Redbull87

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Lol so this project Ive been dreading to do for the past 3 yrs is going to cost me. So Im taking you guys along for my journey. To recap, when i first got this car some 5 yrs or so ago.The driver side had a small hole in the footwell..meh. I had swapped in my lq4 from my burnt down t/a into this car the next month into this car and sold the 305 carbed auto. At that point we knew id eventually need to patch it.

Well fast forward to last yr after long surpassing power goals..upgrading the trans..brakes..newer diff swap.The car itself was rotting at a faster pace with the harsh canadian winters and extreme salt being layed down. my first attempt to get a solid time slip resulted in an instant rejection/ban during tech inspection once they saw the hole which I didnt realize how much its grown over time.The seat did have a good gangster lean...and would rock with you through turns LOL

So with that said i bought floors pans from hawks,I bought a cage from them..and bolt/weld in sfcs and i had a driveshaft loop kicking around.Today i finally got the car to the shop and began to gut the interior. With the seats out i plan on getting rid of a few things..mainly the stereo system and clean up alot of the wiring I threw together over time.its a mess for sure.

Now once the carpet and insulation was peeled back...lol I couldnt help but die laughing.Making 700+whp/tq with these weight reduction speed holes isnt safe in the slightest.

Ill be taking more pics and vids as this car gets put together and stiffened up.I want to hit 10s for the first time or just grenade the stock diff attempting to finally launch the car hard.Wish me luck.

Redbull87

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As you guys noticed..yes the subframe was rough looking but once we cleaned it down it wasnt nearly as bad.It had a hair line crack starting.Stitched it up and then refinished the lip of the subframe also.I wasnt able to snap any pics of it prior but the new pan is in on the driver side.

Its tacked into place but getting to that point was a fair amount of work.The new panels going up the firewall line up perfectly to the factory seam.I wanted to reaplace all of that as far as i could,removing that portion of the rot however was a B*t*h!

After that we measured and cut the pan to fit snug leading right upto the rear bottom seat bracket. We had marked and drilled all the original spot welds and welded the floor to the subframe.Take notice beer hit when I marked the shifter location.the only mistake I made so far

With some good tacks and major frame welds done..I instantly noticed drivers door open and closes like a dream.it had a hair bit or sag and the bottom would scrap along the side skirt as you close it shut.

With that said now we will begin to cut out the passenger side...as this is the much easier side to work on..I expect it to be replaced with the fresh pan in half the time of the driver side.once its tacked into place the car will hit the lift for some under body welds and add a few plates in various spots for strength and tie in points for the cage.

Redbull87

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Im recovering from a cold.But we did get the pass side cut out.And began to clean up the frame and add ing some plate to strengthen it.

While that was being I figured I might aswell work on making the dbl din fit my spare radio pod. Previously i had my very old carputer setup and at the time it was neat to see people drop their jaw that I had a fully operation laptop running in the car.A touchscreen grafted below the climate controls and the computer itself i had mounted in the dash. This dash was abused before I got the car..many crack in the plastic etc..screw holes added for mounting god knows what.So i didnt feel bad for hacking it any further.But now i want to tidy things back up this time around. Its been awhile since i done a stereo install ..and I feel rusty but for a quick 10 mins I got it pretty close to where i want it.The radio wont sound anywhere near as good as the 32band eq and 5.1 processing the carputer had,nor can i run hptuners anymore..but ill have normal radio back..much better bluetooth handsfree capabilities ..apps etc. plus a steering wheel remote control..Which I plan on gutting and grafting into some part of the console probably.

Right now working on the trans tunnel area is the biggest pita to get squared up and tacked in straight. Once thats done it will be time to get the car on the hoist and the cage work can begin.

Redbull87

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Here is where Im at currently after 2 weeks working 2-3hrs a night in my spare time.Starting to do the main hoop and hit my first real problem while mocking it up.The damn thing is twisted!When you stand the hoop up,you can see about 2 inches gap from the base of the plates.It looks like its taking a walk.Gotta apply some heat and massage it straight.

AnotherWs6

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The car is bent. What do you plan on heating up? MIght want to take it to a fram shop where they can pull it straight. Then add cage and sub connectors and be golden.

Redbull87

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The cage is bent.I had the car measured first to make sure it wasn't tweaked. When you stand the cage up..or even lay it down on a flat surface.One leg comes off the ground and twists just slightly forward 1/4 inch. I'm not sure if it was due to shipping that it got bent being strapped in the crate with the new pans and a bunch of other items or during the bending of the pipe was just slightly off.

Redbull87

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Sorry for the late update,things did slow down but now me and my friend Justin are making headway again.From where I left off the main hoop needed some massaging.Fixed that and worked on making the back bars and plates.Things got a little scary welding in the back plates near my hidden meth tank and lines..which ofcourse we totally forgot is full! We boxed in the passenger side plate to add strength in that area due to how that section isnt one piece with the floor back there. Bent up the rear bars and tacked them in.Then before going any further we needed to mock the seats up..especially the drivers seat since the original seat rails were destroyed.Without having a reference..this took a few trails and lots of errors interms of height and position before I was happy and things fit right. With the seats mocked up..the door bars were next.Bolted the seats up,placed the bars and place..closed the door and bam.Problem! Gta door panels,4thgen seats and door bars hit eachother and doesnt touch the base plate anymore.So the pipe bender came out..snaked a bend for the door handle which clears the seat and places the bar back on the plate..great.But that requires putting a support bar leading up to the door bar at the bend.A few more cuts later and we have a completed cage and floor install.I think it looks kinda cool.With all the hard stuff finally done,the next few nights will be getting the car on the hoist and installing the driveshaft loop and weld in the sfcs,por 15 everything.let it cure and then add some insulation and put my interior back together.Im hoping by next weekend the car will be home and I can be ready to start my nightly hunting videos again.In the mean time Im working crazy hours trying to sell as many cars as I can to fund some more projects.I sold a 2017 shelby gt350 and took in a mint 07 z06 trade :O..contemplating buying it myself lol.Justin also got a 69 Firebird shell with alot of new parts ..using spare lq4 block and going twin turbo on it.Going to be a fun 2018!

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Redbull87

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Sooo I didnt update much the past week due to my friend getting sick and couldnt work on the car late night during the week.Plus the lovely canadian weather was horrible.

Tonight we got alot of paint done.the undercarriage is painted and rhino lined..which I totally forgot to take pics of before taking the car off the hoist. Painted the cage and floors with 2 coats por15. I almost dont want to put on the rollcage padding once it arrives because the painted cage looks great as is.But from the back of the car ..it really stands out for attention from THE MAN!

I got red and black padding to play with how I want the finished product to be.The car is curing over night so i can finish putting down some insulation.The lay the carpet back down..put the seats in and take her home. From there will be the tedious task of rewiring and putting all the panels back together. Then I need to add my scavenge pump.The week after that my task will be removing the intake and cold side piping to clean out all the oil residue.the track is opening up end of the month depending on weather and the first glimpse of test n tune I want to see how well the car gets down..or if I shatter the diff and get it built asap.

Here are some pics of the progress.

Redbull87

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Its over due but for the most part.Torched is ready for some track time!
I got minor details to plug away at for the interior trim..relocating some wires etc but the car is home and its like an all new car.

Im trying to get used to the feel.Im not gangster leaning to one side,the car kicks out the rear easily..more than before.I cant wait to throw my nittos on and see how it feels.

If the mother nature isnt a bitch this weekend and the track gets to open up..Ill be heading down on sunday for some test passes.Nothing crazy..soft launches and just feel out the meth at full throttle on low boost and work my way up.

Next is cutting out the openings for the hood vents to be functional,Im redoing my entire pcv setup with bigger lines and dual catchcans.Anyways heres a few clips..and some dyno pulls over the weekend.Be sure to keep an eye out for my track times coming soon.