Post by nickzigaitis on May 8, 2006 4:41:36 GMT -8
1st off, I'm a noob around here with big ambitions and I'm sure we'll all get along just find in the wonderful world of minis. Information is power and forums such as this help get that info out there. So, I'm glad to be here. I heard about S.I.C. through Frank (Vio0633) Club Pres of the Florida Chapter.
Through some talking with Frank, we though it might be a good idea to maybe start a chapter in th4e midwest, St. Louis area. Nothing is set in stone as of yet but I was asked to provide a Bio with some pics of the truck and a laundry list of project details.
So, here goes. PLEASE don't mind the "before" pics. Its when Fast and Furious came out and the Ricer virus nearly got me. Since then, I've come to my senses and its going from the Xtreme package back to the original look, with some Sonoma-ness added in there.
Bio:
Nick Zigaitis
St. Louis, Missouri (area)
I was a Navy Corpsman for almost 7 years. I was blue side with the Navy and then cross branch swapped to the Marine Corps and finished up my time and as IDC for a Marine Unit in Topeka Kansas. I am married (Kelly) and we recently added a daughter (Lily) to our home. I have a healthy background in fiberglass and composite work untilizing molds however, most items I've constructed thus far for the truck are all Skeleton based. I have spent the last year solid working on the interior alone and constructing HVAC fiberglassed into the glove box, TV into the dash, 4 Amps and 3 Subs into an fiberglass enclosue behind the seat of a regular cab with zero seat click loss and full recline. I've also made a fully fiberglass, non-oem console based center console. Fiberglass can be easy but its mostly time consuming.
Over that year, I bought in an inventory list of parts for this build and now that the interior is done and in primer for paint, the suspension work has begun. The truck is heavily under the knife and the next time it rolls, it'll roll on a ART Roadgrater, Tube Uppers and Lowers and a 18/20 combo, Brushed aluminum scuba tanks, braided steel air and brake lines, and the list gooooooes way on. Like I said, I have big ambitions. Cause of the paint scheme, I'm calling it, "Shades of Grey".
Project Details,,,,"The Laundry List"
Suspension and Brakes:
Front
-ART CoolRide w/ Tubular Upper and Lower Control Arms (Arms painted silver)
-Mogue ball joints and idler arm
-DJM 2” Drop Spindles (Spindles painted silver)
-I-Rotor Drilled and Slotted Front Disc Rotors (Silver plated)
-Stock OEM Calipers, (disassembled, sanded blasted and painted silver)
-Earl’s –3AN Braided Steel Brake Lines (12”)
-ABS Delete, all front brake lines replaced
-All Earl’s –AN fittings and D-Block and hard lines for ABS Delete
-Nickel Plated 3/8Tube to ¼” NPT PTC fittings
-3/8” Air Lines covered in Braided Stainless Steel Shroud Cover
-Front Sway Bar Polyurethane bushings replaced (Sway bar painted silver)
-ART Shocks (Shocks painted silver)
Rear
-ART RoadGrater Kit (Links, Wishbone, Diff bracket, painted silver)
-RG Kit Bolted and Plug welded to frame
-Evap Canister Relocated inside of frame rail forward of the gas tank
-Earl’s ¼” hard brake lines
-All Earl’s –AN fittings
-All rear brake hard lines replaced
-Earl’s Braided Steel Brake lines (from frame rail to axle)
-Nickel Plated 3/8Tube to ¼” NPT PTC fittings
-3/8” Air Lines covered in Braided Stainless Steel Shroud Cover
-ART Shocks (Shocks painted silver)
Air Management
-ART ¼” Air Valve Manifold (slow and sexy is my thing, breaking my back on impact isn’t)
-Nickel Plated 3/8Tube to ¼” NPT PTC fittings
-Custom aluminum valve box (brushed aluminum)(to protect valves from debris)
-Custom cross member rear of RG Kit to hold Air Tank and Valve Box
-3 Gal. Air Reserve Tank (Painted red)
-Firestone Compressor with 110-150psi Pressure Switch
-SuicideDoors.com 3/8” Check Valve
-Air Water Separator
Compressed Air Management
-(2) Catalina 80cf Brushed Aluminum Scuba Tanks with Polished K-Valves
-Custom Billet Aluminum Cradle (to bed mount scubas) (Courtesy of WaterJet Tech in St. Louis)
-Nitrogen Regulator 2 Stage (4000psi Input – to – Regulated 300psi Output)
-High Pressure Chrome D-Block (to join tanks to one main input for regulator)
-Earl’s 4AN Braided Steel High Pressure Lines (from Scubas to D-Block)
-Catalina Nickel Plated K-Valve Yokes
-Earl’s 4AN Braided Steel High Pressure Line (From Regulator to Air Reserve Tank)
-All Earl’s –AN fittings
Frame and Drive Train:
Frame
-Frame wire ground and scrubbed clean to bare metal
-Front frame notched for tie rods
-Eastwoods.com Frame Primer
-Eastwoods.com Frame High Gloss paint
-Cushion clamps used throughout frame to secure air lines and wiring
Drive Train
-Rear Axle painted using Eastwoods.com Primer and High Gloss Paint
-Chrome Summit Rear Differential Cover
-All new 3/16” Hard Brake Lines
-Earl’s –AN fittings
-Drive shaft wire ground clean and painted Silver
Wheels and Tires:
-18 / 20 combo Eagle 212 Aluminum Wheels (Will upgrade one day)
-(Front) Falken 225/40/18 88YB (GR Beta FK-451 B)
-(Rear) Falken 255/35/20 93B (GR Beta FK-451 B)
Interior / Audio and Gauges:
Interior
-All plastic items sanded and painted Gunmetal
-Custom Fiberglass Dash made for TV (Painted Gunmetal)
-HVAC Controls relocated and fiber glassed into Glove Box (Painted Gunmetal)
-Dual gauge pillar mount (Painted Gunmetal)
-Custom Fiberglass Sub enclosure for 3 Subs and 4 Amps (1 click seat position loss and 97% full recline)
-Custom Fiberglass Center Console to hold air ride switches and 4 air pressure gauges (Painted Gunmetal)
-Custom Fiberglass Dash Speaker Pods (Painted Gunmetal)
-1999 Pontiac Bonneville Leather Seats (Grey)
-FBI Billet Aluminum column shifter, window cranks and Oh Shit roof handle
-(4) 1” SPDT Marine Rocker Switch with direction orientation markings (Individual bag control)
-(1) 1.5” DPDT Carlington Marine Rocker Switch (Pancake)
-Custom wiring, accessory power and ground, air ride valves and relay interface in right kick panel
Audio
-Pioneer DEHP-4400 CD player with remote
-7” LCD Flat Screen with remote (Dash Mounted)
-120* Viewing angle CCD Back up cam / Auto Night Vision mode Cam (Sub Box goose neck mounted)
-Audiobahn 6.5” Mid-Ranges and Tweeters (Midranges in doors, Tweeters in rear pillars)
-Audiobahn 3.5” Mid-Ranges and Tweeters (Fiberglass dash pod mounted)
-(1) Audiobahn Intake Series 4 Channel Amp (Chrome) (Components)
-(3) Audiobahn Intake Series 2 Channel Bridged Amps (Chrome) (Dedicated Amp – Sub arrangement)
-(3) JL Audio 10” 10W0 Woofers
-All KnuKonceptz.com AWG 0, 4, 8 PWR/GND wiring, D-blocks
-All KnuKonceptz.com 12 gauge speaker wire for woofers, 16 gauge wire for components
-Custom Length and Built 75ohm Triple Shielded RCA Wiring with Gold Plated RCA plugs
-140Amp engine bay mounted Circuit breaker
-200Amp DBElectronics.com High Output alternator w/ voltage regulator
-BIG-3 Wiring Upgrade on Alternator with ANL Fuse and fuse holder
Gauges
-Autometer Ultra-Lite 2 1/16th Voltmeter (Pillar mounted) (Monitors Amps directly)
-Autometer Ultra-Lite 2 1/16th A/F Ratio (I like a light show)
-Autometer Ultra-Lite 2 1/16th 0-150psi Air Pressure (4 of these mounted in center console)
-All OEM gauges, Autometer Gauges and HVAC Control lights swapped to Red L.E.D.
Engine and Exhaust:
Engine
-Very Clean
-Proform 15” Electric Fan
-STS Cold-Air Intake (Chrome)
-K&N Cone Air Filter
-Polished Aluminum 1.5qt Radiator Tank
-Under hood items relocated and trailer fenders installed. Battery relocated to bed.
Exhaust
-Al’s Custom Header (Ceramic coated)(for 2.2L with Air Injection)
-2.25” Down Pipe replaced with Braided Steel Flex Joint (Aluminum painted)
-2.25” – 2.5” Reducer Flange (flipped and welded) (Aluminum painted)
-All new 2.5” exhaust piping (Aluminum painted)
-2.5” Straight Through Magnaflow Cat.
-2.5” Straight Through Magnaflow Muffler
-2.5” Custom bent and welded exit pipe directed up and over right frame rail (exits forward of RR Tire)
-All Exhaust piping painted with VHT 1500* Exhaust and Header paint
Body Modifications:
Cab
-Door handles shaved with Autoloc kit
-SS Street Scene Sport Mirrors
-Street Scene Smooth Wiper Cowl
-Billet Specialties polished billet aluminum wiper posts
-Extreme Ground FX removed. Holes plug welded and ground
-Wheel Wells removed. Under hood items relocated
-32 x 9 Trailer fenders trimmed to fit and welded
-2000 Sonoma Hood
-2000 Sonoma Headlights
-2000 Sonoma Grill
-2000 Sonoma SLS 4x4 Bumper and face bar and hardware
-Trenz 15 Bar Billet grill (Main grill)
Bed
-Tailgate handle relocated to inside bed
-Street Scene Fiberglass Step Shavers (seam of side pieces and roll pan shaved smooth)
-Extreme Ground FX removed. Holes plug welded and ground
-Factory OEM Tail Lights replaced (replaced from Euro-tails)
Paint:
-Surface prep and re-primered
-2-tone paint applied (Equinox LT GM Galaxy Silver Metallic bottom, Equinox LT GM Dark Silver Metallic top, HHR 2LT Majestic Amethyst Metallic Pinstripe
-Clear Coat (Sanded and Buffed)
-Door jams, Cab jams, Hood jams and wheel well to cab jams painted
-Bed Liner sprayed and tinted Gunmetal color
That pretty much sums it all up. Thanks guys and again, glad to be here.
Through some talking with Frank, we though it might be a good idea to maybe start a chapter in th4e midwest, St. Louis area. Nothing is set in stone as of yet but I was asked to provide a Bio with some pics of the truck and a laundry list of project details.
So, here goes. PLEASE don't mind the "before" pics. Its when Fast and Furious came out and the Ricer virus nearly got me. Since then, I've come to my senses and its going from the Xtreme package back to the original look, with some Sonoma-ness added in there.
Bio:
Nick Zigaitis
St. Louis, Missouri (area)
I was a Navy Corpsman for almost 7 years. I was blue side with the Navy and then cross branch swapped to the Marine Corps and finished up my time and as IDC for a Marine Unit in Topeka Kansas. I am married (Kelly) and we recently added a daughter (Lily) to our home. I have a healthy background in fiberglass and composite work untilizing molds however, most items I've constructed thus far for the truck are all Skeleton based. I have spent the last year solid working on the interior alone and constructing HVAC fiberglassed into the glove box, TV into the dash, 4 Amps and 3 Subs into an fiberglass enclosue behind the seat of a regular cab with zero seat click loss and full recline. I've also made a fully fiberglass, non-oem console based center console. Fiberglass can be easy but its mostly time consuming.
Over that year, I bought in an inventory list of parts for this build and now that the interior is done and in primer for paint, the suspension work has begun. The truck is heavily under the knife and the next time it rolls, it'll roll on a ART Roadgrater, Tube Uppers and Lowers and a 18/20 combo, Brushed aluminum scuba tanks, braided steel air and brake lines, and the list gooooooes way on. Like I said, I have big ambitions. Cause of the paint scheme, I'm calling it, "Shades of Grey".
Project Details,,,,"The Laundry List"
Suspension and Brakes:
Front
-ART CoolRide w/ Tubular Upper and Lower Control Arms (Arms painted silver)
-Mogue ball joints and idler arm
-DJM 2” Drop Spindles (Spindles painted silver)
-I-Rotor Drilled and Slotted Front Disc Rotors (Silver plated)
-Stock OEM Calipers, (disassembled, sanded blasted and painted silver)
-Earl’s –3AN Braided Steel Brake Lines (12”)
-ABS Delete, all front brake lines replaced
-All Earl’s –AN fittings and D-Block and hard lines for ABS Delete
-Nickel Plated 3/8Tube to ¼” NPT PTC fittings
-3/8” Air Lines covered in Braided Stainless Steel Shroud Cover
-Front Sway Bar Polyurethane bushings replaced (Sway bar painted silver)
-ART Shocks (Shocks painted silver)
Rear
-ART RoadGrater Kit (Links, Wishbone, Diff bracket, painted silver)
-RG Kit Bolted and Plug welded to frame
-Evap Canister Relocated inside of frame rail forward of the gas tank
-Earl’s ¼” hard brake lines
-All Earl’s –AN fittings
-All rear brake hard lines replaced
-Earl’s Braided Steel Brake lines (from frame rail to axle)
-Nickel Plated 3/8Tube to ¼” NPT PTC fittings
-3/8” Air Lines covered in Braided Stainless Steel Shroud Cover
-ART Shocks (Shocks painted silver)
Air Management
-ART ¼” Air Valve Manifold (slow and sexy is my thing, breaking my back on impact isn’t)
-Nickel Plated 3/8Tube to ¼” NPT PTC fittings
-Custom aluminum valve box (brushed aluminum)(to protect valves from debris)
-Custom cross member rear of RG Kit to hold Air Tank and Valve Box
-3 Gal. Air Reserve Tank (Painted red)
-Firestone Compressor with 110-150psi Pressure Switch
-SuicideDoors.com 3/8” Check Valve
-Air Water Separator
Compressed Air Management
-(2) Catalina 80cf Brushed Aluminum Scuba Tanks with Polished K-Valves
-Custom Billet Aluminum Cradle (to bed mount scubas) (Courtesy of WaterJet Tech in St. Louis)
-Nitrogen Regulator 2 Stage (4000psi Input – to – Regulated 300psi Output)
-High Pressure Chrome D-Block (to join tanks to one main input for regulator)
-Earl’s 4AN Braided Steel High Pressure Lines (from Scubas to D-Block)
-Catalina Nickel Plated K-Valve Yokes
-Earl’s 4AN Braided Steel High Pressure Line (From Regulator to Air Reserve Tank)
-All Earl’s –AN fittings
Frame and Drive Train:
Frame
-Frame wire ground and scrubbed clean to bare metal
-Front frame notched for tie rods
-Eastwoods.com Frame Primer
-Eastwoods.com Frame High Gloss paint
-Cushion clamps used throughout frame to secure air lines and wiring
Drive Train
-Rear Axle painted using Eastwoods.com Primer and High Gloss Paint
-Chrome Summit Rear Differential Cover
-All new 3/16” Hard Brake Lines
-Earl’s –AN fittings
-Drive shaft wire ground clean and painted Silver
Wheels and Tires:
-18 / 20 combo Eagle 212 Aluminum Wheels (Will upgrade one day)
-(Front) Falken 225/40/18 88YB (GR Beta FK-451 B)
-(Rear) Falken 255/35/20 93B (GR Beta FK-451 B)
Interior / Audio and Gauges:
Interior
-All plastic items sanded and painted Gunmetal
-Custom Fiberglass Dash made for TV (Painted Gunmetal)
-HVAC Controls relocated and fiber glassed into Glove Box (Painted Gunmetal)
-Dual gauge pillar mount (Painted Gunmetal)
-Custom Fiberglass Sub enclosure for 3 Subs and 4 Amps (1 click seat position loss and 97% full recline)
-Custom Fiberglass Center Console to hold air ride switches and 4 air pressure gauges (Painted Gunmetal)
-Custom Fiberglass Dash Speaker Pods (Painted Gunmetal)
-1999 Pontiac Bonneville Leather Seats (Grey)
-FBI Billet Aluminum column shifter, window cranks and Oh Shit roof handle
-(4) 1” SPDT Marine Rocker Switch with direction orientation markings (Individual bag control)
-(1) 1.5” DPDT Carlington Marine Rocker Switch (Pancake)
-Custom wiring, accessory power and ground, air ride valves and relay interface in right kick panel
Audio
-Pioneer DEHP-4400 CD player with remote
-7” LCD Flat Screen with remote (Dash Mounted)
-120* Viewing angle CCD Back up cam / Auto Night Vision mode Cam (Sub Box goose neck mounted)
-Audiobahn 6.5” Mid-Ranges and Tweeters (Midranges in doors, Tweeters in rear pillars)
-Audiobahn 3.5” Mid-Ranges and Tweeters (Fiberglass dash pod mounted)
-(1) Audiobahn Intake Series 4 Channel Amp (Chrome) (Components)
-(3) Audiobahn Intake Series 2 Channel Bridged Amps (Chrome) (Dedicated Amp – Sub arrangement)
-(3) JL Audio 10” 10W0 Woofers
-All KnuKonceptz.com AWG 0, 4, 8 PWR/GND wiring, D-blocks
-All KnuKonceptz.com 12 gauge speaker wire for woofers, 16 gauge wire for components
-Custom Length and Built 75ohm Triple Shielded RCA Wiring with Gold Plated RCA plugs
-140Amp engine bay mounted Circuit breaker
-200Amp DBElectronics.com High Output alternator w/ voltage regulator
-BIG-3 Wiring Upgrade on Alternator with ANL Fuse and fuse holder
Gauges
-Autometer Ultra-Lite 2 1/16th Voltmeter (Pillar mounted) (Monitors Amps directly)
-Autometer Ultra-Lite 2 1/16th A/F Ratio (I like a light show)
-Autometer Ultra-Lite 2 1/16th 0-150psi Air Pressure (4 of these mounted in center console)
-All OEM gauges, Autometer Gauges and HVAC Control lights swapped to Red L.E.D.
Engine and Exhaust:
Engine
-Very Clean
-Proform 15” Electric Fan
-STS Cold-Air Intake (Chrome)
-K&N Cone Air Filter
-Polished Aluminum 1.5qt Radiator Tank
-Under hood items relocated and trailer fenders installed. Battery relocated to bed.
Exhaust
-Al’s Custom Header (Ceramic coated)(for 2.2L with Air Injection)
-2.25” Down Pipe replaced with Braided Steel Flex Joint (Aluminum painted)
-2.25” – 2.5” Reducer Flange (flipped and welded) (Aluminum painted)
-All new 2.5” exhaust piping (Aluminum painted)
-2.5” Straight Through Magnaflow Cat.
-2.5” Straight Through Magnaflow Muffler
-2.5” Custom bent and welded exit pipe directed up and over right frame rail (exits forward of RR Tire)
-All Exhaust piping painted with VHT 1500* Exhaust and Header paint
Body Modifications:
Cab
-Door handles shaved with Autoloc kit
-SS Street Scene Sport Mirrors
-Street Scene Smooth Wiper Cowl
-Billet Specialties polished billet aluminum wiper posts
-Extreme Ground FX removed. Holes plug welded and ground
-Wheel Wells removed. Under hood items relocated
-32 x 9 Trailer fenders trimmed to fit and welded
-2000 Sonoma Hood
-2000 Sonoma Headlights
-2000 Sonoma Grill
-2000 Sonoma SLS 4x4 Bumper and face bar and hardware
-Trenz 15 Bar Billet grill (Main grill)
Bed
-Tailgate handle relocated to inside bed
-Street Scene Fiberglass Step Shavers (seam of side pieces and roll pan shaved smooth)
-Extreme Ground FX removed. Holes plug welded and ground
-Factory OEM Tail Lights replaced (replaced from Euro-tails)
Paint:
-Surface prep and re-primered
-2-tone paint applied (Equinox LT GM Galaxy Silver Metallic bottom, Equinox LT GM Dark Silver Metallic top, HHR 2LT Majestic Amethyst Metallic Pinstripe
-Clear Coat (Sanded and Buffed)
-Door jams, Cab jams, Hood jams and wheel well to cab jams painted
-Bed Liner sprayed and tinted Gunmetal color
That pretty much sums it all up. Thanks guys and again, glad to be here.
And get some pics up of those new FL peeps homie!
