That's on par with today's hydro jobs installed either by a shop or DYI. I did my own at home.. super quiet.. all you heard was the pump motor not a bunch metal. Mind you, my pumps were Maxon straight from a tailgate (midnight auto parts) including batteries..that side to side is something I can't stand or all the modifications to hop. My car was plumbed thanks to my dad, my cups and donuts were machined and this was 1972.. I was the first to use 3/4 ton coils for hopping.. there was no one back then that could outdo my 63 SS or 66 impala's. These days, I drive restomods and porsches..
That’s an awesome story; I appreciate you taking the time to share. I could only imagine how difficult it was to lift a car back then. I’m sure a lot of people had to go through trials and error for sure. Andy, with Adex who I got my dumps from. I’ve talked to him quite a few times on the phone. He’s a good storyteller; I always enjoy hearing about the lowriding from the early days. I’m sure those restomods and Porsches are a lot smoother to ride though! haha
Thanks!! I have two different headlight switches. It does the same thing with both. If I hit the brights with the floor button, the brights work. I’m wondering if the wired that right.
I started at the headlight switch and follow the current all the way down to the high beam button switch I noticed that when installing the headlight switch the small shaft has to be pushed in all the way sometime will give you trouble when it's attached to the dashboard try and install it just hanging from the harness see if you have the small shaft all the way inside the headlight switch
Awesome man! I’m love the early 80 Cadillacs. My second car when I was 17 was a 84 Sedan Deville; unfortunately I wrecked it being stupid. But I’ve always thought about that car, wanted a redo but with two doors
Thanks! It’s been a hell of a ride already, and I hadn’t even got the road yet haha just a few weeks away now 😁 keeping my fingers crossed it all goes well from here
That would be super cool! I’ll have to look into them; I’ve never used those before. Right now I’m dealing with transmission issues.. again.. so, I’ve gotta take it back to that shop
@@vencilldavid awwwww......yeah to remote the hydros from across the street is real fun! Especially when its getn looked at! Possessed 65! Lol! Add a menequin to the drivers seat when parked! Lol!
Yeah, next time I drop it off anywhere, I’m gonna be very specific about them NOT messing with the hydraulics whatsoever. Nothing like just getting a setup installed, hitting the switches maybe like 15 times and then someone at a shop breaking them..
@@vencilldavid do some videos people love this shiet I almost bought 65 Impala back some years ago, but it was like all original and I didn't have the means to store it and work on it
Sorry for the late response; mine is not fully compressed when fully locked up. If you’re looking for the best way to measure for a slip yoke, this video helped me ruclips.net/video/aOcw-cmVlBY/видео.htmlsi=ZBfSDJ6bVhsxYXj-
My frame is wrapped in 1/4”; extended and reinforced a-arms, trailing arms are reinforced as well. I also fiberglassed the inside of the quarter panels. The body still flexes a little when I three wheel; it’s not bad and goes right back; I just wouldn’t want to open anything while it’s up on three. Thanks for commenting! 👊🏻
I’m running 12’s in the rear. Three pumps, two to the rear and one to the front. Power ball coil over. Six Odyssey batteries; three in each corner (I believe they weigh more) frame wrapped in 1/4”.
There was a guy I found on Facebook a long time ago; he doesn’t have an account now. But he took my old ones and made these out of them. I’d suggest putting the tweeter on the bottom of the mid. He just used wood and fiberglass to make them. Then I had them wrapped in the same leather as my interior
Mine is fully wrapped in 1/4” steel. It was an over kill for what I’m doing really though. If you’re just gonna build a “layNplay” with No hopping or 3-wheeling; I’d just reinforce the rear arches and where the coils go into on the front and back. The more reinforcement the better though, better to spend a little more upfront then to have serious damage later on 👍
I actually just made a short video about 5.20’s For riding, I’d go with radials, for show, 5,20’s. Personally, for what I’m wanting out I’d a tire, I’ll never buy 5.20’s again.
Thanks for the 411 I got Remington tires now I wanted something that tuck better under my skirt cause it scraped a little but didn’t like that bubble on that 520🫢 your whitewall on Remingtons will brown use pumice stick I notice that works the best
@@tompark3092 yeah, I have noticed I can’t three-wheel quite as high.. but, I’m wheeling to give that up so I can drive on the highway safely. A lot of my lowrider friends live about an hour away from me. And I love to be able to drive mine wherever I’d like. Thanks for the heads up on the whitewalls!
@@vencilldavid Got ya I'm going from bags to hydraulics. I was trying to figure out how far to extend them. I really don't like how some have that bull dog stance. I like them straight and not sticking out at the top. Thank you
@@rock____steady I feel the same way; plus, I’m guessing you’d only get like 300 miles out of a set with super extended a-arms. 3/4”-1” is perfect if you just want them to balance out nicely. Definitely make sure you reinforce your frame first too; at least the stress points depending on what you’re going to be doing 👍
Man I can't get my alignment from shifting everytime I hit the front up.. someone told me weld the caster bolt bushing on lower arm? Do u have this problem?
When I had 5.20’s on it. It would be all over the road. I changed it out to radials and got Al alignment done. Now I can do 65 mph and let go of the wheel. I didn’t do anything special to fix it though. Hope this helps
I’m afraid I didn’t build this one to sell. I just plan on enjoying it as much as possible. It was a labor of love for sure. Thank you though! I’m glad you love it too!!
I used a sheet of 18 gage steel. Cut it to fit along the outside of the trunk lid support. Tack welded it on and worked my way around in different small spots to keep it from warping as much as possible. Grind it down with a flapper wheel the same way. Go over welds with fiberglass hair/resin; then do regular bodywork. One thing I’ll say is you’ll have to move your tension bar to the strongest one. And if you’re gonna have a super big system; it’s harder to keep it from rattling 👍
Yes, I fiberglassed them with three layers going back as far as I could reach. I cut and replaced both sides when I restored it and knew I was gonna three-wheel and hop a little. Just wanted that extra peace of mind.
Yes I have a question, I ripped out the cylinders just making sure they were tight and obviously I took out the springs anyways I put everything back together I seated the springs correctly and on the second hit the car comes back down rocking left to right or right to left coming back down on the pavement uneven what do you think might be the problem???
It sounds like you’ve got some air in one or both of your lines. If you raise it, loosen the hose at the cylinder just a tad looking for air bubbles coming out. Do it on each side just a little at a time. Make sure you don’t run out of oil in your tank. Lower the vehicle all the way after and then raise it and see if that fixes it. Of course make sure your slowdowns didn’t get moved at all too. There’s a couple videos on how to bleed your cylinders on RUclips. Let me know if that helps 👍
@@cjoe6586 I was just trying to go over anything that would make the car not come down or go up even. The only thing I could think would be the springs not getting put back the same (but you did that) air in one of the lines (you bled them) and maybe one of the slowdowns (assuming you’ve got two running to the front) got bumped while filling the tank back up after bleeding them. Other than that I’m not sure what could cause it.
Yeah, they were precut coils. After I use them some and they settle, I’ll see where she lays. If it’s not even with the rear I’ll cut a little off and even it out
I’m running 8” cylinders in the front and 10” in the rear. I haven’t tried to order the wishbone yet, I had a few more things pop up I need to take care of first.. Engine wasn’t tuned like I was told it was, therefore, it burned up the freshly built tranny.. If you email Hoppo’s and ask, Art is usually really good at getting it made right away for you. I know they’ve been out of stock on things before and I just emailed him, and he had it within a week for me.
@@vencilldavid I'm currently doing full wrap on my chasis can't wait to get it on the 6 street bridge in Los Angeles, Sorry about your tranny I'm also doing ls1 swap
@@rudy0840 that’s awesome! Just stay with it! I’ve had more setbacks than I care to think about. Just keep moving forward man, it’ll all be worth it when it’s done. Nothing felt like that first ride in her!
I believe I got them from JIT Truckparts. I just google searched the ones I wanted and got them from whoever had them the cheapest 😁 it was still crazy expensive though, that’s kinda what made me lean towards six instead of eight lol
It’s called a Schumacher model DSR127 it’s the 8 battery bank one. They also make a 4 bank one, model DSR125 When I bought it I just Google searched it and found the cheapest price (I believe it was from Amazon) they’re pretty expensive, but really good. I thought the two batteries in my Hummer were gone and I put them on the “recovery” mode with this charger over night and it brought them back. Pretty much paid for itself right there.
I’m not positive; they came with the built frame. But I believe they’re the same ones that Hoppos sells. 17” closed 27” open Hope that helps! Thanks for commenting
Right! I’ll definitely make sure I’ve got my hydraulics set where they can’t be used if I’ve ever gotta take it to a shop again. That’s one of the main reasons I like doing stuff myself. Oh thought I was gonna have to buy a pump motor at first.
@@rsanchez1905 I actually found a guy who restores them years ago. He was older, so I’m not sure if he’s still around or not. Here’s his information, I saved during my restoration. Bob Meals 8181-61 Lane, Pinellas, Fl. 33781-1315 1-727-415-9933 It was in 2010 when he did mine. Hope this helps. If not, find someone who chromes plastic (it’s not actually called chrome on plastic) good luck! Let me know how it goes
@@rsanchez1905 Thanks! It’s down at the moment.. getting a few things worked out (it feels never ending) hopefully that dude is still around and doing it.
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That's on par with today's hydro jobs installed either by a shop or DYI. I did my own at home.. super quiet.. all you heard was the pump motor not a bunch metal. Mind you, my pumps were Maxon straight from a tailgate (midnight auto parts) including batteries..that side to side is something I can't stand or all the modifications to hop. My car was plumbed thanks to my dad, my cups and donuts were machined and this was 1972.. I was the first to use 3/4 ton coils for hopping.. there was no one back then that could outdo my 63 SS or 66 impala's. These days, I drive restomods and porsches..
That’s an awesome story; I appreciate you taking the time to share. I could only imagine how difficult it was to lift a car back then. I’m sure a lot of people had to go through trials and error for sure.
Andy, with Adex who I got my dumps from. I’ve talked to him quite a few times on the phone. He’s a good storyteller; I always enjoy hearing about the lowriding from the early days.
I’m sure those restomods and Porsches are a lot smoother to ride though! haha
Gorgeous clean 65 ragtop 💯
Thank you! It took. Forever; but I finally got all the little bugs worked out!
Beautiful 65 bro
Thanks! I’ve been putting some good mile’s on it for two years now with no major issues! Definitely nicer than when I was working all the bugs out 😆
Gorgeous '65!!!
Thank you!!! I’m super happy with it!
Man I like the way you set it up man she's a beast
Thank you so much! It was definitely years of planning and then changing my mind quit a bit along the way.
Head lights power run through the flow push button. I head the same problem. Replaced it and everything worked out.. you got a bad ass ride home boy .
Thanks!! I have two different headlight switches. It does the same thing with both. If I hit the brights with the floor button, the brights work. I’m wondering if the wired that right.
I started at the headlight switch and follow the current all the way down to the high beam button switch I noticed that when installing the headlight switch the small shaft has to be pushed in all the way sometime will give you trouble when it's attached to the dashboard try and install it just hanging from the harness see if you have the small shaft all the way inside the headlight switch
Sweet ride 65 impala convertible! Really nice 👍
Thank you!! It’s got a few bugs to iron out, but just about ready!
Beautiful ride bro
Thank you so much!! It took about a full year to finally get allllll the bugs worked out! But this last summer was definitely epic!
Man,that's a nice build! Will only get better with what you have in the works for it
Thank you!! I’ve taken her out a handful of times so far. Have had a few things I’ve had to fix/adjust. But I expected that
Chingon 65 👌
Thank you! It’s the most rewarding thing I’ve ever finished!
Clean 65 🔥 🔥
Thank you! I finally went a whole summer without any issues! Definitely enjoying every ride!
@@vencilldavid she belongs to be enjoy keep lowriding
Never gonna stop 👊🏻
That's an awesome ride
Thanks! I just took it out for the first ride a week ago. Just got a few bugs to work out of it and she’ll be ready for summer!! 😁😁
Awesome car, nice setup! It's on my too do.
Thank you! The setup definitely took some time gathering it all up! I just bought it pieces at a time; it’s all so expensive for sure
Beautiful great job , I’m thinking of painting my 80 Cadillac coupe similar color.
Awesome man! I’m love the early 80 Cadillacs. My second car when I was 17 was a 84 Sedan Deville; unfortunately I wrecked it being stupid. But I’ve always thought about that car, wanted a redo but with two doors
Car looking good 👍🏾
Thanks! It’s been a hell of a ride already, and I hadn’t even got the road yet haha just a few weeks away now 😁 keeping my fingers crossed it all goes well from here
Nice ride! U should run your switches off a remote controller! Keep the manual switches for back up!
That would be super cool! I’ll have to look into them; I’ve never used those before. Right now I’m dealing with transmission issues.. again.. so, I’ve gotta take it back to that shop
@@vencilldavid awwwww......yeah to remote the hydros from across the street is real fun! Especially when its getn looked at! Possessed 65! Lol! Add a menequin to the drivers seat when parked! Lol!
@@eastonlee5102 hahaha! That would be awesome man! I’ll definitely look into it! Can you still use the regular switch’s too?
Nice video. That’s the scary part about having to drop your car off to a non Lowrider shop. Sorry you had to go thru that
Yeah, next time I drop it off anywhere, I’m gonna be very specific about them NOT messing with the hydraulics whatsoever. Nothing like just getting a setup installed, hitting the switches maybe like 15 times and then someone at a shop breaking them..
Get it to good ride height then disconnect the batteries or something so they can’t mess with it
Whoo nice ride!
Thank you!! And thanks for commenting and subscribing!!
@@vencilldavid do some videos people love this shiet
I almost bought 65 Impala back some years ago, but it was like all original and I didn't have the means to store it and work on it
@vencilldavid do you have a parts list for all the suspension?
I’m sorry, I didn’t keep a parts list for everything. It shouldn’t be to hard to look up though. Googles your best friend
Clean work ...
Thank you! I just finished up updating all the wiring.. wasn’t fun, but hopefully now I won’t have any bugs with the wiring 👍
Bad ass
Thank you!! It’s definitely been a dream come true!
Is the driveshaft telescoping yoke fully compressed when it’s lifted?
Sorry for the late response; mine is not fully compressed when fully locked up.
If you’re looking for the best way to measure for a slip yoke, this video helped me
ruclips.net/video/aOcw-cmVlBY/видео.htmlsi=ZBfSDJ6bVhsxYXj-
What kind of reinforcement did you have to do to keep the frame from bending while doing a standing 3wheel?
My frame is wrapped in 1/4”; extended and reinforced a-arms, trailing arms are reinforced as well. I also fiberglassed the inside of the quarter panels. The body still flexes a little when I three wheel; it’s not bad and goes right back; I just wouldn’t want to open anything while it’s up on three.
Thanks for commenting! 👊🏻
Did you have to install 14" rear cylinders to get your car to 3-wheel?
I’m running 12’s in the rear. Three pumps, two to the rear and one to the front. Power ball coil over. Six Odyssey batteries; three in each corner (I believe they weigh more) frame wrapped in 1/4”.
Where did you get the kick panel speaker kit for the '65?
There was a guy I found on Facebook a long time ago; he doesn’t have an account now. But he took my old ones and made these out of them. I’d suggest putting the tweeter on the bottom of the mid.
He just used wood and fiberglass to make them. Then I had them wrapped in the same leather as my interior
I got a kit fbcc for my 65 impala what I would like to know what part of the frame did you reinforce or is it a full wrap?
Mine is fully wrapped in 1/4” steel. It was an over kill for what I’m doing really though. If you’re just gonna build a “layNplay” with No hopping or 3-wheeling; I’d just reinforce the rear arches and where the coils go into on the front and back. The more reinforcement the better though, better to spend a little more upfront then to have serious damage later on 👍
I notice ur on 520s how long have you been riding on them and are they reliable I’m thinking of putting them on my car but I’m so used to radials
ruclips.net/video/cZdLH78ICbo/видео.html
I actually just made a short video about 5.20’s
For riding, I’d go with radials, for show, 5,20’s. Personally, for what I’m wanting out I’d a tire, I’ll never buy 5.20’s again.
Thanks for the 411 I got Remington tires now I wanted something that tuck better under my skirt cause it scraped a little but didn’t like that bubble on that 520🫢 your whitewall on Remingtons will brown use pumice stick I notice that works the best
@@tompark3092 yeah, I have noticed I can’t three-wheel quite as high.. but, I’m wheeling to give that up so I can drive on the highway safely. A lot of my lowrider friends live about an hour away from me. And I love to be able to drive mine wherever I’d like.
Thanks for the heads up on the whitewalls!
Wow
Roller! Is that you? What’s up man 😁 this is the same Impala I bought when I was 22
Where are the rear antennas?
I went back and forth with it; In the end I just decided to go without. I think if it was a year with some fins I would have went with dual antennas
Sweet ride man. Do you have extended top A Arms?
Thank you! Yes, they are extended 3/4”, molded and the he bottoms are molded as well.
@@vencilldavid Got ya I'm going from bags to hydraulics. I was trying to figure out how far to extend them. I really don't like how some have that bull dog stance. I like them straight and not sticking out at the top. Thank you
@@rock____steady I feel the same way; plus, I’m guessing you’d only get like 300 miles out of a set with super extended a-arms. 3/4”-1” is perfect if you just want them to balance out nicely. Definitely make sure you reinforce your frame first too; at least the stress points depending on what you’re going to be doing 👍
@@vencilldavid Definitely going to do some reinforcement but not the whole frame.
@@rock____steady yeah, if you’re not gonna hop or do a lot of 3-wheeling; you really don’t need to 👍
Man I can't get my alignment from shifting everytime I hit the front up.. someone told me weld the caster bolt bushing on lower arm? Do u have this problem?
When I had 5.20’s on it. It would be all over the road. I changed it out to radials and got Al alignment done. Now I can do 65 mph and let go of the wheel.
I didn’t do anything special to fix it though. Hope this helps
Are you going to sell it I might be interested in buying your car sir???? My name is Rene I love it it greats
I’m afraid I didn’t build this one to sell. I just plan on enjoying it as much as possible. It was a labor of love for sure. Thank you though! I’m glad you love it too!!
How did you make the smooth trunk lid?
I used a sheet of 18 gage steel. Cut it to fit along the outside of the trunk lid support. Tack welded it on and worked my way around in different small spots to keep it from warping as much as possible. Grind it down with a flapper wheel the same way. Go over welds with fiberglass hair/resin; then do regular bodywork. One thing I’ll say is you’ll have to move your tension bar to the strongest one. And if you’re gonna have a super big system; it’s harder to keep it from rattling 👍
What cylinder size are you running in the front
8” in the front and 10” in the rear
Nice! What color red is that?
Thanks!! Is a House if Kolor Kandy apple red sprayed over Orion silver. And it has silver leafing and pinstriping
Are you rear quarter panels fiberglassed. I’m debating to do mine
Yes, I fiberglassed them with three layers going back as far as I could reach. I cut and replaced both sides when I restored it and knew I was gonna three-wheel and hop a little. Just wanted that extra peace of mind.
Yes I have a question, I ripped out the cylinders just making sure they were tight and obviously I took out the springs anyways I put everything back together I seated the springs correctly and on the second hit the car comes back down rocking left to right or right to left coming back down on the pavement uneven what do you think might be the problem???
It sounds like you’ve got some air in one or both of your lines. If you raise it, loosen the hose at the cylinder just a tad looking for air bubbles coming out. Do it on each side just a little at a time. Make sure you don’t run out of oil in your tank. Lower the vehicle all the way after and then raise it and see if that fixes it. Of course make sure your slowdowns didn’t get moved at all too. There’s a couple videos on how to bleed your cylinders on RUclips. Let me know if that helps 👍
Yes I did bleed them yesterday so no bubbles, now how with the slow downs move without touching them??
@@cjoe6586 I was just trying to go over anything that would make the car not come down or go up even. The only thing I could think would be the springs not getting put back the same (but you did that) air in one of the lines (you bled them) and maybe one of the slowdowns (assuming you’ve got two running to the front) got bumped while filling the tank back up after bleeding them. Other than that I’m not sure what could cause it.
Your car should lay on the ground with hydraulics unless you kept the rubbers on in front end or Cut your coils a 1/2 inch
Yeah, they were precut coils. After I use them some and they settle, I’ll see where she lays. If it’s not even with the rear I’ll cut a little off and even it out
what size cylinders you have in front? also any luck with purchasing wishbone from hoppos? they been out of stock.
?
I’m running 8” cylinders in the front and 10” in the rear. I haven’t tried to order the wishbone yet, I had a few more things pop up I need to take care of first.. Engine wasn’t tuned like I was told it was, therefore, it burned up the freshly built tranny..
If you email Hoppo’s and ask, Art is usually really good at getting it made right away for you. I know they’ve been out of stock on things before and I just emailed him, and he had it within a week for me.
@@vencilldavid I'm currently doing full wrap on my chasis can't wait to get it on the 6 street bridge in Los Angeles, Sorry about your tranny I'm also doing ls1 swap
@@rudy0840 that’s awesome! Just stay with it! I’ve had more setbacks than I care to think about. Just keep moving forward man, it’ll all be worth it when it’s done. Nothing felt like that first ride in her!
Where did you get your batteries?
I believe I got them from JIT Truckparts. I just google searched the ones I wanted and got them from whoever had them the cheapest 😁 it was still crazy expensive though, that’s kinda what made me lean towards six instead of eight lol
Where did you get your multi battery charger from. And what brand?
It’s called a Schumacher model DSR127 it’s the 8 battery bank one. They also make a 4 bank one, model DSR125
When I bought it I just Google searched it and found the cheapest price (I believe it was from Amazon) they’re pretty expensive, but really good. I thought the two batteries in my Hummer were gone and I put them on the “recovery” mode with this charger over night and it brought them back. Pretty much paid for itself right there.
@@vencilldavid thanks brotha. 💯
@@229leatherface no problem! Hope you find a good deal on one!
What size rear shockers do you have?
I’m not positive; they came with the built frame. But I believe they’re the same ones that Hoppos sells.
17” closed 27” open
Hope that helps! Thanks for commenting
Rule #1..... Never let a bunch of inexperienced dumbasses touch the hydros! Thankfully, they didn't cause a full blowout or start a fire.
Right! I’ll definitely make sure I’ve got my hydraulics set where they can’t be used if I’ve ever gotta take it to a shop again. That’s one of the main reasons I like doing stuff myself. Oh thought I was gonna have to buy a pump motor at first.
is it for sale?
I’ll definitely be hanging on to this one. The more I drive it, the more I love it. Most satisfying thing I ever could have done with my spare time
𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍!
Thank you!!! I can’t wait until spring so I can get her out again!!
Get at me if you want to sell it k ok
If I ever change my mind I’ll definitely let you know! Thank you
Iwantfreestuff
I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong channel
Where did you get your odometer done? I can't find anyone that can do it.
Are you asking about the plastic part of the dash with the chrome and black? Or the Digital dash?
@@vencilldavid yes the plastic and the black and chrome.i can't find the original peace or someone that can make it look new
@@rsanchez1905 I actually found a guy who restores them years ago. He was older, so I’m not sure if he’s still around or not. Here’s his information, I saved during my restoration.
Bob Meals
8181-61 Lane,
Pinellas, Fl. 33781-1315
1-727-415-9933
It was in 2010 when he did mine. Hope this helps. If not, find someone who chromes plastic (it’s not actually called chrome on plastic) good luck! Let me know how it goes
@@vencilldavid brooo!! Thank you so much. Awesome ride
@@rsanchez1905 Thanks! It’s down at the moment.. getting a few things worked out (it feels never ending) hopefully that dude is still around and doing it.