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ismaelae86
12-17-2008, 01:01 AM
first off as the title says i'm going to start building my 2nd gen into a SCCA ITS car...this project will probably take some time to finish becuz i dont have to much free time at the moment but hopefully i will have the roll cage and all safety equipment in by feb 20 so that i can go to driving school to get my SCCA regional license... i bought a '88 shell and im in the process of transferring my engine, tranny, suspension and diff from my '86 gxl..the reason for this is my '86 was originally an auto and i had made a custom trans mount to convert it to a manual trans (that is against the rules) so far today my friends jesse (rotaryguy007), johnny and i start by removing the sound deadening (as much as possible with the amount of dry ice that i bought)...we also transferred the diff and put my rear coilovers on (HKS Hiper d) i completely forgot about the camera at the time so no pics of that :dammit: ..here are a few pics that i did take

here is the donor car

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/1118081332.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/me3-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/me4.jpg

ismaelae86
12-17-2008, 01:02 AM
the shell

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03709.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03704.jpg

ismaelae86
12-17-2008, 01:03 AM
and removing the sound deadening

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03705.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03706.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03707.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03711.jpg

we pretty much removed everything but still need to work on the tunnel since it is the hardest spot to get the dry ice on too

ismaelae86
12-17-2008, 01:03 AM
and here is my friend johnny chipping the tar off and i think he is having fun

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03714.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03715.jpg

ismaelae86
12-17-2008, 01:04 AM
and heres a few more pics of the new car with my S5 taillights on

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03713.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03712.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03719.jpg

ill post some pics tomorrow of the progress

BruceG
12-17-2008, 10:08 AM
Thank God for young future racers with strong backs and stamina!!

Nice work, guys

BruceG

seckerich
12-17-2008, 10:12 AM
Good start. Put the dry ice in a plastic bag and it will last a lot longer. It actually evaporates. Break it in small pieces with a block of wood to cover more area. Car looks like a solid shell to start.

JeffYoung
12-17-2008, 11:10 AM
I remember those heady days of building the first race car...exciting times...lol...

Good work guys. Keep posting the pics. Where are you located?

ismaelae86
12-17-2008, 11:22 AM
thanks for the tip ill probably use the dry ice bag trick on the tranny tunnel and firewall. i live in El Monte,and doing the swap at my friends shop in Duarte, California, thanks for the support and yes this is a very exciting build for me, ill try and post pics later on tonight if the rain subsides

benspeed
12-17-2008, 12:00 PM
Go get 'em dude. You want to come out to NJ and chip tar off my 968? I'll provide unlimited beer :-)

joeg
12-17-2008, 02:28 PM
Wow...a rust-free donor!!

ismaelae86
12-17-2008, 08:45 PM
Go get 'em dude. You want to come out to NJ and chip tar off my 968? I'll provide unlimited beer :-)

lol u might have to add flight and somewhere to sleep lol :D


Wow...a rust-free donor!!

lol yeah i guess its one of the benefits of living in cali, doesnt rain to often and no snow lol

ismaelae86
12-17-2008, 08:52 PM
today we got the front suspension done, arp studs in the front at the moment,and a manual rack..it was really hard to work since it was raining all day and again didnt get to take any pics (didnt want to get my camera wet) ill take some tomorrow of todays progress and tomorrow...its not suppose to rain tomorrow so hopefully i can knock out a bunch of stuff tomorrow

dyoungre
12-18-2008, 11:35 AM
For that undercoating, a good hair dryer (or heat gun), a putty knife and patience works well, too - and may work better on the tunnel.

ismaelae86
12-22-2008, 08:34 PM
k its time to update you guys.sorry its taken me a while just been really busy because we had a party on sat and some family is down from washington state to visit

first off we finished up the suspension until i get some more parts and we got the manual rack on

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03722.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03724.jpg

we got the trans in
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03726.jpg

ismaelae86
12-22-2008, 08:34 PM
we pulled out the engine( i know its dirty but since i was in a rush we didnt wash it ill just worry about it when i rebuild it in the near future

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03727.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03730.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03731.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03805.jpg

ismaelae86
12-22-2008, 08:35 PM
we put the dash in and my seats and the door panels (just until the roll cage is installed and i get my buckets seats)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03804.jpg

and thats pretty much where i stand at the moment until i get the roll cage in and get the rest of my suspension, exhaust and misc.

ismaelae86
12-22-2008, 08:35 PM
heres a few more pics of it parked out side my house

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03803.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03802.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03801.jpg

ismaelae86
12-22-2008, 08:37 PM
and i wanna thank Lucky 7 for letting me swap everything over at there shop
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03800.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/86panda/DSC03799.jpg
LOL! i love that sticker

i will keep u guys updated

ismaelae86
12-22-2008, 08:39 PM
For that undercoating, a good hair dryer (or heat gun), a putty knife and patience works well, too - and may work better on the tunnel.

thanks for the tip

joeg
12-23-2008, 09:22 AM
Actually, there is a tool for undercoat removal. It is a "Crud Buster" or Dynabrade's "Dynazip". It's a wire wheel that really works well and actually leaves the metal with a light sand-blast look. Originally designed to remove ship barnacles.

Sometimes the dry ice works (liquid nitrogen always works but is a bit difficult to handle); heat guns, scrapers and torches work with a bit of danger attached.

ismaelae86
12-23-2008, 12:47 PM
Actually, there is a tool for undercoat removal. It is a "Crud Buster" or Dynabrade's "Dynazip". It's a wire wheel that really works well and actually leaves the metal with a light sand-blast look. Originally designed to remove ship barnacles.

Sometimes the dry ice works (liquid nitrogen always works but is a bit difficult to handle); heat guns, scrapers and torches work with a bit of danger attached.

crud buster?? can u find this at your local home depot??

benspeed
12-23-2008, 02:30 PM
The crud buster is a great suggestion. I do boats in addition to race cars and I've been planning on buying one of those barnacle grinders for my express cruiser to prep it for the spring. Figure I'll buy that for the race car too! Most online boat supply shops sell the disks & wheels.

I'll look for the Dynazip

Cheers

joeg
12-23-2008, 03:19 PM
The Dynazip is great. Wurth makes the same type of tool as does Astro. Caution--the wire wheel consumables are not cheap.

ismaelae86
12-25-2008, 10:37 PM
quick question guys

gutting hood in its

legal or illegal??

Andy Bettencourt
12-26-2008, 12:19 AM
quick question guys

gutting hood in its

legal or illegal??

Do you have a rulebook?

http://www.scca.com/documents/Club%20Rules/09%20GCR/ITCS.pdf

If it doesn't say you can, you CAN'T.

dyoungre
04-18-2009, 09:45 PM
As the rules say, though,

Engine compartment insulation may be
removed.

Which would include the hood insulation. you cannot remove metal, though.

How's the project coming?

ismaelae86
04-20-2009, 11:35 PM
not good i got laid off so im looking for work at the moment so i can get back on the it and finish her up so far got ive bought my stainless piping and and mazda comp lava rock muffler to make a custom header and and header back..but havent had the money to send it out to get done...and thats pretty much where im at right now :(:shrug:

i got some tips on a design for my exhaust system from Mariah motorsports which run a ep 2nd gen rx7 :D