Project Cleaning the Clutter in Our Engine Bay

[SPCBA]

who do you use to powder coat? are they in south county riverside?

[Moreno1]

Originally Posted by SPCBA

who do you use to powder coat? are they in south county riverside?

PPC (Precision Powder coating) http://ppctemecula.com/ in Temecula.

[NEGXXIS]

Awesome Parts and Work Nahan!!

I need one of those frames!!
powdercoated red..... it would look awesome under my car with my base coat clear coat painted rear frame that I already have

[2012InfernoSS]

Nice welds, what size are those invos

[tom7322]

Man, you guy's ROCK! And here I was thinking I was OCD, LOL.

[SPCBA]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

PPC (Precision Powder coating) http://ppctemecula.com/ in Temecula.

would you recommend them? the only powder coater i have used is in oc...kind of far from me in southeast corona. i want to get my louvres coated and my damaged wheels when i get new 18's for track use.

[Bluffen]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

PPC (Precision Powder coating) http://ppctemecula.com/ in Temecula.

Hmmm are you robbing Banks Ive been following this thread since the beginning as many have. I cannot wait to see the finished product Nathan.

[69 Rebel]

Been following this thread for awhile now, i have to say great job Nathan.
One thing that came to mind, is this car gonna be all SHOW or will it have some GO also? I havn't seen to much on the motor.

[Synner]

Invos? I figured you'd go stickier considering your plans. What size tire and wheel did you end up with?

Got the plug wires the other day, thanks. Let me know if you want anything for shipping. It could pay for a stick of polishing compound...a paypal transfer is about all I can do in 5 minutes. Hoping to get the power steering bracket done before I leave but I have a woodworking project I'm halfway through too.

[Moreno1]

Originally Posted by EZ SPEED

Awesome Parts and Work Nathan!!


I need one of those frames!!
powdercoated red..... it would look awesome under my car with my base coat clear coat painted rear frame that I already have

Thanks EZ and I agree, this frame would look killer in your car!

By the way, you know your not going to be the only one here with a detailed belly pan, do you? Wait till you see what is being delivered tomorrow .

Originally Posted by 2012InfernoSS

Nice welds, what size are those invos

315 and 295/20's. The 295 are huge compare to the stock front tires.

Originally Posted by tom7322

Man, you guy's ROCK! And here I was thinking I was OCD, LOL.

We need more OCD guys around here, LOL

Originally Posted by SPCBA

would you recommend them? the only powder coater i have used is in oc...kind of far from me in southeast corona. i want to get my louvres coated and my damaged wheels when i get new 18's for track use.

For sure, these guys do great work!

Originally Posted by Bluffen

Hmmm are you robbing Banks Ive been following this thread since the beginning as many have. I cannot wait to see the finished product Nathan.

LOL,

Originally Posted by 69 Rebel

Been following this thread for awhile now, i have to say great job Nathan.
One thing that came to mind, is this car gonna be all SHOW or will it have some GO also? I haven't seen to much on the motor.

69, I'm hoping it's does both. I'm shooting for a well balance car. The goal is 600 to 650hp to the flywheel NA and drop about 400 lbs. Somwhere in the thread are the details on the engine. Summery, 418 stroker, Lingfelter heads and cam. (Which I might replace the heads just to get a bit more power). Ported intake and throttle body, Meziere EWP, headers, etc. I've done everything I can think to do and still keep it NA. Going to be replacing the Comp trunnions with Yellaterra that i got last week. I haven't even started the engine and I'm already replacing parts, LOL I'm looking at replacing the intake manifold with a carbon setup but thats in the works.

So the primary is performance just taking the time to detail stuff as I go.

Originally Posted by Synner

Invos? I figured you'd go stickier considering your plans. What size tire and wheel did you end up with?

On the tires, these are my street tires setup. By the way, I got my UPS tracking # for the wheels today Again, these will be my kick around town wheels/tiresetup.

Got the plug wires the other day, thanks. Let me know if you want anything for shipping. It could pay for a stick of polishing compound...a paypal transfer is about all I can do in 5 minutes. Hoping to get the power steering bracket done before I leave but I have a woodworking project I'm halfway through too.

Glad you got the plug wires and don't worry about the shipping, it' on me.

[69 Rebel]

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69, I'm hoping it's does both. I'm shooting for a well balance car. The goal is 600 to 650hp to the flywheel NA and drop about 400 lbs. Somwhere in the thread are the details on the engine. Summery, 418 stroker, Lingfelter heads and cam. (Which I might replace the heads just to get a bit more power). Ported intake and throttle body, Meziere EWP, headers, etc. I've done everything I can think to do and still keep it NA. Going to be replacing the Comp trunnions with Yellaterra that i got last week. I haven't even started the engine and I'm already replacing parts, LOL I'm looking at replacing the intake manifold with a carbon setup but thats in the works.

So the primary is performance just taking the time to detail stuff as I go.



Ok i am sticking around then

[Moreno1]

Originally Posted by 69 Rebel

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69, I'm hoping it's does both. I'm shooting for a well balance car. The goal is 600 to 650hp to the flywheel NA and drop about 400 lbs. Somwhere in the thread are the details on the engine. Summery, 418 stroker, Lingfelter heads and cam. (Which I might replace the heads just to get a bit more power). Ported intake and throttle body, Meziere EWP, headers, etc. I've done everything I can think to do and still keep it NA. Going to be replacing the Comp trunnions with Yellaterra that i got last week. I haven't even started the engine and I'm already replacing parts, LOL I'm looking at replacing the intake manifold with a carbon setup but thats in the works.

So the primary is performance just taking the time to detail stuff as I go.



Ok i am sticking around then

LOL, Kinda be a waste to put a carbon fiber drive shaft, 1400hp axles, etc, etc, etc....... and not beat on it!

I might even go FI in the future, who knows

[Synner]

2 sets? If I had that kinda cash in college I'd be dead or in jail. I was an Aristocrat Vodka, Ramen Noodle, and 2 jobs kind of guy. And anyone who's ever drank Aristocrat knows how big of a sacrifice that is. When you decide to scrap your motor for a sleeved ERL 500CI to smooth and polish you keep me in mind. I'll even pay shipping.

[PfadtRacing]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

Sorry guys, didn't mean to leave you guys hanging. Just trying to get as much work done as possible. It was 9:50 PM last night as I walked out of the garage for the night.

I will take a pictures of the connector to show how it came off. It's just that the car is completely covered up from the priming on Saturday. So I can't get in to the interior till I undo the masking.





Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Quick Update: I dropped off a bunch of stuff at the powder coater today.

These are an in-progress pictures of the trans mount. I forgot to take pictures of it completed, but all the little circles were grounded smooth.

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Again, another before pic but no after picture. All the seams and casting were grounded smooth.

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Since I am taking the complete suspension apart, I figured I'd detail everything! The one on the right is still in progress. Still need to work on it some more. The red circle on the upright on the left highlights two more humps that I will also be grinding off. The one that has a bolt hole is to mount the back plate for the stock brakes, but since the stock brakes are going, there's no need for the extra ounces of aluminum, LOL... So I'm grinding it off.


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Again, still a work in progress. You can see where I have to still remove a little bit of the seams that's left. All the flat parts where the bolts are will be polished to a chrome-like finish and the rest will be painted.


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Here you can see a side by side comparison.


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It was a hell of a PITA to detach the control arm from the spindle. I took it to my friend's shop from church. We first tried pressing it out but it was a no go.


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Finally after several failed attempts, we decided to give it heat and it finally popped.


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Received my frame on Friday and all I can say is WOW!!!


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My decision to incorporate Pfadt suspension components has forced me to bring every other part of the build to next level. As their pieces are an engineering ART piece.

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The level of workmanship is over the top. All the welds are this nice!


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Here's a picture of my powder coater's shop. The oven is large enough to do a complete car.

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On a side note, received my street tires today, Nitto Invos! that is a lot of meat!

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Whoa!!!

Man those uprights look good!