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shemdogg
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SEP 08, 05:44 PM
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Lol It was a joke! Waiting on flaky ebay sellers for goods. Tire lettering never showed, center caps dont fit the wheels but was able to get the emblem onto my oem wheel centers. Got bigger spacers for the back, havent put them on. Havent done anything on the car really, too busy messing w the jetski trailer and new drones Awesome friggin news I got a body guy I can trust, at a place where the car will be safe, with a guy thatll teach me finish bodywork, and no rush. Never thought to think of asking the guy, hes in one of the back units at the machine shop. Prolly take it over sometime this month.
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shemdogg
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SEP 10, 07:29 PM
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Heres a shot of the hre center caps I got, I like the shield logo
The silver caps they came with didnt fit the wheels of course so I peeled the emblem off n put em on the caps that came w the wheels.
Made a punch list for the car, one of the things is a new spoiler. Never been able to find good closeups of it. Ordered a f40lm model kit from japan so I can get a good look at the spoilers shape. The next day I had the bright idea to search ebay for adjustable dual wing rear spoilers and found a kit for 149 that I can use the center sections from and use the sides I already made. Then I searched some more and found it for 53 lol. So All the time I spent on the spoiler comes down to some ebay junk I found in 15 mins. This isnt a one step forward two steps back kinda project. Progression is not linear. Its more of a crabwalk. In a diamond pattern. That zig zags. Like a dropped oscillating sander.
Goofing off quite a bit w the new drones. Got the kid a 12v power wheel w remote from ebay. Installed one o my 18v cordless tool batteries w a simple cable
Holy cannoli the speed doubled easy! The steerings crazy at 18v tho kid loves it. He cant drive it yet, but I let the neighbors kids use it. Got youngsters on both sides so lotsa toys to be shared. Got em all some cheapo mini drones too lol.
Meeting up w the body guy friday afternoon to check out the car and work out a deal. Got him a cheapo mini drone to to sweeten the deal lol Gonna have to drive it soon. Figured out the new alternators toast. Lifetime warranty at oreilleys
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Sage
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SEP 10, 07:58 PM
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Love this build! 
HAGO! [This message has been edited by Sage (edited 09-13-2019).]
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shemdogg
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SEP 12, 09:38 PM
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Kicked some arse ta-day! Changed the sender for the temp gauge- working! Got a new alternator installed- charging! Tried my new 2" spacers- phuc! Center bores too small to fit around the rotors flange. Swapped the old wheels back. Played w the oil pressure gauge. Tried to install the new sender, too small. Checked ohmage at the sender and at wires- nada. Figured out my new meter doesnt read ohms very well. Ran a test wire from the sender to the gauge for shits n giggles- I got a working gauge. Its a 3-160 ohm gauge and shows 100psi while the cars running lol. Good enuf. Still need to wire the speedo and get the indicators working. Drove it back and forth in the driveway, rinsed it down
Lookin damn good
meeting up w body guy manana
its all downhill from here
shem
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shemdogg
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SEP 13, 10:09 PM
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Sweet! Met up w the body guy, we chatted for an hour n a half. Some things he was impressed with, many things not too much. Like the underside of the hood n trunk are pretty ugly w uneven fb. Hes thinking I want it perfectly perfect in n out. I just want it to look good outside. He said no problemo. We will be trading work for work, hes got a few cars that need some love so perfect. An extra body will get him motivated for his projects lol. Taking it over sunday
shem
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exoticse
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SEP 15, 09:20 PM
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shemdogg
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SEP 17, 10:18 PM
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Didnt plan ahead to get the car outta the driveway, too many cars to move and no porking on the street. Told the guy ill bring it this sunday. Ebay parts finally showed, lettering yesterday, wing today. Ordered the lettering a month ago, never heard back from the seller. Retard fedex guy came to my house w the wing, friday, saturday, and yesterday and didnt leave it. Wrote "no access" , then "incorrect address" on the tracking page. I wrote them an email telling them both my house and I were actually there all day, so was my mailbox, and my neighbors. Hate dealing w tards, they abound here bigtime.
Anywho
Heres the wing kit, its a bit smaller than I expected (heard that before lol), but Ill make it work. Came w some uber cheesy side fins and wonky looking supports. Pure rice baby
Heres the lettering, Ill get em on the tires someday....
Works jammin, had 3 big landscape jobs come in, 1 apartment remodel, 1 roof, a good size handrail and brick job, and all the small stuff that comes flying in. Im booked till december so time for the cars gonna be real thin, but ill find a way. I always do. Eventually.
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shemdogg
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SEP 20, 10:18 PM
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Went to move the cars around this morning(musical cars) before work, and the f%$#ing drivers doors stuck again. Wont open from either end lol. Always when im in a rush. RR bag wont lift but holds pressure. Shoehorned myself in from the drivers side and moved everything around. Played w it a bit tonight, cleaned up a few things and loaded it up w the prep materials I have. Gassed it up. Found a wee airleak at one of the gauge lines at the mani, Rr bag was too smashed to let air in, raised the other side and front and it took air. Got the drivers door opened pretty quick(not my first rodeo), and made a metal brace to hold the handle in better. It was kinda ripping out in the front from the pressure of opening the door. Probably take it around the block tomorrow for a shakedown cruise, make sure its gonna make it to the shop.
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engine man
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SEP 20, 10:47 PM
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that is one thing about a custom car is you need to work all the kinks out and that take time and patients
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shemdogg
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SEP 21, 04:00 PM
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I have neither lol. Fired it up and ran it around town for 10 mins, sounds like a volkswagen bigtime. Ran great, airbags are nice, rears a bit stiff. Remembered to pause pulling into the driveway and hit the up switch before I pulled in. Turned hella heads and broke a few necks. Hooked up the speedo to the low speed wire but it didnt register. Ran a new wire from the ops to the gauge, works. I have 25lbs pressure w koef and 65lbs when the motors running. Engine fan came on at 190 on the gauge, I have one of rodneys custom switches. Got all the turn signals and brake lights working. Washed off the motor and trunk area, off to the shop tomorrow morning.
Got a 3d printer to mess with. Trying to learn cad to make the tailight lenses. And housings lol
shem
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