This journey for me actually starts before I even got this particular Stealth. My first one was a 1992 Dodge Stealth R/T Non-Turbo that I drove pretty much into the ground. 2 engines and 3 auto transmissions later it was pretty much parked in my driveway and became my tinker toy. This was the car […]
The first thing I addressed on the car was getting it all cleaned up. I got everything removed from the interior of the car and made note of everything I had and what all I would need to get. the Good thing was I had a complete car that I would get like 90% of […]
After getting the Stealth TT all resurrected I was now left with mostly just the frame of the original fwd car. I had pretty much stripped that car as I had swapped all of its parts over to the TT Stealth. That FWD Stealth was the first 3S I had ever owned and for the […]
Time to finally get this trailer done… For now at least.*** Gallery images at the end of the post ***I wanted to get that front hatch door completed as it was driving me nuts trying to get anything out of the trailer through the rear hatch if it was up by the tongue. I first […]
In this first episode we go over the history of the car. How I ended up with it and how I initially built it. I then go into some details about the plans for the car, but just what the overall goal is. There is plenty in store for this build and I will be […]
We dive into getting components removed to allow us to pull the motor from the car. Some additional tips are added into this video for how to handle that dirty/greasy hardware. The Stealth Project Ep2 – The Big Pull
I finish clearing out the items from the firewall, Pull the dash in order to complete clearing the firewall and then we do some grinding and welding inside the engine bay in preparation for a whole lot and sanding, then eventually paint!
A whole lot of sanding! I start the sanding and smoothing process of the engine bay. This took about two days to complete for a total of about 10 hours of actual work. Sanding was done with 160/220 grit paper and finished with 3M 600 grit red scrub pads. Some heavy spots were done using […]
We break out the new Devilbiss Startingline kit I bought to paint the car and go over it and set it up. We then move on to the Kirker Black Diamond line of paint and get some mixed up. Finally we spray the engine bay.
The unveil of the engine bay paint job with the clear coat. We now begin working on reassembly in preparation to re-install the engine back into the car. We start reassembly in this episode with firewall insulation, engine bay wiring harness and more!