Always. We'll talk when I get back to town.

 

more stuff done today alot more to come...tomorrow morning i clean up this messy *** garage

 

front control arms with delrin bushings that i made pressed in, gotta love powdercoat!

 

debadging and welding up holes, then going to shave the 3rd light and lock hole

 

update:

today i got a shitload of metal and my wire shipment came in...so its time to wire the body harness, make my dash and switch box just get all the electrical stuff sorted out!

here are some more pics the tube is 6"OD .254 thick, 12" long...should make for a very sexy surge tank

 

Updates required every 2 days maximum from now on or I'll report every post in this thread. I like this project because you're doing everything yourself.

 

heh sorry! ill post some pics right now!!! i havent gotten much done on the car, but i did get a new water cooler for my tig setup!! anxious to start building an aluminum center console and doing all the wiring for my switches and whatnot, i decided to sell my powdercoated pedal setup so i can grab a wilwood set

 

parts for tools are just as cool/important as parts for cars

 

more pics for ya hang on

 

ah lets see, 2 of my measuring tools, compac brand!!! they are sexy as hell

stepped drill bit for making fuel rails!

true military aerospace connector, 14guage, 28 pin, will use it for my engine harness to haltech

bernard water cooler..should help with welding for long periods, i picked it up with a torch and leads for $250..hell of a deal

aaaand got the haltech mounted, all wires nice and neat, got the front half of the cars body harness stuff wired and routed, once its all how i want it ill put it in some braided wire wrap...

hid's are installed and wired up, everything tucked and hidden..will not see a single wire in the engine bay, or brake lines for that matter...got my brake line stuff in the other day 100 feet of line for $40 and its coated!

 

Just curious why you chose such thick metal for a surge tank. Is it also going to be used as a structural member?
Keep the updates coming!

 

So what lights are those? i was going to use PIAA P-3000's for my set up but i really like the duel round lights.

PIAA P-3000 ~$300:

 

i actually requested .120" thickness and the guy gave me 1/4", i didnt even realize it on the paper since they are usually on point with getting what i asked for, i signed the cut order and that was it...no going back...thicker isnt really going to hurt anything, just a tad heavier. waiting on more $ so i can buy the an fittings and whatnot...

the deal around my city is this...if you want something made, buy the materials for 2 and ill make it for you...

they are hella brand lights...the projector lowbeams cost about $600 and the high beams cost about $140 for both then you have to make the bracket (which isnt all that hard) i didnt make this setup to be clear however i CAN make them very easily

 

do the low beams have a cut line?

 

yep sure do, they are retarded bright

 

13b-rew to fc engine mount in progress, should have something ready by tomorrow...going to get ready to drop a keg in the car and fab up intake/turbo manifolds

 

quick mock up, if it sits in the car pretty then ill make it out of dom tubing and take some time welding it





its a lil late here for me to finish since i have to cut and grind etc...so guess ill resume tomorrow! i have some 240sx mounts to finish making then hopefully ill have a keg in the car tomorrow for test fitment

 

so.. the skittles... they're to replace the rubber for your mounts?

 

skittles > rubber anyday

 

uuhh... that's what she said ?

 

heh she says alot of things!

i was planning on getting a center console/dash made up but my guess is my aluminum filler rod is old, ill pick some more up tomorrow and get to fabbing the dash/center console and finish up the wiring to the switch panel

 

shaving things on the rx7

 

welded in

 

13b-rew in an fc been done before i know but its my first time...got the location points made, time to make a jig and make the final product but atleast everything clears perfectly and looks stout as hell! way stronger than stock mounts for sure...

 

I'm enjoying your thread so far, but shaving the high mount brake light?! If this is only a track car, I guess that makes sense. But on a street car, a high mount 3rd brake light has been proven to reduce rear-endings by a substantial amount. This is why they are legally required in most areas. Having been rear ended myself, I would never remove that light. In fact, I'm going to mount some super bright blinking LEDs like some motorcycles have.