I want your ITR wheel assembly

 

I'm thinking about selling it lol

 

Haha only if I had the spare money to

 

if only we all had money to spare
i dont think ill be able to buy the calipers for a while .

 

latest updates -

got this ugly *** front end off and about to take off the firewall .



then back to drilling more stupid holes

 

 

 

 

as for updates, ive been really busy and i had to hang out with the girlfriend because she was starting to get mad ....
here we go !

prying off the firewall

now the firewall is off


matching up the front end to fit .

 

well, i decided to throw the firewall on before i put the front end on .
test fitted and waiting for a friend to come with a tank of argon so i start filling in the spot welds and start laying down some beads

 

As i was aligning everything together i notice the ek4 firewall and front doesnt line up with my usdm ej6 chassis
now i gotta retrofit everything..



any comments welcome, let me know what you guys think !

 

Rhd ftw

 

lol you should rhd your eg !

 

I am lol my clip will be here next month till then I can build a motor (:

 

daaamn, lol we should mob together when were done

yours is probably guna look better then mine though .

 

sooo just curious... what measuring system are you using to make sure your front end is going to be square?? Also, how do you plan on welding all those holes up after you have drilled completely through both panels??..

 

everything should slip back into place easily. but it doesnt... so once i get everything to set into place ill tack it together and throw the front end on to see if it aligns correctly. and as for filling in the wholes, im guna be filling it in with my mig welder.

any tips ?

 

if you're using your grandpa's body shop to paint it you might check with him to see if he has a measuring system. That way you can set everything up and get the front end in just the right spot. From there you can weld/tack it in place so it doesnt move then take it back home, fit up your sheet metal, head lights, and bumper to double check and make final corrections before completing all your welds. As far as drilling completely through the spot welds, it just makes it harder and more time consuming to weld up a through hole. What you might consider doing is grinding the welds on the metal you don't want. That way the pieces you are keeping remain undamaged. You can also use a spot weld drill bit. It just makes it easier to do a plug weld when you have a backing.. Let me know if this is making sense

 

Also if you get your hands on a helms manual it should list the under-hood dimensions. You can use either a tram gauge or a metric tape measure to make sure you're all square up top too. Trust me, if your frame is off when you weld it it can make a mess of the fitment. I do have to commend you on taking on such a large project

 

thanks for the advise, every little bit helps .
well, right now im still trying to work with what i got . its not my grandpas paint shop.. its a friends grandpas and sadly his shop is about an hour away from where i live. since i kinda bent a little bit of the the frame taking off the old front end, im still trying to shape it to where all the holes line up. then as for the "tram gauge" i have no idea what that is but ill look into it.

and also thanks, this project is a hand full... but its pretty exciting and i cant wait for the outcome.

 

bumpppppppppppppp nice build

 

what city are u in?
nah man ur ek will look better trust the ek look nicer

 

thanks for the bump


Turlock about 15 mins from Modesto .
i know the ek looks better, but i dont think ill have it looking better lol .
i dont know how good ill have the front put on

 

well i got some bad news guys, this problem right here is more than i expected.... so im going to have to do some special modifications so it'll fit on right.

 

anyways as for updates, this is my ghetto ingenuity lol