Double Pump Hopper

Name of Car (Theme): The Jumping Bean
Year: 1985

Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Prix
Color (s): Black
Interior: Stock cloth
Wheels: 14x7 100 spoke deep dish wheels with 195-75-14 Tires
Hydraulics: Two Showtime Professional Pumps, 1 Custom made rear pump, 8" cylinders in front on OSC 4.5 ton coils and 20" Cylinders in rear, Adex super duty dump and a shitload of batteries (12)....

Build Time: about 60-70Hrs from Feb 2006 - June 2006

Stereo: N/A
Modifications: Top Secret

Builders: Owen, Mark and Jay S. of Eternal Rollerz C.C.

Switch Men: Owen, Mark and Jay S.

Current Projects : Serving anyone who wants some!

Hello Friends

This Pontiac is the second of two hoppers coming out for Eternal Rollerz in 2006! This car was put together over the winter months of 2005 and into the Spring of 2006. It is group effort amongst the club members. Our goal is to put together a car that can be driven and hits at least 80 inches! This will be a first of it's kind in Massachusetts and we are proud and confident Eternal Rollerz MA Chapter will produce a vehicle that will make history in New England's lowrider community as the first to attain such heights.

Thank you to all of our supporters and club members who gave their time to this important project. Thank you to XTC and SignTech. We would also like to thank anyone who has underestimated our MA Chapter, you keep us motivated.

The Car

The Beginning

Above: Custom rear pump.

Above: The unimportant extras are removed from the engine.

Above: The Pontiac goes on a diet!

Above: Space was made for the rear pump.

Above: Bracket for the rear pump.

Above: The rear pump mounted.

Above: This pump is mounted below the battery trays to make more room in the trunk.

Above: Two Showtime pumps waiting to be installed to the nose!

Above: The temporary gas tank. WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

Above: Getting ready to go for a short ride.

Above: The car is brought to XTC on a trailer.

Above: Sitting at XTC.

Above: The battery trays and racks.

Above: Mark cuts out the frame reinforcements.

Above: Owen cleans up some welds.

Above: Jay S. welding in some frame reinforcements.

Above: Rear cylinders installed.

Above: Front frame reinforced.

Above: This is one mean front end stance.

Above: Sitting on hopping coils and hydraulic cylinders. The car is all the way down!!!! LoL

Above: The beginnings of a high lock up.

Above: Locked up and almost finished.

Above: One of the highest lock ups in New England.

Above: A message for any haters.

Above: Mark on the switch.

Above: Short arms connected to the pumpkin.

Above: Chains were added to stabilize the rear.

Above: The chains work great.

Above: Manny and Jose checking out the hopper.

Above: Adding some humor to the hopper.

Above: The Rear from the lift.

Above: The front from the lift.

Above: Fiber glass in the rear quarters to prevent buckling.

Above: Owen working on the brake system.

Above: Tim over at Sign Tech made this photoshop to show us what our sponsor and club logos will look like.

Above: Have a nice day!

Above: Installing the driveshaft on a Friday night.

Above: The slip yoke is on the transmission end.

Above: Another View of the slip yoke.

Above: The driveshaft was installed in less than 30 minutes.

Above: Very little is left to finish on the car with about a month to spare before it's premier.

Above: The pumps.

Above: Owen working on the car.

Above: Mark getting in on the action.

Above: Straight fitting on cylinder.

Above: The engine compartment.

Above: The setup is just about ready.

Above: Need some batteries?

Above: The new shoes.

Above: Breaking in the car on low voltage.

Above: Look at that lock up!

Above: Jay about to hit some switches.

Above: Jay playing with the hopper.

Above: Owen on the switch.

Above: Mark on the switch.

Above: Wrapping up the low voltage testing.

Above: Love the moon roof.

Above: Special thanks to 2 Shady Tinting for the hook up!!!!!

Above: The windows were tinted to keep the snoops out of the car.

Above: Oh yeah!

Above: Moved the rear wheel position.

Above: The new setup without the x-block! Better flow with no bends and additional Adex.

The "Secret Trick"

2007 Improvements

Above: Three inch steel pipe and four donuts are used to make our lift kit for the rear.

Above: All metal is cleaned up to prep for the welding, an old junk cylinder is used as a welding jig.

Above: Oh yeah!

Above: Ready to install.

Above: Caprice spindles are removed of all ABS sensors and wires.

Above: The spindle is prepped for installation on the GP.

Above: Here is a G-Body spindle.

Above: Here is a B-Body spindle installed on a G-Body. Notice the top knuckle is bigger giving the car more hydraulic travel and higher stance.

Above: Caprice spindles make the tires stick out much more than the stock ones did.

Above: The car all the way down.

Above: The front all the way lifted up.

The Trailer

COMING TO A CAR SHOW NEAR YOU!!

" You got to concentrate on the opponent. No mercy for the opponent because the opponent will show you no mercy." - Krayzie

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