VintageRice Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 15x9 rears!? How's that gunna fit? Hellastretch? Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Saw it bumped hoped for new pics. LolZ ya I know right, I had hopes of seeing it in primer by now. Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 ya I know right, I had hopes of seeing it in primer by now. Well these pictures might disappoint you then......... Ran into some more rust. considering replacing the whole taillight panel, in the long run it will save me time I think. More pictures this evening Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 damn, worse than i remember.... Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 as I started working my way down the sides of the donor roof, I realized it isn't spot welded.... but rather what appears to be 1/2-3/4 inch long style spot welds... this is going to take forever Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Can't you just use some of the roof skin to replace the hole in the car roof? Takes time yeah, but at this point you're building the car already :lol: Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 pics of wheels u ordered.... im both intrigued and wondering if this is the moment i been waiting for ......lol....new shell looks good.. Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 well spudly nobody can say you can't take a razzing. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I would mos def replace that panel... For all the work you're doing, it would be silly not to. Josh picked one up for $425 delivered from OZ I believe. Quote Link to comment
rusty12ver Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Wow, nice progress. 1 Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 510 convertible anyone??? hahaha Im meeting up with kmc63 hopefully this eveing to check out his fiberglass panels, my dad has a lot of experience with fiber glass (building boats all his life) so installing one shouldn't be to bad. 425 id definitely not bad for a new one, but with the budget, and time it would take to get one here.... Jrock, I haven't ordered them quite yet, there making it a hassle to get me a staggered set, ill post pictures of the wheels im looking at though. Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 hmmm maybe a sliding ragtop http://www.slidingragtops.com/ Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 dude run it that way....get a snap toneau cover Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Sooooooo... What is the paint scheme idea? Are you going to replicate the one that got hit? I loved that car. Quote Link to comment
sedition88 Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 In the topic of ragtops. You should check out Greengoon's thread. He did it to his goon. Pretty solid setup and looks good. http://community.ratsun.net/topic/26747-the-greengoon-build-thread/ 1 Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted April 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 hmmm maybe a sliding ragtop http://www.slidingragtops.com/ dude run it that way....get a snap toneau cover In the topic of ragtops. You should check out Greengoon's thread. He did it to his goon. Pretty solid setup and looks good. http://community.ratsun.net/topic/26747-the-greengoon-build-thread/ I think that I like the idea of a sliding ragtop... more then I would actually enjoy one on my car haha its a cool concept, never actually seen one in person! james actually had one he mentioned when we talking back and forth about the car. Sooooooo... What is the paint scheme idea? Are you going to replicate the one that got hit? I loved that car. right now the plan is solid baby blue, slightly different shade then the old one... I thought about the stripes, and decided the car would be a lot cleaner without them, and if I wanted to add them down the road, I would have a paint shop lay them out over me doing them. First test fit of the replacement roof Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Looks good so far. You work fast. Quote Link to comment
jinx3 Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Nice job - once I get the trunk/rear panel on my car finished I will be replacing my roof skin also. I have been putting the roof off while I got my floors all finished up. Are you going to just spot weld the roof skin in the drip rail channels? That is the part I am most worried about with the swap. Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted April 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Nice job - once I get the trunk/rear panel on my car finished I will be replacing my roof skin also. I have been putting the roof off while I got my floors all finished up. Are you going to just spot weld the roof skin in the drip rail channels? That is the part I am most worried about with the swap. yup that's the plan! im grinding/drilling all the spot welds, and am going to just weld it back in. If I didn't have other stuff going on, I would say I could have done this in one solid day. I would have it in tomorrow but am going to supercross. So im hoping to have it fitted and welded up sunday. only have 2 weeks and 2 days to get it painted! (that's the goal I set if it has any chance of being done by june 9th) Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted April 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Jrock, these are the wheels im looking at, but the place that I found them the cheapest is being dicks about staggering me a set, so im trying to find them somewhere else Or these... I dunno yet Im torn. Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 I vote for the first ones. The second set are nice, but look to much like titan truck wheels to me. JMHO... 1 Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 I would do the first ones, Keep it classy man I love the progress as said, you work fast! Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 x 10000 on number one Quote Link to comment
jalen Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 I like the first ones, but I dislike the extra mounting holes. Second ones are nice! Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted April 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 I like the first ones, but I dislike the extra mounting holes. Second ones are nice! look closer, only one bolt pattern Quote Link to comment
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