Been a minute since I've updated here but been plenty busy at the garage...
Trans is freshly painted:
Engine bay is painted:
How the engine bay currently sits....
Good shot of the raptor liner on the chassis rails
ABS pump reinstalled, sleeved all of the brake lines with DEI sleeves to shield from radiant heat coming off the turbo.
Next I started to paint the block. Took awhile to sand what I could then put a coat of primer on it.
Was going to reinstall the subframe to get the next wave of parts back on but discovered that where the LCA bolts to basically broke off in my hand. Glad this didn't happen on track. Tubular subframe isn't in the budget right now so I am going to get a replacement OE subframe off a donor car for the time being.
Once the subframe is back on the car, the transmission, steering rack, sway bar, knuckles, brakes, and coils will be back on the car. Then I gotta decide wtf to do with my turbo/motor. Will probably start the interior stuff in the meantime as I haven't yet installed my bucket seat, harnesses, or roll bar.