HEY!!! Is this thing done and on the road yet?? :underchair:

Come on Ron, let's hear it!!!

Man I wish I had a driving update! Yesterday I towed the car down to Warner Custom Exhaust in Oceanside. The place has done Matt's, Gregg's and another BOS customer Tom's Camaro and all were very happy. Towing was an episode of keystone cops and a little harrowing - U-haul sucks and I gotta buy a trailer.

Anyway, I took a page from Charlie and Mark and did something similar to Jack A$$ since we have the same front/rear suspension. 3"/16 ga. 304 SS and expansion joints, v-band clamped to a siamese x-pipe (corvette style), into my custom offset Borla XR1s and up and over the axles. All mandrel bends, Tig and purge welded.

I almost fainted when I got the quote today.:waveflag:

Done right, and should be out of the shop next Wednesday.

Planning on being a member of the elite Pro Trailering class huh?

There. Fixed it for ya. :whistling:

Sorry B, should of known better :cheers:

"I am not a role model" - Charles Barkley

That's an understatement if I've ever heard one.........

What a little more :G-Dub: on this build :gitrdun: :poke:

It's not like you can start to skimp now.

:lol:

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When the time comes ... I suggest a TPD trailer. They are the best built small to medium size enclosed car trailer. They tow & brake excellent. Super well built. Have the sealed axle bearings changed every two years & it will last as long as you want it. Then when you sell it, you're probably get your money back.

I had several. The 20' with two 5200# axles or 24' with three 3500# axles are awesome combinations. You can see them here.

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Thanks Ron. I will be shopping more seriously as soon as I wrap up the project.

In so many words, that's what the owner of the shop said. :faint:

Would'nt it be nice to be able to say, that'll do and be able to live with it! I've gotta problem and should probably seek professional counseling...Bet the session would be full of Lateral-g members.:y0!:

Ron,

Did you convey you have no problem paying for quality work and materials, but you just felt uneasy about paying for the addition on his house too?

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:lol:

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You must of loved to hear that Ron.
I bet all you could think of was this,......:G-Dub: (minus the smiley face.) lol

:cheering: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

ok what did ya pay? that would be $2500 in my shop. I thought I read 3/16" tube. LOL

Sounds bad asss bro.

That number is about right Bro. I do need to set the record straight though: my comment on cost in no way reflects on the vendor quality or fairness of his pricing. I'm just used to buying junky 4x4 cat-back stuff. Now I know better :sieg:

no worries, not my intent either.

I had a client wet himself too but he went to an exhaust shop to get it done for 1/2 the price. He came back later to have me redo it. Cost him $3500 in the long run. Those v bands aren't cheap either.


Can't wait to hear this car go!!

Dude, congrats big time---very happy to hear this running!

I've tried to catch up as much as possible today---what's really left on yours before you are road worthy now? I am really looking forward to seeing the car in person man---plus there may be parts that you want to sell by that time---lol---doesn't sound like that has changed much.

B Wanda

Hey Ron !

When is shock shipping day? :poke:

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Wanda, sighting! :D

So just for giggles I Googled 'Big Wanda:'
http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa69c7137.jpg

Then there was this :lol:
http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...psd1fc4b5b.jpg

Thanks man; so glad to see you hanging out here agian!! After BoS gets it back there's a little bit of fab. I'm guessing (oh no!) about a month and then it's off to interior. I want to get all the weight in the car (ugg) before I start messing with stance...:D

Hey Ron! Should have them off the car by Friday. Can't wait :cheers:

Shame I didn't get to see it Ron, next trip :flashie:

Come back next year. It May be running.:stirthepot:

:cheers:

AWESOME!!! sounds great :thumbsup:

Not very nice Rob, He will still beat me and maybe you ??????? :peepwall:

Yeah but your US tour was EPIC. Have a safe trip home Greg! Oh and post some pics when you get back :cheers:

Thanks Al. Should have a regular idle by end of the week. It was hard to capture in the vid, but the open headers and floor pans were rumbling. Made my tushie tingle :D

Rob's OK Greg. Besides, I'm just being a gentleman and not making him feel bad while he's posting pics of his THIRD floater hub. :lol:

Ouch! :stirthepot:

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What do you mean OK, he drives a Ford. :poke:

It was a shame I couldn't catch up with you guys, us Aussies are pretty good at taking the pi$$ and having it taken out of us.

Only the second set Ron :lmao:

Hubs are way cheaper than wheels :poke: Key is I've only paid for one set, I just traded the first set in for these.;)

Drive a Ford or push a Chevy:stirthepot:

Too bad we didn't get a chance for us all to go out while you were here.

:cheers:

Next year Rob, I will probably go to SEMA and do the Bonderunt advanced course. :dance:

And get pissed. I'll be right there w you :cheers:

Halloween is a great time in Fremont street, we usually end up very pi$$ed by the end of the night.

yeah but the end of the night in Vegas is around 11AM.....since when do you guys use brits english for getting loaded blind?


ron, hows the car going?

Awesome. It's great to see the continued progress on your ride. It's got to feel great hearing her run and know that it won't be long now. We can all attest to the fact there will be probably be a lengthy 'dial-in' and 'tinkering' period for you to get everything truly squared away, but you're really getting close to that point of being able to take her out for a spin. I'm sure we'll be cruising and catching up with each other in no time. :thumbsup:

Yep. 11:a sounds about right! :)

Vince the exhaust is done as of today. No pics yet, but I'm dying to see how it came out!

Chris can't wait to tweak and tune! Only thing better will be hanging out with you and the boys :cheers: