Spartan GL's Build Thread: (09-21-14) New photos!

**BillBoost37** · 05-10-2012

Roger

**Spartan GL** · 05-10-2012

Alright got a lot of MISC bolts i was missing from the Junkyard today.
The missing Radiator Support Brackets
Vac Line Harness from the Dealership
Valvecover grommets from the parts store.

Still waiting on 2 packages
-Bills carepackage
-Rotors from Advanced Brake Labs.

Doing the Intercooler/HME/Pump install tommorrow

Photos once complete.

**Ricky21** · 05-10-2012

Less sleepy more worky and more pictures of car being done!!

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

IC: I use two rolls of the gray rubberish gasket paper that sells for $5 a roll at the parts store. Then I get a tube of permatex 26B off the goop aisle and that's it. Make the gaskets to spec with a ball peen hammer like old timers used to. .

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What do you mean with a ball peen hammer? Sorry for the dumb question hah but where the hell does a hammer come into use when cutting out gaskets? lol

**Scottydoggs** · 05-10-2012

Originally Posted by Ricky21

Less sleepy more worky and more pictures of car being done!!

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What do you mean with a ball peen hammer? Sorry for the dumb question hah but where the hell does a hammer come into use when cutting out gaskets? lol

i would have to think the hammer is for tapping the form of whatever your making the gasket for, into the gasket material so you can cut it out.

when i was a roofer, when doing vent pipes, commercial torch single ply stuff, to cover the bottom of the pipe flashing i would cut a mat, find center lay it over the pipe and smack with a hammer over the pipe, this left a nice out line, cut it out, nice snug fit every time.

**BillBoost37** · 05-11-2012

It's a trick a buddy showed me when I was a kid, his father showed him etc etc. See before we had a billion parts stores, you would often have to make a gasket. So the founding fathers figure out...that if you lay a roll of gasket paper on something hard with a sharpish edge and use the round side of a ball peen hammer to tap the gasket where the edge is located, it'll actually cut you the perfect gasket. Very cool thing that works well.

**Spartan GL** · 05-11-2012

Bills Carepackage just arrived, as well as the GXP rotors.

Installing that tomorrow.

Todays progress

got the Radiator support back on, clamshells and dogbones/valve covers on and the brackets buddy was sick as **** so we didnt do the intercooler today

**Scottydoggs** · 05-11-2012

Conn to FL and Conn to NJ takes the same amount of days to deliver, hows that for messed up.

i got my care package today too.

**machinegunsquid** · 05-11-2012

I do spot 3 severe things wrong with that photo, and they are red.

**Spartan GL** · 05-11-2012

Originally Posted by machinegunsquid

I do spot 3 severe things wrong with that photo, and they are red.

i got rid of the rest of the damn red lol relax...

**BillBoost37** · 05-12-2012

He means the msd coils. they cause misfires and break down at rpm.

**Spartan GL** · 05-12-2012

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

He means the msd coils. they cause misfires and break down at rpm.

I am well aware of what he is refering to. I have yet to have a single misfire or issue with them had em for 40k so far..

**machinegunsquid** · 05-13-2012

I ran them too. When I was selling the parts off my car, I wouldn't even list them because of their failure rate.

**Spartan GL** · 05-13-2012

http://www.grandprixforums.net/heads...tml#post799346

Spare parts for salez, Help fund me buying a chrome high output alternator to fit on the new bracket that bill sent me. I don't wanna wait till payday

**Kejross** · 05-15-2012

Not the eBay one I hope? I got the chrome 180amp alt and it barely lasted a month before I had to have it rebuilt...

**Spartan GL** · 05-15-2012

Originally Posted by Kejross

Not the eBay one I hope? I got the chrome 180amp alt and it barely lasted a month before I had to have it rebuilt...

Nah i dont like eBay parts.

there was one on powerbastards.com that i was looking at. but in the meantime so i can finish this build im going to try and return my alternator i bought from autozone and swap it out with a 2000+ one

**BillBoost37** · 05-16-2012

Get a 2000+ Bonne one. That'll start you off at 125amp.

**Spartan GL** · 05-16-2012

thats what i planned on doing bill. we got the brakes together last night

**Spartan GL** · 05-16-2012

Alright got the Accessories belt today (stock length + 4")

Got my buddy that works at auto zone to return my stock alternator and special order a 2000 Boneville 125amp Alternator to go with bill's bracket he sent me.

Got the brakes finished, Axles in, and found out im missing the passenger side ABS harness (hit me up if anyone has a spare one) Hood back on and its got the car cover on it till i return from Puerto Rico on the 30th of May.

To do list:
Acquire a passenger side ABS Harness.
Get a Map of how to route the belts with the electric waterpump
Seal the intercooler & GEN V down
Figure out the PRJ Fuel System
Mount the Northstar TB on and see if my old Cold Air intake system works with it.
Fire her up!