Ranman72 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 I found some nickel plated plugs to fill the license light holes- I'll just throw some button head bolts in the bolt holes to finish it off. Then I'll just have to come up with some sort of license light... the Harley licence plate led light bolts work good for this there might be other brands too they are bolts with led light inside Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted February 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 I was thinking of those, too. I'll have a look at them! Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Alright- been a while since I updated. There hasn't been a lot of progress on the car itself- I'm still waiting to get the header and exhaust done, at which point I can get the firewall and floor built. I've started putting some wiring together; the tail lights are pretty much wired up for sequential turn signals, and the engine should be ready to fire up when the exhaust is built. But the real update today is for my wheels. After a couple months of scraping together loose change, I was finally able to send the wheel parts out to various shops for refinishing! The lips and center caps were stripped and fully polished, and I found a new set of BBS logo caps. The barrels (back side of the wheel) were stripped and powdercoated bright silver- I got new barrels for the rear wheels, so I'll be running 15x8 rear and 15x7 front. And finally, I had the wheel centers copper plated! Here's a pic of the centers after plating: http://www.twistedimages.us/510/370.jpg I had them done by a company called WheelFlip - they took a little longer than originally quoted, but the quality is better than I had even hoped for! They stayed in constant contact with me through the process, too- always a plus when timelines get extended. Anyway, this weekend I finally had all of the parts in hand, and started reassembling everything- here's one of the rear wheels assembled, before sealing them up: http://www.twistedimages.us/510/372.jpg After letting the sealant cure for a day, I took the rear wheels and tires over to my tire guys to get them mounted. If you're in the Sacramento area, I highly recommend Greenback Tire & Wheel. They wrapped rags over all of the tire machine's jaws to protect my wheels, and were very careful with them all around. So, with a pair of wheels mounted up, I threw them on one side of the car to see how it looks! http://www.twistedimages.us/510/374.jpg http://www.twistedimages.us/510/375.jpg http://www.twistedimages.us/510/373.jpg http://www.twistedimages.us/510/376.jpg If everything goes well, this week I should be taking the car in for exhaust; if that happens I'll be sure to update! Edited October 27, 2022 by twistedimages oics 11 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Those wheels look like a million pennies :cool: Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Those wheels look like a million pennies :cool: You're not far off! 1 Quote Link to comment
sedition88 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Sexy as fuck! 2 Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 looks great I like the copper center ALOT Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 looks great I like the copper center ALOT Thanks! They almost don't look real in person- they're too perfect, especially with the car for contrast. 1 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 i see vip and a dumped toyota van .... and those wheels ... fuck, those god damn wheels ... off the chain ..!!! 2 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted April 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 i see vip and a dumped toyota van .... and those wheels ... fuck, those god damn wheels ... off the chain ..!!! Yeah, I don't think my neighbors like me very much. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 That may be a running ratsun theme. :lol: So glad I moved to where my neighbors ask me to help with projects instead of calling code enforcement... :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 if i was your neighbor i would love u 1 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Those wheels.. 1 Quote Link to comment
Ctrack Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 This thing is amazing Quote Link to comment
shacks510 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 That'd be funny to get a personalized plate "DIMEBAG" if the DMV would allow it or isn't already taken; but them you'd lose your blue plate that you can barely read. Right now it's stealth :D Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I ordered "DYMBAGD" about a month ago- we'll see if it sneaks through. 2 Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 DAMN!!! THOSE WHEELS ARE THE BOMB!!! I'M IN LOVE :wub: I've seen some nice wheels before, but nothing like that. Awesome job man. 1 Quote Link to comment
whitesihatch Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 just read this from page 1 til now. completely blown away, the 13b was definitely a plot twist. 1 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 can we just ip ban twisted... this is entirely too awesome for ratsun 5 Quote Link to comment
whitesihatch Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Please don't. Everyone needs this type of suspense moderately. 1 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Please don't. Everyone needs this type of suspense moderately. Hopefully I won't be keeping you all in suspense much longer- got a big list of things happening soon! 4 Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 My buddy had smkn J's on his Range Rover Quote Link to comment
whitesihatch Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hopefully I won't be keeping you all in suspense much longer- got a big list of things happening soon! looking foward to it. 1 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 DMV shut me down on the plate. Life goes on. Quote Link to comment
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