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 Posted - July 17 2007 : 13:41:31
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For what it's worth, our website hits and pageviews were up on both days the show aired....
That's great news. The Speed board is rockin too. Now all we have to do is bring up the value of the cars! I think that will happen quite easily.
Rick, what company were you with? I do remember trying to get the exhaust coated. The old show was called Classic Car Restorations (not the one on DIY network). Actually, Peter did a 5 minute "tech tip" in the first season. Then did the Ferrari build in season 2. Tom came along in the second season, replacing my first co-host. Producing that show was nuts. Between filming sessions, we were in the restoration business, which was not what we wanted - nor what we were good at. The new format has us just going to the shops to see what they're doing. These guys are much better at building than we were. BTW, that Hot Rod never did get finished. The Firebird did. |
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Posted - July 17 2007 : 14:33:03
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| I was/ am with High Tech Coatings, It was for the vette, season 3 maybe? I think you were already at hot rod Scot's when you called and I was swamped at the time. |
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Posted - July 17 2007 : 15:20:32
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The exec.'s at Speed watch these boards very closly because they don't always trust the Neilson ratings. Shows with high volumes of visits do get their attention. Here's the link: http://insider.speedtv.com/viewtopic.php?t=151046
OK enough of selling ourselves(sorry).
Sell away LOL It the least we can do for the attention you are bringing our beloved cars, The interior may be a little "ricey" for my taste but I'm just and old fart that doesn't even turn on the radio. |
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Posted - July 20 2007 : 23:56:55
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| I was wondering what seats/frames you used in this car? They look like a good fit and an improvement over the stock seats I have now. |
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Posted - July 21 2007 : 02:24:09
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| The seats are from a C4 Corvette. They required a little modification... lowering the seat tracks modifiying the mounts, etc. We noticed that once they were installed, Bricklin steering columns are off center. Because the C4 seats have a little wider base than the original, they make the offset even more noticable. If you go for Vette seats, use the door side holes as the mounting point. Not the center console holes. Be prepared to steer the car a little to your right. Ah the joys of Malcolms dream! |
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Posted - July 22 2007 : 22:48:04
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| Thank you for the info. Could you not shift the seat slightly by repositioning the track location on the seat?? |
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Posted - July 23 2007 : 14:17:12
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| The problem would still be there with the original seats, In most cars Th e steering column is centered over the brake pedal, because of the large trans tunnel the pedals were shifted over a bit to the left so the column is centered over the gas pedal. It can feel a bit awkward to drive but you get used to it pretty quick |
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Posted - July 23 2007 : 16:02:20
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| I have c4 seats in one of my cars and I just removed the tracks all together and bolted them directly to the floor. |
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Posted - July 24 2007 : 04:04:39
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I have c4 seats in one of my cars and I just removed the tracks all together and bolted them directly to the floor.
So you have no way to adjust the seats now? We trimmed the base of the seats so we could keep the track for adjustment. The release arm that comes out between your legs had to be modified and made flat. Then we needed to cut off some of the lower trim so the arm can move.
It does feel like your sitting rather high in the car. But, the biggest issue/distraction is the column being off center. BTW, the original owner of our car thinks we're nuts. He insists the column is centered and we put the seat in off-set. I told him even Herb Grasse admitted it to me but, he still doesn't believe me. |
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Posted - July 24 2007 : 06:25:17
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I trimmed the seat bottoms almost flat, then sat them in the car, sat in it to get comfortable, adjusted the back angle to where i felt I could drive for hours, then drilled thru the original seat holes from underneath and bolted them to the floor. I needed them as low as possible to gain head room. With stock seats the door sits on my head when it is closed, not real comfortable to drive that way. I built the car for ME as a driver so I don't care if anybody else is comfortable in it LOL.
The column is definitely off set, just look at any "normal" car and the column is centered over the brake pedal, In a brick it is centered over the gas. I believe this was the problem with cars that had problems with unintended acceleration. People though they were on the brake when they were on the gas. That shouldn't be a problem with the brick as the foot well is pretty tight and gives you good reference. |
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