Tony D Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Been spending Z-Project Money on "The Evil Near Me", and have spent more on this thing since last August than any prior car project. Total stainless rebody widened and lengthened, power steering, sunroof, complete stainless exhaust with Copied Corvette C5 muffler redesigned off the SAE Paper on said muffler, new rubber all around... Hope to pick up a set of full cover Bonneville Moon Discs to finish the wheels at Pomona this coming weekend. Get the booming stereo and by then it's ready to go into service making money. Roughly 15% ROI beats what I'm gonna get on my Z, or my 401K recently so why the heck not. Shakedown cruise fully loaded to Bicol over Easter revealed that about the only thing I DIDN'T replace took a dump: pinion bearings in the differential went away 1/4 into the 8 hour round trip..but made it back. Replaced with a "speed rated" 7.33 ratio compared to the 7.63 that was in there previously. As you can see the pinion carved some artistic swirls on the carrier while making a bunch of noise. The LED Lights under the thing helped in roadside tear down and diagnosis...lol And that's what I was doing...a typical case of "While we're in there..." BTW, that bed area is 13' 7" from the back of the seats to the rear door, with the step bumper adding another 18" in back of that. Why "Pub.54"? That's the IRS Booklet that showed me how to pay for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terse Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Sweet ride! I like that front "snow plow" ... easy push motorbikes out of your way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Wow, what a freak of nature. Nice vehicle too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88dangerdan Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 That's crazy cool!!!! Going to be blinding a lot of people on a bright sun shining day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2jztank Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 very nice and damn living the dream in the Philippines i once visited there and Thailand while i was active duty... and never wanted to leave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
310z Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Tony! Tony! Tony! That looks like a party mobile. I could see a keg on the floor secured by the two vertical bars. With a tub of ice around it of course. Pass the Red SOLO cup please. Looks like great metal work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 That's crazy cool!!!! Going to be blinding a lot of people on a bright sun shining day. They actually passed a local ordinance here in Lucena and I had to scuff a lot of the body from what it was! I WAS all 100% Buffed Stainless. Some idiot piled into someone down at the market and blamed the rear quarter area of a Jeepney blinded him from the sun. So they made it a 5,000 peso fine for PUJ's...business Jeepneys. Private Owner Jeeps can still be polished 100%, but public utility jeeps (PUJ) can no longer be that way. I will compensate by adding train horns and a bunch of whip antennas... I just came back from two weeks in Thailand. I work throughout SEA. It's easier to live here than fly 153,000+ miles 'commuting' on flights to where the work is...especially after 8 hours of a 24 hour flight where they knock my pay down to 25% of my regular hourly rate. C'mon CA Minimum Wage Increase! As soon as that passes, I'll turn in the company for violation of minimum wage payments....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 I just bought a sleeve of Red Solo Cups up at S&R (Costco) in Manila on Tuesday. Now I got my 240 Red Cups, and a dozen 'red cup shot glasses' with carrying cords so you don't lose them. I buy brandy by the case...when I go into the Grocery Store the manager of the Liquor Outlet sees me and asks "Shall I get a case from the warehouse?" There are parties here. Yes, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 A good way to have fun and make money with your money....... I am sure you will have many a story to tell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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