My FE3 progress thread

[neuspeedescort]

WAIT!!! Ryan is wearing footwear?????????? THE END IS NEAR!!
Good work man, everything looks good! Can't wait to see a video of this thing ripping around!

nah he is just planning his walk to Florida because his car won't be done.


NEUMAN

[FE3-323]

if i had to walk to florida..... it'd be barefoot PHO shizzle.
I've been sick as **** the last few days guys. theres some updates. but i'll post those later.

[irishkev90]

Feel better, man. I hate being sick.

[Mazda_Powered]

stop eating stuff out of the trash man feel bettter

[SgtRauksauff]

Hey, by the time you finish, we should be in the swing of AutoX season! you should come to one before you move! (and let me drive it, too!)

--sarge

[FE3-323]

Holy needs an update batman

A crap ton of work lately.......

Got the upper taco's fully welded in....











Random Engine bay shot.



Painted half of the roll cage...... then stripped the paint back off because i wasn't satisfied with how it laid down.

[FE3-323]

Painted the rest of the cage....



Put the dash in....






Liquid sound deaden'd the floor/roof/behind the rear 1/4 panels....



Put the headliner in...



Laid down polyfill under the carpet & stuffed behind the rear quarter panels...



Put the carpet & drivers seat in along with some other misc paneling.... (****ed up fitment of the rear panels (have spare sets so these make good templates )

[FE3-323]

Bled the brakes!!!!!!!!!


Started giving it a rubbing alcohol bath before i installed the rear windows.... then went a bit crazy cleaning the car (no it doesn't hurt the ****ty old peeling paint )








Installed the battery then tested one of the HID's



checked to make sure none of my electrical behind the dash had issues (thank god it was okay)

Seatbelts- Check
Headlights & turn signals- Check
Wipers- Check
Does it crank....... Check~!
Oil primed through the turbo- Check


Installed the Turbo drain hose...




start filling the radiator & find out it had a leak......
Motivated I pulled the radiator back out of the car (attempted a durafix job to it with no luck)

[FE3-323]

So as of now the car sits undriveable until i find another radiator solution

SO to describe my reaction via smiley's Please see the following:

[Racerboy]

So as of now the car sits undriveable until i find another radiator solution

SO to describe my reaction via smiley's Please see the following:

What type of radiator is it again? Maybe I can help locate one.

off topic, but; How close are you to Juda, WI? I might be going to a jy there in the near future to pick up a fuel pump assembly, and I might be able to stop in by you if you aren't that far from there.

[SgtRauksauff]

Juda is about an hour-ish south of Madison, via hwy 104. I actually went to gradeschool in Juda, grades 2-4. lol! When're you going to make the trip? If you bring that mirror with, I could probably meet you somewhere along your route as well!

--sarge

[D323]

one hell of an update ryan.

[Mazda_Powered]

damn dude, so close!!! I feel your pain!!! At least everything else is going smooth, if a leaky rad is all you can find so far...good job!

[Damkid]

Very nice updates but sh!tty about the rad

[M323GTR]

Thats a monster a*** update lol nice