Build Thread The Hoopty Chronicles - New House, New garage, New Car?

[RangerJoe]

We have one in Georgia, love going in there! They always have a table with scratch and dent or open returned items for cheap. Found a balanced scat 408 stroker kit for $1k one time; although I didn't have the money to buy it.

Joe

 

[hoopty5.0]

We have one in Georgia, love going in there! They always have a table with scratch and dent or open returned items for cheap. Found a balanced scat 408 stroker kit for $1k one time; although I didn't have the money to buy it.

Joe

What was wrong with it?

 

[General karthief]

It was a little off?
407.5 stroker, truth in advertising you know.

 

[RangerJoe]

What was wrong with it?

Don't know. It was out if my price range at the time.

Joe

 

[hoopty5.0]

Motor is at another machine shop now for assembly. Should be next week, these guys are quick. Would have used them all along but they’re really far from me.

Also, dropped off the turbo at the powder coater. Decided on a couple colors too. Going to go up. There next week and help him out with it and document the process.

Hawaiian teal and black chrome. Gonna be nice!

 

[hoopty5.0]

I have seen hell. It terrifies me.

We are in the final stage of home remodeling. Paint and carpet in the bedrooms. Should only take a week...

 

[Noobz347]

Can you spot Hoopty in this image?

 

[General karthief]

Bent over a plastic crate near the rear windscreen of the stang?

 

[hoopty5.0]

Bent over a plastic crate near the rear windscreen of the stang?

Hah! I took the picture. And the garage has gotten worse. We emptied the entire kitchen/wet bar/laundry area in there too. It’s wild.

 

[RaggedGT]

I couldn’t help myself*

















*(Just kidding buddy.)

 

[hoopty5.0]

I think i missed something

 

[General karthief]

Noobz was looking for you in that picture and raggedy was laughing at your buried car.
I'm just wondering why you are bent over that plastic crate

 

[hoopty5.0]

Ahh. I’m fending off a panic attack haha! Hope it’s just a week.

 

[hoopty5.0]

My turbine housing got ceramic coated and I blasted the rest of the hot parts today. Progress!

 

[tannerc91gt]

My turbine housing got ceramic coated and I blasted the rest of the hot parts today. Progress!

Wanted to do my exhaust side with the ceramic stuff. Now I want to even more. Looks good!

 

[hoopty5.0]

Wanted to do my exhaust side with the ceramic stuff. Now I want to even more. Looks good!

It’s really cool stuff. I’m very fortunate to have a friend willing to help me out like this or I’d never be able to afford it. He does all the coating for the big speed shops in town - the M2K ford GT and white rice just to name a couple “famous” cars I guess?

 

[tannerc91gt]

It’s really cool stuff. I’m very fortunate to have a friend willing to help me out like this or I’d never be able to afford it. He does all the coating for the big speed shops in town - the M2K ford GT and white rice just to name a couple “famous” cars I guess?

That’s a cool car. Chris Delgado and those ProSpeed guys build some cool stuff. I always forget you’re down there among all the cool stuff.

 

[Noobz347]

Seriously though: Would you have imagined Hoopty to be any other way???

 

[hoopty5.0]

@Noobz347 how could I forget! I’m trying out a new look I thought you’d appreciate?

 

[Noobz347]

Ye be a pirate ARRrrrrrrrrr!