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The splitter was modified to provide clearance for the coolant tubes. The 1.5” diameter aluminum tubing has been positioned and marked and ready for welding.

I completed the splitter modification. I had some left-over Raptor bed liner material and sprayed the splitter where it was modified. I also machined inserts and bonded them to the splitter for the battery tray fasteners to eliminate bolts/nuts from protruding too far below the splitter. I...

Hey Larry, sorry I haven't replied in a while. Your GT-R Northeast garage is beautiful. This will be so nice when building your car.

Attached is the diagram for the fuel system. I used hard lines between most items and will build flex lines for the rest once I determine the final routing.

For comfort, I shortened the emergency brake handle brackets then bolted the assembly to the floor. I machined a bracket for the cable support and will finish the install soon.

When waiting for the fiberglass resin to cure, I worked on the seats, fuel system and emergency brake handle. The seats were raised 2 inches for proper eye height. On both seats, I used 1.5” square tubing under a Sparco seat adjuster. I machined spacers and epoxied them at the seat attachment...

I decided to raise the front splitter to improve the stance and/or gain an extra 1” of ground clearance. H supplied some great information on suspension mods for after the splitter is modified. I haven’t worked with fiberglass so this was a new experience and so far, it’s been fun. First, I...

Thanks H, that's a lot of information. I will carefully digest the info and let you know if I any more questions. Thank you! Also, I do want to purchase your fiberglass foglight buckets and tail light parts. Thanks again.

H, the stance of your GT-R looks great! After looking closely at your photos and those from Ron McCall, I have been contemplating raising my front splitter. The splitter hangs 1” lower than the chassis and the bolt heads decrease the clearance even further. Can I raise the radiator 1” and...

Rufus, I'm glad you like the "road map" for the Graziano transaxle installation. I had a lot of questions when I was assembling mine and thought others would find this useful.

Thanks! Larry, as you know, the billet suspension parts are beautiful just the way they are from the factory. I decided to go 1/2 step further on the upper and lower A-arms only. I used fine sand paper to remove the surface machining marks then a buffing wheel and Tripoli buffing compound to...

Installed the condenser with a ¾” gap in front of the radiator. At the top, I machined spacers and installed #10-24 rivnuts in the radiator cover. For the bottom, I copied others and made brackets. At the drier I used the Vintage Air billet mount and installed the trinary switch to reduce...

The Ram Lift Pro pump can be mounted in any position. I decided to mount it on the forward bulkhead.

The Borla Eightstack induction gives it the retro look. I asked Borla to provide a vertical Eightstack reminiscent of the original GT40’s. They provided a beautiful induction system but since this is the first vertical Eightstack on a Coyote engine, I ran into a few clearance problems. A...

I assembled the engine/transaxle and installed it into the chassis. During assembly, I gathered a ton of information from many sources and created a file available at the following link: Dropbox - The Graziano 6.pdf. After modification of the engine mount (see earlier post) I had it powder...

Fantastic workmanship. The radiator and condenser install is so clean! The one piece radiator line is exactly what I want for mine.

Began working on the shifter installation. I discovered there wasn’t enough clearance between the top of the fuel tank and the tunnel to install rivnuts (check out the photos). My install is like Dean’s, using a mounting plate that is attached to the tank tunnel. I used twelve ¼”-20 x 1/2"...

Finished mockup of the rear clutch and brake lines. The lines supplied by RCR are nice and will work just fine but I was looking for a better fit and therefore made new ones. It is very time consuming but I like the end result.

I appreciate all your comments and words of encouragement. I’ve been having a great time reading about the other builds, researching parts, buying and using new tools and most of all, building my GT-R. I hope to be on the road by the end of the year. Remember “the oxen are slow, but the earth...

Have been working on the brake and clutch lines. You have to incorporate the brake and clutch switches and residual pressure valves that will require an inverted flare tool and a few extra fittings. I purchased SS brake line, brake line clamps and fittings and used a mini tube bender and...