Q-Ball Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Simply Amazing! What did it cost you to get her like this? Do you have a breakdown for prices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairdo12 Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 That is awsome! I can't wait for the daytime pictures! Yeah you definatly have to let us know what the bill came out to be. That is probably 5-6 grand worth of work and parts if I took a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Well these aren't daytime pics, but these are the ones I took at the shop when we went to go pick up his car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulevard Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Andre, Thanks for posting those pictures. I gonna take pictures and work on my car a bit over the weekend. The interior needs to be worked on and then I have to replace a ball joint and then drop the car and then take it for an alignment. Tell the guys about what happeaned after we left the shop and went to autozone. Im sure Im goona catch alot of hell for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairdo12 Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 I'm going to guess you scraped the valence on the curb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulevard Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 No. I ended up having to buy a bottle of power steering fuild, brake fuild and trans fuild. I filled the power steering with brake fuild after he kept telling me not to screw it up. It was funny, guess you just had to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildbill Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 nice glad to see it finished so Quickly! For names for my cars i usually pick something oddball, not even a real name, for instance my 92 euro coupe was called "red ryder reborn in da hood" because the car was red, and was not running when i bought while living in North mpls my 1980 silverado was called Bad Ass Silver because of the motor i dropped in it my friends ford f150 is named "The bitch that hates me." Because it is always breaking. I haven't picked a name for my bronzemist gp yet you could call yours something like "Back in Black" -i know that one gets used alot or Maui Black, resurrected by maui, nitelife, ya no something unique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpchris Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 WOW that paint job is friggen awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 No. I ended up having to buy a bottle of power steering fuild, brake fuild and trans fuild. I filled the power steering with brake fuild after he kept telling me not to screw it up. It was funny, guess you just had to be there. Hope you drained it out immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtipGary Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Arent the brake fluid/power steering fluids pretty similiar in qualities?? ive heard that it really wont hurt anything mixing them up besides color. That you can use one or the other in a pinch. Im probably wrong but thats what i heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulevard Posted October 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I already dropped the car off to Alexs shop once again. I'm having the car lowered 1.25"s and I'm having the power steering high pressure hoses replaced and the steering pump replaced due to leaks and poor performance, plus he screwed up reinstalling my headliner. My headliner is custom and costed me a bundle. His helper didn't line up the headliner properly. I'm also getting the transmission leak fixed. I lose about a quarter of a quart in two weeks. Not good man. She looks fine but shes a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97loudcut Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Arent the brake fluid/power steering fluids pretty similiar in qualities?? ive heard that it really wont hurt anything mixing them up besides color. That you can use one or the other in a pinch. Im probably wrong but thats what i heard No you might be getting it confused with the comparison of power steering fluid and transmission fluid. They have similar properties. Brake fluid is not like power steering fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Damn that looks good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97loudcut Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Are you just cutting the springs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiac6ksteawd Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Kudos man. I woulda let the insurance company haul it off. I like these cars, but not that much LOL. Props man.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulevard Posted October 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Are you just cutting the springs? Ok, here we go again. Yes I am just cutting the springs. I know, I know! I get the point why you buy aftermarket springs, i know. Xtremerevolution showed me the difference after riding around in his car a couple of times. The ride is firmer and lower with aftermarket springs, the car wont nose dive as much either. Cutting the stock springs still takes a soft spring that will continue lacking me in performance. I do not drive my car like a nascar driver either. I do enjoy driving quick but I'm not planning on taking turnings over 35 mph, Ive been in too many accidents to know better. I may just have to drive more carefully till I get $$$$ to replace them with Suspension Techniques lowering spring (which are the ones from JCWhitney for the Monte Carlo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulevard Posted October 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Damn that looks good!! Thank you! I'll post new pictures at the w-body meet here in Northern Illinois on November 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 i know you don't want to hear this, but I would have just left it stock height until I could afford the 100$ springs, and not cut them. you said you've been in too many accidents, but just to let you know, cutting the springs isn't going to help with that, if anything it'll make it worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulevard Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Yeah I understand but I will only drive it on Fridays till it starts to snow. Then it's going in my in-laws garage. I really want it done in a rush for the w-body meet next week. That's the real reason. I will replace them. Most likely in April. She should be stored till at least March. Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 thats not as bad then I guess, but still, be careful, theyll act different than you're used to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 FYI: cutting the stock springs changes the spring rate and makes them ride harder than the aftermarket ones availiable... aka the ST springs. They are only $90 shipped to your door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 not diggin the "christine" on the back window, but otherwise the z34 looks ok. car looks to be amazing, so get some good pics soon! I AM digging your "Christine." If you had just painted her red, she WOULD fix herself up! Mine does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediabandit Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 car looks great, i would have went back with the original red though. although i am a little biased about that,lol... i just love the way they look red. but that does look really good as well, be nice to see some nice daytime pics of it too. good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 hey man, props for the dedication to this car. i would have given up on her honestly. and i can only imagine how big a grin you had when you drove her out of the shop with that fresh black paint on it. but one things bothers me. with all the time and money you have put into the body and paint, why is it such an ordeal to buy $100 springs instead of hacking the stockers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulevard Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 not diggin the "christine" on the back window, but otherwise the z34 looks ok. car looks to be amazing, so get some good pics soon! I AM digging your "Christine." If you had just painted her red, she WOULD fix herself up! Mine does! Thanks! I took a little crap about that from some other people before. Glad to see some people can think for themselves. I think it turned great. It's still very similar to the original "Christine" letter type from the movie posters and such. I took the original design that I had on my back window before and added my very own twist to the letters this time to represent the birth of the newly designed Christine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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