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intimadatorsquizz


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Jim's 2012 upgrades
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the monte needs some upgrades for this season.
SSBC dual piston calipers
slotted summit rotors
KYB shocks
new wheel bearings and seals
new master cylinder
going to look into a larger brake booster as well.
i might put new upper controls arms on as well. since i have a pair sitting there already.

Dropping it off on Monday night for new 3" exhaust to new Flowmaster 40 mufflers and 2.5" tailpipes.....
that's right my car will finally have tailpipes...lol






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very nice Jim, I put a list together for things to do on the Monte and those calipers are on it. Let me know how you like them

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Cool! I like, too bad you won't see them with the wheels we have.

SSBC Made right here in Western NY.

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Verry cool Jim!!!!!!

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Sweet! I have those calipers on my car for a few years now and I am very happy with them. Those upgrades sound great!

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Rich_S85SS wrote:

Sweet! I have those calipers on my car for a few years now and I am very happy with them. Those upgrades sound great!

 cool thanks Rich. good to know they'll work well.



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nice Jim!

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SWEET!!

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looks great but.. you got time to work on your own car???

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firebird_1252 wrote:

looks great but.. you got time to work on your own car???

 i will make the time...lol



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I also have SSBC calipers on the Monte...and the Escalade.....

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Crusher wrote:

I also have SSBC calipers on the Monte...and the Escalade.....

 Sweet they're Crusher approved...lol



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Damn skippy............


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ok
i got the rear shocks on and spent some time redoing the rigged hangers the guy did on the exhaust.
he did a nice job tucking them up into the body the second time around.


here are the rigged hangers and one i had to weld a piece on to it to make it longer



his hangers on

and mine



shots of the system he made









some what videos of it running.



took the steering shaft out at the last minute. will get the new one painted and back in.


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sounds great Jim, finally get the sound you were after?

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Wow,  Jim they look good.



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it's closer Scott.
sounds good at idle but higher Rpm it is iffy to me. but it is probably because of the tailpipes

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Very nice Jim!

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Man he really has that tucked up there! Looks good Jim. Just hope you like it in the end.

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Looks good Jim.

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Looks and sounds nice Jim.

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thanks guys.

Dave he got them tucked up nicer the second time around. thefirst time they were almost the same height as the last system.

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I need to get mine tucked up when it gets done. I'm getting tired of scrapping and burning the grass under the car when I'm at a show

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twomanymontes wrote:

I need to get mine tucked up when it gets done. I'm getting tired of scrapping and burning the grass under the car when I'm at a show




No wonder all the vw mini buses follow you out of the shows lol

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i got the brake upgrade done
new rotors
new wheel bearings and seals
new brake hoses
new dual piston SSBC rotors
new master cylinder and all new shocks
also changed out the steering shaft for the Jeep one.
freaking new master cylinder is defective and i need to get another one.

before brake pics.


and after




before shaft


after

and painted

and the new defective master cylinder


and after it is painted i find out it's bad.



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Jim, that looks great! Too bad about the master cylinder. Hopefully you can still return it after you painted it. A warranty on it would cover it either way, right? Hopefully you get it resolved without more aggravation.

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mattthias wrote:

Jim, that looks great! Too bad about the master cylinder. Hopefully you can still return it after you painted it. A warranty on it would cover it either way, right? Hopefully you get it resolved without more aggravation.

 matt

i'm not worried about the warranty. i said screw it and i will get a AC Delco unit. i forgot to order one today so i wrote a note to do it tomorrow.

 



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That looks awesome Jim! I'm sure it will stop a lot better now.

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Looks great jim... I think brakes are next on my list. Probably next year if I can make it. Hopefully I won't find the kitty litter in turn one at the glen in a couple weeks lol

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