutch assembly - 21Rear end "dog bone" - 10Dampening weight - 25EGR lines - 4ABS manifold - 14Cruise control unit - 4Misc crap - 7 Over 500lbs so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 I wish I had weighed the front end garbage when I changed mine. Seems to be a common question I get that I don't know the answer to lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 10, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 I wish I had weighed the front end garbage when I changed mine. Seems to be a common question I get that I don't know the answer to lol. Still have a giant box of crap to weigh - springs, rear sway bar, rear calipers, EGR crap, wiring, flywheel, transmission... and all the new stuff. So far I have taken off at least 255lbs of crap. She's still fat though. This is why I have named my "shop" Heavy Horse Garage (and bar). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 lol "and bar", nice! Don't forget to weigh your spring perches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 10, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 LOL spring perches at this point were a waste of $30. I am positive that I will at least be running Maximum Motorsports coilovers up front. I really need to sell my Cobra control arms and the H&R super sport springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRoush Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 LOL spring perches at this point were a waste of $30. I am positive that I will at least be running Maximum Motorsports coilovers up front. I really need to sell my Cobra control arms and the H&R super sport springs. TROLOLOLOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 10, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 TROLOLOLOL I blame you, Rich, and my buddy for this. Waste of nearly $700 unless I can find some buyers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 13, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Updated weights in post #126. Over 500lbs, and I still haven't weighed everything from the engine bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 I blame you, Rich, and my buddy for this. Waste of nearly $700 unless I can find some buyers! That's how this addiction we all have works Chris! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 17, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 That's how this addiction we all have works Chris! lol I'm still in it a lot less than I should be based on retail. I'd just like to sell some stuff before I get the new new parts! If I can take a long lunch today, I will be getting some 16g sheet to start smoothing the bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 17, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Ruh roh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95opal Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Look out sparks are gonna fly.... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I need some of that sheet metal! I actually just went to the place today to get some but all they had was 22ga, lame sauce. Sent from Space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 18, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 The place I went to had so much stuff I was lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Is that just a sheet of cold rolled steel or galvanneal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 19, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Uhhhhh... Sheet metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 20, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I think @95opal was more excited than I was for this past Saturday. Ashamed to admit this is the first time I've touched a cutoff wheel or fabbed anything up, but damn is it fun (except cleaning up afterward). I can't wait to find a welder to rent so we can finish! No turning back now: Who needs fender aprons? Passenger side done: Almost there. I need to recut the big panel for the driver's side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Looking good guys! You two are doing a bang up job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Yes!! Very nicely done. Sent from Space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 20, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Looking good guys! You two are doing a bang up job! Yes!! Very nicely done.Sent from Space Thanks guys! I'd have never had the courage to hack up my car like this if it weren't for @95opal's attitude and teaching ability! I've got a few small ideas brewing to tidy up the bay. I've got nothing but time, so I am taking all ideas lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 man i wish i would have done this when i had my motor out. Lookin great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 21, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 man i wish i would have done this when i had my motor out. Lookin great! The only reason I even pulled the motor was because @95opal was in town. Until Rich showed up, I was just going to bolt on the pieces I had and drive it as I could. Now it's gone to the next level. I've only got time; money is in short supply, so I decided to do what I could to clean up everything and finally have a car of which I could be proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 The only reason I even pulled the motor was because @95opal was in town. Until Rich showed up, I was just going to bolt on the pieces I had and drive it as I could. Now it's gone to the next level. I've only got time; money is in short supply, so I decided to do what I could to clean up everything and finally have a car of which I could be proud. Glad Rich could light a fire under your ass and get you motivated someone needed to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 21, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Glad Rich could light a fire under your ass and get you motivated someone needed to do it Wasn't so much a matter of motivation as it was having a place to work on the damn thing. My OCD probably would have taken over, but not to this level. Now the whole interior is coming out to be redone and so all the jambs can be resprayed as well as the exterior and engine bay. My dad's mid-life crisis car has become my almost mid-life crisis car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95opal Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 The snowball keeps growing lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 23, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 The snowball keeps growing lol Yeah it does... bought MM non-offset A-arms last night too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95opal Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Yeah it does... bought MM non-offset A-arms last night too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 HAHAHAHA best response to a build thread I've ever seen. I feel like mine is an avalanche most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 23, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 HAHAHAHA best response to a build thread I've ever seen. I feel like mine is an avalanche most of the time. I guess I am truly learning from the best then! Shame it's not a white car to change the name of the project. Bought a 30" bending brake from Harbor Freight last night, so I suspect engine bay panels will be getting a rework soon. Need to get something significant done before ROTM voting lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95opal Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 HAHAHAHA best response to a build thread I've ever seen. I feel like mine is an avalanche most of the time. Well Dan.. then in your case this one should suffice...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 28, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Sparks are flying in my garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 28, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'll skip all the in-process pictures and just leave the pictures of the mostly finished passenger side: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildWillyWalker Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 You did a great job making your own panels. Looks like you fit them in there real nice. I'm sure it'll be smooth as glass when you're done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeperstang1994 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 the snow ball effect is easy. mine started with swaping in an IRS. now i have a SHELL...with an IRS in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 29, 2014 Author Moderators Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Lots of grinding to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
