Should pass safety inspection right?



Damage under the tray. Mostly surface rust but rust nonetheless




Used a red scotchbright pad and instant detailer to get the really bad stains that degreaser couldn't get.
Would never do this to good paint of course but it came out really well

 

Here's the battery tray Im working with, sending it off to get powder coated and setting up the hardware tomorrow.
Already ordered cables and all that good stuff.

Going parts hunting tomorrow at the local wrecking yards too, should be fun

 

The place I went to go check to get the battery tray refinished isn't setup for powder coating just yet... Bummer
However I did score some power window doors and more s5 goods at the junkyard.

Just about ready for paint

 

Having a fastenal store 5 minutes from my place is going to come in handy. Picked up new stainless allen bolts for the battery tray and a power distribution block.
Fancy gold plating for extra conductivity... Who am I kidding? I just thought it looked cool as hell lol



Factory(?) Mirrors that came with my junkyard doors.

Anybody know what they are??

 

Look like stock S5 mirrors to me...

 

Oh wow... Don't know how I didn't catch that
Shouldn't be hard to find a replacement for the driver's side then

Edit: *Double derp* Even more embarrased to find out my car came with s5 mirrors
Going to get my vision checked now

 

Wanted to do as minimal cutting as possible to fit s5 tails. Bought a micro-dremel just for this purpose.
The final finish is not this rough I promise haha



Car shop glow tails tested and ready to go

 

Ordered some quickcar 2 awg cables, the kit comes with plated ring terminals and precut heatshrink tubing (best part). 150 amp marine grade circuit breaker and an inexpensive lug crimper off amazon to get started



Lug crimper in action, A strong mechanical connection is all that's needed, no flux or solder in the mix





Start from the middle and work your way out using when using heatshrink to avoid any air bubbles.

 

Good work. Keep up the progress.

Still got that S4 sport wing? I'd pay nicely for it.

 

Thanks!

Sure is, dm'ed you

 

Bored out the negative battery terminal a smidge to accept the seat belt bolt and
removed some paint for the cable to make a good connection



All assembled
Tried to keep the battery as close to the center of the car as possible while still being even
Just need to bolt everything down and make it look pretty now

 

Awesome this is such a great build that I've just read up today and I can't believe that you're in SD too! I would love to see this in person someday.

BTW how the heck were you able to source an S5 rx7 in any of the SD junkyards?? Do you go to Ecology?

 

Haha thank you, I appreciate the kind words ^^

Ecology, Had to be a new arrival as it was fairly unmolested. Couldn't believe it myself lol.

 

I'm pretty sure it's gone by now at this rate and just bare bones. *sigh*

Did you fab the battery holder yourself?

 

Never hurts to look!
And nah I'm no fabricator, Most of the car is going to be made up of "off the shelf" parts. Got the battery tray from ebay for less than 40 bucks

 

Would you mind sharing a link for the tray? My initial battery box was too big lol

 

I used a group 35 type battery if it helps

https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/290617704980

 

Thank you f/s section! Rear license plate holder to complete the rear end.







Some too good to be true s5 door cards in black were the only way to go with the donor doors.

 

Grabbed these second hand set of recaros to tie up the interior

 

Those seats are awesome brotha . Got that 80's design to them . What car they come out of stock by chance ?

 

Thanks, seller said they came out of a Hilux

One of the nice features is there are a few headrest options available

 

those seats are boss!

 

Those seats man. I've seen these exact classic Recaro seats for sale from dude in El Cajon. Did you by chance got them from him?

Will the interior be gutted out or are you putting all the things back together?

 

Much appreciated
They are from overseas.

Full interior and climate control

 

Don't mess with the headrest they are awesome as is . I'm jelly for sure . Great buy