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Officially part of big brake gang 😂 Toom way longer than expected to grind down the belltech drop spindles. Then the lower ball joint REFUSED to let go, but was able to get it off after walking away for 24 hours. test fit a old G8 wheel with 245/40 tires and did NOT like how it looked, not enough tire. And the 245/50 on the Camaro wheels hit the inner fender at the rear but look SO GOOD. So I'm gonna try to run 245/45 tires and hope they don't hit and look good. Just need fluid to bleed the brakes and it SHOULD be good to go! Requested an appointment for new tires for this Wednesday. So maybe catch me doing burnouts at QSL on those nasty ass G8 wheels 😂

With the recent official loss of my G8, I've been back driving the sonoma and finally doing the upgrades and repairs I've wanted to do the last few years. Unfortunately I just was not able to keep the G8 for the engine/transmission to put in the sonoma since they wanted over $7,000 for the car that is now undrivable and deemed a total loss. But the money has been able to fast track these upgrades. First and probably most importantly THE AC WORKS! and when I say it's Ice cold, it's not like every used car listing "Ice cold AC" No the air coming out of the vents is physically painful if it's blowing at you. Rough estimate of 28oz of R134 and 8oz of PAG46, had an incident of finding out the compressor has a pressure relief valve that sprays oil all over the headers and HVAC box.... so I think I need to add a bit more refrigerant as it's fast cycling at 65mph Run into an issue where the ride height I like the way it looks was only about 1" from hitting the bump stops, which made for an awful time on Wilson road... so I've gone and added some preload to bring it back up to a stockish ride height and it looks goofy as hell but rides so much better. So to fix that problem I'm upgrading to Belltech blazer drop spindles, sealed hub and a normal rotor instead of the old school bearings in the rotor, along with that swap I'm also going to use the 4 piston brembos I had bought for the G8 but didn't get to install them, working on cleaning them up and preping to install them next weekend with cross drilled C6 Z06 rotors, which apparently are the same size as the Camaro/SS/CTSV rotors but has a 70mm center bore like the S-series trucks... Rears are coming soon but aren't a priority as the stock drums still function just fine, though they do look dumb inside the 19" camaro wheels that I'll FINALLY be installing in July after the front brakes are done.... Going with the same BFG G-force Comp 2 A/S plus tires that I had on the G8. And Lastly I need to fab a permanent mount for the trans cooler since there's no longer room for it behind the grille after the AC condenser got installed.. Currently it's securely zip tied in the same-ish location as the heat exchanger for a Sy/Ty So I thinking I might try to get some kind of little scoop made up too. Also noticed I REALLY need some kind of baffling or air dam between the front bumper and condenser, once the fan comes on it just pulls hot air from under the truck back through the radiator, Had this issue on my original S10 but It had the factory air dam that mounted to the core support and bumper. from my searching I seems like the Sy/Ty/SoGT NEVER had any such air dam Other than that It's just been repairing stuff I neglected in 2018 when I put it together or finding stuff that has happened during it's 3 year out door storage, like the headlights were shorting out and melted the passenger side plug, was actually the H4 bulbs in the Autopal housings. Uh the last electrical issue was the hot wire for the fuel pump was getting excessively hot, because the ground on the chassis has completely corroded, cleaned it up and relocated it to a more accessible spot and the wire still gets warm but not HOT I mean the pump is rated at 15-16amps at 60psi (Walbro 450) Today I spent a few hours trying to figure out why the brake pedal was so stiff with the hydroboost, turns out the pushrod was binding on the pedal so I got that addressed and it's feeling MUCH better now, hoping the new calipers are a better match with the C/K master cylinder I'm running so the pedal is a little softer and has a little more travel.

Woah hey, hi. CR had moved so here's a Big'ole update on the car. Finally got the Replica SV6 spoiler at the beginning of 2022, made some little 3d printed plugs for the holes from the stock spoiler.. Recently had to replace the radiator after the top tank split in half, while I had it apart I went ahead and refinished the OE headlights, sanded all the original coating off with 5000 grit, buffed them out and then wrapped the lenses with Clear vinyl. and cut out the backing of the lower grille to the left and right to open it up for a later mod. Scotchgarde on the driver side and Vvivid on the passenger side....Because I accidentally ripped the expensive stuff. Oh yeah and April of this year I finally did some go fast mods. Summit 8715r cam, BTR .660 dual springs, .105 wall pushrods, M365 oil pump, Billet oil gallery barbell, Cloyes timing set, Comp Trunnions, ARP bolts where OE was/could not be reused, Stainless works Long tubes and all new gaskets + internal seals/orings... While I was apart also did new poly engine mounts and the Camaro trans pan Tried for a few months to tune it myself, but the Gen4 stuff just isn't as easy as the Gen3...So I had to take it to get a real tune and made a cool 406hp on 88 Octane This was a clip still on my....not so great tune. And these have been sitting in a box since July of last year, just haven't had the extra money to install them, plus I haven't been able to get my power coating stuff set up yet.

Still have to get a few more cars, I've got 5 cars. Trying to do a autumn shoot next and then I can get the months put together. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Sorry guys, been busy with work and sleeping [emoji28] the next 3 weekends are going to be pretty busy for me, might be able to get something done this Saturday evening and next Saturday but no promises. Have a truck still in pieces and I'm supposed to leave for Carlisle, PA on the 5th. After that though I'm pretty open Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Still think it looks pretty dope [emoji122] but I do agree we need more people, and maybe try for a little later in the evening for better light. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Alrightyyyyy here are some rough edits of Sunday Funday. these exports are low res, non-printable previews, and does not reflect final quality. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1su2GPlkx95QxreUvRvXp3bqGzwUAcknA?usp=sharing ~ You will probably need to be logged in to a google account, I pay for drive and it's how I distribute high res printable files as well as low res previews. Still need to go into Photoshop and do some clean up work, and get the final adjustments in lightroom. The tracker is my personal favorite.

[emoji854] I'm still at work [emoji854] Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Was nice to actually meet you guys, I'll get the photos from today edited either tonight or tomorrow after work. Hopefully I can make it to more stuff this year [emoji28] Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Running a little late. Lost track of time loading up and engine. On 270 now Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Dope! I messed up on the event and made it friends only [emoji28] still a go for 4pm. I will be there probably around 330-345 my options are a big ass 95 Suburban 2500 4wd or 2001 Focus sedan without AC sooooooo I'm probably just going to steal my girlfriend's '12 Fusion as the camera car.. Think I've got a friend bringing his ZR-poo from Cleveland. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

SUNDAY THE 18TH. I've lost track of days and thought today was Saturday. My bad guys. Not tomorrow. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

I'm sure we can figure something out [emoji108] Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Going to shoot for tomorrow. Anyone that can not make it that would like to be featured can PM me and we can setup a time/date for shoot. The first will stop be true rain date of we have to cancel. I procrastinated fixing my shit box and now I'm panicing to fix it before august 3rd Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Dammit [emoji28] should we just go ahead and push to Augusts 1st Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Honestly no idea [emoji1787] I think all my friends I invited are bailing because they have other stuff going on. So I think it's just whoever on CR going. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Haven't thought ahead that far. But we could do... August 1st

It's for real [emoji108] Facebook official. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Check my Type-R thread in the pics. [emoji23] It started as a joke. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

That's right, it's happening. Columbus Shitboxes and Sliders meet and photoshoot, July 18th, 4pm @ White Castle 6791 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43213 We'll be doing photoshoots for the 2022 Calendar at the meet location as well as continuing to different locations for legitimate photos. Like to keep this small, but we do need at least 12 cars.

Would everyone be alright with July 18th meeting around 2pm at whatever white castle we choose to meet at? Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

I think in my mind I was just kinda turning this into a rust belt shoot. But doing nice locations would definitely be funnier.. high end dealers with the stereotypical neon comicsans $599 down? [emoji23] And I'm all for the hidden slider in every shot. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Sooooo.... Cooper stadium? Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Alright so it's happening in July, which white castle are we meeting at lol. To go with the shit box aesthetic, I'd really like to get some shots of cars in run down industrial areas. I haven't been there in years but are those old factories or whatever down around rich/315 still shitty looking? The buildings over off Sauder by the boat house would also be suitable for a few as well. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

I honestly love this idea [emoji23][emoji122] Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk