Go Back   XmodSource.com > Miscellaneous > Real Cars: Full scale > August 08'-09' Build Off
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Gallery iTrader Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #141  
Old 02-15-2009, 08:41 PM
texan_idiot25's Avatar
texan_idiot25 texan_idiot25 is offline
Yes, 1945 Cadillac Tank
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,366
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to texan_idiot25
Default

Mounted up the bike rack today:




My 1st mountain bike matches my 1st truck ironically! Orange on black just rocks my socks I assume.

GOT AN OVEN! Now I can powder coat some big stuff, including my wheels/headers and such. $30 well spent:





Then mounted some 2x4s for a sub frame and threw on some casters we had laying around:



I was joking that now I have a modified oven, it's lifted 2 inches on lift blocks with oversized tires. My 4x4 oven!


And hooked up the "ricer lights", used that extra peanut bulb holder that came with the conversion lights, and put in some LED peanut bulb replacement. Their amber, but show up orange in the pics. May need to tint the LEDs some to get more orange out of them.
__________________
You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale
skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive
around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon.

I may be king of the idiots, but my kingdom is vast and my subjects are everywhere
Reply With Quote
  #142  
Old 02-15-2009, 08:47 PM
BulletsRain's Avatar
BulletsRain BulletsRain is offline
Elite member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Springfield, MO
Posts: 648
Trader Rating: (1)
Send a message via AIM to BulletsRain
Default

Man I just love that truck, color and all. If you ever want to sell it....um...just let me know.
Reply With Quote
  #143  
Old 02-15-2009, 08:47 PM
supraboi97's Avatar
supraboi97 supraboi97 is offline
Back from the bodyshop
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 396
Trader Rating: (1)
Default

That bike in the back looks pretty cool since the both match. The headlights look kind of cool but i thought your wheels were already powder coated?
__________________

http://www.nickgrant.co.uk/londontobrighton/013.gif
./_ _ _ ___ __\.
(]]]_ _ o _ _[[[)
|\_o_ __ __o_/|
|__|..........|__|
Reply With Quote
  #144  
Old 02-15-2009, 08:49 PM
Donziikid's Avatar
Donziikid Donziikid is offline
XMS Administrator
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: West Branch, MI
Posts: 3,564
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to Donziikid
Default

That doesn't look like an EasyBake oven to me, Texan.
__________________
XMS Rules & Guidelines | B/S/T Rules | How To Post Pictures

Greyscale Racing Member

The Collection:
Mitsubishi Pajero | AE RC18MT
TLMicroCrawler | Xmod ShowRoom | 'Yota XTruck
"The fun begins when the pavement ends."

Reply With Quote
  #145  
Old 02-15-2009, 08:50 PM
texan_idiot25's Avatar
texan_idiot25 texan_idiot25 is offline
Yes, 1945 Cadillac Tank
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,366
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to texan_idiot25
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by BulletsRain View Post
Man I just love that truck, color and all. If you ever want to sell it....um...just let me know.
It ain't for sale!

Quote:
Originally Posted by supraboi97 View Post
That bike in the back looks pretty cool since the both match. The headlights look kind of cool but i thought your wheels were already powder coated?
That bike is way too small. If I ever got motivated I could have a someone PC my current MTB orange to match, but Gary Fisher has some kick *** paint jobs so.. hmm.

The wheels are spray painted rustoleum semi flat black.
__________________
You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale
skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive
around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon.

I may be king of the idiots, but my kingdom is vast and my subjects are everywhere
Reply With Quote
  #146  
Old 02-16-2009, 11:07 PM
texan_idiot25's Avatar
texan_idiot25 texan_idiot25 is offline
Yes, 1945 Cadillac Tank
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,366
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to texan_idiot25
Default


Looks like some horror movie...

Burn out action editing begins tomorrow, if my redneck *** friend brings me his cam's charger.
__________________
You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale
skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive
around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon.

I may be king of the idiots, but my kingdom is vast and my subjects are everywhere
Reply With Quote
  #147  
Old 03-02-2009, 04:50 PM
texan_idiot25's Avatar
texan_idiot25 texan_idiot25 is offline
Yes, 1945 Cadillac Tank
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,366
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to texan_idiot25
Default







Been tuning it up and ironing out the kinks. Most all of my fuel problems with dirt have passed. The Carb is getting decent, though I'll probably toss the rebuilt one on soon. It's running very strong now with a new ignition coil.

Had a blow out last week, so while rolling on the spare I've been blasting and prepping my steel wheels for powder coat. The original white on the wheels is powder coat as well, and has been a real ***** to get off. But with in a week or two, new (fatter) rear tires go on back. Something about those burnouts last week damaged the tires... hmm..

Got my disk brakes master cylinder and prop valve in as well, so with that the brakes are 100% solid.


__________________
You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale
skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive
around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon.

I may be king of the idiots, but my kingdom is vast and my subjects are everywhere
Reply With Quote
  #148  
Old 03-05-2009, 02:09 PM
Sweed's Avatar
Sweed Sweed is offline
Forum Idiot
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: South Florida
Posts: 1,393
Trader Rating: (3)
Send a message via AIM to Sweed Send a message via Yahoo to Sweed
Default

When you get those spacers, slam it it (sand bags?) and head over to HellaFlush.com and submit it. Be pretty cool for you to have a truck in a sea of cars there..
__________________
After a thousand years of oppression,
Let the berserks rise again,
Let the world hear these words once more:
"Save us, oh lord, from the wrath of the Norsemen"
Reply With Quote
  #149  
Old 03-05-2009, 02:54 PM
texan_idiot25's Avatar
texan_idiot25 texan_idiot25 is offline
Yes, 1945 Cadillac Tank
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,366
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to texan_idiot25
Default

No sir, I like to be able to drive my truck with more than a half inch of tire clearance, and I like to put the right width tires on my wheels as well.

Slamming is a 2-3k project for later.
__________________
You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale
skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive
around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon.

I may be king of the idiots, but my kingdom is vast and my subjects are everywhere
Reply With Quote
  #150  
Old 03-16-2009, 09:57 PM
texan_idiot25's Avatar
texan_idiot25 texan_idiot25 is offline
Yes, 1945 Cadillac Tank
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,366
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to texan_idiot25
Default

sh-done! Did some stuff this weekend before some sort of road trip:










And on the way to throw on the new rear tires, I see this:



Another 67-72 fresh from the paint booth.

And this badass Baja Silverado




And new Cooper 31 x 10.5 truck tires, bit larger diameter really helps keep the freeway cruising RPMs lower, and with the much wider tread, the truck now hooks up most the way through 1st now.





__________________
You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale
skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive
around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon.

I may be king of the idiots, but my kingdom is vast and my subjects are everywhere

Last edited by texan_idiot25; 03-16-2009 at 10:05 PM..
Reply With Quote
  #151  
Old 03-16-2009, 10:49 PM
KITT222's Avatar
KITT222 KITT222 is offline
Bored...
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: South of the Cities, Minnesota
Posts: 502
Trader Rating: (7)
Default

Hmmm... something tells me you like orange, but I can't figure it out!

lol! That is one hot truck! beware on those dry grass fields, 'cuz it may just spark a fire its that hot!
Reply With Quote
  #152  
Old 03-16-2009, 11:04 PM
suicide_star's Avatar
suicide_star suicide_star is offline
Xmod Expert
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Gonzales, La
Posts: 1,176
Trader Rating: (8)
Send a message via AIM to suicide_star Send a message via MSN to suicide_star
Default

it's certainly no urban camo, but i like it =P
Reply With Quote
  #153  
Old 03-22-2009, 12:34 AM
texan_idiot25's Avatar
texan_idiot25 texan_idiot25 is offline
Yes, 1945 Cadillac Tank
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,366
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to texan_idiot25
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by suicide_star View Post
it's certainly no urban camo, but i like it =P
I can put a little urban camo some were for ya. Maybe when I drop in a new tranny I can paint it urban camo, so when I'm in the city, people can be like, "****, he ain't got no transmission, oh, wait, i see it now. All urban camoflauged and ****".

By the way, I hate all rear angled pictures I posted last, they make this thing seem really raked in the rear, which is not the case.
__________________
You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale
skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive
around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon.

I may be king of the idiots, but my kingdom is vast and my subjects are everywhere
Reply With Quote
  #154  
Old 03-22-2009, 09:24 AM
suicide_star's Avatar
suicide_star suicide_star is offline
Xmod Expert
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Gonzales, La
Posts: 1,176
Trader Rating: (8)
Send a message via AIM to suicide_star Send a message via MSN to suicide_star
Default

none of your pics work anymore. bandwidth exceeded FTL
Reply With Quote
  #155  
Old 03-22-2009, 12:31 PM
texan_idiot25's Avatar
texan_idiot25 texan_idiot25 is offline
Yes, 1945 Cadillac Tank
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,366
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to texan_idiot25
Default

I kept getting email warnings yesterday, ignored it because I thought it was talking about my old pics. From my other PB account.

PB says it shall be back tomorrow.
__________________
You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale
skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive
around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon.

I may be king of the idiots, but my kingdom is vast and my subjects are everywhere
Reply With Quote
  #156  
Old 03-22-2009, 01:29 PM
xmodkidd33's Avatar
xmodkidd33 xmodkidd33 is offline
washed-up, retired, cool.
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Pittsburgh, PA.
Posts: 1,264
Trader Rating: (1)
Default

Flickr FTW!
__________________
Woah.

Reply With Quote
  #157  
Old 03-29-2009, 12:32 AM
texan_idiot25's Avatar
texan_idiot25 texan_idiot25 is offline
Yes, 1945 Cadillac Tank
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,366
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to texan_idiot25
Default



Should be a good hint. If I can scrounge up parts by this weekend, I should be set with a sweet set of "fun pipes". Side exit, never mind the mufflers, and breathing fire.
__________________
You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale
skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive
around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon.

I may be king of the idiots, but my kingdom is vast and my subjects are everywhere
Reply With Quote
  #158  
Old 03-29-2009, 12:59 AM
snowboi1289's Avatar
snowboi1289 snowboi1289 is offline
Monte Carlo owner!!!
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Better state, Florida
Posts: 952
Trader Rating: (9)
Send a message via AIM to snowboi1289 Send a message via Yahoo to snowboi1289
Default

Whats with the ricer lights? I figured you would go on adding ricer headlights/lights, lol. Are you going to fix the rust on the doors? I like the look of the front, but looking at the truck from the rear doesnt look right, maybe because of the rear bumper.
__________________
My youtube channel!
Reply With Quote
  #159  
Old 03-29-2009, 01:04 AM
texan_idiot25's Avatar
texan_idiot25 texan_idiot25 is offline
Yes, 1945 Cadillac Tank
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,366
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to texan_idiot25
Default

The rust fixing under the doors may come over the summer, it needs that and the wind shield. May also just end up swapping cabs, as the windshield damage is bad. The shape of the truck makes it look much higher in back, the rear dove-tails up a few inches. on the over all, it's gotta nice little rake.

Ricer lights strike fear into the souls of the unworthy.
__________________
You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale
skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive
around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon.

I may be king of the idiots, but my kingdom is vast and my subjects are everywhere
Reply With Quote
  #160  
Old 03-29-2009, 01:11 AM
supraboi97's Avatar
supraboi97 supraboi97 is offline
Back from the bodyshop
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 396
Trader Rating: (1)
Default

your making a flaming pipe with a spark plug. Those are fun to watch, my uncle had a lil red express truck and put a spark plug on each of the stack and it was always fun to watch him drive away.

Hopefully we will see a video after its all said and done.
__________________

http://www.nickgrant.co.uk/londontobrighton/013.gif
./_ _ _ ___ __\.
(]]]_ _ o _ _[[[)
|\_o_ __ __o_/|
|__|..........|__|

Last edited by supraboi97; 03-29-2009 at 01:14 AM..
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 9 (0 members and 9 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:25 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.