Rushforth cross the Atlantic...

[CliffS]

The Netherlands that is. If the guys from Driverzinc, http://www.driverzinc.com/ , say they deliver in 4 weeks door to door they do, even international. To be exact 3 weeks and 5 days.
I was just blown away with the overall quality and design, very sweet! Service is also top level.
The rims are 18x8 and 18x9, tires will be 245/40 and 275/40

The car:

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The rim

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And of course the money shot, euro style

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Which will finance the tires tomorrow.
thanks again Jon!!

[TPI Monte SS]

Wow, very nice, those will look great on your Bird!!!! You must have gotten a great deal, considering how much the dollar SUCKS right now vs. the Euro! I'm looking at your 500 Euro bill and thinking, "Damn, that's almost $800 here!"

[CliffS]

Thanks Steve,

I remember the times it was the other way around back in the 80's. Don't forget shipping is killing is nowadays and on top of that we got a very bad tax environment overhere. But hey, a man needs a hobby right LOL.
The 500 should cover for the tires ( I hope ).

[buickfunnycar.com]

Wheels look great man...heck,car looked good with the old wheels,should look killer with your new shoes!

LOL...love the money shot...looks familar,here's mine:
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[DriverzInc]

Cliff! Good on you! Glad to see that everything made it to you in good form, and we are proud to be represented over the pond by a very nice car! Thanks again, it has been our pleasure working with you. Looking forward to photos of the wheels on the car so we can get them up on our website! Thanks again, Jon

[JayR]

Thanks for taking the brand international, Cliff!

The following and reach of this forum never ceases to amaze us and we're grateful to everyone on it who has taken part in our brand and get what we're doing.

Can't wait to see the new shoes on your 'bird, Cliff! Thanks!!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

damn if that car wont look sick on those wheels...

[CliffS]

Thanks guys. M.John you got one killer '69!!
Jon, Jason; I will put up some pics as soon as I got them under the car. Can't wait myself!

[Turbo Rob]

Cliff,

Heel mooie! Your car really changed with the rims. Hope to see it one of these days.

Rob

[buickfunnycar.com]

Thanks guys. M.John you got one killer '69!!
Jon, Jason; I will put up some pics as soon as I got them under the car. Can't wait myself!

Thanks Cliff,can't wait to see your new wheels on your Bird...:6gears:

[CliffS]

Cliff,

Heel mooie! Your car really changed with the rims. Hope to see it one of these days.

Rob

Dank je Rob! Martin told me he talked to you a while ago in Den Hague. And yes, when you're back you can see it in person :)

[JT_67Tempest]

Cliff,

I got my wheels through Jon at DriverzInc as well!! And the other thing is that I am Dutch-Indonesian. I have family that lives in Utrecht and other parts of the Netherlands.

Great to see someone for Holland driving such a sweet looking classic!!!

Johnny

[CliffS]

Small world Johnny, yeah Jon has been a big help with the rims.
To make it even nicer, my ancestors on the mothers site are from Indonesia and my wife's parents too!!


Cliff,

I got my wheels through Jon at DriverzInc as well!! And the other thing is that I am Dutch-Indonesian. I have family that lives in Utrecht and other parts of the Netherlands.

Great to see someone for Holland driving such a sweet looking classic!!!

Johnny

[Martin71RS]

come on Cliff.....new pics with them mounted!!! (please..?)

Too bad my budget (did I even have one:guilty: ?) does not allow me to buy new wheels....otherwise a nice set of Rushforth wheels would be on mine too! you even stole the style I picked LOL.

hope to see them in person soon!

Martin

[CliffS]

Shot some pics last night, it was cloudy and not much light left.

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Last but not least the lady, Cheyenne, owner of the car' title LOL

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Ok let's hear it, I know what you're gonna say :crying:

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

shes a lucky girl!

those MAKE the car man.. good job!

[DriverzInc]

Looking good Cliff! Car will benefit when you do lower it too like we talked about. Be sure to post before and after photos of your newer lower stance when that is done. Roll on!

[Martin71RS]

:twothumbs Mooi man!!!

[buickfunnycar.com]

Very nice man...totally changes the look of that car.
Be sure you post up some pics when you're done with the stance...:cheers:

[Moabdude]

Thats what I am talking about!
Now it is called a real pro-touring ride.
Too many TTII's in the world. Rushforth makes a difference.

Cliff, you have to come down about 2 inches though. u just have to put some boards in your garage to get out :)
Just throw them in the car when you go for a spin in case you run into a speed bump :twothumbs

[Martin71RS]

Bram, I have 1 word for Cliff.... airride :poke:

[CliffS]

You guys are killing me! Worked late last night and dropped the rear 1". Will order new coil springs for the front coil overs with a lower spring rate and drop the front :smoke: .

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[buickfunnycar.com]

That's looking good Cliff...:1st:

[Moabdude]

I second Airride......hmmm I wonder why.....:guilty:

No Cliff, just one more inch.

btw, how come the Bird is so much higher than with the TTII's?

[CliffS]

I second Airride......hmmm I wonder why.....:guilty:

No Cliff, just one more inch.

btw, how come the Bird is so much higher than with the TTII's?

I make sure to have at least 4 buddies as passengers to drop it when going for a ride LOL.
The bird got some more ground clearance because of the tire/rim combo; Front got like 3/4 and in the back 2" more clearance. When dropped it will have approx. the same clearance as with the TTII but with a nicer stance.

[Turbo Rob]

Thats what I am talking about!
Now it is called a real pro-touring ride.
Too many TTII's in the world. Rushforth makes a difference.

Cliff, you have to come down about 2 inches though. u just have to put some boards in your garage to get out :)
Just throw them in the car when you go for a spin in case you run into a speed bump :twothumbs

Wood for the "drempels"?

[CliffS]

Rob,

The Bird is garaged under street level under our condo. The angle is very steep and can't lower the car too much otherwise I will find some spare parts on the driveway :scared:

[Turbo Rob]

Rob,

The Bird is garaged under street level under our condo. The angle is very steep and can't lower the car too much otherwise I will find some spare parts on the driveway :scared:

Oh yes, I see you live in A'dam. I would normally drive to the train station near Muiden and train in. It was easier than finding a parking space/parking garage.

Did you make it to the Cruise Brothers? I checked the sites but did not see any pictures of your car.

If I move back to Nederland I will seriously consider an air ride suspension so I won't have to worry about drempels and the like.

[AndrewNTX]

Wheels are very nice, good to hear from someone way out there, the car looks great! JayR gave me a tip on wheel choice for my Falcon which was very much appreciated so they are a great company all around.

[CliffS]

Haha you know the drill Rob! I made it to the CB last Saturday but not with the Bird. It started raining at 4.30pm and stopped somewhere next day. Been there for 1.5 hrs. I've seen no pictures yet either.

Thanks Andrew! And yes Driverzinc is a great company all around!!

[CliffS]

Changed the coils on the coil overs, from a 450 rate to 350 rate. the 450's were far too hard after weight saving on the front end. The back was dropped another inch and lowered the front as much as possible. The lowest points on the Bird are the headers (3" ground clearance) and the slide-a-links. Much lower is a no go and there is hardly any gas in the tank :). Some pics:

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[Mr.VENGEANCE]

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[JayR]

Mr Vengeance's posts crack me up!

The car looks great dropped, Cliff. No issues in the driveway? What a facelift that car has gone under in a couple weeks! Once again, couldn't be happier to have you representing for us in Amsterdam!

Thanks!!!

[Turbo Rob]

Looks good Cliff!

[CliffS]

Thanks guys!
Mr Ven, looks like that freakin' cat gonna jump out of my laptop...LOL.

No driveway issues at this stance. And yes the facelift is amazing. Got a lot of positive reactions at local shows!!

[maroon88iroc]

wow that is a very nice looking car! what color is that?

[CliffS]

wow that is a very nice looking car! what color is that?

Thanks. The paint is still the same as we picked up the car in Cali 5 years ago. I got no clue what color the paint is.

[Moabdude]

I got no clue what color the paint is.

let me quess......white? .........:smoke:

[Motown 454]

Wow that looks sweet Cliff