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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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Well we are getting closer to having paint on the car -







Seam sealer was the last major hurdle to get through before painting the underside and interior

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Sprayed the edges today (no clear on when these were taken) - trunk tomorrow and the underside over the weekend





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A couple of shots of the drivetrain in the sub.







It's increadible to have this kind of steeing box/shaft clearance with this large a tube header.
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And on the other side



and just to show how well the ATS pan fits



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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 10:45 PM
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Firewall and jambs are now in color:

In the nice bright booth:





Unmasked and in the shop:




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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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As is the interior:







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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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And the underside:

Masked and ready for paint:





In the booth:



We used a thinned rock gaurd on the underside which is why there is some texture there. In person it is very subtle but in pictures it seems to catch the light and look more obvious than it is.


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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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And in the shop:

It really changes color depending on the light.


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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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Looks awesome man!!
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 12:04 AM
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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Awesome progress, I was drooling over your engine/subframe pics.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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While we are working on some details on the body I started plumbing the oil system on the LS7 over the weekend:

The remote oil filter


Oil cooler thermostat:


and the oil cooler itself:
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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Dry sump tank and breather:


Everything coming together:




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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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i need a better job
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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Unreal. Looks f'n awsome.
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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very very nice. wish i had the patience for that kind of detail because i love to do it. are you going to paint the intake? too much nice stuff under that hood imo not to.
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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Thanks for the compliments.

We are still working on a final intake solution. Hopefully something comes together over the next couple of months.
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