My new drag toy. 93 lx coupe carbed LS1/th400. (pics) by JRracing

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Well the rockers were loud cause they were beating the **** out of the valve covers. I hope it didn't hurt anything. I had to clearance the inside of the covers with a grinder. They still hit a little bit so I need to do it again tomorrow. This will be the 4th time I've had to do this. The motor sounds a lot better now.

I also got the oil leak's fixxed.

2-25-2009

I got a few things done over the last few weeks. I had to get a new throttle cable. The one I had was frayed and had been cut and installed wrong. We got a new lokar and measured it out then cut it to size. It took longer than I thought to do something like this, 2.5 hours by the time you figure it out and get it adjusted correctly.

I also looked over the front suspension, I greased the A frame bushings and check all the bolts. Then we looked over the front brakes. Both calipers need replaced. They stay hung up once I lift off the pedal. We checked the line to make sure one was not pinched or anything. So I'm going to replace them with reman sn95 dual piston calipers. They are also aluminum, so that's cool. I don't plan on buying the Fancy drag brakes yet!

I just got started on the console today. I cut some off of it and kept the part around the shifter and on up to the dash, around the radio and heater controls. I made a aluminum diamond plate panel to cover the heater control panel. That will be another place for switches to mount for the n2o next year. I am also going to make a plate to cover around the shifter to match. I'm also putting the pioneer CD player back in with two 6x9's in the rear deck. I want to have tunes for cruising. And for throwing in a metallica cd to get amped up before a run! LOL.

I got the new Auto Meter pro shift system installed. It seems like it is going to be a bad *** shift light. It is programmable for up to 4 gears and has a progressive **** mode the goes from yellow, orange to green when you shift. Instead of just turning one color to shift. It lets you know when it is coming up, pretty cool idea I think.

I got a stick of Jaz sfi roll bar padding and put it around any area were my melon comes in contact with the cage. And I got a new Jaz seat cover for the drivers seat. The car had one and the other was plain black. They did not match.

I got a new seat brace for the drivers seat. The one I made was in the center and was in the way of the shoulder belts. I also got grade 8 1/2" bolts for the shoulder belts.

I need to get some pics. I have been lazy about that, and the dam thing is in my desk drawer. But has dead batteries lol. I will get some up pretty soon.

2-26-2009

I got the headers out the other day to Prokote to get ceramic coated inside and out. They were starting to look pretty bad after running it several times now. It's amazing how fast they start to rust.

I worked on the console a little more today. I ended up cutting off more of it around the shifter, it just did not look as good as I thought.

3-8-2009

I got a few current pics today. We got the rear end all buttoned up and checked out. I cut a few brackets out from under the car. I got the seats/belts in. I have to get someone to tig the new seat brace to the cage and put the radio in it. Yes, I want a radio and two speakers.

I also got the eaders back from Prokote of Indy. The look great.

I pulled it out on the street and ripped up and down the road a few times. I'm glad I put it up quickly, the cops showed up after I parked it!

The motor pics.

3-12-2009

I worked on it for an hour or so tonight and got the fenders and front bumper on it.It looks like a car again! It looks soooooo good. It needs a few adjustments to be finished so I will get pics in a few days. The fenders will need painted. They look like **** next to the fresh bumper and hood.

3-13-2009

Finally! The pics everyone's been waiting to see, including me. It looks like a car again after a year and a half.

There is still a lot to be done in a short amount of time. To go racing lol.