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Category Archives: Upgrades
Motoring~… and, uh, transmissioning~
So despite being on the tail end of a nasty head cold, I took to removing the motor and transmission from the Solstice today. I started by putting the car up on the lift and removing the drive shaft. This … Continue reading
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Hey big spender~
Got back from Mexico about a week ago, just been busy getting caught up so I haven’t been able to update this. A lot of replacement / upgrade parts have arrived over the past few weeks, so time to show … Continue reading
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Dazzled by the lights…
Just shelled out almost $600 on all-new lighting fixtures for the MogRod. I ordered new front signal, rear signal, brake light, and headlight assemblies for the car from Morgan Spares. I have some of the original lighting fixtures, but they’re … Continue reading
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Nice set of headlights..
The halogen headlights with integrated signals showed up today, did a quick test fit and they look like they’ll work. I’ll be honest, not totally in love with the build quality, or the fact the LED circuit board is visible, … Continue reading
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We’ve all got wheeeeeels~
The wheels I bought from a Saturn Sky forum member (almost a month ago) showed up today. Big thanks to my uncle Forry for holding on to them for so long and handling them getting shipped out here! Picked them … Continue reading
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More shiny stuff!
The aluminum intake manifold flange showed up today!
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Flange of (stainless) steel
Well, one of what’s sure to be many goodies arived today – the stainless steel header flange showed up. This will become the basis for the custom headers / exhaust system that will go on the Ecotec motor when it’s … Continue reading
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Buy ‘n stuff
Just put orders in for a aluminum intake manifold flange and a stainless steel exhaust header flange for the Ecotec motor, so it’ll soon be time to start brushing up on welding those two materials…
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21st Century Morgan
This was actually from about a month ago, just forgot to upload the photos. I took the +4 emblem from the front of the car and used the CNC router at work to point-scan it. I mounted it to some … Continue reading
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Small mailroom update…
That automatic headlight kit I’d mentioned before arrived today. Looks small and simple, I like it. The light-sensitive sensor isn’t too big or obnoxious either, so it should be easy to place and hide.
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