Sledgehammer updates [Archive]

mazspeed

02-14-2006, 01:03 AM

Ok well this was the car's first show (unfinished) but we are getting closer. Should be done by March or Very early April of this year. Not a lot of good photos, but you can see the new DSE billet hinges a bit better. Those things are rock solid, and completely kill any side to side movement the hood once had with normal hinges.

Sacramento Autorama1 (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/64.jpg)
Sacramento Autorama2 (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/63.jpg)
Sacramento Autorama3 (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/53.jpg)
Sacramento Autorama4 (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/50.jpg )
Sacramento Autorama5 (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/48.jpg)
Sacramento Autorama6 (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/43.jpg)
Sacramento Autorama7 (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/42.jpg)
Sacramento Autorama8 (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/41.jpg)

Speedster

02-14-2006, 05:53 AM

Looking good. A work in progress that still draws people with primer !! :)

syborg tt

02-14-2006, 08:04 AM

looks very nice - can't wait to see finished pics

mazspeed

02-14-2006, 12:05 PM

Yeah I can't wait either. As we speak it's being painted FINALLY!! Yeah the hinges were a hit, everyone wanted to know where to get them.

awr68

02-15-2006, 11:06 PM

Looks good! What are you doing for a fuel tank...filler location???

mazspeed

02-15-2006, 11:39 PM

Thanks Tony. It's a Rick's stainless fuel tank, and the filler neck is being redone for the bend. The 67 bends a little more then the 69 does at the same location, so they have to weld a new piece on there to make that sharp transition. The filler location is the same as a 69 as the license plate frame folds back as it does on the 69. I wanted a cleaner look back there.

mazspeed

03-19-2006, 01:37 PM

Some new shots from yesterday. The body is done finally, and now the interior and stance of the car needs to be played with and completed. The rear sits way too high. I'm also looking at other engine options. New front wheels were ordered with a different offset and wider.

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0142.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0148.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0150.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0152.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0168.jpg

mazspeed

03-19-2006, 01:38 PM

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0178.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0193.jpg

JimM

03-19-2006, 03:00 PM

looks VERY nice with paint!
What kinda tires? They look just like my eagle F1's, don't see those much.
Stupid question, what's the thing on the firewall where the wiper motor should be?

Sales@Dutchboys

03-19-2006, 03:09 PM

Looks good! keep us updated! :thumbsup:

jonny51

03-19-2006, 03:24 PM

Looking good,what engine options are you looking at?

mazspeed

03-19-2006, 03:28 PM

Hey guys thanks. The wiper motor is the lay down type from DSE. Yes those are F1 tires, but will switch to Toyo Proxy R's when I burn these off.

mazspeed

03-19-2006, 03:29 PM

Looking good,what engine options are you looking at?

Anything, everything :thumbsup:

jonny51

03-19-2006, 03:39 PM

Anything, everything :thumbsup:

I have some twin turbos for sale :unibrow:

mazspeed

03-19-2006, 06:02 PM

I have some twin turbos for sale :unibrow:
hmmmmmmm
The motor I have is not twin turbo ready, Id have to find something that is, and that's something I'm also considering.

jonny51

03-19-2006, 06:05 PM

hmmmmmmm
The motor I have is not twin turbo ready, Id have to find something that is, and that's something I'm also considering.

Change those pistons and cam and you good to go LOL JK bro

mazspeed

03-19-2006, 07:21 PM

Change those pistons and cam and you good to go LOL JK bro

That's a very good option for me. Frank at Prodigy customs may set me up with those very things if I went with a bosted motor. How much for the kit? What does it come with? You can e-mail me privately if you like.

jonny51

03-19-2006, 07:36 PM

I sent you a PM.

mazspeed

03-19-2006, 11:51 PM

I sent you a PM.
Got it.

Thanks :thumbsup:

ProdigyCustoms

03-20-2006, 04:25 AM

Looks very nice, you must be siked.

XcYZ

03-20-2006, 06:33 AM

Looks fantastic. :thumbsup:

trapin

03-20-2006, 09:50 AM

The car looks great. I always like when people bring their "work in progress" to car shows. It's neat to see the progress of the build before it's finished. I think Stielow had the Mule at Woodward about a year before it was finished.

On a side note, I want to ask you about the Rhino Liner. How did you apply that? Did you spray it or roll it on? If so...where did you pick up the product and the device to apply it? Thanks.

Awesome car. :thumbsup: '67's and '68's RULE!!! :D :lol:

buickfunnycar.com

03-20-2006, 05:39 PM

Sweet...can't wait to see it finished!

mazspeed

03-20-2006, 08:06 PM

Thanks guys. The rhino liner was sprayed on by the company at their location.

McssGmachine

03-20-2006, 10:02 PM

Nice car dude! I was the one that called you about your motor. :thumbsup:

mazspeed

03-24-2006, 11:54 PM

What do you guys think?

http://sledgehammer.wannawow.com/

Sales@Dutchboys

03-25-2006, 05:29 AM

Sweet! :thumbsup:

syborg tt

03-26-2006, 08:10 PM

What do you guys think?

http://sledgehammer.wannawow.com/

very nice - are you building it yourself

If so how on Gods Green Earth do you have the time ?????

mazspeed

03-26-2006, 08:33 PM

Thanks guys. No my friend at Adobe who built my business website is doing this one as well.

jonny51

03-26-2006, 08:36 PM

Looks good MIke :thumbsup:

mazspeed

03-26-2006, 08:37 PM

Hey Johnny. Yeah it's looks "god" huh. :D
Nice meeting you Allen, and Charlie L today. Great to finally see the Mule in person as well.

zbugger

03-26-2006, 09:33 PM

lol... looks "god".... Thats funny. :yes: But it does look "good". And it was good meeting you today too. The show might get old, but meeting up with other members never does. :thumbsup:

jonny51

03-26-2006, 09:38 PM

Jerk off's :D

customcam

03-27-2006, 03:51 PM

Love that Blue & silver they go together nicely!
it gonna look awsome lowered! :thumbsup:

mazspeed

03-27-2006, 04:18 PM

Yeah, but the choice of color was Steve Rupp's first, and he was nice enough to let me have the color codes. Yeah, up close it's a fantastic looking car now. I can't wait.

airtroop01

03-28-2006, 09:57 AM

Definitely awesome... :thumbsup:

mazspeed

05-03-2006, 12:17 AM

More pics to slobber over.

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/stage5_010.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/stage5_060.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/stage5_070.jpg

mazspeed

05-03-2006, 12:19 AM

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/stage5_090.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/stage5_100.jpg

zbugger

05-03-2006, 01:26 AM

If you've seen one, you've seen 'em all..... :P

customcam

05-03-2006, 01:27 AM

Really Niiiice
looks awsome lowered and those MD billet tail lights look great also :thumbsup:

mdprovee

05-03-2006, 08:23 AM

Looks nice Mike, and I want those tail lights too.

Sales@Dutchboys

05-03-2006, 01:20 PM

Looking great!

-Paul

Diognes56

05-03-2006, 03:07 PM

Looking good :thumbsup: .

David

mazspeed

05-03-2006, 07:06 PM

Thanks a lot guys. It's almost done. Just the interior, stereo and alarm system is left to do. The car HAS to be done by Memorial day weekend so the wife and I can go driving in it. It will be at the Good Guys show in Pleasanton on the 3rd and 4th. I just can't wait to get the thing back.

Steve Chryssos

05-03-2006, 07:34 PM

Awesome color and very nice lines. Congrats!

mazspeed

05-03-2006, 10:39 PM

Importkiller, the color year was 05 for both Silver and Blue colors. Your mail quota was full.

McssGmachine

05-03-2006, 11:30 PM

Looks great! Love the tail lights. You guys with the camaros get all of the cool parts! :mad:

Brian

mdprovee

05-04-2006, 08:17 AM

Hey Mike,

I was planning on going to Goodguys in June also. Maybe we can meet up.

mazspeed

05-04-2006, 08:48 AM

Hey Mike,

I was planning on going to Goodguys in June also. Maybe we can meet up.
Yeah no problem. Ill be there with my Dad and you can watch as I pick on Allen. :thumbsup:

mazspeed

05-27-2006, 07:15 PM

McssGmachine

05-27-2006, 07:30 PM

Man, I thought I was crazy! :drive: I hope you changed your underwear after that!Cool vid :thumbsup:

Brian

mazspeed

05-27-2006, 07:42 PM

Man, I thought I was crazy! :drive: I hope you changed your underwear after that!Cool vid :thumbsup:

Brian
Yeah, that was Jason in that one vid from gearhead that spin out. I almost had a heart attack when he did it. Was thankful that there was a roll up curb there.

tracy

05-27-2006, 10:05 PM

Looky looky what I did today.

Oh boy (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/MVI_0134.AVI)
Oh boy2 (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/MVI_0136.AVI)
Oh boy3 (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/MVI_0166.AVI)
Oh boy4 (http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/MVI_0167.AVI)

I messed up on these. Right click and save to folder. Maybe someone with computer knowledge can tell me what I did wrong.

You messed up by nearly drifting that beautiful car into oncoming traffic..lol..thank goodness you did not. That thing is awesome.

I plan on being at the Goodguys show both days next weekend. I would like to meet up. Will you be showing the sledgehammer?

-Tracy

mazspeed

05-27-2006, 10:33 PM

Hey tracy, Ill be there both days. Ill contact you about where Ill be when it gets closer to the date. The guys at Gearhead will be bringing the car.

awr68

05-27-2006, 11:22 PM

Nice vids Mike!! It put a big grin on my face...I need to get mine done!!

mazspeed

05-28-2006, 12:10 AM

Nice vids Mike!! It put a big grin on my face...I need to get mine done!!
Yeah it was cool, scary but cool.

zbugger

05-28-2006, 12:41 AM

That was some good rotation on video number 3. Looks great Mike. Hopefully I get to see it someday.

mazspeed

05-28-2006, 12:44 AM

That was some good rotation on video number 3. Looks great Mike. Hopefully I get to see it someday.

Next weekend. :thumbsup:

jonny51

05-28-2006, 03:08 AM

Looks like alot of fun Mike.It must feel good to have a car you can go for a drive in!!

mazspeed

05-28-2006, 12:51 PM

Looks like alot of fun Mike.It must feel good to have a car you can go for a drive in!!

Yeah, those were shakedown runs. I had to tell the shop what I liked and didn't like. I'm going to have them get a hydroboost unit. I'm not happy with the 7 inch vacuum pump at all. The front end is a mess, but that will be shimmed better and aligned, and the interor will be done for the show. I agve them an extra week to sort out the small issues with it. I can't wait to have it home.

mazspeed

05-28-2006, 02:01 PM

Few more pics

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0144.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0150.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0155.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0160.jpg

mazspeed

06-03-2006, 10:54 AM

Well I have an update on the car.
I went to pick the car up last night from Gearhead garage and was driving it home and on the freeway I lost the left rear wheel. I was doing about 65-70 when there was a violent shake and the wheel broke all 5 studs and left. I was able to maneuver it to the side of the road, but there will be no show for my car this weekend. Thankfully the cal track bars saved the car. It used them as a ski so I was able to fight the car where I wanted on the freeway, to the right side of the road. Damage. There is some small crack on the body inner fender wall. The cal track bar is destroyed, the Wheel is destroyed, and the left axel is destroyed. I called Jason since I was so close and he came out with his tow guys and his crew, got it loaded on the flat bed trailed and we took it back to the shop. The diagnoses was that there was gear grease on the wheel itself and there was a lot of play in the axel. It looks like it broke a bearing. I'm more then curious how this could have happened. I bought the rear-end from "biggearhead" on the camaro.net forums, and it came without axels pressed in. Jason wanted them shipped that way, and then Jason had them pressed in. How could this have happened? Does anyone have a clue of what might have gone wrong? I'm afraid to drive the thing at this point. I'm very lucky that’s, all that happened, I thought that I was going to take someone out, as the car was going out of control, but I got lucky. I just need to know what the hell happened?!

Mike

jonny51

06-03-2006, 11:23 AM

Mike that really sucks but atleast everybody is safe.I hope you get to the bottom of this but everybody will have there opinion.

mazspeed

06-03-2006, 11:30 AM

Mike that really sucks but atleast everybody is safe.I hope you get to the bottom of this but everybody will have there opinion.
Hey Jonny I really appreciate that. Yeah I'm kind of looking for answers so if anyone has them, we will be sure to listen. This is also a credit to Jason. He was the first person I called and rounded the troops in really no time and came with a group of guys with parts and a wheel cart to get the car on the trailer in traffic. When we got back to the shop there were no less then 10 people trying to figure out what went wrong. In no way do I blame him, or really anybody for it, it's an accident that happened and as you say thank god no one was hurt. But I'm looking for answers as this should not have happened to a $2500 rear end set. I just can’t believe how little damage there was. He even told me they cold fix it that night and have gotten me to the show today, but I declined.

ilovefirstgens

06-03-2006, 09:11 PM

damn!

Good to hear your alright, but sure is a bummer for right before the show!

Im sure youll have it back on the road in no time

McssGmachine

06-03-2006, 09:53 PM

Sorry to here that man! Glad to hear your alright!

mazspeed

06-03-2006, 10:15 PM

Thanks guys, the damage to the car is very minimal for going 65mph on the freeway and losing a wheel. It can be fixed in less then a day, but it's the parts that will take time. I have been e-mailing Johnny at baer, and the distributor that sold me the rear end and everyone has been great so far. I pretty much know what happened, but won't say till the rear is pulled and figured out for sure. The only thing I worry about is the boyd coddington smoothie wheels, but since they have been sold off, the wheels have came in a lot faster then they used too, so this is good news. I will keep everyone informed over the next few days on what happens. But after this wild ride, it's time for a cage. Also time for a light weight motor. I'm done screwing around with custom made parts! It's time to really open the wallet.

Thanks again guys
Mike

zbugger

06-03-2006, 11:31 PM

Mike, that's too bad about your little incident. The last time I've seen that is when my cousin had bad wheels on his old K5 Blazer. He'd usually lose two at a time. It would most likely be something to do with either the wheels or the studs themselves. Maybe the lugs weren't all the way seated or something? Can't tell without looking though. Glad to see it's gonna get fixed though.

jonny51

06-03-2006, 11:34 PM

Open the wallet sucker.................... :D

mdprovee

06-04-2006, 02:23 AM

Sorry to hear about your accident, especially since was just finished. Just glad everyone is ok. Keep us posted.

camaro_kyle

06-04-2006, 08:02 AM

Ouch, I am really sorry Mike. I have been following your car for a while now, and I know how bad it is when you are just about finished, and something goes wrong. One step forward, two steps back. Sucks that you can't make the Pleasanton show either, I sent my dad up there specifically to look at your car and take pics. Oh well, I'm sure he will find some other cars to keep him busy. Good luck with the repairs, and look on the bright side, at least you were safe and there was minimal damage.
Kyle

KillaCamaro67

06-04-2006, 08:46 AM

whoa man.. that car is something...

kinda scared me abit this is the second post today i read about 70 mph and loosing/breaking..

good cars and even better drivers when the good goes bad.. :thumbsup:

mazspeed

06-04-2006, 08:30 PM

Thanks guys. We should find out tomorrow what happened. I have talked to the distributor about this, and he and Jason and the team are going to find out what happened. I'm thinking it may have something to do with the custom made brake brackets that were on my 10 bolt, and then shifted to the 12 bolt Moser. Although we don't know yet.

Steve1968LS2

06-04-2006, 09:15 PM

Some new shots from yesterday. The body is done finally, and now the interior and stance of the car needs to be played with and completed. The rear sits way too high. I'm also looking at other engine options. New front wheels were ordered with a different offset and wider.

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0152.jpg

omg.. what color is your car?? It looks like the exact same color combo as my old '69.. especially the stripes..

Sweet ride man.. very very nice..

http://www.z069.us/69/Final_Assembly/Done1.jpg

mazspeed

06-04-2006, 09:27 PM

omg.. what color is your car?? It looks like the exact same color combo as my old '69.. especially the stripes..

Sweet ride man.. very very nice..

Hey Steve, remember you gave me the color codes for your 69 ;)
Thank you very much BTW. I may have to put off vegas a few weeks though.

tracy

06-04-2006, 10:16 PM

Mike,

Sorry about your car. At least you are ok. I looked for your car at the show this weekend...now I understand why I missed it. Keep us posted on the diagnosis. That is a scary thing to have happen. I had a similar incident in lifted 3/4 ton suburban at 80 mph with my whole family on board...I was lucky enough to make a safe landing as well. I don't blame you for being scared of driving it without explanations.

-Tracy

awr68

06-04-2006, 11:46 PM

Damn Mike, this could have been VERY bad! Scary never the less though!!

I'm glad to hear basically everything is ok...paint damage would be a major setback at this point!

Installing a roll bar or even a cage isn't a bad idea for many reasons...and going with a lighter moter only helps too...I say open the check book!! :thumbsup:

The new seats are going to look great!!

All in all we're just glad you are ok!!

mazspeed

06-05-2006, 12:22 AM

Thanks guys. Yeah I was lucky. Car might at worse case have about $1000 of damage. Those bars saved it.

71Nova

06-05-2006, 01:16 AM

Man I am so sorry that happened to you. Very scary. You seem to have a good attitude about the whole thing. A front tire shot off of the driver side of the nova I had before the one I have now at 80 mph. The car fell onto its brake disk and came to a controlled stop on the side of the road. The tire shot across the street ( Luckily no on coming traffic) hit the curb and believe it or not shot so high in the air the wheel went over the power lines lining the street. I am very glad you only have $1000 in damage because I had images in my head of a dented quarter panel from the car falling on the tire.

Steve1968LS2

06-05-2006, 04:45 PM

Hey Steve, remember you gave me the color codes for your 69 ;)
Thank you very much BTW. I may have to put off vegas a few weeks though.

Glad you're ok.. and that your car has only "minor" damage.. scary stuff..

And yea, now I remember giving you the secret codes.. lol

looking very cool..

mdprovee

06-11-2006, 09:49 PM

Hey Mike any word on your car yet?

Are they fixxing it?

mazspeed

06-11-2006, 10:26 PM

Hey Mike any word on your car yet?

Are they fixxing it?

Oh yeah, they are taking care of everything.
The rear is being shipped to Byars performance in Ky to be fixed and assembled there tomorrow. The Boyd Wheels should be here this week. I'm hoping to get the rearend back by late next week. They are still working on what's left at this point till the rear gets back. I'm hoping by the time it comes back, that's all they will have to do to get it rolling again.

mazspeed

07-07-2006, 12:11 AM

I want to give a huge thanks to Freddie Byars of Byars performance on the fast work he did in getting my rear end rebuilt and now shipped back to gearhead garage. He typically is in the camaro forums as Biggearhead, but I wanted to give the guy some love here. I should (hopefully) have the car shortly after that.

Kendall Burleson

07-08-2006, 08:04 PM

I love the color combo what size boyd are on the rear? :thumbsup:

mazspeed

07-08-2006, 09:31 PM

I love the color combo what size boyd are on the rear? :thumbsup:

Thanks. The wheels are 18X10 in the rear.

Steve1968LS2

07-12-2006, 03:21 PM

What was the paint code for your stripes?? I lost my notes :(

Thanks..

Any progress?

mazspeed

07-12-2006, 04:03 PM

What was the paint code for your stripes?? I lost my notes :(

Thanks..

Any progress?
Hey Steve. I used Nissan 350Z silver on the stripes. I don't have the codes off hand, if you need them I can get them today?
Well I talked to the shop today, and the rearend should be there by tomorrow. It goes on, and then it gets to go to the interior shop for about a week while the new aircon lines go in and the rest of the interior and stereo system. The stereo is done, just waiting for the custom door panels to go on to cover them. The wiring is done. Everything else is done. It has to be aligned and tuned. I had an issue with steering and the brakes when the Hydroboost was installed. It would feel notchy as did the brakes so I think there has to be some air in the lines, but nothing can get done till the rearend goes back on. After that is done, the car goes back to the paint shop for the touch up under the wheel well when the wheel blew off. Other then that :lol:
They need to have it done by August 1st for Hot August nights in Reno.

Steve1968LS2

07-12-2006, 04:20 PM

Hey Steve. I used Nissan 350Z silver on the stripes. I don't have the codes off hand, if you need them I can get them today?
Well I talked to the shop today, and the rearend should be there by tomorrow. It goes on, and then it gets to go to the interior shop for about a week while the new aircon lines go in and the rest of the interior and stereo system. The stereo is done, just waiting for the custom door panels to go on to cover them. The wiring is done. Everything else is done. It has to be aligned and tuned. I had an issue with steering and the brakes when the Hydroboost was installed. It would feel notchy as did the brakes so I think there has to be some air in the lines, but nothing can get done till the rearend goes back on. After that is done, the car goes back to the paint shop for the touch up under the wheel well when the wheel blew off. Other then that :lol:
They need to have it done by August 1st for Hot August nights in Reno.

Yea, if you could get me the code I would appreciate it.. thanks! -- its that same smokey silver (silverstone?) right?

Nice to hear that progress if going again.. now don't wreck it this time ;)

mazspeed

07-12-2006, 06:50 PM

Yea, if you could get me the code I would appreciate it.. thanks! -- its that same smokey silver (silverstone?) right?

Nice to hear that progress if going again.. now don't wreck it this time ;)

Hey Steve, I tried to e-mail you, but your box is full. Anyways here is the code for you

Silverstone - Diamond Graphite - Sparking Silver - WV2
Let me know if this helps.

Thanks
Mike
P.S Ill try not to wreck it again by letting the wheel explode on me on the freeway :willy:

Steve1968LS2

07-12-2006, 06:53 PM

Hey Steve, I tried to e-mail you, but your box is full. Anyways here is the code for you

Silverstone - Diamond Graphite - Sparking Silver - WV2
Let me know if this helps.

Thanks
Mike
P.S Ill try not to wreck it again by letting the wheel explode on me on the freeway :willy:

Perfect.. now that I see it I remember it. THANKS!

mdprovee

07-13-2006, 08:59 AM

Mike,

Glad to hear things are progressing on your car. Keep us updated.

mazspeed

08-21-2006, 04:13 PM

Ok, all the problems on the car have been addressed. I should have the car by Septemtber 1st. That's the drop dead date. The only thing at this point that needs to be done is the custom interior, and the last of the AC hoses and it should be charged by tomorrow.

Gr8t68

08-26-2006, 09:08 AM

The car looks great! I went over to your webpage and kept saying to myself "yep, thats whats happening on my project". What started as a mild update of aging brakes, wiring etc. has no turned into a Wayne Due C5 equpped sub frame complete with Z06 6 piston calipers and rotors , a Hot Rods to Hell Truckarm Suspension out back, a 6.0 LS1 and the list goes on. The car is currently getting a full roll cage installed (thanks to my friends at Ballistic Trux in Rocklin, CA) this coming week to tie everything together.

I too was looking at your picks and was wondering what that was mounted to your firewall where the wiper motor would normally be. Is it an aftermarket wiper motor? Also, I talked to Pascual at Marquiz last week and asked him when the 67-68 door panels were coming out and he told me they were working on them now (there is a 5 degree difference on the dash angle from the 69) and should be available in late October. They are expensive and still need to be upholstered once you get them but they really look nice and might be worth a look.

I'm up in Foresthill behind Auburn. Maybe one of these days I'll see you at a local car gathering.

mazspeed

08-26-2006, 04:03 PM

Hey Thanks.
Yeah it's always the small stuff that leads to the big builds. I went to a different direction with the interior then what Marquez was doing, just to be a little different. Ill post the photos soon. The aftermarket wiper motor is from DSE, and it's their 5 speed lay down model. Yeah, I'm sure Ill see you at a few car shows this coming year.

mdprovee

08-27-2006, 06:35 PM

Looking forward to seeing your car done Mike.

mazspeed

08-28-2006, 12:01 AM

Looking forward to seeing your car done Mike.

Me too. :D

zbugger

08-28-2006, 12:33 AM

Hey Mike, I bet you'll drive it like a old chinese woman. :_paranoid

mazspeed

08-28-2006, 08:48 AM

Hey Mike, I bet you'll drive it like a old chinese woman. :_paranoid
Leave your family out of it. :lol:

zbugger

08-28-2006, 12:49 PM

I was talking about your mom. Oh, and she says hi. She'll call you when she gets out of the shower.

mazspeed

08-28-2006, 04:06 PM

I was talking about your mom. Oh, and she says hi. She'll call you when she gets out of the shower.
My mom huh? You should take a visit to the clinic and start off with a shot of penicillin.

mazspeed

09-01-2006, 08:48 PM

Ok these pictures are not the best, but you have an idea of what the interior is going to look like. I get the car next week.

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/bassi83106_005.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/bassi83106_010.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/bassi83106_004.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/interiorbassi2_013.jpg

71Nova

09-01-2006, 11:02 PM

That looks sooo good! I like the patern that was stictched into the center console. The rear deck looks great also!! Dahm, the door panels look great also!

71Nova

09-02-2006, 04:27 AM

well you know not the door panels but the quarter panels.

69Nova

09-02-2006, 07:17 AM

I love it. That center console is killer :thumbsup: .

71Nova

09-02-2006, 07:10 PM

What interior lights are those on your rear most pillar? They look like small round billet light. Where did you get those?

mazspeed

09-03-2006, 12:05 PM

What interior lights are those on your rear most pillar? They look like small round billet light. Where did you get those?

The guys at Gearhead got them. Ill call them after the weekend to see where they got them. They are a billiet aluminum and look pretty cool.

mazspeed

09-12-2006, 09:21 PM

More pictures.
If all goes well, I finally get the car this weekend. More interior shots.

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/sept06_007.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/sept06_011.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/sept06_012.jpg

XcYZ

09-12-2006, 09:23 PM

Looks great. :thumbsup:

mazspeed

09-12-2006, 09:26 PM

Looks great. :thumbsup:

It better be for the money I'm spending. :wow:

Mr.VENGEANCE

09-13-2006, 12:36 PM

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a358/MasterWebb/cartoonBoner.jpg

tracy

09-13-2006, 02:02 PM

Looks great Mike. Can't wait to see it in person.

awr68

09-13-2006, 09:41 PM

Very nice Mike!! :thumbsup:

zbugger

09-13-2006, 10:20 PM

Damn I'm picky..... Looks good, but..... :_paranoid

mazspeed

09-13-2006, 11:56 PM

Damn I'm picky..... Looks good, but..... :_paranoid
I'm not going to crash it if that's what you mean. :P

zbugger

09-14-2006, 12:27 AM

The devil is in the details. I bet you can't figure that one out.

mazspeed

09-14-2006, 08:32 AM

The devil is in the details. I bet you can't figure that one out.

That's ok, your little brain works in mysterious ways. :D

mdprovee

09-14-2006, 11:39 AM

Hey Mike,

I am going to see your car today. Gearheads wants me to see what they have done, and to look over a few things I might want. Pictures look good.

mazspeed

09-14-2006, 05:59 PM

Hey Mike,

I am going to see your car today. Gearheads wants me to see what they have done, and to look over a few things I might want. Pictures look good.

Take your camera if you can. Those guys don't know how to take good pictures. :unibrow:

mdprovee

09-14-2006, 09:07 PM

Sorry didnt take a camera. Talked with them for a little while.

Your car is BAD A$$!!! I hope mine turns out as well as yours has.

mazspeed

09-17-2006, 11:10 AM

It's Home :thumbsup:

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/home.jpg

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/home3.jpg

WicKeD_SS

09-17-2006, 11:28 AM

That is one WicKeD ride! Bet your glad to get it home.....

mazspeed

09-17-2006, 12:50 PM

That is one WicKeD ride! Bet your glad to get it home.....
Thank you.
Yeah I'm glad but now I have to tune the front and rear suspension a bit, fix the horn, roll the rear fenders slightly, and tune the engine after 500miles to run leaner. The car is a blast to drive. The guys at Gearhead Garage did a great job with the car. I was expecting more little issues, but nothing has come up yet.

zbugger

09-17-2006, 01:32 PM

Looking good, man. I look forward to seeing it one of these days. In one piece.

ilovefirstgens

09-18-2006, 01:53 AM

Man that thing looks killer!! Congrats!

sooooo... you remember a while back when you offered to let me drive it... :unibrow:

clill

09-18-2006, 08:23 AM

Was there ever a clear understanding on what went wrong when the rear wheel came off ? Car looks killer.

awr68

09-18-2006, 08:48 AM

mazspeed

09-18-2006, 08:53 AM

Was there ever a clear understanding on what went wrong when the rear wheel came off ? Car looks killer.
Hey Charlie. The only thing that Moser, the shop and I could come up with was that the brake brackets were not counter bored for this new style rear-end. We think what happened was that there was too much friction with the bearing and it over heated and exploded in the housing. The other side was looking as if that was going to happen there as well. Moser took care of that problem, and Freddie Byers rebuilt the rear end for me. It seems fine now.

mazspeed

09-18-2006, 08:55 AM

Looks awesome!! How's the fuel filler location working...any loss of fuel on the hard take offs?? I'm still considering the same install you did...a little burn't out on the fab work at the moment though!! Any new interior pics?? Keep up the good work!!! :thumbsup:

It works ok. I say only ok because you cannot fill it up past 7/8's. No fuel comes out on hard acceleration. It has a fuel door in the neck.

mazspeed

09-18-2006, 08:55 AM

Man that thing looks killer!! Congrats!

sooooo... you remember a while back when you offered to let me drive it... :unibrow:
I need to sort a few small things out then Ill let people have a go at it. :thumbsup:

awr68

09-18-2006, 09:58 AM

Was there ever a clear understanding on what went wrong when the rear wheel came off ? Car looks killer.

That's a ride you only want to do once...if that!!!!!!!!! :wow:

mazspeed

09-18-2006, 04:23 PM

That's a ride you only want to do once...if that!!!!!!!!! :wow:

Once was enough.

mazspeed

09-18-2006, 08:51 PM

A few from today

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0201.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0203.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0204.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0208.jpg

mazspeed

09-18-2006, 08:52 PM

More

http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0216.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0219.jpg
http://www.tri-phase-electric.com/IMG_0224.jpg

comp-spec

09-18-2006, 09:14 PM

Nice, looks good :thumbsup:

71Nova

09-22-2006, 12:26 AM

Beautiful!!

rockdogz

09-22-2006, 12:21 PM

Looks awesome! What happened to your backup lights?

mazspeed

09-22-2006, 01:33 PM

Hey guys thanks for the kind words. No backup lights right now as Marquez doesn't make any for it as of yet. I want to match the rear tails. Ill wait till they do, then we will put them in.

mazspeed

10-07-2006, 12:22 PM

Ok new update. I got the car back from CARR yesterday and it drove great. One problem is that it looks like it slightly leans a little on the left side. Just ever so slightly. Also there is already an engine oil leak from the front, might be a bad crate engine as there is some internal balancing issues. Either a flywheel or the engine is not balanced correctly.

awr68

10-07-2006, 11:03 PM

mazspeed

10-08-2006, 01:18 PM

Looks great! How's the sound system sound? Do you know what gaskets they used on the Chevelle mirrors? It doesn't appear that my Chevelle gaskets work very well with the profile of the 67-8 camaro doors...I know they fit better on the 69's. And yes I have already reshaped the mirror base to fit the door. Thanks!!
Hey Anthony. The sound system sounds really good. We used nothing but Alpine and it seems to work really well. I'm not sure what gaskets they used in the mirrors, but I do know they had to be shimmed a bit.

awr68

10-08-2006, 01:48 PM

Hey Anthony. The sound system sounds really good. We used nothing but Alpine and it seems to work really well. I'm not sure what gaskets they used in the mirrors, but I do know they had to be shimmed a bit.

Thanks, I'll try again when the time comes...maybe they can be used after all!!

RickM415

10-08-2006, 09:28 PM

wow! first time i see this car and damn!!! ...are you goin to the speed merchant g2g next weekend ?

mazspeed

10-08-2006, 11:32 PM

wow! first time i see this car and damn!!! ...are you goin to the speed merchant g2g next weekend ?
I kind of doubt it right now. I'm having it torn down to look for the balancing problem. If it's the motor I'm having it rebuilt the way I want it with a supercharger in mind. Unless it's a flywheel problem, it will be down for at least a few weeks. If it's only the flywheel, then I should make it.

RickM415

10-08-2006, 11:34 PM

well hopefully is just the flywheel then hehe ....im looking foward to seeing it .

mazspeed

10-09-2006, 11:22 PM

well hopefully is just the flywheel then hehe ....im looking foward to seeing it .
Yeah me too. Id like more power so I might get creative.
On another note I took the wife and the car to Santa Cruz this weekend driving over 17 and on to 101. It was perfect. The car other then the small vibration was great. It handled much better then I thought, I need some minor suspension adjustments but other then that it was a blast.

mazspeed

10-10-2006, 11:48 AM

Funny thing happened on the way to the shop this morning. The left front shock tower came apart and the car hit the ground right down the street from Campbell Auto. I was bringing it in to figure out the vibration issues, when the left front tire started rubbing, then collapsed into the ground. No damage, but I think we are going to look at aftermarket coilovers for this thing. I cannot trust anything fatman has right now. The top of the coilover looks like it came apart as it only has about 5 turns of the thread and for some reason it came off. Bad design.

RickM415

10-10-2006, 11:52 AM

oh man that sucks ....so no damage to the car then ? do you mind posting some pics ? thanks

mazspeed

10-10-2006, 12:06 PM

oh man that sucks ....so no damage to the car then ? do you mind posting some pics ? thanks
I didn't take pics at the side of the road, no camera. Right now they are calling Koni and bilstein to see if they have or will make a custom coilover to fit this setup. This will actually be an improvement over what came with it anyways so this is for the better.

formula98

10-15-2006, 10:43 PM

Man what a great looking car! This is the first time I have seen it and just spent over an hour reading through your post. I'm sorry to hear about the wheel and now the shock. Keep up the great work. :thumbsup:

mazspeed

11-15-2006, 09:21 PM

Well guys I made up my mind. It's the supercharger. DSE subframe connectors are in along with other mods. Ill take pictures sometime this week.

fatlife

11-15-2006, 10:20 PM

mazspeed

11-15-2006, 10:49 PM

Not suprised, when I found out you had the fatman frame I kinda winced, but didn't want to rain on your parade. I installed a set of their lower/upper control arms on a first gen and the uppers had no bump stops and no suspension gains. The lowers were not made correctly and the plate that held the lower spring bent and threw off everything. They of course sent us new revised versions which were better, but I still had to charge the guy to swap them out. Good luck with the rebuilds

Yeah mine didn't come with bump stops either but the custom Koni's have them built in to the shock/spring. We are going to see how that works before they fab some up. The arms are not too bad, and they seem to be pretty tough, and the geometry is not bad for a M2. But the stuff they are doing will improve this whole thing. The stock springs and shocks are trash though. The frame itself from what I understand is pretty stiff, much stiffer then a Martz. Will see how it goes. It should be pretty fast and stiff once it's done. Frank from Prodigy Customs is helping with the design and parts for the procharger on my car. I want to thank him for the effort and time as well. Ill give you all the info on everything later once the kit and fab work is finalized.

mazspeed

03-13-2007, 07:10 PM

Ok, finally something happining. The supercharger came in today as did the GPS snitch. That thing is pretty cool. The car goes in next week and they have all the parts, and it's just a matter of time to bolt everything together at this point. It's going to be real tough to make the Goodguys in San Diego, but they are going to try and get everything finished for that show. I hope. Thanks again Frank for the parts.