Yotah's Grabber Blue GT350 thread

[yotah1]

Front bumper came off the car yesterday, I swapped to LEDs for the front lights to get rid of that awful orange hue, little detail but it was bothering me forever.

I also started quickly doing a template for the splitter and will do also a couple for the canards this weekend.







And the rear calipers are finished, and the front ones need curing, sticker, clearcoat and curing again.


I also took the opportunity to have the wheels and spliter off the car to measure and template some brake duct brackets that will fit onto the hub and grab air from under the splitter with a NACA duct and some 3" rubber hose. These should be done next week

 

[spartan]

Front bumper came off the car yesterday, I swapped to LEDs for the front lights to get rid of that awful orange hue, little detail but it was bothering me forever.

I also started quickly doing a template for the splitter and will do also a couple for the canards this weekend.

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And the rear calipers are finished, and the front ones need curing, sticker, clearcoat and curing again.
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I also took the opportunity to have the wheels and spliter off the car to measure and template some brake duct brackets that will fit onto the hub and grab air from under the splitter with a NACA duct and some 3" rubber hose. These should be done next week

Excellent. Would like to see them soon.


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[yotah1]

Brakes are back on, as well as front bumper with the new LED switchback lights and the Diode Dynamics rear side markers.

 

[VoodooBoss]

Looks good, I'm looking forward to seeing some of your parts development projects.

 

[yotah1]

I'm still working on the canards and splitter but I'm lacking free time lately , but this is still the main jobs for 2018 on my to-do list.

 

[CSL]

Yotah, looking great. I always enjoy reading your stuff and look forward to tracking your R and D?

On another note, just curious, as a Ford insider I’m curious why you went with the standard 350 over the R?

 

[ChrisM]

I need more Grabber Blue in my life.

 

[yotah1]

Yotah, looking great. I always enjoy reading your stuff and look forward to tracking your R and D?

On another note, just curious, as a Ford insider I’m curious why you went with the standard 350 over the R?

I was able to purchase the car through the Ford employee program thanks to my boss, Kemal Curic, who was designer and later design manager on the S550 program, but they only allocated 350Rs in 2015 for some high execs at Ford (including my boss) and in 2016 for about 50 employees. When I was able to purchase mine, the R wasn't an option anymore, and in any case I couldn't really afford the extra cost + ADM that would have come on top. I ended up getting a 2017 350 for MSRP so I'm pretty ok with it

Chris M : Grabber Blue is just awesome

 

[spartan]

Any photos or update on the brake duct brackets?

 

[yotah1]

Not yet, I'm moving to a new house so I have absolutely no time until May ...

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

That is a lot of brake for a '68 Barracuda

 

[yotah1]

I received the parts from MAD Industries yesterday... so i took the afternoon off and got started!!
The OEM GT350 splitter is a bit annoying to remove but it just takes patience (i don’t have much, but i made due!). The rear wing required some drilling and griding of the inner skin of the trunk. It turns out my trunk had some bumps from the original wing being mounted to the car by what seems to be a group of gorillas... i’ll either get some bodywork done on itnext winter or switchto an Anderson composites part.

Next up will be the lowering springs and bushing inserts for the IRS. I’m also working on a set of rigid collars to fit the front subframe and align it properly as mine is way off to the left right now.

 

[50Deep]

You work fast brother. Parts look great on the car.

What are your plans for the factory holes in the center of the deck lid? Custom plugs?

 

[yotah1]

Springs are on, as well as some parts from BMR too. Next are longer studs in the front and 25mm spacers from OP Mustang (great service from Timothy, super fast and great communication too) and a new alignment.

 

[302BOB]

That Grabber Blue machine looking Awesome....I'm jealous...

 

[yotah1]

Finally got around to editing the video from last Xmas when I painted the brakes.

 

[spartan]

Great video. Well done.

 

[ROC1ROB]

Nicely done! Looks killer!

 

[yotah1]

Thanks . My next video will go through the assembly and install of a pair of buckets in the car with the 6 point harnesses and the wiring harness + airbag delete + original seatbelt buckle integration to the new seats

Then I have another one coming up for rear suspension and some extra bits and pieces.

 

[VoodooBoss]

Nice job on the calipers. Do you have links for the stickers and paint? Is the clear coat you used high temp? I don't know if it's necessary but did you mark the pistons so they went back into their original cylinders?