UPS Freight left me a little surprise in my driveway today...

[carbuff]

Ok, I knew it was coming, but !@#^%$!#@ UPS freight wasn't supposed to arrive until after 2:00 today (I scheduled that yesterday)... I got home a little before 2:00 to find this in my driveway:



At least they put it close to the garage door! At 335 pounds, it was a bit hard to drag into the garage by myself, but I managed.



This is Jake's front subframe and suspension for my 2nd gen Firebird project. I purchased it with the optional DOM control arms and Monoball control arm bushings. The knuckles and hubs are C6 pieces. Jake powder coated the arms in a Charcoal Metallic color, and the subframe is a satin black. Looks like UPS knocked a few scratches into the coating, but nothing too bad.

I'll tear into it a little more tonight, and into the car this weekend. I have a lot more pieces that should start arriving in the next week or so...

I need to get a build thread started for this car. Hmm...

[Northeast Rod Run]

Nice!

[awr68]

Very nice! That's a big day for sure! And the nice thing is that we know it performs very well! Enjoy the install!!

[carbuff]

Thanx! I'm pretty excited about getting this project started now. I need to place an order for a few more odds and ends, but I should have Jake's torque arm to match up to the front in a couple of weeks, and the LS2-based 402 should be going on the engine dyno this week, so I'll have it in hand by mid-December.

[GHOSTDANCER]

Originally Posted by carbuff

Jake powder coated the arms in a Charcoal Metallic color, and the subframe is a satin black.

The colors look good

[conekiller13]

So how long do You figure that not so cheap piece of merchandise was sitting in your drive way unattended? Granted at 335lbs not just any one could come by and pick it up but in some places you'd be surprised what a well motivated meth-head can do........

So much for signing for packages eh?

[tones2SS]

Very nice. Nice looking sub frame. Keep us posted on the build.
(So much for UPS listening to the customers, huh? I hate when they just drop stuff off and leave it in the driveway or the stairs without letting anyone know. OK, rant on UPS over.)
Have fun!

[carbuff]

Originally Posted by conekiller13

So how long do You figure that not so cheap piece of merchandise was sitting in your drive way unattended? Granted at 335lbs not just any one could come by and pick it up but in some places you'd be surprised what a well motivated meth-head can do........

So much for signing for packages eh?

It was out there for about an hour. I was pretty irritated, they even went so far as to call yesterday to schedule a delivery time, and they offered me a slot after 2:00 since I knew I would be home then. The delivery slip they left said they delivered it as 12:53.

I sent Jake a few pictures of the scuffs in the coating, and he called UPS. Surprisingly, they actually called me shortly thereafter to schedule an appointment for an inspection of the damage. The more I look at it, the more little marks are in the coating. It won't really matter, they are purely cosmetic and most aren't visible, but I know Jake had to go to some trouble to get the coating done.

Anyway, enough of the rant. Instead, here are some more cool pictures. Thought I would give it a bath and take a couple of pictures before I tear into it over the holidays:



This one shows the PC color pretty well:



Wish I could weld like this:







These wheel dollies came in really handy!



Last one for now...



Enjoy!

[GrnDragon]

Nice setup, I think we will really like the rear setup too! Did you go with a Panhard setup or the Watts link?
Jake does some NICE work...


I altered a couple things, but most of it is Jake.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/384710...rton-wa-us?p=3

I had a pain with UPS too!

[carbuff]

I have a Watt's link on order with the torque arm. Should be here within a couple of weeks, so more pictures to come. Hope my next experience with UPS goes a little smoother!

Nice looking setup you have there!