Ive had my ls1 fd for about 2 years now, but dont post too much on here tho. When i origianlly built the car, it was just a basic swap, stock motor, nothin too crazy. This is my 4th Fd, and i am a very compulsive person when it comes to my car, so after 8 years of fd ownership, i have millions of ideas floating around in my head of this to mod on this car. So quickly things began to snow ball and my build turned into me making the car as outrageous as possible. I picked a slightly unusual color scheme, did some custom work with my interior, put a huge cam in the car, and this winter I addressed my engine bay.
I have a few friends that are big into vw's and go to a huge show at the beach every year for the past 8 years. Vw guys, while strange, have rediculous engine bays. My car sees a fair amount of street driving and drag use. My plan was to combine everything into a super clean street/strip/show ready car. I wanted to push the limits of what people have done with this car, while still trying to remain tasteful.
I can honestly say, without any exaggeration, that i have well over 200 hours in work in my engine bay this winter alone. Just welding, grinding, smoothing. I am very excited with the outcome, its not for everyone, but i thought i would share. :-)
-Austin
When i bought the car:
After the initial swap:
Now:
The Bay:
