Tree's V8 Roadster

42115 Views 364 Replies 56 Participants Last post by humming, May 7, 2016

treeafodo

Discussion Starter · Oct 27, 2014 (Edited)

Drivetrain:
Chevy 5.7L LS1 from 1998 Corvette
Fully ported and polished heads
Comp Cams 231/234 .619''/.612'' 111 LSA Billet Camshaft
Comp Cams Cam Lock Plate
ARP 2000 Rod bolts
ARP Head Bolts
ARP Crank Pulley Bolt
OEM GM Racing Division Lifters
OEM GM LS2 Timing Set
Manley Pro-Flow Race Valves- Intake and Exhaust
Comp Cams Trunion Retrofit Kit
0.060" Ford Rocker Shims
Comp Cams Racing Valve Locks
.675 PRC Dual Sprung Valve Springs
PRC Titanium Valve Retainers and Seats
Comp Cams Titanium Sprung Valve Stem Seals
Mellings High Pressure Ported Oil Pump
Texas-Speed Chromemoly Push Rods
All New OEM GM Gaskets/Seals/Head Gaskets
Mahle Perfect Circle Piston Rings
LS6 Valley Cover/PCV Conversion
Complete cruise control and A/C delete
ATL 15 Gallon Fuel Cell

Brakes, Suspension and Wheels:
Work Meister CR01 Wheels
15x9 +7 Front
15x9.5 +1 Rear
Depowered steering rack

Chassis:
Harddog M1 Hardcore Hardtop Double Diagonal Bar w/built in harness bar
Flyin' Miata Frame stainless steel Rails

Interior:
Bride Vios 3 Seats (replicas for the time being)
2 Garage Star Seat Rails
2 Pole Position Keys
Custom Door Cards

Exterior:
OEM Hardtop- No Headliner or Defrost
Tuckin99 N2 Fender Flares
APR GT3 carbon fiber mirrors
Slick Auto mirror mounts

See less See more

101 - 120 of 365 Posts

[email protected]

· #101 · Dec 29, 2014

Re: Tree's Roadster

Too cool! Merry Christmas indeed! I like that you are doing your own door cards as well, so far they look very well done.

We really appreciate the shout out. I hope you're really happy with the bar and clutch line. And if you ever have questions about Moss parts or service, please PM or email me! That's what I'm here for, on this forum. Thanks again for the mention!

treeafodo

Discussion Starter · #102 · Jan 1, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

No problem, Chris!

I ordered a set of Flyin Miata frame rails earlier. Here's to building a better car for 2015. Happy New Years everyone!

humming

· #103 · Jan 1, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

Looks great man! Glad to see your dedication to keeping it clean. Really excited to see this develop!

treeafodo

Discussion Starter · #104 · Jan 1, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

humming said:
Looks great man! Glad to see your dedication to keeping it clean. Really excited to see this develop!

Thanks a lot! 2015 should be a huge year for this car, I plan on bringing in a few nice surprises.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Poppa

· #105 · Jan 1, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

One Dollar a a time. I'm liking your car

treeafodo

Discussion Starter · #106 · Jan 5, 2015

13

Re: Tree's Roadster

I spent the day today doing a lot of cleaning on the car. All cell phone pictures today. I started off by reinstalling the parcel shelf covers that I painted in the fall.

Cover Reinstalled by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Then I removed the OEM mirrors and cleaned the area.

Mirrors Removed by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Cleaner by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Next up was removing the universal mounts that are included with the APR mirrors and replacing them with the Slick Auto mounts.

Old and New by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

I installed the mirrors on the car for a few pictures before I removed them and put them back in the box where they're safe. They're beautiful. <3

APR GT3 Mirrors by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

APR GT3 Mirrors by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

APR GT3 Mirrors by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

APR GT3 Mirrors by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Once the mirrors were put away I started to clean the doors up to make progress towards my door cards.
Remember how I said the previous owner was a hack and used duct tape everywhere? He duct taped the wires to the speakers....:suicide:

More Duct Tape... by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Once the speakers were out I started removing the vapour barrier and the messy tar that it's held on with.
I pulled as much off as possible by hand which left me with this.

Door Tar by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Most people would probably leave it at that since most of it was removed. My OCD of car cleanliness kicked in and I took it a step further.
This is what I started with.

Hack Fix by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

These are the doors now. :mrgreen:

Clean Door by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Clean Door by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Not a spec of tar is left. There's a little bit of duct tape residue left over, I'll be removing that next time I spend time on the car, but I've had enough for today.

See less See more

[email protected]

· #107 · Jan 5, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

When my Camaro is sold my Miata is going into my garage and will be gone over for a cleaning and fix/update as needed. I love reading your thread because you're so thorough. Look at how clean that door is!!!! Great job.

C_trak

· #108 · Jan 5, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

If you remove that plastic barrier and tar, will moisture get in the car?

treeafodo

Discussion Starter · #109 · Jan 5, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

[email protected] said:
When my Camaro is sold my Miata is going into my garage and will be gone over for a cleaning and fix/update as needed. I love reading your thread because you're so thorough. Look at how clean that door is!!!! Great job.

Do you have a build thread, Chris? I've looked in the past but didn't have success. I've never seen your car outside of your sig. Thanks for the compliments, they're always appreciated. The best part about cleaning is it's essentially free, so I clean a lot while waiting for parts.

C_trak said:
If you remove that plastic barrier and tar, will moisture get in the car?

Without them there is that chance. I'm going to cover the backside of the new door cards with a vapour barrier rather than attaching them to the door itself. I'm not sure how well it'll work, but the car will never see rain again, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Nevyn72

· #110 · Jan 5, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

treeafodo said:
........I'm not sure how well it'll work, but the car will never see rain again, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Are you ever going to wash it again?

treeafodo

Discussion Starter · #111 · Jan 5, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

Nevyn72 said:
Are you ever going to wash it again?

I'll be washing it. That's why I'm putting the vapour barrier backing on the door cards.

AccentedBlack

· #112 · Jan 5, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

The face I made when seeing the speaker wires taped actually made my coworker stop and ask me what was wrong. That's hilariously bad.

shiz

· #113 · Jan 5, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

Hey, The speakers worked right?

treeafodo

Discussion Starter · #114 · Jan 5, 2015

Tree's Roadster

Duct tape is great, but I don't understand this mans obsession with "fixing" things with it.

shiz said:
Hey, The speakers worked right?

I have no idea. I couldn't get the stupid radio to work. :lol:

[email protected]

· #115 · Jan 5, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

I actually don't have a build thread, but thanks for being interested!

I bought the car built. And it was built well. However, now that I've had it so long, it's time for me to do my own build. I forsee some serious downtime when that happens, and I need to sell the Camaro first so I have garage space. I got a used M45 from the R&D dept here at Moss but I'd like to clean up the engine before I put it on. It's got 196K+ miles on it now and it leaks/burns a little bit of oil. The entire car is just fairly dirty from neglect and it needs a new paint job - which won't be done like how the prev owner did it, a $400 Maaco job. It was going to be a race car so I know why he cheaped out on paint, but it's peeling quite a bit now, almost 9 years later. I'd like to strip the paint and start over. I might be a masochist for wanting to do that. But it goes with my "get it clean" build idea.

Chrismx5

· #116 · Jan 5, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

@treeafodo

Can we both run "$ at a time" on our cars.

#****

treeafodo

Discussion Starter · #117 · Jan 6, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

Chrismx5 said:
@treeafodo

Can we both run "$ at a time" on our cars.

#****

Let's do it. #fullhomo

Chrismx5

· #118 · Jan 6, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

@treeafodo

Bad ass!!!

I'll get some made up and send them over to you!

Color preference?

treeafodo

Discussion Starter · #119 · Jan 6, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

I'm not 100% sure if you're serious or not, but I'd prefer black. I'm not one to run stickers on my cars so I'll use it inside the trunk lid if you are serious.

Chrismx5

· #120 · Jan 6, 2015

Re: Tree's Roadster

Of course I'm serious!

Okay! I'll design one up tonight, and get it made.
No. The truck is not acceptable.

On the quarter window

101 - 120 of 365 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.