1979 Fairmont Drag radial/x275 project - "The Cream Dream V2.0" by tirefryin_s10 & bmxarmy

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Ya, ya ,ya while Nolan is getting a much diserved vacation I am stuck in a winter wonderland. It snowed a LOT here overnight but that never stops us!

My wonderful girlfriend came and helped me so I would not have to do this alone .... she will be the lucky pilot of the original creamer come next season as well

We spent friday night working on the wiring harness that will power the turbo engine going back into Creamer #1 but that is a story for another day.

After Nolans dog roped me into playing frisbee for a while in the snow we got down to buisness :


I decided a while ago I was not happy with the clearance between the rack and the oil pan as well as the way the rack fit the team Z K member, I started by removing all of the front suspension/brakes and K member from the car then I got out the grinder and went to work, also had to finish cleaning off the remains of the old 5.0 engine mounts. I cut a piece out of the K member to provide more room for the rack and then I boxed it in with steel plate and next I will add re-enforcement tubes down from the engine mount stands to the K member to add strength to the mounts as well as to aid in the k member strength where I did my rack notch:












Next on the list was paint in the trunk as well as seam sealing around the cage down bars:





Got the chute cable installed along with the handle :

Then started mounting the fun stuff anytime you can start actually installing things its a GOOD day, keep in mind the entire interior will be masked so the outside of the car/engine bay can be painted:


EZ wiring harness and fuse panel mounted,Holley HP ecu mounted,window net and carbon door bar protector all mounted as well:












More pics coming this week, Wheels are getting coated as we speak, lightweight carpet is on the way and a few other odds and ends as well!

Nolan- Enjoy the cold drinks in the sun while we enjoy warm drinks in the cold lol

WOOOOOO!!!!

Nice work buddy! Not gonna lie vacation is badass. Did a 2 tank dive today and our dive boat was within 20' of 2 hump back whale's!! It was pretty much awesome. Also beer is ice cold weather is the opposite so enjoy E-ville sucker! Party night tonight as its our 5 year anniversary, not gonna be in any kind of shape tomorrow. (I will try to stay out of any scrap metal piles)

Cant wait to see my new wheels back from the coater, Are you gonna through in any of the interior panels? I was thinkin you should wait until we get some color on it to reduce any risk of over-spray.

Oh an Nikki says thanks for playing with bella! We all know she loves uncle Neil!

More updates soon!!!

nolan