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These posts are real-time status updates on my build as I go. Check them out chronologically or by category. See my “The Build” page for a summarized version of the build.

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July 2022 Update: Transmission Fixed and Autocross Testing

July 2022 Update: Transmission Fixed and Autocross Testing

July 2022 Update: Transmission Fixed and Autocross Testing http://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220618_195625.mp4http://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220618_202336.mp4 Transmission Rebuild I ended up dropping the money on a Quaife QDH3Y limited slip differential to drop into the car. It cost about $930 shipped direct from Quaife in the UK. All the US resellers had big markups on the diff. Quaife’s website makes it look […]

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July 2022 Update: Transmission Fixed and Autocross Testing

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Feb 2022 Update!: Transmission Failure

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Resuming Work and Interior Finishing

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New Year, New Job, New Website!

Wiring Suspension registration Powertrain Kit Pickup Interior Go-Kart Fuel System First Start

November 2020 Update #2: Autocross Debut

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August 2020 Update: Stereo, Center Console, Dash Install

<img width="768" height="1024" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100.jpg 768w, https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100-225x300.jpg 225w" data-src="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="768" height="1024" src="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100.jpg 768w, https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />

July 2020 Update: It’s Road Legal!

May 2020 Update: Door windows and bodywork

March 2020 Update #2: COVID-19 Quarantine Edition

January 2020 Update #3: Rear bumper install

<img width="320" height="240" src="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191110_145450.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191110_145450.jpg 320w, https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191110_145450-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" />

November 2019 Update #2: No More Check Engine Light!

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November 2019 Update: Exhaust finished, ABS Wiring

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December 2018: First start attempt (ended poorly)

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December 2018: Back from work, back to work…

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October 2019 Update: Exhaust and Continuing The Go Kart Check-List

August 2018 Update #3: Pausing Point for the Build

August 2018 Update: Trans Rebuild, More Hickups

July 2018 Update #4: Engine Install

July 2018 Update #3: Rear Suspension

July 2018 Update #2: Front Brakes, Steering, and Engine Odds/Ends

July 2018 Update #1: More Suspension

June 2018 Update #3: Front Suspension

June 2018 Update #2: Front Firewall and Donor Parts Prep

June 2018 Update: Underbody Panels and Suspension Prep

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July 2020 Update: It’s Road Legal!

June 2020 Update: Final stage of registration, build website, bodywork

May 2020 Update #3: Registration Progress

March 2020 Update #4: State Inspection Passed!!!

July 2022 Update: Transmission Fixed and Autocross Testing

Feb 2022 Update!: Transmission Failure

November 2020 Update #3: First Track Day!

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November 2019 Update #2: No More Check Engine Light!

<img width="240" height="320" src="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190928_180128.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190928_180128.jpg 240w, https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190928_180128-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" />

September 2019 Update #4: Back to Go-Kart

March 2019 Update #3: Brake plumbing, seatbelts, still leaking coolant…

March 2019 Update #1: Moving under power, brake lines, leaky coolant connectors

January 2019 Update #2: Engine Idle Fixed, Odds and Ends

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First Start!!!!

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December 2018: First start attempt (ended poorly)

May 2018 Update #2: Picked up the kit!

May 2018 Update: Ready for a Road Trip

April 2018 Update: Preparation for Kit Pickup and Relocation

Resuming Work and Interior Finishing

November 2020 Update: Breakdown, Driving, Tweaks

October 2020 Update: On The Road Again

September 2020 Update #2: Sound Insulation and Daily Review

August 2020 Update #2: 50 Mile Test Drive and Final Dash Install

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August 2020 Update: Stereo, Center Console, Dash Install

<img width="768" height="1024" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100.jpg 768w, https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100-225x300.jpg 225w" data-src="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="768" height="1024" src="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100.jpg 768w, https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200630_101100-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />

July 2020 Update: It’s Road Legal!

May 2020 Update #2: Continuing the bodywork

January 2020 Update #2: Bodywork and Stereo

November 2019 Update #3: G37 Brake Master Cylinder and 3D Prints

<img width="320" height="240" src="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191103_171805.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191103_171805.jpg 320w, https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191103_171805-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" />

November 2019 Update: Exhaust finished, ABS Wiring

<img width="240" height="320" src="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20191015_134029.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20191015_134029.jpg 240w, https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20191015_134029-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" />

October 2019 Update: Exhaust and Continuing The Go Kart Check-List

<img width="240" height="320" src="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190928_180128.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190928_180128.jpg 240w, https://www.818coupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190928_180128-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" />

September 2019 Update #4: Back to Go-Kart

September 2019 Update #3: EJ207 is in and running!

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August 2019 Update: Running on all cylinders!

April 2019 Update #1: It Drives!

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December 2018: Back from work, back to work…

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First Start!!!!