xxxpatsabxxx Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 just finished reading the entire thread.... you are a beast, and your car is a work of art. great stance, color scheme, triple weber setup... but i was a little confused on your weather strip setup... u said rx7 FC for the hatch and a volvo 740 wagon for the doors???? how did that work out??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 thank you kindly for the compliments fits like a charm. look at where the cut is on the doors, if you cut father towards the engine bay on the bottom door sill you will have a bulge in the stripping. As for the hatch, it fits awesomely with a small cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Adding Lightness, one of my favorite automotive terms and soo much fun to do! Dont cut here or your door will lose A LOT of rigidity. How I keep the door lock in place How the window is held in place: one screw, two nylon nuts, two washers, and a wingnut I split some windshield washer line (they ran out of super small vac. lines) to cover up the burs in the door, 10 foot per door. Painted Techno Toy Tuning Rear Lower Control Arm install Fender cut Front geometry, just a hair above parallel; may do the subframe notch in the future though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxpatsabxxx Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 impressive door and window mods. i think i'll end up doing that with mine, but try to find a way to keep the window roller. it gets hot here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 the windows do go down, I am a smoker so I had to make sure that they would be able to do so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxpatsabxxx Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 oh do u just undo the nuts??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 (edited) yep. all the wingnut does is just hold it in place while it is parked. i'll get some shots of it down tomorrow. Edited May 31, 2010 by crazyoctopus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxpatsabxxx Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 yep. all the wingnut does is just hold it in place while it is parked. i'll get some shots of it down tomorrow. awesome sounds great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 window up window down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tx1021 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Great work on everything. I'm really liking the window setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxpatsabxxx Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 all right, im impressed, great modification, i hope more people check this thread out because there is an unbelievable amount of good information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Thanks for the compliments! And to complete the day, the exterior look of my car is finally complete. Glad to have the crazy octopus back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Just a thought, maybe you should throw something over the inside of the doors just in case in some freak accident the glass shatters you won't get blasted in the eye with glass particles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geking Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Just a thought, maybe you should throw something over the inside of the doors just in case in some freak accident the glass shatters you won't get blasted in the eye with glass particles. I got the impression from the photos that they where plexiglass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 yep plexiglass, so shattering it would nearly be out of the question. This is also quite out of the question... need to figure something else out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxpatsabxxx Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 yep plexiglass, so shattering it would nearly be out of the question. This is also quite out of the question... need to figure something else out... lol cloverfield status . sounds very quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 sounds very quick. heh, "sounds" is the key word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 yep plexiglass, so shattering it would nearly be out of the question. Yea I'm a retard, totally read past that part. What was your camera mounted to? One time I strapped mine to my rear view mirror with zip ties and rubber bands and it turned out well. Did it once on a harness bar and it also come out good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 two l brackets from the hardware store. I am going to try some other options throughout the week and see which one is best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 After reviewing how people have mounted their brake proportioning valves, I figured that i would make mine even cheaper and easier. Items purchased: two 1/4" bolts, 2 lock washers, two 1/4" nuts, set of four rubber washers cost - $2 40" of 3/8" std brake lines cost - $6 Total cost $8 Since I had an extra two SS brake lines from the MSA brake line kit, I used those for the conversion; that way i could use the 2 spare 10mm x 1 brake ends that would have been thrown away if i didn't. To top it off I didn't have to make, or buy a mounting bracket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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