I have being powder coating some valve covers I had kicking around, though it would be a good way to display the few colors I have in stock and encourage a few people to have theres done:
Colors (From bottom to top of above picture):
-Starlight Black (2 coats).
-High Gloss Red(2 coats).
-Mirror Black (2 coats).
-Zinc primer (2 coats), Silver (1 coat), Candy Blue (2 coats), High durable clear (1 coat).
-Zinc primer (2 coats), Silver (1 coat), Candy Red with Red Metal Flakes Added (2 coats), High durable clear (1 coat).
-Zinc primer (2 coats), Silver (3 coats), High durable clear (1 coat).
-Zinc primer (2 coats), Silver (1 coat), Translucent gold (2 coats) High durable clear (1 coat).
Close up of Starlight Black:
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-- My winter car, 1989 626 LX Automatic, Being converted to an Intercooled turbo charged 2.2l with N/A tuned pistons and twice shaved head, 5speed GT transmission, centerforce stage 1 clutch.
The car at present:
This car will be done up the best I can with no budget, aside from a head gasket and handbrake cables everything else I have or will make:
The first step, the suspension:
-Monro struts and GT coil springs.
-Front and rear Strut tower bars.
-91 MX6 GT trailing axle Bar.
-Custom double front and rear sway bars:
-(will find wheel spacers and lug nuts).
The Port&Polished head, Subi legacy turbo, ported manifold stock manifold and Centerforce stage 1 clutch:
Powder Coated valve cover:
Rear Sway Bar:
Front Sway Bar:
Both Sway Bars:
Sway bars, Powder coated. I had to coat them in something, they where bare metal and would of rusted, paint wouldn't hold up to well, so I powder coated them one half at a time, with some new colors I got.
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2007, november project:
A white 91 DX that came from the junk yard, the owner tried to turbo charge it and I guess gave up, apparently he took the turbo off to put on his Miata.
The car came with a GT block trani, mounts and shifter assembly, CV,s. the head I assume is from an N/A tune cause the original intake many and injector rail was non turbo and so was everything else.
After I swapped the intake manifold and engine harnesses:
The next step was to Port and Polish the exhaust manifold (with the head on the car:
Before left/ During right:
After:
Next to tackle the dirty intake manifold:
the tools of destruction:
the intake and fuel rail cleaned:
Selecting a turbo, found a dew duds and finally a good center section in our pile of turbo's.
Some parts:
After cleaning and Powder coating:
Some parts for powder coating and installed:
Turbo installed and 91 rear housing removed:
88GT rear housing installed:
The intercooler that was on the car was a bit mangled, cleaned another up:
Cleaned some intercooler pipes..:
Cleaned an air flow meter and put in a new air filter and spark plugs:
The left head light was no good and the bumper was gutted and the support was mangled, they where both changed, engine bay complete:
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JANUARY 2008
1993 FORD PROBE GT 5SPEED.
It's 1/2 kitted with rockers and door work.
The engine runs great, the transmission shifts very nicely.
Everything on the car is tight and serviced.
Unfortunately the paint jobs has allot of orange peel and chips, the kit has a few cracks.
The stereo harness was mangled, the seats were destroyed to fit aftermarkets that where sold without the car.
The drivers door skin is falling apart and some of the center console and trunk molding are busted .
(fortunately we just sent an auto gt 93 probe with the same color interior to the junk yard and it has everything we need.)
The good stuff:
The car has no rust or holes in it,
It has cross drilled and slotted rotors all around,
It has pace setter shorty header and full performance exhaust including high flow cat,
It has good aftermarket speakers.
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Project Update page: FOR SUMMER OF 2006
SOLD (Black 88 gt :)
This cars is in great shape (rust wise) it comes from Texas, unfortunately it was also built there. It has many of the electronic problems found in the 90-91 models built in noth America. Also its bein in a couple of accidents (rear quarter and rad support) luckily the frame is still straight.
After It passes safety and I change the wireing harnesses, we will corect the shotty body work, paint it,drop in a strong block, port and polished head, T-Bird turbo w/ ported many, adcco sway bars, Probinator chip, turbosmart veeport type 2 BoV,
Front strut tower bar, manual boost controler, manual rack & pinion, Ac removed already, boost gauge, cold air intake (custom relocation).
Futur aditions:
-Suspention Techniques lowering springs
-new stuts
-Larken Lsd diff
-Wheel Spacers w/longer studs
-Oversized CV's w/hubbs
-Good tires
-Full exaust Swap
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UPDATE:
This car was sold and replaced with a white 89 gt in better shape:
(SOLD)
First update: A new heads ready
The Engine going in this car will be used in the red car for the next couple months, while the block and manifold .... are being built.:
UPDATE:
The white 89 GT is put asside and being saved for Rob AKA lazy guy in chair pictured at bottom of page.
First update, a powder coated valve cover:
the brakes are being powder coated now.
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2- My RED 88 MX6 GT: Making most progress, moved to page 1.
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3-Robs 88 MX6 gt:
Update- The point achieved took two days, he never touched the car since, It doubles as a table/ tv stand/ storage.
The white 89 GT I baught this summer will be sold to him (at cost)and all his parts will go on that.
-It has Brembo brakes
-KyB struts
-Eibach srpings
-Front strut tower bar
-New lower contol arms
-Zombie Chip
-Port & polished Head
-Turbo smart BOV
-Cold air intake
-Boost controler
-Manual Rack & pinion
-Stage one clutch w/ turned flywheel
-Pacesetter short shift
UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR ALSO HAS A ROTTEN RAD SUPPORT FROM SITTING SINCE EARLY SUMMER 2005 AFTER BLOWING THE OIL PUM AT THE RACE TRACK AND FRYING THE BLOCK,
So it needs some body work and an egine swap.
CRIME IN PROGRESS :
Well the rust and rot has discouraged him, asside from the fact hes useless:
Or does useless things:
(88 626 gt parts car)
I painted flames on It while I was bored one day, aside from that the car hasent bein touched, And I'm not doing his work again .
Fixed it for him:
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4- Scotts B2200 F2T Project:
Update- NOW Mine, No progress made.
Take this truck:
Drop in a F2t block, with corectly gauged clutch, boost controler, chip, BOV, Intercooler and exaust.
-Engine is out and the donor car is paid for.
-Dash is also out
