RIP Calypso Story.

[timmyr77]

awesome build. SUb'd

[Zreberlcoe]

HEY! Finally another calypso with paint left. I need to do everything youre doing i'm just... poor haha. But nice car and amazing stuff going on here! Here's my bitch.

[Steven]

awesome build. SUb'd

Thanks! Means a lot.

HEY! Finally another calypso with paint left. I need to do everything youre doing i'm just... poor haha. But nice car and amazing stuff going on here! Here's my bitch.

Needs moar low!! Haha. I'm broke now too...

[Steven]

Update--11/24/2013

Did a bit of work today on the wires from the ABS module and stripped down most of the seam sealer.

What I was left with after some stripping:



Took off the tunnel insulation.


Reference of where everything goes in the fuse box


Cut the ABS wires and fed them back through the fuse box. Should I cap the wires and leave them in the fuse box or trace them all the way back?



What was left of the ABS wires.


Traced the hot line back and deleted it fully.


Leaving just one hot line going back to the fuse box instead of two.


Then I just spayed some primer on the bay to keep rust at bay until I get the time to do some welding.




So for anyone who's done an ABS delete, did you just cap the wires or trace them all the way back?

[timmyr77]

i havent dont it but planning to on my vert since my abs doesn't work (found out by getting into an accident :hitler: )
but here is a diy i found http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=617yNrOrRfo

[Steven]

i havent dont it but planning to on my vert since my abs doesn't work (found out by getting into an accident :hitler: )
but here is a diy i found http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=617yNrOrRfo

I've seen that. It'd be great and all, but unfortunately I don't have the luxury of doing that. I need to splice new connectors on the lines so that i don't have lines running up to the front for no reason... It'd take away the point of doing a shave and tuck... and it doesn't show what he did with the wires... I'm guessing he just left the connector danging which is kind of a half ass way to do this tbh...

[timmyr77]

wow. totally forgot your shaving the bay.

[Zreberlcoe]

Needs moar low!! Haha. I'm broke now too...

well im working a lot so im trying!

[Steven]

well im working a lot so im trying!

Buy the springs and shocks and it should only take ~2 hours to install..

[Steven]

Update--12/1/2013

I was gone most of Thanksgiving break, so I couldn't do anything on the car until tonight. I didn't do much, but i did some stuff in preparation for welding.

First step was to take off the front valence...


Then I started to mock up the templates.... Yes I'm using a Coca Pebbles box...





Then they all got numbered for reference...


Stared to trace them out...


Then I thought, how am I going to cut these out???
Tried some tin snips and decided, Fuck That.


So for $8 I went and bought these babies...


All traced out....


And finally cut.


I still have to make a few more templates for stuff like the triangular supports on the strut towers, but after that I can start welding...

On another note, I have spare metal that I cant take back... If anyone wants a set of these, I can whip you up one...

[Steven]

Update--12/4/2013

Small update today, but first, I never updated on why I got nothing done this weekend.

Little back story first... SO. It was my dad's birthday this weekend and we decided to go up to a small town called Jackson in California to visit some family friends. If you guys didn't know, I currently pursue aviation, and have done so since I was twelve. The guy that we went to see was the guy who first got me into aviation, and also the guy that was featured in all my college app essays. Anyways here are some pictures for shits and giggles.






And just one I took at night cuz I like it.


Now onto updates regarding the e30.
Yesterday I welded for the first time in preparation for doing my bay. I'll let the pictures do the talking.



First ever welds



I was getting better...


What I ended up making the night:


And done for the night...


Then today I went and did some more welding, so I can get as much practice in before I go to work on my bay.



Let's practice some stitch welding.... It's enviable that I'm going to be doing lots of this.



Messing around...


Added on to my sculpture...


And that's it.... As you can see, I'm not too great at welding, but I'm sure as time goes on, and after I'm done with my bay, I should be a whole lot better...

[Vtec?lol]

Just some advice, on thinner gauge material like you have here try practicing on a much hotter setting and moving quicker. this will give you the heat you need. those welds lack penetration.

also, before you weld on the chassis be sure to put weld through primer on both ends.

The bay looks clean though.

[Steven]

also, before you weld on the chassis be sure to put weld through primer on both ends.

Sorry to be naive but why?

[Vtec?lol]

To help keep rust away in places that won't see a good seal via paint.

[Steven]

To help keep rust away in places that won't see a good seal via paint.

Ah good point. Hopefully I'll get the car in the garage this week and do some welding...