Project Cleaning the Clutter in Our Engine Bay

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by Doc

I don't drive mine in the rain at all. I have a DD that's my commuter car. I'll have to contact them and find out if they can match the factory tint on the windows, and if they have a solution for the rear defogger grid on the rear window. If this is a truly plug-and-play solution this is VERY attractive. Plus the fact that's it's 250 times stronger than glass means no car thief breaking the glass to gain entry.

Thanks for this link Synner!

Doc, could you let me know what they say when they get back to you?

[Doc]

Originally Posted by The Stig

Doc, could you let me know what they say when they get back to you?

You bet.

[Moreno1]

Originally Posted by Synner

Bust out the credit card:
http://www.chevyhardcore.com/feature...ckout-windows/

http://www.opticarmorwindows.com/

Originally Posted by Synner

I would do their rear glass before the Z28 glass, this stuff is cheaper and much lighter. I'd just be hesitant on front and side glass if you daily drive it at all. I don't think it would deal with the up/down of windows very well over time. The coating they have is great but it has its limits. Although I use my windows a lot more than most going through base checkpoints for ID checks. Front glass would probably be fine if you don't drive in inclement weather a lot.

Damn you Synner you're NOT helping!.......................................... .................... i'll post pics when they get here.

Originally Posted by Doc

I don't drive mine in the rain at all. I have a DD that's my commuter car. I'll have to contact them and find out if they can match the factory tint on the windows, and if they have a solution for the rear defogger grid on the rear window. If this is a truly plug-and-play solution this is VERY attractive. Plus the fact that's it's 250 times stronger than glass means no car thief breaking the glass to gain entry.

Thanks for this link Synner!

Originally Posted by The Stig

Doc, could you let me know what they say when they get back to you?

Guys, I spoke with Jim, and have an answer for the defogger question. There is no rear defogger, but the coating allows for all water to run off as soon as you get moving, similar to rain-x.

What sold me is that they have done glass for the Ringbrother's builds. Now that is HUGE because I would have never known that the Ringbrothers cars did not have real glass.

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

Damn you Synner you're NOT helping!.......................................... .................... i'll post pics when they get here.





Guys, I spoke with Jim, and have an answer for the defogger question. There is no rear defogger, but the coating allows for all water to run off as soon as you get moving, similar to rain-x.

What sold me is that they have done glass for the Ringbrother's builds. Now that is HUGE because I would have never known that the Ringbrothers cars did not have real glass.

So....group buy?

Edit: what about AM/FM radio? Our receiver is in the glass.

[Doc]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

Damn you Synner you're NOT helping!.......................................... .................... i'll post pics when they get here.





Guys, I spoke with Jim, and have an answer for the defogger question. There is no rear defogger, but the coating allows for all water to run off as soon as you get moving, similar to rain-x.

What sold me is that they have done glass for the Ringbrother's builds. Now that is HUGE because I would have never known that the Ringbrothers cars did not have real glass.

Hmm. Might have to look into a 3rd party solution for this. The issue with the defogger isn't water on the outside but fogged up windows on the inside. We have limited visibility to the rear to begin with so being able to defrost the rear window is kind of important (to me anyways).

Originally Posted by The Stig

So....group buy?

Edit: what about AM/FM radio? Our receiver is in the glass.

The radio antenna is in the windshield?? I thought it was in the shark fin on the roof?

Yeah I wonder what kind of a deal we can get and how many we need to qualify for a group buy?

[ec1990]

Originally Posted by Doc

Hmm. Might have to look into a 3rd party solution for this. The issue with the defogger isn't water on the outside but fogged up windows on the inside. We have limited visibility to the rear to begin with so being able to defrost the rear window is kind of important (to me anyways).



The radio antenna is in the windshield?? I thought it was in the shark fin on the roof?

Yeah I wonder what kind of a deal we can get and how many we need to qualify for a group buy?

I believe that's for XM.

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by Doc

Hmm. Might have to look into a 3rd party solution for this. The issue with the defogger isn't water on the outside but fogged up windows on the inside. We have limited visibility to the rear to begin with so being able to defrost the rear window is kind of important (to me anyways).



The radio antenna is in the windshield?? I thought it was in the shark fin on the roof?

Yeah I wonder what kind of a deal we can get and how many we need to qualify for a group buy?

I'm sure there are aftermarket defogger systems. I mean its just some heating elements that are glued to the glass (obviously I'm over simplifying).

And yea AM/FM is in the rear window, XM is in the sharkfin (as ec1990 said).

[LC]

I had front and rear drop-ins on my f-body, speedglass from Percy tho.. I do believe they are the same company..

the windshield deformed a bit at light speed, other than that the stuff is pretty good, can't comment on scratching because I did not have windshield wipers on the car.

[Doc]

Originally Posted by LC

I had front and rear drop-ins on my f-body, speedglass from Percy tho.. I do believe they are the same company..

the windshield deformed a bit at light speed, other than that the stuff is pretty good, can't comment on scratching because I did not have windshield wipers on the car.

How thick was the speedglas?

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by LC

I had front and rear drop-ins on my f-body, speedglass from Percy tho.. I do believe they are the same company..

the windshield deformed a bit at light speed, other than that the stuff is pretty good, can't comment on scratching because I did not have windshield wipers on the car.

[Moreno1]

Originally Posted by Doc

How thick was the speedglas?

They have three different thicknesses, I'm going with 3/16" both front and rear. This is the equivalent of the factory thickness. Jim said that for strictly track cars, many guys will go with 3/16" front and 1/8" rear but due to the quality of my build, he recommended doing 3/16" on both side as the factory trim fits better.

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

They have three different thicknesses, I'm going with 3/16" both front and rear. This is the equivalent of the factory thickness. Jim said that for strictly track cars, many guys will go with 3/16" front and 1/8" rear but due to the quality of my build, he recommended doing 3/16" on both side as the factory trim fits better.

Is the 3/16" safe for street use? Or would you need to go thicker?

[Doc]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

They have three different thicknesses, I'm going with 3/16" both front and rear. This is the equivalent of the factory thickness. Jim said that for strictly track cars, many guys will go with 3/16" front and 1/8" rear but due to the quality of my build, he recommended doing 3/16" on both side as the factory trim fits better.

That's good to know. 3/16 it is then. You're not doing the side glass?

[krusher]

Here are my most up to date pics of my car. Sorry no real good pics of the long tubes installed, but they look pretty cool. With the flat black would have had a semi gloss to it.

Just a couple of tidying up to do along with some painting the connectors and valve covers and I think I will be done for awhile.












I put stepped long tube headers on compared to my doug thorley short tube headers
Got my throttle body ported and painted to match my car
Relocated the Grounding strap from the front of the passenger side of the head to behind the alternator
Relocated my evap solenoid to below the fuse box bracket and ran a longer hose from TechAFX to the manifold
Relocated the coil packs to the front side frame and put custom length spark plug wires with wrap and heat protectors
Put a strut brace on. Sexiest mod ever!!!
Painted the plenum cover to match the intake (some guy at work does hydrodip from his garage.)
Replaced all hoses with nylon braided hose. (Still have PCV hose to replace.)
Put new fuel rails on similar to the holley set.
Wrapped all electrical with Russel wrap from summit
Took my wire harnesses apart and wrapped them together and in some cases made my own harnesses via taping. After that I tucked them in the cavity behind the ABS system.
I the wires going to the injectors and spliced them and lengthened them to go from the back and not the front.
Lastly, lastly I took the the crossover tubing below the intake and made one eirily similar to Nate's


I am waiting on my CTS-V brakes to get powder coated from Mike the powder coater and after that I will just enjoy the car till next winter. Whewww I am out of breath. And that was the first 5 hrs.