Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 8:27 am
Good work!!
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Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:35 am
Decided to hack it up some more:
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:38 am
Every trailer fender I could find was 14ag steel .... so I had to make my own, out of 20ag, even though I wanted 18ag
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:40 am
I was glad it was 20ag steel, cause it took a lot of weird bends to make it fit ... and I was careful to only do spot welds on the quarter panel (after everything else was welded, to not warp everything)
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:47 am
Sprayed sealer primer, then brushed on zero rust ... and will seam seal all the welds once the zero rust is cured
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:49 am
Bummed I ruined the re-sprayed patina:
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:50 am
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:52 am
Put a flange on the muffler .... so I could run the exhaust under the axle:
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:54 am
Made it to that fun-run, after one test drive the night before:
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:02 am
And immediately took it back off the road: .... to fix the reverse rake:
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:05 am
Found some 2-1/4" DOM tube that fit perfectly over the 280zx struts:
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:07 am
Turned the welder up to eleven:
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:09 am
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:12 am
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:12 am
I had no idea if this would work ... there's a small spacer under the T3 coil spring top hat:
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:13 am
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:16 am
Reading Just_Joel and Greengoon's threads, I knew I had to use adjustable TC rods and a stock sized sway bar:
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:21 am
And it worked!! .... it drives great, and almost feels exactly like the coilovers did ... just a little softer on bumps:
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 12:20 pm
Bags! more and more I am starting to like them...
They also are great antitheft. How do you steal a car that is laying on the ground?
They also are great antitheft. How do you steal a car that is laying on the ground?
Re: Indy's 2dr 710 named "Jigokuhemichidzure"
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 2:28 pm
Car looks rad, Indy.
I need me a welder. And some skills.
I need me a welder. And some skills.