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Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Yeah, I think it looks good. Overengineering is something we homebuilders all do, and probably it is a good thing. I look at some of the manufactured components you buy and the brackets and all just look flimsy to me, but evidently they work.
Don
Me too, Don. I usually end up gusseting or otherwise reinforcing most of the pieces I buy, especially the suspension pieces... I guess maybe I tend to pound on my stuff a bit more then most, but a Hot Rod has to be fast, too. Either that or they're designed for chebbie powered stuff, and the big horse Fords are just too much for them!!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
Well then they should put a warning label on those parts........FOR CHEVY USE ONLY. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
(I think you just lit the fuse Dave :3dSMILE: )
Don
Me? Not me!!!! I would never do that!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
I read a thread that was a few years old where Heidts front end bungs where cracking and I did decide to gusset them . They did redesign them with equal arms and not the offset style they did have . They stick out a long way where control arms connect to them . If i keep putting steel in the A it will weigh in about #4300 when im done . :eek: . In another hand it may help modern suspension work better in ride quality .
Dave, you gotta' get that Ranchero done .............. I gotta get that "Z" done ......... Then we'll have to test your theory. :3dSMILE: :3dSMILE: :3dSMILE:
Tee Hee Hee, kind of wondered if you were up yet!!!!!!! Yup, that would be a fun little contest.... I've got about 3 more projects ahead of it yet, then should be able to get back on it full time, hopefully by mid summer!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by pro70z28
Dave you have 3 more projects and say by midsummer . I 'm hoping i can get some engine fire by summer . One thing i did say i didnt want a 4 year build . Have to keep opening garage door and get it to keep it going . What helps though is my fridge is out there too. ;) No beer during the build though just when im done and pondering direction .
Big difference is, this is all I do. Don't have to waste 8 to 10 hours per day with a real job!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Yeah big difference i guess . I'm trying to donate at least 15 hours or more a week . With the attached garage though working on it at midnight is out of the question . Wife would have a rolling pin in her hand alot LOL.
Ok off to garage wifes at work and i think i could have alot of member in by time she gets home. Post pics of it at end you guys let me know if i need some change .
Well didnt get as far as i wanted but the fit is good . Had to do a hardware run for nuts. Geez 1/2 - 13 was over a dollar a piece grade 5 at the local Lowe's .
Did a bit of wet sanding on the hood of the pickup today, looks like it's going to come out ok. Going to use the Tri-Zac on this one, never tried it before, then start buffing.
(quote Bobby D) Yeah big difference i guess . I'm trying to donate at least 15 hours or more a week . With the attached garage though working on it at midnight is out of the question . Wife would have a rolling pin in her hand alot LOL.
Bobby, reminds me of the time I was spraying my frame purple in the garage, and my wife had the dryer running with her nurses uniforms in there. I didn't know dryers sucked up air.........and anything else in the air. :eek: :eek: :eek:
She ended up with purple tinted uniforms............I think it was shortly after that she divorced me. :D :D Some people have NO sense of humor.
Don
Don LOL my wifes a nurse also. I havent got to that stage yet but hopefully primeing the frame should be soon. I figure to hang multi walls of plastic to interior door in hopes to stop infiltration into house. I figured out a way to make a cheap down draft style venting with a old furnace blower i have it should move about 1000 or more cfm to help with fumes and overspray .
I have a septic and where it sits will only allow a 16 ft wide garage . I want a 24 by 36 for toy fun just waiting on city sewer and water .
Did come home tonight and welded some of my nuts to the frame. Was telling the welder sshhh a bit .
You are a bigger man than me Bluestang, it would be hard for me to be quite welding my nuts to the frame! I would be singing like Florrance Nightingale!!
Truck is looking good Dave, is the kid camping out outside your house yet? I bet he can't wait to get in his truck and cruise.
I got the drivers door finished yesterday, solenoid working, all the trim repainted and installed, new wing window rubber installed. Got to come up with an armrest of some kind now.
I welded my nuts to the frame once and I wasn't very quite about it. Took two bigs guys to pry me off. Okay, so this a bit off colored. Mods can remove this to save me from my demise. By the way truck is looking good.
Dave the truck is inching forward . Two tone looks good , are you going with your own design or leaning more stock .
Brick looks good i like the 2 tone door trim . Light blue with a light gray bottom or is it light blue both are nice . Interior is sharp , i like the arm rests in the 06 explorer where door handle is at the front built into it .
Well couldnt resist a vrrroooomm LOL. Well put the plates in and welded the top solid and ground . Welded in the top braces now a few days of measuring and cutting the rest .
:LOL: :LOL: I don't do anything stock... This one I would call a "mild custom", but there is a long list of very subtle little mods on the truck. The colors are both Ford colors, just from different years. Competition white and plain old Ford Bright Red. The seat and headliner are done up in the same colors. Nothing too spectacular on the truck, rolled pans, filled seams, some shinys under the hood, change the rear suspension a bit, and a bunch of other little things. I'll be starting on another one next fall for me, complete with a Cummins Turbo Diesel, chopped, channeled, stretched and the works.... I'm using this truck to teach a newbie to Hot Rods some of the old techniques rather then just opening the catalog and buying more bolt ons.....Quote:
Originally Posted by bluestang67
I got a PM from these Yahoos. D*** spammers.
Don
He starts in on me with the spam and I will attack his ip address :HMMM: .......... .It also helps to call his internet service provider and let them know that this acount is being used for spam...{give them the ip address}...they usually decline service to these people..:3dSMILE:Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
:LOL: :LOL: I give up, who the heck are you guys talking about????Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
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Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Reason you don't know is it looks like the mods pulled the spam. Something about some website or something, then some guy comes on, first post, and says he has used them to sell a Mercury and they are the greatest.
Spam, spam, spam, spam.:mad:
Some of us even got PMs from them.
But, they are all gone now, thanks Mods.
Don
http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/python/Scripts/TheSpamSketch
:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Pro bringing in the Monty i see LOL . i really likeed the intro to that show back in the day .
The Holy Grail was as funny as it gets. The rabbit scene, the flying cow, and the surly Frenchmen were classic. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Don
yeah it was LOL
i am building a 1934 ford tourer, open motor hotrod, currently i have a original chasis with a mitsubishi L300 front end, salsibury 10 bolt rear end. its up and rolling with steering etc, but can anyone please offer some advice for my hotrod project,i would like to run a twin turbo 350 running straight lpg. i have heard the boost would be around 6 psi, a regular street driven car with a turbo 350 and i am thinking 3.55:1 rear end.
could anyone offer advice on some motor spec choices for crank cam heads etc...
please msg your advice opinions etc, i have posted a thread please any advice is good.
there isnt too much advice i think i could offer but i know this one works after welding alot of tanks.
run a pipe off your exhaust into the tank for approx 30 minutes.
then all is good to weld.
i wish all of the help i might need is this easy
I am thinking that with that much boost you don't want to have too high of compression, and as much air in the cylinders as you can get so maybe a bigger cam and valves with big port heads.
I am in great need of stereo wiring information, does anybody have any (or links to) wiring diagrams for CD player w/2 amp systems with single 15" subwoofer. 3 sets of other speakers, I want to also include a equilizer and DVD player eventually.
Sorry Brick, Wish I could help...
Jeff & I went on a road trip today.
We left home right at 7am. We stopped off in Channahon to letter a bobcat for a customer, then headed to Michigan. Around 9am we called the shop to make sure Steve was there. I got busy & didn't have a chance to email him til last night. We didn't want to get way up there only to find him GONE. Turns out he was there so we kept on. We saw an overturned semi in the southbound lane on 94 as we were headed north. Jeff tried to get a pic. but ended up with a nice shot of my headrest. :lol: :lol: We took a vacation up this way many years ago. It was interesting to see what we (Jeff) remembered. We had a good time talkin' about all kinds of stuff but mostly about what we were going to do with our cars.
We got to Steve Morris' shop around 12:30 and had to wait a few minutes for Steve to return from lunch. His secretary told us to make ourselves @ home, so we roamed around the shop. I have a couple nasty bruises on my chin from when my jaw dropped. :lol: :lol: He had his 1,800 hp 4,800 lb. Chevy Impala wagon in the shop gettin' some upgrades, a couple 2-3 gen 1 camaros, a couple newer ones, a firebird, a dune buggy and a Henry J. Pappy would be proud of this one too. They all had either pro chargers or turbos. I was so in aw I didn't even get pics. I know, my bad. Maybe next time. He's got a chassis dyno & an Engine Dyno. How cool is that?
He said he doesn't usually stock parts, but he just happened to have a pump, intercooler & ice box just the right size for the "Z". And, just like when you see a puppy @ the kennel, I just couldn't leave 'em there.
We told Steve what we wanted to do & he told us what we'd need to git-er-done. I think we have a plan now. Steve said customers usually come to the shop for the dyno pull & then load it up & take it home. Jeff & I were talkin' on the way there about how that would be a Cool Deal to V-I-D-E-O the dyno pull. We paid for the parts, bench raced for a few more minutes & then headed back. We stopped off @ Winners Circle on the way home & Jeff bought a Hurst shifter for his car. We had a little too much ground to cover to make it back to Morris before 5pm, so I called the woodworking shop & had them set a pc. of Birch out behind the shop for me. We swung by & picked it up & drove the last leg for home. As I was gluing up the birch, the neighbor stopped by to see if I had the vinyl for his stock car cut out. I did, so we walked down to his shop & lettered his car. I checked the birch a few minutes ago and still not dry.
Oh, I should explain. The birch is for a plaque for the ''weddin' couple'' this weekend. They had a logo designed & they had me print it on the runner with the large format printer. So, I figured I would cut the same Logo on the CNC out of birch. Unfortunately da' glue ain't dryin' so fast. I've still got all mornin' tomorrow, to get it cut & finished I think a couple quick coats of laquer with a splash of hot thinner should git-er-done.
Well, that's the readers digest version of how the day went. good night........
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Tony, what kind of system are you installing?
PRO just like this it's on my truck in vynle though . My sister in laws family own Vernon & Maz in Monee
Brick this is close i did a Google search .http://www.ehow.com/how_3680_install-car-amplifier.html
A smorgesbord of x-mas presents ntfday, I have an off brand Deck, alpine power and an off brand power amp. I have Two 10's in the package tray w/ 2 ribbon horn tweeters, a set of nice 6x9's and a set of nice 6 1/2" up front. I still need to buy the eq and the sub-woofer. I am going with 1-15" because of space issues in the trunk. Another question, do I need an EQ for both amps or can I balance it out with one off the main deck?
Depending on the deck, but I think you can.
HEY GUYS!!!
GUESS WHAT HAPPPEN???!!??
My car got written up in the latest issue of Popular Hotrodding in the "Under Construction" section. I got my mag in the mail yesterday and was thumbing through it and "BAM" there it was! I was so blown away!!!
John
Congrats, That is only the beginning for your car. It is for sure magazine material from what we've seen of the build so far.
Ok, how many copies of PHR did you buy??:D :D
Don
I'm embarrassed to say......:oQuote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
J/K 2 copies but I'm having someone mount the article for me!:D
Thanks BTW!!!
John
Congrats Nova thats a high honor .
Well after putting engine in daughters b/fs 95 olds last weekend and pulling it today to change out flywheel. It was the same diameter but GM put the 99torque converter bolt holes out a little furthar about 3/16 of a inch not letting them line up . So today had to yank it and change flywheel to 95 one . Well its done running and away from my house . He helps out on the A so thats the least i could do for him .
Well did get the crossbar in at the rear . Also started on the trans crossmember . But big snafu was when i did the sides i have them so close to bellhousing i wont be able to get a battery in under floor . So i will cut out 6 inches and move the front back a bit and fix my first snafu.
Glad Don (itold) was talking about a battery .