2008 Custom2M4 Build - We Continue! (Page 15/18)
Custom2M4 DEC 03, 11:10 AM
Thanks Don! I recieved the 10" springs and hope to have them installed soon.

More updates,

I finalized everything with my machinist and he will be taking my hubs / rotors and working his magic to accept a 5x114.3 pattern. Hopefully this weekend I can get off the other front / machine the rotor off for him.

I'm hoping to have my engine removed from the car soon so I can have it rebuilt, or do the headgaskets / studs. I'm waiting back on a rebuild quote, I might just tackle the job myself.

I just purchased a set of Ken Hines 1/4 windows.

It's cold outside.

My friends 84' 383 SBC Fiero will be making a visit to my garage for the winter. (My audi / firebird are in storage, and I park my winter beater on the street)

And my wife is 11 weeks pregnant.

Cheers guys!
Custom2M4 DEC 23, 03:14 PM
I got some parts back from my machinist. All my rotors are now drilled to both bolt patterns 5x100 / 5x114.3. I also had my front hubs drilled out. There was a concern brought to my attention from several boardmembers about the strength of the new hub after being re-drilled to this pattern. So I had my machinist perform several tests with the studs in to see how strong they were.....







The new stud holes were drilled to within .00001 of the original holes, and routed exactly like the originals.

[This message has been edited by Custom2M4 (edited 12-23-2011).]

Custom2M4 DEC 23, 03:21 PM
With the studs installed, it didn't actually take much to do this to it....






A nice hairline crack on the narrow sidewall. So obviously this is not recommended for the cast units to be done this way. Back off to my machinist with another request, this time a steel plate that will self center (overlap the true hub, and center on the bearing race) and mount to the backside of these front hubs. Then I will weld them together to give me an extremely strong end product.

The rears are almost finished, and I should be recieving everything back from him early january after he gets back from holidays.

My 1/4 windows (Kahines) have also arrived, so I'll be picking those up tonight. I was also considering painting all my ground effects black this week as well. I have all next week off to do lots of tinkering, even though I can't remove my engine for rebuild as I was originally planning as I don't have any front hubs!

Ohh well, back to the body work side for me it looks like. Off to get some fiberglass resins (Insert evil laugh.)
FieroWannaBe DEC 23, 08:33 PM
 
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Originally posted by Custom2M4:
A nice hairline crack on the narrow sidewall. So obviously this is not recommended for the cast units to be done this way. Back off to my machinist with another request, this time a steel plate that will self center (overlap the true hub, and center on the bearing race) and mount to the backside of these front hubs. Then I will weld them together to give me an extremely strong end product.
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A new rotor would be cheaper...
Custom2M4 DEC 24, 12:33 PM
A new rotor would be cheaper, but that doesn't help me giving me a change in bolt patterns.
Custom2M4 DEC 29, 03:01 PM
Anyone still checking this out? I need a couple opinions. Doing the ground effects in black, or color matched blue?





I think I'm leaning towards blue... I've got both paints (as I was planning on painting the hood blue this week as well)

Sooo...

A) Paint the whole car blue
B) Paint the car blue with only a black roof
C) Paint the car blue with both the gt effects and roof black.
L67 DEC 30, 12:54 AM
D. Hang drywall.
Custom2M4 DEC 30, 01:57 PM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by L67:

D. Hang drywall.



These people should be able to help you in your quest, as I am unable to provide assistance for you. But thanks for your input, and good luck on your road to recovery.

http://www.pavillon.org/
wftb JAN 01, 01:04 AM
i like it the way it is in the second pic .does this mean you are going to do more body mods? as for drywall , my garage is lined with wood sheeting like yours .so much easier to hang stuff and build shelves on .
Custom2M4 JAN 01, 01:34 AM
I actually have lots of body mods planned for this car. I just want to get it safetied first before I start bolting / glassing those on. I just want to paint some stuff and get a little more practice in, so I'm painting the lowers / roof / hood / trunk. I have a couple qrts of 'bright blue' and some jet black.

If the drywall comment had to do with the garage, yeah I agree 100% the OSB is a far better material to have in a workshop. It's not like I weld or torch things 2" from the walls. But I can mount what ever I want to it, and not worry about causing damage to it.