I just found this topic and I must say WOW. I wish I had an 8th of the balls to start a project like this. Then again, I also wish I had and 8th of the garage, or any garage at all.
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Did you ever sandlbast the hubs/kunckles? I'm thinking of buying a sandblasting cabinet.
This post has been edited by czwalga: Dec 6, 2013 - 11:28 AM
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QUOTE (Terzin1 @ Dec 6, 2013 - 12:13 AM)
>I just found this topic and I must say WOW. I wish I had an 8th of the balls to start a project like this. Then again, I also wish I had and 8th of the garage, or any garage at all.
Thanks man
in terms of insane car projects - I think this one isn't so bad... 90% of the car is plug and play... my biggest issues are buying parts from Europe and the cost of those parts...
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QUOTE (czwalga @ Dec 6, 2013 - 11:28 AM)
>Did you ever sandlbast the hubs/kunckles? I'm thinking of buying a sandblasting cabinet.
My hubs / knuckles are good... I highly recommend the cabinet but get a 60 gallon compressor with 100> cfm at 100 psi
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What did you sandblast? Pics of before and after? I have a decent 60 gallon compressor.
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I sandblasted/powder coated my hubs and knuckles.
I also did it without a cabinet lol. Completely worth doing, however if you send it off to powder coat they'll sandblast them anyways. If youre not going to powdercoat, no point in sandblasting
Did you send me stickers of a transam with a cowboy on them?
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QUOTE (czwalga @ Dec 20, 2013 - 9:23 AM)
>Did you send me stickers of a transam with a cowboy on them?
Put them on your car, that's the price of the parts.
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New rear caliper pistons from TCB:
Red Ones go faster?
Also... got the engine and trans together...
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wow nice job so far. i remember hearing about you trying this way back in the day.
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Is that paint good enough for brake fluid. Eastwood sells one perfect for brake fluid
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QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jan 25, 2015 - 2:17 AM)
>Is that paint good enough for brake fluid. Eastwood sells one perfect for brake fluid
Fantastic question... I'll test that out before I do the other ones... its just highish temp engine paint.
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You could overpaint with a brake fluid resistant lacquere.
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What did you use to clean them up with?
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Great Success!
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looks great but, why not aftermarket lines?
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QUOTE (enderswift @ Feb 3, 2015 - 10:20 PM)
>looks great but, why not aftermarket lines?
Based on reading forums over at GT4OC, I haven't found a reliable source for these... I'm not convinced anyone still makes an aftermarket set.... Also, this was was a good price (i.e. free)
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Whelp... this happened over the weekend...
I actually lifted the car over the engine and after I lowered it, I brought the engine up with a cherry picker... It was the most painless engine installation ever.
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Where is the love button! Great work! are those BC coils?
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Always thought about doing it that way. It's certainly how the drivetrains were installed in the factory. Great job
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QUOTE (4-eyed-freek @ May 26, 2015 - 4:52 PM)
>Where is the love button! Great work! are those BC coils?
Why... yes yes those are BC coils.
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QUOTE (enderswift @ May 26, 2015 - 5:11 PM)
>Always thought about doing it that way. It's certainly how the drivetrains were installed in the factory. Great job
Yep, yep! I've been around enough assembly plants to know that
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Did the coils come pre-assembled or did you have to cut them to accommodate the lower half of the ss?
I don't mind my TRD coils but having something new wouldn't be so bad
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QUOTE (4-eyed-freek @ May 28, 2015 - 2:00 PM)
>Did the coils come pre-assembled or did you have to cut them to accommodate the lower half of the ss?
I don't mind my TRD coils but having something new wouldn't be so bad
You have to cut them...
The fitment was kinda Meh so I had a guy make a sleeve that created an interference fit so the fitment was nice and tight and the structural intregity was not so dependant on the welds.
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So the sleeve welds on and the strut threads on if im understanding that right?
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QUOTE (4-eyed-freek @ May 28, 2015 - 2:26 PM)
>So the sleeve welds on and the strut threads on if im understanding that right?
Not quite. Orginally, you cut the OE strut as shown in the photo and then the BC coilover has a sloppy fit to the freshly cut strut and you weld it in place.. in stock form, there is no retention system above and beyond your welds.
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