EcoYata: The Heart of a HatchBack, the Looks of a Roadster
#21
Rather big update:
The car is back in my possession!!! And BOY! DID THE CAGE TURN OUT SEXY OR WHAT!
Andy did a great job on the cage. Top is still functional and all. Check out the fitment of the door bars against the doors. Couldnt be happier with the final product.
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
To keep the cage from rusting, I went straight to work on painting the interior. Cleaned 29 years of dirt, dust, hair, french fries, etc from the car and went to town with some red scotch brite on the floors, firewall, cage, etc.
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Bed liner on the firewall and trans tunnel. Followed up with primer on the cage and floors.
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
So it is all primered now. Next step is painting the cage & interior with final color, painting the trunk, and engine bay. Another couple days and it will be finished.
While Ive been working on that, my Engine Block has been at Terry's Machine Shop. Check out this video we put together of the beginning stages of our engine builds at Panda:
Once that is back, more painting- this is kinda getting redundant lol- and then engine assembly.
Wont be terribly long though before this project comes together and is running.
Check out our other toy:
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
The car is back in my possession!!! And BOY! DID THE CAGE TURN OUT SEXY OR WHAT!
Andy did a great job on the cage. Top is still functional and all. Check out the fitment of the door bars against the doors. Couldnt be happier with the final product.
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
To keep the cage from rusting, I went straight to work on painting the interior. Cleaned 29 years of dirt, dust, hair, french fries, etc from the car and went to town with some red scotch brite on the floors, firewall, cage, etc.
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Bed liner on the firewall and trans tunnel. Followed up with primer on the cage and floors.
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
So it is all primered now. Next step is painting the cage & interior with final color, painting the trunk, and engine bay. Another couple days and it will be finished.
While Ive been working on that, my Engine Block has been at Terry's Machine Shop. Check out this video we put together of the beginning stages of our engine builds at Panda:
Once that is back, more painting- this is kinda getting redundant lol- and then engine assembly.
Wont be terribly long though before this project comes together and is running.
Check out our other toy:
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
Untitled by Mason McGavock, on Flickr
#23
[QUOTE=Leafy;1501455]Oh you cut the firewall. I thought you didn't and had the motor above the rack. I guess I'm still the only person to fit one without cutting the firewall.[/QUO
I didnt want it sticking out of the hood and I wanted the engine to be as far back as possible. This is mid-engine at this point and I think will help with some future goals.
But for right now, its gunna be pretty sleeper with a 24.5" slick on a standard 15x9 wheel in the back and factory ride height and a convertible top. No bling on the outside.
I didnt want it sticking out of the hood and I wanted the engine to be as far back as possible. This is mid-engine at this point and I think will help with some future goals.
But for right now, its gunna be pretty sleeper with a 24.5" slick on a standard 15x9 wheel in the back and factory ride height and a convertible top. No bling on the outside.
#36
Where to pick back up on.
to stay up to track the best, you guys can follow the build on Facebook: here’s a link to my recent post-
anyway, the engine was finished being assembled, I ordered a bunch of the wiring bits, and I’ve completed some small odds and ends off th list.
engine was built here at Panda Motorworks,
i got the dash cut and in, painted the engine bay, made some new brake lines for the new firewall, and milled some remote mounted shifter parts.
Lots of good updates to come, but the past couple months have been slow with school and work.
to stay up to track the best, you guys can follow the build on Facebook: here’s a link to my recent post-
Facebook Post
anyway, the engine was finished being assembled, I ordered a bunch of the wiring bits, and I’ve completed some small odds and ends off th list.
engine was built here at Panda Motorworks,
i got the dash cut and in, painted the engine bay, made some new brake lines for the new firewall, and milled some remote mounted shifter parts.
Lots of good updates to come, but the past couple months have been slow with school and work.
#37
Not much of an update, just been slaving away on wiring. Luckily that seems to be coming to an end. Ill attach my youtube channel so you guys can keep up to date with both the EcoYata and my other projects ive been working on. Just finished painting my girlfriends miata. CTSV Glacier White Metallic edition Pearl.
Anyway, treadstone TR1045 intercooler and their largest oil cooler just got delivered today along with a pretty slick oil filter housing and oil thermostat for the cooler. A bunch of the parts are just awaiting to be installed once wiring is finished. Injectors, Injector controllers, Fuelab Fuel System, Cosmis Racing Wheels, Silvers NA Coilovers, Action Clutch, etc.
Anyway, treadstone TR1045 intercooler and their largest oil cooler just got delivered today along with a pretty slick oil filter housing and oil thermostat for the cooler. A bunch of the parts are just awaiting to be installed once wiring is finished. Injectors, Injector controllers, Fuelab Fuel System, Cosmis Racing Wheels, Silvers NA Coilovers, Action Clutch, etc.
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