partially shaved and repainted my engine bay
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well i had to pull my motor anyway, so i cleaned some things up. i wound up filling in about 10-12 holes on the framerails. i welded up the hole, then sanded, bondo'd, sanded and primered and painted. it could have come out much better, but i dont have the patience for body work, so it could be much worse. either way its better than it was.

the car. i just put my omni drag coilover in. its not as low as i'd like it, but damn it handles good.




the firewall was re-cleared, but not painted. i just didnt feel like putting the time into it. overall, ive learned that paint and body work isnt for me, but at least i can pop my hood and not be self concious about it having huge gouges and missing chunks of paint, etc
when i put the car together over the winter, i tucked all the headlight and other wires under the fenders and in the framerails. most of the engine harness is either completely oem appearing or shoved under things so you dont see it as much. i dont know how people can totally hide those things, its got to be a ton of work. with all my vacuum hoses and oil lines, ive concluded the bay will never be clutter free, but i still wanted it to look halfway decent

the car. i just put my omni drag coilover in. its not as low as i'd like it, but damn it handles good.




the firewall was re-cleared, but not painted. i just didnt feel like putting the time into it. overall, ive learned that paint and body work isnt for me, but at least i can pop my hood and not be self concious about it having huge gouges and missing chunks of paint, etc
when i put the car together over the winter, i tucked all the headlight and other wires under the fenders and in the framerails. most of the engine harness is either completely oem appearing or shoved under things so you dont see it as much. i dont know how people can totally hide those things, its got to be a ton of work. with all my vacuum hoses and oil lines, ive concluded the bay will never be clutter free, but i still wanted it to look halfway decent
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nice and stiff. i can whip turns and the car doesnt roll. also helps keep it down on the highway. it makes 415whp
nice and stiff. i can whip turns and the car doesnt roll. also helps keep it down on the highway. it makes 415whp
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thanks. i wouldnt have put the front end on if it didnt come already there. i can also sell the conversion for as much as i paid for the whole shell, so im not really worried
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