i personally think wheel choice number 2 flows a little better and makes it look sleeker

 

I like the black wheels however I'd prefer them an inch or two smaller with a little more rubber, but that's just my opinion.

 

Didn't have any other material to shop w/ they would be 19s or 18s front 19s rear w/ a lot more sidewall than that

 

well. this is my opinion. leave the decals as is. tint the windows. then do the black wheels. the subtle silver decals, the black stripe and tinted windows, and the silver decal in the center caps ( to me) give the car depth and contrast.

 

Honestly, I like the BMW wheels. I think the black wheels would look pretty good though, but I think they'd look best in an 18" and with a polished lip.

Just my 2 cents

 

I hate polished, I can only stand machined, satin finishes, blacks and carbon fiber LOL I'm an anti-crow. If it shines I stay away from it

 

To each his own

I hear you though, I'll take a machined or "brushed" finish, that's the best. And dear god I hate chrome... I have nothing against a nice polished aluminum or stainless finish though.

I like the black wheels, just not the red lip.

 

I think the red lip would go nice w/ the red car. Just like old school redline tires...I always liked thoise.

I hate chrome too, even worse than polished. Have to agree that sometimes polished alu or stainless will look good but only in moderate quantities

 

I think the black rims are a much better choice! I've loved watching this thread and your work is inspiring!!

 

I think the BMW wheels look WAY better.

 

I already have them in 18" on my 88

Anyway....I fabricated a mount for the intercooler today. Since I hate drilling holes I used the factory support bracket between the fender and front lower frame rail and a hole that was once used for an AC line.







I made a quicky rod ended bar to stabilize the setup. Didn't have the material for a threaded sleeve so I welded some nuts to a piece of solid round bar for now. Will replace it with something proper later on



It's all real tight over the valve cover. A little foam helps it from scratching/rattling. Good thing I have solid motor mounts and nothing moves there



Now all I need is a custom super short MAF and an elbow to the TB and the other side of the piping fabbed.

 

Absolutely breath taking. Simply one of a kind.

 

looks good, but space is getting really tight under the hood

 

*cough* front mount *cough*

 

front mount what? intercooler?

Front mount sucks it's super ugly with all the pipes, the scoop scrapes and an air to air intercooler is nowhere near as efficient. This is a neat and tight package like this.

Fits like a glove, just needs a reducer to hook the 2 together. I may stick a custom maf inside the elbow since I want it between the cooler and the TB



installed a 3rd gauge


and then realized I forgot to put a bung in the pan for a mech gauge and the canton adapter that I had apparently is for an LT1...oops!!

I hope this will do the trick. Made this adapter, the mech gauge bulb screws in the brass end.


Also hooked up the crank case ventilation to the suction side of the SC. The can is an oil seperator to keep oil out of the SC.

 

This is my finished oil temp bulb setup and it works like a champ. The exhaust protects it from getting ripped right off



Also finished the lower support rods for the tranny cooler, this keeps it from flopping around and hammering against the tank straps





I made them from round stock and welded tabs to the end, looks pretty oem compared to the other braces on the car w/ the stamped flats



Again I used factory holed on the rear tub, these are the ones originally for the muffler heat shield

 

Exactly what wheels are those? They look pretty good, you should go with 19" and a 26" tall tire front and rear. You should paint them like this...

 

That's sexy as hell....black & red is such a good combo. I'm convinced Wheels are BBS replicas

 

I agree also. What type of grey paint did you use on your suspension???
that looks great!!

 

it's powdercoat. Was supposed to be a little darker, more of a mouse gray... caoter put on something that was lighter in color...oh well.

 

Looks great man.

 

how much did all that powder coating cost? id be interested in doing that to mine

 

around 1K in dollars (less in euros so the currency conversion screws it up a bit it was 750 in our currency) or so but that's including all the blasting and there's a primer coat under the color coat.

I have a powdercoating setup (small hobby one) and a blasting cabinet but for that little money I'm happy to have them do it.

 

Well, turned out my alt was sticking up too far and interfering with the ducting from IC to TB, had to modify the linkage so I could swing it further inboard and down. This little alu adapter piece did the trick



Also, the edelbrock STB still fits! woohoo! That's a big bonus, I was already thinking I had to fab something myself.



It's tight but with solid motor mounts and the IC mounted solid, nothing is going to move

 

looking good!

 

Not a lot but I finished welding an extension/adapter ring to the elbow so I can more easily slip the coupler over it. It also needed it because it was too short. Helps pull the intercooler straight too, I tossed the rod ended link, not needed now. Much cleaner Eventually I'll probably weld the elbow to the TB front adapter.

 

hey man the car looks awesome. I just painted my engine compartment and now im in the wheel wells. the seams where the wheel well meets the piece behind the rear seats all rotted out and they are no longer attached. You can see right into the car. whats the best way to fix these wheel wells and whats the best stuff to use to prevent any rust from ever coming back? i have a little behind the rear liscence plate and just some surface rust under neath near the rear floor pan at the seam. also what did you use to complete the underneath. is that just under coating? and again the car looks great

 

dude your amazing... your car looks simply amazing nice work

 

Wish mine had an engine in it. But anyways, car is looking great! Been a while since I've checked up on your thread. The way that supercharger and intercooler is mounted looks like it was meant to be in there! Things going to be a screamer when it's done. Any dates on when your expecting it to be about finished? I'm shooting for this coming spring. Not sure if it's going to happen but my fingers are crossed, haha.

 

Where are you planning on running the blower to intercooler piping?

 

Behind the radiator, rear of the shroud. Under the IC to TB pipe

 

No progress but this is how I'm going to do the fuel filler cap

 

all i can say is WOW.. i took the past to days and read threw this thread and you have given me the will power to fix mine up.. i pulled the motor a few weeks ago and was going to sell the car but i couldnt bring my self to do it.. so now comes the complete teardown and rebuild.. only im going lsx t56, keep up the good work man.. ill be spending most of my army inlistment check on my maro.. and wont be anywhere near urs.. i really really really need to buy a welder...... your so f*cking lucky man.. great job.. one question where did u get the fays 2 connecton u have on ur rear and what does it replace? love the way that looks and would like to get it for the 4th gen 12 bolt i got comming from the ws6 parts car im getting

 

http://fays2.net/

 

Lets finish this beast! I get so disappointed I check on the thread and there aren't any new pics

 

I'm waiting on parts

 

UGhhhh...whomp whomp whomp.

 

?? what ??

 

The trumpet sound when something disappointing happens.... I think thats what he meant?

 

Looking awesome and also noticed why you did not replied about the covers!

good luck!

 

I did reply to your other post and your pm's

 

any updates?

 

No, not really. Still waiting on parts, that's always the problem here...wait wait....

I did fab a hard line for the blow off valve and an adapter for the filter for the BOV, still need to swap the temporary blue samco hose for some black hose w/ clamps.

 

You cant route the coolant return hose any other way? looks a little goofy going over the blow off valve imo...

 

That's temporary, the overflow can is a bottle, waiting on a canton fabbed one to show up

 

This better? Still have to replace the bottle



This will be my water pump for the intercooler:



and the alt relocation is done too, it works like a champ. I have a smaller pulley for it to decrease charging RPM a little

 

that notch my oval section never seen anything like that!! i hate the vibration on exhaust hitting that little corner!
anyways good work i was browsing your threads once again.

 

I'm not using the oval section anymore, I removed it and welded up true duals, there is no shared pipe between the 2 anywhere.

 

Dude...your build kinda ticks me off... Really irritates me...


Because youre in the Netherlands and Ill NEVER get to see that dang thing in person! hahaha.

Build is looking good man. You def have something fairly unique going there with your setup. Im looking forward to the finished product and maybe seeing some videos!

J.

 

I got at least something done again. Got the HPX MAF and welded the mounting block to my intake elbow. The MAF has an integrated IAT so I ditched the stock one and am using that now. Pretty pleased with how it come out, looks clean and compact. No excessive hose clamps & coupler sections. Crappy phone pics