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Engine Mounts Installed

Since the weather was nice I got the engine pulled out and cleaned up over the week after work. It was pretty fast to pull it out since I have done about 5 of these cars before. I took it over to the convertible and…

Start of Stripping the XFi Down

The convertible is close to being ready to start assembling. The only thing left is a bit of paint and making rear inner fenders out of some plastic garbage cans. I moved the convertible out of my work area and put the XFi in its…

I Just Wasn't Cut Out to be a Painter

Did a few detail things to the floor and trunk area. So the only thing left was to put some paint on it before I start assembling the car. I figure since this paint will never be seen by pretty much anyone I should just…

More Interior Floor Finished and Part of the Trunk Floor.

I put the last sections of the interior floor in place today. They are just spot welded since I am wanting to make sure it all fits together and works before welding them down permanently. The trunk floor framing was pretty easy to install. Getting…

Started Putting the Floor In

Got the last of the welds done on the strut towers so now it is time to start with the floor. I ran braces across the interior, making sure they line up with the seat rails so when I attach the seats they are right…