Low and Slow 97 GT Build Thread

KillaCobra · Jul 29, 2012

What size tires are you running in the front and where did you get them?
Sick car btw

slow90coupe · Jul 29, 2012

165/80/15 Nexens... I got them through my dad's tire shop... They were only like $40 each lol

slow90coupe · Jul 30, 2012

Got some more done tonight. I cleaned the engine bay and the engine itself up a few times. Still need to clean everything 2 or 3 more times before I get it clean enough. I'm really thinking about writing a how-to on doing a light wire tuck on a 2V. That's going to be my next big project. Here's some pics.

I also ordered and recieved my new Motorcraft water pump, thermostat, and serpentine belt. I figured I might as well do it while it was apart.

And then I painted my intake silver. I really like how it turned out.

I also painted my plenum black. Tomorrow I'm going to sand and polish the places with a machined finish.

sleepn_sn95 · Jul 30, 2012

Looks great! I really like the intake and plenum

clark98gt · Jul 30, 2012

Very nice and please do a write up on a wire tuck on a 2v. These 2v's really need it.

KillaCobra · Jul 30, 2012

slow90coupe said:
165/80/15 Nexens... I got them through my dad's tire shop... They were only like $40 each lol

Lucky son of a b... lol Hook a brother up! haha
Any issues with them rubbing?

slow90coupe · Jul 31, 2012

Thanks guys! It don't look like I'm going to be doing the wire tuck right now.. Maybe in a few weeks.

KillaCobra said:
Lucky son of a b... lol Hook a brother up! haha
Any issues with them rubbing?

No issues of any kind up front. They are awesome!

Made some more progress on it today.

Finished painting my accessories for the plenum and TB.

Went and picked up my coolant nipple.

Got it and the heater hose installed, as well as the new water pump.

Put in a new set of spark plugs. These were the original 130,000 mile plugs according to the original owner!!!

Painted my alternator

And then got most of the parts installed. I'm going to finish it all up tomorrow night.

Tally_4.6 · Jul 31, 2012

Looks good.

Jelly.

Tony · Jul 31, 2012

awesome choice on the silver paint! looks so fresh and clean dude! great job!!!!!!!

JoshHooten · Jul 31, 2012

tony said:
awesome choice on the silver paint! looks so fresh and clean dude! great job!!!!!!!

+1 the silver makes it look so so clean. I love it. I def need to clean my engine up.

Marvin97 · Jul 31, 2012

Very clean engine bay man, keep it up

slow90coupe · Aug 1, 2012

Thanks guys!!! I know I'm not doing anything groundbreaking here, but subtle mods and changes are really what I enjoy doing. Most of it will never get noticed, but I will know it's there.

Got the car back together tonight. So far, everything is ok. No leaks from where I had to put the RTV in the coolant ports to make up for the port mismatch. I cranked the car and let it run for a minute or two and I can already tell the car is more responsive and it sounds a little bit meaner. Here's some pics. Now to get a CAI and some 3:73 gears...

Here's some pics. I still need to do a final cleaning on everything and dress all of the plastic pieces.

stangman281v8 · Aug 1, 2012

Looks great. What kind of paint did you use on the intake and did you do any prep work to it?

slow90coupe · Aug 2, 2012

stangman281v8 said:
Looks great. What kind of paint did you use on the intake and did you do any prep work to it?

I used Dupli-Color engine enamel. All I did to prep it was scuff it up a little bit with 400 grit and wipe it down.

sleepn_sn95 · Aug 2, 2012

Very clean! Did you take the alternator apart to paint it or did you just spray it?

slow90coupe · Aug 2, 2012

sleepn_sn95 said:
Very clean! Did you take the alternator apart to paint it or did you just spray it?

Thanks! I just took the pulley off and taped out the rest of the pieces. It turned out pretty good.

greenscobie86 · Aug 2, 2012

Looks great! Kudos for the clean work. Makes me miss my 96GT like crazy

slow90coupe · Aug 3, 2012

Thanks man!

I got the car completely together and test drove it yesterday. No leaks or anything out of the ordinary. The throttle response is definately a lot quicker and the car pulls a whole lot better and smoother up in the higher RPMs. I drove the car to work today and it did great. Tomorrow I'm heading to Farmington Dragway for Imports vs Domestics after work. Might run the car too, but not sure yet.

Here's some pics lol