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the pic of google maps is from 3 years ago.
BUt thi summer my hood popped open against 70mph.
so a new hood + fenders are on the way and should be arriving any day now.
and thats the reason not to many people own an american car over here.
be honest, for the same money you can drive a mercedes or beemer witch has better support over here then an american car.
GM wants to bring a new cadillac to europe, but if that new caddy aint gonna be equiped with a 2L Diesel engine, nobody is gonna buy those in belgium. thats just the facts.
this happened this summer when to hood popped at 70mph
we are now rebuilding the car. starting with the engine.
it got a new cam, heads shaved 0.5mm. pacesetter headers will arrive next week. iroc intake, 34 en 23 mm swaybar
it gets a shiftkit installed.
after that it will go to the bodyshop for some allignement issues. where the car will get new fenders and a new irocZ hood.
also I probably gonna ask if they will paint the stripes instead of using stickers.
Looking over your thread and that is a great looking car. Sorry about the hood, that bites. Good luck with it, I'm sure you won't quit till it looks good again.
my sherman iroc hood and fenders finally arrived last month after waiting for 20 weeks. ( ordered them in september )
I installed the comp cams 262 cam kit + timing chain and gear and shaved the heads 0.5mm
I also polished the intake slightly.
engine also seems to be a 3.4 instead of a 3.1..
last I installed some pacesetter headers.
still need to put in the airpump delete pulley.
we are now busy with installing crank dampner
now we need to put the lifters back in and build up the intake + brackets. but it looks like im missing 2 bolts. ( those that hold the ac and steeringpump against the heads.
need to search for those again.
also done,calipers painted
arrived not yet installed, new airco condensor + dryer, ATP transmission shift kit, new parking brake shoes, transmission cooler.
I hope that by the end of the month we it can go to the painter/bodyshop.
car will be painted the same color of red, but the stripes wil become painted in an 86 silver. ( instead of stickers )
and the black eyelids will be a 91 black color.
frame will also get pulled straight ( I knew this for a couple of years, now want to do something about it.
and lastly, new uniroyal rainsport tires. ( our cars don't drive well in the rain so they need every little bit of help they can get.
plans for next year. new floorpans
BMR or Umi subframeconnectors. ( maybe a set of alstons 2 but only bolted in )
koni+eibacks+ founders strut mounts.
extra: torson differential if I find one.
and we just keep on building ( for got sake I hope I dont have an internal leak. I already found 2 seals that werre leaking ( waterpump seal ) and thermostat housing seal.
I took both of them back of and used some blue liquid gasket enhancer around the enitre area to make sure its really sealed ( it is now ).... ( did use fel-pro gaskets, so those should have been okay )
forgot to update this thread.
wel we got the engine together again and up and running.
we still need a wee little bit of tuning here and there.
it seems that we cant run the car on more then 8 degrees of base timing.
else the engine will bog when you try to start it with the ESC cable plugged in again.
here is a movie where we where checking some of the last funky problems.
for some reason I still got some engine knock when I rev it quickly behind eachother.
still to be installed on the car is bigger injectors and a flowmaster muffler ( scavenged it of a broken down camaro.)
also found myself some electric mirrors with the complete wiring for it.
but we are still waiting for the car to come back from the bodyshop. they straightened the frame now, and now they are cleaning the body for painting etc. this painting + framepulling will cost me 5K+ but when its done, its gonna be suweet.
so I finally got some updates from the bodyshop.
not that you can do everything done on a car x2 in price since all the parts need to be shipped from america to belgium. and everything here is almost double as expensive.
car looks great. the front turn signal can be polished out to make them look better. What i did was remove them held it in one hand and sanded it with 2000 grit wet sand paper until the light felt smooth took about 15 minutes for mine. then i took my buffing wheel with a wool pad and alittle polish not for lenses but for the body laid teh buffer on the floor held it with my foot pushed the button with my foot then with my hands ran the lenses against the buffer being carefull of heating it up to much and holding the part tight so it doesn't fly out of my hands. they now look brand new cost me nothing to do.
I got to dissapoint you.
since belgium laws support ricers, all or tuners are al show and no go.
fat exhaust, cold air intake, bodykitt, lowering springs, big rims, spoiler, lexus lights.and big ice installation.
mostly on an opel astra, vw golf, seat ibiza
How is it rice supported? Didn't you say no big wings, wood parts, or changed exhaust? lol
time to update this topic again.
since we needed to reweld the floorpans, and then give it the raammat treatment. it was also time to do the rest of the body.
I will let the pictures speak for themselves.
due to waterleaks we had to redo some of the interior.
so.
first up, the doors
we build a new cardboard from scratch and put the ensolite on the back of the panels.
actually a long time since I updated this Topic....
anyway...
I'm back driving this car on a weekly basis. ( got a company car for work etc ) and I use this car on sondays etc or whenever it wheater is beautifull.
Specs of the car
rebuild 3.4 V6
comp cams 264H cam kit
pacesetter headers
empty cat
dynomax VT muffler
Y-pipe intake from a 2.8 camaro
-chipping by me
-prothane motion black poly rubbers
-34mm front 23mm rear swaybar
-82-92 front koni struts
-93-02 rear koni shocks
to do
-install steering house cooler ( in box at home )
-install new steel brake and fuel lines ( ordered at Hawks )
-rebuild new airconditioning system ( everything is in boxes atm ) to R134A
long term planning
-subframe connectors ( got umi ones ) but my inspections do not approve of this modification so I need to wait....
- truetrac rear ( undecided between 3.23 and 3.73 )
my God, I just noticed I havent posted here since 2013....
whew, a lot has changed over the last 7 years.
except the car getting a complete new paintjob, the car also got.
new brakes.
jeggsters bolt in subframe connectors?
97camaro white vinyl seats.
koni shocks front and rear.
detroit truetrac limited slip differnetial.
powerstop disc brakes and pads.
new steeringgear.
astro steering shaft.
airconditioning redone for 134a
double fan setup with low and high speed.
new audio system existing of
sony xav-ax3005db radio. ( android auto + apple carplay)
with a usb connection in the center console.
cerwin vega V1100.5 amplifier
cerwin vega HED 5.25 speakers in the front
cerwin vega VEGA V469 speakers in the rear.
cerwin vega VEGA 8" subwoofer in the spare wheel compartment in a sealed enclosure.
new hella headlights with an extra parklight.
the car also got 2 brothers to keep it company.
and I also took the car on a roadtrip a couple of times to spain.
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