Mephs 89

All done and very happy with the results

 

Exhaust is getting an upgrade, already running 2" pipes so Im gonna be putting a magnaflow cat and straight through muffler on. Along with fixing the flexpipe.

Now for a question, is it possible to drop the exhaust from the y pipe down?

 

update: Got the new (used) caliper waiting to go on.

I removed all the rubber sound matting from the back of the car along with any remaining trip.

My project today was my new hood, its a stock gts hood that I gutted to reduce the weight, Its about 1/2 the weight of my current hood, it blots to the hinges and uses a pin like system to lock down in the front.

I want to see If i can replace the door hinge today without having to remove the fender, well lets go give it a shot

 

Hinge replaced, you can do the top one without removing the fender, but I list a bit of paint on the edge of the panels from wrench turning, no big deal. Here is a bit of the gutted hood, its blue, would have been nice if it was already black. Ill get to painting it one day. Tomorrows project is the brake caliper.

 

Installed the Magnaflow muffler today, I still got a cat and flexpipe to put on but I cant get one of the y pipe bolts off so ill leave it for antoehr time. I also found the mother load of rust under the runner. Once I cut It all away it looked exactly like 165's 165.



How much significant is this section of the frame? Ive already cleaed off the rust and rust proofed it. Im currently planning to foam it, then sand it down. I have the ability to weld in supports if its critical to the strength of the car. Input greatly appresheated

 

Hood: Hood can flex a lot more now, but its about 1/2 the weight of the one i took off. If it pops the center In Ive got a plan set involving some light weight bracing ill put on.

as for the runners, I was jsut gonna foam then paint, but the bondo would protect from dents, Im an idiot. Just foam bondo and paint. I might put the stock runner back on but I like the look with it off actualy

 

Big Update Here,

Ill start from the top, Ive fixed the hood flex with some insanity glue and a stiff meter stick. Its also painted now, turned out well. Bolted down for now.


That honkin channel of rust is gone, I welded the frame rail up a bit then filled the gap usign 3 cans of explaing foam, bondoed it then painted overtop. I also repaired a big section of the fender, results below, Turned out well I think

Everything from the black trim down I remade with metal sheeting and bondo


New engine bay shot



And some general shots to finish it off

 

OMG

Now that I have your attention id liek to announce I have Complete my exhaust! Magnaflow Cat and Muffler and it beats the hell out of a20 year old stock one. I can 100% feel the differience, and not having a huge exhaust leak helps too, I can hear and feel t-vis kick in.

Ive Got a few videos I took on the way home, they are absolutly terrible filming by me, but you can hear my new exhaust from the cockpit perspective, and get an idea of my cars performance.



Note: I didnt give it WOT untill like 3K rpm due to the fact I was going through a streetlight and some people were around. It was chirping through 2nd but you cant hear it
http://video.cardomain.com/Clip.aspx?key=1B06B22975B5B818



p.s. OMG I LOVE MY NEW ARMY JOB. I get to use this place at a cost of 5 dollars an hour!

 

Stole this pic from Scorpions thread, i like it. Damn sexy sight. PS Check out the video on the last page if you havnt already!

 

Good News! The car passed the etest after um, 8 tests! Ive moved on to preping my new fenders for spring, ive decided to used rattle cans over a compressor cuz its just easyer than setting all my old equipment up. Im depating wether to use clear coat, id like to if I can find a good product. Here a pic of one of the two fenders Ive done so far, its been wetsanded but still need a polish and clear coat




The car will all be this colour in the spring, I cant wait. What do u guys think?

 

lol, I noticed this after post and figured id wait and see if anyoen commented. My room is extremly messy since im moving out at the end of the month and that one picture sums up about 1/4 of the space I have : /

p.s. I almost have like 170 dollars of change in that giant beer bottle! Im planing to fill it and go on vacation one day

 

it looks sooo nice after polishing Except for where I screwed up and cut a little too deep, but its hard to see. Ill get some pics once I finish the other one today, they looks a lot better than my current fenders, I cant wait to paint the entire car

 

its imposible to get a good picture with my camera. ill try otuside next time its bright fot you. turned out good, not showroom but good. Im going to try wetsanding off my orange peel on the hood and polishing it to a shine too (old paint) But the process is reallly simple

1: prep, sand/scuff
2: Paint, Light coats, shake can well
3: wetsand with like 600 grit
4: repeat 2 & 3 as needed with finer grits till your happy
5: Polish with basic turtle wax polish ($5) using electric polisher (heavy duty kind)
6: Wipe off all the residue
7: Apply some turtle wax

 

heres some post polishing shots without flash, kinda off colour but u see the finish. THey dont look grainy in real life