50....errr...Two Shades of Grey. An Encore Build Thread

[biminiLX]

Well done.
-J

 

[JCDriller]

No clunking, only noise the car has is rattling dash vents which will be getting epoxied today.

 

[98 svt]

No clunking, only noise the car has is rattling dash vents which will be getting epoxied today.

Been trying to chase down a rattle out back. Literally everything back there is new other than the shocks.

 

[geoffmt]

Wow that sounds awesome! Nice work!


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[ToddW702]

Sounds great. Such a sick car.


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[2011 gtcs]

Man I love that car, the exhaust work came out amazing.

 

[JCDriller]

A little more interior work.

I swapped out the Hurst shifter for my preferred MGW shifter and installed a Saleen shift knob.

Then I installed a dark charcoal 04 cobra back seat

Sometimes it’s the little things. New rubber cup holder

Then I had a custom flat bottom steering wheel made. Alcantara on the top and bottom, perforated on the side. Carbon fiber ring at 12 O’clock. And much more aggressive styling. I decided to swap out the steering column cover and airbag out to black ones.

Before:

After:

Finally, I got a new VIN sticker for the door jam.

Out with the old (it peeled off during paint)

 

[JCDriller]

In with the new

also installed a carbon fiber license plate frame and loving the new tips.

 

[JCDriller]

O yea, epoxied those damn vents so they won’t rattle anymore. Wish you couldn’t see the epoxy on the underside. It ran a bit.

 

[BYEPOLR]

what a phenomenal job you've done enhancing this car even further bro. The fact that you are respectful enough to ask my $.02 before you do anything even though you literally owe me nothing and don't have to, is pretty cool. Love staying in the loop. Great work

 

[JCDriller]

Another update:

Today I got the trunk cleaned up a bit. I trimmed the trim around the large battery cables and made a nice flat floor out of 3/16 MDF. The carpet came from LMR.

 

[JCDriller]

Not a huge update but decided to add a little protection while driving on the street.

AFE Pro 5R

 

[98 svt]

Its looking great man!

 

[JCDriller]

I decided to remove the thermostat housing from the lower radiator hose, remove the Y block and install a Cobra Engineering cross over delete. This will combine the Y block and the thermostat housing, while also moving the thermostat closer to the engine. I’ll be starting with a 160* thermostat, it uses a old Chevy 350 thermostat.

Spend a few hours today polishing the parts, they looks really nice.

 

[JCDriller]

Since the new thermostat will be housed in the upper radiator hose I swapped out the lower radiator hose with a new one and eliminated the old thermostat housing.

Old set up

New set up

 

[JCDriller]

Still waiting on a few fittings that should arrive tomorrow, but it’s looking good!

 

[gimmie11s]

Fantastic.

 

[geoffmt]

Holy smokes! I love it! I will chat with you tomorrow since tonight is a potato juice night. My car probably needs this!


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[98 svt]

Holy smokes! I love it! I will chat with you tomorrow since tonight is a potato juice night. My car probably needs this!


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Wtf is potato juice

 

[JCDriller]

Wtf is potato juice

Haha vodka! Or Gin.... mmm Gin....