The New G-ride

EightySix200SX · 04:58:52 PM / 13-Nov-08

nice man!!!! sick (shop setup)!!!!

tweaker_s12 · 05:10:15 PM / 13-Nov-08

Quote from: EightySix200SX
nice man!!!! sick (shop setup)!!!!

not really i was playing. i hate it, i have no power. so no welding. but i work at a log mill and they have a shop so thats where i do my fabing. could be worse tho, it is nice to work out of the weather

kris_stewart10 · 06:20:36 PM / 13-Nov-08

its better than what i have all i have is a carport and a shed to keep my shit in so then afterwards i have to clean up all the fluids and a max use of about 3-6 days if i am lucky GODDAMN WOMEN cant live with them cant live without them

tweaker_s12 · 06:26:32 PM / 13-Nov-08

Quote from: kris_stewart10
its better than what i have all i have is a carport and a shed to keep my shit in so then afterwards i have to clean up all the fluids and a max use of about 3-6 days if i am lucky GODDAMN WOMEN cant live with them cant live without them

im lucky my women dosent bitch at all, she very supportive. and yes she is looking over my shoulder right now lol im getting those browning lol

tweaker_s12 · 10:44:39 PM / 15-Dec-08

update

200sxkitcar · 02:28:25 PM / 16-Dec-08

Very nice dude, good job!

tweaker_s12 · 01:49:02 AM / 17-Dec-08

thanks, it was ur idea but how did ur front setup work out? any rattling? how did u setup the helper spring? was it on top of the coil spring or on the bottem

i got more parts today. i got some short rear shocks from summit for a chevy pick up, i got something in the works, but its a secret

200sxkitcar · 10:16:30 PM / 17-Dec-08

On the top, just like you have pictured

Did you see my photos on my photobucket site? I already have all that stuff loaded up but have not posted it yet on the build thread. What I did looks exactly like what you did!

tweaker_s12 · 01:45:55 AM / 18-Dec-08

did u get any rattling?

200sxkitcar · 03:11:17 PM / 19-Dec-08

I do sometimes if the upper strut nut comes loose, I have yet to figure a way to tighten it properly, as it just spins in the camber plates when i try and tighten. Just go thru and double check to make sure all the nuts are tight, and that the tube itself isn't loose in the housing. When you tightened the top threaded nut on the housing, did it go snug against the insert? As in, the insert did not move around at all?

tweaker_s12 · 03:54:18 PM / 19-Dec-08

as for the insert nut, i got it tight and in have no movement in the insert and i have the top mount nut good and tight. but im worried about when hit a bump or something and the car bounces up and the load is take off the coil-over is it going to rattle?

SprockCapn · 04:17:24 PM / 19-Dec-08

The coilover's are lookin sweet. Im jealous!!!

tweaker_s12 · 06:06:05 PM / 19-Dec-08

my little secret
dont know if its been done before

Quote from: SprockCapn
The coilover's are lookin sweet. Im jealous!!!

check this out

it for the rear coil-over, so when rise or lower you can adjust the shock with it, to keep the tension on the coil spring

chevy pick up lower shocks 29.99 X2 @ summit racing($60.00) (dont no the the year) you have to cut the top eye lit & weld a bolt on it. they do have ones with the studed end on it, but dumb and ordered the wrong one
part# Summit SUM-G7727

homemade adj. bracket 15.00 to make

height adjustable shock

200sxkitcar · 07:46:12 PM / 19-Dec-08

Interesting. I'd be a little concerned about the metal tabs bending, but the concept is definitely there..

You don't need to worry about the coilover coming unloaded over a bump, see, you did it right with the helper spring, as that will keep everything in place if it were to come unloaded. Regular bumps won't really cause this condition anyhow, its only if your car were to get some solid air or when you lift it off the ground for service will the helper spring actually function, otherwise its totally compressed.

tweaker_s12 · 07:58:47 PM / 19-Dec-08

the metal taps are pretty strong, if there not ill just use thicker metal, but i think its stong enought, cause it doesnt hold that much weight

seb.racing · 09:44:00 AM / 20-Dec-08

super good job

tweaker_s12 · 06:02:45 AM / 21-Dec-08

today i test fix the adj. shock braket & it looks good i'd have it done by now, but it hard to get myself out there in the cold & snow & do it

tweaker_s12 · 07:35:32 PM / 08-Jan-09

well since im board and i never introduce myself. my is john, wow that name is rare lol, im 19years old, i sever in the cal army national guard, as a all wheel vehicle mechanic, I've been i 2 years now only 4 more to go, thank god!!i haven't been deployed, yet!
i also work as a night watchmen for my local lumber mill.

me
so i sold that badass ride for $600 and bought a 89 chevy s10 4x4 for $700, sold that and bought a ford probe GT, the worse mistake of my life!!! i will never buy a another ford in my life! my luck with probes have not been the greatest, 2 motors and 1 rebuild and 3,000 grand down the drain not including the $800 i paid for the car. sold that peace of, u know. bought a nissan and never looked back

sideways_s12 · 07:53:01 PM / 08-Jan-09

the vids you posted your car doesn't even sound like a ca20 unless you already swapped in the ka then I'm a dumbass and missed that part haha

tweaker_s12 · 10:38:39 PM / 08-Jan-09

Quote from: sideways_s12
the vids you posted your car doesn't even sound like a ca20 unless you already swapped in the ka then I'm a dumbass and missed that part haha

the white or red one? i have a vid from each. the white one has no exhaust and the red one is a vg30 wit a cat back 2.5in wit a magnaflow muffler