$#@^& Upgrades

[the_engineers]

So, I'm looking at what's left on my car, realizing that EVERYTHING from here on out will cost $2000 or more...

Vintage Air
Billet Specialties Tru-Trac
Billet Specialties Wheels
Body Touch-Up
Shaker Hood

Have I missed anything?  I need a positive thought if you've got one.

[wagesofsin]

heres a thought...

you are a member of an elite fraternity involving the ownership of the finest automobiles ever put forth.

 

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Gas isn't $4 a gallon.   

[miketyler]

Factory AC car? I would piece-meal the AC system. I would bet you can do it for around $1k using the OEM AC box and controls. 

[Moparal]

for a positive, your list is short, very short. The car could be driven even without these add ons  and you get to do the installs one at a time at your own financial pace.  The hood could be last on the list. 


Hang in there, yer almost done with your dream conversion

[the_engineers]

Thank you everyone!!!

heres a thought...

you are a member of an elite fraternity involving the ownership of the finest automobiles ever put forth.

 

Gas isn't $4 a gallon.   

Perspective is a beautiful thing 

Factory AC car? I would piece-meal the AC system. I would bet you can do it for around $1k using the OEM AC box and controls. 

Unfortunately, not a factory AC car...also, I really don't want a compressor front and center on the motor...hence the Billet Specialties Tru-Trac system.

for a positive, your list is short, very short. The car could be driven even without these add ons  and you get to do the installs one at a time at your own financial pace.  The hood could be last on the list. 


Hang in there, yer almost done with your dream conversion

Thanks Al!

[miketyler]

Unfortunately, not a factory AC car...also, I really don't want a compressor front and center on the motor...hence the Billet Specialties Tru-Trac system.

Neither do I. I built my own brackets and had them chromed. I was referring to using Bouchillion brackets or maybe getting AC brackets off a late model. Buying a turn-key kit is cool but is expensive. The Vintage Air universal hose kit includes all the hoses you would need, a dryer, a guzillion different fittings. Great kit when you are going custom and its only $99.

http://www.vintageair.com/08/catalog08/08%20VA%20Cat%20pg%2066%20f.pdf

[quagmire]

Better make sure that pulley kit is compatible with whatever balancer you are running.  You wouldn't think it'd be a huge ordeal, but I had more issues with my fluidampr and March aftermarket pulleys than any other part of my car!  Many of the aftermarket balancers come in different thickness' than stock, so getting pulleys to fit can be a nightmare.