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UNBROKEN’s Iconic Silver ST build

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Sway bar end links will finally be in this week. Hopefully I’ll have some good news to share but I’m not super optimistic about the length of the front set I got. I have a feeling I’ll be fabricating new centers.
 

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If you don't mind, could you post up some pics of your wheel's clearance at full lock in both directions? or @sleekone i know you have a similar setup, could you post some on your build thread? i would be curious to see just how much room we have to work with on both the fender and the suspension bits...
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I’ll try and grab some pics tomorrow and post in a separate thread so we don’t hijak @UNBROKEN any more than we have to! :LOL:
 

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So this OBDLink app is pretty sweet. Took a while to figure out how to build the gauges out and this is as close as I could get to the Sport layout but I dig it. Everything seems to work fine and it seems plenty fast. Their MX+ Bluetooth adapter to make it work was about 100 bucks.
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So this OBDLink app is pretty sweet. Took a while to figure out how to build the gauges out and this is as close as I could get to the Sport layout but I dig it. Everything seems to work fine and it seems plenty fast. Their MX+ Bluetooth adapter to make it work was about 100 bucks.
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Thats super rad. Thumbs up for both the gauge design as well as Bouncing Souls. Why the stock sport mode gauge cluster doesn't show boost is beyond me.

Quick question, do you know if there are sensors in our trucks that this can read for Trans Oil Temp?
 

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I found engine oil temp but not trans temp or oil pressure...and I’d like to have both.
 

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UNBROKEN said:
So this OBDLink app is pretty sweet. Took a while to figure out how to build the gauges out and this is as close as I could get to the Sport layout but I dig it. Everything seems to work fine and it seems plenty fast. Their MX+ Bluetooth adapter to make it work was about 100 bucks.
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I like it. Any tips on building the gauges layout?
 

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Not really...I just started changing things and watching what happened. After I figured the first one out the rest were easy.
 

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UNBROKEN said:
So this OBDLink app is pretty sweet. Took a while to figure out how to build the gauges out and this is as close as I could get to the Sport layout but I dig it. Everything seems to work fine and it seems plenty fast. Their MX+ Bluetooth adapter to make it work was about 100 bucks.
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That's a party going on in that vehicle. The song got my attention, didn't know it, Googled it. Thus prompting my comment. Question: how are you getting current gear to show inside the tach ? Is that a tune?
 

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Yes...any tuner can enable that.
as far as the music...I’m an old school Punk...never gonna change. lol
 

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Experimenting today. I ordered Steeda adjustable end links for an S550 to play with. I had to cut off about 1/4” of threads on both ends to bottom out the joints to get a little more adjustment out of them...other than that they fit perfectly and flatten the bar about 1 1/8” so the bar ends are allllmost back to their stock position. The fronts would work on length unfortunately the studs are too small diameter. I’ll be having a set of those made here shortly. Still no off-the-shelf solutions but I’m working on it. C80F7392-0F94-4C26-A139-A9FFE87E79D5.jpeg 1E74603F-11C0-44FA-8252-F65A3B3FA8BB.jpeg
 

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Wouldn't mind meeting up sometime to check out all your mods, a lot of which I have been thinking about doing
 

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Wouldn't mind meeting up sometime to check out all your mods, a lot of which I have been thinking about doing
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I’m gonna try to do a Houston ST meet next month.
 

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Missing air deflector installed...10 minute job and that includes hunting down your lost 10mm. View attachment 1103
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I went to "kick open" the tailgate and bumped the air deflector. I couldn't believe how floppy it was! I thought it'd come unattached from something. this looks nice. is the deflector just a second part oft he rest of the rear trim?
 

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It does connect to the floppy piece and firms everything up.
 

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Brighter than hell but they’re at least aimed the right direction. View attachment 1208
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not all heroes wear capes...
haha, that would definitely bother the hell out of me, but I don't know that I'd make the effort you did. All your work on this looks really sharp. I've got the white model and I'm not sure if removing the badging on the front would look as good as it does on your color.
 

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Shift paddles...finally.
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Just out doing minivan stuff...hanging with Camaros, Mustangs, Chargers, Challengers and an AMG Benz on the twisties. Steeda rear bar on the firmest setting...pushed it hard enough for the tires to howl but couldn’t push it into oversteer. Our plan for the day was to double the speed limit through all curves...we went pretty hard. The only time I was nervous was doing 120 around a 60mph sweeper I thought was never gonna end. lol E03DE490-C6F7-4E8F-A6F4-218BB3F9079D.jpeg 94AB12D2-FE44-4354-8A02-64A823665EA1.jpeg
 

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STJIM said:
They look great! I’m having a hard time keeping up with everything on your build. Where did the paddles come from and is this a direct replacement? Thanks! Jim
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Jim I posted the link and more pics in the Paddle shifter thread.
 

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Unbroken, since you are the Guru on wheels and tires, am I going to have issues with off the rack 22x10.5 35 offsets? I’m thinking I will be in quarter or less than your beautiful wheels! Thanks. Jim
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