The thread that’s been dead for too long........

[evilcw311]

as some of you know my 95 was involved in a wreck earlier this year thanks to a combination of sun, road conditions, and an a-hole with no working tailights.......i might of been getting on it as well......

im just now tryn to learn to post pics so youll have to be patient while i learn.

how it looked after i slid under his bumper

side view.........

 

[evilcw311]

starting to tear it down.......

a little more into it........

some of the frame buggers........

 

[evilcw311]

lots of tlc needed in cleaning up over 15 years of grime and rot........

before........

after........

after straightening fender aprons and welding in new core support and a little clean and paint........

 

[evilcw311]

we knew i had oil leaks and possibly a bad head gasket so while it was half tore apart....

 

[evilcw311]

new cervini's hood, new fenders, new black beauties, and new side exhaust......

 

[hottwheels04]

nice work/progress! love how bad ass out pushrod 5.0s look when you redo them and have it back together and snap the magic shot of it about to go back in the car!

 

[evilcw311]

most of the previous pic's are from this winter thru spring when we did most of the work. since then ive just recently reworked the side exhaust with covers i got from onyx and new tips that i ordered.......

its hard to see these as they were taken outside with no available light. still have a little trimming to do on the skirts and my friend is finishing the welds at work as all my pipe is stainless manderal bends . once its done there will be no clamps on it at all except the flange at the back of the xpipe.

 

[Green Hornet]

nice work !

 

[johns94gt]

Alot of progress, good job keeps us updated!!!!!

 

[evilcw311]

lots of progress.......but not enough. i just wish i didnt work so much and then id be able to do a lot more.

 

[bonestock3.8DTH]

I would have just left the stock side skirts personally I think that looked really good.

 

[Woody6799]

glad to see you are putting this stallion back together!

 

[evilcw311]

I would have just left the stock side skirts personally I think that looked really good.

i liked the way it looked with the factory side skirts and the bigger tips if you were right next to it. what i didnt like was if you were standing anymore than 5 or 10 feet away then you could see the s-pipes that we made underneath it going to the tips. they looked good cleaned up but when you drive the car they got nasty real fast and they always looked bad. so instead i decided to get the different tips and side skirts. old tips are for sale if you like that look though!!!!!!! lol

 

[bonestock3.8DTH]

i liked the way it looked with the factory side skirts and the bigger tips if you were right next to it. what i didnt like was if you were standing anymore than 5 or 10 feet away then you could see the s-pipes that we made underneath it going to the tips. they looked good cleaned up but when you drive the car they got nasty real fast and they always looked bad. so instead i decided to get the different tips and side skirts. old tips are for sale if you like that look though!!!!!!! lol

I see well that makes since hah, but no I cant get them Ive got to save up for paint for my car hah.

 

[evilcw311]

we got the rest of the exhaust bolted on tonight and the side skirts trimmed for the tips to fit.

heres a video that i took when we first fired it up. taken with a phone so it doesnt sound very good.

 

[itsblue95]

nice progress man! whenever i get my car running again we should try and get some people to come up and have a cook out or something

 

[evilcw311]

yeah that definately sounds like a plan!!! i just cant get over how good the beast sounds now, cam sounds wicked as can be with at short as the exhaust is.

 

[itsblue95]

do you ever go to ohio valley?

 

[evilcw311]

no i havent been there yet. i need to just to get a base time to start comparing to but right now this beast is running so rich it wouldnt be accurate. i need to get a chip and a tune bad!!! after yanking all of the emissions off and swapping the cam i know that its not running anywhere near where it should. its completely drivable but just not where it should be. the fumes are horrible when its sitting still. my wife can always tell when ive been driving it because when i come in the house she can still smell the fumes on me she says.

when do they do open run nights and whats the cost?? im just wondering if id pass inspection without the front bumper or inner fendewells on it yet.........

 

[itsblue95]

you should be able to pass inspection as long as your not leaking anything and have no major issues. the test and tune is on wednesdays and fridays. also since we are in the middle of ohio and evansville we need to plan a get together so we all can meet, have a cook out, photo shoot and go out racing for later this fall or next spring.