Cleaning up my galant and installing a new trans and clutch

So my friend and I started tearing into my car to clean it up a bit and put the new clutch and trans in. I have been taking some progress pics and what not so here they are.

Before

Started to stip off the bumper and headlights

Liquid motivation

Took off the IC pipes to make them pretty. Also the manifold and valve cover too

Making black headlight housings (SICK)

Eddie in the pit taking off the T-Case and some other crap

New stuff. Fidanza 3.2 clutch with a new surface plate for the flywheel

I will be posting more as more gets done. Proabably going to put a new turbo set-up on too while its apart.

 

Looks good. And I really like the garage. Was the pit put in when the garage was built or is that something you guys cut the floor and made? How deep is it by the way?

 

The pit was put in when the garage was built. It is probably about 3ft deep or so. It is my brother in laws garage. Its a heated big 3 bay garage and he rents me a spot for $40/month. I realy cant beat it. It also has a nice size compressor with a hose real next to my bay, sand blaster, direct TV, nice stereo, and a fridge filled with beer.

 

[mistaVR4]

That's awesome man! I definitely need to get a "pit" type garage at some point! Everything is looking real good man! For being the stock headlights, that blacked out reflector is really good lookin! Keep it up bro /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif !

 

Thanks, I figured since I have an extra set of headlights laying around, to just give it a shot. Just hope that they still have enough light to see at night. I guess we will see.

 

Worked on the car for a little bit tonight. Just pulled the manifold,hotside,and 02 housing.

 

[324vr4]

those are nice welds!

 

lol, I dont know who did them?

 

[381gvr4]

Good stuff.... more work = more pics /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

Should be getting most of the car back together this weekend

 

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fram !

 

[thecman02]

LOL I saw that coming ^^^.

 

Nice work so far!! Best of luck with the results!!!

 

Worked on it again for a little last night, got the flywheel plate on and installed the flywheel and clutch.

 

[bazeng]

Looks like you are having fun!!

How does the pit work? Do you have stairs leading into it or do you have to slide under the car and then crawl into the pit?

I was considering a hoise for my garage, but a pit might work!

Does you exhaust sit like it does in that picture in the top post?

Keep up the good work!

 

The pit has stairs in the back

The exaust does sit really low but actually rarely ever scrapes due to the stiff suspension. Evo VIII struts with TEIN springs that I bought from Garfield Wright.

 

transfer case is now on and the suspension is all blolted up. Picked up the new turbo from Drew today and am in the process of cleaning it all up and bolting it all on.

 

Got some more stuff done tonight like, started to port the 02 housing, valve cover back on, cam anlge sensor is back on, spark plug wires are on, and throttle body elbow is on. Also welded the wastegate flapper shut