Wait a second the build is stopped because your are STILL waiting on an engine?

 

yea... ridiculous

 

Would you mind letting us know who the builder is? That way we'll know who not to order from.

 

I want to, but Im gonna wait to get my engine before I do anything... PS. its not a small shop...

 

Bump. Updates for spring?

 

Good timing.

Just finished up the semester with 4.0!! Woo Hoo, its sweet when hard work pays off.

So I spent ~ 6hrs saturday and then another 14 or so yesterday sanding and laying bondo, and at 4AM last night I got it all primered. It doesnt look amazing, and I wasnt gonng update the thread at all, but w/e.

Ill sand it and then paint tomorrow. Its gonna be flat black... I decided I couldnt let it sit anymore, especially now that my motor is here. So I told my self that I had to have it primered before I went to bed last night. and thats as good as its gonna get... maybe next winter Ill tear it down and pay someone to do it better.

 

Bah! Disappointing to hear. I love to see a good clean engine bay, and It sucks when you put in all those hours just to do it half-assed in the end. I'd love to see you keep it up, especially now the weather is breaking and it should be easier to get in and do work. Keep that motivation up, you'll thank yourself in the end. I know how hard it is to see it sit that long, but if you wait just a bit longer to do it right, you'll be so much happier having seen your goals through all the way to the end.

Also, congrats on the 4.0. I just pulled my first this past quarter after 2 and 1/3 years of "almosts." Feels good, man.

 

Interesting and compelling build thread. Subscribed and can't wait to see more!

 

Yes, i know its dirty.

 

Looks good man

 

Looks fantastic

 

How did you angle your gauges in the vents? Mine have NO room to be angled...

 

Sorry, I guess I unsubscribed from this thread a long time ago, and just let it die, so I never saw this.

I had to take out the "inserts" then I used silicone to build up an edge for them to rest on...

I actually never finished it... maybe Ill do that to night, clean the interior and get some "finished" pictures.




Here is what my engine bay looked like




but it is already torn back apart. for more attention.

 

That's wicked... need to cover up the pcm though

 

Look nice..where you get the air lid? you made?

 

Thanks, yea the pcm does look gross. My original plan was to relocate it inside. So I'm not sure if I want to still do that.

 

Pony- its not exactly an air lid, but its the halltech MF107R. Its an awesome piece, Im not sure why Ive never seen someone do it before. I was able to keep the radiator at the original angle. I did have to modify the core support a bit... (read - cut). And then I custom made the finisher. More on the halltech: 107mm, but the best part is that it moves the MAF much further away from the TB, where its suppose to be. My car idles much better.

 

how has that metal filler held up over the seasons?

 

no issues.

 

Well the car is torn apart right now.

I bought a 5hp air compressor a month ago, and instantly became addicted to sandblasting every metal part on the car... lol



everything that can be powdercoated will be, everything else will be painted, nothing will be left bare..

Can't afford a tubular front suspension for awhile, so i blasted all the pieces, and I used a grinder to shave the parting line on the spindles, as well as the part numbers... lol no one will ever see it, but i figured why not.

Also the master cylinder, and basically anything that was cast and had a parting line... no longer does.

Lots of new ideas were implemented this time around, but most of it is just powdercoating.



Started shaving the valve covers... got one boss ground off... F that, thats a lot of work... so right now Im trying to find covers that I will be happy with.

Also, I really hate how the hose to the Oil Catch Can looks... too messy. and not symmetrical. So something needs to change there..


I will be making my own coil relocation, down by the oil pan... so now I just need to find some valve covers Im happy with, and I can get rid of the CORVETTE FRC's everyone hates.

Any other ideas, this is the time.

Thanks guys.