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Boaz MacPhereson posted:This is a cool car and you are a cool dude. 
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You are living my middle school dream. I love you.
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Jan 26, 2018 22:15
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Old front-end: New front-end.. Upper control arm  Lower control arm..  Brakes and all.. Normally the shock would be inside the spring and mount on the lower control arm.. here you can see the spring plate and bottom of the hydraulic cylinder on the top of the spring..  Example:  Progress! 
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Jan 26, 2018 23:22
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Y-bone:  Trailing Arm shock mount:  Shock attached:  Full rear end:  Wheels and Tires are on!  
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Jan 28, 2018 17:08
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Looking good, man. I'm posting this here because '64 and an unreal paintjob. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMaxd2cfxWU I really want to learn how to do that poo poo because it's loving sweeeeeet. *edit: just noticed that the Switches and Thangs link you put up in the first post features the Chilango 64 painted by the above dude. Frame and everything.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns2aQ5EBkGw Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Jan 29, 2018 |
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Jan 29, 2018 16:19
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Looking good, man. That channel loving owns. That dude is a master.
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Jan 29, 2018 16:42
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Looking good, man. I saw the beginning of the video and was like "that's a really nice blue" and then things went downhill. Not my style I guess. Dude definitely has skills, though.
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Jan 29, 2018 17:11
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Im also not a big fan of the flake paint and pinstripe art but I can appreciate the skills required to do that.. thats a serious paint job. I guess I just like a simple clean look.. like this southern smoke lowrider:  e: fixed image url Thrasher fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Jan 29, 2018 |
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Jan 29, 2018 18:37
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If I were to ever put together a lowrider I'd combo the both, plain paint on the lower half of the car and a pinstriped colourmatched roof.
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Jan 29, 2018 18:51
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Olympic Mathlete posted:If I were to ever put together a lowrider I'd combo the both, plain paint on the lower half of the car and a pinstriped colourmatched roof. Taking a closer look at that southern smoke lowrider, that's exactly what they did:  Looks pretty awesome.
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Jan 29, 2018 20:36
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Trunk is complete!  
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Thrasher posted:Taking a closer look at that southern smoke lowrider, that's exactly what they did: Now that I like, and louvres too, I'm in love.
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Jan 29, 2018 21:30
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I'm impressed how quick progress is at that shop. The car looks sick! Also voting for pin striping on the roof.
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Jan 29, 2018 21:31
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sirr0bin posted:I'm impressed how quick progress is at that shop. The thread is catching up to work already completed. A bit of a story is better than a single post dump imho... were almost caught up! (The shop took about 3 months overall) Id consider roof pinstripes but my car is a rag top.
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Jan 29, 2018 22:07
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Thrasher posted:
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Thrasher posted:Id consider roof pinstripes but my car is a rag top. You know, you can get custom printed fabric...
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iwentdoodie posted:Quitter Maybe I could do some elaborate embroidery...
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Thrasher posted:Taking a closer look at that southern smoke lowrider, that's exactly what they did: Hoooooleeeey poo poo, that is just pure sex.  So is this project (voted 5 etc), but god-loving-drat, that took a lot of hours. They even took it to the dash. 
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Shop calls... Shop: What do you want us to do with the parking brake? Me: I cant keep it? The car is a manual. Shop: We normally rip them out. All the lowriders weve done were automatic and with that you just leave the car in park. We would need to build custom cables and mounts to keep the parking brake functional. I wanted a parking brake on the manual.. who knew if the car popped out of gear on a slope or if someone reached in when the top was down and knocked the shifter etc.. Dad: Just dump the cylinders and lay the frame on the ground?  Me: Yeah, that will work as a parking brake... OK rip it out Thrasher fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Jan 30, 2018 |
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Jan 30, 2018 14:52
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Thrasher posted:Taking a closer look at that southern smoke lowrider, that's exactly what they did: Wow it's so subtle in that other photo I didn't notice it. There's so much depth in that paintjob too, it must have like 30 layers of clear on it. *edit: and yeah, frame will work as a handbrake. A friend's got a bagged Lexus and no longer bothers with the handbrake anymore 
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Jan 30, 2018 14:54
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I probably need to put shorter headers on and change the exhaust pipes up front.. laying the car down on the headers is probably not the best idea.
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Jan 30, 2018 15:23
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Wow it's so subtle in that other photo I didn't notice it. There's so much depth in that paintjob too, it must have like 30 layers of clear on it. serious question - do you attach some sort of sacrificial section or rubber pad for the frame to rest on top of on the ground? I guess this could also be used to save your headers too.
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Jan 30, 2018 15:49
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1/4" thick box section headers 
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You could probably retrofit one of those electronic parking brakes from newer cars into it. I think it's just a bulky motor that sits in the hub. Then you just need to run a wiring harness through (I assume) the frame. Finding a hub/brake setup that works with it will be the hard part. Now I'm curious: How do the brake lines work for something like this?
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Jan 30, 2018 16:17
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Tomarse posted:serious question - do you attach some sort of sacrificial section or rubber pad for the frame to rest on top of on the ground? Magnesium sliders man!
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Jan 30, 2018 16:56
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Seat Safety Switch posted:You could probably retrofit one of those electronic parking brakes from newer cars into it. I think it's just a bulky motor that sits in the hub. Then you just need to run a wiring harness through (I assume) the frame. Finding a hub/brake setup that works with it will be the hard part. This was my original thought. But really you're just trading cables for wires. And with bouncy bounce ride it's going to fatigue those wires pretty quick I'd guess. Maybe it could be routed somehow where it wasn't constantly straining them.
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Jan 30, 2018 17:42
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An expensive manual transmission car without a parking brake sounds like a recipe for disaster to me, dropping it down on it's frame every time sounds like a solution but you may find it's not ideal every time you park the car and could end up going back and having one put in anyway. An electric parking brake sounds like the perfect solution to that problem.
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Seriously.. I was actually looking at the E-Stopp product. https://www.estopp.com For the existing brakes there is a portion of flexible brake line at the y-bone location to the rear-end.. also on the front end, as you would normally have it for vehicles without hydraulics for just shock/spring travel.. just allowing more travel for these type of cars. Thrasher fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Jan 30, 2018 |
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Tomarse posted:serious question - do you attach some sort of sacrificial section or rubber pad for the frame to rest on top of on the ground? Nothing as of yet.. Im going to look into this tho.. At least Ill change the headers so they wont be the lowest part on the vehicle.
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Yeah I was gonna suggest you put some risers on the frame that the car can lay on. You could also make them flip down so they actually hold the car at the perfect height you like, while being a parking brake. If you want something more traditional look at doing a driveshaft mounted parking brake: https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Pini...AiABEgIrVfD_BwE It'd give the shop more things to chrome on the rear axle.
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LloydDobler posted:Yeah I was gonna suggest you put some risers on the frame that the car can lay on. You could also make them flip down so they actually hold the car at the perfect height you like, while being a parking brake. Very cool. I may do both of these.. Even if I put on shorter headers it would make sense to add some risers on the frame just for the desired height at its lowest point. The car will eventually need to go back to the shop for a frame wrap and replace the floor pans etc.. I can chrome the crap out of everything underneath then 
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FINAL CATCH-UP POST! Car is ready at the shop!           Time to load it up and take her home. Rented an enclosed trailer from the Auto Loft .. highly recommended. http://theautoloft.ca/    Now the other repairs and finesse work can begin..
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That thing is loving sweet... I'm not normally a lolo fan, but yeah, I'd drive that.
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Time to celebrate! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alyx4QeRRdg
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If you're not parking it for long periods of time while needing a parking brake, why not just install a line lock? Since you have all new brake system, it shouldn't be an issue of it leaking even if you parked it for 8-10 hours with it on.
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iwentdoodie posted:If you're not parking it for long periods of time while needing a parking brake, why not just install a line lock? Since you have all new brake system, it shouldn't be an issue of it leaking even if you parked it for 8-10 hours with it on. Hmm, never thought of that.. Ill do some research.. how safe would it be on a hill? Systems like the E-Stopp can maintain cable pressure on an independent parking brake system. Wouldnt the line lock simply be a ball valve on the brake line?
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Thrasher posted:
This is a good thread. Your car looks great. What all else do you have to do? Thrasher posted:Hmm, never thought of that.. I’ll do some research.. how safe would it be on a hill? Systems like the E-Stopp can maintain cable pressure on an independent parking brake system. Wouldn’t the line lock simply be a ball valve on the brake line? Just don't ever park on hills. Problem solved.
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Awesome. Those wheels and tires look so tiny.
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builds character posted:This is a good thread. Your car looks great. What all else do you have to do? Quite a lot.. here is the updated list: - Convertible top hydraulics needed new fluid / bleeding. - Few dings / scratches on the body - Front and rear bumpers had either chrome plating coming off or a few dents. - Front grill had some dings - Speedometer didnt work - Tachometer recently stopped working. - Passenger door power window controls were not working (the window motor did work though) - Wiring issues / shorts - Broken rear license plate light - Battery hold down bracket missing - Non-functioning windshield washer pump system (washer fluid reservoir was missing entirely) - Alternator external voltage regulator was not functioning / charging - No rear seat-belts - Rusty front seat belts (but they would pass inspection.. just ugly) - Broken climate control levers - Super finicky parking brake.. (not really solved yet, removed for now) - Stereo didnt work at all. - Trim / Chrome cosmetic issues. - Sound dampening install (Dynamat) - Swap out the headers and raise front exhaust up so it wont touch the ground when the car is lowered. I have a bunch of parts already waiting for their own mini projects: - American Autowire kit for a complete car re-wiring - Dynamat Xtreme for pretty much the entire car - New front grill - All new exterior trim - New chrome for passenger door window lining - New Dakota Digital instrument cluster - Rebuilt climate control levers - New front and back bumpers - All new stereo components Ill have to prioritize which I start in the spring.. I do have some updates to post on things I've prepped though.. builds character posted:Just don't ever park on hills. Problem solved. 
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