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I actually wondered that with that chrome strip as well.

So you may or may not know about the Virtue Z I am building, but I found another clean one locally that I am really considering picking up and leaving stock. I think it is a great car at 3k, but do you think it would be worth it? http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=0&nid=443&tab=list/view&ad=2356885 He claims it is pretty rust free, but that being said he also told me he cut out the floor pan and welding in a replacement. Also that rear wing looks like it may be from a Mustang or something? The other change is that he went through the 4 speed transmission and replaced it with a 5 speed. I'm not sure what vehicle that transmission is from?

Well thank you! I clear coated it today in fact! I also started prepping the motor to go in, but have to hang ups; 1) I can't for the life of me get the oem oil pan off, and 2) The motor mount on the driver side is under the turbo so I will have to remove all of that to take the mount off and change it. I

Yeah to me it is one step at a time. Just make sure you aren't missing steps in between that will make u go backwards!

^well you can't love a team and not give them any street taggin' credit at all! Come on then! Plus its like 2 inches haha. As for the IC piping, not sure yet. I want to get it all situated in the bay so I can start measuring and deciding. Did you do yours already?

The r35 gtr gunmetal. I'm painting the whole car that color.

Ok I cleaned it up...

Well I finished the hood this evening for the most part. There are a few details to attend to, but you get the picture. I know it's not the classiest thing to most people, but I wanted crazy something on the car and this hides it all pretty well. Also the edges will be cleaned up when the car is repainted.

Thanks, This sat or next I should have a good idea about the fitment of your pan yeah I procrastinated. I got as far as the gasket and stopped opening the box

Ok, Sprayed it! no runs, no bubbles, seems to look really good! (which doesn't even matter, its an engine bay! I think that the color is perfect and will be perfect for the exterior as well. I just wanted the bay to match before I pulled the motor. This means the next thing to do is mount the motor up! Maybe even Saturday could be that day?

Well I was talking to a friend on my way home today and kinda got excited to do some work on my car. The only issue was getting done before the sun went away. Anyway, I got home and found something horrible, my hood had tipped over onto my passenger fender flare and cracked the flare! I definitely don't think I'm ready for kids as they say this is the daily chaos you deal with. I suppose it's not horrible, but to me it is. I will probably wait till i finish the car and get the body painted before I replace that fender. Anyways, after crying for about 10 minutes over the fender it was time to work. I scrubbed, sanded, and primered the engine bay. Now this weekend, or maybe as early as wednesday, I can finally spray the engine bay and get ready for the motor to go in! This is my 3rd engine bay to paint, so I basically taped and went to work! Looks to have applied very evenly so I hope the paint does the same! I am pretty happy with the result so far. It is nice because with an engine bay most of it isn't even visible, but I am still pretty picky about stuff like this. If the orginal car color wasnt silver, I would pull the fenders and paint in behind them as well, but it is already silver/ metalic so I wont hassle with it.

Unfortunately no updates yet. seems to snow every day i have to work on it. Also I just got a new post grad job and have been in the process of buying a house (i should sign a contract tonight) so my mind has been elsewhere. Once the house stuff is done I should be able to dive back in! I think I am going to paint the engine bay this weekend so that I can drop in the motor.

I choose not to read all 8 pages, but looks to be a great find and project!

My last ae never ran so I just sold it. When the car wont run, you just kinda dont value the project so I've got to get through this stage quick.

Thanks! I just hope to get it running quickly so I don't lose interest!

^THANKS I still dont have the motor along as far as yours! you going to be done by april? Thought I would show actual fitment with the rivets done up:

Best of jdm in Canada. Seems to be in great shape and everyone who has seen it has said the same, but it's not in, and I haven't tried firing it up, so maybe it's still bad who knows?

All carbon has clear on it. Just depends who did it which is why you have to redo it at times.

yeah I keep it in that shed thing all the time. Especially since it isnt running. As for care, you can usually do a wet sand, but I think most carbon fiber needs a new coat of clear every other year or so. Not too expensive to have it done either. I think all carbon is that way when you dont just paint over it.

^I am just using aluminum rivets on the fender flares. they seem to fit flush, though the rivets are extremely easy to remove if I need to redo anything. The rear spoiler just has two bolt points. I just put a piece of tape on the bottom of the spoiler with a dot colored in on top of the mounting hole. Then I placed the wing on the car so that the tape would stick to the car and show me exactly where to drill I then measured it to make sure it was true before cutting. Worked like a charm, but I have noticed these wings seem to have a good amount of gap on the edges (probably for opening and closing the hatch). I think that pieces like that wing should have a thin gasket due to the movement of that hatch etc.

ok well I just man'd up and started cutting. I was a little apprehensive, but I think it cut out just fine. Also it doesn't have to be perfect as the actual line is formed by the fender flare not the grinder cut. I just used a wheel cutter? I call it a grinding wheel. Anyways, I mounted the wing, cut the front two fenders, and am taking a break while the etching primer dries before I rivet on the flares. Also I took the wire brush to the corrosion in the battery area. Everything came right off. Before: After:

Big Thanks to Pat1 for building my pan from scratch! Pick up fitment A little more construction Baffles and windage tray And all finished Big thanks to Pat1 on Hybridz, This really saved the day!

Looking good! Got me all excited! I have a project now for this week!

Well they price matched for me and shipped it to my house for the price the other companies wanted with shipping to a business. Really easy to work with.

YoU should get one where I did, seems great so far.