MTZVibe Progression

[Mariachi]

pix are up.

passenger is clean but look at the drivers side. lol

ah man. i will get more pix of the whole car finished.

[markpetersonii]

Sweet! Looks good! Can't wait to see pics of the interior!

Nevermind... LOOKS GREAT!!!

[Mariachi]

thnx. im still not done yet. still have to take it back to my buddy for another pass.

[Ringo64]

Sweet lord! Do your kids bathe in dirt then go for a ride in your car

Looks great though! Good job!

[Mariachi]

nah... thats just milk, pop-tarts, mcdonalds fries, sprite, and all you can think of. also baby vomit to baby poo and pee pee. no the car did not smell bcuz i would try to clean it with that cheap upholstery scrubber you can buy at autozone or stores but the stains were still there.

[Mariachi]

another lil addition

[Ghost]

[[ChaosweaveR]]

How'd you paint the valve cover piece?

[Mariachi]

' date='Jun 27 2010, 09:16 PM' post='30950']

How'd you paint the valve cover piece?

the engine cover was rattle canned. it has like 10 coats or so of staged paint. its the same x16 neptune blue as the car. i got the paint mixed with clear so i dont have to worry about all the extra drying process.

[Mariachi]

alright guys. i need some opinions on my next project.

im planning on twin charging my car and going with an NX intercooler sprayer to keep the intercooler cold when i run it. I am planning on building the motor to handle anywhere up to 500hp and 500lb-ft torque. I don't expect that much out of my setup but do expect over 200whp daily and 300whp when i run it. I will be going with the GM Eaton supercharger and the t3-t4 turbo kit sold for the matrix XR.

Now to what I need. I am wanting to build the Auto Trans since this car needs to be used by my wife eventually after she learns how to drive. I would love to swap out to Manual but does anyone know a specialist that I can be in contact with that specializes in building Automatic racing tranny's and torque converters?

I will start ordering my parts after I pay off my car in Feb. All the parts will take time to come in so I will be stacking everything before I start the build. I only want to take the engine and trans apart 1 time and get the car running perfect. hope things work out for me.

[Jedi3]

[Ghost]

cant wait to see.

[Ringo64]

I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS MANDO!!!!!!!

The transmission is gonna be your battle here, what transmission is the Vibe running?

[Mariachi]

i honestly don't even know the specs. i don't have much luck finding stuff for the 4spd auto trans. but it is the 4spd auto trans with O/D.

I know that is going to be a pain in my neck but i at least want to get everything done right and make sure the car can handle what I am expecting it to. I don't want any huge number since i want it running good and i want the car to last. lol

so that everyone knows, the only mod i did was the CAI bcuz i was planning on doing this. I didn't want to spend money on my exhaust and all the other NA crap if it will be replaced and a waste of money. lol

[Mariachi]

this is the turbo kit im looking into.

http://www.godspeednet.com/servlet/the-513...fe-Turbo/Detail

and here is the supercharger kit.

http://gmperformancepartszone.com/pontiac-...ion-p-6468.html

now i need to find that bypass valve that is needed for the 1zz-fe's that come equipped with the drive by wire since mine has that.

[Mariachi]

so a buddy of mine sold me some parts for the vibe. just got them this weekend. hehe. i figured i would take advantage of purchasing the parts and start my parts collection for my project.

the parts aren't much but its an underdrive crank pulley and a Front upper strut bar. couldn't pass on the pulley bcuz it was brand new and the strut bar was a plus.

[Ghost]

[Mariachi]

ill get a better pic later.

[notallthere]

http://www.monkeywrenchracing.com/

Check out these guys for the 1zz motor. Good prices and parts.

[Mariachi]

thnx for the info. the pulley i have is the Unorthodox Underdrive Crank Pulley. I am planning on eventually reselling it to get the full pulley set.

[Jedi3]

Strut bar looks great and its BLUE!

[Mariachi]

Strut bar looks great and its BLUE!

its actually painted blue. originally its polished aluminum. I am going to sand it down and shoot it with the x16 paint. their are a ton of little knicks on it that need some smoothing off. hopefully I can smooth it out so I can paint it nicely. I can't wait to start on that.

[Mariachi]

here are updated pics taken by a pro photographer of my car.

[danmccormick87]

Looking good bro, still think ya should get some eyelids

[Mariachi]

so yesterday, my father in law accidentally broke my rear quarter panel driver side window.

this is what it looks like right now.

although my window was broken, i still managed to take home another first place award today from a local car show. BOOYA!

and yes i will need some new FP stickers. lol