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Here are some pics from the day i bought it...http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/palerm.jpg

 

and...

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/quest.jpg

 

me...

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/quest2.jpg

 

 

on the way to the shop...

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/transport.jpg

 

 

my intake compliment of kelly @*DM...

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/intake.jpg

 

 

a shot of my crappy water pump pulley on my rebuilt engine!

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/longblock.jpg

 

 

engine bay before...

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/engine2.jpg

 

 

then...

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/underhood.jpg

 

Griffen Radiator installed...http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/gine2.jpg

 

 

new heat shield blanket

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/hood.jpg

 

Currently w/o the strut bars anymore...

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/current2.jpg

 

 

and...

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/current3.jpg

 

 

dark shot of the interior...

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/interior.jpg

 

 

chillin in the garage...

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/car1.jpg

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Dam very nice - not so cool about the engine though. Although at least starting with a rebuilt engine will hopefully mean a few miles of happy driving :D If this was a manual itd be exactly what im looking to import early next year!!!
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Operation: Numero Dos. Since the first build took a deuce, try try again...

 

New PS hose, cleaned down by the rails the best I could, more zinced brackets, everything that couldnt come out got cleaned as good as I could

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/OPn2-3.jpg

 

Holes enlarged for the bigger pipes

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/Opn2-9.jpg

 

All of the front cover bolts and anything visable replated with zinc. *Wrong water pump on there now... it made a good mask for spraying the timing cover.

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/OPn2-1.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/ic-6.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/ic-2.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/ic-1.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/done-2.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/done-8.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/done-1.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/done-7.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/done-10.jpg

 

Done!

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/done-12.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/DSC00001.jpg

 

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Finally almost done! Transmission is rebuilt and she runs like a champ. Once the vac modulator gets dialed in Ill finally get to enjoy this car for the first time in 5 years.

 

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/done1.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/done2.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/done3.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/done4.jpg

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Put together some braided oil cooler lines. If I did it over I would do crimped ends because the collar type connections were a real pain.

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/ocl1.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/ocl2.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/ocl3.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/ocl4.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/ocl5.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/ocl6.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/ocl7.jpg

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w202/89PalermoSHP/ocl8.jpg

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Just paint it, that's what I did. Take a look -

 

I went from this:

 

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2470/dscf0018lp6uy3.jpg

 

to this:

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/HIN%20Nightshift/IMG_2485.jpg

 

The only thing I replaced in the engine was the powder coated valve cover. Other than that, I pulled a bunch of pieces to paint(hood latch plate , firewall panels, coil bracket, even the ECU cover) masked everything else off(the oil feed line, radiator) and painted them black w/ high heat paint. I used gas grill paint on the Heat shields and that might have made an even bigger impact than painting the radiator.

 

Paint that radiator and you'll have one of the top engine bays on this site. GORGEOUS.

 

Oh, BTW: Note the local 2nd place trophy in the first pic and the 1st place HIN trophy in the corner of the 2nd pic. A little paint and some patience go a long way!

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Looking great Mazarin. Looks like your a few steps ahead of me. I wanted to replace the rad since almost everything else is new anyhow. The only thing that was originally on/in the engine is the alt, ps pump, ac pump and the crankshaft. The block, rods, pistons, main bolts, oil pump, head, cam, rockers, rocker shafts, springs, arp studs, water pump, exhaust mani, turbo, injectors, intake(redone by kelly), vac advance, exhaust, were all brand new(except the block I guess, but machined, original was cracked). I figured another $100 for a new rad to keep everything cool as possibly was reasonable.

 

But back to your original point, it not only needs paint it has a few dents on the top of it as well :?

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because they're just not fun ! people love shifting which is fun in my opinion, it saves gas too!

 

Engines have a music to them that people love. Shifting thru the gears exploits the music even more

especially when people are looking at you get busy.

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whats the date again?

 

I have to take out my rear end so I can get the new fuel line in and figure Ill do the poly bushings while Im at it. Hopefully my new tt mounts and rear end mounts will show up by next weekend. Im not sure how long its gonna take me... I think one weekend is a stretch.

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