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Converting your side marker lights into turn signals.
Written by Dave Brandon   
Tuesday, 09 March 2010

Converting your side marker into turn signals. Works on all Kappa's

Cut back insulation going to the side marker to expost the two wires, pull out the black wire and clip it as far away from the side marker as possible. This will give you room for the wire to reach the other harness.

Cut off/remove all the electrical tape going to the plug to expose the 4 wires.  I used a wire stripper on the blue wire to slide the insulation back a tiny bit and stripped the end of the black wire.  I then wrapped the black wire exposed end around the stripped section of the blue wire.  Soldered the joint and tapped everything back up.  It looks factory but has a much better safety feature.

Enjoy!

 
Custom Door Sills Available!!!
Written by Dave Brandon   
Monday, 08 February 2010
Custom Door Sills Available!!!!!!!!!!

CUSTOM DOOR SILLS- SNEAK PREVIEW SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



We at King Penn Industries do not have words to express how excited, proud, and relieved we are to present to you our Custom Illuminated Door Sills! It’s been a long road that has taken us many, many places and we are now to our destination where we KNOW we are providing you with not only THE ONLY custom illuminated door sills on the market, but the very, very BEST!!



Our Pre-Sale will begin TOMORROW (February 9th, 2010) at 10AM Central Standard time. We are expecting very high call volume so if we do not answer, we are on the line with another customer. Please feel free to call back throughout the day or shoot us an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and we will contact you ASAP.

We will be holding a 10 day Pre-Sale in which you will receive 15% off your total order, the pricing is as follows:

Regular Pricing & Sale Pricing
Standard Text - Non Illuminated = 149.00 126.65
Standard Text - Illuminated = 199.00 169.15
Custom Text Non Illuminated = 199.00 169.15
Custom Text Illuminated = 249.00 211.65
Pre-Sale Pricing 10 Days only: 15% OFF
Shipping is a flat 19.00 Inside U.S.
Pricing above is the pre-sale pricing and will ONLY last for 10 days.


Standard Text for the Sky:
Saturn
Sky
Redline

Standard Text for the Solstice:
Pontiac
Solstice
GXP LOGO

Colors of Illumination Available:
Red, Blue, Yellow, White, and Green

Install video Part 1

Install video Part 2

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Vertical Doors
Written by Dave Brandon   
Friday, 22 January 2010
VDI Vertical Door Kit for the Sky
DDMworks is proud to be a supplier of Saturn Sky Vertical Door Kit made by Vertical Door Incorporated (VDI). The VDI kit is the highest quality kit made specifically for the Sky that we have seen and bolts directly to your car with no welding. There are many happy Solstice owners with this kit on their cars that can attest to the quality of this kit.

So if you have been thinking about getting a set of VDI’s for your Sky,Solstice or Opel (yes we can ship these overseas), here is your chance at the best deal on them. These are not the cheap universal kits sold on Ebay, but instead actual VDI kits that will ship directly from VDI directly to you, so that you know if you have any problems with them we will be there to service them for you.

So here is the Breakdown:

Full Retail - $1895

Our normal price $1299

For the group buy we are going to offer the following

This group buy starts at 3 kits and we will go from there:

3 or more sets - Really Crazy big savings, the best price we have ever been able to offer!

VDI has offered us the best offer ever on these because of how well the last group buys have gone. This offer is going to extend a week through the weekend and will end next Tuesday the 26th at Midnight. To place your order, just give us a call at 864-907-6004 or send us an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and we will get you on the list.

You can also place your order through the website , just use the coupon code "bestprice" during checkout and the sale price will be shown.
Once the group buy ends they are quoting us 2-3 weeks to ship. They may be able to get some of the kits ready before that, but we can not guarantee that. I am going to stress this again, we have no control over the time it takes VDI to get these made and it may take longer, if you must have them right now, please do not order them in this group buy. However this is the best deal we have ever offered for the door kit.

More information here:

Sky's - http://www.ddmworks.com/sky/exterior..._door_sky.html

Solstice - http://www.ddmworks.com/solstice/ext..._door_sol.html

Here is what it cost:

Subtotal: $1,299.00
414.00 savings: -$414.00
Total: $885.00

 

 
5th ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN SOLSTICE/SKY MEET
Written by Dave Brandon   
Sunday, 10 January 2010

Happy New Year! - 2010 IS HERE!

[Click Here to see a list of Registered Attendees]

Planning for the 2010 NASSM is moving right along. We have many updates and some great news to inform you about! Don't forget, if you need general event information or you need to register, Click Here

Let's start with the news:

We're very pleased to announce that we have been in contact with Bob Lutz!
Mr. Lutz is Vice Chairman and Advisor on Design and Global Product Development for GM. He was the driving force that brought the Solstice and Sky to market. and Although our request for him to be our keynote speaker for Saturday's banquet might not fit into his schedule, he has promised to record a video message to the group that we will play at the banquet.

And now for the fun!

We are excited to inform everyone we have added some entertaining events to the schedule on Friday night. A Tiki Cocktail Seminar provided by Brian 'Midlife' will be held following the Friday Wingfoot Banquet. Brian held a seminar at SEM in 2008 and it was so much fun we coaxed him to throw one for nationals. Click Here for all the details.

If learning how to make new cocktails doesn't interest you, how about participating in a thriller killer mystery Friday night? There will also be A Murder Mystery Friday night, 'Bump off on Bourbon Street', will be provided by Kim 'ChiliSky'. This event was a blast at TOTD 2009 back in August and Kim and Robert are bringing it back with a new theme. It's guaranteed to be a romping good time! Click Here for all the details

There is also an excursion planned to Cedar Point, the premier roller coaster amusement park in the world! Located a little more than a 2-hour drive from Canton, this will be a day trip in a rented van organized by Robert 'Pepper' and will be held on Thursday. Click Here if you're interested in riding some first class coasters.

Also planning has begun for both the Cavalcade of Car (Car Show) and a proposed AutoCross event (AutoCross). Look forward to more details on both these events to follow soon.

Come for the run, stay for the fun. See you in 2010!

EVENTS

REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS

 
Body panel adjustments
Written by Dave Brandon   
Saturday, 17 October 2009

Body panel adjustments in PDF format.

Do you have fitment issues with some of your body panels?

Download the pdf file to view detailed instructions. 

 

Body Panel Adjustments

 
What is the Kappa Platform?
Written by Dave Brandon   
Monday, 12 October 2009

 

The Kappa Platform, or architecture, is a new vehicle architecture developed by General Motors to enable them to profitably build low volume production cars. This is the Platform that GM uses to produce the Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky and Opel GT. A vehicle architecture or platform is the basic running gear of the vehicle. It includes the chassis, its components, the drivetrain and many of the smaller items in building the car. The look of the car on the Platform may vary greatly or contain similar design aspects such as the humps behind the driver and passenger seats of the Kappa cars. This approach enables car companies such as GM to utilize the engineering and production capabilities to build multiple different looking cars aimed at different markets. It also enables them to leverage the majority of expense in production, design, and validation of a new car. Automotive companies develop new architectures or platforms rarely, but introduce new vehicles by using the platform to produce variants or follow on vehicles. Twenty-seven months could be considered overnight when it comes to developing a new vehicle architecture, and that's how long it took a team of enthusiastic engineers to develop the rear-wheel-drive platform for the Pontiac Solstice - a concept-to-reality sports car coming in 2005.

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Registration for 2010 in Canton
Written by Dave Brandon   
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Registration for 2010 in canton is up and running

Visit our website at 2010NASSM.com

Step one: Click on Event registration and fill it out completely


NOTE when it prompts you for a password.
YOU CREATE YOUR OWN...it is not assigned...that way you don;t forget it
also..a message will come to you advising all your registration information.


REMEMBER- you must register to activate your USERID and password.
After you are registered you will have access to all the sub sets where you can make your hotel reservations and book your room etc.


The runs sign up is a 2-step process. First you select your Thursday and Friday runs.
The click UPDATE...then it will take you to the runs and you can choose the time you want
.

Once you fill it out and complete the pay pal section you will have access to all hotel accomodations, runs etc,.


If You have Questions to be asked before you register just go to the General information Tab and fill out a form...we'll get right back to you.
 
Don't mess with Ecotec....
Written by Dave Brandon   
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Don't mess with Ecotec....

....or, if you do, know what you're doing. Legion are the posts on these boards about folks changing this or that on this engine...only to be followed by a CEL and problems. This engine is ENGINEERED from top to bottom....with the first sensor (for MAF) located at intake....followed by sensors and computer controlled actuation throughout....ending with sensor on the down pipe. Anything you do....at any point along the path....will likely change what the sensors see or affect ECM controlled actuation of various components.


 
The Amazing Ecotec 2.0L Turbo (LNF) engine!
Written by Dave Brandon   
Sunday, 05 October 2008
IMPROVING AN ALREADY STURDY DESIGN
A lot of development work went into this new version of the Ecotec; it wasn't simply a matter of plunking a turbo on the engine. Indeed, every major casting was redesigned to provide a heightened level of reliability, though the engine was originally designed for use in forced-induction applications.

As with the new supercharged Northstar engine in the new Cadillac XLR, the displacement of the Solstice GXP's is slightly smaller than the normally aspirated version. Both feature a reduced bore size to increase cylinder-wall thickness. The Ecotec Turbo's stroke is also reduced and features a beefy, forged-steel crankshaft for additional durability. Bore and stroke are 86x86 mm (3.38x3.38 inches) for a total displacement of 1,998 cc's or 122 ci.

The Ecotec 2.0-liter Turbo uses a stronger "Gen II" Ecotec engine block, which was developed with input from racing experience to support increased horsepower and torque. Cylinder-block bulkheads -- the areas where the main bearing caps are attached -- and the cylinder walls are enlarged for strength. Other areas of the engine were enhanced to reinforce the structure, and the water jacket is deeper for added cooling capacity and improved cylinder-bore roundness. This architecture is shared with the 2.4-liter Ecotec engine that debuted in the Pontiac Solstice roadster.

Its bottom end is also upgraded to handle the additional boost. In addition to the forged-steel crankshaft, the Ecotec Turbo also employs forged connecting rods and cast pistons. The pistons feature a dish shape that deflects injected fuel toward the spark plugs. They are cooled with a jet-spray of oil on their undersides that directs the oil into a cast-in channel inside the piston, further resisting detonation.

Additionally, the Ecotec 2.0-liter Turbo four benefits from variable valve timing and an intercooled, twin-scroll turbocharger system to provide boost. A dual-scroll design is used on the exhaust turbine and speeds up velocity and response, much in the same way a two-plane intake manifold performs the identical function. The result is a nearly lag-free system, one that gives the 2.0-liter four the feel of a much larger engine. Dual cam phasing complements the turbocharging by optimizing valve timing at lower rpm for best turbo response and quick engine build-up time. "There is virtually no lag with this system," says Ed Groff, assistant chief engineer, Ecotec 2.0-liter Turbo engine. "Throttle response is immediate. The engine acts like it has a larger displacement engine."

Its turbocharger provides up to approximately 20 pounds of boost. It is matched to the engine's displacement and performance objectives, and is supported by the air-to-air intercooling system, which reduces inlet temperature pf the turbo-compressed air by approximately 212 degrees (100 degrees C), enhancing performance because cooler air is denser.
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East Canyon & Trappers Loop Run
Written by Debbie Denette   
Friday, 06 June 2008
100_1913-(small)rs.jpgThe day dawned dark and gloomy as clouds filled the skies.  Four Skys and Sols met at the Best Buy in South Salt Lake before beginning our trip. After a short drivers' meeting, we decided to head up Emigration Canyon, following a historic pioner trail, at the beginning of our run. Tom led the way up the twisty, winding road as we effortlessly glided past cyclists who were working hard at making the ascent. We took a break in the cool morning air, to appreciate the beauty of the mountains, the great cars, and fantastic company.
 
Dave took the lead as we headed in to East Canyon. There were sharp curves and narrow shoulders to keep an eye on. Red rock was strewn across the roads from the spring thaw yet we could see it snowing on top of the mountains. Spring was in the air. The hillsides were covered with sunflowers, and lilacs were in bloom. The sun started to peek out from behind the clouds to show off the beutiful snow capped peaks and lush green hillsides. Just as quickly as the sun came out, it tucked behind a cloud again and the rain began to sprinkle down and then turned into heavy rain. As quickly as it started the rain ebbed, and we stopped in Mountain Green at the Farm Market for a break before taking the Trappers Loop Run up to Eden for lunch. This scenic road took us over another mountain top and wrapped around lakes, passed log cabins, horse farms and was truly beautiful. Harley and Buck's Grill was ready for us and served a delicious lunch. After lunch, we headed in different diretions to get home. We had a great time, hope to see you all on another ride soon.
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