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Freddy, the GM powered S14.
I guess you could say that this will be the second stage of the build process on my car. Some of you may have seen the car on freshalloy. This winter will primarily be exterior modifications, such as new aero, body repair, and full paint. Im sure i wont be able to stay away from redoing or modifying other aspects of the car.
Just for a small recap i will touch on the first stage. This consisted of taking the car from stock and doing all the suspension, brakes, motor swap, exhaust, and all that it entailed. Started September 08 with this: http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/IMG_0024.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...IMG_0007-2.jpg and finished around March 09 with this.. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...257_407904.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...69_1237198.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/IMG_0447.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0078.jpg Before I get 243 question about what mounts, headers, etc i used.. Please go through this thread to check out the entire build process. I really think you will enjoy it. http://forums.freshalloy.com/showthr...ghlight=freddy Now, from here we can begin with current plans and happenings. As of now i have began with the body work. The car was supposed to have been "super clean" when i bought it.. Well, upon inspection, it has been hit hard in the lt rear quarter at some point. Someone somewhere did a haggard job of putting a new quarter and lt door skin on. Bad enough that when you align the trunk lid with the good rt quarter, the trunk hangs over the lt quarter! The more major job will include cutting the lt quarter loose and pulling everything back square. I have already began repairing a rust spot in the rt quarter. How the car sits now. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0239.jpg Welded up the holes where the factory wing was installed. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0257.jpg Current rust repair. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0245.jpg Rust actually ate through the quarter, rocker, and finally into the inner structure. I had to start in and work my way out, making replacement panels. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0250.jpg Treated and shot with weld-through primer http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0253.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0259.jpg Made the replacement for the rocker panel http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0260.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0262.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0265.jpg and a replacement for the quarter panel section http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0266.jpg all welded up. not pretty, i know. it will be nice once i get it all ground down and a skim coat over it. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0267.jpg I wanted to tackle a little project I have been thinking about. I wanted a real functional tow hook but didnt want something sticking out of the bumper or the hood. This style of tow hook seems to be pretty common from the factory on most BMW, Mercedes, Mazda, and even ford. This will also be temporary as i will be redoing the radiator support this coming winter. All tube with a more supportive tow hook design, still utilizing the bumper cut out. I started out with my new bumper, which was a little scary, and drilled a pilot hole. Dont worry, I had the cover off about 10 times making sure i was on the correct spot of the rebar. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0304.jpg I needed a factory style hook, so I actually picked this one up at the local True Value. It is rated at 2800lb shear. With actual rolling weight, I think it might work. I guess I will have to test it to make sure. Cost of hook... $9.00 http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0305.jpg Drilled the factory rebar where I needed to mount the nut. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0309.jpg Made a reinforcement plate out of 1/8" steel. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0311.jpg Welded 2 nuts together then welded them on the front and back side of the reinforcement plate. Then welded the plate to the rebar. I did make 4 plug welded to help keep the plate from pulling out in the middle. note: im not a good welder.. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0314.jpg Test.. you can see my nuts in there. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0316.jpg I just happened to scavenge this from an old Mazda 3 bumper. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0306.jpg Heled it up and scribed some lines where I needed to cut. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0317.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0318.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0319.jpg Plastic welded it all together. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0323.jpg Put in back on for one last try. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0326.jpg Here it is in primer. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...DSCN0362-1.jpg I got my caliper relocation brackets. These brackets allow me to upgrade my Z32 front rotors to a z33 track edition rotor. The diameter jumps from 11" to 12.75" I got a set of Nissan rotors and kept my hawk hps pads. I cant wait to see what improvement these will make. In the future I would like to upgrade to a more aggressive pad and incorporate cooling ducts into the new bumper. Old z32 rotors.. took some serious beatings. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0286.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0288.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0289.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0290.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0291.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0294.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0296.jpg The people's champ. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0299.jpg Saturday i spent some time filling in the top vents in my Origin hood. The hood is functional as it had these upper vents as well as some in the rear of the hood as well. I like the style of the hood but the louvered vents in the top were just way too cheap looking for me. I kicked around the idea of grafting in a hood vent from a BMW 740iL but when it really came down to it I decided to smooth it out. Since the hood has a cowl to it, I feel that smoothing it out will make the hood look longer. Started by taking out the louvers and beveling the opening where i would be fiber glassing. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0270.jpg Instead of just filling the entire opening with fiberglass mat I decided to make a patch panel. I made a template out of cardboard and transferred it to a large piece of fiberglass. In my case... an old camper top. I run a bodyshop and we just so happened to have two old damaged camper tops sitting out back. Saturday morning ran out there with a cordless sawzall and took a section out. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0271.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0274.jpg Didnt fit too bad. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0273.jpg I took fiberglass match and cut it into 1" x 6" sections. Lay tons of then and about a quart of resin to mold it all together. Once I had it all layed out I placed hammers on top of the section. The hood had a bow to it so the patch didnt wanted to raise up on the ends. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0275.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0281.jpg Let it sit overnight and removed the hammers... http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0285.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0283.jpg |
Fast forward a couple month to this week. i got the car back from getting the cage put in. Now that its back i have to get to work on a number of things before it goes to paint.
Here are a few pictures of the cage. Its all 1 5/8 DOM. Really just handed the fabricator the rule books for D1, Formula d, and NASA. Im really happy with how it turned out. Obviously the stock seat will not stay.. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0804.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0790.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0810.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0791.jpg Finished the ignition coil brackets yesterday. This simply moves the coils inside the car.. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0796.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0797.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0800.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0802.jpg Smoothed out the valve covers and added some breather fittings. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0639.jpg Over the next few weeks i will try and get more pictures up as i get it ready to paint. |
always love these builds :)
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looking nice man.
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wow great build cant wait to see more
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engine bay looks as smooth as a babys bottom. i look forward to seeing more.
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I envy everyone who can do that kind of work on their own.
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Great build! Looks like quality work.
Any shots of the suspension setup? |
wow going from mild to wild love the work!! keep it up!!
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I wish I had as much time as you do you lucky devil. Lookin real good
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dude Jesse, if you get tired while driving you can just reach behind your radio and grab a coil AWESOME
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Looks like its gonna be good!
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I've seen a couple people relocate the coils to inside, and heard of some problems. You'll definitely have to report back when you drive it again.
Love your work, and love seeing LSx cars properly done. |
nice, real nice :)
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I think I've read all of these updates on freshalloy, the forum runs so slow and shitty I rarely go there. Mainly for your build and the pikes peak s14.
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that thing is SICK! awesome job on everything.
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I have a connection to Dr Jaime Meyer (head of GM Performance, and LSX god) through Conrad Grunewald, might ask him one of these times. |
Quality work sir.
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Clean as hell!
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Great build!
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Here is a quick peek at the gussett plates i started on lastnight. The idea is to keep the cage from moving around within the car. I used to have a caged EG a few years ago. You could put your hand between the cage and the roof and feel the body flexing around it. Hopefully this will really strengthen that up.
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Nice work on everything!! Very clean and fuctional.
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love following your build
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nice...im following to
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Since last time i finished all the gusset plates and stated making the rear firewall.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0825.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0834.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0839.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0856.jpg The firewall was pretty difficult to make. Started out making this simple template... http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0860.jpg transferred it to 25 gauge steel http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0870.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0862.jpg used a bead roller and a break to get it just right! http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0872.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0873.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0874.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...s/DSCN0876.jpg just have to finish welding it in and seam sealing around the edges. |
That's one of the best looking 240 engine bays I've seen in a long, long time, nice work!
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you have a fuel cell setup right? god I would hate life having to work on the fuel pump ever again with that thing in the way lol.
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