It's ALIVE!
Watchout everyone, the bar has been raised...

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Indy Northstar-Stretch ~ LT1-NOS Roadster

I hope you are ready to drive this thing. Please don't kill your self. Save that for the other cars on the road.

Troy, you should have an email from me from yesterday.

Been mostly working on trying to button things up on the body.

We slid the rear clip back & intstalled the rear reflectors (after we refurbed the reflectors). Hopefully we've remounted the rear clip for the last time.

this is a nice shot of the reflectors & the paint....



Got the front clip off & working on remounting all of the wiring harnesses & finishing off the A/C plumbing.





I thought you'd like to see all the plumbing & wiring that's under the orange right side engine compartment cover.



While we have the front clip off, we painted some of the areas behind the grill & other openings satin Black so they'll look good when it's put together.





We're working on mounting the front lights & grills.....







Soon we'll be ready to mount the front clip for the last time. We'll do that as soon as we get the hood back from paint.





Archie

Thanks for the Update Archie. I got the Emails, I think

omg, hearing that car run makes me horny...hahahaha... and ...just wow. i love the whole car!

Nice professional paint job Mark.

atleast during the winter you dont have to worry as much about bugs flying into the paint.

looks great.

matthew

Troy when do you plan to debut it ?

Simply stunning.

Can I come work for you Archie? I can get a job and my pilgrimage outta the way all in one step!

quote Originally posted by Archie:

What lights are these? I may have missed it in an earlier discussion, and if so, I'm sorry. They look insanely slick under there. They remind of the R8 lights.
Looking really good Archie! Keep it up!

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Journal of a concept: http://southeastfieros.com >>> Build Thread >>> Parts thread (for project funding)

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It is a common mod for VW's I believe it is available in some forms in both audi's and vw models.

quote Soon we'll be ready to mount the front clip for the last time. We'll do that as soon as we get the hood back from paint.

Somehow, I don't think that is true...

Love the work Archie (and crew). Awesome job.

Bob

We got quite a bit done today.

Put the nose back on the car today. It's bolted down lightly so we can adjust it when the hood is here.



Installed the grills in the nose....



Fitted the front plate to see what it'll look like. YUCK!!!!!! Only left it on for one picture.



Then we tested some of the lighting. (Troy, we gotta talk about which lights you want on & when so we can set it up the way you want)









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Sweet!

We got the left side engine compartment cover installed.





The hole is elliptical because the 4" CAI pipe will be going thru it at an angle.



WE painted the air box in the front cowl area black & covered the orange overspray.



Then we put on the cover....



And we hooked up the Shifter linkage & adjusted it.





We did a few other things that I didn't get pics of.

We have to finish mounting the vent can for the Dry Sump oil tank. Then we can mount up the CAI.

Archie

HOLY CRAP !!



WOW !! That is definatly the money shot.

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quote Originally posted by Archie: The hole is elliptical because the 4" CAI pipe will be going thru it at an angle. Archie

Great job Archie and the Crew.... in Proving them wrong.

quote Originally posted by Tusch: It is a common mod for VW's I believe it is available in some forms in both audi's and vw models.

So, is it a secret? Or can someone point me in the direction of proper reading material please? Maybe a name, or a supplier? Thanks.

quote Originally posted by fieroboom: So, is it a secret? Or can someone point me in the direction of proper reading material please? Maybe a name, or a supplier? Thanks.

I don't really know exactly. Troy just sends stuff & says make it look good & we do.

Archie

quote Originally posted by fieroboom: So, is it a secret? Or can someone point me in the direction of proper reading material please? Maybe a name, or a supplier? Thanks.

http://www.ecstuning.com/st...ing&subcategory=Fogs

quote Originally posted by troyboy: http://www.ecstuning.com/st...ing&subcategory=Fogs

Awesome, thank you so much!

Man that's looking amazing coming together.. nice vision troy.

quote Originally posted by InTheLead: Man that's looking amazing coming together.. nice vision troy.

I'm sure Troy will agree when I say this, but I've seen a couple of times throughout the course of this build, where Troy has asked for and taken suggestions from other members. It is definitely Troy's car and his dream and more than just myself are extremely envious. But I also believe that the members of this board who have followed, religiously, the progress of this build and spilled many gallons of drool into their keyboards as a result, deserve a round of applause as well for their part in helping with suggestions and encouragement, as Troy and Archie created this phenomenal pièce de résistance.

quote Originally posted by Brocephus: I'm sure Troy will agree when I say this, but I've seen a couple of times throughout the course of this build, where Troy has asked for and taken suggestions from other members. It is definitely Troy's car and his dream and more than just myself are extremely envious. But I also believe that the members of this board who have followed, religiously, the progress of this build and spilled many gallons of drool into their keyboards as a result, deserve a round of applause as well for their part in helping with suggestions and encouragement, as Troy and Archie created this phenomenal pièce de résistance.

Well then let's vision this........

Aside from installing the strut tower brace, this is what the finished engine compartment will look like.

I just wish there was some sun, because this should just glow like a jewel box in the sunlight.















Archie

A perfect mixture of "over-the-top" and "minimalism". Over the top with 500+ horses but minimalstic in that there's no tangled web of vaccum lines, wiring harness, and all the other crap that can make even the neatest of engine bays looks too busy.

Beautiful.

bet that will blow away a Enzo and of course a Z06

quote Originally posted by Erik: bet that will blow away a Enzo and of course a Z06

"Enzo? Z06? What Z06? Oh, those two little tiny lights in my rear view mirror? Is that what that is? Hm. Interesting. Oh well."

Beautiful Troy, absolutely beautiful. Archie & his boys got skillz.

have To say that looks sharp. good work. what is that round thing with the braided line going to it( to the left of engine last pic) . a fuel preasure reg.?

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http://www.acxunlimited.com/ls1swap.htm

quote Originally posted by Archie:

Wow! Just make sure you don't open that hood on a sunny day without good sun glasses!

quote Originally posted by LS1swap: have To say that looks sharp. good work. what is that round thing with the braided line going to it( to the left of engine last pic) . a fuel preasure reg.?

That's the vent can for the Dry Sump oil tank.

Archie

Slightly OT, but I'm curious as to why Archie doesn't have a link to his website on PFF? I mean, the two are so closely intertwined as to be one entity. I mean, it's easy to google "Archie V8" and click the link, but it'd be nice to see a link to the website on here. Archie's build threads bring a lot of people here....

Archie, I think this car is the iceing on the cake for all your years of work on the Fieros.
I can't wait to see what you guys come up with to top this one.
Troy, my hat is off to you sir! I hope one day to see this car in person.

I must add a special thanks to Firefox for doing a great job on the paint that gives the chrome the pop.

P.S You gave birth to it,



now Archie put it to work...

Doesn't chrome retain heat ?

Archie, where did you get the honeycomb material for the nose?

Cas


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quote Originally posted by Robert 2: Doesn't chrome retain heat ?

If chrome makes your car or trans over heat then you have bigger problems to fix.

This guy claims he has no problems with heat

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quote Originally posted by troyboy: If chrome makes your car or trans over heat then you have bigger problems to fix. This guy claims he has no problems with heat

to the floor show into the trailer and vice versa , i hope he doesn't .
And don't know if you noticed the ? (question mark) at the end of my sentence ?

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