Max's vert thread.

[Max777]

Lol, dont worry, I just put that on there for the picture, it's coming off again until the engine is in.

[djmtsu]

Try to find some S5 mirrors!!!!

[Max777]

But I like my S4 turbo mirrors! The S5 ones dont flow with the rest of the car! If I wanted S5 i would have gotten S5, dont you think?

[WE3RX7]

Lol - I will admit that S4 mirrors on S5 looks a little funny, but to each their own.

Good progress thus far. Are you painting the entire car white? Just curious. Also, get some dry ice and finish the tar off. In the summer time its hard to remove since its so hot, it just gets "sticky", but with dry ice you should be good to go!

[Phoenix7]

DAMN, you removed the harnesses??? I'm being a puss about mine!

[SHPmainMAN]

wanna sell the vert?

My dad finally seen the light and got away from the american cars... he is now a 56 year old rotorhead. He came up with the idea to make a bridgeport TII vert and a GT42. So i need a donor car to drop my TII drivetrain in.


i dont expect you to sell it... but i like to give people a hard time.

Congrats by the way, hopefully ill be building ours by winter time, and when i run into something... you know who im talking to.

[djmtsu]

If you want to build a bridgeport TII vert with a GT42, Kevin Landers might be a better person to talk to.

LOL.

[Max777]

Sell it? Maybe if the price was right, but other than that, I dont know. I could sell it but it's not like you can expect to get anything for what I have so far... at least not enough to get another FC in good condition..

Originally Posted by phoenix7

DAMN, you removed the harnesses??? I'm being a puss about mine!

Umm, yeah? WTF else was I supposed to do bro, paint over it? hahaha XD

[Max777]

Ok, so my birthday rolled around, and I ordered a bunch of parts with all the money I saved up:
RB header
poly engine mounts
transmission mounts
new shifter assy
shift knob to fit S4 shifter
water pump
corksport oil lines
S5 brake master cylinder from Phoenix7
front left brake caliper
S5 thermostat neck
clutch slave cylinder
throwout bearing
SS clutch line that I already posted


Will post pics soon!

I've also got HAWK pads and some new rotors coming in, as well as some new SS lines. I've got to also finally get a debit card so I can order that flippin transmission seal kit from RB and drop the new engine in.

[Max777]

Pics:

OMP line kit courtesy of the evil forum write up:



Banzai Racing Polyurethane motor + transmission mounts:



Bleh, RB collected header:



See that pool ball? Yeah, are you thinking what I'm thinking?

[djmtsu]

Its getting there I see!

Are you going to repaint the whole car? If so what color?

I prefer white (obviously). When I repaint my FC, it is going to be Crystal White Pearl (same as my Mazda3). Looks just like the Crystal White on the FC, but really pops in the sun!!

[Max777]

Well, I would love to do an origin styling kit, and paint it white, but I've also been debating on going with dodge "go-green" (which would stand out like a mofo in my town) and a pastel blue color, like this:

http://www.superstreetonline.com/fea.../photo_02.html

EDIT: Like this, minus the wheels, roof, and no crazy wing for me.

[djmtsu]

The fenders up front and the hood are a little much for me (aside from the wing you mentioned....not to mention the 80's American Racing Hammers in dubs yo!).

I kinda prefer a little subtlety. That is just me though. Think Landers' FC with either a stock aluminum hood, or a vented hood. That's me.

[Max777]

I dunno, I think that with some 17x9 RPF-1's in chrome, and that kit, minus: wheels, wing, & fender vents, and painted white the car should look clean!

I would keep the hood bcause I like V mount setups, and it would be a functional piece.

I also forgot to mention that all the body gaps, and lines would be straight and even, unlike a lot of FC's out there.

[Max777]

UPDATE!

Ok, so I got the car fully assembled, rust holes in the floor and rear wheel well cut & painted, everything is hooked up, I just need to figure out where these 3 ramdom clips go, fill oil, coolant, gas, and pray pray pray that it starts up!

Right now I need to figure out where these 3 wires go to, then hook up the battery and check that the wiring harness doesnt catch fire.

After that, if the car runs, all I will need to do is order brakes, paint my calipers, get an exhaust welded up, and weld in the holes I cut out in the floor during rust repair.

Man, this thing has been a lot of work, and a lot of money, but I'm happy it's almost drivable.


Here's some pics:

When I first got the engine in:



Tired messing around with the exhaust, but I think I'm just going to have the shop weld one for me, the one my friend and I tried making wasn't that great.



Just took these tonight with a camera stand:





The interior currently (not done with it yet):



Custom REAL billiard shift knob: ( I got the idea from the 8 ball shifter, but thought that was too common, so I would drill and tap the 7 ball instead:





I had what I thought was a "bit" of rust in the primered area, and it turned out to be a TON! I cut it all out of course, follwed by a wire wheel and a grinder: