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11-29-2017 #261Registered User
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I love this car and thread.
Dan
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11-29-2017 #262
Thanks Dan. I'm supposed to pick the car up from Frank's shop in Beltsville, MD on Saturday, December 16th and drive it back home to Virginia Beach barring any show stoppers that come up between now and then. So many upgrades since I drove it last. The biggest is obviously the Magnum 6 speed with the 4.10 gears but there's also the roll bar, including the new shoulder harness belts, the new front spoiler, the shocks put on the fiberglass trunk so it opens slowly now, an oil cooler so I can pound on the car more now even with the AC on in the summer time, the entire front end/suspension upgrade from the B-body spindles to the AFX Spindles, SC&C adjustable tubular uppers, and chassis brace, the new Lee 800 steering box and upgraded the front coil overs from 500 to 600 lbs. In the rear had the UMI relocation brackets added for better launching and the new UMI chassis mounted sway bar. I had Frank set the car up so the front parking lights stay on all the time like the Corvette's day time running lights. I just really like the way the car looks with the front parking lights on at all times. There were lots of little upgrades done too including switching back to my old Holley 830 carb from the current 770, Adding back the factory hood light and windshield squirters to my repro ram air hood, hooking up the line lock to the cruise control button on the dash (still to be completed), setting up the 2-step option on the MSD digital 6 box so I can launch off the line each time putting the gas pedal to the floor but the RPMs stopping at a set RPM (around 3500 ish), shortening the battery shut off switch on the rear bumper and making sure it can be locked so my alarm can't be shut off - bottom line is TONS of upgrades - I'm sure there will be some testing and tuning and working through all the adjustments with the new upgrades but I can't wait to get the car back on the road and start putting some hard miles on it again.
Joe Lincoln
Lime Green 71 Olds 442 Convertible
Upgrades thread: https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ible&highlight=
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11-30-2017 #263Registered User
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Line lock
I have two line lock solenoids, one front one rear. When you press the red button on my shifter it locks the front line lock for the burn out. When you flip a switch on the dash the red button now locks the front and rear line locks and activates the adjustable two step. It is a streetable version of a trans brake.
Dan
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11-30-2017 #264
Very cool setup Dan. I've never had the line lock or the 2-step but looking forward to using both - especially the 2 step with the manual trans for consistent launches.
Joe Lincoln
Lime Green 71 Olds 442 Convertible
Upgrades thread: https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ible&highlight=
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12-01-2017 #265
Lots of things getting finished up since pick up is 2 weeks from tomorrow:
Vertical part of back seat has been notched for the down bars and re-installed. This will be professionally re-done later by an interior company but wanted it back together for now:
"442" shifter handle with 6 speed shifter ball installed with the stock console:
with Door bar attached:
Kick panel speakers had to be relocated because of the location of the new removable door bar bottom connection on the floor board. Had to also make sure there was room to press down the emergency brake on the drivers's side:
Joe Lincoln
Lime Green 71 Olds 442 Convertible
Upgrades thread: https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ible&highlight=
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12-03-2017 #266
Line Lock is now working using stock cruise control button on the dash - put in on position, touch the brake and it locks the front brakes, push cruise control button to off to unlock. - really happy with that.
Original glove box trunk button is now working -so the glass deck lid now opens much slower with the 2 shocks added and works using the glove box button. Will also have it set up so I can use the key fab to open the trunk. I know this is a little thing to most but since that glass decklid is so light it flew up way too fast and would almost rip off the hinges. Now it's nice and slow and can press a button to open - plus the light is working how it should - love getting all these little things dialed in. Here's a quick video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2EeTGomekE
Horizontal part of rear seat is back in but not locked yet - still need to get the rear belts re-installed. Was a tight fit in the corners where the shoulder belt retractors are mounted at the bottom:
Joe Lincoln
Lime Green 71 Olds 442 Convertible
Upgrades thread: https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ible&highlight=
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12-03-2017 #267Registered User
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