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Wow! Thanks for the compliments, encouragement, and advice. I greatly appreciate it. I check my thread as often as possible (work permitting) to see if you guys posted something.
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The subframe connectors are .120 wall 2x3. Most of the additional structural support I've added has been 1/8". The front upper control arm mount is 1/4". The coilover mounting tabs are 3/16" along with the vertical arch support I added on the taller side of the UCA mount. The rearend brackets for the 4-link are all 3/16". Hopefully I covered what you're curious about. I know its hard to be sure with pictures. If you are curious about something I missed or dimensions I'm more than happy to share what I'm doing. You guys have helped me out so I want to return the favor when I can! |
I got the tires mounted up tonight. Man that was stressful praying the wheels wouldn't get damaged. Here's a pic of them sitting next to my buddy Will's 68. After seeing this I'm think'n black with wheel color rally stripes would be cool. I can't seem to make a styling decision so the more input the better.
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I agree, its gona look great. Are you gonna shave your drip rails?
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haaa haa yeah good luck with that. i agree with the RS tail. Too big lights don't belong.
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what more can I say your metal working skills are top notch I should shut down my shop and stop building what am amazing build |
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I am not a fan of the RS stuff either .... and I have RS fenders, I have to convert them of course. As far as color NOT BLACK!!!!!!! |
I wouldn't paint the car a very dark color with those rims. It will cause them to blend in and you will loose the details. Of course this is simply my opinion. I would go with a lighter to medium blue. Colors you may want to consider are Marina Blue, Jetstream Blue, and Admiral Blue. Those are corvette colors. Lucerne Blue, Martinique Blue, and Nocturn Blue are Trans Am colors. Can you tell I like blue? :lol: You could always do a shade of green or yellow too!
I'm right there with you on styling decisions a lot of them time. That's why I typically believe in less is more and keeping it simple. If not, I'll overwhelm myself. Good luck and keep up the good work! |
Thanks for the feedback guys!! I'm taking it all in!
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I've been working on the firewall and cowl while I go round and round on color.
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http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/...pse66a5189.jpg I would vote for this color... the supersonic blue looks good with the black wheels and trim. decisions... decisions! |
Thanks Dale. I'm leaning back toward blue as well. I think the grey centers on the wheels will get lost with black and possibly clash with cyber grey metallic as its close but not the same. I like the cyber grey color but have been noticing there's a lot of everyday cars painted a similar grey. I also think it mutes some of the body lines. Red is nice but mght look funny sitting next to my dads red car that's a custom pearl mix. Supersonic is probably the safest bet on my gamble.
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Good luck on color choice! Your car is going to turn out great, though. It took me a very long time to make a final decision on color. I finally pulled the trigger on HOk Stratto blue.
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I think it will look great...can't wait to see the pics....keep up posted
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Looks like a great choice, can't wait to see it. :thumbsup:
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It looks like the Lincoln Power Mig 180 Dual should work for me. Didn't mean to hijack your thread :popcorn2: |
I think the supersonic blue is a good choice as well. :thumbsup:
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I've been playing around with the firewall trying to get it straight and all the seams consistent. Here's a pic of where I started this afternoon.
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Here's a pic. http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/.../null-15-1.jpg |
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According to the Miller manual I can weld up to 3/8" with .035 wire GMAW. I'm assuming multiple passes but still using GMAW gas instead of FCAW flux core. I personally have only welded a few pieces of 3/16 to 1/4 using .030 wire GMAW single pass and it worked fine based on their settings chart. Even though the 211 is rated at 210 amps its 150@30% duty cycle. I've always stick welded bigger stuff until I recently bought the Miller. |
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Those wheels look awesome:thumbsup: |
Sure do like the wheels,also you have done a good job on the firewall so far
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X2 ! and I like the color on the wheels.
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Thanks for the comments guys!
I worked on the firewall some more yesterday and today but its hard to show progress in a pic. Hopefully I'll have something to show soon. |
I keep getting side tracked reading Ron Sutton's suspension threads so I'm not getting much work done.
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I like the color combo on the wheels as well....Cant wait to get mine in the same color...:)
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I got lucky on the wheels. They aren't even out yet. Hopefully I can finish my car before they are released. :) |
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Luckily Ron has a good way of explaining things. |
Here's the firewall after filler, sanding, filler, sanding,... Seems like it took forever and I ended up sanding most of it off.
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Nice... Well done.
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