Duece. Coupe.

**flatnbagged** · 01-07-2011 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by CIH Opel

Man that looks good!

Thanks man.

**Aw614** · 01-08-2011 01:54 AM

watching

**PSU** · 01-08-2011 12:38 PM

Congratulations.

Exterior looks relatively flawless.

**jj the butcha** · 01-29-2011 01:56 AM

wow randy i had no idea you picked this up. cant wait to see it done.

**flatnbagged** · 01-29-2011 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by jj the butcha

wow randy i had no idea you picked this up. cant wait to see it done.

Yea I can't wait either. Ive been working 6 days a week so I haven't had much time to work on it. Not sure if it'll be ready for dustoff. Hopefully

**DHill** · 01-31-2011 09:35 PM

Subscribed.

**danderso** · 02-02-2011 02:15 PM

looks awesome!
Subscribed!

**morimori** · 02-11-2011 09:12 PM

**flatnbagged** · 02-15-2011 12:51 PM

Been working like crazy but have managed to clean the Vr up a little bit

**Biodome** · 02-15-2011 08:04 PM

Looks good!

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 02-15-2011 08:15 PM

Damn I need access to a shop or at least a garage...might be moving in May and might have at least a single bay in a detached garage...better than nothing. I need to catch up to you.
Blast the exhaust manifolds and paint them or get them ceramicoated...they stand out with the rust color.

Engine looks much much nicer now.

**flatnbagged** · 02-15-2011 11:08 PM

Yea I don't know what your deadline is but dustoff is only 60 days away. I doubt I'll be ready for dustoff.

and yea I still have a lot on that motor I have to touch up. Just don't have the time.

**JGWarner** · 02-16-2011 06:30 PM

I almost bought this car last year. Pretty cool to see it's getting some much needed TLC, let alone a VR6.

Nice work.

**smoothAMBER** · 02-20-2011 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by flatnbagged

Been working like crazy but have managed to clean the Vr up a little bit

damn randy! motors mint!

**flatnbagged** · 02-21-2011 12:16 AM

Thanks man. Wait till you see the wheels I just picked up today.

**flatnbagged** · 02-22-2011 10:01 AM

Stage 2 Endurance SouthBend clutch came in. finally able to bolt it all together.

And I picked up a little treat for my self. 16x9.5s gonna be trading two of the 9.5s for 8.5s.

**Biodome** · 02-22-2011 02:16 PM

Looking good! mk4 wheels? Hopefully they aren't pink when you're done with them!

That adaptor looks a lot nicer than I thought it would!

**mr sarcastic** · 02-22-2011 02:34 PM

Corvette.

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 02-22-2011 02:56 PM

Did not see the sawblades coming....I figured something else would be in the works. I can't wait to see my former coupe all done up in her new glory.

**Biodome** · 02-22-2011 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by mr sarcastic

Corvette.

Ironic that you didn't catch the sarcasm.

**mr sarcastic** · 02-22-2011 03:57 PM

**flatnbagged** · 02-22-2011 05:45 PM

Yea I was going a different way with wheels but the salad shooters were to good of a deal to pass up. I'm thinking polished?!

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 02-22-2011 06:59 PM

I vote

on polishing them. Are you going to keep the car the silvery blue?

**flatnbagged** · 02-22-2011 08:49 PM

Yes sir. Stock interior, stock exterior, just stanced out on some nice wheels with a little something under the hood. That's all I'm really going for. Trying to keep it period correct. Except for the motor of course.

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 02-22-2011 11:44 PM

Didn't you get a set of RML 15" flakes? If so, what are you doing with them???

**flatnbagged** · 02-23-2011 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by JohnBarleyCorn

Didn't you get a set of RML 15" flakes? If so, what are you doing with them???

Haha i was planning on buying them but Wheels were last on my list. The shooters just fell in my lap.

**xhopesfall24** · 02-23-2011 10:02 PM

Gonna suck if you keep it long enough to have to do the chains again

**Zupek** · 03-02-2011 01:50 PM

I am keeping an eye on this as I am thinking about doing the same thing to my quantum. I just find it hard to justify a 1200 starter, adapter plate and flywheel when I bought the car for 400 bones! Keep it up!

**flatnbagged** · 03-02-2011 02:09 PM

Well if you're putting it in a syncro, you're lucky. Your trans will bolt up to the adapter plate. Mine didn't. So I had to buy a trans, have custom axles made, and convert it to a hydraulic clutch. But yea I spent quite a bit of money so far.

The starter it came in today!

**greggearhead** · 03-03-2011 11:04 AM

Wow - thats a hell of a starter. Looking good!

**flatnbagged** · 03-03-2011 08:50 PM

Since the Flanges on the new 1.8t trans are bigger then my stock ones. I made some custom axles. Took the inner splines off of 1.8t axles and welded them on to my stock axles. Machined them flat and put a center pin in them to make sure they stayed straight.

Looking into gettin them balanced but can find anyplace that will do FWD axles. Any suggestions? They're pretty damn straight and I made sure the weight of the weld was even all around, just want to make sure.

**demon102pl** · 03-03-2011 09:29 PM

oo im all over this

by the way i love pictures

**greggearhead** · 03-04-2011 10:37 AM

I wouldn't worry *too* much about perfect balance, I am sure the grease and CVs aren't always in perfect balance, and they rotate alot further out (in radius) than the axles themselves. I'd worry more about being straight.

I am envious of your machining. Wish I had (and knew how to use) a lathe and a mill. Someday.. .

**mr sarcastic** · 03-04-2011 10:51 AM

I concure about balancing them. As long as they're staight, you should be fine. I was you, I'd run em for a bit then check the welds for cracks. That'd prolly be the only way they'd fail.

**greggearhead** · 03-04-2011 11:05 AM

I remember an old article about a crazy 2.0 16V w/ 2 stages of N2O in the UK. Nickel plated axles, that showed the twisting action from stress cracks in the plating. No idea if that would apply here, though.

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