fairmont 5 update time again

c6 z06 dyno tonight

my buddy cut down a truck pan for me and we welded the pickup tube with my mig!

pics of the cut pan and actually the difference between em!

mig welded pickup tube and some shots of my rear wheel with a better camera

8.8 rear installed and some other fun

boxed the control arms, new welder is awesome, 8.8 installed with help from Corey O'Brien and test fitted a wheel, getting some used 255/60/15s mounted this week to drop it on the ground, i have to replace all the brake lines, none of the bitches survived lol, better get a newer disk brake master cylinder while im at it. pretty exciting!

2500 turbo compilation

some of the best from the turbo 2500 all in one place

my crew chief installed the pac1218 valvesprings today

frame rails and gas tank etc

cut out the stock frame rail and installed a mini one! this allows more room around the turbo to do oil drains and fittings and charge piping etc! also might make it look cleaner? who knows..

also pulled the gas tank, and sprayed all the bolts for the rear in preparations to remove it.

removed the driveshaft and exhaust, whats left of them, and about 30lbs of mud, rust and unknown materials from the wheel wells, underside and bumper lol

mock up photos

just seeing how it all fits, better quality pics

my buddy mike cut down my truck pan for me today, and i wanted to show it off, and also toss in mikes quotes on his process

"Lots of questions so....
Cut level with filter
Add 1/8" plate
Use roloc disks to take oxidation off casting, continue with 2+2 and a stainless wire brush
Preheat whole thing with torch (leaches oil out of casting) wipe with 2+ 2
Repeat as necessary
Weld using 4043 and have fun with the porous housing and oil impregnation"

test fitting motor, turbo kit, turbo and more

threw in a bunch today, test fitted nearly everything, measuring how much needs to get cut out of the oil pan, and more. some nice pics of how the hotside fits in the car also.

adjusting the coil overs, plasma the fenders

my girlfriend said there was entirely too much metal in the fender well, so she sliced it out, then i painted the engine bay up also, a shot of my hodge podge bottom end.
ride height... steering rack fix and checking my cam with a degree wheel