Old Iron
I Roll
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2009
- Location
- Dela-Where?
Big updates on page 7
My car has been a long time in the making, and even though I find myself immersed in school and work I still can never manage to get my project car off my mind. It follows me everywhere, even though for the winter it is hibernating in the garage 200 miles away. It is endless plotting and planning. This car for me started off as a pipe dream, I bought it on pure impulse to serve as a parts car to fix my first 240 after it was hit. In the end this car was the one with more manageable damage, so I began fixing it. I had my parents up my butt and my brother harassing me because his John Deere did not fit in the garage as well as he would have liked so I had to make a decision; it was either get rid of both( junk em) or make one good car. After I could manage no more it went to the body shop to get fixed after they both sat in the garage for 6 months. It then sat at the body shop for a year before they managed to complete it.
With all that said, I?ve been tempted to start a project thread for some time now, but have always been hesitant for fear of having just another one of those ?240 projects? and hearing all the bland comments about stock this and stock that. I have a laundry list of some of the things I?ve done and have a massive list of project?s I plan on doing. Like most, budget is one of the things that holds me back. More over my automotive skill lacks tremendously. But this car has taught me so much about cars; more than I ever would have with something else. Honestly, being able to learn from this car and all the things I have done with it are what make me Love it so much. While at this point I?m not likely to produce a car like Cameron?s or fabricate like Karl Buchka I hope that my aspirations to move in a direction that gets me even 1/8 of the way towards their level of work I would be happy. My car is an ongoing project and therefore what and how much I learn is congruent with that. Not that it matters in the scheme of things, but I hope I don?t bore anyone in the process.
So the project started with initially fixing the car. After that the planning began and has not stopped after 3 years. After I fixed the car I made sure it was mechanically sound, it stays in the garage during the winter. About two years ago I began collecting the parts, it started with a full Ipd suspension, sways, sport springs, Bil. HDs. Then about a year ago I collected the parts for the +T conversion. But design school is way too busy to get things I want to do done.
Since I already have filled this page up with so much text, I figure visual?s would serve better?..who wants to read anyway right. Below are a few of the projects I have begun and an inkling of what I plan later on:
Though its is unclear what power goals I might be able to attain in the future, the plan is to use the basic +T as the catalyst for future engine upgrades
The only time I have currently is my speedo cluster upgrade I have been planning. It is in its beginning stages but I will be modifying and improving it as time allows.
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Since I do this **** for my design projects all week long I figured y not for my car, so while I was bored at school one day I put this together. It includes a list of parts, projects and ideas.
My wheels for it:
My current project since i dnt have time for the car is modifying the dash step by step. My new car is my inspiration for this: Below
Quick sketch of what I wanted to do??but since I don?t have the money or aptitude I dumbed it down to just the cluster(see below)
This is the most current mock up, I have to decide on a color for the Acrylic and a color for the LED's that I will use to back light the openings. For now colored plastic and a desk lamp will have have to suffice until I can go get the correct material. In the next version the #'s will be cut out and back lite as well.
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