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Introducing Project BaggedXelem

7/31/2011

Name is still in the works, but basically what we have here is a Melex (get it....Melex backwards is Xelem......ugh)

It was a freebie cart, so I took it without thinking twice....in hindesight, Melex is a rare cart, so noone has parts for ANYTHING...so everything is custom. Not a problem.

So far, I've cleaned out the entire rear of the cart, stripped it and gutted it.
Motor has been unbolted and shipped off to a company that will make the beast go faster. Stock speed is around 10-12.....I'm torn between minor upgrades to go 25 or crazy overhaul to go 45....and possibly have a fire hazard....so we'll see.

Next up is to figure out how to bag this bad boy. Never done an air ride suspension, and since this one is a one-off build, I should learn lots.

Till next time!!

Project Solsti - Projector Fog Lights

7/31/2011

So I've been slowly collecting parts for this, and a new product came out and I had to give them a try. Mini-MINI projectors, smaller than the blazer fogs....which was the smallest available. Coolest thing about these is that they are Bi-Xenon as well...so when I flick my highs on, instead of shutting off, they'll just get brighter....WIN!!!

So far I've retrofitted them in and they are currently curing in the seal phase. Next up will be to determine the best way to keep my turn signals and what not.

The only bad thing with these is that the fogs are DEEP, in order to keep them from blocking the lense....so I had to cut some brackets on the stock bumper supports...so that means these won't necessarily be reproduceable for the masses....unless they want to cut their frames like I did....oh well.....things we do to stand out!!

Ford F150 gets fogs and plenty of light to boot

7/25/2011

Past customer wanted to upgrade his lighting situation. He came to the right shop.

Existing provisions for the Ford were not present, so (since the bumper was dented anyways) we replaced it with an upgraded bumper with Foglight holes.

Along with those, we added HID lighting in the fog lights as well as the headlights...so now he has Fogs, with HIDs, and his Hi/Low beams are also HIDs......PLEEENTY of lighting

Since the fog lights weren't there from stock, I had to make a custom wire harness to power the additional lights, and I put an LED rocker (green) switch below the stock headlight switch to match the interior lighting. This way he have toggle on/off his fogs whenever he wants, and the highs won't shut them off, and he can drive solo with them on by themselves...pretty nifty.
Cheers

LED Taillight Accents for a Saturn Sky

7/18/2011

Finally got some time set aside for these....quicker than I thought it was initially going to take to mount the LEDs.

Just have to make clearance on the rear chrom shroud then I can seal these up and move on to the next one.......til then!

Subaru Legacy Exhaust Install

7/17/2011

Past client Nathaniel wanted some more performance out of his GT, as well as a better sound car. Magnaflow's cat-back exhaust should do the trick.

Install was pretty straight forward, but would have went quicker had I used a lift.....jack stands make for a difficult install.

This exhaust made the car sound amazing...looooow rumble and nice tones throughout the rpm's.

Mobile Speaker Install

7/16/2011

Had a past client call me up and wanted better sound.
Memphis filled the void with their 4" and 6"x9" Street Edge entry level speakers.
4" speakers replaced what 'was' there, even tho it wasn't much left and the 6x9's filled in the void of no bass or rear fill.

All in all, the install was easy cause the customer had the seats out and everything cleaned up ready for some sound.

Good thing was that the temp was right at 90 degrees so I got a nice little sweat going on a Saturday morning!

Cheers!

Project Big Scout

7/13/2011

Wrapped up this proejct tonight...not bad for only 12 hours.

Gave them a 'stone' finish until the owner paints them to match the dash.

Will update once onwer is done with them.

Quick Halo Retrofit

7/13/2011

Had a customer come in that purchased some halo's from a company I've had trouble with in the past...and they went out on him.....Trax to the rescue.

Removed the old, placed and set the new ones (further in so they'd reflect more) and sealed them up.

Not going to wire these up (other body shop is doing work on the car), but I will be getting this in to wire the halos up on a seperate switch on the inside.

Till then...

Project Big Scout

7/13/2011

Got the end covers out, trimmed, gaps set, filled, leveled, and sanded.
Next is to continue gapping the covers, fill minor divits and finish.

So far so good.....only one more night to finish up!!!!

Cheers!

Project Big Scout

7/11/2011

Got this beast in the bay today. Barely fit.....

So client has done a custom interior and has exposed corners....wanted to show Trax some love, so we're glassin'!!!!!

This is within the first few hours of recieving the vehicle.....has a show on Thursday to drive to....better get started shaping these badboys!!!

Cheers

Project Spike....final hours

7/9/2011

After a 2 year rest, Project Spike was ressurected and then ship off to a new home.
In order to complete the sale, we needed to get the trike up and running again. Problem.
Bad gas (2 years old), bad carb, bad fuel pump, bad block venting....bad lots of stuff.

Weekend Project...woot woot!

So we swapped some parts off of RL's bug (carb and oil stand), replaced all the parts that seized up due to bad liquids.

Minor tuning and she was on the road.

Cheers!!!

Trax Customs Sierra gets some eyebrows

7/5/2011

Rag finally gave in and wanted some 'different' type of lighting other than HIDs.

Cool White side emitting LEDs were installed and wired up to a switch that is independent from the lighting system...so they can be on with the lights or without...perfect for dusk driving!

Cheers!

Project Brew Haul Part 2....finally finished

7/4/2011

It's only been 5 months...haahha....FINALLY found time to finish everything in this bad boy.

New Memphis 4 channel amp pushing the fronts and maybe some outside wake tower speakers down the road.
New Memphis Monoblock amp pushing the Memphis 10" woofer in the custom made center console.
Made a little amp rack to house everything and we're done....can't believe it took this long.....

Everything bumped pretty good, even with the woofer loading off the rear wall so close.

Most expensive dash kit ever (for what it is)

7/3/2011

Had a buddies new Legacy GT in today....swapped from his previous ride (Chevy Cobalt).
So we're putting in all his old (if you want to call it that) gear:
JVC Double Din Deck
Memphis 6.5" Component Speakers up Front
Arc Audio 3 channel XDi amp pushing the memphis speakers and now
(2) 10" kicker comp cr woofers

This build was differnet as I had to order a dash kit and HVAC unit from Japan....basically anything with JDM on it will be expensive. Reason being, the GT models have dual climate control HVAC systems that are built into the stock deck, so you cannot simply take it apart and put it back in....so a new dash piece, HVAC unit, custom wiring harness, and mirrored hazard switch were needed.

Install was straight forward, bass knob in top center compartment, amp under passenger seat, besides the sub, you can't tell anything was done...unless you looked at the deck.

Cheers!!

Project Calibright

7/3/2011

Knocked this one out just in time to return to customer.
Thing looks sick at night....guess even the cops downtown commented on it :) :)

Morimoto Bi-Xenon Projectors
Morimoto 8000k HID bulbs
Morimoto 35ive watt Ballasts
Custom (re-wired) bi-xenon HID wire harness
Gatlin Gun v2.0 Shrouds (left chrome)
Stock headlight housings painted gloss black
90mm CCFL halo lighting behind gatlin shrouds
Custom bypassed DRL system for the Dodge Caliber's CAN-BUS electrical system
On-Off lighted switch inside for the Halo Lights
140 Red LED lights throught the interior
    Under Front Driver and Passenger feet
    Under Rear Driver and Passenger feet
    Custom mounted behind Custom brackets in the rear for cargo lighting
On-Off lighted switch inside for these LEDs

Lots of lights, lots of troubleshooting, lots of waiting on stuff to dry.....not alot of time!!

Cheers!

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