SC400TT Project Car Stage II by SC400TT

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3-8-2008

I got the oil pan and the oil filter bracket back form the powder coater...Looks good They are installed on the motor, and the bottom end is closed up once again... I have installed the upper intake and bolted it on to Factory torque specs, and am focusing on the rest of the chromed parts, and brackets and screws that we need to finish up the motor to prep for re-installing back into the engine bay. We have some work to do on the engine bay as well. Lots to do...I had the ARP wheel studs cut down 1/2" to fit my BBK/Wheel application, so I need to install those into the spindles so I can complete the BBK install. 

When we went to install the Turbo manifolds that Frank installed, we found yet another surprise that just keeps on showing me how Frank just is not the guy or shop to work on this kind of project...His fabrication, I like...His welding is average at best, the rest of his work is unacceptable...He did not have the proper metric bolts for the Turbo manifolds to be bolted back onto the heads, so he decided to re-thread the bolt holes on the head with a SAE thread, and install SAE bolts in place rather than contacting me, or Lexus, and getting the proper bolts...Unbelieveable!!!! Every time I look at Frank's work, I keep finding something else that is not correct!!! And to think that he wanted to build my motor!!! I knew better than that. When he asked me to build my motor, I siad I would let him know, but I was thinking to myself, "No way in hell I would let him touch my motor". I am glad I cut ties with him...I am sorry to complain on the open forum about this guy and his work, but I honestly believe he would do everyone a favor by finding another line of work for himself...He is careless, wreckless, cuts corners, and difficult to deal with....

3-9-2008

Gang:

I do not believe I posted this up here before, so here it is...Another example of his "Quality workmanship...NOT!!!

I ran into an interesting situation...When I stripped my project car recently to sell all the tan interior parts and to prepare for the black interior swap, I found this, much to my horror:

I was flabbergasted to see that this was the way XtremeBoost decided to install this fuel line...Instead of going to the rear corner of the fuel tank and connecting up from there, he crossed the firewall into the rear cabin and did not even use AN fittings and Teflon coated SS Braided hose... Personally, I think this is extremely dangerous, haphazard, stupid, and outright outlandish. I was extremely disappointed that he took so little care in safety or quality. 

I can make a list of mistakes, poor workmanship and overall crap he has put out...That is why I am reviewing and or redoing almost everything that he did...