SCCA ITS 2nd Gen build

[ismaelae86]

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

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the shell

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and removing the sound deadening






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

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and here is my friend johnny chipping the tar off and i think he is having fun

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and heres a few more pics of the new car with my S5 taillights on





ill post some pics tomorrow of the progress

[BruceG]

Thank God for young future racers with strong backs and stamina!!

Nice work, guys

BruceG

[seckerich]

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]

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]

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]

Go get 'em dude. You want to come out to NJ and chip tar off my 968? I'll provide unlimited beer :-)

[joeg]

Wow...a rust-free donor!!

[ismaelae86]

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

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]

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]

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]

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




we got the trans in

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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

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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)



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]

heres a few more pics of it parked out side my house

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and i wanna thank Lucky 7 for letting me swap everything over at there shop




LOL! i love that sticker

i will keep u guys updated

[ismaelae86]

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