yupididit said:Mikiedriftsjunk said:In reply to yupididit :
It's a hell of a lot of work that's for sure! But I think it's truly going to be worth it!
I was thinking LFX but I wonder if it would require mods to the steering bits too. Maybe I'll just put a 1UZ back in it.
Most v8's require steering work.
84FSP said:Don’t sweat the clutch. It seems dyno time and ls setups seem to munch clutches frequently. Mine croaked a clutch last time she was on the rollers as well. Build is coming along great. Wonder how most of the paint would respond to a cut and buff?
We messed with a spot on the top. It will help it a lot actually! The issue is its single stage paint I believe and not very thick!
HikerDan said:Wow, it sounds fantastic!!! Great job!
Thanks man!
Just finished reading this - Outstanding work. It looks like it came that way. ...and the sound ...the sound
Mikiedriftsjunk said:yupididit said:Mikiedriftsjunk said:In reply to yupididit :
It's a hell of a lot of work that's for sure! But I think it's truly going to be worth it!
I was thinking LFX but I wonder if it would require mods to the steering bits too. Maybe I'll just put a 1UZ back in it.
Most v8's require steering work.
Fortunately the 1UZ didnt.
CJ said:Just finished reading this - Outstanding work. It looks like it came that way. ...and the sound ...the sound
Haha thanks man! More to come fairly soon I hope. Stay so dang busy it's hard to do what I want to it.
Back to posting. ive been slacking..
I fought a power steering leak at the rack and think i have that sorted now.. what a pain... i decided if i was going to pull the engine to do the clutch, id go ahead and do a few upgrades and clean everything up! it has come along nicely!
Engine out and looking filthy.. i guess first things are first... Clutch and a nice healthy bump stick
I needed to clean alot of things up and wanted alot of stuff to be powder coated.. i got a quote local and decided to just buy the stuff and do it myself instead! it turned out pretty nice, good enough for me anyway! haha
going back together
I now had time to build the air box and finish the intake pipe.. turned into a larger project that i thought it would but it was worth it in the end!
I save money anywhere i can, using old cabinets for scrap metal at times to produce parts haha
And now to make it all pretty!
Very well done, Tanner has a true friend !!!! Would he be able to ride in it when it's finished?
759NRNG said:Very well done, Tanner has a true friend !!!! Would he be able to ride in it when it's finished?
Not sure if he will be able to ride or not. But we are going to see if we can hold a car show where he stays at. So he can sit with his car.
Mikiedriftsjunk said:
Where do you get the gold wrap for the intake piping? i wouldnt mind picking some up
edizzle89 said:Mikiedriftsjunk said:
Where do you get the gold wrap for the intake piping? i wouldnt mind picking some up
Dei makes it. You can get it at Autozone here. Comes in a square sheet. And I just cut it into strips. Advance had it in small rolls
This is one of the threads I have been lurking on, but now I have to say--
Nice powder coating. I like the flat black parts.
The whole build has been great though.... 
Keep cooking!
Bent-Valve said:This is one of the threads I have been lurking on, but now I have to say--
Nice powder coating. I like the flat black parts.
The whole build has been great though....
Thanks! I appreciate it! I went flat black because I wanted to keep the engine a dark color to make it look like it belongs in there. But didn’t want to go gloss because the engine bay is gloss. So it still stands out but blends. If that makes any sense at all haha.
Got a small video of it running under its own power again. Man I can’t wait to get this tuned!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBxNBJx0O8k
Hell of a compound you've got there. Love all the brick and the garages under the barn. Car sounds amazing too!
i have always loved these cars, and it seems completely normal (to me) to hear those sounds coming from it. i mean, it looks like it should make cammed V8 noises.
Well i hate the factory style wipers.. they are outdated and the pin style. so i decided to make them into a j hook style and open my options on wiper blades!
I also didnt like the way the relay cover looked so i decided to make a new one.. first coating it in mirror black but i didnt like that either so i went satin instead!
So i used these from a 2000 s10
and cut the end off
The factory cover
bending by hand
The C-pillar trim on the outside was looking rather rough as well, and so were my door panels still.. so it was time to give them a refresh!
The door panels!
Then i had noticed the heater core leaking.. just as you think youre making progress something bites you in the butt. So i had to tackle that before getting ready for my tune date!
Had some time to kill so we pulled it out to get some pictures!
I was not posing i was talking.. but every will call me a liar ! hahaha
New qucik release and steering wheel showed up as well!! so we got those on before we hit the dyno.. I had great success on the dyno! the car made more power than i was expecting. Stock LS1 with BTR stage 3 cam and BTR springs.. Haltech and my headers..
418rwhp / 397rwtq!
Of course i had to add my own touch to the hub!
ON they dyno!! Hal at dynosty in louisville always takes care of my tunes!
And finally i got to finish getting the front end on... The fog lights are boring so i spiced them up a bit! something about yellow fogs on a black car makes me happy!
In reply to Mikiedriftsjunk :
Looks like you may have overfilled the fogs with blinker fluid... ;-)
also, as usual, you have done nice work here. Damn, i dig this car a lot!
AngryCorvair said:In reply to Mikiedriftsjunk :
Looks like you may have overfilled the fogs with blinker fluid... ;-)
also, as usual, you have done nice work here. Damn, i dig this car a lot!
Freshly topped off! ;) but thank you! For real, I truly appreciate it.
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