GOONS check in

[edekalil]

They look good, Any rub?

[benzo]

@edekalil was this in regards to my post? If so currently no rubbing and on Friday I lowered it more with 2" blocks and so far so good. Will post an update. 

Edited February 13, 2023 by benzo

[edekalil]

I gotta get the Goon out for a drive today it's very nice and sunny.

[mrbigtanker]

On 2/13/2023 at 8:52 AM, benzo said:

@edekalil was this in regards to my post? If so currently no rubbing and on Friday I lowered it more with 2" blocks and so far so good. Will post an update. 

if your running 15" wheels, 2 " is about it, any more and its a dragger 

[kawagon]

[edekalil]

Made this to open the hood latch cause the cable has been broken and the weed eater string I had rigged up broke.

 

 

[edekalil]

     Bled the front calipers and now it's way better.

 

[edekalil]

A BIG THANKS to Mrbigtanker for hooking me up with a friend at Power Land who had just what I needed for my Goons wipers to get back to working.

[edekalil]

Been looking for these top hats for a while. Then remembered I had a bunch of parts I had put somewhere. When to the next room over by the scaffolding and wala. Now to figure out how all of the front coil overs go together with the strut and camber plates. I believe I can remember most of it. I had bought it all way back trying to do it on the cheap. I also have the old school setup I originally intended to use on the Goon but I have the 300z rims on her so they don't go to waste. So I figured I'll have to go with the newer style coil overs cause of the rims and tires on the Goon. I'll just have to figure what I'll need when the 2 door Sedan gets ready in the future at that time. Also used an old decal sticker I wasn't sure would work but it looks like it did. All in all I plan to lower the Goon soon.

Edited July 28 by edekalil

[edekalil]

   I believe I got this correct, I was going to use the old school coil over setup on the Goon but to keep the 300z rims on her I believe it would be better to use this setup I cobbled together a good ways back . I put a washer that fit the top hat surface and the inner hole that fit on the shock to get the top hat down a bit more. I just mocking this up, I believe it looks correct. The springs are Eibach with a number 129950 printed on them, not sure but I figured they would work back when I got them. The struts are stock shortened struts.

Edited July 31 by edekalil

[edekalil]

Got everything mocked up to lower the Goon

[jbirds510]

[edekalil]

8 hours ago, jbirds510 said:

Sweet 

[edekalil]

Been nice weather lately so I went to my friends body shop about straighten the rear driver's side to  get it all to line up and so the rear driver's side door will open and close correctly. So I'll call him next Wednesday and he'll let me know what morning is good to bring it over to check it out. 

[edekalil]

My friend said the framework is straight but the bend is in the outer side sheet metal is bent. So I'm sure it would be a bit to fix, for now I'll leave her until I can see a friend in New Orleans who might be able to help out on that. I'm sure the wheel well is bent good and that may be a bit to get straight.

[edekalil]

Sitting here drinking coffee thinking about when I can get to dropping the goon probably not too far away. Not sure how the front tires will do but we’ll see.