"Jay Lauer" (thefaultinourcars)
05/23/2016 at 22:52 • Filed to: None
13
18|
"Jay Lauer" (thefaultinourcars)
05/23/2016 at 22:52 • Filed to: None | 13
| 18 |
Here you go. Now sporting a new transmission and Corvette ZR1 wheels, the Syclone is up and running. The body is still just as ugly, but heads into paint in Early June. I have all the cladding, but it’s going to be painted and installed by the body shop.
Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Jay Lauer
05/23/2016 at 23:01 |
|
A Syclone, a classic Porsche 911, and a turbo Cobalt SS. Are you trying to break Oppo?
|
Jay Lauer
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/23/2016 at 23:03 |
|
My next car will break Oppo
The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> Jay Lauer
05/23/2016 at 23:10 |
|
You have the wrong ZR1 wheels. You need these ZR1 wheels.
RazoE
> Jay Lauer
05/23/2016 at 23:12 |
|
If it’s a Mustang, it’ll brake fences amd bones.
PushToStart
> Jay Lauer
05/23/2016 at 23:27 |
|
Wow so you found a brown diesel Miata wagon?
TheHondaBro
> Jay Lauer
05/23/2016 at 23:36 |
|
It better be an EK9 Honda Civic.
Andrew P. Collins
> Jay Lauer
05/23/2016 at 23:49 |
|
Dope. That steering wheel is neat!
|
Jay Lauer
> TheHondaBro
05/24/2016 at 00:02 |
|
That’s the car you decide breaks Oppo? That? It’s a Civic.
|
Jay Lauer
> Andrew P. Collins
05/24/2016 at 00:04 |
|
Thanks, it’s actually a real odd to hold. No 9 and 3 position, so you just hold the wheel itself.
But, it’s a pickup. Not like a sporty feel is necessary. It does the job just fine.
|
TheHondaBro
> Jay Lauer
05/24/2016 at 00:13 |
|
And?
shop-teacher
> Jay Lauer
05/24/2016 at 00:23 |
|
Love it!
Dsscats
> Jay Lauer
05/24/2016 at 00:33 |
|
Driving impressions?
CalzoneGolem
> Jay Lauer
06/01/2016 at 14:52 |
|
So it’s the Honda Element then? That’s the car you decide breaks Oppo? That?
|
Jay Lauer
> CalzoneGolem
06/01/2016 at 17:22 |
|
Nope. More coming.
RandomTask
> Jay Lauer
06/11/2016 at 18:20 |
|
Very nice. Any progress on her? Couple quick questions as the resident sy/ty obsessed:
1) What is the truck number (last four of the VIN)?
2) Where did you pick her up from, I can probably get the history on her fairly quickly.
3) Have you gone to syty.net and joined/registered? It’s the best resource for these trucks, and we’re a pretty close community.
4) If you haven’t already done so, the cladding on these trucks are a notorious pain in the ass to work with, and is VERY EXPENSIVE to replace. Make sure the bodyshop doing the work knows what they’re doing, these aren’t off the shelf parts.
5) What trans did you go with? A stock/generic 700r4 doesn’t play nice in these, as even the factory ones had internal changes to compensate for the AWD. A lot of guys swap to a built 4L60-E or a 4L80-E for peice of mind. RPM Transmission out of Indiana is basically the go-to for info and builds.
If you have any questions feel free to ask!
|
Jay Lauer
> RandomTask
06/12/2016 at 00:55 |
|
It’s getting painted right now, I’ll have it back next weekend.
I’ve got the VIN on the title somewhere. I’ve looked it up on the registration before. I’ll get it to you later.
Picked it up out of Rapid City, SD. Kid in the air force had it.
I haven’t joined SyTy, but I’ve used the forums plenty.
My paint guy does all the concours restoration cars we put together, so I trust them completely with the truck. He didn’t seem to have any hesitation when I asked about fixing some of the cladding. I bought one piece and I’m having it all painted flat/satin black to match the factory spec.
The trans is a built 700R4. I’ve done a couple pulls on it. Everything has been great since the replacement.
|
RandomTask
> Jay Lauer
06/12/2016 at 02:22 |
|
Awesome, I can’t wait to see her out of paint. If you need the reproduction wording and decals, contact Tom at SportMachines. They specialize in these trucks, and have everything you’d need for a proper restoration, and they’re the go to for hard to find and re-production parts. Also they make a killer tubular A-arm and coil over suspension set-up for these trucks. Completely changes the ride and drive. I included links to the syty registry, as well as SportMachines exterior page.
http://www.sportmachines.com/members/regist…
http://www.sportmachines.net/store/exterior…
|
Jay Lauer
> RandomTask
06/13/2016 at 20:58 |
|
Very nice. I bought my cladding mounts from them.