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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Driveway builder, Feb 3, 2022.

  1. oldiron 440
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    Makes me think of Chech & Chong....
     
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  2. catdad49
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    Had a '64 Impala as my second car so you Know I Like It!
     
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  3. If that thing was "a rust bucket that was close to being scrapped" I've drove some real absolute garbage over the years.
     
  4. stanlow69
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    I have 75 thousand miles on my Caprice since I put hydraulics on my car when I was 17. 10- inch cylinders. I only run 2 batteries so I can control the ride height. No jumping thou because it has a factory big block. No 3 wheeling either. They were put on 34 years ago. Only problem was a broken A-arm at the pivot point. And it eats tires in the front a bit (a lot) more. I am now averaging about 3-4 thousand miles a year now. I used to run True spoke wires early on but now run wide whites and 57 Caddys. If you have never riden in a lowrider, you have no idea what you are missing. It brings big smiles to people who see the car in movement.
     
  5. stubbsrodandcustom
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    from Spring tx

    I was just singing " love machine" in my head...
     
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  6. i.rant
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    1. 1940 Ford

  7. What year Caprice? Sounds cool!
     
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  8. @Dan Hay
    Jim's Caprice is a '69 if I remember correctly. I'll PM you a pic.

    Edit: I realize now that it's even in his screenname. I swear I'm losin' my ever-lovin' mind.
     
  9. Driveway builder
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    Not bad… I definitely see how it’s more of a west coast thing though. Our roads in Pa are horrible! It basically rides like a car with bad shocks… you are riding on coils so you do a lot of drawn out bouncing after you hit a bump. But the good highly out ways the bad with a car with hydraulics.
     
  10. BDUB77
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    Great work. A lowrider impala is a bucket list car for me.
     
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  11. Lone Star Mopar
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  12. Ringleader
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    :cool: VERY COOL!!!!!!
     
  13. Driveway builder
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  14. Driveway builder
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    I just picked up a two door 63 SS a few weeks back… going to start that build in the spring. D411FFAE-4526-4415-8B43-06ADE92AAA1D.jpeg 99CF2C61-3C97-441E-A0CF-A39455DC6008.jpeg
     
  15. Driveway builder
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    Yeah… don’t want to even know. Lol These cars are going for crazy money right now. I’ve been looking a couple years for a 63 or 64 two door. Finding an SS was a cherry on top.
     
  16. Chavezk21
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    Mine from back in the late 80s. shoulda never gotten rid of that car, sigh:cool:o_O 64.jpg
     
  17. Rickybop
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    Thanks, @Tman
    Awesome video!

    o_O :eek: :D

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  20. gimpyshotrods
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    A lot of folks can, and do run shock absorbers on lowriders. It is not considered traditional in lowrider culture out here.

    I built the full chassis for a 1940 Chevy pickup with 4-corner hydraulics. It has KYB shocks on all 4-corners, the customer is very pleased.

    He also has, or had a OT Glasshouse Caprice that also had shock absorbers. It had two on each side in the front, with singles in the rear.

    I did not build that one, but someone put a whole lot of work into the brackets. they were bent 3/8" steel, and chromed, like everything else. That car rode like a dream.
     
  21. My 64 was not built the best but was built pretty traditional by an older Hispanic buddy. The cylinders had more stroke than the shocks. :rolleyes: When I got it, the shocks were pulled in half so it bounced pretty good after going over any bump. I never got around to trying to resolve that issue.
     
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  22. gimpyshotrods
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    The trick is making sure that the shock stroke is longer than the cylinder stroke, and/or use limiting straps or chains.

    It is all about math and geometry.
     
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  23. Exactly! :D Being a design engineer, I might even overthink that kinda stuff at times. :rolleyes: That’s why it was funny to me.
     
  24. indyjps
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    I love the plan, keep it on the road while you work on it. I'd say buy the same paint and prep a panel at a time and shoot it. But that's much harder with a metallic.

    Hydros is your call - as long as it's on the road - good job.
     
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  25. Driveway builder
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    I haven’t tried the snow yet, but does 8 degrees on a Friday after work count? My buddy from work took this pic. :)
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  26. JJK
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    Love it, keep pushin and let them haters know how you come through.
     
  27. Rickybop
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    Heck yeah, it counts. LOL
    Did the snow miss you guys?
     
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