Complete Suspension Upgrade Project
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If I know John, it's only a matter of time until the phone rings.........................:biggrin::biggrin:
Lookin' good!
Project Update...
Thought I would post a few pics of the progress on the backhalf project. I'm jumping past some pics of the chassis work, but I wanted to post a few pics of the car leaving ARK Hot Rods and going back to my shop...
I'll post some pics of the final chassis work and the sheet metal work as I take everything apart to powdercoat and paint. This is pretty much the ride height that I'll have once it's complete. The frontend still needs aligned and the car will be scaled later, I'll do that after everything is reassembled with the correct weight...
Thought I would post a few pics of the progress on the backhalf project. I'm jumping past some pics of the chassis work, but I wanted to post a few pics of the car leaving ARK Hot Rods and going back to my shop...
I'll post some pics of the final chassis work and the sheet metal work as I take everything apart to powdercoat and paint. This is pretty much the ride height that I'll have once it's complete. The frontend still needs aligned and the car will be scaled later, I'll do that after everything is reassembled with the correct weight...
Project Update...
Hey Guys,
Sorry I haven't posted any progress pics in a while, I've been really busy with work and have been working through finishing up the GN Project...
Things have been moving along slower than I'd like. I haven't hit any major snags, but as usual, I've taken things a little further than I had planned...
I'm down to the last couple items. I have some paint work to do on the wheelwell openings and the interior work that is getting redone...
I'll try to go back and post some pics of some of the work I did once I got the car back from ARK Hot Rods...
I decided to eliminate the stock wheelwell moldings on the front and rear. We cut the rear lip off completely and we welded some 3/8" brake line to the rear openings and moulded the inside and outside...
We cut a section of the front inner wheelwell out and fab'd a pocket to allow some additional room for the front tires...
I had all the rear suspension parts powdercoated Antique Hammertone...
We added travel limiters on the frontend...
New Afco Double Adjustable Front Shocks...
I seam sealed the undercarriage and splatter painted it front to rear...
I'll post some more pics soon...John
Hey Guys,
Sorry I haven't posted any progress pics in a while, I've been really busy with work and have been working through finishing up the GN Project...
Things have been moving along slower than I'd like. I haven't hit any major snags, but as usual, I've taken things a little further than I had planned...
I'm down to the last couple items. I have some paint work to do on the wheelwell openings and the interior work that is getting redone...
I'll try to go back and post some pics of some of the work I did once I got the car back from ARK Hot Rods...
I decided to eliminate the stock wheelwell moldings on the front and rear. We cut the rear lip off completely and we welded some 3/8" brake line to the rear openings and moulded the inside and outside...
We cut a section of the front inner wheelwell out and fab'd a pocket to allow some additional room for the front tires...
I had all the rear suspension parts powdercoated Antique Hammertone...
We added travel limiters on the frontend...
New Afco Double Adjustable Front Shocks...
I seam sealed the undercarriage and splatter painted it front to rear...
I'll post some more pics soon...John
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John,
Glad to see you updating this thread... I saw your post on the turbo forums the other day, about collecting parts for the mustang good luck with that also
Love seeing the Afco shocks cant think of many buick guys running them... so expensive
Glad to see you updating this thread... I saw your post on the turbo forums the other day, about collecting parts for the mustang good luck with that also
Love seeing the Afco shocks cant think of many buick guys running them... so expensive 
Looks killer John. I can't wait to get my new project up to ARK Hot Rods. Alec has some sick fab skills - can't wait to see what kind of craziness we come up with for the GS. You are a bad influence my friend!
You guys have no idea how many hours John has spent underneath this car - his attention to detail is second to none - and he's not even done! Congrats for going outside of the cookie cutter box - your GN will definitely stand out from the rest. Now we just have to get to work on the engine program this winter - if the chassis is any indication of how carried away you'll get with the engine................:biggrin::biggrin:
You guys have no idea how many hours John has spent underneath this car - his attention to detail is second to none - and he's not even done! Congrats for going outside of the cookie cutter box - your GN will definitely stand out from the rest. Now we just have to get to work on the engine program this winter - if the chassis is any indication of how carried away you'll get with the engine................
:biggrin::biggrin:Absolutely KILLER!
Guys - I dropped my new project off this past weekend at ARK Hot Rods - the same shop that did the work on this car and got to hang out with Jevans. I have no doubt my new car is in good hands. I personally saw this car, rode in it, rolled around under it and his simply awesome Mustang - the pictures don't do them justice! You have no idea how anal this guy is about attention to detail. I'm definitely glad he's involved on my new build!
BTW John - that thing ain't nowhere near "FINISHED". Do you ever really finish a car? I can't wait to dive into the engine upgrades this winter - I can see Stage 2 parts now.........
Guys - I dropped my new project off this past weekend at ARK Hot Rods - the same shop that did the work on this car and got to hang out with Jevans. I have no doubt my new car is in good hands. I personally saw this car, rode in it, rolled around under it and his simply awesome Mustang - the pictures don't do them justice! You have no idea how anal this guy is about attention to detail. I'm definitely glad he's involved on my new build!
BTW John - that thing ain't nowhere near "FINISHED". Do you ever really finish a car? I can't wait to dive into the engine upgrades this winter - I can see Stage 2 parts now.........
Thanks Jeremy, I'd be more than happy to do your car...
You may want to rethink that though, I have a tendency to get a little carried away...
Absolutely KILLER!
Guys - I dropped my new project off this past weekend at ARK Hot Rods - the same shop that did the work on this car and got to hang out with Jevans. I have no doubt my new car is in good hands. I personally saw this car, rode in it, rolled around under it and his simply awesome Mustang - the pictures don't do them justice! You have no idea how anal this guy is about attention to detail. I'm definitely glad he's involved on my new build!
BTW John - that thing ain't nowhere near "FINISHED". Do you ever really finish a car? I can't wait to dive into the engine upgrades this winter - I can see Stage 2 parts now.........
Your car is definitely in good hands Will...In fact, I stopped in and checked on it earlier today...
I was thinking, your probably 400 miles or so away, there's alot I can do to your new project before you get up here to see what's going on...
Can't wait to all the goodies start showing up at ARK Hot Rods, this is gonna get real interesting...:wink:
WOW!!!
Back from paint work on the rear quarters and having the car rubbed out...
Also changed the bead-lock rings to polished ones. Next stop interior and upholstery for a little tune up...
Getting closer to being finished...John
Looks great John!
Thanks Dennis...We'll be making the trip to BG in Oct.
