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Post Options Post Options   Quote exoticse Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 December 2007 at 10:28pm

 

 

Is it april yet ??

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Bump.... John you have a PM.
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There has been interest on the specs of the offset of the wheels and the size of the adapters.

The offset of the Axis wheels 20 X 10.5 inches is +35 and that was for a Nissan 350Z 5x114.3mm.

Adapter is 5x100 to 5x114.3 and the thickness I have ordered was 1.50"   
     

    




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Hey that guy work's for my company!  Good to see another Pro Body Employee is helping out. Where province was the work done in?

Built not Bought!!!!
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It's a small world...
Leighton works for Pro Body Parts in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. That's where my brother Dario and I did
the chop top.
Leighton is known quite well to the auto industry there and everyone asks for him when they want their
work done and he is great to work with.   


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A little info on my smarter brother Dario. He's 75, still very young, and active. He plans to race again this
year at Gimli Motor Sport Park, road course, 1.3 miles and his time is 1.5 minutes. That is one of his
hobbies. He has built this race car, CRX with a 1.6 (170 hp), the Japanese version of the Acura engine,
plus the ACURA disc brakes all around.

I hope I have said this right....





He builds roll bars for most of the racers there.




This is the kitcar that we built in '80-'85

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bump?
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Car-2-lo ,

Just so you know,...your car's outcome is fueling my own v-8 archie choptop project ! 

 

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Car-2-Low, I was in the Gold 2M4 you passed on Valentines day just before exit 264. As you passed my girlfriend was remarking as to how much drool was literally coming out of my mouth. Which was followed by, "Matt, watch the road!"

Nice car! Just as nice or nicer in person than in the pictures.
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Hey Matt, it was great seeing and meeting you three, I was also drooling over your ride,
it looked very nice, clean and in perfect shape.
Hope to see you three soon (come out to next club meeting, everybody is super friendly).



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wow. how much doese a chop top cost?
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Car-2-Lo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 February 2008 at 3:34pm

Choptop cost (roughly)...

Holiday trip to Winnipeg, visit my brother, NO CHARGE for his TIME "well, he's my brother"
(he was happy for my visit and we had fun working together again).

Windshield..... $240
Side windows. $130 (4X4 plastic sheet $50/ form windows $40 each )
rear window..... $80
Total cost........$450

Didn't have to change, but did anyway....
inter/outer dews wipes, felt window guides


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I had no idea the parts cost was so little.   However the craftsman-ship that went into the conversion and time that was spent on it, would have added up rather quickly if someone else was doing it.  How much does Archie charge for a completed chop top? 
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Yeah, not to much on parts, it's all TIME spent, but it was fun !

If you don't know how and no time, V8 Archie can do the chop top for you at $4495.00.


ADDED NOTE: Clynt's chopper cost was only $480.00, (from what I know of) ?
He also did all the work himself too and the first chopper here at WCF Club,
rear window glass $80 and real side glass $400 (I'm very jealous about that) !






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lol sweet my car is from winnipeg .....hmm i really want one im thinking of doing it this summer
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i want my insides to look like that question the red materials on the door pannels what is it?
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Okay, I'm back...

The material on door panels are red vinyl paint, black vinyl paint and black carpet.
At the time I did the interior in '02, Canadian Tire and Lordco didn't have the bright red vinyl paint.
Found it at "Concept Finishes" here in Vancouver, bright red is "SEM Colorcoat" flame red ($10).
(The vinyl paint still looks like new on doors and dashboard )!!!!!



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Originally posted by Car-2-Lo Car-2-Lo wrote:

TO BE CONTINUED...
(sometime in April/08)
Happy Holidays : )

It's almost APRIIIIIIL !!  :)

P.S. Any more driving experiences ?

 



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It's almost April BUT...



This evening it snowed about 1-1/2" here in Vancouver and this what it looks like on my deck.
The rear bumper that you don't see to well is for a Celica (F430 style) from Mr.Bodykits $225.00.
I had it since last fall but no time to install (had to much fun driving the chopper around)!
When it's a lot warmer out, I'll chop, cut, widen the rear bumper and make it fit.














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Looks really good. Can't wait to see it.

 

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