87GN Last Time Under the Knife,FL

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 Me under WOT, the factory boost gauge line slid off. The XFI saved the motor but it did cause radiator fluid damage. The car has no water in the oil,but looses all the water in 20 minutes of drive time. My guess it's out the exhaust or i have sleeve cylinder malfunction. So...... Being it's time for frame off paint job (with extra's) The motor's coming out an car goes to Paint an Body. My current plan is to turn it into a GNX Cosmetically,Have Super Car type drive train (stable to 200mph),Retain the stock interior. Currently the car makes over 700hp ,an pulls serious corner G's but has the original paint an frame bushings.All the bumper fillers,flares an hood are un painted fiberglass still,all the a-arms front back upper an lower are BMR's,Aerospace Prostreet disk all around,bilisteins,custom rate springs,Falken auto-cross meats, 295/40 18's in the bcak 255/40's 18's up front.Currie 9" with 3:20 gears with bullet proff 200r4 non-lock-up,Motor has gt-71 percision turbo,72psi injectors,single alky kit,218 roller cam 1:65 rockers with iron GN1r's,RJC front mount Photo's of it cleaned up ,an Flatbedded to the shop,(12-20-11)

 

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1-6-12,Disassembly has begun!!
 

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1-12-12,Motors Done!! Brought it to the Shop today. Central Florida Machine & Speed built it (407) 877-2800 ,794 Business Park Blvd. Winter Garden FL,34787 (I cracked the sleve,Was water in oil,Went with brand new 109 block an transfured everything over)109,Billet mains,Stroker,GN1 heads,72inj,GT-71 turbo,70mm Throttle Body,all port an polished

Cars in the process of being straightened.. ..

 
 

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1-20-12. Drivers Side is ready for paint,Passenger's still in smoothing phase. The A-Pillers have cracks!!! We'er welding an leading them back in. I'm adding the GNX rear seat brace to stop future cracking
 
 

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1-27-12,Both sides about ready for epoxy primmer,Drivers side's ready!!...Now in the process of fixing the A-Pillars ,Both sides need work,passenger-side front wasn't even welded fully from the Factory!! Dash caps mounted an painted an upper speaker cover pannel ,we'er mini tubing the front for tire clearence  8^)

 

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2-3-12, Both sides the car now in black epoxy primmer,the 4 a-pillar roof cracks,welded,leaded an filled.this is a Driver an i'll have the largest front tires an second from the largest rears in the back 295's now ,but 315's will fit..8^)..Next the roof being done then we start the frame mod's,(re-enforcement,bushings,possiably 8 point cage)
 
 

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2-10-12 , Fenders are tire clearanced,"Real" Fiberglass GNX louvers an tunnels go in next,Dash is going in along with all the wiring,Everything is in Black Epoxy primmer except the bumpers an cars roof,Which by next week all's done an ready for Paint.
 
 

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Presidents days update! 2-20-12
 I went up to pay on my car some more an totally forgot the banks are closed today!!..lol..opps,so i went up an got pics anyway..Everyt hing is now in black epoxy primmer less the GNX flares, The new body bushings are about to go in , the re-enforced braces added, I'm going back up to the shop this Friday,more pics then..
 

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Friday March 23 2012 Update!!!...Poly frame bushings are in!..It did rasie the body "One Inch", Rear lower control arm braces welded in along with a UMI bar brace to the uppers...Coupl e pieces are shot in Paint!!! (Gun finish still,Rad. Core is in Satin)..Firewall's next then Car an the jams. After that Motor goes in!!
 
 

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3-26-12 , 260 hours in the build an the Car has Paint!!
 
 

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4-4-12, The cars in polishing phase,hood an trunk are still waiting to be sprayed. Tomorrow the motor an trans go together,I'm going back up there to help. Here's the car now. Nice an Shiney!!
 
 

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4-5-12 (next day) Well....We'er going to attach the trans. to the motor an drop it in but I decided to Ceramic Jet Coat alot of pieces..Jet coating the intake,valve covers,headers (again), cross pipe an down pipe lastly the turbo shield. cleaning up an blacking out again steel vacuum lines an fuel rail an the other steel tube braces .Bought differant steel heater line with no TB outlets..The trans. is getting painted too.(its bulletproof 200r4,no trans brake,non-lockup with art carr 3500 10")
 
 

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4-5-12,Now the hood's in prep for paint as well as the trunk. I'm going back to the shop Monday..(we added red iron I-beams to streghten the roof...lol April Fools)
 
 

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4-16-12 Motor pieces are back!! little more shiny then i was expecting i'm not a chrome guy,but sure will be easy to clean..heh. When i pop my hood it will be like "Bling!!!" till it dulls, Fenders now have paint an will get polished next. The GNX flares,Grill an all the little trim pieces are in paint. Wheel wells are modified an painted,Assembely continues....
 
 

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4-20-12 , The interior's back in !! The 16 gauge plate's welded in behind the rear seats.One piece twin gauge a-piller monuted .The quarter glass windows are in. Now there's issues...The dash cap won't allow the gauge face cover to snap in!!, I'm also not pleased with the looks,So..most likely it's all coming back out again. Want a pain in the arse but i want the interior Factory New again in fit ,colors an feel. Still waiting on parts ordered then the motor an trans go in..