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Another FP Auto-x build

Hello. Low post count so I decided this was a good way to up it so people don't think I am scamming them when I try to buy things.

Intro: I co-drove Shawn (fourwhl's) FP car for a couple years before I decided buying a Fiat was a good idea. After campaigning if for a couple years I jettisoned that car to Carvana after this season and decided to ruin a perfectly good running 2001 in an effort to get back into prepared life.

Out with the old in with the new.
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It wasn't running when purchased. After some troubleshooting the immobilizer was missing. Fired it up, got it back on the trailer, towed to the DMV, and titled in my name.
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All the old crap came out:
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some of the old stuff was a bit more stubborn than others. dry ice on the sound deadening, rotary wheel on the seam sealer, and some cutting wheels to the door skins.
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All getting ready for paint:
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ran some 6an lines
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and started to put the corners together
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....and that is pretty much where it is at today.

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Progress has stalled a bit as i am waiting on parts. Knocked out some small stuff the past couple days.

All 4 corners are together and of course on the last coilover i find that it is a bit too close to comfort with the extended ball joints and wherever the eccentric bolts landed. Didn't like it, so I pulled both fronts and took a bit of material out problem solved.

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Swapped the reinforced differential housing on. Awaiting some bushings so I can button up the rear.
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I wanted to get the inner and outer tie rods in today, but the ones that came off the car were less than ideal and I am missing the lock washers for the inner tie rods. Ordered. Waiting game at this point.
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Rear canisters mounted. Used some 50mm fuel filter pump mounts and feel it turned out well. I need to figure out a solution for the newly made holes. Seems a desk cable management type grommet would work.

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Retuned to the house after a short vacation to some strategically timed packages. Progress isn’t anything too exciting, but it is progress. Tie rods completed the steering, front canisters are mounted, and all lines are routed via p-clamps.

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Between it being cold and awaiting stuff from KPI progress has slowed a bit. Trying to knock out more small stuff. Intercooler found it’s home.

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Desk grommets for the canister holes. Some seam sealer has these not going anywhere.

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hardline deleted

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splitter assembled, going to need to figure out some mounts that don’t interfere with the future ic piping

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followed fourwhl’s guide to tapping a valve cover for an fittings

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shiny intake sitting on the motor

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Yesterday was a refresh myself on every way to extract a bolt day. Note to self: turn kerosene heater off when using the new torque wrench as you can’t hear the click and inch pounds are a lot less than foot pounds.

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after cleaning that mess up I decided to take on the quick task of removing the exhaust studs to insert some fresh replacements. It went equally as well.

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NA alternator on
Valve cover on (sans one bolt)
Replaced the -8 with a -10 so both fittings match

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look at that, my order from October 4th finally decided to show up. Might actually be able to get the differential back in the car.

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Threads chased, anti seize applied, and new studs inserted. Future me better be happy, what a pain.

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Throttle body on

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Differential finally prepped for install.

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Don’t randomly throw stuff away. Tossed the expansion tank on accident so I had to pick up a new one.

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Intake side of the motor is buttoned up now that the gaskets arrived. New fuel rail and injectors in. I took the opportunity the broken valve cover bolt presented to upgrade all the hardware to stainless.

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one half of the turbo arrived. I found a deal on a lightly used unit with the wrong ar for my application. Exhaust portion ordered and on its way from full race.

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This hydraulic lift table might be the most valuable tool in my garage. Made the differential install painless. Now that it is in I can get the rear buttoned up. I’ll have a roller soon enough.

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Blackbird fabworx tow hook installed. Pretty low on the priority list but it mounts where the intercooler is so why not.

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Axles installed

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getting closer to putting the wheels on and having a roller.

Poly windshield in

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Put the front bumper on to see how it would fit. Need to do some quick disconnects.

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Probably should have kept some of the stock housing on these. Now I need to figure out a way to mount them.

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Ok, poly windshield is actually in.

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