Purplehaze Posted March 7, 2011 Author Report Posted March 7, 2011 start by asking yourself what are your goals for the system? what will "satisfy" you? something you won't want to change after a few months and what are you willing to maintain? This right here is the best advice I have gotten so far. I agree 100%! What I really need to do is to finish my install with what I have already, and take my time and really just "think". Thank you VERY much for that, you are exactly right! Kickin' Cruiser Seller Feedback Stage 3 Dash, Door Panels,4th Order wall 4 - 15'son a DC 5.0K 2 DC 5.0K'sSolo X 15 (v.2) Sub Build
Purplehaze Posted March 7, 2011 Author Report Posted March 7, 2011 Hey guys, not much to update today. Got my front cv's today, so now I'm ready tomorrow to install them, new bearings, and a complete Energy Suspension polyurethane bushing kit. I may wait to do all of the bushings, b/c I have new springs ordered for the front and rear. Also it needs new brakes front and back, so I may just hold off until I can save up for some EBC red stuff or something nice. But anyway, here is the bushing kit, bearings, and new cv joints. Also Got one of my new emblems in the mail today. I think it looks WAY better than the old factory "Touring Edition" crap. So what do you guys think? Kickin' Cruiser Seller Feedback Stage 3 Dash, Door Panels,4th Order wall 4 - 15'son a DC 5.0K 2 DC 5.0K'sSolo X 15 (v.2) Sub Build
ChillMasterWill Posted March 8, 2011 Report Posted March 8, 2011 start by asking yourself what are your goals for the system? what will "satisfy" you? something you won't want to change after a few months and what are you willing to maintain? This right here is the best advice I have gotten so far. I agree 100%! What I really need to do is to finish my install with what I have already, and take my time and really just "think". Thank you VERY much for that, you are exactly right! no prob homie you are welcome and just keep it 100 and tell it like ti is William - Metter,Ga. Dad, Self Installer/Fabricator & Repair Tech, Weightlifter, Motivator, Team SKAR Audio Captain, Team Deadly Hertz Georgia Leader 99 Toyota 4Runner SR5, "Rolling Thunder" Daily Driven, No Wall, C-Pillar Build, BASS LIFE! 2K16 SBN MECA Park and Pound DB3 Champion 2K16 SBN ISPLL Real SPL Class F Champion Second Skin Damplifier Pro, Kenwood eXcelon KDC X498, Clarion EQ, Knukonceptz RCA's The Big 3, Sky High Car Audio OFC & Kicker Hyperflex Silver Tinned 1/0 Gauge Singer 340a Alt, Northstar NSB-AGM31, SMSAGM480, 12 NessCaps Super Caps Rockford Fosgate 3Sixty Line Driver, The Oval Port Tuned To 31 Hz, CNC Machined 4 SKAR ZVXv2 D2 15's, 2 SKAR SK-4500.1's, 4 SKAR PAX 6.5's, 2 SKAR LP-80.4's MEMBER OF THE YEAR 2013If you don't have any haters, get some, best motivation there is...
Purplehaze Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Posted March 8, 2011 Where did you get the Kicker emblem? eBay Kickin' Cruiser Seller Feedback Stage 3 Dash, Door Panels,4th Order wall 4 - 15'son a DC 5.0K 2 DC 5.0K'sSolo X 15 (v.2) Sub Build
ptcary Posted March 8, 2011 Report Posted March 8, 2011 Don't lower your pt on the stock shocks! I have H&R springs on Gabriels, but Tokico blues are best. Factory shocks are Tokico but not blues. Have fun with the bushing kit! PTCary 2003 SMD PT Cruiser 2011 Honda CBR 250R 2010 Mazda 3i Sport MY BUILD LOG
Purplehaze Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Posted March 9, 2011 Well, yesterday was one of the best days I have ever had. Which may sound crazy since I worked on the Cruiser for over 12 hours! It all started yesterday morning, when I went to get my son, Shane, up for school. He moaned and complained of how sick he was, so I told him to go back to bed. But a couple of hrs later, as I was leaving to work on my car, Shane was "all better", so I told him he could either go on to school, or go w/ me to work on my car, but he was NOT gonna stay home and party all day! Needless to say, he chose work over school! (Good thing this was only his second missed day of school!) So, my 12 year old son got his hands dirty yesterday for the first time, and I must say, I am totally impressed! He jumped rt in there, wasn't scared AT ALL! We got a lot of stuff done, and really had fun doing it! 3 extra meals = $20 1 day of missed school = extra homework Quality Father and Son time = priceless. I just feel truly blessed to get to spend the day with both my father and my son! Life is good! So, here are a few pics of me and Shane "doin work"! A few of the car. ptcary called it on those bushings! I only got the control arm bushings and front sway bar bushings changed, and they are fun! Oh well, another day! Got the bearings and cv joints in, and that was needed the most. I'll probably just have the shop do the other bushings, springs, and alignment all at once, save me a lot of time! Also changed tranny fluid and filter (yep that's me) Shane was doing perverted stuff to the tire! Hahaha kids! Kickin' Cruiser Seller Feedback Stage 3 Dash, Door Panels,4th Order wall 4 - 15'son a DC 5.0K 2 DC 5.0K'sSolo X 15 (v.2) Sub Build
ChillMasterWill Posted March 9, 2011 Report Posted March 9, 2011 yeah father and son time is priceless, my oldest just turned 12 Monday, looks like ya'll did work William - Metter,Ga. Dad, Self Installer/Fabricator & Repair Tech, Weightlifter, Motivator, Team SKAR Audio Captain, Team Deadly Hertz Georgia Leader 99 Toyota 4Runner SR5, "Rolling Thunder" Daily Driven, No Wall, C-Pillar Build, BASS LIFE! 2K16 SBN MECA Park and Pound DB3 Champion 2K16 SBN ISPLL Real SPL Class F Champion Second Skin Damplifier Pro, Kenwood eXcelon KDC X498, Clarion EQ, Knukonceptz RCA's The Big 3, Sky High Car Audio OFC & Kicker Hyperflex Silver Tinned 1/0 Gauge Singer 340a Alt, Northstar NSB-AGM31, SMSAGM480, 12 NessCaps Super Caps Rockford Fosgate 3Sixty Line Driver, The Oval Port Tuned To 31 Hz, CNC Machined 4 SKAR ZVXv2 D2 15's, 2 SKAR SK-4500.1's, 4 SKAR PAX 6.5's, 2 SKAR LP-80.4's MEMBER OF THE YEAR 2013If you don't have any haters, get some, best motivation there is...
biz523 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 Hell ya but builds cumin along nice man keep up tha good wrk im tuned in n ya wrkin on pts is no easy task I've had 2 wrk on a few at wrk
Purplehaze Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Posted March 10, 2011 Thanks guys. @Will - HA so you have a "preteen" also? Man, I don't know what I'd do w/o my dude! He keeps me on track! @biz523 - Thanks man, glad you like it! Yeah, PT's can be tricky to work on, not a lot of room under the hood. Keep checking in, and I'll keep the pics and videos coming! Hopefully today I'll get that prefab in, so the next updates will be new demos of both subs! Kickin' Cruiser Seller Feedback Stage 3 Dash, Door Panels,4th Order wall 4 - 15'son a DC 5.0K 2 DC 5.0K'sSolo X 15 (v.2) Sub Build
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