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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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I hope someone PAID YOU to take that GT off their hands!!!
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:52 AM
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loool, its not mine

some people see it and say "diamond in the rough",,, others (mostly everyone ) just say "rough"
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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here's the startup video:
http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/m...t=100_0663.flv

after the start up we found a small leak from the rear main seal, we'll be replaceing that tomorow

here's how the new fiberglass cowl hood fits:


we had to relocate the regulator a bit lower to clear the hood's bracing:


if you ever wondered how it looks from the inside :




next step :
- get driveshaft from shop
- get a connector for the alternator ( harness plug)
- replace rear main seal
- route vaccum lines and BOV
- get a hole saw to make holes for the guages
- put a milk crate inside and do burnouts!
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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Ah man, I'm jealous. I can't wait to start mine up. Sounds like you chose a pretty healthy cam too
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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a little amour all and the interior is ready to go
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 04:24 AM
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driveshaft is in , but somehow it cam out a bit short, so it was off again to get lengthened by 1 inch.
alternator connector is here ( we're using a lexus alternator) , we plugged it in , only to find that the alternator had some issue with it (its actualy 1/2 of one alternator and 1/2 of another ) this should be fixed by today.

vaccume lines are 90% done , and so is the rear main. can't figure out why the one on there leaked. its supposed to be a brand new one that came with the engine.

the hole saw should be here today (heard that countless times before ).


plans for tomorow include:

- finish routing the vaccume lines to the inside of the car for the water injection and the boost guage.
- check that the alternator is charging.
- first oil and filter change.
- start drilling the dash and mounting the guages
- slap the driveshaft back in
- check and set pinion angle
- and in preperation for the burnouts: fill diff with lube and break in , and then bleed the brakes

might even take the pipes off the car to paint them .
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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Damn!! Looking good!
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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greetings from Bahain nice project man keep it up and the SLR garage is going to the top with these projects
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Car sounds sick.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Hey Dirty, what did you end up doing with the oil dipstick? I'm about to get a stock one so I'm hoping you got it to fit.
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 08:32 AM
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you need to drill out the hole in the block where the dipstick needs to go ( ) unless the machine shop already did that for you . you might need to notch the windage tray too .
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 1dirtyZ
you need to drill out the hole in the block where the dipstick needs to go ( ) unless the machine shop already did that for you . you might need to notch the windage tray too .
Thats wierd, mine slid right in, took about 2 min to install, incuding the bolt Guess I got lucky.
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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forgot to say that the one we used was the moroso one from summit.
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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wow dirty you are hero
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 02:58 AM
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huh?? the link doesn't work. please fixit so i can brag about it to the guys over here
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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dirty i wanna say your car photos was fantastic
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 01:32 AM
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loool,, thanks.

well the dash is almost done, we got the guages inplace and wired up . after installation we noticed that we needed to move the boost guage to the other side next to the AFR . this is to make it easier to read both at the same time, all wile making it easier for the inboard camera to view them.
the turn signals, high beam indicator , alt light, and the check engine light are all incorporated in the new dash; they're the little LED's in the bottom. i have to get some different colors to make them look nicer currently they're all red.
(note: the dash pod thingy is still not tightened down)




the trans temp guage had to go to the side cause we ran out of room



next up is going to be the drive shaft ( which some one forgot to get from the driveshaft place ) and installing a stock seat inside, that way we can atleast drive the thing around and maybe start tuning it on the dyno. (read: i wanna do burnouts! )
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Any updates?
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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awesome build! cant wait to see the total finished product!
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