Thanks guys. I agree with you on the Foose wheels. I'm glad I changed my mind. The other night my wife and I went out for dinner and saw a mid 70's corvette with them on. I turned to my wife and said "see that's why I got rid of those wheels". :D

So I got the firewall stripped again and sprayed it with BASF's high build epoxy primer. When I was stripping it, I decided to get rid of some of the mud that I had put on there and glad I did. I think it looks way better now. I guess it also helps that I got some help with the settings on the gun. Makes a big difference. I'm going to let it sit for a week or so and get to the blocking.

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This isn't a very exciting update, but it's an update. Here's after about 4 or 5 hours sanding and applying filler. Again if anyone is wondering, I'm using Evercoat's Rage Extreme body filler. I know some people are probably wondering why I'm spending so much time on the firewall. Couple reasons: it's good practice, I've already spend so much time on the car a few extra days on the firewall won't hurt and in the end...it will look sweet.

Onto the pics:

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And after a few more coats of primer....definitely is looking good

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Now I need to choose a shade of red for the car. I know I want something that is a deep red but I keep finding ones that end up too maroon looking at night. I might end up going back to the cherry red that I had on it originally. I might throw in some metallic to make it different.

It looks real good to me Mike. Did you ever get the Throw out bearing situation figured out ?

Thanks Wayne. I did get the throwout bearing thing figured out. According to Keisler, there should be no issue using it with the Monster clutches. I ended up ordering a Monster level 3.5. It's good to 700 hp and is still supposed to have very good daily driving qualities. They say their clutches are about 8% stiffer than stock so not bad at all, plus they offer a 12 month, 12000m warranty. I've heard all good things about their clutches so will give it a shot. I thought about the LS7 clutch, but I'm right on the border for it's limits so this way if I do any upgrades to the engine, I'll be fine.

Well I finally got the firewall painted. Overall I'm happy with the way it turned out considering I did it in my garage. There are a few dust specs and a couple places where a dark spot of red came out, but it is only the firewall and when the motor and everything is in there, it will be barely noticeable. Unfortunately I ended up with a few runs at some of the holes in the firewall. I didn't mask them from the inside and ended up with runs. Not sure if I'm going to bother fixing them or not as the fenders will cover them up and will never be seen by the public's eye.

Next week I hope to put the subframe back on and roll the car outside to get some pics of it in the sun.

Here's some pics:

My home made spray booth. I always had 2 litre bottles near by so I could keep the floor wet.

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The HOK universal black base coat (BC25 with RU310 reducer) is on.

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ICT00082-1.jpg

And finally the HOK apple red (KBC11 with RU310 reducer) with 3 coats of HOK clear (UC35 with RU310 reducer and KU100 catalyst). The lens on my camera was a bit dirty.

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That looks sweet Mike! Like that red you picked :thumbsup:

That is a really good choice in color! Looks great!:thumbsup:

Awesome colour!

Mike, great choice on the Splitter Wheels. I've seen them in person on Jon's car and they are amazing--they are sure to set you car apart. They are by far and away a much better choice than the Foose wheels. Your car will look the way it should with them.

Car looks amazing and I really dig the detail stuff on the Speetech Sub that you've highlighted.

Doug

cool a little wet sand and you can install that sub frame!!!:thumbsup: