well Erik has made it to the shop ..
we got started removing the old engine



and a little cleaning



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cut the drivers fender



built a trey



and welded it in . And now I have enough room for the correct evap can




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Fancy!

 

makes the swap look and work as "factory" and this is the difference between me and the other "install shops" !
This is the best complement I get , "looks factory" , as well as my customers like it too


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new battery trey prepped



and installed



and also got the sliders ready for powder coat





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3.4L sittin' in it's new home




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I would like to suggest a "slacker cam" a shop cam we can watch in real time while you work. I would watch all day.

 

Dave, that is an excellent idea! But I doubt he'd want to give away a bunch of his trade secrets

 

Like we would buy from anyone else...pffft.

 

hahaha .. hmmm this has been suggested before !!
maybe I can get a TV deal with "spike "



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all done the engine install and time for some wiring
installed a smoothie cowl today as well




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got the full "custom " exhaust built , ALL in house
2.5" mandrel bent .

header pipe being built



and muffler



and all installed








cant wait to hear it



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and the wiring has begun





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What muffler did you use? Is it a Thrush welded muffler??

 

flowmaster 40 .. has a nice deep tone


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Looks a lot like the Thrush Welded muffler I used on mine. A friend used it on his 22R and it sounds great - has a nice deep throaty tone at idle and under load, but it isn't too loud when driving and isn't whiny at all. I would image that the FM40 is quite similar.

 

well sucks to be me !!
this engine turns out to have a slight "knock" at higher RPM .. runs like a champ , and noise not audible , but knock sensors don't lie !

so we are replacing the engine . Just when I thought it was out the door

replacement engine ordered


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engine swapped and now running like a champ .. Erik has decided he wanted us to do the door skins as well , before paint



off with the original skin !!



looks like we got to it just in time ! (both doors were about the same condition)
cleaned up the inside and laid down some POR15 ..



POR should be ready for me to proceed tomorrow AM ... and so I got the skin all prepped and ready to EPOXY tomorrow as well




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epoxy all cured , so time to mount them





test fit , and now I can "adjust" the body lines
So with a compass , I can draw the perfect gap







job all done and ready for paint




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Super nice man. I'm so glad there is someone like you that gives us east coasters some hope of holding onto our old yotas