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Old 02-27-2010 | 11:45 AM
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hey, figured i'd post up some pics. it was sleeting out this morning so i pulled the Z in the garage and started to weld up the holes in the engine bay. i had already done the wire mods on both sides so i filled all them and some of the holes for the grounds. i just got them welded and ground down so far. ill hopefully get them all bondoed up today.






what do guys think, any other spots i should do before i start to bondo it? im also gonna make a cover to go over where the fuses were
Old 02-27-2010 | 12:56 PM
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Subscribing.
After 3 engine swaps, and the scrapes and scratches, well... I'd like to see how yours turns out.
Old 02-27-2010 | 12:58 PM
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looking good so far. keep us posted on your progress.

and the intake is looking pretty good too. i like the silver.
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Show me pics of where you put your fuses and how its all routed. I'm doing this now while my engines out.
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got it all bondoed up, next will be priming it. i also pulled the fenders and bumper off. they are def getting repainted, the whole car might be, im not positive yet but im thinkin im gonna just do everything






a96ws6, ill get you some pics in a little bit, the fuses are just stuffed in that whole under where they sit and then im makin a cover for them
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Show me pics of where you put your fuses and how its all routed. I'm doing this now while my engines out.
I would also like to see this.
Old 02-28-2010 | 03:06 PM
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took some pics of the fuses today. not the best but you get the idea. sorry its so dirty, been sanding some bondo

Old 02-28-2010 | 03:24 PM
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Good work....I've done the same thing with mine (hid fuses, battery, everything else...filled in holes, etc, etc, etc.) Keep us updated!
Old 02-28-2010 | 05:25 PM
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thanks kyle. your actually the motivation behind this
Old 02-28-2010 | 08:14 PM
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LOL wow didn't know that......when you're done, be sure to get some lexan and cut it to fit over the fuse box hole...it hides all that mess of wiring. It's very easy to do. I also opted to remove the brace that holds the fuse bos holder thing. It is spot welded to the tower.

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i was thinking about putting a piece of sheetmetal in there and tacking it in. im still playing with some cardboard to get the shape right. yeah i think im gonna pull that fuse support out too
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Well if it's only a sheet of lexan, you can remove it in half a second if you ever need to. Mine actually velcro down so they are eay to pull off.
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nice, i need to do this but im lazy
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This is on my "to do list" haha
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do you have any pics of how you attached the lexan to the car? where did you put the velcro. i like the idea of being able to remove it
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Mines gettin this when the new motor gets built
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got it primed yesterday, will hopefully be painting it this weekend


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everything based

Old 03-06-2010 | 01:44 PM
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all cleared, just gotta put it back together now


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I hope you at least used an HVLP gun and real paint after all that work. Rattle can is not acceptable for this!!!!


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