Using Aftermarket S10 Spindles to Lift a 78 Firebird (How and Why) (Ep.37)
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- Опубліковано 27 січ 2024
- This car has been a huge project recently, and not just the engine swap aspect that we have been covering but a fair amount of suspension work as well. I decided that I wanted a little more height out of the suspension and had an idea of how to do it in a somewhat unusual way, which has not been without challenges but it has been an interesting puzzle to try to figure out along the way. This long episode is the first part of this suspension lift, covering broad concepts along with all sorts of ideas and problems. It has been a laborious undertaking to put all of these parts and this video together, I hope you find something to enjoy!
Timeline of filming: January 25th, 2021 - March 10th, 2021
Song List (Order of First Appearance):
00:01 She's Gone - The 126ers
03:06 Rainy Sundays - The 126ers
09:40 Who Can Say - The 126ers
17:55 Letter Box - Marionette
26:25 The Bluest Star - The 126ers
33:27 Tell the Angels - Letter Box
39:38 Promises - Letter Box
46:54 The Woods - Silent Partner
51:34 Windows Rolled Down - The 126ers
55:36 Freedom - Dan Lebowitz
(All music provided by UA-cam's Audio Library royalty free.)
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As usual I must apologize for the delay in releasing a new video, but surely that is expected by now. I know some people aren't going to like this video or the concept behind it (not to mention the execution) and despite a ton of work it is still a bit messy but I really just have to move on at some point. There are a lot of concepts to cover and there will probably be two more half hour episodes to finish out the suspension work. I'm daydreaming about getting back to editing simple videos again but right now this big project needs to be seen through (for once). Thank you very much for sticking around through all the delays and periods of silence, I really appreciate every one of you!
We missed you!!!!
Dont rush yourself, quality need time and we know that😁
I know for sure ide rather have a quality video over a rushed video. And generally life gets busy. Don't rush yourself, keep making great content.
Glad you're back
glad to see you posted, be safe and try to keep the burnout a little better
One could fall into a coma and wake up without missing a Fuzzy Dice update. LOL! All good, I enjoy them all. Even if I have to rewatch.
Hey now, I think people need something to watch when they wake up and time releases appropriately
@FuzzyDiceProjects Haha! I'm still waiting to see if the Pinto ever cooled down! I'm certain this year will give me a lot of Fuzzy Dice notifications.
@@FuzzyDiceProjects STANCE NATION!!!!!
@@jackdiesel96there’s some guy or gal in the distant future who will binge this entire build series.😮
What year is it? Where is all the airsoft content?
I really liked the ending of the video when you had a kind of heart-to-heart about building this car for you and not other people. I feel like in today’s culture especially on the internet, people are constantly critical of the creative decisions of other people, and need to hear what you said.
If you don’t like what someone else is making, that’s ok. They aren’t making it for you, they are making it for them.
Firstly stop apologizing for delays, your awesome and everyone will wait for the great content! Now, my story time. My first project car is my now complete 1967 Camaro. Nothing special about the car but it is now :). One of my biggest experiments and learning moment was when one day working on it my father in-law (a former racer) walked over with a rack and pinion which was hanging on the wall. Flaming river had a kit, but boy was it expensive. We started building brackets and got it fit to the spindles. My brother in-law said "bump steer" and that took us hours of measuring to determine it was good or bad. Satisfied the last piece was to commit and cut the column to add a D shaft and u-joints. Complete with the modification and very excited I jumped in and turned the wheel. My excitement turned to horror as when I turned left, the wheels went right. Doh! Front steer vs rear steer, pinto vs omni, etc etc, beer time and a few laughs later, I ordered the flaming river kit. Love watching your projects! Thank you!
agreed
The gap between your videos is so big (and theres so many videos already and so much info in each i can use) im able to rewatch the whole series every time and it not get repetitive. So its a plus for you and me.
Haha that's good to know! Glad you can rewatch older videos and still find something to enjoy! I'm sorry that it's your only option sometimes but you're welcome for the opportunity
@@FuzzyDiceProjects I've never had a video series that I've rewatched this many times and haven't gotten bored yet. I've watched the entire 78 series 14 times already. And I'll probably watch them all again a month or 2 from now. You should feel special. The only other series I can do that with is. junkyard digs satellite revival. And f250 revival. So don't be sorry. It means you put a lot of work in to your videos and they come out great. Id rather slow coming videos that are amazing than the common fast produced garbage that most people seem to watch today for no reason. I've also watched all your other videos multiple times. Pinto. S10. 91. Jeep Cherokee. Silverado. And even the Datsun. There's just something special about your style
Rewatching your playlists is somethings I've done several times hehe
@@mad-mason0319 I really enjoy these videos but it has never occurred to me to rewatch the series. Its a good idea, I'll go back to the start of the series and it will give me plenty of content to keep me entertained until the next episode comes out. Thanks for the suggestion.
Ive been watching for years. I really hope we get to see the end of the build before I die.
this car screams Mad Max to me and it makes me love this car even more. it has been a good long while but I'm happy this episode came out, I know a Mad Max style Firebird probably isn't the look you are going for but man this car looks insane. I love it! Beautiful car!
Hope he leans into it, and goes all mad max on it.
Almost looks like a Gambler 500 car after the work. It's not a style I'd have built, opting more for the resto-mod daily driver that you mention at the end of the video. But as always the amount of planning and work you put into this set of alterations was fantastic! I enjoyed it immensely with my Sunday morning caffeine!
I'm digging the 70's "street freak" vibe.
I've never seen a lifted firebird and I'm here for it! The content is worth the wait!
I felt the same about the height of my “65” GTO,I wanted ride height to be about two inches higher so I changed out my springs front & rear. The front coils I was able to buy thru my local speed shop & the rear coils I used rear coils from a junk yard Cadillac,shortened them,heated about a half coil cherry red & bent that coil to fit the GTO rear end mount. All done this gave me a great ride & the two inch front & rear lift I was looking for! There was enough room in front end adjustment to get the perfect alignment. The ride & handling was better than factory & it looked great!
I'm really REALLY glad you're doing what you want instead of what the trends and other people's tastes want you to do! It's that kind of hot-rodding, resto-modding, car building, whatever you want to call it, that makes the hobby/profession SO diverse and so much fun for people to enjoy. I really like your thought process and your thrifty/macguyver approach to your projects while still delving into technical detail sometimes. Love your videos and I hope you keep them coming!
Would I do this to my own car? No. Do I enjoy watching you do it to yours? Yes. Do I like that you've built something unique that you love? Hell Yes! Keep doing what you're doing, I think it's brilliant.
These videos are always worth the wait! I'd much rather have this level of content/presentation over any rush job to meet some truly irrelevant deadline. Quality over quantity! And these always deliver, never disappoint!
Seems like an incredibly convoluted way to raise a Firebird... I love it!
It’s not the build I like per se, but the way you find solutions to get a very complex project done in a normal shop, with normal tools, a realistic budget, humor, and watching you truly enjoy what your doing means more. So many UA-camrs get to a point where they have every tool, a dream shop, and yet they hate what they’re doing and you can tell it in their videos. I guess I’m trying to say I love the genuineness of your content. Thanks!
This might be the first time I've ever seen a high-car appreciator online. I personally really like the look of low and high cars, so it's refreshing to finally see a UA-cam project where they aren't going as low as possible. I think a 70s muscle car is the perfect choice for this style, kinda makes me want to see some dirt racing lol. Keep up the great work!
Great video. The amount of research, wrenching and ability to deliver an entertaining and informative video is honestly 2nd to none. I also appreciate doing what you want on your vehicle. Of course paying tribute to your father is always the right way 🤘
Brother. I am about 2.5 years already restoring/improoving my Corvette LT4 with limited time, money and knowledge and in a foreign country (that means far away from the easy parts, ebay, amazon US, summit racing etc) and sometimes I just get frustrated with the ammount of work and effort I need to put on tho achieve the level of restauration that I am aimming(wich is not high). But you… Jesus, you are in another level. Congrats for the resillience of that project. Hats of for you with all this modifications and adaptations.
I love it. Puts me in mind of the old AMC Eagle.
I am now fully vested in this build! This is EXACTLY the look I love on these cars. I did a '74 Dart Sport like this in the 80's using 3/4 ton IH spring leafs added to the rear and longer torsion bars.. Great job!
The editing, attention to detail, and actual footage caught for this video, scratches an itch in my brain I didn’t know I had. Impeccable work!
I'm gonna have to come back to watch this entire video during my lunch break in two hours. Looking forward to what you've got cooked up this time!
Too many people today build projects to get view or clicks. Glad to see someone building something for themselves!
I live for every video you release man. I'm building a 77 firebird myself! You're the reason I fell in love with firebirds
Love this channel man. The narration. The editing. The odd ball ideas. The way you get to your end results. Love it all! Thanks again man.
I absolutely LOVE this conversion. Well done 👍👍👍
as a person who lives out in the country and loves hotrods a lifted muscle car like that is something ive always wanted to see and do.
This channel is just the best. It has come so far along over the years, that I subbed at I believe around 8k subs, and still enjoy watching your videos, as you're very informative, and very smart when it comes to working on cars. I remember the v8 swap in the blazer working with not a lot of tools that you have nowadays. You my friend have come so far in this channel, and to that hats of to you!
Can't wait to watch this later! Thanks for uploading!
I can't say that I like how it looks but it sure is an interesting project and a very entertaining video. Thanks for sharing, I look forward to seeing how it turns out.
1 hour of pleasure. Thank you and well done
Glad you're back and that you're still around!
I love your videos, thank you for continuing to post instead of just giving up like other channels ive watched over the years
This randomly came across my feed. Was skimming through it thinking "oh that's kinda neat, lifted firebird probably has a 350 in it" then I saw the blower sticking out after you dropped the rear end and boy, am I now excited to see where this goes!
I LOVE the outro! Man i get so excited when i see u posted. Thank u for bringing us along on ur journey!
No need to apologize for realizing YOUR project. We can all learn from what you are showing us and then go use that for our own purposes. Great video, as always !!
Always love this channel! You make high quality videos and fun automotive projects.
I am 100% for the lift and the engine + blower combo. I LOVE the look of it!
This video was a roller coaster for me. At first, I thought to myself "you're ruining the car, why would you spend all this money, time, and effort lifting a firebird of all things?" Then as the video progressed I saw how much of a labor of love it was and your closing section at the end really cemented it for me. Thanks for the reminder of what's important on project cars. I also kinda dig how it looks now, I'm not gonna lie 😅
You have the perfect attitude about personal cars. Also, You cram more info into an hour video than anybody I know. Well done.
I know you work so hard to make such great quality videos... I really appreciate it. Love what you did here!
I like it. It makes me think of a few G Body cars that were not exactly lifted, but definitely higher than normal that I used to see around. I’m looking forward to see where this goes! I love your presentation! One of my favorite channels!!! Keep up the good work
I am so psyched for this! Love this series
It's always a good day when you upload! I do like the direction you and the Firebird are taking!
Great episode. Love your approach! Love you make your cars, well, YOUR Cars!
The reason I subbed so many years ago was because you try things often things people tell you not to, and what you do is different and a bit crazy. In a sea of same old car UA-camrs, you do you and that’s awesome 👏
I want you in my Garage. You definitely have patience and know how to make things work. Nice work man!!!!
glad to see a video from you. Appreciate the content. Don’t rush yourself for us, enjoy working on the projects.
Super excited to see how this looks once it's fully fleshed out. Great video as always!
One of the best parts about your videos is you making the changes you want, rather than whatever is the trend. I think the car looks awesome lifted like that, but the fact that it doesn't matter what I think is great. Keep doing you. 😊
I’m always looking forward to seeing your next update. Thank you for what you do
I'm always excited to see your vids come up on my feed. You do you, take all the time you need. We're all fighting our own battles. No need to rush on our account.
Great video. That was definitely one hell of a rabbit hole. It looks great
Glad to see you’re still creating and wrenching for you! Great vid man!
A new video! Woohoo! Great job, Fuzz!
This firebird is the coolest damn project Ive seen in my life. So unique, and it's going to be absolutely killer to see this thing drive. Love the project!
Glad to see you post, and throw some money at it. It’s your build and we’re along for the ride. Enjoying it! Keep it up bro!!
This one the best videos I've watched in awhile. Thank you
This car is turning into an absolute monster and I love every aspect of it, I wanna call it mad max but it’s gonna end up a lot cleaner than that and reminds me of the early 70s street freak cars. Your in-depth videos help me a lot with confidence when it comes to taking on my own project. keep up the good work and honestly the months long delay between videos is fine, your production value is well worth it.
That is soooo badass! Can't wait to see it run.
Good for you. Love to see you embracing your choices.
Been waiting for some new vids. Always love it when you upload.
Fuzzy dice projects I was a professional mechanic for several years before I became a police officer. I love your content. I’m not always on the same page as you are but I love your attention to detail and I love your independence in doing what you want. Your videos are always entertaining and you sometimes take an approach I would have never thought of. I think you are doing great with your endeavors and it’s fun to watch and sometimes I’m thrown off with the things you do but it seems to work and get the results you were wanting. I have a buddy who threw me for a loop and sometimes his insane plans would work much like yours. I can’t quite figure out how you guys come up with these solutions but it proves to work for you. God bless the independent thinking that comes with you guys I can seriously appreciate it. Keep doing what you are doing. I love the content and might I say I think the overall project is a winner i guess it’s true there are 1000 ways to skin a cat. Kudos to you and your thought process it’s truly a gift. This must be how discovery’s happen someone who thinks outside the box. I just think how I learned but my friend who I taught lots of things sometimes would sway from my teachings but would get a great result I never expected. It makes me think. This must be how geniuses think they are willing to go outside the norm of what is excepted and come up with their own solutions. I enjoy every minute of it.
It is always a great day to see an upload from this fantastic dude!
love the video, banter, and jokes. been missing these series and cant wait for more. not the look I'd want but its not for me! your damn right. i cant wait to see where this goes and appreciate all the time and effort that goes into these amazing videos. thank you!
You, sir, have my total respect. Absolutely love your videos and your knowledge - and your awesome Firebird! Keep it up brother. Look forward to more!
While your ride height is going to be higher, your build still reminds me of Jim Rockford's Firebird, and it tickles a happy place in my brain. I think James Garner would appreciate it, especially since this was the last model year of Firebird he actually liked, which is why the 78 was in the last several seasons of the show. It's a good looking machine.
Definitely has that Mad Max vibe. I love it. It's your car, so make it the way you want and let others complain.
I never thought this build could get any cooler, holy crap
I fell asleep after watching this partially and I had a dream I was resizing the holes to fit the new taper of the spindles. Glad to see I retained the information despite not having that car. Thank you for the entertaining videos I love this series.
New vid! Very welcome sight, thanks for uploading. You keep doing you with your car :)
Well said at the end. I wasn't sure about this at the beginning of the video but at the end it looks better than i pictured. Definately cool and unique
That ending bit got me in the feels, I am glad you are building your dream, and to heck with the haters
As soon as i saw you posted a new video i got super excited and instanly started watching! im super invested in your channel
Before I even start watching this video - I have just noticed you released it - I want to say big THANK YOU! I love your channel and the way you tell the story. I started to worry you quit YT. Luckilly for me and many thousadns of your other fans you keep up your superb work. Thank you ance again.
I have been dreaming about what I would do to my own firebird if I ever got one and a lift was definitely on my list. I’m so glad that someone feels the same as me 😂
always a good day to see a video from you!
Thank you this came at the perfect time dude! I really needed this
There aren't alot of video's like this that I can watch till the end. But this I can watch. Very cool project.
I really enjoy the content you share with your audience. I’ve watched some of your videos multiple times. I don’t think people realize the amount of work that goes into making every episode. Keep up the good work!
Yess! A new video from you. I know what I will watch later!
Glad to see you back man! Totally understand the delays no need to apologize! These projects to take a lot of time and sometimes life just happens.
Like your engineering mind and your attitude. Keep up the great work.
it's always a great day when I see a new video from you :) thanks for the great content.
I love your videos Mike!!! I hope to see plenty more this year!
Always a great day seeing a post from fuzzy dice projects, the videos are always worth the wait, keep up the great work man 👍
Well done! The new stance brings me joy as well. :-)
Fully agree. Your car, your style. I like it - another great video that made an hour go by really fast
This build is captivating
I have a 79 Camaro, have had the car for 22 years now. I dropped the front 2" and lifted the back 1" to fit skinnies in the front and fat tires in the rear on 15" wheels. I like the classic muscle car look.
For the life of me, I can not grasp the desire to lift the front. BUT I can respect your desire to make it how you like. I enjoyed the in depth video of your work. Makes me want to knock the dust of the Camaro and play with it some. Haven't touched the car in 5 years now.
YES FUCKING YES! a new episode after my shift HELL YES THANK YOU!
Dude the outtro spot on!
WAIT you mean your building it for ME.
You have baffled so,so many sheeple.
Wasn't sure about it until you had it done. With a set of beefy tires, that thing will look badass
WOOHOO NEW FUZZY DICE PROJECTS CONTENT! So glad to hear from you again, it's excellent!
I really get your message there at the end, I've had people tell me my projects are stupid, or a waste of time before, or that I should spend my money they they would spend their money. But personally I ENJOY spending like $4,000 on parts for a 32 year old truck with 207k miles on it that I dragged out of a field, and this is something I do for my enjoyment so screw off
lovin the look so far, keep up the good work
Always enjoy your videos. Build what makes you happy. I’m a Jeep guy so I always go for lifted over slammed. 👍
damn! fuzzy dice! i really thought you weren't coming back. glad you did, this is an awesome development, can't wait see more of it
This makes me think back to that burnout video when you hinted at this idea I’m glad you made it happen :) I’ve loved following this channel I always watch your videos as soon as they come Out! Keep it up man! Looking forward to more content!
Dude! I'm digging it! I'm all about the odd ball builds.