Teddy Roosevelt rides a moose

[toycoma 0]

you working or busy sat night? we can go cruise in you cress to all the wack car spots.

[Jason 0]

forgot to mention...its 17-18 stagger

 

about credit card clearance in the front, the back is still making major contact.

 

i majorly fucked my back up today, probably while rolling the fenders. it didnt spaz on me till a few hours after.

 

im free friday and saturday if you wanna have a play date. ive got some work left to do. you can help me with that. or we can pull the KA outta the 240. PA isnt ready for this car...hahaha

[ameenit 0]

What size tire are you running in the front?

[Jason 0]

245 35 or 40 17. wheel is 17x9.5+15

 

ill probably downsize the width 10mm next time around.

 

right now its gonna rub on EVERYTHING when i turn the wheel.

[Guest Push]

car looks awesome... I love the color of the car...

[ameenit 0]

dude.. run a 225 or 215 on the front!!!

[Jason 0]

idk ameen....its looking TOUGH AS SHIT with the 245-40s front and back! hahaha

 

i rolled the passenger side front with a bat, started the passenger rear with the bat too..

 

finished both rears with an eastwood roller today....holy fucking dickwork batman.

 

im pretty proud of the way it turned out....first time rolling and rolling with the machine. i did a shitty 10 minute bat roll on the 240 in the dark so that doesnt count.

 

i mostly just flattened fender lips, made a very slight pull, and did a ton of work to the inner fender. the tires tuck in perfect. its a little wavy, but whatever. its gotta get painted anyway so ill throw some filler in to smooth it. it doesnt seem to be rubbing but i still gotta put the car thru the paces. maybe hit the rears with the roller again tomorrow.

 

pix later tonight.

[Mats 0]

i rolled and pulled the fenders all around on my jzx90 withhh a pipe and did AWESOME job!

 

ive tried using the PBM fender roller and took forever for it to setup and did a shitty job compared to a 5 minute job that the pipe/baseball bat does and has better results imho. only catch is the ride heights/pipe must be proper size for it to have good results.

[Jason 0]

the thing with a bat or pipe is it doesnt allow you to get the inner fender ridge out of the way which is probably the biggest obstacle when fitting large wheels and tires. i agree the bat/pipe method does work wonders. its easy, fast, done with the wheel on. fit check = remove bat, lower jack, feel around, jack up, try again.

 

fronts rub a ton. may have to make use of g's fitment guide.

 

im gonna go make an ms paint about the inner fender ridge now. enjoy my new pics:

 

left

 

 

right

 

 

3/4, on the ground

 

 

up close

 

[Jason 0]

 

the red part is the wedge, its about a foot to a foot and a half long front to back in the inner fender. that might be slightly exaggerated but you get the point. its gotta go and be rolled smooth to the blue line that i drew.

[StanBo 0]

Fucking sweeet! I gotta work more OT.

[Bill 0]

i had the luxury if just smashing that ridge in hard with a sledge when i was doing bodywork to my rear fenders, but that would probably fuck up the work you did and cause some problems. so yeah, might be a good idea to roll that in.

 

don't forget about subframe continental shifting, that fit is awesome but it's almost sure to rub hard if you go push it.

[Jason 0]

true that...good call.

 

I NEED SOLID SUBFRAME BUSHINGS!!!! save a roll and flush tuck, make a bushing!

[Mats 0]

wow that rear fitment is amazing!

[KeCHENG! 0]

hey how did you the 18's? i only see the 17's available on discount's site?

[ryojikaji 0]

How much travel do you have like that?

[Jason 0]

i called them up to ask the guy when the 18s were back ordered till, he said they had 3 in ohio, which i (and he) assume means the computer bumped them out of the online system. the computer default is to sell you 4 of whatever you select, wheels or tires. so there MAY be a single 18 available if you want that...hahahaha

 

travel? whats that? hahah id say ive got at least 2 inches of travel.

[Jason 0]

so i had the front end jacked up today, wheels off, bleeding the front brakes, and i did a damn good job. so good infact that i was bleeding the back brakes at the same time as the front! AWESOME!!!!!

 

 

 

brake fluid EVERYWHERE. gettin under tomorrow to see what the beef is....my guess is a rusted and ruptured hardline. hopefully its only one of the rubber soft lines.

 

 

 

for every step forward, i feel like im taking 3 back....

[BudgetVIP 0]

Better for that stuff to happen in the driveway than having it happen in traffic or on the highway!

[Mats 0]

these are all hurdles to be expected when working withh old cars. but trust me once they are all fixed you will forget about them all and truly love the car.

[Jason 0]

o hai~ i r awesome

 

since the last update

 

 

1. new ignitor

2. PFC

3. new brake crap

4. crappy IACV lines

5. new camera

 

 

i make some awesome doo-doo-doo-doo noises btw

 

[ChriSOL 0]

+1 for oxidized paint. wheel fit is perfect. hopefully mine turns out as daily awesome as yours too.

[Jason 0]

im tryin to pillage some of my tax return for a presidential special. the rear fitment is hot fiyah. fronts i still have work to do. ill tell you the same thing as ive told everyone else, and everyone else has told me SEVERAL TIMES...keep pluggin away. push through the tough times. in the end awesome will occur.

 

thanks!

[ChriSOL 0]

I will sell my house and live in the car before I give up on it, the only problem I seem to have is buying stuff I don't need (rear window visor) instead of stuff I DO need (clutch and transmission parts).

 

In the end, your car and the others keep me going, so keep up all the good work.

[Jason 0]

fucking AWESOME...the ignitor blew out on cylinder 5 AGAIN.

 

somethings fucked in the wiring. anyone have an idea where i should look first?