Another LS14 Project.
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Originally Posted by Slo_240sx
Oh wtf. All of that work to find it its broke? Damn man, time for an LS2 block.
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for those that keep asking me wtf im doing with all this time i seem to have lol
Custom "Racecar" interior
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04469.jpg)
Battery Relocation (Honda Optima, gutted dash)
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04471.jpg)
Custom Cluster (yes no speedo, they are useless)
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04474.jpg)
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04476.jpg)
Custom Fuse Panel relocation thingy (massive engine bay wire tuck)
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04479.jpg)
Pretty normal looking interior once its all buttoned up and such.
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04484.jpg)
still got a few things left to do before i declare it done but just dont have the time like i did before so it will take forever like anything else worth having =]
Custom "Racecar" interior
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04469.jpg)
Battery Relocation (Honda Optima, gutted dash)
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04471.jpg)
Custom Cluster (yes no speedo, they are useless)
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04474.jpg)
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04476.jpg)
Custom Fuse Panel relocation thingy (massive engine bay wire tuck)
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04479.jpg)
Pretty normal looking interior once its all buttoned up and such.
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04484.jpg)
still got a few things left to do before i declare it done but just dont have the time like i did before so it will take forever like anything else worth having =]
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mm honestly if was to do it again i would have removed the harness from the engine bay and ran the fuse panel inside the car and shortened the wires and used the oem fuse box and mounted on the firewall, but i said **** that..
everything on this car is in house, cluster, ****, shifter panel etc.
lathe > *
everything on this car is in house, cluster, ****, shifter panel etc.
lathe > *
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Originally Posted by datboibrad
Battery Relocation (Honda Optima, gutted dash)
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/DSC04471.jpg)
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Is there a reason you've put the battery in the front of the car rather than the back? I think the car's overall balance would benefit having the battery on the passenger side of the trunk.
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Originally Posted by mmdb
Is there a reason you've put the battery in the front of the car rather than the back? I think the car's overall balance would benefit having the battery on the passenger side of the trunk.
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oh man never read your "motor fawked" post from 5/1/07 until now, ouch.
sorry for the delays, hope you get it up and running soon.
nice work on the shifter... but uh, battery in the dash? now that a new one! cool. pfffffffffff, might as well use a 9pound odyssey battery.
sorry for the delays, hope you get it up and running soon.
nice work on the shifter... but uh, battery in the dash? now that a new one! cool. pfffffffffff, might as well use a 9pound odyssey battery.
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Originally Posted by owen v8litew8
oh man never read your "motor fawked" post from 5/1/07 until now, ouch.
sorry for the delays, hope you get it up and running soon.
nice work on the shifter... but uh, battery in the dash? now that a new one! cool. pfffffffffff, might as well use a 9pound odyssey battery.
sorry for the delays, hope you get it up and running soon.
nice work on the shifter... but uh, battery in the dash? now that a new one! cool. pfffffffffff, might as well use a 9pound odyssey battery.
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update. had the day off and decided to learn how to make ****. so me and rob made a gauge panel. needs lil more sanding and paint but i think it came out pretty good. very easy to make at that.
First get a hot glue gun and some GOOD glue. the normal white **** doesnt hold very well. get the black or this yellow **** we found at harbor freight. if you arnt spending almost 10 dolalrs for a pack its not the right ****.
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/P8040061.jpg)
Next goto M&D or some **** and get some pvc that fits your gauge pretty snug. long tubes helps because you can angle them and then tape them together to get the correct distance apart and what ever and then just cut them later.
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/P8040062.jpg)
Next glue them in place and start inside outside feeding your tack cloth. tack cloth goes for about 10 bux a yard but you barely need a square foot for this.
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/P8040063.jpg)
after you got it all held in place start laying on resin with a brush. go buy some binder clips for this part because its the only thing that will hold the tack cloth in place over the object since it has to be stretched really tight. also buy some cheap *** brushes for like a dollar from family dollar cause they are dead after the first coat. we also used some tight fitting rings to hold the cloth inside the pvc to give it the curve in look.
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/P8040066.jpg)
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/P8040067.jpg)
After the first coat dries, remove the binder clips and resin over the areas you missed because of them. apply a second coat for added thickness
First get a hot glue gun and some GOOD glue. the normal white **** doesnt hold very well. get the black or this yellow **** we found at harbor freight. if you arnt spending almost 10 dolalrs for a pack its not the right ****.
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/P8040061.jpg)
Next goto M&D or some **** and get some pvc that fits your gauge pretty snug. long tubes helps because you can angle them and then tape them together to get the correct distance apart and what ever and then just cut them later.
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/P8040062.jpg)
Next glue them in place and start inside outside feeding your tack cloth. tack cloth goes for about 10 bux a yard but you barely need a square foot for this.
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/P8040063.jpg)
after you got it all held in place start laying on resin with a brush. go buy some binder clips for this part because its the only thing that will hold the tack cloth in place over the object since it has to be stretched really tight. also buy some cheap *** brushes for like a dollar from family dollar cause they are dead after the first coat. we also used some tight fitting rings to hold the cloth inside the pvc to give it the curve in look.
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/P8040066.jpg)
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/P8040067.jpg)
After the first coat dries, remove the binder clips and resin over the areas you missed because of them. apply a second coat for added thickness
![](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/datboibrad/P8040069.jpg)
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Originally Posted by fouz65
thanks for the pics/write up the gauges. im might have to make something like that.