Ok, so some of you might recall that I picked up an '84 GS from a friend of mine. I just sold my '95 eclipse to fund this project and I have a goal. I want to run this car down the track at NOPI May 20/21 in Budds Creek. The car as it sits right now..is in so/so shape.



Here's what I need to accomplish:



1. Pick up car

2. Start body work(pull minor dents, prep rust spots)

3. Paint Car

4. Order ass load of parts (running holley 650, rb everything else)

5. Build custom cooling system w/ Aluminum rad

6. Install cage and seat

7. Build bridgeport out of donor motor (this may involve tearing down the stock motor for better parts if donor motor has junk housings, etc)

7. any other little stuff.



So far, I've got the paint ...my buddy is going to spray the car, i bought him a new leanardo ?? spray gun for his labor..we're not doing anything crazy, just one stage acrylic GM white..



While he's doing body work, i'm installing battery relocation kit, cleaning the engine bay and basically just going through the car. He wants me to get it running before we spray it, but I'm not sure if i can w/ the time i'm pressed for. If i get it running, great..i'll put it around on the stock block..if not, after he sprays it, i'll swap in the new motor.... I think i should have all the body work/paint, interior **** done by May 14th or so. I'll bring the car up to my shop to swap the motor in the week before NOPI weekend. If this project actually gets done in time, NOPI will probably be the first time the car ever sees the track...



Break-in period will be driving my ass off for 24 hours,lol... i'll only have like one day to tune the motor. I know i dont HAVE to get the car done by then, but i like a challenge.. anybody in the area who wants to come watch, by all means do..i'll probably need some help pulling the car off the track when something gives out,lol!

Side note...i know...it seems impossible, but hell lets see how far i can get the car,lol...

Best of luck to you. That is one hell of a task https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

sounds like fun!

I'll post pics and progress up here...

Any pics yet?This sounds like a fun project. What goal are you trying for on the 1/4 mile?

Aren't you done yet? What's taking you so long! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

Sounds ambitious, but white?? Sorry I just have a thing about white cars, hehe.,,,,BB







Yeah I know. it shows dents less, right? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683664.gif

I live down the road from MIR, PM me if you are going to go, I will show up and give my support. I like meeting other rotary enthusiasts, not many are around here.

Ok. Quick update. Had some issues getting the car picked up as my buddy w/ the trailer was finishing stroking it (piston thing) in his shop..he's built a new 383 stroker for his s10.. truck ran 7.80s in the 1/8th before this motor..he'll be at MIR w/ me too probably, anyways... enough about him... the car got stranded at the "rotary farm" where I got it, so we did some demolition while it sat there.



First off, i ran up to the speed shop by home to pick up some goodies. Grabbed a Sparco Sprint seat, new helmet, gloves, etc... just some extra stuff i needed to go racing when this thing gets done. I also run co-drive on rallycross, so i needed some new equip anyways. Got back to the "farm" and went to town on the interior.



To keep in my class, i have to retain the stock dash, and center console. EVERYTHING else came out. The interior was in so/so shape anyways, so no broken hearts there. Here are some pics:









First up is the "sleepy eye look". You can really see some of the damage on the car. It's actually a pretty straight car. The front fenders have surface rust, but i've got replacements for them, i'm ordering the IMSA front bumper and have another hood for it too. The only other bad spot is the rust in the wheel well which will be repaired shortly.

The more we took out, the larger "spread" of crap we had around the car... we started to bag it up for weighing it when we were done. Note, the shorty walking around was helping us mis-locate some of that crap,lol..she was adding to the spread.. furture rotary owner. On the car is my buddy Levi and my race-coach,lol... he has to make sure i take out all the stuff i'm supposed to and keep it to code..he's also a pro-rally codriver, rallycross champ and auto-x guru with a sick little miata... he was supervising the destruction, which is ok..i handle the clipboard at his rally...I'll get back at him later...

Inspecting the sunroof area is Chris, the previous owner of the car and probably going to be driving for me at some events.. and yours truly overlooking his inspection...only a LITTLE rust there..which is good considering that area is prone to much worse...

Just some misc interior shots. I bought a new digi cam and haven't played with it much to turn the quality of the pics down, so i could only take 18 shots all weekend, and the rest were from the drinking the night before..so i'll get some more pics this week.



We ended up getting everything out of the car that we needed out. Next up is to get another buddy w/ a rollback to come get the car (hopefully by tues).... i'm picking up some dryice and will be removing the tar this week as well.

In the last pic, you can see the rust in the driver rear wheel well..its pretty bad...and will be the biggest repair.



Next steps are to get the tar out, fab up seat brackets, coat the interior, install rollbar and spray the car...all of which should be done by mother's day.



My racing beat order is hopefully on it's way...so the engine will be next. It's cutting REALLY close, but I'm hoping i can make it. I might have to make some passes on the stock motor :( but hey, at least the car will be on a track,lol.. i think on a stock motor i could still pull mid 15s out of it..

Just talked to Racing Beat and confirmed my order..it should be here next Tuesday..it's really pushing a three week deadline. For those curious, here is a list of the parts I ordered:



#16211 - Unwelded Header Kit 12A

#16398 - Street port dual presilencer mid-section ..which should work really well for my bridge application to keep it quieter

#16039 - Exhaust gasket

#16466 - Bridge port holley carb manifold (larger bore size)

#91100 - Holley throttle cable bracket

#16730 - Intake manifold gasket 12A (different years have different gaskets, make sure you check)

#16735 - Rubber orings

#16570 - Foam Race Air filter (fits in the holley top hat i already have)





Racing beat is usually really good to ask about products/fitment, etc...so don't be afraid to contact them if your not sure what you need/want....