My build up thread!
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man i was searching for your thread a while back to see you status and i must say its looking good bro
i like that new boxed intercooler pipe passages...good idea to keep it sturdy up front
keep up the good work bro...hit my thread there will be new pics and progress soon
i like that new boxed intercooler pipe passages...good idea to keep it sturdy up front
keep up the good work bro...hit my thread there will be new pics and progress soon
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after finding a local engine builder i was able to drive my motor and meet him half way and get that taken care of. after i got that out of the way (for now) i was able to get the rest of the interior out and begin cleaning and prepping for paint. before this i found 3 holes in my passenger side floor. luckily they were pretty small and i was able to cut out the rust and weld in new patches.
after all this was done i took an undercoat and coated the interior for sound deading and plus its black!!
im not sure if i will do another coat. sunday im going to remove the doors and begin sanding and prepping the door seals and hatch seal for paint which was picked up today.
i also got my KOYO in and a ACT clutch and Xtreme PP
after all this was done i took an undercoat and coated the interior for sound deading and plus its black!!
im not sure if i will do another coat. sunday im going to remove the doors and begin sanding and prepping the door seals and hatch seal for paint which was picked up today.
i also got my KOYO in and a ACT clutch and Xtreme PP
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And the Revolution...
Is the pass headlight gonna hit that pipe when it pops up? Looks like it might. Good looking bay. Don't like the IC idea because all your doing is decreasing the length of the piping not all the other cons of a FMIC. Either way, good luck.
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Remove that crappy stock sound deadening material... replace it with dynamat. Not as hard as you'd think.
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just wondering. what did you spray your engine bay with? did you use literally a spray can?? and what was your process... like sanded, primer, (did you do watersanding?) then paint? did you throw a clear coat on also? just wondering
and lastly did you weld seams? casue i hear it's a good idea too
and lastly did you weld seams? casue i hear it's a good idea too
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Amen. Everybody should have flux-core as a fall-back. Or just a bigger tank for the gas.
just wondering. what did you spray your engine bay with? did you use literally a spray can?? and what was your process... like sanded, primer, (did you do watersanding?) then paint? did you throw a clear coat on also? just wondering
and lastly did you weld seams? casue i hear it's a good idea too
and lastly did you weld seams? casue i hear it's a good idea too
no seem welding. wouldnt that require taking the pain off all the seems, removing the liquid seem crap and welding the entire seem??
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oh true about the glue. but that's a good plan. i think imma just use a spray can to spray my engine bay so if i hit something i can just spray over. but is it some kind of special spray that resists heat well? or any paint really would work? i'm new to ALL of this haha and just tryina learn. is that your cherry picker also? how much did that cost you?! haha.
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a little more progress today.
heres a teaser of what i did with the help of a buddy from WAY back.
after
i think it looks WAAY better than it did before.
before
more pics in a while
heres a teaser of what i did with the help of a buddy from WAY back.
after
i think it looks WAAY better than it did before.
before
more pics in a while
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Ya know I think ya should just give up and give it to that nice guy that helped ya out today. Looking good man glad I could come and help out.What little I help with that is. I'll be watching for progress.
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LOL, fair enough.
but you better weld the nails this time. if you yank on them with my welds your gonna end up rollin down my driveway!!
after you left i was snapping the pics and i dropped my cam!!!!
its done for now. good thing i have a back up!
but you better weld the nails this time. if you yank on them with my welds your gonna end up rollin down my driveway!!
after you left i was snapping the pics and i dropped my cam!!!!
its done for now. good thing i have a back up!
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after getting the nails off and grinding down my horrible tac welds i primered the QP to keep the rust out so when i get time to work on it again it wont be one giant rust spot.
this is the last pic i got before i dropped the damn cam
this is the last pic i got before i dropped the damn cam
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were you been!? you traded out for FD didnt you??
Saved 88rxn/a alot of work at replacing the quarter. That's a good thing.
i pulled on it some more today and once again, my beautiful weld jobs let me down!!
sunday when i got my free time im gonna finish up the QP and get some more done.
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Sweet. Just weld them in the creases and pull on them. You might want to try turning down your wire speed just a little if ya can. It might help. I'm going to try and start welding that dogleg on the bus tomarrow morn. Wish me luck. I'm probably gonna need it.
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yeah, im currently in the thought process of this!
were you been!? you traded out for FD didnt you??
for sure!
i pulled on it some more today and once again, my beautiful weld jobs let me down!!
sunday when i got my free time im gonna finish up the QP and get some more done.
were you been!? you traded out for FD didnt you??
for sure!
i pulled on it some more today and once again, my beautiful weld jobs let me down!!
sunday when i got my free time im gonna finish up the QP and get some more done.
But yes, most of my time is spent on the FD.