Great progress, my buddies EM1 bay we have been shaving is going in for paint wednesday. I'm gonna try and get him on this forum and make a build thread, its also K24 swapped with a Precision SC6161.
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Great progress, my buddies EM1 bay we have been shaving is going in for paint wednesday. I'm gonna try and get him on this forum and make a build thread, its also K24 swapped with a Precision SC6161.
So we decided that it would be better to weld everything verses weld some and mud some... so I spent the first part of the night trying to remove all the filler we had previously laid
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then cleaned so we could weld
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had a lot of troubles with the welder. I had to go get a new tank of gas an then had to go get new rod as I ran out of both... then we couldn't get the welder adjusted correctly at first so it was welding like crap. We eventually got everything smoothed out and it started welding smoother
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spent hours grinding lol
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I know it looks rough... my back was hurting
and then welded up the other side after I cleaned out the filler
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as she sits
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Looks great. Make me want to learn how to weld.
So I spent around 5 hours today working on the damn car... man this is a lot of work... and I feel like I haven't even made a dent in it!
so here was where I started
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pain in the ass and no where done
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started griding and didn't like how it was looking
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so I, yes I, rewelded it.
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also rewelded the bottom of this section
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and added more filler to the side
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then started focusing on the other side
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grinded down
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started the sides
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and spent a lot of time here
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hard to tell but it's looking great IMO. Some filler will clean it up alot and smooth it out great!
So I took a break from the bay today and focused on my engine. I just wanted to seperate it from the trans and get it on a stand. I will start working on it from here now
So here is what I started with:
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Then I started pulling off the supercharger, harness and misc
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and to be safe started boxing up all my parts lying around
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Busted the engine hoist back out
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lifted her up so I could take the trans off
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then pulled the trans off
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threw it up on the stand
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and done
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Wow y'all are sure takin some Time on that bay man. That's gonna look dope when it's done. I'm already jealous lol keep up the great work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spaz
this engine bay with be the death of me... the more work I do the further I feel from done lol
So I had a crazy awesome idea... instead of playing Mechanic last night I decided to follow in the footsteps of Jesus and be a carpenter...
So I called up a buddy cause he said he would definitely be in for helping me and we went to home depot. We picked up some sheets of 3/4" MDF board.
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Time to start our measurements. Right now you're wondering... what are we building?! lol It's simple!
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So we made a couple of cuts with the circular saw and we were on our way. Then got out the sqaure, some drill bits, screws and wood glue.
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Not a bad start... lets keep going with this monster box!
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Alright so what the hell is it already?! Well I have been spending a lot of time in the garage and nothing pisses me off more than my loud ass noisey air compressor going nuts while I grind and cut and etc. So I decided what if I built a large box around it to compress the sound and function as a new work counter! So...
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Now time to build a top
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damn this is a BIG box!
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since the box is so strong and sturdy I'm gonna hook up my hose reel to it. So mark off my holes
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drill and attach!
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Box is pretty much finished... time to try it out!
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shit ya! And it's strong enough to place the welder on it and anything else I can throw at it lol
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I'm not fully finished but it was late 1 am when we were done to this point. I am going to fill up any cracks with filler and sand it smooth. I'm also going to do something special for the top so it's sealed and water proof for oil mess and etc. . . Also I'm gonna paint the box or something and then probably sticker bomb it! lol
Either way the most important part... I wish I would have taken a sound clip but OMG then compressor sound we eliminated GREATLY!!! I can won't have to wear ear plugs, I could still carry a conversation, and hear my music without being blasted like crazy! I'm so excited to work on the car tonight now!
That's awesome man. It's a great use if space bow especially when you seal it. You could even attach a piece of sheet metal to the top so you wouldn't have to use a wood sealer. And you could do that finish on I with a angle grinder. Just a thought.
redid my FPR again today while I'm finished up welding.
So I made a template
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cut it out
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smoothed it out
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drilled the holes
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test it out
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bolted it where I'm running it
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welded it quick
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and sanded it down
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I'll clean it up more later when I get to this side. Phillip went to town starting the driver side and I must say HOT DAMN
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it is so smooth and gonna look sick
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Absolutely can't wait to see it until it's finished. Great progress so far man, did you decide on a bay/under hood color yet?
So started pulling out my interior too....
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pull out the backs next
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poor car lol
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Here are all of my bars lol
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Spent four hours in the emergency room last night. Went to the hospital around 10 and didn't get home till 2:15am this morning.... couple xrays, some shots and lots of pain.
They say I have Pleuritis. It's in inflammation of the pleura. Thats the tissue around the lungs I guess? I can't breathe in deep or turn my body or its hurts and feels like a sharp pain as if I had a broken rib.
But that didn't stop me from being a car nut! I came home at 2:15am and at 8am I was up and in the garage working on the car.. luckily they gave me some shots to relieve the pain
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notice my sweet medical bracelet lol
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haha anyways
Phil cam down again and we kept on moving along
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I started cleaning out this crap. I'm going to weld it closed this week
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and then I started filling in the dimples on the firewall
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damn theres a lot of random dimples
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and I also started sanding off the paint to start work on the passenger side
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like a giant green booger lol Waiting to dry so we can sand it down
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Damn man sorry to hear about your hospital visit. And yes that's crazy you still went to work on your car. Lol
Hope you get well soon.
Spent 6 hours in the garage today................. my fingers tried to commit suicide to get out of sanding
Anyways here is some of the firewall
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and then I did some more filling to smooth it more
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I think the back wall is going to turn out good. And the corner is a bitch but looking good
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Spent a lot of time on the driver side today
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and more fill/sanding
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finally almost done
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did some filling on the passenger side strut tower
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also worked in this bitch of a corner
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and finally some other misc parts
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Its crazy how the hours just add up doing one thing that only certian people will appreciate ehh? Looks great. Patience is a vertue.
:yeahthat: Awesome progress Spaz, I absolutely can't wait to see what it looks when it's finally finished man
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any thoughts?
Did some more sanding today.... will spend all day tomorrow on the car
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I fucking hate this area
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and the firewall is pretty much done
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where she currently sits
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do ittt!!! It flows really good with your setup, i love it..Quote:
Originally Posted by Spaz
Alright so after brushing off my hangover I got out to the garage to keep working
First I laid down some more filler
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And no joke while on break to let this dry... had an argument with my now current EX girlfriend who said "I spend more time with Ivy (my car) than I do with her..." bla bla bla
And now I'm single :laughing:
So gave me more time to keep sanding tonight
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and only started on this side...
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you definetly put in more work then i had to! Its going to look good once you're done
Did you remove any seam sealer and re weld? The candy looking red would look good for sure, especially with the red interior pieces
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Originally Posted by Spaz
Don't you just love women? -__- I've dealt with this soo many times, fuck it. Single makes you happier. I'm freshly single too :wavey:Quote:
Originally Posted by Spaz
No homo.
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I removed ALL of the seam sealer and welded it all up shut
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Originally Posted by Si Speed 317
I wanted to say... my girl Ivy was on the cover of the magazine... what have you done?! But she was already pissed enough lol I truthfully don't mind being single at all... cheaper, less stressful and more time lol
Well I ran out of heat... and I was in the groove so I didn't stop but now it's to cold and the store I go to is closed by now.
So I finished the motor mount side
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did some more cleaning on this side
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But spent most of my time on this side..... FML
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ALMOST FINISHED
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It sucks spending so much time in one corner or spot. I dreaded behind my strut towers, absolutly hated it. When ever i was sanding id try to avoid those sections arrggg
It looks good, can't wait to see it primed and painted.
Damn spaz, putting in WORK! Huge rep given for doing so much work, it's well worth it though. And you're head is in the right place - women make us lose hair and money. Which will most likely happen as we grow old, but why accelerate the process?
wasn't feeling good so I didn't do to much.... just some minor sanding and then filling
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filler started getting hard... I was working to slow. lol
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Updates?
^^^i second that^^^
Also congrats on making the cover of the magazine! I don't believe I had said that yet. Your have an amazing car. Keep up the great work.
And I third that. :giggle:
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Originally Posted by Si Speed 317
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Originally Posted by Adm_rsx
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Originally Posted by Spoolin_VTEC
Tomorrow I hope to be done with most of the finishing sanding. I will take some photos and update after that. Then I will be using some finishing putty to fill in some bubbles and etc. I hope to have it in primer next week :wiggle::wiggle::wiggle:
Thank you about Honda Tuning... it's truly an amazing achievement and a great feeling
Awesome man, I know I've said it many times before but I'm so excited to see how this turns out in the end. Did you decide on a color?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spaz
:yeahthat: What color will the bay be? Or is it a surprise for the next magazine cover/feature?
oh snap........... Thank you Derek at All in Fab !!!
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Fully shaved valve cover with AN lines
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no more side breather
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no more honda logo... funny thing is I bought a Honda valve cover and forgot I told him to shave it lol could have bought a cheaper Acura/Honda one :face:
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hopefully my other parts come in :pray:
How much did all in fab charge you?
Love the VC. Derek does great work. What color are you going to paint/powdercoat it?
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Originally Posted by Adm_rsx
Package deal I have more parts coming so I'm not really sure....
Been debating that myself... thinking Hybrid Racing GreenQuote:
Originally Posted by Si Speed 317
Sticker bomb it!!