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> CptTripps' Restoration 2 - The Grey Matter Build, Back in Doug’s garage
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post Nov 14 2013, 10:48 AM
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post Nov 14 2013, 05:14 PM
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Looking forward to more of your build!
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post Nov 15 2013, 06:11 PM
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So...we've got the motor torn apart and starting to get it back in shape.

Heads looked great. They're off being cleaned and bead blasted. New guides and seals is a they need.

The pistons look a little crusty, and there's a little gauging by the skirts. Perfect opportunity to have it boated out .5mm and replace the pistons. I'm going to leave the rods alone. They're just fine. I'm not sure a set of forged rods are going to do a lot for me.

Picked up Wiseco K588M925 Pistons


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post Nov 15 2013, 07:10 PM
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post Nov 16 2013, 12:45 AM
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Turns out I needed new bearings too. So...we're just going to do it all. Why not. I'm going to have a "built" motor, and the end result (according to my builder) should be north of 380fpt at the wheels. I got a set of PPG 1-3rd gear and a cryo'd Trans center shaft for a song, so I'll be able to push north of 600hp if I so desire down the road.

This is a never ending hole at this point, but I'm quickly running out of things to replace, and he's going to start building it all back up next week, and I'll have the whole motor/Trans completed in about 3 weeks.

At that point, I'll fit it in the car. Since I'll need to cut out some of the trunk for the Turbo and Starter, I want t do that before I have the car soda blasted and the body work started.
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post Nov 16 2013, 11:56 PM
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Turns out I needed new bearings too. So...we're just going to do it all. Why not. I'm going to have a "built" motor, and the end result (according to my builder) should be north of 380fpt at the wheels. I got a set of PPG 1-3rd gear and a cryo'd Trans center shaft for a song, so I'll be able to push north of 600hp if I so desire down the road.

This is a never ending hole at this point, but I'm quickly running out of things to replace, and he's going to start building it all back up next week, and I'll have the whole motor/Trans completed in about 3 weeks.

At that point, I'll fit it in the car. Since I'll need to cut out some of the trunk for the Turbo and Starter, I want t do that before I have the car soda blasted and the body work started.

Hi, new here and saw your earlier post regarding the pontiac mirrors. Are they close to fitting the body lines? And do you use a gasket between the mirror and body? Thank you Dave
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post Nov 17 2013, 09:26 AM
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Hi, new here and saw your earlier post regarding the pontiac mirrors. Are they close to fitting the body lines? And do you use a gasket between the mirror and body? Thank you Dave


Not sure yet. It's going to take some modification...that's for sure. I'll end up making a gasket of some kind once I know what the end contour looks like.

Placement of the Pontiac Solstace mirrors is also going to be different. They're a lot taller, so the stock position is hard to see. I may end up 6" forward from the stock holes.
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post Nov 28 2013, 05:13 PM
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Not a ton of progress. Waiting on the motor to come back from the machine ship before we start rebuilding it. Also having the headers and up-pipe ceramic coated while the frame I bought from Ian is being powder-coated.

Getting close to build time. Just need to get the engine here and fitted so I can cut everything out that needs to be cut, and get the body off to the shop for the work to be done.

In the meantime, I also got all new gauges that I'm going to try and put into the VDO housings, with some new white (or silver?) dials in having made.
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post Nov 29 2013, 09:23 AM
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Got the block back from the machine shop...and all the purdy new parts layed out. Time to start putting the motor back together!


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post Dec 6 2013, 01:16 PM
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Got the equal-length headers ceramic coated, and had the awesome engine/Trans mount from Ian at ColdWater914.com powder coated to match the Boxster brake calipers. I'm also going to have them do a few more pieces for me in green and polish the aluminum on the air intake. This is starting to come together quickly. I should have the engine built in the next week or so.


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post Dec 6 2013, 01:38 PM
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Love the "awesome engine/Trans mount from Ian at ColdWater914.com" can't wait until the day comes that I can order one! LOL.
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post Dec 9 2013, 06:34 AM
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Got to work in the garage yesterday. After the seats came out, I started poking around under the tar. There a bit of rust, but nothing that's perforated and at this point, it's not worth replacing the entire floor.

So...I started scraping. Heat-Gun + Paint scraper = blisters & cheap therapy.



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post Dec 9 2013, 06:37 AM
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I'm going to finish up after work today and scrub it all out to see what I'm working with.

Also soda-blasted the throttle-body. Cleaned up real nice.


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post Dec 9 2013, 07:02 AM
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post Dec 9 2013, 08:45 AM
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Damn. That's hot...and pretty much exactly what my Subie engine will look like when it's done.
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post Dec 10 2013, 10:16 PM
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Love the color you put on your cradle.
Got most of my silicon tubing, blow off valve and new radiator today. More fun this weekend.
Met a great guy down here who does really nice fab work.
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post Dec 13 2013, 10:00 AM
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Bailed on the idea of re-making my own gauge faces, and ordered a custom set from New Vintage USA. One of them is custom, and the tach needs to be made from a different casting so it'll be larger, but I think this is going to look bad-ass.

Now I need to find some switches from an airplane so I can complete the look for lights, hazards, and the heater and defrost. It'll be cool as hell to have this look more like a cockpit.


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post Dec 13 2013, 11:23 AM
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post Dec 15 2013, 04:09 PM
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Got the whole front end torn out today. I have a fairly funny group of "DAPO" pics. This is the one that pisses me off though. No way I could have known until the radiator and '75 bumper brackets were removed.

Looks like it got hit on the pass-front enough to knock it in about 1/2". Not sure how I'm going to fix this, but I'll tackle it after I get everything else yanked. Any suggestions on how to push this back out? BAH?


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post Dec 15 2013, 10:03 PM
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Did it get wacked to fit the radiator in? It almost looks like you could use a puller and straighten that out.


Looking good!
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