Snowball? This one has been more of an avalanche. It was originally only supposed to be an h/c/i car with parts I already had along with suspension. Just something fun to play with on the weekend with Joe. It has turned into a full out build by myself. After this is is comlete until I decide to turn up the boost, or start breaking parts (which is inevitable at this point as far as the rear and torque boxes go).I love watching these projects snowball.
Nice car! It's come a long way.
We have well over 20 hours in the installation of the turbo kit alone. Aside from the piping to the manifold needing to be completely remade, the oil drain sits right on the manifold and needs to be rerouted, the power steering lines needed to be rerouted because of the BOV location, more than half of the bolt holes on the manifolds needed to be drilled to line up properly, and the A/C line needed to be remade to avoid the hot side of the turbo. Call me a primadonna, but A/C and power steering are a must for me on a street car, especially with the heat in Florida. So some of those hours could have been avoided had I been willing to make that sacrifice. The kit has been far from the "bolt on" status that it is given by On3. The oil drain should be done today and we will be starting her up to check for leaks. The last thing left that I need is the belt and new crank pulley bolts. If anyone happens to know the size and thread of those bolts, it will save me some more headache with trial and error.
