Looks good, all you need now is some pink vac hose

 

thats a very interesting idea, to color correspond the air flow unfortunately im sick of working on this car and i just want to get it running so maybe next year

thanks!! im cutting it close for my 2 week deadline hopefully ill make it in the next few days!!!

hahah thanks!!! you were my inspiration to attempt it! everytime i see your engine bay its flawless and there was always something that caught my eye about, the shaved bay (or strust towers) really make that extra difference! makes the bay less distracting

hhaahaah, nahhh dont want to over kill the pink!

 

Did a little more work since tomorrow is suppose to be insanely hot. i figured id do a little more work now and sleep during the heat wave tomorrow.. its still hot and humid in the garage (hence the pics are foggy as my lens was fogging up)

wiring, routed the alt wire along the firewall and under the UIM. also the ignition wires/oil level/coolant buzzer etc will be ran under the brake booster




Added the oil hard line to oil cooler and wrapped it in some aluminized fiberglass sleeve i got from grainger


Water pump neck sprayed black


Windshield wiper motor back in!

 

coming along nicely, I had today off to work on my rx7, but its already 103F outside... ill see if there's some simple stuff i can knock out today to make it not a complete waste! ;p

 

damn dude, looking great so far! i like the contrast of the dark vs the pink! very nice work!
blows me away youre doing all this work with craftsman tools though.....

Lloyd

 

omg me too. im still hiding inside. even tho the cars in the garage its still humid... im going to have to duke it out tho.. i cant lose anymore time with this car. i cant waste the whole summer just fixing this pos... its like 107 here.

Thanks! ahah i love my crapsman. im no profession, this is all done at home. i love craftsman, sears are everywhere to its convenient to go to and they NEVER hassle me to exchange stuff. i brought in screwdrivers a few months back from over 10+ years ago and you can clearly tell they were beaten to hell and used to pry stuff. no questions asked i got replacements right off the shelf..

Ive never had anything break beside 2-3 rachets (when i shoulda been using a 1/2) IMO its the best bang for our buck... i also liek my HF impact sockets.. never broke one but im a little weary how their warranty is....... just use them how they're suppose to and they will go a long way...

END RANT.

lol buttttt if someone wanted to donate some snap on, blue point, mac, sk etc, ill be willing to try em out

 

I feel your guys' pain, its been so hot here I just haven't done anything with the car in over a month, I just don't want to be out in the garage.

 

i seriously dont like this thread anymore....the pink looks too good. your moving too fast..........i dont like it lol. but for real, i really like the black/pink/white. but i like wierd stuff like that.

 

The black and pink look cool, just not eyes friendly when you stare at it for too long

Have you consider powder coating the fuel rail and radiator piping to pink?

 

I know what you mean. i barely did anything today. this heat has got to me... ive been hot, dirty and frustrated all day. but then again i had to fix my moms passat which was a great deal of the heat/dirty/frustration. ill probably get something to eat and go back at it again later tonight... maybe finish up the interior...

hahha thats the best when youre waiting for one mod then once its done everything goes back quickly... i love the odd/fruity/obnoxiously loud colors too haha

hahha yeah. in person the pink is a lot cooler i swear. the poor pics makes it look like pepto bistomal and a "baby-ish" color pink. in person its NEON pink

my kg parts secondary fuel rail is polished(-ish) and i dont think i care too much to pc it as i hate pc. its a pita. especially for the pink because i use a white base coat to make the pink brighter

radiator piping- i was contemplating it, but didnt want to over kill the pink. plus it easier to ceramic coat em black and makes more sense to ceramic coat it




mid day update

apparently im terrible at mig welding aluminum. i think ive given up so hopefully tomorrow i can find a place to weld the pipes back on...

 

I don't suppose you remember how to mount your ignition coils in the stock location? I for the life of me can't remember and its been about a year since I pulled them off. I can't find any halfway decent pictures and the FSM just has a shitty picture from a shitty angle.

 

MIG welding aluminum, are you using the right gas?

 

100% argon. no idea what im doing. seems to be welding cold even though im at the highest setting on my hobart 140

 

+1

I built my entire car with my fathers 20-30 year old craftsman tools, not a single failure.

 

Haha that's the right amount of gas, did you use thin wire? Probably just need practice, aluminum is harder to weld than steel, they are easier to melt through.

 

old craftsman rock.

im using .030 wire. it doesnt look like its melting tho, i dont see a pool of molten? and its just a bead on top....

 

Try heating up the aluminum first.

 

damn that engine bay looks good.

 

Garfinkle sells adapters where you can run -6an fittings for your oil drain instead of using hose clamps. Im 90% sure I still have a set if you need some.

 

Thanks man, that means a lot since you were one of my biggest inspirations if it wasnt for your engine bay i probably wouldnt have power coated anything or go this extreme

ps is your car running? i miss all the sick hoodless pics!!

i had an fittings for the oil return but never had them installed the barb fitting with hose clamp is easy and convenient. too late to switch now. i dont feel like cleaning off the old gasket maker and resealing another one haahaa may next year or motor lol

 

hy ben, could u tell me what kind of paint u use for ur pink parts? i need something equally bright lol..

 

Lol what color are you going with? You know all pink stuff is actually powder coated right? did u want to know what brand or place i got it from? are you having your stuff powder coated?

 

well damn, lol i thought you painted all of your parts. Well i kinda decided on either florescent yellow or florescent teal. let me know what brand you use and maybe jaime can help me find someone to do it.

 

i get my powder from eastwood and columbia coatings

isnt jaime doing teal tho? he got his stuff PC so im sure he knows a guy......

 

more wiring tonight. i rerouted and loomed all the wires in the engine bay to complete the "tuck"

wrapped an secured the Alt,starter/battery wires.

made a few brackets.
rad is installed an all painted.
idk what else im mad tired.

tomorrow or well today (monday) i plan to get my IC welded.
clean manifold and then assemble piping
put in dp
add fluids (oil, coolant. brake )
prime everything
hopefully she fires. if so then put interior back together....

but i have a feeling i will probably have to push start it since my engine builder crazy glues the seals.......ogh
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