***Official Car and Gearhead Thread***

[BigRedChief]

Seems like we need one on here to talk cars, mods and the coolness of your or their car.

Interested? Chime in

[IA_Chiefs_fan]

BTW, BRC, I did something sort of similar with my headrests. They include my build number.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by IA_Chiefs_fan

My garage and I respectfully disagree

The green car with the black hood is about the best look you can get.

Well done.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by IA_Chiefs_fan

My garage and I respectfully disagree

Valid counter point.

The mods you have done are off the charts. Love the stripe.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by IA_Chiefs_fan

BTW, BRC, I did something sort of similar with my headrests. They include my build number.

You send them to Jina? Looks like her work.

[IA_Chiefs_fan]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Valid counter point.

The mods you have done are off the charts. Love the stripe.

Thank you. We're both lucky SOB's.

[IA_Chiefs_fan]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

You send them to Jina? Looks like her work.

Yep! She does beautiful work.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I like my car better. I love the retro look. IMHO, it is way better car than the Hellcat. If someone would give me one of them for free and I couldn't sell the car, I'd pick the Scat Pack Shaker.

Sorry but that's like me saying I'd take my Mustang over your Scat Pack. No truth to it!



Any comments on Stang sound video I posted? That video was taken with a phone so sound isn't the best but does your car have less rumble than that with the stock exhaust and those sensors?

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Any comments on Stang sound video I posted? That video was taken with a phone so sound isn't the best but does your car have less rumble than that with the stock exhaust and those sensors?

I would say the same. I'm okay with the sound at idle. It's the 2.5 - WOT that doesn't have that rumble I'm looking for. Thats because that damn sensor is closed.

[Bearcat]

The one thing I miss is the rumble of a V8.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

The one thing I miss is the rumble of a V8.

You can have mine. I spend entirely too much time around engine noise. My appreciation for a quiet ride is second only to air conditioning.

I'll take a nice throaty rumble over goddamned riceburner crappy assed muffler that sounds like farting into a microphone.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

The one thing I miss is the rumble of a V8.

Friend of mines burnout video.... I've got to do this. Maybe get GoChiefs to edit it for me?

[hometeam]

So I finally got off my ass today and got my car over to my buddies shop. We decided to forget the bracket and just do it the old fashioned way. We welded that bastard back together!

If you can imagine the motor in the car, the piece that was broken off was exaactly like so;



Fortunately, it only came apart when i went to replace the starter, so my buddy was able to TIG weld the thing back together, I held the piece in place from the front of the car (with welders gloves of course) while he tacked it in from behind, Once it was tacked in I got my hand out of there and he put about 30 minutes of work on it, getting it all in and touching it up, then using a grinder wheel to get rid of the excess.

We then bolted the new, (improved design) starter in and BAM, starts like a champ! The general consensus is a correctly TIG welded piece as such will last indefinitely with the new starter design which does not stress that mounting tab like the old one did.

Instead of a new block, or a 370 dollar bracket, I made out for 20 bucks~

God damn it felt good to light up those tires!

[BigRedChief]

I finally made a decision on the exhaust. I did the muffler delete.

On my active exhaust the mufflers are past the "X" where the single exhaust pipes cross to allow the pistons to fire independently. But not back up in a single pipe.

Very happy with the results. My muscle car sounds like A muscle car.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by hometeam

So I finally got off my ass today and got my car over to my buddies shop. We decided to forget the bracket and just do it the old fashioned way. We welded that bastard back together!

If you can imagine the motor in the car, the piece that was broken off was exaactly like so;



Fortunately, it only came apart when i went to replace the starter, so my buddy was able to TIG weld the thing back together, I held the piece in place from the front of the car (with welders gloves of course) while he tacked it in from behind, Once it was tacked in I got my hand out of there and he put about 30 minutes of work on it, getting it all in and touching it up, then using a grinder wheel to get rid of the excess.

We then bolted the new, (improved design) starter in and BAM, starts like a champ! The general consensus is a correctly TIG welded piece as such will last indefinitely with the new starter design which does not stress that mounting tab like the old one did.

Instead of a new block, or a 370 dollar bracket, I made out for 20 bucks~

God damn it felt good to light up those tires!

How much does he want to do another one that isn't in a car?

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

How much does he want to do another one that isn't in a car?

Shit, i know he would.

hes located in Jefferson City I can hook you up with him if you want

edit: already talked to him, he said he would do it. Dont know what he will charge you, he only charged me 20 because i already had some credit with him, but he will be fair.