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Wait until after it's all painted,...the liklihood of walking a bit across beautiful, glossy paint is so small,...I'd drill an extra few holes just to give myself a few different mount locations.:rolleyes:

Whats all the hub-bub about anyway?... If you didn't have an engine that was designed right after the wheel, you'd have coil "packs" directly mounted on each plug,...effectively putting the whole "how long is too long" coil wire argument right to bed.:nice:

W/O any damn milk and cookies too.:fuss:

Well then it's a good thing that when my bits walk, they do it in style :spot:

I have that exact center punch that hoopty mention, works like a charm. I asked about the coil location hoping that someone would have an awsome place to put it, but I'll just hold off due to a fear of drilling a hole somewhere and changing my mind later. I know it will happen.

As far as coil packs go, I contemplated using them, but it an effort to conserve the slightest amount of time and money on this build, I decided to keep the good old distributor and coil setup, which will allow me to still utilize my existing tuning hardware and software.
 
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I decided to cut out the driver side apron and weld in a new, stronger piece. The original section had some rust issues and being that I plan to use that area to mount the ignition box and some other things, I wanted it to be in good shape.

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Welded and grinded some of the front header support as well:
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In other news, the rest of my MM suspension parts showed up this week, so I put them together.
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Consists of Tokico D-Spec front struts w/ 275lb springs and MM Bilstein HD rear shocks with 475lb springs. They should get the job done. I was really impressed with the quality of the MM coil over kits. They are designed and constructed very well.

I ordered a BBRC 14 gal tank from Rick at RNH, so when that along with my Fuelab fuel system parts show up I can mock all of that stuff up.
 
I decided to cut out the driver side apron and weld in a new, stronger piece. The original section had some rust issues and being that I plan to use that area to mount the ignition box and some other things, I wanted it to be in good shape.

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Welded and grinded some of the front header support as well:
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In other news, the rest of my MM suspension parts showed up this week, so I put them together.
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Consists of Tokico D-Spec front struts w/ 275lb springs and MM Bilstein HD rear shocks with 475lb springs.
They should get the job done. I was really impressed with the quality of the MM coil over kits. They are designed and constructed very well.



I ordered a BBRC 14 gal tank from Rick at RNH, so when that along with my Fuelab fuel system parts show up I can mock all of that stuff up.

Has to be a typo,....475lb rear springs? I don't understand. I have 12" 175lb springs holding up the rear of my car on coil overs.:shrug:
 
No sir, not a typo. Spring rates are something that is very foreign to me. I contacted MM prior to buying the coil overs to determine the proper spring rates. Jack really knows his stuff, so I trust his judgment and advice. I know of some terminator guys that have 650lb rear springs and the cars don't ride horrible at all. It's a bunch of voodoo if you ask me.

Jack was even as specific to tell me that if I wind up putting wider wheels in the back, that I should increase the spring rate by 25lbs. He said with that shock/strut and spring combo, the car will ride nice on the street but still have good handling abilities. We shall see!
 
Nice progress, Scott! Spring rates are a funny thing, they even vary based on the fact that you'll be running an IRS out back. I'm running 250lb springs on my MM coilovers in the front and it rides REALLY nicely! I occasionally get the itch to go a little stiffer, maybe 300 or 325, but it rides so nice that I hesitate to change them out. I am very excited to see how this thing continues to pan out in the near future. Suspension makes me excited!!
 
Nice progress, Scott! Spring rates are a funny thing, they even vary based on the fact that you'll be running an IRS out back. I'm running 250lb springs on my MM coilovers in the front and it rides REALLY nicely! I occasionally get the itch to go a little stiffer, maybe 300 or 325, but it rides so nice that I hesitate to change them out. I am very excited to see how this thing continues to pan out in the near future. Suspension makes me excited!!

I'm glad to hear yours rides nice with the 25olbers up front. Once the car is in paint, I'll be cleaning up and putting the IRS back together. Stay tuned for that in a few months!

Love the floor. I wanted to a U-Coat It floor but the previous owner put down that epoxy crap and U-Coat It must used with untouched concrete. Oh, car looks good too, nice work.

Thanks Vibrant. The MuscleGloss I used is good stuff. It's taking a hell of a beating from me and still looks great. My neighbors with all their Home Depot painted garage floors can't figure out how I'm the only one without any bald spots on my floor from driving my daily in and out. All of theirs are peeling from hot tire lift.
 
Good tip, I thought it was U-Coat It. Like mentioned my floor wasn't virgin. I bought 2 Rolls of garage flooring at Sam's Club for $158 each. I love it. The wrinkles are gone once it settled for a day. I had just put this down.

Not only do you get Turbo / Welding updates but now this thread offers flooring options.

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Not only do you get Turbo / Welding updates but now this thread offers flooring options.

Consider it one-stop shopping ;).

I like that roll-out flooring. As soon as this car doesn't live its life on jackstands, I'm going to pick up something like that to lay on top of my floor. Just as an added layer of protection/good looks. Looks like it's easy to clean too.
 
I don't, that's probably why they all die a month after getting them. :confused:

Anyone know how often patio pavers should be resealed? We can turn this thread into a homeowner DIY show between my actual build updates.
 
Concrete-ish material? Polymeric sand between them. I'm having moss growing issues on the sand as well.

They used, used motor oil to control the moss and grass thing when I was a kid. :shrug: Lasts a HELL of a long longer than hardware store weed killer. :nice:

I'll bet there are STILL places in the yard, at the house I grew up in that won't support life. :D
 
Lol. Maybe anti-freeze will be a better alternative. That will also keep the neighbor's cats from walking on my patio after they lick up some of that sweet and tasty fruit juice.


That thar is called being, "efficient"!!! Two birds (and a cat) with one stone. In today's economy, reusing and recycling is key.