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| yep, its official...:firedevil: has froze over,......I worked on the car today :D | |||
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| #2 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
| about time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||
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| #3 Grabber5.0 | Re:its official | ||
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:clap: Yeah.. working on the car... uh, where's mine? :?: |
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| #4 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by Grabber5.0 :clap: Yeah.. working on the car... uh, where's mine? :?: you dont know where your car is? :?: |
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| #5 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
| it's probably covered with a pile of $h!t. so did my offer to drive up there and kick you in the nads get you motivated?:evil: what are friends for really! | |||
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| #6 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by mavericknutt so did my offer to drive up there and kick you in the nads get you motivated?:evil: what are friends for really! some offer,... I can get offers like that locally :disappointed: :rollinglaugh: really tho,.... I almost have my new grill made:thumbsup:...and it is NICE! |
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| #7 jmgford | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms really tho,.... I almost have my new grill made:thumbsup:...and it is NICE! Not my style, but it looks good on you. 
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| #8 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
| not my style either.... must be a Dubuque thing? | |||
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| #9 jmgford | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms not my style either.... must be a Dubuque thing? In NORTHERN Dubuque, it be bad. :evil: |
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| #10 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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well, the new grill is almost there, as usual things got in the way of workin on it. just have to finish a bracket I made today and its done. :clap: I sort of have a plan of attack now,.... I figure as far as the car is along, I'm going to start at the front and work my way back. sorting out the little things and details. maybe it'll be ready for the ball bearing test before long :p:thumbsup: |
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| #11 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
| no really we don't need to hear about your balls!!!!!! | |||
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| #12 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by mavericknutt no really we don't need to hear about your balls!!!!!! well then this will be one time youll be happy I dont post pics then huh? :rollinglaugh: |
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| #13 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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grill is done! :clap:and it looks great!:thumbsup: moved on to modifying the headlight buckets for the new bulbs, and then going to add the new gravel pan :) |
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| #14 2door3tree72mav | Re:its official | ||
| what is a gravel pan | |||
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| #15 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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so, as some of you may know, I had been polishing the steering wheel I made, thought it was ready to turn over to the upolstery guy to get wrapped,...he said he couldnt do it as it was and mentioned how it could be done to be able to wrap it. so I hand made cherry wood for the grips today, so now it can be finished,...its almost a shame to wrap the cherry with leather. |
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| #16 jmgford | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms so, as some of you may know, I had been polishing the steering wheel I made, thought it was ready to turn over to the upolstery guy to get wrapped,...he said he couldnt do it as it was and mentioned how it could be done to be able to wrap it. so I hand made cherry wood for the grips today, so now it can be finished,...its almost a shame to wrap the cherry with leather. Pics? |
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| #17 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by jmgford Pics? anyone here want to fill jack in on this?:disappointed::slap::evil::rollinglaugh: |
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| #18 maverick racer | Re:its official | ||
| You can't have pics of a BIG black hole. :slap: | |||
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| #19 jmgford | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms Originally posted by jmgford Pics? anyone here want to fill jack in on this?:disappointed::slap::evil::rollinglaugh: I know the deal. but I just had to ask anyway.:evil: |
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| #20 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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so, I have the pieces ready to be wrapped now, hoping to maybe get back to McFalls tomarrow? worked on getting a few parts ready to drop at the powdercoaters one of these days |
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| #21 jmgford | Re:its official | ||
| I hope you have a better experience with McFall than my dad did. That guy's a piece of work! | |||
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| #22 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by jmgford I hope you have a better experience with McFall than my dad did. That guy's a piece of work! I've known Jim for almost 30 years. hes done some things for me in the past, never had any problems. I dont know if your dad was needing a full interior job or not, I know he's usually booked about 1 1/2 years ahead. |
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| #23 jmgford | Re:its official | ||
It was a full interior job on this car.  Scheduled way in advance and kept in contact regularly. Broke promises over and over and brought in new jobs ahead of his. Dad's car was a convertible version of the car he had when he and Mom married. They took it on their honeymoon on Route 66 to California. They had plans to duplicate the trip in the new car, but McFall screwed that up and another summer came and went . Joel at Boss Custom interiors did the car (and did a great job). Mom died suddenly the next spring and their trip was not to be. Dad eventually sold the car because he couldn't get past what happened. |
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| #24 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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sorry to hear about all the run around Jack. I've never had Jim do a full interior for me, but the stuff I have had done has always been very quick and had no complications involved at all. I know there are alot of very good upolstery shops out there, McFall is very close to me distance wise. it probably doesnt hurt that I've known him since I was a teen (from my earliest car club days, I joined about as soon as I could drive )(back then his daughter was in the same club as well as her husband{they met in the club}) (alot of my involvement in that club influenced alot of what I am able to do today)(I was 16 and hanging around guys in their 30's that all had super nice cars, learned alot! ok, theres my public service message for the day- kids get involved with your local hotrod clubs, great experiances to be had!:thumbsup: |
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| #25 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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while I've already sort of derailed my own thread- that last post got me thinking about some other people that I would not have got to know without being so immersed in the car scene when I was younger. many as it has turned out are nationally known. M.K.John for one- great guy! he was sort of a semi local legend when I was a kid, I always wanted to have something nice enuf for him to stripe when I was younger, I finaly did in 85. hes an incredible artist and pinstriper. he did last years art for the mcg shirts. come to find out he'd been inducted into the hotrod/custom hall of fame .and has designed a Ridler award winner in the past.he's sinced moved from Iowa to Misery, montgomery city I belive. last thing I had done for me was a concept drawing of my currant project :thumbsup: |
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| #26 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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well, I dinked around today and now have some stuff ready to take to the powdercoaters. should have a long time ago, but, thats how it goes :p now I just need to find time to run up to cedar rapids. planning on stopping back by McFalls tomarrow to see what samples he has dug out for me to cover the wheel with :thumbsup: |
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| #27 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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wheee,.. we took a load of stuff up to the powdercoaters ,picked colors, and went on to the next stop. upolstery,..looked at swatches, found one we liked for the wheel, and will also use for some interior trim, got that ordered. gonna go ahead and get a cheap seat cover to use as a pattern and have those done as well. |
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| #28 cometgt1974 | Re:its official | ||
| Is this a show car ?? :evil: | |||
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| #29 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by cometgt1974 Is this a show car ?? :evil: nope,.. its a money sucking, time waster |
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| #30 thack | Re:its official | ||
| The technical term is "SPONGE" | |||
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| #31 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
| That would be an "Iowa hog breeders sponge" | |||
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| #32 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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here is one shot, the powdercoated posted it on their site. I'm very happy with it, looks even better in person :thumbsup: its a bit darker than the photo shows, really catches the light and changes a little. 
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| #33 cometgt1974 | Re:its official | ||
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I know the "sponge" feeling!! :rolleyes: That's a good looking rear end, reminds me of that cartoon that my son watches....the one with the purple dinosaur!!!:p |
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| #34 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
| thankfully Jim Larsons car already holds that nickname so I think I'm safe for now, we cant have 2 of the same running around, it would cause too much confusion. :p | |||
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| #35 Grabber5.0 | Re:its official | ||
| Looks like a pretty stout rear end. :P Gotta be secure to wear purple. :D | |||
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| #36 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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the upolstery is in :clap: dropped off a few pieces so they can start. gonna take in the seats 1st of the week and pick the 2nd material out :thumbsup: |
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| #37 cometgt1974 | Re:its official | ||
| will they be purple also?? :disappointed: | |||
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| #38 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by cometgt1974 will they be purple also?? :disappointed: guess you'll just have to wait and see.... :nana: |
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| #39 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
here is a sneak peak just for steven :p
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| #40 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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Thanks alot Jack!:banghead: took the seats and a cover in to McFall today,....as they had told me to bring them up,...he tells me after I take them in that hes booked til next fall , and has several cars waiting now.plus hes going to go in and get new knees before long,and he doesnt know if/when he could do the covers .....oh, but my other stuff will be done this week :rolleyes: I honestly think its his age now and not just being weird (or at least completely) the guy is 74. anyhow,.....sure glad I ordered extra material, so I can take it and find someone else now to do the remaining items.:disappointed: |
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| #41 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| Should we call him Jack the jinx? :D | |||
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| #42 mavericknutt | RE: its official | ||
| or maybe he has just got to know you know.............:evil: | |||
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| #43 jmgford | RE: its official | ||
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This guy (Joel) is a friend of mine and does awesome work, but he may be booked up as well. Hes' in Evansdale (Waterloo) http://bossinteriors.com/ |
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| #44 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
| thanks Jack, but thats too far to run around for what I need right now, I've had 2 different places in C.R. do some very nice work for me in the past, I'll probably be checking with them.:thumbsup: | |||
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| #45 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
| picked up the pieces McFall did for me. everything looks really good, didnt charge me much of anything either :thumbsup: he apologized for the confusion on doing the seats, said he misunderstood ...anyhow,..all's well :p | |||
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| #46 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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had a great day today,... one of the pieces I was making, and dreading installing,..went right in:clap: the last part of it that I fitted, I fought that dang thing for over 3 hours. must have been my lucky day:p and received a delivery of parts today as well. :thumbsup: |
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| #47 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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yeah, uh huh,and,..uh,...oh yeah,.... never mind :p everyone please go back to reading the last one to post thread:evil: and for anyone that gives a Rats butt, I've got more parts coming,and made more progress , I made 3 more pieces to the puzzle :thumbsup: also have the master cylinder on order:eek:....what does this mean?.... hmmmmm:evil: scary isnt it :p gonna have to track down Frahler one of these days and see if hes still interested :?: |
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| #48 2door3tree72mav | Re:its official | ||
| for the love of all that is holey show a pic of you car i am going crazy up in the north saskatoon | |||
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| #49 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by 2door3tree72mav for the love of all that is holey show a pic of you car i am going crazy up in the north saskatoon ummm,.....no :P |
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| #50 Grabber5.0 | Re:its official | ||
| I think Frahler was wondering the same thing about you. ;) Knowing you, ordering a master cylinder just means you ordered a master cylinder for the Scion. :D | |||
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| #51 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
one more part is here :)
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| #52 Grabber5.0 | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms one more part is here :) Sharp!! :thumbsup: |
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| #53 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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today's dilemma.... so,...here's my latest mess, not really new, but I'm further along so I am working toward getting a few more parts made, so this pile will hopefully someday fire. since I have no room to run a conventional distributor, I had initially planned to do a DIS system.ok, all well and good. now... in order to do this I need to make a cam sync , I have a drive spud to run off the front of the cam.which leaves me with how to make this sync unit. I talked with a guy today to help get some ideas.which left me with even more questions so, now its down to two similar routes to perform the same function in essence. Route 1) continue with the cam sync route, I would have to fabricate/machine a cam sync, buy 8 coil packs on be on my way (this was the initial plan) Route 2) fabricate/machine a front drive distributor to run off the cam, buy 1 coil, buy a MSD box so, making the cam sync or distributor will be pretty much the same, the difference between 8 coil packs and 1 coil is approx 150 bucks, but then I would also need a msd unit , regardless of which route, I still have to buy the F.A.S.T. unit....so I'm kinda leaning towards not having another "box" when the F.A.S.T. unit will do it all any thoughts? |
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| #54 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
| Could'nt you just run a crank trigger to fire the coil packs? | |||
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| #55 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
| Could'nt you just run a crank trigger to fire the coil packs? | |||
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| #56 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by mavericknutt Could'nt you just run a crank trigger to fire the coil packs? I have a crank trigger, but in order to run the coil packs I also need a cam sync. the FAST unit will run everything if I go that route, or I fab a dist to run off the cam, plus have to buy a msd unit along with the FAST unit. so, its never just a simple plug and play :p |
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| #57 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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I'm not sure why I'm posting this,....I guess I like to read my own writing :p got the door bars finished and working smooth ( you'll like these alot nutt :thumbsup: ) a few other little pieces made,... been working on making the head rest, I have the supports made ,and the backs, I'm pretty happy with how they are coming out :clap: just need to do a few more steps and those are complete and headed to an upholstery shop. found a local solution to my cam sync issue :clap: Tony Stewart is going to help me fab one up in his shop. no not that Tony, but it is funny that this Tony has a stock car shop. and has been racing way before the other tony was around. hes the Great guy that offered up the Boss motor to me :bow: |
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| #58 asellers | Re:its official | ||
| Nice that you have found time to work on it again. | |||
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| #59 maverick racer | Re:its official | ||
| Good to have friends in the business isn't it.:thumbsup: | |||
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| #60 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| Nice | |||
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| #61 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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motor is back in, threw the headers and tips on it so I can place the mufflers,weld the required pipe onto them, and get it all off to the coaters. almost forgot,I have to weld the blower restaint tabs onto the header flanges before coating them, so thats on the to do list as well for this week. also in the process of making the puke tank for the burndowns,and then will machine a couple of holes in my nice valve covers :eek: I wanted to finish the complete exhaust before putting in the last pieces of the floor so I didnt have to crawl under :p. about time to hang the pedal and steering column,and mount the throttle pedal. a little here,a little there..... |
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| #62 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| Almost ready to fire up? :D I bet there is still a lot to do under the hood before that happens. | |||
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| #63 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
| yeah Matt,...there is alot to do everywhere before that will happen.:cry: | |||
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| #64 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
| oh yeah,...and I talked to a guy that runs the local airport.....100octane ll avagas can still be bought for only 3.85 a gallon....guess I know where my fuel is coming from when I'm ready :p | |||
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| #65 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms oh yeah,...and I talked to a guy that runs the local airport.....100octane ll avagas can still be bought for only 3.85 a gallon....guess I know where my fuel is coming from when I'm ready :p What happened to this thing running on pump gas? |
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| #66 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by Grabber5.0 What happened to this thing running on pump gas? whatcha mean?.... it is pump gas :p when I'm local, it'll just have a little more kick in it :evil: no, still planning on tuning it for 93 (regular pump) gas |
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| #67 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms Originally posted by Grabber5.0 What happened to this thing running on pump gas? whatcha mean?.... it is pump gas :p when I'm local, it'll just have a little more kick in it :evil: no, still planning on tuning it for 93 (regular pump) gas Yeah, I guess it is still a pump. :D Good to hear it is still going to run on 93. They don't have that stuff down here in many places. Will it run on 91? |
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| #68 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
| it ought to run on 91...at least I hope so,.....one benefit of the efi and puter controlls, should be able to run it on low grade, it is hard ot get decent gas around anymore,....we only have 91 here in town,well minus the airport | |||
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| #69 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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wheeee,.......I drilled holes in my valve covers :eek: ...nah, its ok,...I meant too. added the o-ring sealed oil caps from Speedway, drilled and tapped those, then drilled and tapped and added studs for the burndowns,...working on opening up the areas to vent them now,.... fed ex dropped off my spun alumuinum tank today :clap: (I was hoping for the cute little fed ex gal , instead some big fat kid jumped out of the truck and brought it to the door) :rolleyes: ...anyway.... its gonna make a really nice vented puke tank. :thumbsup: |
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| #70 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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one cover done,.... my homemade milling job worked pretty well. now to clean it up, threadlock the studs,and attach the burndown:thumbsup: then one more and I can make the puke tank :clap: maybe I'll have a chance to get it done since I'm off for 4 days.....B day present to myself :p |
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| #71 jmgford | RE: its official | ||
| What's a "burndown" ? Is that a crankcase evac? | |||
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| #72 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
| yes, the burndown breathers are used for crankcase evac. | |||
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| #73 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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well,...semi productive today. :thumbsup: the valve covers are finished, the breather tank is finished, welded the blower restraint brackets to the header flanges. finished forming the headrest. now I am ready to take some stuff to the uphosterer, and take all the exhaust to get ceramic coated:p whee,....I think today is shot, since the dog ran off in to the field for an hour, I got her back,... covered in mud! :disappointed: cleaned her up,...and decided I was ready for a cold one:banghead: did I say wheee yet? :rolleyes: |
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| #74 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| It sounds like it started out on the right track.. :D Sounds good Chris. Sounds like you're making some headway. | |||
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| #75 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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yep, started out pretty good! I was really getting some stuff done, then had lunch at about 2:30 and everything went to :evil: I was doing final prep on some parts to make sure they were ready for coating, hollered for the brat dog,...then spent the next 1 1/2 hour looking for her, then 1/2 hr after that hosing her off,and drying her off....I was tired enuf then to just have a refreshing beverage and sit down for a while.:p ended up ok,.... had a ribeye on the grill, corn on the cob,baked tater, and a salad. :clap: |
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| #76 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
heres a pic of the puke tank.
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| #77 jmgford | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms heres a pic of the puke tank. :puke: Sorry, I had to. Looks cool. Where does it mount? |
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| #78 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by jmgford :puke: Sorry, I had to. Looks cool. Where does it mount? down in front of the motor. |
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| #79 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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first part of the dash made today :p minor accomplishment, but it took some time none the less . now I have something to bolt the column too once I get a drop bracket. |
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| #80 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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drove up to Cool Concepts and picked up the exhaust this morn,.... Man, it all looks great!!! anyone that needs ceramic coating, this place does a great job and very very reasonable pricing!:thumbsup: they are about 1/2 the cost of jet hot |
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| #81 jmgford | RE: its official | ||
| Where are they located? | |||
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| #82 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by jmgford Where are they located? just south of Cedar Rapids,..... only ceramic coater in Iowa |
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| #83 jmgford | RE: its official | ||
| I wish I would have known about them. I sent a set of headers down south last year and waited a loooong time for them. | |||
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| #84 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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| #85 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| Those look great! | |||
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| #86 asellers | RE: its official | ||
| Those look great, going to be loud!:thumbsup: | |||
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| #87 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by asellers ... going to be loud!:thumbsup: but officer, its got mufflers :p |
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| #88 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
well,....one more part that I've made now that will never be seen. I think it'll work just fine :thumbsup: (brake pedal/master cylinder bracket)
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| #89 thack | RE: its official | ||
| looks good should be drivable soon | |||
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| #90 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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well,.... the brake mess is taken care of, mounted and fits well. had to have the pushrod turned and threaded another 1.5 inches so I can lop some off to fit it. finished the throttle mounting today,..now I have to do order my 7ft long cable :eek: yes 7 ft. it has to run along under the motor , then up to the injector hat...only way that would work out. even the so called "problem solver" pedals wouldnt work, since the engine is in the way :rolleyes:. anyway...it'll be a nice clean installation:thumbsup: rollin' rollin' rollin'.... :p |
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| #91 cometgt1974 | RE: its official | ||
| At this rate, I think you'll have yours done before I get back in the basement to look at the comet. | |||
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| #92 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| Are the holes for access or for weight savings? | |||
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| #93 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by Grabber5.0 Are the holes for access or for weight savings? yes :thumbsup: |
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| #94 jmgford | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms Originally posted by Grabber5.0 Are the holes for access or for weight savings? yes :thumbsup: Don't want to go off topic, but that reminds of a piece I saw for sale in a race car shop when we were picking up parts for my brother-in-law's stock car. It was a box with the sides all swiss-cheesed. Guess what it was?.............................A ballast box for holding lead weights!:rollinglaugh: |
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| #95 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by jmgford Originally posted by rabidcustoms Originally posted by Grabber5.0 Are the holes for access or for weight savings? yes :thumbsup: Don't want to go off topic, but that reminds of a piece I saw for sale in a race car shop when we were picking up parts for my brother-in-law's stock car. It was a box with the sides all swiss-cheesed. Guess what it was?.............................A ballast box for holding lead weights!:rollinglaugh: Ha! Wouldn't want that to be too heavy!!! :slap: |
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| #96 maverick racer | RE: its official | ||
| I can understand that as you don't want it too heavy when you need it empty. I carry 100 pounds of weights in my trailer. Sometimes in good air at Firebird I can run faster than 12.00. Ineed to slow it down just a tad. :banghead: | |||
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| #97 maverick racer | RE: its official | ||
| I can understand that as you don't want it too heavy when you need it empty. I carry 100 pounds of weights in my trailer. Sometimes in good air at Firebird I can run faster than 12.00. Ineed to slow it down just a tad. :banghead: | |||
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| #98 maverick racer | RE: its official | ||
| I can understand that as you don't want it too heavy when you need it empty. I carry 100 pounds of weights in my trailer. Sometimes in good air at Firebird I can run faster than 12.00. Ineed to slow it down just a tad. :banghead: | |||
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| #99 maverick racer | RE: its official | ||
| I can understand that as you don't want it too heavy when you need it empty. I carry 100 pounds of weights in my trailer. Sometimes in good air at Firebird I can run faster than 12.00. I need to slow it down just a tad. :banghead: | |||
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| #100 jmgford | RE: its official | ||
| Heck Don, we heard you the first time!:rollinglaugh: | |||
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| #101 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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another bout of headscratchin' ended up with a little bit of satisfaction (I think) I had formed the piece of the floor pan for the throttle pedal,... checked clearances,.... looked fine, but I wasnt happy with the position. got to looking into different pedal arrangements,... nope,... the one I have is basically the only one that will work without a major rework of a lot of factors. fast forward another day or so,...I get out the crayons and a few other worthless things I call tools, measured again(ok,...5 times) yep, gotta stay with what I've got. decided to revamp the part I just made,...do some rough figuring, cut down the new part into a "new", new part, clearance that.... trial fit(again, multiple times) sit back in it,.... yep,.. gained some leg room , and that equals more room for better control.and as a side note looks better asthetically :thumbsup: now,...I have a partial day off tomarrow to play, hoping to get a few things buttoned up,.... figure out which cable end for the pedal....(only needing a 72 incher :) ) need some throttle return springs for the bird and a serrated double arm. will order a few misc things to go with. vroom vrooom :rollinglaugh: man,....its some of the seemingly little things that take forever :rolleyes: |
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| #102 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| I bet the pictures in my head are not where near what you've actually been doing. Been too long since I saw inside the black hole. :D | |||
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| #103 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
| dont worry Matt,...I'm sure its all about the same as before:rolleyes: | |||
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| #104 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
| what?! I almost have floor boards? :?::eek: and whats this?... it almost looks like a car again?:disappointed::rolleyes: | |||
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| #105 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms what?! I almost have floor boards? :?::eek: and whats this?... it almost looks like a car again?:disappointed::rolleyes: I was thinking you had already done the floorboards.. maybe just part of them? |
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| #106 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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yes, I've done part of them,... I had waited to finish them up so that I could complete a few odds and ends without having to crawl under the car. with them out I could reach thru :thumbsup: the last part was making sure the throttle linkage/pedal assembly was going to work and look like I wanted. since that seems to be in order I can close it all up :thumbsup: |
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| #107 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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| #108 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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back at it :clap: I had to modify the last part I made for ease of maintainance on down the road. I made an access panel to help hook up the throttle cable and pedal assembly. I could have gotten by without it, but it would have required an extra set of hands(which arent always avalible). so I took " able to work on it myself" route... a little extra work now, makes it easier later on :thumbsup: |
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| #109 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| If only Ford had such foresight when they designed the Maverick (and every other car they ever made :P) | |||
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| #110 Craig Selvey | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by Grabber5.0 If only Ford had such foresight when they designed the Maverick (and every other car they ever made :P) So true. On the mid 1970's Ford LTD's/Galaxie's (the BIG cars), in order to change the heater motor, the Ford Service Manuals instructed how to cut a hole in the passenger side innner fender in order to access the fan motor. A plate was sold to cover the hole. Doh!! |
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| #111 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by Craig Selvey Originally posted by Grabber5.0 If only Ford had such foresight when they designed the Maverick (and every other car they ever made :P) So true. On the mid 1970's Ford LTD's/Galaxie's (the BIG cars), in order to change the heater motor, the Ford Service Manuals instructed how to cut a hole in the passenger side innner fender in order to access the fan motor. A plate was sold to cover the hole. Doh!! Oh that's awesome! :D |
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| #112 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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back at it :thumbsup: ran out of gas for the welder, had to stop , run, get a new tank :disappointed: needed a bigger piece of sheet metal than I had left,...had to stop, run and buy a 4x8 sheet of 20 ga. :disappointed: so,...am I getting anything done, besides all the running today?......:rolleyes: yes, some.... decided it was break time, so I'm having a Coke and saying hi to all the people that wish I'd get this piece of shit done and quit just talking about it. :p |
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| #113 jmgford | RE: its official | ||
| OK, breaks over. Get back to work! :evil: | |||
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| #114 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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ok, ok,..break is over..... does it count as progress when it looks like a car again? :?: finished welding the floors,and some other interior panels, then seam sealed the floor pans. so,.....:?: |
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| #115 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| I call that progress. :D | |||
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| #116 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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........spent part of the day tearing it all down , and then making some more templates. by mid afternoon I needed to run to get a couple things, got back home and was out of steam .:disappointed: I also made a run of both kinds of sauce, so its not like I was completely lazy.:p maybe tomorrow... |
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| #117 maverick racer | RE: its official | ||
| You're making me feel bad Chris. All I did today was to sand down my flatbed trailer.:p | |||
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| #118 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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yeah! the firewall is all done:thumbsup: and I've started re-installing/re-making the cowl :clap: |
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| #119 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| I thought the cowl was already done? | |||
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| #120 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by Grabber5.0 I thought the cowl was already done? please try to keep up Matt.....:rolleyes: :p:thumbsup::rollinglaugh: |
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| #121 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms Originally posted by Grabber5.0 I thought the cowl was already done? please try to keep up Matt.....:rolleyes: :p:thumbsup::rollinglaugh: It's not my speed, it's my memory that's failing. :D |
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| #122 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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weekly/biweekly? update.....:?: uhhhhh,......... ummmmmm.......... :weld: |
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| #123 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| I need to do some of that myself.... new seat belt shoulder anchors | |||
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| #124 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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looks like another round of making templates to complete the cowl assembly, but at least the ones left are quick and wont take long to finish up....well, besides more :weld: ing. |
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| #125 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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monthly update....:rolleyes: cowl is done:clap: moving on to making the remaining parts of the interior (dash, console,inner door panels) the fun stuff I've been wanting to do for a looooong time:thumbsup::p:clap::) so, time to make the templates :D :taz: |
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| #126 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| Bout time you got back to work. :P Looking forward to seeing what you do with the interior. I really want to do a custom dash, I'm just afraid to cut mine up. :) At least I have a dented up one I can practice on to decide if I really want to do it. | |||
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| #127 blk70mav | RE: its official | ||
I found a nice custom dash for you this weekend. 
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| #128 Grabber5.0 | RE: its official | ||
| That's a great looking dash, but I swear it looks like those gauges are pointing down slightly. I really want to do something custom, but it isn't going to go all the way across the dash like that. :) | |||
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| #129 blk70mav | RE: its official | ||
| That is dash that is installed in that Spectre Performance Maverick that was ruined by putting in that stupid Toyota Hamster Wheel in. | |||
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| #130 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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the little brown truck will be making an appearance soon :clap: had to break down and get the shifter so I can form all the pieces :naughty: |
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| #131 mavericknutt | RE: its official | ||
| So which one did you decide on? | |||
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| #132 rabidcustoms | RE: its official | ||
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wheee :p after finalizing sketches, then making templates,and so on, I figured I'd made enuf templates to get me going in the right direction so I started forming parts. I dug thru one of my old tool boxes and found some small tab brackets that will work great for mounting the new dash in place (once it gets to that point) also drilled and tapped a few more mounting points. little brown truck had to make a repeat visit and bring me one more part so I could advance.(drop bracket) I mounted the column to see how that whole mess works, didnt like the angle so I altered it a few degrees. now its muy better :P also the 1st time I'd sat in the car, and turned the wheel having the column completly secured- pretty cool! so both the tilt and the swing away work as they should. roughly marked the shifters position with the steering and seats in, and it all feels pretty darn good. 1st parts of the new inner door panels are in place( yes, I cut out the entire inner door as well),....I think its gonna be really cool. 1 of 2 end panels are formed. I have a couple of difficult areas coming up to form, but once I figure a way to go about that it should progress much quicker. all in all..... I'm feeling good about it.:thumbsup: |
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| #133 Grabber5.0 | Re: its official | ||
| Wow, sounds like a lot of stuff is coming together. Sounds great Chris. Can't wait to see it again. Winter is coming, must be time for another road trip to Iowa. :p | |||
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| #134 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
| yeah,...thanks for that threat/offer Matt,..... it just started snowing :evil: | |||
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| #135 Grabber5.0 | Re: its official | ||
| Appreciate you looking out for me Chris. :D | |||
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| #136 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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wheeew, break time for me,...dinked around for over 4 hours today making, then getting the bracketry in place. cut, :weld: , then repeat seemed to be the standard for a bit. I finally pieced together a makeshift jig to lay it all out straight, that helped alot . so now I have the basis to proceed forming the main sections. :) |
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| #137 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
| has it been long enuf I should post an update?..... | |||
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| #138 Grabber5.0 | Re: its official | ||
| I'd say you're overdue. :whip: | |||
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| #139 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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ok,..well, I guess I'll give a brief update. yes, I have been working on the car. yes, there is progress being made. the dash is really taking shape now, I managed to get the main part all hammered out and its looking pretty good. its been pretty time consuming trying to make it all symetrical and even, and flow the way I want it too. so, slowly getting there. :cool: |
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| #140 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
| well,....tranny is being built,...ran into an issue. the co. we planned to use for the transbrake is no longer....Damn! well, theres more money :rolleyes::slap: | |||
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| #141 Grabber5.0 | Re: its official | ||
| DOH! | |||
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| #142 jmgford | Re: its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms well,....tranny is being built,...ran into an issue. the co. we planned to use for the transbrake is no longer....Damn! well, theres more money :rolleyes::slap: C6? |
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| #143 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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Originally posted by jmgford C6? yes |
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| #144 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
| got a transbrake coming from Broader performance. looks like a decent piece.and someday I'll find out :p | |||
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| #145 mavericknutt | Re: its official | ||
| Transtar shipped me a C6 driving shell had to reorder the correct one E4OD.......it will be here Monday.......it's all good everything else will be here done before the brake gets here:thumbsup: | |||
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| #146 asellers | Re: its official | ||
| Well Chris make sure to let me know when your going to pick it up. I could use some sauce.:p | |||
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| #147 cometgt1974 | Re: its official | ||
| Chris, that's the same brake we have in the c6 in our mustang, we have been very pleased with it. | |||
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| #148 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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Originally posted by cometgt1974 Chris, that's the same brake we have in the c6 in our mustang, we have been very pleased with it. good to know, thanks! |
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| #149 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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well, the big question is,....will the brake show up in time,or at all?.... planned to try and pick it up this weekend. I wish I knew one way or another because I still have to line up a truck, and make a few arrangements. :disappointed: |
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| #150 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
| cool, the part showed up... now to arrange to go get the tranny :thumbsup: | |||
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| #151 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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time to catch up I guess,.... tranny is sitting in the garage. thanks Nutt! :thumbsup: had a break thru on the inner door design tonight :clap:I'm really happy about that! came up with the styling I've had in mind, but a way easier way to accomplish it without having to have major tooling, plus it'll have a unique twist.:thumbsup: yeah, I know... yak yak yak.....no pics ,or proof, this clown isnt building anything, put up or shut up :disappointed: thats ok,...I'm used to talking to myself :evil: |
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| #152 asellers | Re: its official | ||
| Do you ever answer yourself? | |||
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| #153 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
| if I dont, then the dogs usually do...:p | |||
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| #154 jmgford | Re: its official | ||
| I am guessing the new "family member" has distracted you from working on the Black Hole. | |||
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| #155 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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Originally posted by jmgford I am guessing the new "family member" has distracted you from working on the Black Hole. yes and no, wait,..which family member? Hanna or the Mustang? Hanna has been interested in helping here and there when we have time, and has had fun with the projects we've done on it together. she also has a creative eye and gets where I'm going with things. unfortunately she'll be headed back home in a month. the mustang,.... eh,...I love driving it, but other than adding a few things here and there,...its just my daily beater. |
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| #156 jmgford | Re: its official | ||
| I was referring to the Mustang. | |||
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| #157 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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wow, what a nice day,I put the rear back under it,threw the wheels on and rolled it outside. :clap: today was the 1st day I've had it out since I brought it into the garage and started the long transformation. it was great getting a fresh look at it and seeing it from a different perspective.:thumbsup: |
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| #158 mavericknutt | Re: its official | ||
| get to work loser!:evil: | |||
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| #159 asellers | Re: its official | ||
| Wow it saw daylight! :thumbsup: | |||
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| #160 cometgt1974 | Re: its official | ||
| Pics or it's a lie!!!!!:p | |||
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| #161 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
| working on the car today, I have a metal template made for a pattern, have it in place to check fitment,...it drops out of place and cuts the cord to my 4" grinder in half,I guess I got far enuf today :p | |||
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| #162 asellers | Re: its official | ||
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That must be a heavy template! |
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| #163 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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no, it really wasnt heavy, just must have slipped and landed perfectly to whack through it. super clean cut too, I saw a spark when it dropped and wondered how it managed to strike anything, then picked up the grinder while moving things to position the mig and found the cord completely severed.:slap: what was even more amazing, I had the electrical parts to correctly fix it on hand :eek::p |
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| #164 cometgt1974 | Re: its official | ||
| It's all a lie without pics!! :p | |||
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| #165 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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well, I guess since I was posting other nonsence I can put in an update,... yeah, I'm still alive (sorry if this offends anyone) (except Nutt) yeah, more work has been done on the pile. I had to break down and buy a bead roller, then I modified the hell out of it(works really slick now) made a couple of more parts, basically one piece left on the interior to have to fabricate, then I can start making all this stuff look pretty :p:rollinglaugh: so, not much longer until all of the rough fabrication is complete:thumbsup: so, barring life in general, all the daily stuff and other comittments, it may be done before I keel over :evil:maybe.... |
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| #166 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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got a couple of boxes of parts today to finish up a sub-assembly. a few of the fuel system parts. ....I knew going into this, it was going to be much larger than anything I've done, or been around in depth. after opening the boxes,...... wow! 12 AN inlet feed lines are substantial :evil: |
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| #167 comrick317 | Re: its official | ||
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:pics: Show us.:p |
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| #168 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
 happy now? :p |
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| #169 mavericknutt | Re: its official | ||
| what are we now comparing size:slap: | |||
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| #170 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
| yep,.... just trying to measure up to your stock/ restored standards,....I know, I know,.....it'll never be quite as good. but I still have to try (to be a thorn in your side! ) :p | |||
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| #171 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
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got a little done today,... layed out where everything goes, marked where to start drilling, and even found all the right sized hole saw bits (a feat in itself ) re- figured the capacity of the cell, about 12.3 gallons, not huge but its about all I had room for. and after the gauge reads empty, I'll still have about 3 gallons in reserve. not ideal, but its better than running the system dry, plus with the potential fuel milage, better to have a bit extra than to see it read empty then get another block and run out. :thumbsup: |
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| #172 comrick317 | Re: its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms happy now? :p Yes sir. :D |
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| #173 jmgford | Re: its official | ||
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Originally posted by rabidcustoms got a little done today,... layed out where everything goes, marked where to start drilling, and even found all the right sized hole saw bits (a feat in itself ) re- figured the capacity of the cell, about 12.3 gallons, not huge but its about all I had room for. and after the gauge reads empty, I'll still have about 3 gallons in reserve. not ideal, but its better than running the system dry, plus with the potential fuel milage, better to have a bit extra than to see it read empty then get another block and run out. :thumbsup: When you do run out, you know you will be within walking distance of your home. :) |
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| #174 mavericknutt | Re: its official | ||
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Originally posted by jmgford Originally posted by rabidcustoms got a little done today,... layed out where everything goes, marked where to start drilling, and even found all the right sized hole saw bits (a feat in itself ) re- figured the capacity of the cell, about 12.3 gallons, not huge but its about all I had room for. and after the gauge reads empty, I'll still have about 3 gallons in reserve. not ideal, but its better than running the system dry, plus with the potential fuel milage, better to have a bit extra than to see it read empty then get another block and run out. :thumbsup: When do run out, you know you will be within walking distance of your home. :) :evil: |
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| #175 rabidcustoms | Re: its official | ||
| now I'm trying to figure out which size actuators I need,...and exactly where to place them so they wont interfer with everything else. | |||
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| #176 Grabber5.0 | Re: its official | ||
| What will they be actuating? | |||
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| #177 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
| They're for the flux capacitor | |||
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| #178 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
| he wants to go back in time to rebreed his favorite farm animals:disappointed::evil: | |||
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| #179 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
just for you Robert! :P
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| #180 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
Chris's illegitimate child 
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| #181 Grabber5.0 | Re:its official | ||
| Can we get this thread back on topic? :p | |||
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| #182 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
| you heard him robert,..... re-direct all slams at Matt :evil::rollinglaugh: | |||
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| #183 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
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Originally posted by Grabber5.0 Can we get this thread back on topic? :p  wait I have more for Chris..........or Matt would you rather me turn my attention to you:evil:
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| #184 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
| ha ha ha!!! I have more for Robert as well,........or I can just bother FooFoo.....your call Matt :evil: | |||
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| #185 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
| ok, ok, back on track,....was welding some aluminum today, had a ball of it drop down and onto one of my semi new shoes,.... :banghead: burnt a hole thru the lace and tongue, got the shoe off just as it went thru my sock, but saved my foot....Marcy only wanted to know why I wasnt wearing my "garage shoes" (as in-old worn out shoes) :rolleyes: | |||
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| #186 Grabber5.0 | Re:its official | ||
| Ouch! I hate ruining a good pair of shoes! | |||
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| #187 comrick317 | Re:its official | ||
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Yep ouch indeed, i have done that and it hurts like Hell. I really like when the little molten ball of spatter rolls down your leg and acts like a snow ball rolling down a hill getting bigger as it goes till it cools on your skin and stops. Aw ........ sorry.......... brings back some painful memories.:slap: |
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| #188 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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odds and ends... worked on the cell a bit this weekend, decided I'm going to give it a full polish job, just because. did some measuring and trying to figure out the best route for a radiator. also, on one of the parts, I need to figure out if I want to do mild steel or aluminum? its a partial belly pan would be the best way I could describe it... I'm leaning towards aluminum but have a sheet of mild steel I could use and would probably do some custom forming with some dies I already have,.... if I do aluminum I want to do some flare punch work in it..... hmmmn ....and of course I dont have the flare punches I would need |
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| #189 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
| anyway,.....:evil: | |||
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| #190 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
| Build them I gave you good ways | |||
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| #191 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
| ........hog breeder | |||
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| #192 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
| cousin dating hillybilly :evil: | |||
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| #193 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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well, after some more thought, a fully polished fuel cell wouldn't look right and wont quite fit the overall look I was going for ,.... so I did a scotchbrite finish,.... that was still to shiney, went to 220 grit,....nope,..shiney, 180,....not quite.... ok,..so I'm going with a 150 grit finish on it,...still bright but has the right matte sheen to it that I think will look better overall. |
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| #194 mavericknutt | Re:its official | ||
| hmmm......here at my work we usually go the other way with abrasives until we achieve the finish we want.......... | |||
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| #195 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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well, it seemed very odd to go backwards as well,....but, whatever works |
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| #196 rabidcustoms | Re:its official | ||
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off to buy some metal to make some fuel cell mounts. sure wish it was nice like yesterday,..harder to find motivation when you just wanna stay warm :rolleyes: |
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