Something different

[DjGreggieP]

So, some things have happened.

Finally got the car to the shop for paint and body work. Have been putting in 3-4 hours nightly tackling the small spaces for sanding and panel alignment while waiting on the SRT4 in the booth to be finished.



What originally started as an idea in my head is finally happening. Should look better than a hole cut in the hood!









Louvers are super generic 'angled louvers' off of eBay and I can't wait.

Have also been slicing into my bumpers to clean up the 'ram air' (literally just a hacked up old foglight and the tabs behind it cleaned up) and made an opening in the rear bumper for the tow strap to sit.

Also been working on the template to make new mirrors work. As much as I wanted Ganador mirrors I opted for these:









I think they will look good and the wider viewing angle is a bonus.

The SRT4 is just waiting on paint for the bumper and spoiler and it will be done and my car goes into the booth and it will be painted in no time! I can't wait!!

[BozoBubble]

Sweet! You sir may officially have the coolest Intrepid known to man. I really admire the fact that you drive such a generally unloved car in such an enthusiastic manner.

[DjGreggieP]

Big news, car is slated for paint this month and the remainder of the stand alone parts will be trickling in soon as well. Then its just mild suspension repairs and track time / driving / general cleaning

[DjGreggieP]

Random photo dump

[DjGreggieP]

Track run shenanigans!

[DjGreggieP]

Exhaust noises under load

[DjGreggieP]

TBH I **** the look of these cars, but I love different builds. This thing is hella cool man, keep it up!

Looks so mean with slicks

Thanks! I have sold the slicks to my boss because he can put them to better use than I can. I invested in a bunch of heat wrap for both the exhaust and the intake to help keep under hood temperatures down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl-6nr-_Ies

Short video, I have the car out and about. Mild issue with the power steering right now so I am hoping its a cheap repair.

[DukeNukeEm']

TBH I **** the look of these cars, but I love different builds. This thing is hella cool man, keep it up!

Looks so mean with slicks

[DjGreggieP]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEjzC-RxSiY

Finally got around to ding a bit of a walk around of the car, going over things that are different and things I have planned for the future.

Give it a watch, let me know what you think, also any tips on making better videos would be nice!!

[DjGreggieP]

Gratz on the win!

Thanks! Its the first time the car has ever won something, and being a car that is on the opposite end of the spectrum for what most do, it felt really good!

With warmer weather coming I need to get back into getting work done on the car!!

[rice4life]

Gratz on the win!

[DjGreggieP]

I really need to update more often!

I'm kind of at a momentary standstill. I need to get the intercooler welded up so I can start routing piping. Also need to get a few electrical pieces to maybe gain a few horses, maybe if my EM see the air at a temperature under 107* that will help right??

So if I need the intercooler welded, I should get those required pieces cut...



Done.

Also finally got the valve covers installed after paint. Looked so deadly I needed to do a comparison pic



The only drawback was when I put the upper plenum on, the red is barely noticeable.



May need to make a custom upper plenum, paint it wrinkle red and etch 'SNSTR Auto' on either side, but need to spend some more time figuring out runner length for a good low end torque to have a good holeshot, but still flow optimally at high rpm.

Also, I entered into a 'Ride of the Month' contest on another forum and I won!



I got a year free paid membership, a plaque and a place in the yearly calendar! May not seem like that big of a deal but the voting was only open to other paid members of the club so to win by a single vote was pretty sweet!

That's all for now, I am thinking I may start going out and recording a weekly walk around update video, then I can show what I have gotten done and whats coming down the line as well. I plan to head out for a bit on Sunday to work on the car. Need to do a bit of cleaning and wire extension / wire deletion / wire clean up. I hope to be making it to a few more car shows and meets this year AND go racing so I want to make the bay look better.

As always, thanks for tuning in and I will see you next time!

[DjGreggieP]

Thank you!!

I had remembered you saying you wanted to see a video of it running and I had posted that one to YouTube so I thought I would link it. I do plan to do a more dynamic video in the spring, still hashing out the details for it yet.

I really love the wrinkle red. It kinda sucks that when everything is put back together they wont be very visible, but they should hopefully sharpen up the engine bay a fair bit. Lots of dingy black and gray in there lol

[rice4life]

That start video makes me happy.

Love the valve covers in wrinkle red.

[DjGreggieP]

Disappointed I missed this until now. I love seeing builds way out of the ordinary, and a boosted 2.7 Intrepid is extremely unique. I can relate to the ugly but necessary routing to fit 10lbs of crap in a 5lb engine bay. If anything I'm amazed the ECU is remotely capable.

Thanks!! Tho I have swapped it to a 3.5HO from a 300M a few years ago, after killing 2 2.7's I felt the upgrade was necessary.

The OEM ECM works, but I've only 'cleaned up' the power bands. It use to bog out in third if you needed to pass, now it pulls solid through the entire RPM range with no bogs if passing on the highway. I should really get in a dyno pass, but I am waiting until I have the stand alone to make it worth while to pay for a dyno.