Build: Exocet #30

We’ve been at with the wiring for a long while now and we are definitely in wiring hell. We are sorting through what feels like miles of wiring and we are trying to

The Exocet comes with fender brackets that are known to break relatively easily so we welded on some thicker pieces of steel at known failure points. We also found that we needed to

We chose the relatively lightweight and slim Sparco EVO racing seats along with a set of RaceQuip 6-point camlock harnesses for our Exocet. To hold the seats in place, we are using the

Today is the day we try to start the car. After going over the wiring multiple times, and double checking all the connections, it is time to hydrate the beast with all the

We got a set of inexpensive JNC Wheels right off of Exomotive’s online store which has the right offset to match the Exocet’s dimensions and we paired it with a set of Nitto

After deciding on a good spot on the Exocet frame to mount the coolant reservoir and the charcoal canister, we fabricated several mounting brackets out of aluminum strips and mounted them into place.

We decided on installing the StopTech Slotted Sport brake rotors on the Exocet. We like the idea of the slotted design for a great balance of performance, price, and aesthetics.

We are keeping the factory cold air intake system for now since we are planning on forced induction later on. The stock routing position however, would not work for us though since the

The valve cover we painted yellow was nice but to give the wording a little more contrast, we taped off the area around it sanded the top layer of the wording. This should

Using the factory wiring harness, we started hooking up as much of the necessary wiring in preparation of our first start.