Windshield is out

This was awful. Removing the windshield on this car has been the single most messy job Ive had to do yet. See that black goop in the pictures? Yeah, that shit is like playdo flypaper.

Anyway, using some picture wire and pliers I (with some help) got most of the goop to detach from the windshield, after that it was just a matter of pushing it out very slowly.





An hour later and all the black goop (along with 8 pairs of latex gloves) was gone.

Next I had to trace a template from the old windshield so it can be cut out of 1/4" coated lexan



Thats all for today, when the weather clears up Ill cut out the new one.

New steering wheel

Wheel and hub adapter just came in yesterday.
Quality is very good and feels a lot better compared to the old boat wheel
Just for the record I do realize the "drifting" thing is tasteless, sadly this was the best wheel for the money so I had to suck it up. Function over form

Hood pin install + rear brakes

Well today was pretty much a total waste of time. The exhaust did not fit and will require modification and there is a leaking seal under the brake reservoir.

What I did manage to get done is below:

Took the old rear brake line off and replaced with the braided stainless.



Once that was on I carefully reinstalled the pads and calipers



Shot of the fronts since I didnt take one yesterday


Rear wheel on, just need to fix the leak now.


I originally bought a 4" one but it was too short. Here's the Moroso 5" hood pin kit from Summit
Also believe it or not there's a great writeup on how to do this on the mustang forums



First a place to mount them was located, tn a small hole was drilled... then a bigger one.



Next I put a small dab of wax on the tip of the pin to see where to drill the other hole.



Taping up around where the 2nd hole will be



holes were still a bit tight they were drilled out again



Since the hood is on a slant the scuff plates had to be expanded as well
...on this professionally made expanding plank



Then it was just a matter of putting on the cables



2 bloody knuckles later and its done

Brakes almost done + exhaust part 1

Ran out of time today so everything is still only part way done.
Nevertheless heres what got completed today

Front brake calipers installed



New stainless steel brake lines and the 30 year old rubber ones below



More gratuitous brake shots...



The exhaust was going to be done at a local shop but they decided to give me a bullshit quote so I did it myself with help from KVGTO.

Heres the parts list for the exhaust:
1 x Dynomax 3" X-pipe with built in muffler
2 x Summit Header reducers 3"
1 x 4ft exhaust piping
6 x 45* elbow bends
Total cost: ~$280



Making sure it is centered



Since the fuel lines are conveniently located right where the passenger side pipe should exit, I decided to go NASCAR style and throw em both out the drivers side.



Everything tacked up and the final welds and paint will go on tomorrow.
Sadly this still leaves bleeding the brakes and putting a new windshield in....

Finished painting brakes

....And they look like they were done by someone who knew what the hell they were doing.
To get the Porsche logo silver I just put 2 strips of painters tape (with 2 layers of racer tape on top so it would not sand through) on each side and sanded the excess paint away. We'll see how the VHT paint holds up in the long run. It did put up a worth fight against the sander so I'm not too worried.

Results are below:

Tomorrow the exhaust get assembled.

Brakes part 1

Ive been putting this off for sometime now and finally decided to bite the bullet and redo the brakes. The calipers on the car are from a 1990 928 S4. The S4 weighed about 800lbs more than the car does now, so when everything is said and done they should do a damn good job of stopping this thing. On a side note these are essentially the same brakes used on the Porsche 959

First the wheels had to come off



These were the only tools needed to remove all 4 brake calipers (except a 19mm wrench for the rears)




Next the stock clear coat had to be removed. I picked the most hardcore product I could find at the racing department of Home Depot. They called it Klean strip adhesive remover . I affectionately named it liquid fire, as it ate through my latex gloves in less than a minute and feels especially good when it soaks straight through the next pair you put on.

After the liquid fire had soaked in I power washed the excess away and repeated until there was almost none left. A few times over with a wire wheel and there ready for paint




After masking off the bleeder valves and holes it was time for paint. I decided to go for good old Porsche red instead of yellow. I used VHT caliper paint since their tail light tints worked well too. This is where I got hungry and decided to call it a day. Ill pick this up tomorrow or Friday and throw on the stainless braided brake lines and bleed the system...
See why I put this off for so long?

Why my neighbors hate me

Exhaust project got held up again but needed gas so I made a run to Sunoco... maybe without an exhaust. As you can hear it still needs some tuning.

not 928 related but...

this slide coming onto my street was pretty good, figured I'd throw it up here

Cowl Induction part 2 + battery relocation

Moving the battery was actually a lot easier than I first thought. I was just a matter of cannibalizing the dune buggy's battery box and drilling a few holes in the floor. I decided to drill 4 holes and use over sized bolts for the battery box. This was mainly because the idea of a 50lb projectile bouncing around the cabin wasn't a good mental image. Then the cables were threaded through the floor and attached to the kill switch. I will install a stainless steel cable later so it can be pulled while wearing the harnesses. These pictures were taken before the wire loom covered the cables but its easy to get the idea.






Finally a slightly better picture of the still unfinished interior



Cowl hood...
Well first off thanks to the geniuses on the Chevy forums I used acetone to clean the fibreglass because its supposed to remove any remaining wax left from the mold. Sadly this was bullshit and it just lead to a cracking paint job. It will be repainted later... along with the rest of the car.




Here's the "performance" cake pan that will hopefully keep the hot air out and the fresh air in



It was then fitted, cut, and riveted to the base of the air cleaner







Heres the 4" air cleaner which was just about an .5" too tall so it was returned for the 3" one below it.

Dash panel part 2, Cowl hood part 1... and a prius badge

Finally got around to painting the other side of the dash piece black since white looked like garbage. Also threw a piece of aluminum diamond plate (courtesy of KVGTO) so there was someplace to put the MSD box and fuel injection ECU. It was getting dark as I finished this part so the pictures are kinda fuzzy.





Next up was the 1.5" cowl hood I ordered a few weeks ago. This will allow a for larger air filter and will help cool the engine...and yes it will be painted black



Taping down to drill holes



The filter is from Summit, its a 14x3, I planned to go with one that had a filter top but after some research it turns out 9/10 times you end up losing power because of the lack of air velocity with no solid top. (points if anyone actually knows what the hell I'm on about)






Getting ready to deface a classic Porsche...



The dremel did a great job of cutting through the aluminum, I was planning on using a jigsaw but this seemed a lot more precise. Once the air shroud (16" cake pan) arrives, Ill make it a little bigger and throw the filter on.



The anti-prius badge




Last but not least heres a quick run someone had in their daily beater SC400 (modded~270hp) with a new IS-F and CL63

also excuse the commentary, it was a long day and someone had to make a 2 hour trip up to NY...which actually ended up being an hour :D