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I ran my intake piping through a hole there that i cut and have the air filter mounted on the bottom. It cleans up the engine bay and the filter gets a clean shot of cold air from the opening in the OEM aero bumper. Toby - this is a great thread as I am contemplating the same swap and want to learn from someone who is doing it right.
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Well, I still have had very little time to work on the car, but at some point it's just gonna take off and I'll get to get'n. I figured I better post something up before you guys give up on me.
UPDATE PART 1: I had two large cutouts that needed sheet metal welded in. One on the driver's side where metal was cut out long ago from the previous owner and one on the passenger side where there were several medium-sized holes that I simply cut into one large one. The passenger side had a large hole from the intercooler piping, windshield washer reservoir filler neck and smaller holes from where I removed the battery tray. So I figured it would be easier to just weld up one large piece of sheet metal. Now keep in mind I have never welded in my life before all of this, so this is obviously my first attempt at welding in sheet metal or working with shaping sheet metal whatsoever. So hopefully no expert welders come in here and bash my work. Although I appreciate constructive criticism. I taped down a chunk of poster board so I could make quick templates. ![]() ![]() I then traced the backside to get the shape I needed: ![]() ![]() I cut those out then simply traced them onto some 22ga sheet metal: ![]() I made short work of cutting those out with an air nibbler, then test fit them in the bay: ![]() ![]() Tacked it up as I hammered it into place, then welded each one up: ![]() ![]() I already got most of the grinding done so it's about time for some filler. UPDATE PART 2: I never run vanity plates, but I thought I would run some this time around. I feel like such a Damon(Greg) Young for posting a new set of license plates as an "update", but what the heck ![]() ![]() UPDATE PART 3: I'm also struggling coming up with the dough to finish this project as far as the parts I need, but have come to the realization that it's most likely not going to be done before the end of this year. Time and money are both factors. It doesn't help that I keep buying tools and whatnot, but it's an addiction for me. My tools were overflowing in my garage, so I broke down and bought a small Snap-On 2-bay. It now makes it much more desirable to go out in the hot garage and work. I'm way to spoiled at work with my massive amount of tools there, so I'm trying to build a collection at home... it never hurts to have tools: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Last edited by Broadfield; 10-11-2012 at 06:05 PM.. |
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pics didnt work, but one thing i can definitely understand is the tools. gotta have tools and a nice comfortable work space or wahts gonna motivate you to go out? keep it up man, i've seen your work and cant wait to see this thing finished
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You could have bought a whole lotta stuff for what you put into your home/secondary tool setup lol.
Sheet metal work doesn't look too bad, certainly functional. As long as you've got full penetration and minimal pocketing (which comes from impurities in the OEM metal or lack of prep on both sides) you can grind that down and paint right over it.
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wow that a lot of $$$ just in tools wish i had that lol really like the panels keep us updated
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Looking good dude, I am loving the organization. Lets see how long you can keep it up, I find that is my biggest problem to overcome when I organize my toys..er tools.
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thats because from the looks of it, most of them are new and have never been used. i too have snapon tools, but they dont stay pretty and red forever.
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amazing how long all of this shit takes, and priorities in life come first. im in the same boat as you, spent a boat load in (used) tools, build up my facility to do the work clean and safe, and in the end.. you realize "fuck.... this is going to take longer than I thought" i had a customer get pissed off the other day when i told him his project was going to take 5 months. he's like "cant you do it in 2 months, please.. for me" i'm like "hey moron, do you WANT it done in 2 months?" its like seriously, people have no idea how long it takes to do a job proper. good luck toby |
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Hey Toby what size wire are you running in your MIG machine? For sheet metal work I suggest using .023 wire it makes life alot easier and it tends to lay down very nicely. Good luck on the rest of your build!
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Yeah, it is amazing how long this stuff takes. Last year I was ripping through stuff no problem, but the addition of a second child this year has really put a hurt on me as far as time and the energy just to work on it. It doesn't help that I work in a 95 degree shop all day, six days a week. I really have to gear up to come home and work in my 90 degree garage after work. Quote:
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but in reality we all went to sleep at 11:00 pm and woke up at 4:30 am to work ha ha
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Thats just how I look, Im ugly. I wish I could blame it on alcohol or insane drugs but I don't do either.
The week of IA I was awake for 60 hours straight, slept for a bit, then another 48. Hard to catch up from that haha.
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just spent the last couple hours going through this thread and all the LS3 hating aside its been a great thread I am getting close to starting tearing down my S14 and swapping in my 99 vette ls1 and t56.. Keep up the great work hope to see more soon!!
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Getting close to paint time on the bay. A good friend of mine and I are going to paint it around the end of September. So at least I have a timeline that I'm working with. He's the painter at the body shop that several of my friends work at and that I always take my car to for paint work. He's kind enough to paint it there on the side, so I'm only in it for materials.
As for an update, I decided to fiberglass the front areas behind the headlight buckets. It was pretty wavy and this would allow me to avoid having really thick filler in those areas. ![]() All of the welds are ground down, body filled, sanded and then etch primed on the bare metal left over. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I have kind of been doing an area at a time then etch priming it so it wouldn't start to get surface rust. Since I don't get much time to work on it, the bare metal was barely getting surface rust after sitting untouched for a week. So this method was a decent solution. The only thing left is to block the filler in the areas in front of the wheel tubs, then skim coat that... block it down to 320 grit, then etch primer the bare metal in that area. Then it will be primer time. ![]() |
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