Fantastic metal work and planning. Some how I over looked this thread. You're attention to detail is amazing. Keep up the good work.

Thank you!

Built the radiator close out panel and have started a removable piece to clean up the hood latch, more to come soon.
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Started massaging the Custom Works fiberglass nose.
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Fire Suppression system is underway. Have a separate post in the Safety section with more details.
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AutoRad radiator and core support arrived. REAL nice piece, everything looks great. Serious attention to detail and that was continued in the packaging for shipment, well done x 10! Looks good (will be painted later). Fit perfect. Had them install a condenser but decided to do remote oil and power steering. Dual 14" Fans and their handmade shroud....looks awesome!


Ive had the AutoRad bookmarked for a year after I saw one on a 2nd Gen. Looked back after the new year and page was gone. Found out she had removed the 2nd Gen from their product list. I called and explained to her I had to have one and she agreed to build one for me.

That's a nice setup!

Evaporator mounted.
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Knobs and louvers chosen and tucked away for later.
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Fab'd up the hood pins.
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Just a little smoothing of the inner fenders, more to come.
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Looks great man.

Thanks for the update, John.

Niiiice!!!!!!

This type of car porn would make even Jenna Jameson blush.:eek:
Nice work!

Phenomenal.

Happen to be around the corner from IronWorks so I stopped by and picked up my interior switches. Sweet parts! Really nice shop and very cool people.
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Installing the exhaust tips, had to fab up some brackets. More to come with the diffuser.
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Just outstanding..... everything about it — the design and your craftsmanship.

I’m with Greg, Amazing.

Thanks Greg....lots of inspiration around here! On many levels...

Started fab'n the diffuser. Lots more to come here. It won't hang out that far, but will wait to cut until the spoiler and side splitters are built so it will all tie in nicely. 1/4", 6061.
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Fab'd up the cover for the hood latch.
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Small modification to the hood latch mounting bracket.
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Still a bit of clean up needed before primer but everything clears and is functional.
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Wow that looks slick John! Nice job.

More progress on the exhaust tips and the start of the diffuser.
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A little tech that probably most know....a carbide tip/flush trim router bit works great for trimming aluminum. I needed to bend the aluminum first and then cleco it in place to scribe the shape so it perfectly fit to the tips, then rough cut to shape, then straightened the cuts with a router.
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Still designing the center section of the diffuser. Will likely 3D print in plastic. Stepping away from this for now, just needed to get this area mostly tidied up.
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Those wings will get trimmed way down...just waiting until the rear spoiler is underway so all of it will tie together.

Not like you need any sort of input from me cause I think you're doing a killer job with all facets of your build but thought I would share this rear diffuser pic I have on file for inspiration.

Thank you! Always appreciate all input/help! Good design, can see why you tagged it.

Sweet mother of Jesus!! That is just a thing of beauty John. I like it...

Built the frame for the rear-seat delete.
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Fuel Tank and Differential vents: Started with these mounts from Chassisworks.
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Then drilled a hole large enough for the JRi reservoirs and fab'd up these covers for the holes. Added a split tube for the reservoir hose. A rubber gasket for the cover and some foam rubber tube will seal everything up from water and vapors.
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Just tacked in for now.

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Nice idea.

Live that door handle idea

That is bada$$.

That's a much better angle to grab the handle than the factory had, looking good.

That's one area I want to try something different in, as well. The arm rest or door pull really needs to be beefier than the factory arm rest.

I really like what you've done here, John.

Thanks guys! The location does really feel very natural while seated and it lets your elbow do the work of opening the door very well. Honestly was a little surprised how solid it feels, expected the whole thing to be a little cheezy and to end up with a redo but it's pretty stout. If you want to duplicate and want any more detailed pics, let me know.

Started getting the oil tank and the AC lines under control. Lots to fit in a little area. Had planned on using the VA bulkhead but I think this will be cleaner once I build a panel to close off this area behind the inner fender....all this will be concealed. Less fittings and should make final assembly of the VA system a little easier and cleaner.

Changed the firewall to accommodate this exit panel, takes away the symmetrical look of this raised area but again...it will be behind the close out panel anyway.
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Very nice approach. I see the bulkhead connectors as just introducing 8 more places it could possibly leak. I think the grommets are the way to go. Great idea and execution!

I agree nice solution.

Thanks! Definitely a lot to cram into this area. Next up is building the filler neck for the tank. Also working on fab'ing a dipstick into the tank. And then porting both of those over to access holes in the fender. And the drain. And keeping all of that fairly well protected from something coming off the tire. I did put a single layer of Kevlar in the fiberglass inner fender lay-up but I'm looking at adding another layer as the tank, fittings and lines are ending up much closer to the inner than I originally designed.