Always improving..Progress on the new build

[355z28]

I plan on using the SS hood that is on it in the first few pictures. I planned on making the removable radiator support anyways to make it easier to work on. After cutting it and lowering it made it possible to fit the lid without cutting the hood

[joeZ96]

Originally Posted by 355z28

No sense in keeping track of hours for something like this lol I mainly work on it from 9am to 8 at night every Sunday. Ive been doing that for the last 3 months with the occasional Saturday thrown in. It will be worth it in the end.

Yes it will. We all know it's a labor of love anyway. Love the powdercoating.

[flyinZ]

Looks good! From the rear fenderwell, to the rear bumper..mine looks like that. Ready to paint!

[355z28]

I did some more work this weekend. The engine bay is painted, 24x reluctors are installedon the engine. I need to button the engine back up then im ready to set the engine/trans in.

Bay pictures:




Heres some powder coating I did over the weekend for a friends LS powered foxbody, its a dark candy red:



Little steps, but it would be awesome to hit the track at the end of May.

[Boosted Firehawk]

looks badass man

That candy red intake is killer and what did you paint your engine bay with?

[355z28]

Engine pay is painted with Dupont basecoat and Clearcoat. Just like the exterior of our cars. Thanks!

[Boosted Firehawk]

very impressive

hats off to ya

[flyinZ]

Engine bay looks great! I see you even smoothed/filled the hole where the plastic fuel lines were at.

[355z28]

Originally Posted by flyinZ

Engine bay looks great! I see you even smoothed/filled the hole where the plastic fuel lines were at.

Great catch...The only thing you missed was where does the fuse box go now Thers no bracket uh oh.

I filled the spot welds, the fuel line hole, the wireing holes that went over the passenger side for the 2 connectors that connect to the engine harness. The only things I left were the holes for the junction block and ground.

[flyinZ]

Yep. The only reason I caught that, was b/c I've always wanted to fill it in and make it all look smooth. Looks sharp!

[AChotrod]

Lookin very nice!! Great work progress!!!

[355z28]

Here are a couple more progress pictures. Im sorrry for the crappy cell phone pictures they just dont do it and justice. As soon as its together I'll snap some good pictures with my camera.

[69gto96z]

How do you plan to have the hood latch in place?

[355z28]

Im using the factory latch, the picture with the lid installed was still a mock up photo. There was an added support for the hood latch.

[355z28]

a little more progress. Just need to finish up the 24x harness bolt up some exhaust and run the front body harness. Hopefully I'll have it running in the next few weeks







This takes so much damn time to keep it nice. If I wasn't being so picky it would be running by now.

[transbird95]

Looks great! Are you going for tens this year?

[355z28]

The car runs 10's on the bottle. I doubt it runs tens on motor this year after adding the heavier 9" and huge 35 spline axles.

I just wanted to clean things up and make it easier to work on. it would be nice to see an improvement in ET with the LID and 24x system going in (hopefully to solve old ignition problems I had) but thats a stretch.

[transbird95]

I didn't think you were spraying it. What does it run on the bottle?

[robsquikz28]

damn bro its looking so much better but still so far.

[355z28]

Originally Posted by robsquikz28

damn bro its looking so much better but still so far.

Thanks

Closer yet now. A couple friends came over and helped yesterday. Adam routed and loomed most of the wiring it almost complete. Exhaust is on driveshaft in etc.

I need to run fuel lines and brake lines, finish looming wiring and install my coils and plug wires and it should be ready to start.