Thank you for a great Saturday!!!

**Mighty Noid** · 09-20-2009, 03:42 PM

That is a great Saturday full of mods on my car!!!

You are not just club members but TRUE FRIENDS!!! and I can not thank you enough for all that you did yesterday!!!

Then the following members… wait scratch that … they are not members. They are what I call true FRIENDS!:

SoCalRT (Brett & Dawn) – That you for allowing me to use your garage, BBQ, and your custom skills with tools!!! Plus giving me a few bottles of alcohol to take home!
MOL SRT-8 (Ralph) – You know how to take customizing to the a new higher level!
srtjohn (John) – WOW!! Is all I can I say. This guy knows his way around an engine! Thank you so much for driving way out there in the heat and doing MOST of the wrenching on my car!
Monster (Walter) – Thank you for coming out and lending your skilling on the Diablo Predator.
thewagon (Andrew) – You are always there to lend a helping hand! Plus having you ask those wonderful questions that you ask are just remarkable!
bigal470 (Alex) – What can I say about you???? You are nuts but in a good way!
Dupie24 (Bob) – Again… you drove all the way out to stand in the heat and lend a hand if needed. That is a mark of a great gentleman!
LX NaughtyGirl (Teena) – Just having you in my life makes my world go around a little more smoothly!!! Thank you for the Grey Goose and Cranberry bottles!

Now it is time for the install:

BT Catch Can with Earl fittings for the hard lines!

New gaskets:

Here is a before picture:

John doing something… J

Hey since the throttle body is coming off, maybe I should clean it as well. It will give me something to do. I think that this is a little dirty???
Backside:

Front side:

Now here it is cleaned!
Front side:

Backside:

What is that coming from the catch can??? Oh that’s right, I think it is the first stainless steel hard line!!!

Now here it is with both of them done… Oh and just look at that sweet looking AE Carbon half cover!!

Hey wait isn’t there suppose to be a hose coming out this side of the manifold that connects to the CAI???

There it is!! It has a aluminum tube extension and relocated to the rear of the engine. There is a small filter on it now and can be removed by taking the lid off where the brake fluid reservoir is.

Here is a few shots of the overall look:

I still need to do something special for my friends helping get this together and doing it in the extremely hot heat of Elsinore!

**REDDOG** · 09-20-2009, 04:42 PM

Looking good can't wait to see it next weekend.

**MOL SRT-8** · 09-20-2009, 05:55 PM

no, thanks you for all you have done for others and leting me hepl a little on a great project.

Originally Posted by REDDOG

Looking good can't wait to see it next weekend.

it might still be clean next weekend. hahaha

**Mighty Noid** · 09-20-2009, 06:30 PM

Thanks David and Ralph...

And yes it should be nice and cleaned for next Ssaturday....

and NO rain either...

**SoCalRT** · 09-20-2009, 11:42 PM

Your car came out great Albert, we had enough people to knock out cool mods on two car.....

The carne asada, salsa and fresh tortillas were awesome...and we were ready for a break...

Heck it wasn't even hot yesterday, it didn't even break 100.....

**Cam** · 09-20-2009, 11:51 PM

That turned out killer Albert!!. And your right, you just can't ask for a better group of friends to help out.

**Mighty Noid** · 09-20-2009, 11:55 PM

Brett ... you and Dawn have always been very helpful not just to me but anyone that needs help... the lunch was the least that I could do for everyone...

Cam... you are so correct... if you could have came over it would have been the cherry on top of a sundae... and yes you are a CHERRY!!!!

**96GTS** · 09-21-2009, 12:27 AM

That looks great Albert! Very cool of all these people to step up and help each other out!

**MOL SRT-8** · 09-21-2009, 02:23 AM

cams a cherry, hahahaha

**bigal470** · 09-21-2009, 02:26 AM

car is looking great my friend and thansk for the lunch that was good stuff..

**BIG SMOOTH** · 09-21-2009, 02:36 AM

Wow! Nice job on everyone's part! That's the SoCalLX way of course.

Albert, the pics just make my mouth drop! Gorgeous look under the hood now for sure!

It's another mod to add to my fantasy list that will never happen....

**rsmeanie** · 09-21-2009, 02:53 AM

Albert, your car is lookin mighty fine!! I love the engine mods. CenCal got together today for a tech day and we got quite a few cars done. Lots of suspension work, I replaced my brakes and there were various other small projects going on. Hopefully someone will post some pics.

**Mighty Noid** · 09-21-2009, 03:06 AM

Originally Posted by 96GTS

That looks great Albert! Very cool of all these people to step up and help each other out!

Yes it is wonderful for everyone to help out... that is what makes this forum be the best one out there...

Originally Posted by bigal470

car is looking great my friend and thansk for the lunch that was good stuff..

Just another 3 years or so I will be able to catch up to you are your outstanding mods... then you send me a picture of your new one today and I say to myself... NOT AGAIN!!! DAMN!!!! I will never catch up... LOL!!

Originally Posted by BIG SMOOTH

Wow! Nice job on everyone's part! That's the SoCalLX way of course.

Albert, the pics just make my mouth drop! Gorgeous look under the hood now for sure!

It's another mod to add to my fantasy list that will never happen....

That is what I said... I will never have a smooth manifold... and bam... just 3 years later... I have it... but that shouldn't stop you... you have SMOOTH in your name!!!

LOL

Originally Posted by rsmeanie

Albert, your car is lookin mighty fine!! I love the engine mods. CenCal got together today for a tech day and we got quite a few cars done. Lots of suspension work, I replaced my brakes and there were various other small projects going on. Hopefully someone will post some pics.

Thanks Ray!!! Brett also replaced my front Wilwood pads as well yesterday...

Also you guys are so lucky to have Ken's play house to use with 2 car lifts... that is awesome... we just use floor jacks and wood ramps...

**BIG SMOOTH** · 09-21-2009, 03:14 AM

Originally Posted by Mighty Noid

That is what I said... I will never have a smooth manifold... and bam... just 3 years later... I have it... but that shouldn't stop you... you have SMOOTH in your name!!!

LOL

Now I just wish I had more SMOOTH in my wallet

!!!