No matter what I do, it's still a Cavalier.

[Strawhat]

I'm currently at a loss for words about this thing.
The fab skills, the insane idea of it all. Unbelievable.

This may have been covered a few pages back, but those wheels are Enkei's that you had the lips widened by weldcraft? I have always wanted to try that as a cost effective way to have cool wheels.

[HooWybrow]

I really wish I had the talents you had when it comes to welding and in that area.. You can just do what you want when you need to. I'm so jelly.

Thanks, man. But it all came at a price. I've destroyed three cars learning what I've learned!

Finished plating my bumper rebar tonight, Nothing exciting but had a couple hours into it, so deal with the pictures.





Should have my bell crank pivot back Thursday, so brake operations will resume Thursday night.

[Bigdogstokes]

I really wish I had the talents you had when it comes to welding and in that area.. You can just do what you want when you need to. I'm so jelly.

[HooWybrow]

So, never staying home to do laundry again. Spent a lot of money. Gas tank will no longer be factory. That was literally the last piece on the car I've never replaced.

10 gal fuel cell.

Operation: make the lolcavalier completely indestructible from the underside is officially 100% sorted out.

[HooWybrow]

WRONG WRONG WRONG

Just kidding. Keep up the great work, your fab skills are shining through.

Thanks, sweet heart!

Bitch,

Your shit is cray.

will you be using a remote reservoir or what are you're plans to keep the booster topped off?

How often to you need to fill up your master cylinder? If it's more than once a year your car needs help. There's a low-fluid sensor in the master itself, so I'm not worried in the least.

I hope you're just going to clearcoat all this junk. I love the look of bare metal.

I can't wait to paint it, sorry!

So I just read through all 27 pages with I admit some skepticism in the beggining, but its quite clear this isn't the average build. Props on my behalf sir. The only cavalier I give a shit about. I'm stoked to see more progress.

I'm still sceptical! I can't blame you at all, but I thank you for the kind words!

Booster set up is looking good!
I can't believe how much progress you've made in the past few weeks..I'm getting more and more excited to see this thing out in the spring!

I really wish your car was going to be out this year. I need someone local to cruise with! Either that, or I'll just have to buy a bike.

Got a text message today saying my dash would be in paint by the end of the week, and then he'll start the bezel. Pretty excited to hear that already.

Not working on the car tonight, I'm doing laundry.

You know that pair of boxers you **** because they're just too small and you save them because it means one extra day you can go without doing laundry? Yeah, I'm wearing that pair today.

[EuroNut]

Booster set up is looking good!
I can't believe how much progress you've made in the past few weeks..I'm getting more and more excited to see this thing out in the spring!

[Tuck&Poke]

So I just read through all 27 pages with I admit some skepticism in the beggining, but its quite clear this isn't the average build. Props on my behalf sir. The only cavalier I give a shit about. I'm stoked to see more progress.

[cobrawannabe]

I hope you're just going to clearcoat all this junk. I love the look of bare metal.

[ItsaCorolla]

will you be using a remote reservoir or what are you're plans to keep the booster topped off?

[Z.Cockburn]

Bitch,

Your shit is cray.

[MommysLittleMonster]

WRONG WRONG WRONG

Just kidding. Keep up the great work, your fab skills are shining through.

[HooWybrow]

This is normally where I would reply to comments, questions and concerns, but I'll just leave a big empty space to signify my tears:












Started my bell crank last night, again, might actually work! I'll let the pictures do the talking 'cause I don't feel like typing anymore.

















Having the inner rod machined and center-drilled today or tomorrow, then I can build the top bracket, and start the linkage. I know what you're thinking, "That booster rod is sitting on the column support." You're not wrong, but it has yet to be modified. RELAX.

[HooWybrow]

The truth.. its so blatent. So how hard would it be to do that on my 98?

It's not overly difficult, first few pages of my build take care of that.

your brain must be completely broken at this point.. and I love it..

carry on everything looks phenomenal.

My brain is slowly turning to mushy stuff.

Thanks, dude!

http://www.mcmaster.com/#linch-pins/=lwlrb2

^^ Probably the best website ever. There has got to be something there that will work for you

I love you.

You doing anything special with the dash at all??

The radio bezel is getting massaged pretty heavily, the dash and dash pad should look factory, though.

Had a side-job today so I tossed the front end back on the car and pushed it outside. Decided for ease of working under the dash, I'd back the car in this time.

Got around to making my booster bracket tonight, so far, flawless execution.

Step by step:











And tacked in place:







Very, very bad pictures. It's hard to get my dang phone jammed in there.

Regardless, so far I'm still confident this is going to work, hahaha.

Threw the front sheetmetal on and took pictures of Mike's car and mine.









Life

is

GOOD.

[way2fastx3]

You doing anything special with the dash at all??

[j.kam]

Next, this whole bolt-in roll bar thingy. Where the rear bars attach, there are bolt holes. In my opinion, thanks to my OCD, having actual bolts/nuts there would look absolutely horrendous and drive me fucking bat shit crazy. Even though you can't really see them,

So I came up with this, to use a PTO shaft clip from a tractor. Now, they definitely don't fit like I want. The pin is obviously too long, and it is also 1/8" too skinny. I'll likely wind up making my own pins and fashion the steel clip over to them. This gives me a good idea of what to base my idea off of, though.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#linch-pins/=lwlrb2

^^ Probably the best website ever. There has got to be something there that will work for you