Well I got my parts back from powder coating so I can almost start putting it back together. I am painting the engine bay gloss black right now... what a PITA. I think it will look really good with the parts tho. I already have a red/black theme going on so it will blend nicely. Also, my candy red powdered parts don't go well with a bright red bay so. It should be teh tits.

I'll just update this thread as I put it back together so keep your eyes peeled.

Also, I'm using a vacuum block I made. I've never saw another GP use one. Though only turbo people would really need one so. Turbo's have lots of connections! 6 1/4" NPT barbs.


That's a -6 AN line running from the tapped PCV cap to an aluminum vacuum block I made. The PCV cap is going to be one of the feeds for it. The other feed will go to the other end of the block, use a -6 AN line and run from the fitting on the back of the intake just after the TB which you can see in the second pic.



VACUUM BLOCK!!!
I'm going to mount it in the middle of the firewall so it's close to WG, boost controller and fuel pressure, etc.


Swivel 90* 1/4 NPT fitting




Meth nozzle counter sunk so it sits nearly flush.

heck ya randall! that red gtp is going to look sexy!

I hope so. I'll have to snap some pics of how it looks right now.... everything is torn apart and wires everywhere.

Confused? Didn't you buy a nice red gtp?
Whats this build? Whats vacuum block?

Steve, yes I did, that's for this car.

Last time I was at the track after I got home I started to hear tapping, so I think I collapsed my lifters. I haven't drove the car since and I am now starting to put it back together. I've been working on it a lot lately to try and get it done before winter hits so I can store it away.

I've had it apart for a while now sitting in my brothers yard, I replaced the lifters but noticed some scoring on the walls and a few shavings so I'm not sure if I have to get a new motor or not.

The wiring in it is very bad, tons of wires that go nowhere, some bare wire twisted together with no tape or solder, just bare...

So I am cleaning that all up, and I welded holes shut and am painting the bay gloss black right now. It should go well with the rest of the black/red theme I have going on and also, the candy red doesn't go well with the stock red of the car so I think it will contrast nicely with the black.

Just about everything is powder coated or polished now, engine mounts, upper and lower intake, bov, pipes, tb, maf, thermostat housing, tb adaptor, braces, stb. I had to paint my alternator though which came out very nice and some misc. brackets. I am excited to have it finished and show you all.

Anyway, idk if you remember what my engine bay looked like but it was pretty bad. See pic below.

So basically this is just a repair, not really a rebuild. Though I am adding a few things but nothing major.

And as for the vacuum block, the vacuum lines were those quick connect fittings that were tapped into the back of the UIM, I didn't want that so I made a vacuum block to feed all the stuff. Turbo's have lots of connections. 2 on WG, boost controller, bov, boost pressure switch for alky, MAP, FP, etc. This will clean up a lot of the vacuum lines going everywhere and eliminates the needs for tee's.

I think I might get an L26 upper just so I can powder coat it lol.

I just don't see the purpose except for looks.

Well, I need the metal intake cause I'll be running soooo much boost it will blow a hole straight through it.... LOL jk

There isn't a benefit to switch from l36 to l26 upper other than it's aluminum.

How is your car coming?

less prone to warp and leak...although I've had no issues with my plastic intake, but I'm not boosting either.

Its slowly going. I need to find the post about putting L26 on L36 LIM.

I'm thinking candy apple red for mine. Your looks almost orange.

Its a bolt on swap aside from the different pattern for the TB

This is candy apple red. Just looks orange because of the lighting where I took the pic.

Here's a pic with the flash on

Here is what she looks like right now.

Painting the bay black, huge PITA with everything in it and freezing temperatures.


Everything is thrown in the middle.


Welded up the holes and grinded them down, have to bondo them still.

dang randall, i actually feel sorry for you man. That looks like one BIG pita as far as wiring goes!

that car is gonna look sick once you finish painting and clean up the wires and stuff keep up the work cause im excited to see what it looks like after