my 85 gsl build
 

hey all just wanted to show off my 85 FB. iv been working on this car for a little over two years now. i just got the wheels about 3 weeks ago. what do you guys think?
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1330313332

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ummmm......BONER! The body looks flawless, of that I am jealous. The wheels are a bit big for my taste but hey, I'm just a lame-o rolling on 13's.

More pics for sure! Two years of work, I hope you were taking pictures throughout....

i dont have many pics but heres a few
 

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0845.jpg

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0846.jpg

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0701.jpg

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...IMG_0831-1.jpg

hope you like

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nice car...I like the wheels and the blue color!

Diggin the polished bits!

Shiny Bits
 

I do body and paint myself, so I can appreciate what you have done - it looks really nice.

I did the polished brightwork myself when I built a convertible back in 1990. I used early GLC door handles, which are chrome plated, and found some chrome wiper arms. I also used chrome bumpers and some body parts from an RX-2.

Are you running a stock motor?

BEAUTIFUL!!
Love those wheels..just need come fender flares and maybe a bit lowered for a perfect stance..good on ya!

I just recently went alittle lower on the rear. I thought of fender flares also but I would have had to get them before the paint and my budget didn't alow.

i thinks it's perfect. you did a great job

I like it!
I love the colour and body work, it looks great.

The offset and the tyre size is all wrong for my liking, but I get the look you're trying to achive.

I love those rims, it just would look better IMO in the offsets of your old rims.

yeah thts what i noticed (the back being a bit high)
if u say u lowered it now..must look amazing..cnt wait for more pics!!!:nod::score:

since lowering the rear of my car im now geting a vibration from my driveshaft.I took it to get balanced and still have the vibration. so i checked my pinion angle and now its off so im thinking of making some adjustable lower arms for the rear to corect the pinion angle. heres a pic of what im thinking of making.





http://performanceparts.com/performa...wood_20105.jpg

are you still 4x110 or 4x114?

im no longer 4x110 i converted to 4x114 but not with the SE stuff. I redrilled my axles and pressed in some ARP studs for the rear. For the front i redrilled and tapped the rotor then used some threaded studs from mazdatrix. heres some pics.

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0757.jpg

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0848.jpg

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0849.jpg

interesting. Thanks for the idea!

heres a pic of my old wheels they were 15X8 with 0 offset i had them made at a shop in bellflower.



http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0825.jpg

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0829.jpg

nice lookin car man

How about a little bit more about those wheels in the very first picture?

Are they 17's? What size tires and what kinda backspacing? I'd guess like 4" but i cant tell how wide the tires are

Either way, clean car. :icon_tup:

you did a great job! not sure about the vibration, i'm sure you'll figure it out soon. car looks amazing

the specs of the gold wheels are XXR 527 16x8.25 with a 0 offset or 4.625" backspace. The wheels have dual bolt patern 4x100 and 4x114. those wheels also come in 15x8.25 and also they have their 522 series thats 15X8 0 offset
im runing some falken 195/50/16 tires.

heres a pic of the 522 series
http://www.wheelfire.com/imagesprodu...LACK-thumb.jpg

Nice car. I like the colour combination of the wheels and car. What are you plans?

I really dont know what plans i have. I just kind of go day by day. i did get some work done on the rear lower controll arms. i was going to use some spherical rod ends but i decided not to. but here are the begining stages


the test arm cut in half
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0892.jpg

the machined bolt
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0893.jpg

pressed in the bolt ready for welding
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0905.jpg
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_0904.jpg

that thing looks pretty awesome hopefully soon i will have mine looking that beautiful.

Thank you. ill be looking out for some more clean FBs on here

I love both sets of wheels..the draglights and those gold wheels...what brand are the gold ones...

see post #20

there's something about your car that i instinctively don't usually fancy, yet somehow i can't help but think your car is hot. i really like the photo in post 16.

so i recently started working some more on my adjustable lower control arms what do you guys think?
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Damn that fb is clean.

So i did some more work on my Lower Control Arms. I welded it all up and also powder coated the whole thing.What do you guys think?
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looking good man

I pressed in the new Ball Joints and for safe measure i put two little spot welds on the bottom of the joint.
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Did you drill the axles and hubs your self or have a machine shop do it? If you did could you explain, did you just measure and drill? Build a template?

good work on the control arm. what will u be using for spacers to keep in centered?

Nice car and work. I am really digging the XXR 527s.

I assume you either have machining skills, or a good shop, but I too am curious about how you did the axles and rotors. When I went 5 lug years ago, I couldn't find a shop that would touch drilling my GSLSE axles to 5x114.3, but I solved that with a pair of Moser axles.

How about some more pictures of the interior and some engine bay shots? Out of curiosity, is the car built for any particular purpose or just enjoyment?

I have acces to a machine shop at work so on my brakes i hung the axles off of a conventional mill found center and drilled the holes 2.25 from center. As for the hubs i had a friend at work stick them on a CNC mill and drill the holes for me

I like the ideas you are going with on your build. Especially the your new bolt pattern idea. Keep up the good work!

I don't think I have ever seen this color on a car before. You have done a great job with it. I like the build.

What product did you use to coat the interior of the car? I have some rust that I want to fix and then coat but not sure what to use.

for the Lower Arms i made some spacers out of alluminum to keep it centered. still havent drilled the hole tho.

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Nice. I am jealous of u guys with the equipment or friend hook ups.

The color is off of the new chevy camaro,its called cyber grey metalic. Thank you

heres a snapshot of my interior. It was originaly brown but i decided to turn it all black
im still missing a few details but i think it came out alright.

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I finally got a chance to do some more work on the car.

I installed the lower control arms and did the alignment. I set the arms to -1.5 camber. I probably could go up to -3 degrees. I did the alignment in my garage.

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New tires
 

so i decided to get some new tires for the rear. Size 245/60/15 now the car should stick good on the 1/8th.
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Im in love with the color, looks so clean!

Cleanest car I've seen on sportmaxx wheels. Thumbs up

thank you.

Im glad they ended up fiting.

How'd the finished product of the rear lower link come out? I'm interested in a similar solution, possibly using off the shelf parts meant for another car. I do like this way better though.

Car looks great too. I love that color.

The rear lower links worked out great. Iwas able to get my pinion angle back to where it need to be. no more vibrations at freeway speed.