Project Leopard return to LA
Project Leopard return to LA: Start putting it together I needed movement on the car. It has been in Arizona for 16 months and it
November 4, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard Blog
Project Leopard – Rebuilding the RB25det
Rebuilding the RB25det – the start Table of Contents Machine shop The RB25 was pretty much disassembled when it arrived. A couple weeks after, it
June 24, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard – Greddy Intake manifold and Boost Doc water inlet
Greddy Intake Manifold and Boost Doc water inlet A key component to the original build was the Greddy intake manifold. When Cameron replaced the RB25,
June 24, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard – ATI RB25det damper
Project Leopard – ATI Damper for RB25det During my original RB25det build list, I was thinking of an damper. Ross Performance and ATI came to
June 24, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard – Tomei Poncams, Fuel Pressure regulator and Adapter
Project Leopard – Tomei Poncams, Fuel Pressure Regulator and adapter One of the components I have been kind of battling with was camshafts. Since I
May 20, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard – Fuel system upgrades
Project Leopard – Fuel upgrades One area I really don’t want to play around with is the fueling system. I’ve seen too many people not
May 17, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard – Exhaust manifold, exhaust manifold and turbo heat shield Cerakote Glacier Chrome
Project Leopard – Exhaust manifold, exhaust manifold and turbo heat shield Cerakote Glacier Chrome Marco (my builder) convinced me to stick with the stock exhaust
May 4, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard – Hood work
Project Leopard – The hood work One of the biggest hurdles was the hood. I couldn’t get a hood transported while in Japan and had
May 4, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard – Floor board
Project Leopard – Floor Board The car was in such bad shape with stuff everywhere, when I removed the carpet, I didn’t realize a small
May 4, 2021
No Comments
The Diplomat – The waiting game
Diplomat – The waiting game rant I’ve got to put this rant out there. One of the most frustrating things is when you get the
March 12, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard – trunk carpet and lining
Project Leopard – Trunk carpet and lining Every time I see Project Leopard, I find something I need to address. Broken or missing part is
March 8, 2021
No Comments
Car
Project Leopard – Sakura Garage Feb 2021
Project Leopard – Sakura Garage pt 1 It’s been almost a year since Project Leopard left the SR20 Store in 2020. My plan was to
March 2, 2021
No Comments
Armrest/console and R31 shift bezel
Project Leopard – Armrest/console and R31 shift bezel In 2019, my big boxes arrived from Japan. This contained the Zenki front end parts. Itabashi-san sent
February 23, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard Interior Direction change
Project Leopard Interior Direction Change So as I was thinking about the door cards, something popped up in my head. I remember Chris P. posted
February 22, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard – Interior gutted – Feb 2020
Project Leopard – Interior gutted – Feb 2020 It’s February 2020, it’s been a couple months since I was in LA when Project Leopard arrived
February 22, 2021
No Comments
Project leopard Interior update 1
Project Leopard Interior updates 1 As soon as I got back from LA, an M30 convertible landed in the Oakland PnP. I went there to
February 22, 2021
No Comments
Car
Assessment of Project Leopard Interior
Assessment of Project Leopard’s Interior Like most M30s, the interior was in rough condition. This was a drift missile, so the abuse and neglected didn’t
February 20, 2021
No Comments
Project Leopard’s Radiator support
Project Leopard’s radiator support I was wondering what the issue of the hood was. I get the car was banged up, but I didn’t know
February 19, 2021
No Comments
Assessment of Project Leopard’s Engine Bay
Assessment of Project Leopard’s engine bay The RB25det was removed from Project Leopard. This left the engine bay pretty open. Upon assessment, The R31 subframe
February 19, 2021
No Comments
Car
Assessment of Project Leopard’s Exterior
Assessment of Project Leopard’s Exterior I didn’t know how rough Project Leopard was. I knew Jon said that the bumper covers need to be replaced.
February 18, 2021
No Comments
Before Project Leopard arrived…
After it was decided I was going to get the car, I immediately asked Jon what were the main components missing. He mentioned the Transmission
February 11, 2021
No Comments
Assessment of the RB25det
The RB25det was taken apart and found to have a bad #6 piston ringland. While I thought about getting another RB25det, the problem is that
December 24, 2019
No Comments
Car
Wandering Leopard: Project Leopard recovery
After coordinating with Marco and Jon, we set it at December 22nd, Sunday. Marco said the SR20 store would be open at 9am. Jon said
December 22, 2019
No Comments
Car
Logistics of Project Leopard
Project Leopard is in Tehachapi (which is 2hrs North of LA). SR20store is in Gardena. I am in San Francisco. Once Marco said bring the
December 12, 2019
No Comments