My K20a2 EG build up thread - TONS of pics!

[Crazy Asian]

Mind me asking but HOW THE HECK DO YOU GET LEAVES IN THEIR!!!!

[FLIPside]

Impressive,

[SLo_MKIII]

this is the first time ive seen meshies on a eg... pretty nice look my friend

[MulattoBoi]

that looks clean, wish my car was white.

[Fuster_Cluck]

I was hoping to have the Karcepts shifter kit cut out completed by the end of the day. That didn't happen since I ran into a couple obstacles.

Karcept's shift kit hardware:



Make sure the 2 little brackets are correct:
(Note the laptop in the background / it was outside as I worked -- the instructions are about as detailed as you can get



Template mounted and 2 holes marked for drilling:



Pop's gave this to me as a X-mas gift as well as a few other Harbor Freight goodies. Awesome punch:



Drilling the holes:



The rear mount bracket was a little wide as you can see in the pic:



I marked what needed to be trimmed off:



And started trimming with my Harbor Freight polisher/sander (hopefully the neighbors didn't see the camera/tripod when I was taking work in progress pics



Much better fit:



Not sure if I need to trim some off the right side so the left side will sit flush. Karcepts said the gap should pull out fine once the hardware is installed and tightened down. Great service with Karcepts



Waiting on a router bit to slot the holes. Once slotted I will finish the kit with the cut out.



While waiting I have scrubbed most of the engine bay with a toothbrush. I am going to remove the subframe / steering rack for cleaning/paint + better paint job in bay! Then it's time to start prepping for paint

Thanks again guys for the support

[spacelion]

I just read every one of your posts. Nicely done! I wish I had the extra space to do something like this...Would like to see the car in person once it's done! PROPZ!

ps, hood dampers would be badazz, you should do those

[Fuster_Cluck]

I just read every one of your posts. Nicely done! I wish I had the extra space to do something like this...Would like to see the car in person once it's done! PROPZ!

ps, hood dampers would be badazz, you should do those

Thanks man!! I thought about getting some hood dampers, but after seeing how the hood will open only so far, I have to pass on them. The car will be at the local meets / shows once complete. You can bet that

Has anyone ever told you that you should write instruction manuals? Bad ass project sir.

hahaha.... you're the first to mention that, lol. Thanks for the props!!

Session 020:
(This has been one of the worst sessions)

Rear under carriage cleaning

I knew the back was nasty as well, but had no idea it would be such a PITA to clean.

Got to love the wheel dollies. Moving the hatch around with nothing up front. Flipped her around in the garage to work on the a$$ end. Yeah, each time I jack the front end up now I have to lift the front end to slide the jack underneath. Yeah, I'm that strong







See why this $hit is so nasty:



I cleaned the back end for about 2 hours taking small breaks in between. This is the result:









Still have some more cleaning to do as well. I'm going to pull the entire rear suspension off for cleaning and undercoat everything including the wheel wells

Got tired of cleaning the rear so I decided to switch things up a bit and clean the bay.
My brother recommended AJAX, so that is what I used:



Get it on there nice and good:



How do I remove this clip? It's located in the corner below the brake booster:



Then I was curious about the stains in the engine bay and decided to test a spot by sanding it down after cleaning:



Then I went to work with my razor blade removing the residue from the cowl opening below the windshield:



That's it for now. I'll be back hopefully soon with some more pics

Thanks for looking

[5spdfrk]

I cleaned the back end for about 2 years taking small breaks in between.

You must be really tired of cleaning then, lol.

[Fuster_Cluck]

You must be really tired of cleaning then, lol.

LMAO, I was tired when I wrote that up too