416/2000 offical build thread !!!!!!!now with pics!!!!!!!

[THEKID]

thanks to the rain i can now do some work on the galant. otherwise tis the season and im stuck going to car shows and cruise nights.

so the latest updates include some work on getting ready to mount the rear seats so far this is what i got on that subject.



and i assembled the turbo bolted it all together jet hot 2000 hot side and a signal green compressor housing on the bep 50 trim.

 

[fivestardsm]

So...You gonna nick name this the "HULK" build?

Looks good!

 

[THEKID]

na i keep telling people that with today's economy and all this hybrid car stuff going on i am building a Eco friendly car.

cause i am going green!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif

 

[THEKID]

so i got the sub frames back and pressed in the bushings they look sweet. if i do say so myself!!!








and with the bushings

 

[NateCrisman]

Man, I thought I was going nuts with the POR15 treatment on subframes and suspension, but you sir take the cake. Powdercoating on all those things must have cost you a fortune!

Can't wait to see this thing all assembled.

 

[THEKID]

i am going to be doing the por15 treatment on the underside of the car some time this week. and the powder coating cost more than paint but its worth it. joe over at jnz finishing is the man when it comes to powder coating. he takes good care of all his customers and their parts.

 

[Terrance362]

pimped out powder coating. Gotta love it. Nice work man

 

[THEKID]

so i haven't posted any up dates lately . so here is whats new.

started stripping the engine bay to prep for paint





mocked up the amg sides and wing




and here is a pic of the rear cross member Assembly before i stripped it and joe staub powder coated it for me



other than that i have been doing a lot of wiring i took the fuse box that was under the hood and relocated it under the dash. and the only wires from that harness that will go out to the front of the car are the lights, started, and power from the battery.

also working on the motor the head is assembled valves,seals,springs,retainers all done with a 5 angle valve job and some port work and beed blasted so it looks nice and clean.

 

[steve]

Nice meeting you today, thanks for letting us chill for awhile. Car is going to be done RIGHT, when its finally done.

 

[turbowop]

That's a lot of different shades of green. Just having that much green stuff isn't really my thing, but if they at least matched it might not be so weird. What are you going to do when the green crossmembers and underneath stuff get dirty from regular use? I keep my car pretty damn clean, but even the underneath gets dirty after just a little bit of driving, which is why I powdercoated all my stuff black.

 

[THEKID]

the car will be cleaned after i drive it. its not as bad as some of my other cars when i built my acura everything was white. and i kept that car spotless.

 

this build is awesome keep the pics coming

 

[Terrance362]

nice keep the updates coming, And I love the Amg wing

 

[THEKID]

so over the past few days i have been using aircraft paint remover. this stuff is awesome stripped the paint body filler and everything down to the bare metal. i got the whole passenger side stripped down. i will post pics up tomorrow.

 

[gmp]

yeah that stuff is great i use it on so many projects,makes all that sanding a waste of time just a dab of that mess and away she go's snap+crackle+and pop n'

 

[THEKID]

so Ive been working on some other projects and tomorrow its back on the galant. going to work some on the motor my pistons just came back from calico coatings on saturday. i had the tops ceramic coated to help with withstand the heat. i will post some pics tomorrow of the progress as i have finished mocking up the amg wing.

 

[THEKID]

so its been a while ive been so busy with so many other projects i haven't had time to play at all. so here is some updated pics.

stripped body shots



the amg wing and carbon trunk



and the track arms with the adjustable joints all welded in now i got to have joe do some touch up




got some other things done but not too much i will do more updates with more pics ass soon as i can.

 

[Terrance362]

keep up the updates coming and looking good

 

[THEKID]

so the latest update is the modified water pump removed the pulley and impeller plugged the hole and i will be running a inline electric pump. that's rite for those of you keeping track there will be no ac i am using an electric power steering pump and now a electric water pump. that means the only belt driven drag on the motor is the 150 amp alternator which will be relocated with a jay racing kit. now for the pics.

 

[GolfBall]

man thats gettin extreme but hell i would be interested to see how well it works out....


less drag on the crank the better but seems like a lot of work for very little if any gain? i dont know....