Euro to Faux 9C3 conversion

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[Chris]

Starting from here: http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f42/new-paintjob-for-the-lumina-euro-heh-heh-397156/ and here http://gmwbody.com/viewtopic.php?p=25222#25222 (Full thread here: http://gmwbody.com/viewtopic.php?t=1639).

Since the Euro NEEDS a paint job, I got some rustoleum to do a nice B&W scheme... This is my Photoshop rendition.




I just picked this up....


And at some point in time I may be picking up a bar similar to this from craigslist:




I'm now trying to decide if I should paint the Euro or the RS. They both DESPERATELY need a paint job. I'm thinking I might give the Euro to my grandmother or girlfriend so I'm leaning more towards the RS... Only thing is the RS is a summer car - it refuses to start in the winter. The Euro is supposed to be my winter car... Hmmm maybe I'll paint them both B&W and have a matching pair [/img]

[Chris]

Well, to update my Faux 9C3 conversion...

I still haven't heard anything back from the guy on craigslist about the lightbar. He was supposed to get back to me on shipping it since he's about 2 hours away and works for a shipping company (so he could have it delivered for free). I've been looking on eBay and CL for other lightbars, but haven't gotten anything yet. I think I'm going to pull the LED strobes off the S15 and mount them on the rear deck and behind the windshield.


I had to order a different mounting bracket for my spotlight ($50) because my car has no external A-Pillar (a small oversight by me). I stole the wheels/tires off my parts Lumina and stuck 'em on the Euro (put the Euro wheels/tires on the RS). Although the Lumina 9C3's had the euro wheels, the Impala 9C1's have steelies with chrome centercaps which look better. I painted the hubcaps gloss black and left the centercaps chrome. They don't look all that bad IMO....


OEM:



No hubcaps:



OEM Hubcaps:




Painted:




On the car:





Also thinking about installing some trunk lid lamps...




On a side note, I saw this online and chuckled... Actually got me thinking about getting some reflective decals for my car.
http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2008/03/to-win-his-sons.html

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

i have a whole light bar. it works... has no siren in it though. (i think) but its old school dukes of hazzard style. let me know if youre interested, ill send you some pics/vid.

[Chris]

i have a whole light bar. it works... has no siren in it though. (i think) but its old school dukes of hazzard style. let me know if youre interested, ill send you some pics/vid.

How much do you want for it? I have the same one in storage (Federal Signal Aerodynic)

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

im not sure of the brand, but im open to offers. it weighs like 50lbs so i dont imagine its going to be the cheapest thing in the world to ship. (im in Edmonton Alberta, Canada)

[Chris]

Yeah, you're REALLY far away. It would probably cost more to ship than it's worth.

[xLeGeNDx]

looks pretty cool so far.

Heres what made me chuckle post #50 @ S10 forums.

[Chris]

I ordered two pairs of these:





And this:







Since that guy from CL never got back to me, I picked up this from eBay:

[Chris]

Well, to update this a little...

I got my KYB GR2 struts in the other day along with some monoleaf pucks. I'll (hopefully) be installing that tomorrow. I also lost one of my bubcaps today, so I'm going to figure out something else for the wheels. I didn't really like those 14" wheels and tires anyway, but hell - they were basically free since they came off my parts car. I added A/C to the car last weekend, and boy was that a bitch. I just have to replace the HVAC control box and check the HVAC box out to make sure everything is working. I haven't charged the system yet because I want to pull the A/C radiator thing that's in front of the heater core and clean it and make sure it's in good condition first...

[Chris]

Got the lights in, but haven't hooked 'em up yet:





I installed it on the parts car first, because if I fucked that door up I wouldn't care:






Mounting the pushbumper take 1:











Pulled it off and modified the brackets to drop it 1.5" - and it made a HUGE difference! I still have to adjust my headlights and clean up the brackets a bit:

[88red4cyl]

Looks nice man!!  Definitely nothing I have seen done before..

[94CutlassVert]

isnt this going to get you in trouble with the cops

[Chris]

Well, I'm not planning on having red/blue lights or pulling anyone over, so no.

[Chris]

Well, didn't get too much done since it's been doing nothing other than fucking raining up here...

I did find out that the car has some serious leaking problems. The windshield seal leaks and flood's the DS floorplan, fucking yay. So I have the whole interior removed from the car until I can get that fixed. The trunk seams leak like fucking crazy, and I can't get them to stop leaking. I've re-sealed them with waterproof automotive-grade caulking, and even painted over the caulking - but nothing stops them from freaking leaking. Every bit of the trunk seams are covered with sealant, and they won't stop leaking. That's one thing that I REALLY hate about 1st gen Luminas, is that ALL the fucking trunks leak! Out of the 6 Luminas I've had, EVERY ONE had leaking trunk seams... Fuck you GM.

BUT, since the interior is out I've taken this opportunity to do all the wiring. I've got the wiring for the scanner and CB antennas hooked up, although I haven't installed the scanner antenna yet (CB is installed). I've ran all the wiring for the in-car video system, but I'm having a problem with the camera so it's not fully functional yet. The flashers in the trunk are hooked up, but instead of them turning on as soon as the trunk is open (9C1/9C3 default) I have them on an illuminated rocker switch. I have the lights on the pushbumper wired up, along with the PA speaker for the scanner.

No pics in this update...

[88red4cyl]

That sucks about the leaking...  I wonder if it would be possible to track down a replacement seal for the trunk...  Or maybe even modify a seal to fit from another vehicle that would be thicker and maybe do the job a little better than the OEM one...