lmao.... yup, thats why im not too upset about it not being powdercoated... i mean, i hope to jebus that this motor lasts, im doing everything i can to make sure shes protected (methenol injection, all new upgraded cooling system, all new internals, deep sump oil pan) ... but catastrophy can strike on even the best built motors, so we'll see



its california orange...

 

i think it looks more like kentucky orange.

other than the wing, your car looks sweet man.

 

Very clean paint job. Who sprayed it? U?

O ya that body kit doesn't look too bad either. What kind of kit is it?

 

Very nice, what turbo are you going to be running to go along w/ that bridgeport?

 

DOH! just saw ur link for parts. Cant wait you see it run, good luck w/ the build.

 

very nice, do you hapen to have any more pics of your car with those wheels? they look ba, and do you happen to know the offset? thanks

 

well, i havnt gotten to take it any further than my driveway since i put the wheels on.... hell, the tire stickers are still on the damn things ill become a picture post ***** as soon as i get her back on the street.. i have a few professional photogropher friends that wanna have some more fun w/ my car

the offsets are
f 38 18x7.5
r 35 18x9.5

and thanx everyone for the compliments! im going crazy w/ the amount of stuff i have to do! i can only work on my car on my days off, so thats only 8 days a month and the deadline is soon approaching

 

i thought you had the RE-A wing?

 

thats going on my other turboII.. along w/ the sexy style hood i just cant figure out which body kit to put on it yet....

 

Ugh, you're gonna have a candystore on wheels, man. What are your plans for the car in terms of anti-theft and security?

 

damn yoos...you know you outbid me for it!!! haha

 

i didnt know you got new wheels. they look good the build looks like it going good

 

well, ill have an alarm, thats for sure...plus im doing something that im not gonna say over the internet (kinda defeats the purpose)... but she wont be driven away, but theres nothing i can about someone breaking into it.... they dont have unbreakable glass but i think ill be ok *crosses fingers*

lol...yeah, i know i did.... ive wanted that wing for a long time, so i had to have it.... but putting it on what car was undecided for a while

yeah, i got them a few months back, but just had them put on the car a month ago..... i love the way they turned out

 

well, today was a pretty good day.... i went and sandblasted all the parts i was gonna reuse... manifolds, coil mounts, misc. metal hoses..... its was alot of work! but the end result is amazing! i also finished the first step of sanding the engine bay, now i move to a finer grit and prep it for paint

 

Powdercoat.

 

ok.. well today i worked on my instrument cluster.... i took the auto meter tach i had on top my dash and put in in the stock location.. (i make it sound simple, but it took me 5 hours!) looks good though

 

i was just given some teaser pics of my motor from my engine builder (guitarjunkie/dave) the manifold is an fd unit thats been cut and rewelded to fit on a fc motor.. in one pic, you can see my pineapple racing oil pan and racing beat lightened flywheel

 

dear god allmighty. not an ssac monstrosity?

 

My SSAC manifold hasn't broken yet :P over 5k miles on a street driven 350 rwhp application

I think you own the only FC I've ever seen with 18s on it that look good.

 

lol...thanx. i was a little worried about them looking huge at first... but my 17's looked a little small, so i took a shot in the dark, and very happy with the results....

and ive know a few people who are using the ssauto manis (the new ones, not the first run ones).. and no problems yet, and if something does happen... just re weld it and reinforce it.... nothing to get all antsy in your pantsy about

 

ok... dave dropped off my motor, header, and 1.00ar hotside last night.... i ordered my mazdaspeed motor mounts, all my AN Fittings and stainless fuel lines...

i plan on painting the engine bay this weekend, and if my motor mounts come before sunday, ill install the motor....

ill get some pics up asap!

 

ok..heres a few pics of the mocked up motor... this is very loose w/ little to no bolts holding anything on... just wanted to get an idea

 

ok..last one for now.........

 

 

could I see the wiring for the spedo cluster?

looks increddible btw