Official Truck/Car Project Thread

Siiiiick.

Had my car on another thread also, but here it is in Calif the day I got it, and after a full restoration. It was in great shape, but the color was off, and I wanted a more classics look.

Before



After



Now the under 40 crowd can tell me how they liked the old rims better

While not really a project, here is my love:
I traded this Lincoln in for the Hummer. This was one of the only Lincolns I had seen lifted

I always wanted an H2 and found a good deal on one

james40:

Here's my baby, after just getting painted and adding steps. I plan on upgrading the exhaust for towing and perhaps an intake and upgraded fuel lines.
02 Sierra 2500HD 6.6L Diesel with 110k miles.

This pic is soooooo fake. James, you live in Chula Vista Ca. Where did all that white stuff come from??? lol

2001 Jeep Cherokee 'Police Package' (10in rear brakes, vinyl flooring, ls rear diff, heavy duty suspension, external tranny cooler, np242j t-case) 147k, tinted windows, 2in bb spacers & shackles, hella 500 driving lights, 235/75/15 all terrains on 15x8 Ultra Motorsports Rouge wheels, JVC KD-R530 cd player, 6.5in kicker 2-ways in doors, 6.5 rockford fosgate 3-ways in the soundbar in the back.

Last Winter-


When my e-fan blew up...

nice, i was going to get an AAL but i think im going to go with the Rough Country Shackle Relocation kit (http://www.roughcountry.com/jeep_xtras_1117.html), they should give me 1 - 2in of lift and a much better ride thanks to a better shackle angle.

i wish i could afford the 5100's, but i need a better paying job for that, lol. im going for the opposite look, hoping to have the front a tad taller than the rear but im going to avoid going up 4+in as that would require me getting control arm$

pross:

Had my car on another thread also, but here it is in Calif the day I got it, and after a full restoration. It was in great shape, but the color was off, and I wanted a more classics look.

Before



After



Now the under 40 crowd can tell me how they liked the old rims better

'67? Sweet ride. While I will admit that I like the look of the Cragar rims, I really dig that you took it back to more accurate trim rings and center caps. My oldest daughter's Grandmother has a '68 SS convertible. Incredible car to cruise the strip in when I still lived in Tampa.

Score one for the Redneck!! LOL! I'm still scrimping my milk money and looking for my dream car. Nothing serious... '71 GTO "Judge" droptop. I found one a few yrs back, but didn't have the $55K to drop on it.

Yay for projects! Working on a sub box for the back of my jeep, just for a little 10 in sub. i spent way too many hours measuring and designing, i got it built and got the fiberglass started but im having to wait till it warms up some till i continue with the fiberglassing and completely seal up the box. Here it is mocked up into place-

taythegibs:

Bumping this up, I was looking at some pictures of my 72 k5 that we sold back on the 30th.

lifted on 35 mud tires (pic has 33in all terrains), winch, tube bumpers, rollbars



and i really miss my amigo!

cool wheeling photo of the K5,, always liked the K5 and the 78 Bronco, ill see if i can find some pics of my 85 Ramcharger, 4 in suspension lift, 4:10's posi in front and rear diff, np208 transfer case

Looking good. Can't wait to see it completed.

As many of you vets know, I was working at a European dealership where I got to drive whatever the heck I wanted for the last 3 years. I got to drive some really great and powerful cars. Now that I have to have my own car, I chose something easy to modify, reliable, and most importantly, competent on track days. I like to participate in track days and had not done so in very long but recently got back in to it when my brother had his S4 and now his 911 C4S that I've been prepping for track days. Here's the Mini next to my little bros C4S and my Dad's 03 Vette. It's a family affair.

CLICK THE PICK FOR A QUICK VID



It's slightly modded (supercharger pulley and airbox). After the first track day it was evident that power was ok but traction and braking left a little to be desired. I boiled the brake fluid a little bit and the pads are a street pad only. I drove every corner with the tires howling while modulating the throttle to minimize wheelspin on my track tires. R-compound tires are in order as well as track pads, ATE Super Blue Race brake fluid, and stainless lines. Then its off for more power and suspension. The stock suspension does really well but I need camber adjustment to put more tire on the ground while turning Here she is in street trim

Time to bump up another old thread!

Pretty much the entire time I've owned this jeep its had electrical gremelins so I'm going through and redoing some of the wiring. Tonight I'm working on the "big 3" upgrade which in this case will be 3 power and 2 ground wires. I'm going from the stock 14 year old wiring to KnuKonceptz "Kolossus Flex Kable" 4 gauge copper (not copper clad aluminum like I've gotten from the auto parts places in the past) with Techflex Braided Expandable Sleeving in black with a green stripe.
stock wiring on left, replacement KnuKonceptz Kolossus Flex Kable on right


this is the end of the cable, the terminal is crimped underneath at the top of the image. I used heat shrink to hold down the ends of the sleeving and put the little colored rubber pieces that came with the terminals over top.


stuff laid out




I'm also working on redoing all of my aftermarket wiring for the lights and whatnot, I'm adding in an aftermarket fuse block and putting it into a box with relays for the circuits. For the interior I'm making a switch panel that will be good for 6 circuits, panel power on/off and a 1x2 inch led voltmeter.