Car Plans/goals For 2008

[radrambler]

WHAT EVERYONES CAR PLANS FOR 2008

I know i havent posted updates much in 2007..house hunting and purchase took most of my year/weekends...i worked the whole thing without an agent.
all went good, just took up alot of time .now that thats out of the way.
i have a work project that will last about a year.so work is steady.

RAMBLER......i will be finishing some final welding/bodywork and painting the rambler soon..i have made friends with a guy who owns his own resto shop...he has 35 years with mercedes.all his metalwork done in lead...kick ass work... hes gonna guide me though and allow me to spray in his new booth.:unibrow: . ill have another friend do the graphics.
sprayin bedliner on the floor and wheelwells
i have to pick up my ls1 from chris mcdonald (69MYWAY) soon...RIGHT CHRIS !
FIND a 4l60e . should be easy...get driveshaft built..
im gonna say that should get me through spring....:yes:
ill start posting as progress is made..

LETS HEAR FROM YOU. whats everyones realistic build or drive plans ?

radrambler

[mark smith]

Well im hoping to get the car back from the body shop before the end of January as promised.then wire it and install interior.still have to get radiator and exhaust.hopefully car will be done by the end of next year.just bought my son his first car and my daughter starts college this year so the car progress will most likely sloooooooow down.

[surreyboy]

sell the camaro and build a new one from scratch, on a chassis this time
build a year one bandit for less then 209,000:willy:

[CRCRFT78]

Try and get it running right so I can at least drive it if nothing else.

[surreyboy]

:captain: me? its all done now,come get it, just make sure it doesnt come back, i have good insurance

[novanutcase]

Try and get all the details done and out of the way so I can get the car into paint!

John

[youthpastor]

starting a new business called Chris Holstrom Concepts, building fun cars! getting my Camaro to Columbus!! ROAD TRIP:lateral:

[Vegas69]

I want to have my car on the road by spring. Frank you listening?:P Really depends on how busy I am after my car arrives. I am looking forward to many a late night and long weekend putting my car together.

[bigtyme1]

Hoping to get Paint and Drive train done, Maybe interior if I get the cash.

[Smack_talker]

My goal is to get my fox sold then find a new project to throw money at. I want to get it at least so its drivable for Power Tour 08.:woot:

[the camtender]

Texas Standing Mile :drive:

[Young Gun]

i hope to have NoGo as a full roller with the engine sitting in place...i think its pretty ambitious...but i hope i can get it there!

[Sales@Dutchboys]

LOTS of car plans!

1st off is going to be new wheels.

then would like to get roll cage done and do something with the interior! :thumbsup:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Paul

[Musclecar]

18"wheels for the front....new interior.....OD transmission.......that should do it for now...:D

[6D9]

First...get my 11 second timeslip(motor)...super close....12.04 at 112.3

Then...

hyd roller cam
switch pitch TH400
Nitrous kit
finish interior
narrower front tires...rub

[ironworks]

Actually pull my long awaited 36 ford 3 window out of storage and get that thing togther enough to cruise. OH sorry wrong forum. But it does have a stack injection also.

Rodger

[jeff s]

Finish 7 LS7 engine projects in Jan
Finish 1968 Corvette Convertible
Finish 1971 Cutlass "LSX455"
Finish Jake's TT 509 67 Chevelle
Finish Honda Civic Hatch
Finish 1967 Ford TT Boss Custom 500, Run 9.9 1/4, drive it on Power Tour
Texas Mile in my TT Ultima GTR
Finish 1981 Twin Turbo Trans Am in time for SEMA

[COYBILT]

Get the GTO done for columbus 08 or get it done for SEMA and let jeff schwartz and others see what ive created.

Get a job working for Jim wangers
Move to southern california
get a house and thats about it.

[tyoneal]

Plans for Car (Lateral - 1)
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Minor Projects (2) (2008 Completion)

1) Complete Pro-Touring Street Modifications

Have Renderings Made

First: Get Mark VIII cooling Fan on car!
Second: Put ATS Spindles On
Third: Put Wilwood Superlight 6 pot Brakes on Car
Fourth: Re-size Kinesis Front Wheels, Buy Tires, Install

Drive Hell Out of It and Enjoy!
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2) Work on Alternate Vintage, "Trans Am", look and hopefully Complete

Have Renderings Made

Fifth: Pick up Vintage Wheel Works #48's
Six: Install Adjustable Rear Spoiler
Seven: Buy and Install Adjustable Front Spoiler
Eight: Have Removable Signs, Numbers, Sponsors, Etc. made
Nine: Change Exhaust to fit look

Drive Hell Out of It and Enjoy!
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Major Projects (Work on All Year)

Sort out and plan Front Subframe/Frame and get ordered
Sort out, plan, and upgrade 4 Point RollBar to 8--10 Point Roll Cage
Get installation time planned, and Finish Project

When not in the Shop, Drive Hell Out of It and Enjoy!
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Long Term Plan (for Next Year Completion 2009)

Complete Any Remaining Projects of 2008
Decide on and plan purchase of, LS2 or LS7 Engine build
Start saving $$$
Decide on Builder
Finish Saving $$$
Get Engine Purchased and Installed

Tune Entire Car, so All Major Components Work Together

Definitely, Drive Hell Out of It!
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Work on and Complete Esthetics (2010 Completion)

Alter Renderings if Necessary.

Build Interior, Plan and install incidentals, Paint Exterior

Drive Hell out of Car, and Enjoy it!
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Planned Specific Activities (For Next 3 Years)

Take Driving Lessons
Run Open Track Days
Run Auto X Days
Run the Drags
Run Power Tour
Run Texas Mile
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Next Project??

Ty O'Neal

[deuce_454]

finish the 79 malibu...
finish the 65 mustang
finish the 66 impala SS
finish the 32 roadster
finish the boat
finish the cb750 cafe racer


realistically... just finishing one of the above hopefully two will make for a good year

[Cread01]

I would like to finish up the body, install a g-bar rear suspension and mini tubs, then if there is a little extra cash install a vintage air setup. I would also like to put on all of the billet goodies I have been making over the past couple of months.

[awr68]

Finish the car...it's ony been 6 years...but it's time!! :yes:

[rocketman]

To get something drivable, and a least in paint or suede to drive around

[mazspeed]

To run more boost, (doing that now) get the paint work fixed, and drive the hell out of it.

[Garage Dog 65]

Hope to get project 356G frame completed this winter - so I can do the body metal work in spring and summer, and have a completed assy by fall. I'd like to blow it apart and be in paint winter 08/spring 09 - for final assy summer 2009.

Whew thats seems like a long way away - but it will sneek up on me if I don't get something done soon.....

Jim

http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=5109

[Diognes56]

As much as time and money will permit :) .

David

[Jimmy Sean]

To get my 1969 firebird drivable by my birthday in May. I need to finish the mini tubs, buy wheels, front tires and pretty much assemble the whole car:willy: . Not going for paint now, I will put it in suede for now. I just want to drive it again.

[Stuart Adams]

Get both my cars back from DSE and hopefully do Power Tour riding shotgun in the cars of Jody, Scott and Charley, if they want a newbie hanging around.

[radrambler]

stuart
talked to kyle a few weeks ago at a show.(turkey rod run)..he told me he had your "driver" blue car ,giving it a once over and taken care of a few things .(saw the pics on dse.com(whole firewall) dang im sure that wasnt in the original plan.he said your total build was going to be an all out awesome machine.cant wait to "read" about it:thumbsup:

radrambler

Get both my cars back from DSE and hopefully do Power Tour riding shotgun in the cars of Jody, Scott and Charley, if they want a newbie hanging around.

[Blown353]

Let's see...

First up is removing the entire center portion of my floorpan from firewall to back seat and building a new tunnel for more driveshaft clearance so I can lower the car a bit more and also get the tailshaft higher for reduced u-joint operating angles (currently 3 degree operating angle which makes a little vibration at 85+ mph, going to get that down to about .25-.50 degrees at normal ride height.) Also going to build in a front and rear driveshaft loop while I'm at it.

Building my custom dash insert with all new gauges and fixing what little remains of some dash wiring "fixes" made by the previous owner.
Good shocks at all 4 corners.

Finally ditching my B-body spindles & C4 Baer brakes and going with AFX tall spindles & C5 brakes. Also changing to a wilwood tandem master cylinder

Maybe start little by little on the bodywork as the weather warms up.

[Musclerodz]

Finish the Blazer by late spring. If I can get it sold, spend the funds to finish the Camaro.

Mike

[Yan69]

New floors, gas tank coil overs and front clip for now. family and friends think im nuts! neighbors think im selling dope or doing something illegal with all the $ im putting on the car.
Yan

[Stuart Adams]

stuart
talked to kyle a few weeks ago at a show.(turkey rod run)..he told me he had your "driver" blue car ,giving it a once over and taken care of a few things .(saw the pics on dse.com(whole firewall) dang im sure that wasnt in the original plan.he said your total build was going to be an all out awesome machine.cant wait to "read" about it:thumbsup:

radrambler

The Blue car looks worse than it is, everything was to come off so the new sub could be installed, just wanted the firewall/dash perfect, I'm anal I guess.
Hope all is well your way.

[radrambler]

stuart

hey ,you earn the right to make your cars super nice..i dont blame you for going the extra mile ....when your use to having top notch rides im sure its kinda hard to settle for some things as they come. after seeing the metal in that area i can see why you had it done. the DSE crew does outstanding work .im sure it will be real nice when done.ill be watching for the updates.:thumbsup: .

radrambler

The Blue car looks worse than it is, everything was to come off so the new sub could be installed, just wanted the firewall/dash perfect, I'm anal I guess.
Hope all is well your way.

[vinz68]

I'm getting a cage , mini tub ,vintage air and few more things. Then off to get an interior. My first event this year will probably be The Year One Event.... I can't wait.:D

[Tim Baillie]

Get my 375hp 350 in the Regal, just got my TPI set up off ebay, got it stripped down for sandblasting and powder coated all black with stainless hardware.

Get the frame for the car built up with all new suspension components, QA1 coilovers, speedway motors a-arms, addco swaybars etc........

Maybe actually drive the car for fun........

Oh yeah, redo part of the interior.......might even take out the impala dash and do something crazier.....

[romar 02 ss]

Win the lotto so I can afford to have it running by Fall.If that does't happen I'll just have to settle for having the engine installed.So until my lotto winnings get here, I'm off to work. Happy New Year.:)

[redfire69]

Throw as much goodmark at my 69 as I can to get it back on all fours!!

[G-Body]

To get my little bit of metal work done and mock up work and get the body back off the frame to start smoothing it up !

[zcrz]

I wanna narrow my rear seat and drive that pig....maybe some new tunes....and hit the road...just put 600 songs on the IPOD.....and LS1 front brakes.....and fix my exhaust rattle..:_paranoid