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 looked like it was progressing slow. I decided to set a deadline for the end of September. There was a promise of getting it done.. but 2 failed attempts to get …
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, he took off the Greddy intake manifold and installed it on his new engine. The Greddy intake manifold for the RB25det is no cheap piece. It did cross my mind to …
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Project Leopard – ATI Damper for RB25det During my original RB25det build list, I was thinking of an damper. Ross Performance and ATI came to mind. During the pandemic, international shipping hit everyone, so I didn’t pursue a Ross piece. I then looked at ATI. They didn’t have one at the time. ATI doesn’t officially …
Project Leopard – Tomei Poncams, Fuel Pressure Regulator and adapter One of the components I have been kind of battling with was camshafts. Since I wasn’t going to go big power, I just thought my normal cams would do enough. If there was ever a time to put something into the new engine… it is …
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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 pay enough attention and at times, car catches on fire. So I decided to update/upgrade some of the engine bay components. NO CHEAP STUFF…. don’t want any INFERIOR fuel product… …
Project Leopard – Exhaust manifold, exhaust manifold and turbo heat shield Cerakote Glacier Chrome Marco (my builder) convinced me to stick with the stock exhaust manifold because it is cast iron and strong. This is what they originally went with during the Project Car Magazine build up. They were also going for the factory look, …
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 a 2nd option of shipping a front cut of the hood. This is what I went with. When the car was getting ready to get sent to Arizona, I put …
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 rise in the passenger side. It was only noticed when I was in Arizona at the end of Feb. This time around I was gonna focus on it because I …
Project Leopard – Trunk carpet and lining Every time I see Project Leopard, I find something I need to address. Broken or missing part is a common factor… but since this is a build from the ground up… it is expected. When Project Leopard came into my possession, the trunk had all boxes of parts. …
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 go there in October of 2020, but that is when my father passed and instead of being in Arizona, I stayed in Washington for 3 weeks and the subsequent holidays. …
