NC Panda's 20v GTSR5 years in the making by NC Panda

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Got the back of the box finished today. Still a little touching up to do in the front where the transmission tunnel meets the firewall but i'll leave that to tomorrow. 

4-1-2013

Finally time for this to start looking like it's clean again... well, almost. The filler went on pretty well for my taste, now to let it dry and start the sanding process. Only grabbed pics of the drivers side, but you get the idea. 

(the holes that are left on the strut tower are for the brake proportioning system and the master cyl. stopper)

4-9-2013

So I started doing some sanding on the filler and it started getting reallly dusty real quick and my face mask's were not that good. So, to save my lungs I'm putting the sanding on hold for a few days until I can pick up a better ventilator. I did start on some extra little stuff though just to have some of the pretty parts ready when the motor drops. To go with the engine bay I figured the Valve cover, Cam Gear cover, and Plenum cover could all use a touch up. Final idea is still a secret for now but here's a hint; it's going to make people jump. 

Had to start getting rid of the chrome paint that was on there. Sadly the valve cover had a small pressure fracture around one of the mounting bolts that I had to put some jbweld on but the valley cover will take care of that so no biggie to me. 

First coat is a textured metallic black. Looked nice going on, can't wait to see how this turns out

4-29-2013

Started putting some of the theory about the relay panel down into actual wires and such. Not done but here's the update since it's been a bit. 

The engine bay is in the sanding process for the body filler. Am positive that I will have to put another layer on some sections but it's looking good. Those pics will come when I get a little more progress done and am not in the middle of a move!

5-7-2013

well... the moving is taking longer than expected but i'm still getting a few things taken care of. 

here's the new valve cover, plenum cover, and gear/pulley covers that'll go on it... Van Halen inspiration with a little twist to match the rest of the car 

I just want the motor to go in... le sigh

one day