cleaning new motor and misc engine bay parts.

 

ordering tonight/tomorrow along with some other stuff from Excelerate to solve my rusted, leaking, puny diameter exhaust issues

need some h22 oil squirters for my block and some brake components, then suspension, etc etc. Ahhh so little money, so much to do.

 

picked out my new wheels today. secured a set, still have to pay for them... only 2 members on here that knows about them. i wont say anything, if they want to, by all means go for it

 

pics or perma ban! <3

 

I'm not sayin shit

Chris(Inf) Will you buy those headers already so I can stop looking at them on every page of my projects thread?

 

im tempted to show, but i would like to wait for when i actually have these wheels in hand...

 

^ Don't believe him, his "update trhead" is all about how "soon" stuff's gonna be lol.

jk

 

U n00bs have no idea, kumar's been up to this shit for years

 

Lol the 2 people that know about the wheels are named Chris huh lol. I aint saying a damn thing either!

Okkk okkk Chris, you win, i'll buy em!

 

Nice man nice

 

lol well I did have them fully unwrapped and assembled but seeing as how my car isn't even gonna move for the next 2 weeks or so I put them back in the wrapping. If u guys want, i'll pull em out again later n take some pics for y'all.

 

Take the VW race bs to car talk, or race/street encounters, this is a PROJECT THREAD

Next person to troll up my thread gets a week off, I just cleaned 40 some uesless posts out of the last 2 pages alone, this thread is about projects

 

slowly but surely swappin in led's, currently waiting to receive leds for instrument cluster.

Also I've been on the lookout for a good deal on some 17s and/or a drop to buy this summer.

 

^^ im doing the same thing. when i get my next paycheck im gonna order LEDs for the front corners, the doors, the dome light, the trunk, and the lights above the license plates.

 

just ordered super white LEDs for the front corners. the stock ones look lame next to silverstars.

 

You can see some corner LED swap pics in my thread in the photo gallery if you want to see how they'll look.

It's one of my favorite mods so far from the making your car look modern standpoint.

 

thanks, but i already know how its gonna look. im still debating with myself whether to get blue LEDs for the doors and trunk or white ones.

 

Spent a few hours working on the car last night, cleaned up the new wires that I ran for the Big 3, and ground wires, tied them down, put the rad fan back in, did a few misc things to get the engine ready to fire up for summer. Trying to get her ready for the meet next week, unfortunately hit a snag in one of my interior projects, so that won't be done in time. Gotta figure out a way to get to the vacuum line under the TB to replace those. Nice to be working on the car again

 

Good luck Chris, I hope everything comes together well for ya.

 

trying to get a 1awg power cable... to run to the trunk for the battery setup. i forgot it was expensive...

 

What brand are you looking at? Knu-Konceptz is top of the line stuff. Their top line is about the same as stinger, kicker, etc. but has more copper in it... And yeah, 1/0 ain't cheap, but it's needed in big builds...

 

Thanks man, I'm a veteran with taking her apart and putting her back together, I do it several times a year, just hope she starts after I redid all the wiring *knocks on wood*

 

lol ur right, you are a veteran. which is why we all have full faith that she'll start right up

 

I meant the good luck more toward getting done what you wanted done not regarding your quality of work =)

 

I checked all the connections yesterday, and hooked up my final ground for the battery, assuming I didn't miss anything, that bitch should fire right up with an extra few horses

My bad Josh, well the interior project that remains unknown to all but one member will not be done in time sadly, but I'll have some good teasers soon.

Got plenty of work to do, took off Friday before the meet to work all day long.

Here's my short list:

Tie up ground wires and new custom 4 Guage wires (done)

Wiring for Projector HID ballasts rewired with new electrical setup (done)

Rad fan reinstalled, hoped to keep it out till I got new alt, but not gonna be done by meet (done)

Climate control and wood grain need put back in after climate control LED conversion.

Steering wheel trim needs put back on after steering wheel conversion (also have to test horns and new cruise control switch and possibly reset SRS light.)

Center console and radio reinstalled after shifter plate was painted satin black, and climate control was removed. Switch box in center armrest also needs reconnected.

2nd Gen battery box and optima recharged and reinstalled, after wiring upgrades and measurement for custom bracket (battery tray was reinstalled last night)

New 4 Guage wires stripped and installed with new battery terminals

Plastic windscreen underneath car needs remounted

WW Lip thrown on temporarily for meet (if I have time)

Install D2 coilovers if my buddy comes through on Sunday to help me

Full interior detail (although it's virtually spotless already)

Leather restoration and conditioning

Wash and Multi-Stage paint restoration and polishing. (Not sure how many stages will be done before the meet or after all depends on available time)

Vaccuum lines replaced with new black silicone hoses (may not happen before meet)

Subs into new speaker box (probably won't happen before meet)

I know I'm missing a few things, but can't think of anymore off the top of my head

 

^

sex

 

So last night, I finished tying up the alternator, battery, and ground wires, and put the rad fan back in


Ground wire run across the front of the engine bay, battery to fuse box wire run around the back of the engine bay


Got the starter wire, the relay wire, and the 2 ballast relay wires stripped and into the 0 guage terminal, then stripped the 4 guage stinger wire from the fuse box to the battery, and put it in one of the 3 x 4 guage terminals. ( 2 remaining for 2 x 4 guage amp runs)


Charged the optima up with my deep cell charger, hooked the positive terminal up, ran a temp ground for the voltmeter, and hooked up the v 6 p ground kit, and I had power


Car fired right up, first time, no hesistation at all


No lights, no issues, AND no SRS light from cocoa's airbag

 

did you let it sit all winter with a full tank? is that not bad for it?
i think ive heard that

 

Damn Chris, your car's sexy as hell... I wish I could get 14.97v out of my alt... I'm lucky to get 14.4...

 

I winterized it, and ran stabil through the fuel system, the bottle says to fill the tank and then run it for 5 mins before storage, she also has fresh mobil 1 and honda atf tranny fluid, both times i've started her, she's fired right up faster than ever before. The wires sure do help, a lot quicker start as well.

Thanks man, it's a brand new delphi, it's only an oem replacement 100 amp, but I'm putting in a 160 amp, wish i could have gotten it in when i did the 4 guage wire to it, before i put the rad fan back in, but didn't work out that way.

 

looks like a crazy list, i love to see someone who is really detail orientated, and most of the work is usually only know by you, as other ppl may not see all the slight touches
i was gonna ask you about buying an airbag, as i want to switch over to a woodgrain mdx wheel, but i see you got yours from cocoa
do i recall you painting the airbag aswell?

^further explanation is needed for this please

 

Yep, painted it satin black to match the new black leather wheel, and interior pieces. I've been seeing some good prices on ebay, not sure about shipping to canadia though.

When I had my bumper off for the retro, condensor painting, horns, tranny cooler, rad, etc I never remounted the wind screen correctly, and while working on the car using a broom stick as a hood prop, I pushed the windscreen down by accident and it's hanging, decided it's time to bolt it back in correctly and secure it with clips or whatever it needs

 

the manual recommends you fill the tank if you're gonna store the car for more a month or more.

hey chris, can you give me a link as to where to get the carbon fiber gauge overlay? i've looked on ebay but haven't seen anything.

 

got it on ebay

 

i re did all my ball joints,brakes and rotors all new front and back today ! phew im tired and i just had to wash the car lol

here are some pics..... Enjoy !

 

Mitch and I have already solved this problem... Ebay US + UPS to Canada is much cheaper than Ebay Canada + Shipping to Canada...

 

Purple people eaters

 

Damn you Chris... Your car is going to be sick by this weekend, isn't it? Go figure... So it's either drive ~6 hours to see your car (and like 2-3 others) or ride along for 2 hours and go to Slamology... Too bad I've already made my decision... Looks good, and take lotsopics...

 

really? i would assume ca + ca would be the cheaper route for canadians...


anyhoo... i picked up my power cable... bitch will be started up TODAY! (i think/hope ) lol

 

Planning on ordering an Ebay CAI and a Blox shift knob this weekend. Not a big project, but it will the first mods apart from tint my CL gets.