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Then we made up a tube to put the wastegate where we wanted it... And started on the exhaust pipe for the wastegate...

Oh boy, some new goodies showed up in the garage yesterday! New header... Got it installed on the mock up motor... Hmmmm what to do with that flange??????? How about this?

We also got some parts in to make up a kafer bar in the rear.

We got some pre-easter work in on Matt's car yesterday. We built an e-brake mount that could also serve as a boat anchor if needed. Atleast until it is welded to the tunnel that is!

pedestal for gauges complete:

did some welding... and some grinding... sat back and enjoyed...

got some welding done on a few spots on the door jams, got the center console finish welded. And then, we got looking at the car and found some parts on the car that were still stock, and that wasn't gonna work, so... boring... trimmed off some fat... drilled some holes... added some...

Got the bottom of the other door sectioned. Got both of the big holes in the tunnel all filled in and looking good. More to come tomorrow!!!

Well we had another great day out in the garage today! Got the center console actually mounted instead of just perched on top of the tunnel. Used the shrinker / stretcher again. Got one of the suicide door dead bolts installed

And a quick video showing how nice it latches...

Well , we worked on his car all day Sunday. We basically spent a good 10 hours fitting the passenger side door. The previous shop put the new heater channel in a bit too high and they hacked off all of the rear lip on the door to clear the body. We also had a bit of an interference issue between...

Looks good... walking out the door to ship your parts. I'll send ya the tracking as soon as I get back.

We got the hood completely reinforced with round tubing and it is stiff as can be now. We made an attempt to use a pair of struts to hold the hood open, but they were way too powerful, so instead we went with a simple but effective prop rod. And most importantly, we finally came up with a way to...

Tub Access door: This will house my battery, fuse block, etc...

With the new engine, it was decided that we needed to get a few more gauges in the car to keep track of the monster motor. Like all the other modifications with this car, we didn't want to just slap the gauges into the dash or use some mounting hardare that looked like it came from the local...

Headlights mounted and hood opening finished. started a little filler work but no pics yet. I ma trying to ID the headlight buckets btw if anyone has a clue. When I bought them I was told mid 40's International, but the best match I could find is "38 commercial international", but its still...

nothing too e4xciting to show. a lot of odds and ends finished. and the tub started. the tub will have an access panel to house my battery, fuse block, etc. little work on the hood and doors and the sheet metal work is done!

hood is swinging finally. really coming together now!