1987 pro-touring grand national, from the ground up

[we4Mateo]

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Awesome, funniest thing I've seen all day...

 

[dsapper]

Ok, another update.


Core support, radiator, intercooler are all in.

 

[dsapper]

Another interior tease of whats coming up




and as a side note, I guess the gas tank is coming out to be powder coated or line-xed black. Sticks out like a sore thumb in silver and I'm being told thats unacceptable lol

 

[Daniel Jost]

Man this car is super clean and exactly as I would like to build mine as far and body, frame/suspension, and driveline goes! Looks great, keep the Pictures coming and ill try to not short out my computer with drool!..

,Dan

 

[bet_on_black87]

Are you using the stardive system?

 

[dsapper]

Are you using the stardive system?

Yes actually. Pretty big kit and no small amount of wiring but it makes it a true proximity system

 

[bet_on_black87]

Take lots of pictures .... I was on the fence about it because of how our steering column works.

 

[dsapper]

Trying to decide how to do it, either disable the steering lock or retrofit a servo to engage/disengage it. I'm going to actually cut out the ignition and hump for the key and have a plate welded in so it will look like it didn't have a key from the factory

 

[bet_on_black87]

Smoothing the key hump was the route I was going to take also... I'll let you be guinea pig ha ha ha... I'll be keeping a close eye on that part of the build.

 

[charlief1]

One option you might look at is one of the street rod columns that you can get for a track T or T bucket. Some of them don't have a place for the key so it should be a clean installation.

 

[dsapper]

One option you might look at is one of the street rod columns that you can get for a track T or T bucket. Some of them don't have a place for the key so it should be a clean installation.

Yeah, I did look into those but alot more fabrication. Plus I want to keep the stock wiring (cruise etc) and they are 700-1200 bucks

 

[gnon18s]

I dont think you would miss the steering lock if you got rid of it. I have mine disabled on two different cars. Just my opinion.

 

[dsapper]

Yeah, just not sure about loosing that and the transmission lock. Two anti-theft devices and replacing it with one. Maybe Ill beef it up some more another way

 

[scot w.]

This is going to be my winter project along with MANY others....

I won a $100 off gift certificate at the RTTH7 Pro-touring event for the Phantom Touch*N*Go starter system... Pretty cool stuff, even includes a Anti theft device....

Phantom Products. Touch-n-Go Starter System

[video=youtube_share;KA2oJ1rSRl8]http://youtu.be/KA2oJ1rSRl8[/video]


Scot W.

 

[HelloBozos]

Bury a Lo-Jack receiver in the the frame while you can. 8^) ,it's for when it's flat bedded off towed off...;^)

 

[dsapper]

I'm actually going with a GPS hidden receiver, they are the size of matchboxes, I find vigilante justice is best

 

[dsapper]

ps. Anyone ever seen, or used these on any car or even better a buick?

AeroCatch hood and panel latches

 

[scot w.]

ps. Anyone ever seen, or used these on any car or even better a buick?

AeroCatch hood and panel latches

Yep! Don Cruz has them on his Buick...

 

[Pittsburghkid]

I wouldn't mind seeing some pics of TR's with that installed or even hood pins to see what it looks like. I was thinking of satin black hood pins to match the blackout package myself.

 

[dsapper]

I wouldn't mind seeing some pics of TR's with that installed or even hood pins to see what it looks like. I was thinking of satin black hood pins to match the blackout package myself.

Give it a little time, just ordered a set