EDIT: I started this thread X-mas break 06-07 while attending the Naval Academy Preparatory School. Now I am about to leave for the Coast Guard Academy and will be going through an officer indoctrination. therefore no 6gc until September and no driving the celi until 2010ish..... anywho i'm going to keep updating this thread when possibly i am home for a holiday and work on the car etc.!! wish me luck.




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So i'm home for Christmas break and its time to work on my car. The swap is sooo close to being complete and i'm hoping to transfer my plates over soon so she is on the road. Right now she is sitting on the lift at my friends garage and i have been working on her everyday.




[b]December 21st:
-Replaced an axle seal
-welded the stock exhaust to match up with the 3sgte
-fixed some issues with the door lock
-got the power steering running
-removed the rear wiper and antenna
-installed the kirkasaurus polyurethane inserts




December 22nd:
-welded the holes where the wiper and antenna were
-bondo'ed the holes as well as some other body work areas
-painted the hub on a front rotor
-and painted the caliper red
-painted my gt-four riser blocks
-debadged (still glue on there though...



For the rest of the break i plan on:
-finishing the body work
-installing riser blocks and spoiler DONE!
-installing 6.5 front components DONE!
-making custom clear turns
-installing all of the interior panels that are currently out... DONE!
-installing three DCW gauge pods (triple, single and shift boot) DONE!
-installing 6 prosport gagues (oil pres, fuel pres, boost/vacuum,water temp, exhaust temp, volt)DONE
-Moving battery to boot DONE!
-installing alpine head unit DONE!
-put my rims on there DONE!
-Install custom intake pipe DONE!
-MAKE HOOD CLOSE DONE!
-and soooooo much more i can't remember off the top of my head!




here are some progress pics:



^ On my friends lift






^ The daily driver waiting patiently outside (those are the rims that will be on the black car soon)

















^ Some stuff waiting to go in!

ART intake
XS Down Pipe
Magnaflow 3in spun cat, muffler, resonator
DCW pod (triple)
Subs
And down the bottom there are some intercooler pipes from Jgreenings old set-up (Spearco is on its way!!!!)
(and in the back is my Gibson )

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Dec 20, 2008 - 12:37 PM

Looks like youre getting a lot of stuff done! Keep up the good work!

Look what came in today

Now i'm just waiting on my other two DCW gauge pods and i can install all of it!!




So then today i'm going to finish more body work, and install the triple pod along with the....
-Oil Pressure Gauge
-Fuel Pressure Gauge
-Water Temperature Gauge



This post has been edited by jcbass7: Dec 23, 2006 - 11:29 AM

Nice work,

But what about the TMIC, dont really think its gonna do any good with no hood vents to give a bit of cooling aid?! Or is that what you are talking about with custom intake pipe?

i like the pro sport gauges, good work on everything.

looks good, does the motor run?

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My Spearco is on its way and the piping is already sitting on the floor in my room

The custom intake pipe is something Art made for me (Lagos) It replaces the stock rubber intake piping





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Yep she runs, idles nice and smooth, i think she isn't boosting to high though.. not sure i took her for a ride again today and it wasn't kicking like it was before. I need to install that boost gauge so i can see whats going on

looks awesome Jesse

I still want to see it in person

looking great!!

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My guess would be that either you or Brandon will be the first members of the board to see her on the street

Do you know where manny got his exhaust done? I was thinking about ending my vaca a day early to head back to RI and have them do my 3in, turbo back

when ever i see ur name i think to my self "kick his a$$ C BASS" but ur jcbass7...

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hahahahah

well i didn't intend for it to be Bass like the fish, but more or less Bass as in bass guitar (what i play)

but maybe i should drop the J lol

Ok so here is the update from today:

December 23rd
-Finished shaving rear wiper and antenna (painted)
-Installed the GT-Four Riser blocks!!
-Began installing fuel pres, oil pres, water temp and boost gauge..
-Wired in my new Alpine head unit
-and vacuumed the pine needles out of the front floor

Here are some pics:







Can't even tell there was an antenna there before









Both of them together took the black one for a quick ride up and down the street





Dang that bondo looks like a$$.. ill have to finish that tommorrow

It is coming along! Keep us updated!

Christmas Eve Morning UPDATE



Moving battery, installing oil pressure sneder, moving cruise control and making space for the oil catch can!!



Boost gauge installation.. don't mind the coil pack bolted on in there.... ill be fixing that more securly today as well

bigger update tonight!!!

nice progress man. good job

X-Mas EVE UPDATE:

so this morning i did most of the boost gauge install ^

Also today:

-relocated my cruise control Custom bracket and a bit of work and its in a much better location for my future set-up.
-fixed a decent amount of rust on the battery tray support platform thing.. and painted it
-wired in the fuel pressure gauge (under the hood parts)
-extended the AFM wiring by about a foot so that i can use my new intake piping

here are the pics:



Relocated



New location for Cruise Control



Spray Paint!



Boost/ Vaccum Gauge and Fuel Pressure Gauge wiring

Nice work man! Keep up the good work.

Here is today's update.. It's so late because i just got home I had a late night battle with some MDF and my front speakers..


ok here goes

December 26th

-DIY Knock detection mod (from the FI stickies) (thanks Art )
-Finished installing the A.R.T Intake
-Moved Battery to the boot wired it up the RIGHT way
-Finished wiring in the gauges on the triple pod (oil pres and water temp senders are still uninstalled)
^had to chop the dash some for that one.. my prosport gauges are pretty deep and were hitting
-Installed 6.5 component on the driver side door.
-Got the hood to close !! (latch was messed up)
This took me the better part of the day.. had some wiring issues and then the MDF battle raged on for a while.




Sauldering the battery stuff



The Intake Art made for me^



Knock Detection Lights^



Triple Pod^



Pro-Sport gauges up close, the fuel pressure is the only one hooked up under the hood, and the plasticglass protection peices are still on these

LOOK REALY GOOD JACBASS7
I KNOW THIS SI NOT THE PLACE TO ASK AND SORRY FOR MY DUM ¿? BUT WHAT IS REALLY THE DIFERENCE WITH THE GT COUPE AN THE GT HATCH? BECAOUSE I AM ALMOST ABOUT TO BUY A 94 RED GT COUPE JUST LIKES JACBASS7 BUT I LIKE THE HATCH A LOT MORE...

looks like some good work there jesse!
get that TMIC off that thing, and get that beast on the road!

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I actually own both i have the 3s hatch and a 5s coupe. I like the hatch better as well just due to the flow of the car, but i like the coupe tail lights more.

in the end i love them both

but the biggest difference is the hatch being a full hatch where the glass lifts up etc and the coupe having a trunk instead. the coupe is a LOT stiffer in the back suspension wise since it is solid across the strut towers. the hatch has way more space though and now that my back seats are out its like having an SUV lol. The tailights and rear bumpers are also different

Good luck! hope to see you on the road with a 6gen soon!


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I'm working on it i have the pipes already just waiting on a core within a month or so the tmic willl be sitting in my room and not on the car

December 27th

So today i spent the better part of the day getting the car registered etc. So she is officially on the road now

I also got these things done..
-installed the other 6.5 component in the passenger side door.
-got the fans to actually work
-finished the body work, and primed it.
-hooked up my ipod adapter to my cd head unit...

i think thats about it for today, no pics since i left the memory stick in my comp..
i basically spent most of the day going to the regristry, and then driving around town a bit to see how she runs

damn she pulls pretty good when you hit the right rpm, but im taking it easy since its a new clutch and all new brakes so the car needs to break in a bit more.. I'm also not sure if she is knoking or not, when i drove it home tonight i didn't get the green light at all even under boost. ill see how it is in the morning

Mods i cannot wait for:
-3 in exhaust
-boost controller
-FMIC

^ after those mods i have a feeling the beast will be unleashed

Looking good man, I can't wait so see it in person.

more pics of the intake!!!!!!!!!!!

it looks like it worked our really well for your car!
nice to see those tvsv led's in there too!

This post has been edited by lagos: Dec 28, 2006 - 1:59 AM

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You can never be too safe, and i want to make sure iprotect my investment

and don't worry ill snap some more intak pics

December 28th

Today I:

-painted the other calipers red
-painted the other hubs black
-installed new e-brakes (cables and all)
-finished some painting on the body work (not completly done with it, but i primed and painted since i can't finish it for a few weeks)
-put my TSW rims on there





But right now its running and im not getting the green light at all (knock detection lights) I don't know if im knocking or not. I am boosting around 6 psi maybe 7. what does the stock ecu turn the boost to when its in safe mode??

-JC

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Jan 3, 2007 - 1:13 PM

you aren't keeping that sweatband on your resevoir all the time are you?

i do that on my sportbike so that the sunlight doesnt break down the brake fluid, which i guess is a serious problem if it's left exposed through the cap for days at a time.

could be a hazard in your situation though, i wouldn't leave it on there.

i was trying to be trendy lol, could that potentially be a hazard?




On a different note, i drove the celi and every time i start her up and drive away i am in safe mode, only boosting 6 psi. and then after about ten minutes of driving the car leaves safe mode and is fine and doesn't go back into it.. im really curious of why it is doing this.. any ideas?

also my speedo stopped working.. ill attack that later..... fun fun

faulty knock sensor?