Fejerys 97 GSX

[Goat Blower]

Nice work, I hate body kits. Looks like it'll be a whole lot nicer when you're done with it.

[Fejery4491]

Wow. Major construction! Looks good though man. Keep it up. I'd love to see the end result!

Nice plans. Can't wait to see moar winter progress!

Cool thread, looks like fun!

nice work

Thanks for the interest guys! I have this build up on a couple different forums and this one has had the most positive responses. It's nice, really fires a guy up to get some work done!

You're goin all out, aren't ya? Should drive amazing when you put it back together.

Thanks! Not really all out. Like I said, if I get it back together and pull a solid 12 sec 1/4 I'll be thrilled. Short term goals are super mild but I'm looking to set myself up to do some far more impressive times in the future.

Nice work, I hate body kits. Looks like it'll be a whole lot nicer when you're done with it.

Some body kits look alright on some cars, i guess. But not on these cars. I'm super excited to have a sexy 2gb to roll around in.

No pictures this update. Not really alot to see, I hacked up the strut towers to cut out the rust. And I ordered 2 8 ton hydraulic cylinders to start building my rotisserie, that's when the real fun begins!

[TkrPerformance]

looks so much better with out the kit

[Fejery4491]

looks so much better with out the kit

Agreed! Haha. I will never understand the thought process of the old owners.

[Fejery4491]

Had a few free minutes tonight. So I went out to the garage, cracked open a Coors, cranked up the heat, threw the dog a bone, and got to work.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/Fejery4491/Dizzum/Jan%204th%202012/SANY0631.jpg

I decided to take on the mind numbing process of getting that structural piece out from between the rear strut towers. For those who don't know, its just a piss ton of spot welds holding this on, about half of which you can't get a spot weld cutter on. It's a terribly slow process....

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/Fejery4491/Dizzum/Jan%204th%202012/SANY0632.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/Fejery4491/Dizzum/Jan%204th%202012/IMG_0029.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/Fejery4491/Dizzum/Jan%204th%202012/IMG_0030.jpg

Little bit by little bit its getting done. (Sorry about the crappy picture quality on the last 2, not really sure what happened there)

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/Fejery4491/Dizzum/Jan%204th%202012/SANY0634.jpg

Also finally got my hydraulic rams for the rotisserie I'm building.

[GsXtUrBo98]

Whats the point in cutting that out?

[C3L1CA]

I've always wanted to do that but it looked like way too much work for being as lazy as I am. I also thought it would take out a bit of strength out of the back end.

Did the parts you cut out seem to weigh very much?

Also you plan on running any seats/interior? IT'll be hard without those rear seat hooks.

[sleepydsm]

Looks like a fun project!!!

[Fejery4491]

Whats the point in cutting that out?

Weight savings basically, plus it'll look way nicer when I paint. It also allows me to build the cage into the strut towers when that time comes.

I've always wanted to do that but it looked like way too much work for being as lazy as I am. I also thought it would take out a bit of strength out of the back end.

Did the parts you cut out seem to weigh very much?

Also you plan on running any seats/interior? IT'll be hard without those rear seat hooks.

I've done this on one other 2g before, it really didn't take anything strength out of the rear, with a good strut tower bar you wouldn't ever notice a difference. That being said, I doubt I would do this on anything one plans on auto-x or roadracing. But for a car thats pretty much dedicated to straight line acceleration, it'll be fine. I may build the cage across the towers as well in the future, we'll see.

As far as weight removal, I bet it'll add up to 15-25 lbs of materials when its all said and done. I definately weight it to see.

This car will be stripped from the driver/passenger seat back. So those hooks were of no concern. The rear seats are pretty much worthless in these cars anyways.

Looks like a fun project!!!

Thanks! It sure is. It's nice having no deadline, I can work on it nonstop for a few days, get sick of it and put it off for a couple weeks if I want.

[sleepydsm]

Yeah, I'm sure I'll do the same with a 1G when I get my own garage :)