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Originally Posted by srh3trinity
You weren't joking about scope creep. Some people say it like it is a bad thing. Looking great!
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LMAO. Yeah, I started with plans to do a 5 speed swap and bolt on suspension upgrades. That was it. I am glad that it went this way however. I have done a ton of wrenching and maintenance over the years on various cars, but this is the first time I have ever delved into a complete restoration/modification project. I have learned a ton a long they way just through the experience.
Now I need to get her running this summer! I am going to start wiring the car up here shortly. I just have two things that need to fall in place first.
- Painting the under side of the carbon inner fenders (Which I really wanted to do myself, but could never get the damn garage warm enough to lay down paint). They are currently getting sprayed by a local shop.
- Receiving my accessory drive parts back from hardcoating. I switched to a short water pump and corvette brackets so as to be able to run a passenger side A/C compressor with my Vintage Air setup.*See note below
* This also turned into a fiasco. LOL. Nothing can be easy. I purchased a Billet Specialties bracket to run the Sanden style compressor with the Vintage Air setup. Well... This uses the two top holes in the cylinder head. As you can probably guess, the front passenger side cylinder head did not have both of these holes. We milled jigs that referenced off another hole to drill the cylinder head while on the car. This wasn't difficult, but just another complication along the way. I spent a few bucks in drill bushings from McMaster and used scrap aluminum for the jigs. Job done. Now I am just waiting for my pulleys and that bracket to get back from the coatings shop.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
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