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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #100 on: April 05, 2021, 10:35:05 am »
I love the TPI intake on these. Looking great.
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #101 on: April 18, 2021, 05:01:48 pm »
Little more progress, slowly but surely becoming a nice car again.....

Gave it it's first wash since I've owned it and swapped the new wheels on, amazing how nice clean wheels transform a car. Scrubbed the wheel wells with a brush and some degreaser, and then replaced more bulbs to get the fog lights and the underhood lights working....Now at that point where every feature/button/etc is working correctly.

Paint looks pretty good considering I haven't even attempted to polish it out yet, it should come up really nice once I get at it with the buffer. I tend to do that last though; next up will be to get mufflers back on it, engine bay cleanup and then scrub the carpet/seats.

I also got Firm Jr's C4 Powerwheels up and running, though I haven't shown it to him yet. I want to reveal it to him side-by-side with the life-size one....Impressed that with a fresh battery it's operating perfectly. Thing hasn't seen battery power for roughly 25 years....

One last little story to go with this update. The car came with a carcover, but it was garbage, so I had been looking around for a good outdoor cover for it. Found one (a nice high-end outdoor unit) on kijiji, brand new, for a really good price. It was close to me in Mississauga so I picked it up last week. The seller had a triple black C4, original owner and probably the nicest example I've seen, and a Mondial. Got talking to him and learned that he was a guitarist and song writer for a couple bands with a few huge hits (I am sure just about anyone here would recognize them) to his name from the 80's and 90's. Really nice guy, we're planning a cruise together for the summer. Anyway, today I am in the garage unboxing the car cover and getting ready to put it on the car....The radio in the garage at my grandma's is probably 40 years old and only gets a couple stations, so it's playing whatever random Toronto station tuned in, and one of this guys hits starts playing.....total coincidence but kinda freaky.

*Note hood is not latched in the photos (I was being lazy....shoulda latched it) and the suspension isn't settled from lifting it for the wheel swap.









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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #102 on: April 18, 2021, 05:30:29 pm »
Nice fleet!
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #103 on: April 18, 2021, 05:40:44 pm »
Looks fantastic!
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #104 on: April 18, 2021, 05:51:47 pm »
 Nice work :thumbup:
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #105 on: April 18, 2021, 06:01:46 pm »
Great work!  I wish I had half your energy and motivation
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #106 on: April 18, 2021, 07:03:00 pm »
Looking sharp! Nice work Firm! :cheers:

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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #107 on: April 18, 2021, 08:29:16 pm »
Thanks guys, I am really happy with the way it's coming along. Nice to work on something I've never worked on (much) before either

Quote from: Vmango on April 18, 2021, 05:50:35 pm
Quote from: Bubba on April 18, 2021, 05:40:44 pm
Looks fantastic!

Indeed.

What band?

Trying to respect the guy's privacy, but one of the bands he was in, in the 90's, was named after a tart berry.

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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #108 on: April 18, 2021, 08:41:05 pm »
Cools story, car is looking great.

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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #109 on: April 18, 2021, 10:22:23 pm »
Quote from: Firm on April 18, 2021, 08:29:16 pm
Trying to respect the guy's privacy, but one of the bands he was in, in the 90's, was named after a tart berry.

The Cranberries?
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #110 on: April 20, 2021, 10:34:54 am »
Quote from: Scaerio on April 18, 2021, 10:22:23 pm
Quote from: Firm on April 18, 2021, 08:29:16 pm
Trying to respect the guy's privacy, but one of the bands he was in, in the 90's, was named after a tart berry.

The Cranberries?

Doubting their guitarist lives in the GTA but who knows.
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #111 on: April 20, 2021, 10:40:01 am »
No, you guys are right, it is.
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #112 on: April 20, 2021, 10:40:54 am »
Quote from: Scaerio on April 18, 2021, 10:22:23 pm
Quote from: Firm on April 18, 2021, 08:29:16 pm
Trying to respect the guy's privacy, but one of the bands he was in, in the 90's, was named after a tart berry.

The Cranberries?

I thought they were from Ireland?
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #113 on: April 20, 2021, 10:42:20 am »
Quote from: Firm on April 20, 2021, 10:40:01 am
No, you guys are right, it is.

Interesting! Wouldn't have guessed that.
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #114 on: April 20, 2021, 10:43:26 am »
Maybe the core group?? Iunno...I think this guy's role with them was mostly while they were touring or something. He does show up on their Wikipedia. To be fair though, he had some bigger (IMO) one-hit wonder types in the 80's that surprised me even more. 
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #115 on: April 20, 2021, 10:47:23 am »
Quote from: Firm on April 20, 2021, 10:43:26 am
Maybe the core group?? Iunno...I think this guy's role with them was mostly while they were touring or something. He does show up on their Wikipedia. To be fair though, he had some bigger (IMO) one-hit wonder types in the 80's that surprised me even more.

Yeah, not part of the original group. Found him on Wikipedia too. Cool stuff.
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #116 on: April 20, 2021, 09:55:55 pm »
Quote from: Firm on April 20, 2021, 10:43:26 am
Maybe the core group?? Iunno...I think this guy's role with them was mostly while they were touring or something. He does show up on their Wikipedia. To be fair though, he had some bigger (IMO) one-hit wonder types in the 80's that surprised me even more.

Yup - Billboard #1 (guitarist) and #2 (guitarist and songwriter) hits; super cheesy power ballads.
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #117 on: April 23, 2021, 09:28:12 am »
Did he play for The Headpins? Chilliwack? Is this Secret Information?  :o 

Love what you're doing so far, can't wait to see the engine all done up clean and pretty again.
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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #118 on: April 27, 2021, 10:19:08 am »
Quote from: BWII on April 23, 2021, 09:28:12 am
Did he play for The Headpins? Chilliwack? Is this Secret Information?  :o 

Love what you're doing so far, can't wait to see the engine all done up clean and pretty again.

Headpins! Still have a cassette album from them, from my Columbia Records days  ;D

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Re: Baby, you're much too fast (Oh, oh)
« Reply #119 on: May 08, 2021, 05:56:11 pm »
Well, getting this muffler delete thing sorted out took a lot more effort than I thought it would, but it's done. Basically, I cut off the 'delete pipes' the previous clown put on it and then had to scourer around to find the right reducer sleeves to install the old-school 90's Borla SS units I found on kijiji. Eventually got it all sorted out and mounted up. Not only do I like the big quad tips way better, but it sounds so much better. Still loud, you still know it's an SBC from a block away....but it's not ground pounding Harley Davidson loud.



I have a couple before and after videos...not great cuz the sound quality on my phone is mediocre, but you get the idea....

BEFORE
https://youtu.be/X5PQaGTnzz0

AFTER
https://youtu.be/GfPDWdA2bVk
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