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Soooooo. It was not the hose, but the press in fitting. Plan: Remove belt, pulleys, and take out water pump. Remove press fittings and do NPT tap with hose barb ends. 1/2x14NPT and 3/8x18NPT taps Edelbrock 8183 and 8187 fittings. Oh the joy. Very weird place to fail. Better now than on the...

The hose closest to firewall. And the clamp was tight. Once I cut it off I noticed a small hole under the clamp.

Bumps in the road. Developed leak in coolant hose from water pump to bypass valve and possibly bypass valve. Remounted/replaced. Dexcool does not taste sweet at all (orange), but does not sting the eyes as much as I thought. At least I let it cool some before replacing the hose. Now just...

Ozark Laser Engraving John Lifer Jr. Found him on Etsy. I got 3 for $43. They are thick and look better than OEM.

Interior is momo start seats, harnesses. Factory shifter, dash, cage. Nothing else. Minimal heat shielding and no sound deadening.

Back from H-Craft after corner balance. Car is fat at 3090 before glass, weather stripping, and driver. I had LED signals taped on to be installed later. He knew not to trust me so he made a perfect cutout for frenching them in.

Updates: Car at H-Craft for quick corner balance. Cleaning garage, deciding on paint vs wrap. Got MSO from Fran and getting ready for inspection/paperwork to get tags. Exciting to drive on street legally. Insurance through Hagerty.

try it with a helmet on.

Got it to the dyno and back no problem. Will get an air dam panel before going to paint. Need a corner balance and suspension setup before a few months cruising and then I can finish trim and do the body. Ordering VIN tags, awaiting replacement MSO from Fran (didn't come in car on delivery)...

It is stuff like you post that shapes the decisions of future builders. Much easier to just buy whatever you bought and follow the diagrams then to figure it out as you go. Kudos to you.

Figuring out gel coat and fiberglass. Got West 105 / 206 / 404. Got sanding blocks and lots of different grits. Knocking down seams, scuffing, bonding, etc. Also test run on my trailer loading. With incline on my driveway I needed 3 foot boards to clear the nose. Not bad. Before getting...

Fixed pics. Will post more pics once I load the GT-R on board.

1950 lbs. 22’ overall length

Considering. But not sure how useful.

Just bought a Kwik-Load texas rollback. Will be here Wednesday and then I can post more. 18’. Winch ready. 5 degree load angle. Loading Deck: 78″ Wide, 84″ Between Fenders – 1/8″ Steel Diamond Plate Load Capacity: 7,000 GVWR Tie Downs: Four 6,000 lb. swivel “D” hooks Frame: 11 GA. 3×2...

I didn’t trust my flare so I bought a 12” pre-made line. I think I tried making a bad flare fit the bulkhead and overtightightened it damaging the bulkhead fitting. $6.50 and a few days and i can prove it.

Getting closer to running it hard. I must have dinged up a bulkhead fitting because I am still leaking a little brake fluid. New part on order. But much closer. Able to lock up right front now, so much nicer. In the next month it will get a dyno tune and corner balance. Then I am ready to...

Unsure for your build, but GT-R uses: ARP 100-7708 Wheel Studs as longer replacements. M10-1.5

Fixing little leaks in my brakes, adjusting pedals and bias bar today. Hoping to get brakes to lock up. quick shake down run yesterday ended with smoke. Made it home. Coolant leak at radiator due to T-clamp 48-54mm replaced with 44-48mm. And I added hose clamps on the input side of my...