Danfinny Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Picked this up on Monday, super good shape no rust great paint, odd ball engine swap. but it really needs suspension work, bad it's hard to keep it straight on the road lol.... it has coilovers on all 4 corners but needs an alignment and camber plates, and a different way of doing the swap bar. hope to get up under it his weekend and and take pics. Let me know what you guys think. more pics to come. 2 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Oh God.. you had me until the engine bay shot.. gonna keep the GM heart? Seriously though, it looks like a sweet Dime! :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
fourfiveten Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Looks nice! if your staying with the orange and black I'd do the hood trim and door window chrome in black to match :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
mcmlxxxv Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 very nice paint job !! I like the black accents . Quote Link to comment
darc510 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Love the black on orange look! very sexy! motor looks like a Buick v6, right? sure you'll like it a lot more after an alignment is done so you can actually open her up... some serious pipes under the engine...be weary of speed bumps. 1 Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 undecided it runs like a scalded dog, they guy who did the exhaust did it right so none of that shitty gm v6 sound you usually get. that said..... centrifugal supercharger in this engine will make some cheep ponies..... right now I really got to sort out the suspension lol... the 6 is out of a 96 Camaro 200hp 225 ft lbs 1 Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Looks nice! if your staying with the orange and black I'd do the hood trim and door window chrome in black to match :thumbup: working on it lol.... i've had it all of 2 day l :rofl: Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Thought id post some more picks 1 Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Sorry doin this from my phone 2 Quote Link to comment
mcmlxxxv Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 wow !! that's a nice custom interior ! The dash is pretty cool ! Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 got up under the beast today. no sway bar :confused: looks like im going to have to do it NASCAR style.. no room any other way roll cage looks to have been braced the almost right way, i think i would have welded it all the way down the length of tubing. im undecided on the steering found two loose bnuts and a good bit of the front end slop went away now its just twitchy. you guys take a look at what i saw and tell me what you think . drivers side passenger side Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 So picked up some new wheel for the datto, Real Appliance mesh with the center caps. they are only 14x6 but for the price i could not resist. i did a quick clean up and mounted new tires, i will properly refurbish them later. 1 Quote Link to comment
mcmlxxxv Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 never seen a roll cage mounted with square tubing .. this is a bit weird ... but the steering is ok to me . the tie rods look like the T3 one (not saying that they are some ) Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 very nice car! The welds on the roll cage look a little scarry if the cage were ever in a position to be life saving.. i would jack up the front end and check for slop in the wheel. and start checking all suspension nuts and bolts now, since you already found a couple IMPORTANT ones loose. wheels are sweet man! them 3800's are awesome motors!!! produce good power for its weight too!!! just check your coolant and intake gaskets often as there known for them failing! 1 Quote Link to comment
rayven14 Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Hell I like it,... at least it has originality. I vote for keeping the motor and just tying up loose ends. Definately start at the steering. 1 Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 yeah gong to have the tubing checked out by a friend of mine soon, he builds cages so ill do whatever he says lol... as for the 3800 i love it, me and a friend did a 30-80 pull he was in his 08 Pontiac g8 gt and we were even till about 70 and i started to pull on him. i think i would take him from a dig no problem but no there are no places to "legally" drag race around here. I also check it monthly for the intake leak of doom and plan on going ahead and pulling the intake and changing the gasket because i have no clue how many miles are on the engine. 1 Quote Link to comment
fo0manchu Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Why is there 2 bars going to the steering arm? Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 I dont know lol.... I said it was Sketchy, it still has a bad right side ball joint. I made my own bushings for the ends and that got rid of high speed uncontrolability but its still not right, its like driving an old chevy with all the play in the steering and i dont believe its the box, i think its in the steering rods.. also have a bad vibration above 65 and it gets worse the faster you go so i think its either an unbalaced drive shaft or the rear end, I still need to get it up on a lift, just dont have to time. hopefully I can get it over to see an acquaintance of mine Eric Scarlett who is a extrodinary fabricator and we can sort it out. After thats all done and it will go into a corner nicely i will work on a better way or doing the headers so they run the right way and also supercharging it, that ought to be real fun. Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 So started working on the front end this weekend. started with the basics, ball joints and bump steer spacers, thanks karnutz for the parts. Then moved to the worn out ball joints... it still blows my mind with all the work done to this car why not change $16 ball joints :confused:. and finally with the help of a friend Adam (amwalker) we fabricated some adjustable LCA's, and when I say we, I mean mostly him lol... :thumbup: He says he will be doing a write up on it with part numbers and places to get the parts. it actually turned out really well and was really easy as long as you know someone with welding skills. then we did a ruff alignment cause i was still hung over and im sure he was tired. took about 7hr with 45 min dedicated to bullshitting with a base cop and 45 min for lunch and various other things. car handles 10X better andI will post some more pics from under the car later. thanks again Adam for the help. Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Looks nice! if your staying with the orange and black I'd do the hood trim and door window chrome in black to match :thumbup: With a black front bumper :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 With a black front bumper :thumbup: yeah but scared to put the metal one on because the side holes were filled going to have to get the fiberglass ones and for that i need $$$$ Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 If it runs good just work on the small stuff I LOVE the color. I would buy better wheels for it as this car is too nice for those rims. Maybe even try the stock rims /early hubcaps!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Got some work done over Christmas holiday. front end no longer bounces all over the place took the rear springs and put them on the front and bought new longer rear springs. softend the rate up a bit, but the ride is so much better. i can acually turn in a corner and not bounce through it. Also changed the way the air filter and intake was set up. I think its a lot better. before after Quote Link to comment
chiwag Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 that model are your shocks? Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Nice dime! Quote Link to comment
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