Project update (engine is actually in this time)
06-23-2010, 11:23 AM
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Project update (engine is actually in this time)
Well to my dismay, after hours of work trying different ways of shimming and such i have come to the conclusion that the Kooks Custom headers (which i was told would fit) arnt going to fit 
and they just look so darn good on the engine!
They hit on the passenger side right by the rear mounting spot for the k member
Then i started making templates out of card board for 1/4" ply i am going to used to finish off the back area of the car
didnt have time to get wood, so i moved on to trying to fit the dash back in...... Wolf told me that the dash bar allows for the installation and removal of heating and air...... WRONG, the dash bar comes in contact with EVERY SINGLE AIR/HEATING TUBE IN THE BACK OF THE FREAKEN DASH!
needless to say, i was not happy by this point
so i decided to move on to painting the battery box. Due to transporing my snowboard, the box got scratched up pretty bad so i decided to give it a painted finish to hide all of the imperfections
I needed a WIN by this point really bad, after all these disapointing failures i was having, so i decided to just go ahead and drop the engine in all the way and bolt it up!
and they just look so darn good on the engine!
They hit on the passenger side right by the rear mounting spot for the k member
Then i started making templates out of card board for 1/4" ply i am going to used to finish off the back area of the car
didnt have time to get wood, so i moved on to trying to fit the dash back in...... Wolf told me that the dash bar allows for the installation and removal of heating and air...... WRONG, the dash bar comes in contact with EVERY SINGLE AIR/HEATING TUBE IN THE BACK OF THE FREAKEN DASH!
needless to say, i was not happy by this point
so i decided to move on to painting the battery box. Due to transporing my snowboard, the box got scratched up pretty bad
so i decided to give it a painted finish to hide all of the imperfections I needed a WIN by this point really bad, after all these disapointing failures i was having, so i decided to just go ahead and drop the engine in all the way and bolt it up!
06-23-2010, 04:20 PM
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Damn sucks about the headers when in doubt break out the sawsall lol just kidding, and the dash bar yeah thats a LIE you can make your own lines probably is what they meant the stockers probably wouldnt fit no matter what
06-23-2010, 04:31 PM
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thanks guys!
5.0kid, ya my dad and i are gona try and rig something up to get hoses run to the vents. I helped him build a small airplane a while back, and he has some flexible air hoses that will probably work (crossing fingers)
5.0kid, ya my dad and i are gona try and rig something up to get hoses run to the vents. I helped him build a small airplane a while back, and he has some flexible air hoses that will probably work (crossing fingers)
06-23-2010, 08:07 PM
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sounds good if i wasnt working 50 hrs a week right now and building my new power plant id inquire you about coming down to help finish the car
06-23-2010, 08:28 PM
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