Earl Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 hell yeah=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 23 minutes ago, Jdesign said: BUT..... it still breaks up a bit under full boost. Ughh. At this point I know for a fact its not an electrical / wiring issue, its a component issue. Hey cool! We have a similar situation going on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Jdesign said: IMG_2848.mov That's intoxicating. Minus the wind noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Earl said: hell yeah=) Very much so, I hope your not to far behind with your car 2 hours ago, GunMetalGrey said: Hey cool! We have a similar situation going on! I know right.... its frustrating 57 minutes ago, suspenceful said: That's intoxicating. Minus the wind noise. Was is a video or just sound? Silly computers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Jdesign said: Was is a video or just sound? Silly computers. Was just sound for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Your ingenuity rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 16 hours ago, suspenceful said: Was just sound for me. Lame. Well your not missing much, its a video in the dark going down a back road at 1am lol 15 hours ago, Snap said: Your ingenuity rocks! Thanks snap, that means a lot coming from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Well teh body guy stopped buy and was going to grabs some parts from Bryan and I intended on giving him my mini hood to get painted. I mounted the small nose piece of the hood I cut up to the car for the first time since I had Chris weld a strip of metal along the back side. Needless to say the added material caused some warping and rigidity in the small body panel. Both of the front corners were higher than they needed, causing misalignment with the fenders. Nothing a good sized 4x4 and muscle couldnt help correct. I flexed it back into alignment and added some bumpers on the back side to keep it fixed into place. here are some pics of it before it goes to paint. suspenceful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 It looks so funny popped up and tipped forward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Will make a nice little drink table at car shows when popped up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 I absolutely love that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 REKIII 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 I was initially skeptical of the hood thing, but that's actually pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 4 hours ago, GunMetalGrey said: It looks so funny popped up and tipped forward! I know! hahahah 3 hours ago, Bassboy3313 said: Will make a nice little drink table at car shows when popped up. Except that it pivots 3 hours ago, Earl said: I absolutely love that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks earl!! 42 minutes ago, straight6pwr said: OMG Johnny 5 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! Hey lazer lips, your momma was a snowblower!!!! 2 minutes ago, m42b32 said: I was initially skeptical of the hood thing, but that's actually pretty cool Thanks Man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggerty Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Put some hydraulic rams on it and wire it into the brakes so it pops up for drag to slow down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 9 hours ago, Daggerty said: Put some hydraulic rams on it and wire it into the brakes so it pops up for drag to slow down. Im actually afraid to open it alone in fear of it swinging around and smashing my headlights. So much in fact that I machined an aluminum lock that bolts to the hood release lever inside the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 going to be annoying to get pulled over by the fuzz, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 11 minutes ago, straight6pwr said: going to be annoying to get pulled over by the fuzz, though. But Officer, it does have a hood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 3 hours ago, GunMetalGrey said: But Officer, it does have a hood! Already the 5th or 6th person to bring this up, and that's totally going to be my argument. I wonder if he will notice my license plate is painted to match too? Im just asking for it at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 So... I got some thangs in the mail today.... I was super sketched out because they were shipped in single walled boxes that were absolutely beat to shit. All I could think of is here we go again. So I snapped a million pics of me opening them. Luckily the 500-600 sheets of bubble wrap Leonard wrapped them in did a really good job of keeping everything safe. I also tossed all of them on the truing stone just to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Thangs I got in the mail were wrong. The holes don't align the faces. Super bummer. But on the plus side, the machinist has been very responsive and helpful to make the situation right. I might have to make the front wheels a little wider now due to no one having 5.5" barrels in stock, which actually might help me with tire selection anyways.. Uggggggghhhhhhhh Why is this such a pain in the ass. I think this month, Between myself and Bryan, we have had 10+ orders show up that have been messed up, no shows, or damaged. WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I assume since no one has said anything, that the general public is not surprised by my headache of buying rare wheels from Poland that no one has parts for. jc43089 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 We cant come up with any good polish jokes. That is super sucky though. I am dealing with a similar problem right now at work. How to get an accurate circular bolt pattern on a 20 foot diameter flange with a tight tolerance. You could start a new trend by lacing the wheels with zip-ties since bolts don't line up. If nothing else just please do it to troll the automotive community Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Just take a dremel and slot them Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Zip tie the faces. What a brilliant plan. (devil emoji) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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