Wayne Presley/VeryCoolParts Build Thread H6 power

[Wayne Presley]

ya know where you can send the rest of the stuff right?

Chris used up all the stuff I had on my dash, he has a little at his shop and can order more. LMK if you need some.

[HelluvaEngineer]

Hi Wayne,

I have been waiting patiently, but I REALLY wish you would let us know some more information about the fabric you are using on your dash.

H. E.

[Wayne Presley]

Put some logo's on the car






And did I mention it was wet sanded and buffed while I was in Savannah? That's the trailer and truck 75 feet away

[K3LAG]

How did you get matching stickers? Did you cut them yourself?

[THE ITALIAN]

Hi Wayne,

I have been waiting patiently, but I REALLY wish you would let us know some more information about the fabric you are using on your dash.

H. E.

I happen to know third hand , that material is aged Beaver pelt soaked in alcohol. Hard to come by except during "spring break", seems to be a lot of it, otherwise the rest of you are out of luck without a S Florida/Louisiana connection.
Who would have thought it would get more mileage. happy halloween.. Time to take a break for the kids.

[818dennis]

Where are you putting your VCP sticker? Your door is so shiny that I see you in the reflection, nice.

[WIS89]

Cool decals Wayne. As Dennis said, I can see your reflection in your awesome paint job!

Where did you get hold of that Factory Five decal? Nice!

I thought you said you wouldn't have your car until Monday. Is this some Jedi mind trick or something? HA!

Welcome back, and I can't wait to see your upholstery.

Regards,

Steve

[Wayne Presley]

How did you get matching stickers? Did you cut them yourself?

All of the manufacturers were kind enough to supply their logo's in vector format and my sign guy cut them out of the same roll of vinyl.

Where are you putting your VCP sticker? Your door is so shiny that I see you in the reflection, nice.

I had "www.verycoolparts.com" and it was 30" long, so I'm have my oval logo made Monday. it's reaaaaallllllyyyyyyy shiny now

[Wayne Presley]

Cool decals Wayne. As Dennis said, I can see your reflection in your awesome paint job!

Where did you get hold of that Factory Five decal? Nice!

I thought you said you wouldn't have your car until Monday. Is this some Jedi mind trick or something? HA!

Welcome back, and I can't wait to see your upholstery.

Regards,

Steve

I had the decal made. I was supposed to be in Savannah until Sunday night but we broke a rod in one of the Elises. I mean broke it just under the wrist pin then the rest of the rod buzz sawed the block, the cam tried to open the valves in to the now stationary piston breaking the rocker arm. It's a mess. So I loaded up and came home. Worked on the car today and it looks like it will still be Monday before I get the door panels in.

[flynntuna]

ouch

[Frank818]

Sorry to hear that (forget about the panels, talking Lotus here).

[FFR-ADV]

Sorry to hear about your Lotus engine.

BTW your 818 finish is so nice all the photographers will be have to work hard to not be in the picture themselves or catching other background in your shiny finish!

Great job!

[Xusia]

I'd love to get that F5 one as a chrome badge. Does FFR make something like that??

[Wayne Presley]

I'd love to get that F5 one as a chrome badge. Does FFR make something like that??

They make nose badges that are smaller.

Here's the carnage



You can see straight through the block

[WIS89]

Wayne-

I am so very sorry about your engine! Glad to hear no one was hurt though, this could have ended very poorly!

What a rotten way to end the weekend.

Good luck getting her all fixed and back together, but sorry you have to go through it.

I am looking forward to seeing your new pictures when you get to it. Again, very sorry!

Regards,

Steve

[Frank818]

Holly ****!

[Rockraven]

Just curious, is FFR subsidizing any of this build as a show car, or is all this on your own dime? I imagine that paint job alone is high 4 figures, and overall the finished car must be north of 30k.

[flynntuna]

My son had the same happen to his Audi, you could almost put your hand through the engine. He spent the summer building a new motor. Big hassle all around. But look on the bright side... You have the option to upgrade. It's only money after all

[Rockraven]

Wayne, car looks great, but if I can add something constructive, the uncut side intakes gives it an unfinished "kit car" look, if that makes any sense. Just saw a pic of Erik's with them cut and such relatively small details makes a huge difference. I know it's probably too late for SEMA, but do you plan to do them or leave as is?

[D K]

Time for a KA swap!

[Wayne Presley]

Just curious, is FFR subsidizing any of this build as a show car, or is all this on your own dime? I imagine that paint job alone is high 4 figures, and overall the finished car must be north of 30k.

It's all mine, the wheels, tires, brakes were sponsored.

Wayne, car looks great, but if I can add something constructive, the uncut side intakes gives it an unfinished "kit car" look, if that makes any sense. Just saw a pic of Erik's with them cut and such relatively small details makes a huge difference. I know it's probably too late for SEMA, but do you plan to do them or leave as is?

I probably should have had them cut and not way to get them cut before SEMA. I did all of the rest without the surrounds so it's going to take cutting and painting to put them in.

[Rockraven]

Like I said, fantastic job on it. What about some kind of black plastic appliqués that would look good on the intakes? No cutting or refinishing required.

[Wayne Presley]

I have some flat black stick on vinyl at the shop right now to try just that.

[Rockraven]

I have some flat black stick on vinyl at the shop right now to try just that.

Tape them on first to make sure you like it. I absolve myself of any responsibility if you don't.

[Wayne Presley]

I made a cover for the steering column

[Erik W. Treves]

nice!!

[cmcintyre]

Huge! I'd buy that steering column cover in a NY minute!

[Mechie3]

I didnt even realize yet we would need a cover there.

[Wayne Presley]

With my seats being almost on the floor, I have 2.25" spacers in place of the .300 FFR supplied to drop the steering wheel into a comfortable position. even with the stock spacers there is an open area between the shroud and the dash.

[StatGSR]

Time for a KA swap!

you must mean a K swap (honda)?... the KA is a nissan iron block motor 240s and hardbodys.

looking great Wayne!

[Wayne Presley]

Yeah he probably meant K20

[0100]

A K24 would be awesome in these cars.

[mobius]

No honda motor is awesome. Maybe an Evo motor but then you raise center of gravity some.

[Wayne Presley]

Put the car on the scales this morning, 1974 lbs with 3 gallons of gas. 40% front, 60% rear and 50/50 right/left with 50/50 cross weights.

[longislandwrx]

The EZ is maybe 30lbs heaver than an EJ?

[Wayne Presley]

The EZ is maybe 30lbs heaver than an EJ?

NA EZ30 is 18ish heavier than a turbo 2.0.

[Mechie3]

Wayne did add an AWIC and a turbo system for that EZ though which adds some weight.

[metalmaker12]

I made a cover for the steering column

Nice, not that's it hard to make, but FFR should come up with one.

[wleehendrick]

Wayne did add an AWIC and a turbo system for that EZ though which adds some weight.

Don't forget that pretty paint job. All those layers add up!

[Wayne Presley]

You have the AWIC, the heat exchanger, ABS pump, IC water pump, 1.5 gallons of IC coolant, IC coolant surge tank, splitter, diffuser, side skirts, turbo, wategate adding weight to the car.