Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside..
Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. All hail Steve, King of Bling ! <img border="0" alt="[pimp]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_pimp.gif" />
Lookin' good Steve ! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
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Lookin' good Steve ! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
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Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. Oh my God...that is the BOMB!!......That is a great looking engine bay...and the most remarkable thing about it is that it actually runs.......and fast!!!!.....Props to you Steve....and way to go......!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
<img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> Bling Bling!!!
<img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> Bling Bling!!!
Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Mike Hoffpauir:
<strong> Looks Good!
How is the finish going to hold up on that waterpump pulley? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Its going to get scratched where the belt touches due to dust and grit that gets on the outside of the belt.. not much to be done about it (besides to not run the engine and thats not going to happen)..
In the end it will probley be like the stock pullye where a silver line is worn where the belt rides but it should be less noticable since the pulley is now silver as well.. Maybe I will re-chrome it each year <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Unit213: maybe but since the cables run under the STB it would be tough.. ive always had that zip tie there but it was black so nobody really noticed <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<strong> Looks Good!
How is the finish going to hold up on that waterpump pulley? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Its going to get scratched where the belt touches due to dust and grit that gets on the outside of the belt.. not much to be done about it (besides to not run the engine and thats not going to happen)..
In the end it will probley be like the stock pullye where a silver line is worn where the belt rides but it should be less noticable since the pulley is now silver as well.. Maybe I will re-chrome it each year <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Unit213: maybe but since the cables run under the STB it would be tough.. ive always had that zip tie there but it was black so nobody really noticed <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Bad30th:
<strong> All hail Steve, King of Bling ! <img border="0" alt="[pimp]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_pimp.gif" />
Lookin' good Steve ! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
Rob (Bad30th) </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">hail! <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> hail! <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> hail! <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
<strong> All hail Steve, King of Bling ! <img border="0" alt="[pimp]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_pimp.gif" />
Lookin' good Steve ! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
Rob (Bad30th) </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">hail! <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> hail! <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> hail! <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
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Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. All hail!! <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
Looks great, no, AWESOME, Steve! (I don't think there's a word to describe it...) So have you decided to go with the Red/Bowtie LS6 Intake plate?
Can't wait to see your car in person... at SLP CAD,right?
<small>[ April 04, 2003, 02:23 PM: Message edited by: JonSS ]</small>
Looks great, no, AWESOME, Steve! (I don't think there's a word to describe it...) So have you decided to go with the Red/Bowtie LS6 Intake plate?
Can't wait to see your car in person... at SLP CAD,right?
<small>[ April 04, 2003, 02:23 PM: Message edited by: JonSS ]</small>
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Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. Wow......what a detailing job!!!!!
That looks awesome....makes it all worth the time when you see the finished product.
Just one question...where did you get that battery cover?
Thanks
That looks awesome....makes it all worth the time when you see the finished product.
Just one question...where did you get that battery cover?
Thanks
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Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> Awesome work Steve!!!
When you said you powder coated your brakes, were you just talking about the calipers and brackets or did you do something with your rotors as well? I just bought some AZ rotors and was wondering if I could do something to them to keep the centers from rusting over time.
Brian
When you said you powder coated your brakes, were you just talking about the calipers and brackets or did you do something with your rotors as well? I just bought some AZ rotors and was wondering if I could do something to them to keep the centers from rusting over time.
Brian
Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Thunder Car:
<strong> Wow......what a detailing job!!!!!
That looks awesome....makes it all worth the time when you see the finished product.
Just one question...where did you get that battery cover?
Thanks </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yeah, i wanna know that too! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<strong> Wow......what a detailing job!!!!!
That looks awesome....makes it all worth the time when you see the finished product.
Just one question...where did you get that battery cover?
Thanks </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yeah, i wanna know that too! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. Steve's battery cover is the regular red top cover that he painted Pewter to match the car. We were very surprised that the car fired right up. The only problem was one brake line that did not get tightend up all the way.
Vector-Z - it was just the calibers and brackets.
Vector-Z - it was just the calibers and brackets.
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Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[rainbow]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_rainbow.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[burn out]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_burnout.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Poltergeist:
<strong> Steve's battery cover is the regular red top cover that he painted Pewter to match the car. We were very surprised that the car fired right up. The only problem was one brake line that did not get tightend up all the way.
Vector-Z - it was just the calibers and brackets. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well.. that and the fact that I had the calipers on the wrong side.. <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />
Put 50 miles on the car today so its time to change the oil then tune then its all <img border="0" alt="[burn out]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_burnout.gif" />
The calipers were polished then powdered black.. the brackets were also smoothed and then powder painted charcoal grey metallic. the rotors (rear) are baer eradispeeds that are zinc washed. You could have the centers of your rotors powder painted..
Another pic:
<img src="http://members.aol.com/steven0932/b6.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://members.aol.com/steven0932/b7.jpg" alt=" - " />
<strong> Steve's battery cover is the regular red top cover that he painted Pewter to match the car. We were very surprised that the car fired right up. The only problem was one brake line that did not get tightend up all the way.
Vector-Z - it was just the calibers and brackets. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well.. that and the fact that I had the calipers on the wrong side.. <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />
Put 50 miles on the car today so its time to change the oil then tune then its all <img border="0" alt="[burn out]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_burnout.gif" />
The calipers were polished then powdered black.. the brackets were also smoothed and then powder painted charcoal grey metallic. the rotors (rear) are baer eradispeeds that are zinc washed. You could have the centers of your rotors powder painted..
Another pic:
<img src="http://members.aol.com/steven0932/b6.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://members.aol.com/steven0932/b7.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. I don't think pictures capture the true amount of work here. Did anyone else notice the lack of that ugly silver thermoshield tape on the fuel lines? There's not even any sticky residue left over. Must've installed new ones. And that little green cap on the fuel line that leads to the evap valve has been nicely replaced. It's the little things that counts.
Not that I'm one to make suggestions to you <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> , but why haven't you removed the AIR system? It would clean up the engine bay (if it's possible to get any cleaner).
Not that I'm one to make suggestions to you <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> , but why haven't you removed the AIR system? It would clean up the engine bay (if it's possible to get any cleaner).
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Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by unit213:
<strong>Not that I'm one to make suggestions to you <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> , but why haven't you removed the AIR system? It would clean up the engine bay (if it's possible to get any cleaner). </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Just a guess here, but he's in Cali, the home of the emission ****'s. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />
That's definitely the cleanest looking 4th gen I've ever seen! <img border="0" alt="[pimp]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_pimp.gif" />
<strong>Not that I'm one to make suggestions to you <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> , but why haven't you removed the AIR system? It would clean up the engine bay (if it's possible to get any cleaner). </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Just a guess here, but he's in Cali, the home of the emission ****'s. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />
That's definitely the cleanest looking 4th gen I've ever seen! <img border="0" alt="[pimp]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_pimp.gif" />
Re: Project is DONE.. car runs.. pics inside.. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Fenris Ulf:
<strong> The plain center caps were a clean touch. How do you like that baby cam? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I like my "baby" cam.. lol.. Im waiting until tuning before I get on it but sofar it feels great. I really wanted a good "down low" torqie cam and with the combination of my shorties and CA smog laws I should have a fun to drive smog legal car..
As for the center caps, thanks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> -- Ive never been one to want to advertise for companies and I like the cleaner more OEM look of the blank caps.. Im currently looking for a place thats capable of frosting a SS on each cap.
Also the reason I still have my air pump.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> -- I did have the air tubes silver ceramic coated to make them pretty <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Thanks Unit.. i try to catch the obscure details.. and yes the fuel lines are new but they are only temporary until we finish engineering out the new braided fuel lines <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Thanks for the comments..
<small>[ April 04, 2003, 08:04 PM: Message edited by: Steve2000SS ]</small>
<strong> The plain center caps were a clean touch. How do you like that baby cam? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I like my "baby" cam.. lol.. Im waiting until tuning before I get on it but sofar it feels great. I really wanted a good "down low" torqie cam and with the combination of my shorties and CA smog laws I should have a fun to drive smog legal car..
As for the center caps, thanks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> -- Ive never been one to want to advertise for companies and I like the cleaner more OEM look of the blank caps.. Im currently looking for a place thats capable of frosting a SS on each cap.
Also the reason I still have my air pump.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> -- I did have the air tubes silver ceramic coated to make them pretty <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Thanks Unit.. i try to catch the obscure details.. and yes the fuel lines are new but they are only temporary until we finish engineering out the new braided fuel lines <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Thanks for the comments..
<small>[ April 04, 2003, 08:04 PM: Message edited by: Steve2000SS ]</small>