The Project Pad

like 80 bucks?

$38 from Speedway Motors? (.com)

Sweetness, D-rock. Hope we get to meet up at some point. I like the MC job you did. You've given me inspiration. With new brakes, I feel the MC I have is somewhat inadequate, and on its last legs, anyway.

Nice, I really need to do a prop valve like that. Have you played with different settings for when you have the center diff locked?

That "T" came from a Diesel Mercedes I believe...
Nice work btw!...Just waiting for my block to come back before I can start taking pictures

billzcat1 wrote:$38 from Speedway Motors? (.com)

yup, that's where i got mine, but not for that smokin' price....i paid $45

audifreakjim wrote:Nice, I really need to do a prop valve like that. Have you played with different settings for when you have the center diff locked?

no, i haven't played with it much yet. i will soon though. saturday is going to be a 600 mile roadtrip back home with my friends and cousin, should be fun (i'm hoping it will be at night to avoid 100+ degrees during the day, blech)


and patrick, yes, it would be cool to meet up one day. i'll let you drive my car if you let me drive yours

That might be dangerous, D. I have a feeling that my car may inevitably evoke cliches similar to those about black lovers. :wink:

:dur:

i cleaned my car last night and took some fresh pics , hope ya like em' :-)

Damn derek your car is lookin goood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mikey is very jealous. Excellent work man, you give me great inspiration!
Drive that beast to Indiana sometime!

oh ja, and this is how i represent all the products on used on my car...



keeps the outside nice and clean :wink:

Cant wait for my Billzcat1 Brakes!!!

I don't know about the wheels

Nice pics! D'em wheels r hawt!

i'd like to thank jeff(mr. flint here) for originally showing me what the R38 looks like on a 4kq :-)

derracuda wrote:i'd like to thank jeff(mr. flint here) for originally showing me what the R38 looks like on a 4kq :-)

And I would like to thank Darin (Audilard) for selling them to me at a good price.....

just finishing the "thank you" speech for you.

:wink:

oh yeah, sorry bout that darin. :stupid: :bashtard:

here's the adjuster i modded for adjusting the rear struts through the parcel shelf...





the gray tube is reamed out to be a snug fit over the top strut nut and helps to align the adjuster onto the tab sticking out of the strut....

well, time for the ultimate test for all that i've put together in the last few weeks. the trip from sacramento,CA(where i work) to silverton, OR (where i live) is about 580miles door to door. we got all packed up in the afternoon and two of my buddies are travelling up with my dad and i for camping at the coast this next week, and then fishing in canada the week after (been waiting a while for this vacation 8) )

we ended up leaving sac at about 11pm and pulled into the driveway at home a little before 8am. the drive was fantastic and both my friends confirmed that the 400# springs and konis at full stiff with 26mm sway bars front and rear is certainly streetable and even comfortable most of the time. the only noises i've seemed to encounter are the already existing exhaust rubbing, and i think there's a littlw whine from the tranny... i guess i'll see if she blows or locks up otherwise it cruises nice and quiet, so quiet infact we don't have to raise our voices to talk at all :wink: it also cruises at real speed quite nice as well, the suspension is perfect for opening it up and the new brakes from Billzcat1 worked flawlessly!

here's some pics from the trip :-)

Great pictures. Where did you get that hood Derek?

i certain man in sacramento :wink:

derracuda wrote:i certain man in sacramento :wink:

Would he have another one available for sale???

Dairick, does this guy sometimes go by 'Havad Shad-Zai'?

Sam