Introducing BISKWIK

[Cramer4918]

I’m… I done did it. There’s no turning back now!

On a side note… the defroster vent is a total pain to cut out. Especially with the dash still in place. The instructions say to use a chisel or die grinder to cut the spot welds. Yeah… about that.

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by Cramer4918

Where have you seen it? It has been around for a while. It lived in NC for a bit, I believe.

I have pictures of it somewhere on my computer.

If it was in North Carolina I may have seen it at a car show many years ago.

[Cramer4918]

Originally Posted by syborg tt

I have pictures of it somewhere on my computer.

If it was in North Carolina I may have seen it at a car show many years ago.

That is a very good possibility. Would you mind sending them to me if you can find them? My buddy’s wife is making a scrap book for me to have when I go to car shows.

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by Cramer4918

That is a very good possibility. Would you mind sending them to me if you can find them? My buddy’s wife is making a scrap book for me to have when I go to car shows.

I feel like it's a quest as I know I have them and I feel the need to find them more then you can imagine.

[syborg tt]

I just reinstalled my vintage and I have one more line to make and I’m looking forward to that project being complete.

So which line / fittings are you using. There new lines/fittings are pretty cool as you don’t need the crimper.


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[Cramer4918]

Originally Posted by syborg tt

I just reinstalled my vintage and I have one more line to make and I’m looking forward to that project being complete.

So which line / fittings are you using. There new lines/fittings are pretty cool as you don’t need the crimper.


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To be honest, Marty... I am not sure yet. I have to unwrap the ones that came with the kit to see how they are. This kit came with the car and is about a year old.

Do you have any pics of yours?

[Cramer4918]

@syborg tt - Looking at your thread, it appears I have the same lines as you. I did a mockup of the condenser/drier setup. I'm not liking how the drier is mounted on the condenser. I may use your idea and move it to the core support. My only issue would be making new lines.

[Cramer4918]

I managed to finish removing the down braces for the roll cage. I will leave the rest of it and either repaint or get some sort of cover to “hide” the areas where I had to cut. These are rough cuts currently. I will remove whatever interior I can and tape up the rest so I can grind the rest down. At least now, it will be easier to get in and out of the front and my kids can actually sit in the back.

So much MORE room for activities!!!

[Cramer4918]

The last of my wheels finally came in. I will be running polished Boyd Coddington Junkyard Dogs. 20X9 Rear and 18X8 Front. I did notice a few things after looking at these pics...

1- I need to sweep my porch
2- I definitely need to drop the front more
3- The center caps don’t match 🤦🏻

Seems like the way things are nowadays. Oh well. I’ll see if I can get a matching set. Wish me luck!

Until then, I’ll leave these here…

[Cramer4918]

Quick update….

Not much progress has been made on BISKWIK. My kids are out of school for the summer, so I spend my days off from the Fire Department with the family. I am contemplating working on it after they go to bed. We’ll see how that works out.

I got another update from Jeg’s that the Lokar shifter I ordered back in May was not going to ship until October now!!!! What?!?! I get on the phone with Customer Support and find out what shifters they have in stock. Low and behold they have one, ONE Lokar shifter that has a single bend for a 4L60E. It of course is a “Smart Shifter” which OF COURSE means it’s more expensive than the original shifter I ordered. After some more talking, I was very cordial btw, they were able to get the price of the replacement shifter within $45 of the original one. Talk about markup! I am very happy they worked with me and impressed with the customer service. Long story short, bought the shifter and BAM! It was on my doorstep in three days!!! I am hoping the length will be adequate for my setup.

I also ordered some sheet metal to patch up the holes in the floor pans from where I removed parts of the roll cage. I will update with more pics soon.