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#1181
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
GTX Level Member
06-01-2018
Also it's take on the Chevy "Bowtie" emblem.
For the record : I am NOT a naked meth-head who shoves rocks up my butt.
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#1182
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
GTX Level Member
06-01-2018
Originally Posted by
cheatah faheatah
Also it's take on the Chevy "Bowtie" emblem.
And vaguely Storm Trooper-ish.
For the record : I am NOT a naked meth-head who shoves rocks up my butt.
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#1183
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Keeps getting better!
GrandPrix Junkie
06-01-2018
One thing that sucks about getting older is your words get heavier. Or at least youngers find them more difficult to understand and assume everything is a jab if they don't know how to take it. Bizarre meant it shocked me. Chopping up a low buck hood don't bother me at all. Your insurance man might not like it. I was puzzled by a move so drastic when theres no clearance issue and no boost. Most people put a scoop when they cut a hole but I respect your logic. What I see is a white hood with eye holes, looking at the pics. Check out the Sonny and Cher Mustangs Barris did. Somebody might ought to have told him something.
All Grand Prix, all the time. 69 Model J, 99 GT & GTP coupes. All junk, haha.
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#1184
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Keeps getting better!
06-01-2018
Originally Posted by
cheatah faheatah
Also it's take on the Chevy "Bowtie" emblem.
Originally Posted by
cheatah faheatah
And vaguely Storm Trooper-ish.
Hmmm.... So what do we call this little truck now that it has some personality?
Originally Posted by
idrivejunk
One thing that sucks about getting older is your words get heavier.
I don't think it has to do with your age. The weight comes from your experience. I've seen your work. It's good, so I respect your opinion.
Bizarre meant it shocked me. Chopping up a low buck hood don't bother me at all.
All cleared up. No harm, no foul. We're good here.
Your insurance man might not like it.
Not disagreeing, but I couldn't imagine why. Care to elaborate?
I was puzzled by a move so drastic when theres no clearance issue and no boost. Most people put a scoop when they cut a hole but I respect your logic. What I see is a white hood with eye holes, looking at the pics.
Strictly for air movement. That engine takes up 70% of the engine bay. Another 20% is battery, ABS module, etc... Leaves very little room for the air to escape after coming through the radiator. Just playing with different theories. Having fun. Hot rodding!
Check out the Sonny and Cher Mustangs Barris did. Somebody might ought to have told him something.
LOL. Not my cup of tea, but I'm sure someone likes it.
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#1185
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Keeps getting better!
GTX Level Member
06-01-2018
Hmmm.... So what do we call this little truck now that it has some personality? ... BHall.
Bow Tie Fighter ? S103PO ? R2GOfast ? Millennium Fat Tire ? You let us know...
For the record : I am NOT a naked meth-head who shoves rocks up my butt.
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#1186
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Keeps getting better!
GrandPrix Junkie
06-01-2018
Ins man might frown because the cut hood arguably compromises the crash rating. I take it that you would run no hood but this way cops won't mind or care. Nothing wrong with experimentation but, and I hesitate to post this... to ME, hot rodding is modifying for increased top speed. Period. A friend a bit above my age said the same thing yesterday about feeling like he was truly hot rodding because he managed to get his trans cooler line adapted to a new radiator. So I know it means different things to different people. To each his own. I call myself a not rodder, maybe you are a hot rodder or hot modder. I just do old car bodywork and use old Grand Prixs and miss test-n-tunes. Personally I might have tried pop-up flaps where the eye holes are, to prevent sunshine directly on engine stuff if heat management is what you're after. But, you have the desired result now and yours is the only opinion that matters. After the kids, of course. Keep showing folks how good work is done!
All Grand Prix, all the time. 69 Model J, 99 GT & GTP coupes. All junk, haha.
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#1187
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
GrandPrix Junkie
06-02-2018
Pull the cowl weather stripping and its a secret cowl hood.
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#1188
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
06-03-2018
I think some of us may be missing that nothing stays the same on the truck for long. 60 pages later, there have been multiple revisions and changes. Here's looking forward to hood version #2, 3, 4 and 5
I drink..so consider that when reading my posts.
2010 Audi A6 Dual IC's
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#1189
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
06-03-2018
Originally Posted by
cheatah faheatah
Hmmm.... So what do we call this little truck now that it has some personality? ... BHall.
Bow Tie Fighter ? S103PO ? R2GOfast ? Millennium Fat Tire ? You let us know...
I like where your head's at. I'm sure we'll come up with something. It may be inspired by a future mod.
Originally Posted by
idrivejunk
Ins man might frown because the cut hood arguably compromises the crash rating. I take it that you would run no hood but this way cops won't mind or care. Nothing wrong with experimentation but, and I hesitate to post this... to ME, hot rodding is modifying for increased top speed. Period.
I guess I could see that. Maybe "hot rodding" was the wrong term for me to use. Maybe "customizing" would have been more appropriate.
Personally I might have tried pop-up flaps where the eye holes are, to prevent sunshine directly on engine stuff if heat management is what you're after.
I like that idea. Not sure I could have pulled it off though. Eventually, I'd like to go back and install some sort of perforated steel or expanded metal to keep large objects out. I'd also like to install some sort of gutter system on the off chance I happen to be driving on one of the 6 days a year it rains here.
But, you have the desired result now and yours is the only opinion that matters. After the kids, of course. Keep showing folks how good work is done!
Thanks man. I'd be just as happy with this truck if there was nothing about on the internet. I keep posting stuff in the hopes that it will motivate and inspire others. 5 years ago I couldn't change the spark plugs on our minivan. Now I rebuild transmissions as a hobby.
Originally Posted by
ItHurtz
Pull the cowl weather stripping and its a secret cowl hood.
Yep. I do that to all my vehicles. I did have to put a little section back in over the fuse block to keep the water off though.
Originally Posted by
BillBoost37
I think some of us may be missing that nothing stays the same on the truck for long. 60 pages later, there have been multiple revisions and changes. Here's looking forward to hood version #2, 3, 4 and 5
Haha! You are correct. I'll probably make revisions to the current hood. Not sure I'll do another version altogether. At only $50 a pop though, you never know... One thing is for sure though, I'm not done with this truck. Like you say, nothing stays the same for too long!
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#1190
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
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#1191
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
06-03-2018
That's a good spot for it so it won't get baked in the sun. And don't feel too bad, I use my GPS a lot for work even in my own city. I know my way around better now but there are still times I can get lost pretty quick. I just call it the "scenic route".
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#1192
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
GrandPrix Junkie
06-04-2018
Before I typed bizarre I think I backspaced wild, then unusual. Shoulda went with wild.
Ricers shim the hood hinges. Rich folks put cowl hoods. Its an LS-10 now. And I had no idea you have only been playing with cars a few years. You do stuff nice and logical thats why the klan hood got my attention. Ha.
All Grand Prix, all the time. 69 Model J, 99 GT & GTP coupes. All junk, haha.
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#1193
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
06-08-2018
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#1194
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
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#1195
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
06-10-2018
One of the most common failures in these... I was actually a little worried about mine yesterday. I had a 05 Harley Heritage Softail in the back of my S10 and a 17’ Carolina Skiff on the bumper. My 4.3 is getting so weak I couldn’t use overdrive without it jumping in and out of 3rd. So I just left it in 3rd for the trip up from GA to NC.
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#1196
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
06-10-2018
One of the most common failures in these...
So I'm told. Already ordered the "Beast" sun shell.
My 4.3 is getting so weak I couldn’t use overdrive without it jumping in and out of 3rd. So I just left it in 3rd for the trip up from GA to NC.
That's like, built in torque management.
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#1197
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
06-15-2018
Got the teflon seal installer today. Or so I thought...
Pretty sure they sent the wrong one. Hotdog down a hallway and such. We'll see what they say.
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#1198
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
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#1199
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"
06-23-2018
Like to mentioned. I wasn't sure what all the stuff was.. but it was supposedly 4T65. Glad it helped.
I drink..so consider that when reading my posts.
2010 Audi A6 Dual IC's
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#1200
Re: Project LQ4 - V8 S10 - Project vehicles are never "done"