Totally dig this build! Those BMW lights look amazing, I was really thinking about putting Halo lights in my 68... Hearing your build attempt kind of scares me off a bit though, however they look bad ass! Nice job overall though
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68 Firebird - Build still in progress
DSE Speed kit 3, Glink rear, Moser 12bolt, LS3 540hp, T-56 Mag, Willwood Areo brakes...
Let's hope not. Or worse, should the car find its way onto its roof that the cage won't poke through like that mustang did (pics of it made the rounds on the internet).
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Originally Posted by Bonebuster29
Totally dig this build! Those BMW lights look amazing, I was really thinking about putting Halo lights in my 68... Hearing your build attempt kind of scares me off a bit though, however they look bad ass! Nice job overall though
Thank you. Please keep in mind this is just how I did it with what I bought. The "halo" in these lights are lit with incandescent bulbs. Perhaps there are other brands of lights that are smaller, use LED's and would fit in the stock buckets? I also went into it blind not seeing how anyone else had made them fit. At least you can see how I did and know what to do/ not to do...
So my rims and tires came in this week. I'm very happy with them. I did a quick mock up to measure for my axle trimming (although I am digging the '70's look with them sticking out. Maybe I should just add some flares and call it a day, ha ha) and to make sure the fronts would fit. I have a tiny bit of rubbing on the backs of the wheel openings against the allen bolt heads. I could just take the bolts out, ha ha. The top of the wheels are a bit close to the fenders but the front end isn't aligned yet. They look to have + camber right now... I also painted the cage modification, started on my air intake assy (need more parts to finish this) and I wrapped my windshield trim in flat black 3M wrap. It was a productive weekend.
Still slowly chipping away at this. I got the axle narrowed and back in, but the rear operating angle (aka "pinion angle") is too extreme (6º) so I will need to rotate my axle up to reduce it. Unfortunately my DSE arms are already maxed out in adjustment, so I'll need to do something more to rectify this. I underestimated this part of the build before (operating angles) and now it has caught up to me with a vengeance. Lesson learned. I spoke with Brett (Fab53) who has more experience with this kind of thing and he gave me some suggestions for relatively simple fixes. So my plan of attack is this- I will look at lowering my car 0.5- 1" all around to finesse the ride height and wheel opening gaps (which, btw, I realized my front end sheet metal is slightly off square so I need to adjust that, too), re measure the operating angles, and likely end up making a jig and new location holes for the upper control arms to clock the axle as needed. Then I can measure for a drive shaft and once installed, add some fluids, a battery and see what happens.
I finished the cold air intake assy, connecting my rad hoses, and RXS atch can. Only thing left in the engine bay is an IAT sensor. Rock auto is sending me one as I write this.
I bought one of those "Spoilers by Randy" and installed it. I like it. I wrapped it in black vinyl for now, as I opted for the brushed aluminum version and didn't want to paint over it at this time. I also had a glass shop come by the other weekend to install the front and rear glass in my car, only they brought a scratched windshield, so I sent it back and hopefully they will be back next weekend with a decent piece.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
Short clips: Goodguys Pleasanton autocross and pit videos
They are 18x9 front and 18x12 rear.
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