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Originally posted by JVC
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It is an awsome tool, and will save some serious money on ordering the wrong tires or wheels.. The beauty of it is, when you use it on the front end, you can steer the wheel and check for clearances, and they you can make adjustments and see what it takes to make get your clearances, whether it is a different offset or tire size..
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What did it cost? The website just says call to order, no mention of price...Originally posted by Iamtheonlyreal1 View Post
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I believe it is around 400 dollars, but covers wheel of all sized and bolt patterns... Scott is a great guy, and he will be happy to answer any questions you might have..Originally posted by JVC View PostComment
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In order to be able get the full suspension adjustability I opted for a rocker panel exit exhaust, because I will not have to run exhaust tubing over the rear axle... In looking for a different kind of exhaust tip, and I scored some pretty cool old exhaust tips, and will be running them through the rocker panel at the front of the rear wheel. I like the fact they are cast aluminum, because I think they will go with the color and trim them of the build. I have the MagnaFlow mufflers coming, and it appears they will work out great for this type of application, because the inlet and outlet are coming out the same end.
This will make the overall exhaust system way more compact, because I have a nice floor board pocket in front of the rear axle for the mufflers, and then it is a quick bend out to the correct outlet position at the rocker panel.
Here are some pictures of the Magna Flow muffer placement, and if I solid mount them, I will pick them up just a bit higher. The are up there pretty tightly now, but I would like to have them totally above the rocker pinch weld, and they are very close to being there now.. These mufflers are just tacked up in a mock up position, so they are not at the exact hieght and perfectly centered/level, but you should get the idea.
The exhaust tips were just a bit tricky, and I know I going to have a bit of specialize pipe bending to get them hooke up, but it is doable.. I am planning on solid mounting the actual mufflers and exhaust tips, and have a small flex joint betweeh the exhaust header pipe to the muffler. I dont want to take any chances of exhaust tip rattle in the body, and I would like the air gap to be a constant.
Here are some pics of the basic layout, and I think they work out great, eventhough I would have actually liked them just a bit further back, but that wasnt optimal for exhaust pipe plumbing. The perspective will change a bit, once the car is on the ground, and it is out in the open.
This is the box piece that I made to close off the cut hole.. There is access for proper finish welding to the body/rocker support, so I dont have any worry about any weaking of the body structure, and I dont see how it couldnt have actually strengthened it..
Last edited by Iamtheonlyreal1; 10-28-2012, 10:45 AM.Comment
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I am thinking that I should get plenty of exhaust vibration insulation by running the pictured flex joints below.. The mufflers, tail pipes, and tips will be rigidly mounted to the body, but will still be mounted on a very dense rubber bushing, so they should be very solid..
The exhaust pipe coming off the headers will go into the x-pipe pictured below, which will let me keep the header pipes running tightly down the center of the car, between the floor pans for a tight ground clearance fit. The Flex joints will be mounted between the x-pipe and mufflers, and this should allow me to get an extreme body hugging exhaust, and not have to worry about tolerances and rattling..
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In for the epicness that this thread is going to be.
Actually can't wait to see how this turns out <3Comment
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Being that this site is really about stance, I wont get into alot of the build details, but here are some random pictures of what is going into this build, and most of the components are available from my company Swedish Ops.
The P1800/Amazon front and rear suspension kits.
The mock up General Motors Ls1, but will have the new 540 horsepower Ls6 put in its place.
The updated dash kit, with newer electronic guages.
Here are the Swedish Ops (Special Builds Division) renditions.
Here are the layout of the upcoming Swedish Ops shirt, they will be coming in T-shirt and Dickie style shirts.
Last edited by Iamtheonlyreal1; 10-29-2012, 01:46 PM.Comment
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sub'd, this gonna be fun wathing!Comment
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i missing words. i had a estate that i did slammed and did cruised whit, but this one. omg!Comment
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wow... impressive fab work... more shots of the building process are needed for sure!Comment
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Thanks man... I am trying to make these mods easy and functional... I have 4 classic Volvo builds going on right now. This Amazon, 2 P1800's, and a 1800es, along with a few cars currently being built by Swedish Ops customers and more on the waiting list, so I am sure you are going to see plenty of these build cars around in the near future.Originally posted by martin81 View PostLast edited by Iamtheonlyreal1; 10-30-2012, 10:13 AM.Comment
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Wow, nice fab work man! Keep us updated!
PS: love the bikes in the background of some pics... Is that a bike shop or something?Comment
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I appreciate it, and you have a good eye.. I am designing parts for the old Triumph 650's, and the shop is set up for motorcycles also.. Here is a pic of the style bike I am designing parts for..Originally posted by M.Sam View Post
And here you can one of my other projects, a 1966 modified P1800 called Project Changling.
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