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 …
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 …
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. I was expecting more as the car was a drift missile. And that proved to be true. It was obvious that there was a lot to assess and I had …
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 the motor would still be used. Having this engine taken apart would cost a bit more, but I could rebuild it. Marco told me I could take my time too …
