bad 83

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Hey, I'll take the tach back if you don't want it anymore!

dbssr1212

haha nah im gonna use it in another car i might be building with a friend
sort of a pieced together project if he gets the money

bad 83

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Dangit

rxtasy3

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awesome! glad u got it running. u driving it now?

dbssr1212

nope not yet adding the digital tach/light and then i will be =]
maybe making a shield for the bottom of the car where my fuel pump is first
i need something there =x

dbssr1212

damnit sam you got another 7
your beating me by 1
=[

**** gotta find a fc now =]
jp

bad 83

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O' yea. I picked up a '90 vert a while back

Aint they pertie sitting together

dbssr1212

lucky
i want an fc in a way

dbssr1212

k new tach is in
it was too dark when i got done to get a decent picture
but umm i'll try tomorrow i guess

battery died again
turns out this time my dad was usin the 7 as a light outside one nigh and well i think he hit the wrong switch he cut the lights off but the flashers on so my emergency flashers were on all night

that *** hole =x gotta recharge the battery again =xxxxx

dbssr1212

new progress
taping up the 7 and priming some spots tomorrow then hopefully i can have it finished and painted by next week

then next on the list is to refinish the old wedsports put in the new clutch kit, new rear brake parts (rotors pads lines), and then finish up some bushings i never got around to, tuning, and reset the timing =]

trochoid

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Why did you use the SA struts and wedge brakes instead of the better FB struts and brakes? If you can, you should use the FB ones. You will have much better braking than the old style SA brakes.

dbssr1212

wait i did use the FB break setup
except for the front because bad83 had redone them not too too long before i had them and the old struts off of the fb were shot so i used the ones off of the SA

didn't really think about if they were interchangeable... are they? the struts that is


but the SA didn't have the rear brakes so I just left the stock FB setup on and am just now going to get to redo the rear brakes otherwise i'd just be running fronts again instead of all 4

trochoid

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Since you installed the SA struts, then yes, they are interchangeable, housings that is. The strut inserts are different between the SA/FB as the SA strut tubes are longer. If you use an FB insert in an SA strut, it needs to be shimmed, however you may be able to use the SA insert in the FB strut housings w/o any problem. I'm not sure that by doing so if the insert will over extend which may damage the insert. Billy at ReSpeed can probably answer that question.

dbssr1212

wait so can you explain this on like a picture or something

i'm sort of lost after that one

all i know is when i got the 84 i took the struts and springs off of the SA

bad 83

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Don't sweat it. I had FB strut assemblies with aftermarket springs on the SA.



So many people.............so little knowledge

dbssr1212

k well progress
the exterior door window seals came in

the clutch kit came in

unluckily i've been sick soooo paint hasn't gone on the car yet but im about to go to bed so i can get up paint it first period and finish it up third and fourth if i need to then prepping the wheels for paint

bad 83

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When you get it finished, you need to come up and visit. I would like to hear my old bridge again.

dbssr1212

yea well i lucked out sorta i mean i hate its not painted
but i got sick and couldn't go

but while i was out they got some more paint supplies in so i was able to put on a coat of sealer before i paint it so hopefully it'll look even better=]

dbssr1212

got the clear on today
looks good but i can't wait to get it and see it in the sun
looks black from about 5 feet away but closer up you can see the pearl and metallic and stuff

only thing i wish i would had worked on more was the hood theres a few little places but its still a whole lot better than it was for close to nothin price wise


pictures are on my myspace its not private so its easier to see and quicker than posting a whole lot of pictures

http://www.myspace.com/derrikbrown

bad 83

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The car is looking great. I think the best looking part is still under the hood!

dbssr1212

hey you should see it now
i went back under it and did flat black on the bay and bottom of the hood

it really sets it off
but next is the wheels
not sure if im gonna redo them black or a gunmetal

then clutch =]
then finish bushings and brakes

thennn rewire some stuff and interior


oh and close up the paint looks like your the K8 in a way
just a little darker =]

dbssr1212

oh and sam what do you think about the wheel color
black again
or
dark gunmetal grey

(and im bustin my *** to find someone that'll make me a replacement centercap for that one wheel)

i don't think the windows will be tinted anytime soon so it won't change the look of the car

dbssr1212

clutch flywheel and pressure plate are done
painted some interior parts i need to put in this weekend
new rear brake rotors and pads went on
rims just got finished today
started colorsanding and buffing the clear that was spilt on the nose piece =/

I'm busting my *** to have everything in the car done from exterior everything from wheels to paint on the control arms, wiring, mechanical issues, brakes, and redoing the interior for DGGR.

Pictures are up on my myspace now of the rims I did them satin black in the center with a cherry red ring right before the polished lip

dbssr1212

Ok problem now when I drove it to get the alignment done it drove fine and then went to fill it up let it idle and all fine then drove off well had a car almost hit me so only way I really had to avoid them was gun it well chirped second and got outtathe way next thing I know is it Revs up high like the throttle was stuck and checked that
wasn't the problem so what coulda made it do that constantly ?

Got it home thanks to a friends dad towin it soo any ideas

bad 83

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Check to make sure the throttle return spring didn't break or pop off. Post some pics of the wheels.