Spaz lost hope on Ivy

[AxelTaylor]

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.

[Spaz]

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




then cleaned so we could weld




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







spent hours grinding lol





I know it looks rough... my back was hurting

and then welded up the other side after I cleaned out the filler





as she sits

[06_typeS]

Looks great. Make me want to learn how to weld.

[Spaz]

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


pain in the ass and no where done


started griding and didn't like how it was looking


so I, yes I, rewelded it.


also rewelded the bottom of this section



and added more filler to the side



then started focusing on the other side



grinded down


started the sides





and spent a lot of time here







hard to tell but it's looking great IMO. Some filler will clean it up alot and smooth it out great!

[Spaz]

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:






Then I started pulling off the supercharger, harness and misc






and to be safe started boxing up all my parts lying around






Busted the engine hoist back out



lifted her up so I could take the trans off



then pulled the trans off



threw it up on the stand



and done

[PetefromtheStreets]

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


pain in the ass and no where done


started griding and didn't like how it was looking


so I, yes I, rewelded it.


also rewelded the bottom of this section



and added more filler to the side



then started focusing on the other side



grinded down


started the sides





and spent a lot of time here







hard to tell but it's looking great IMO. Some filler will clean it up alot and smooth it out great!

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.

[Spaz]

this engine bay with be the death of me... the more work I do the further I feel from done lol

[Spaz]

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.




Time to start our measurements. Right now you're wondering... what are we building?! lol It's simple!




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.




Not a bad start... lets keep going with this monster box!





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...




Now time to build a top





damn this is a BIG box!




since the box is so strong and sturdy I'm gonna hook up my hose reel to it. So mark off my holes




drill and attach!




Box is pretty much finished... time to try it out!



shit ya! And it's strong enough to place the welder on it and anything else I can throw at it lol






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!

[PetefromtheStreets]

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.

[Spaz]

redid my FPR again today while I'm finished up welding.

So I made a template


cut it out


smoothed it out


drilled the holes


test it out



bolted it where I'm running it



welded it quick


and sanded it down



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




it is so smooth and gonna look sick