Matt Brannon - Midwest Bayless
Mad.Matt
So, I teased this spring with pix of a pretty big build we were making.
As of today the build is finished and has been handed off to the client.
Unfortunately the car likely won’t see many shows or appearances, as it was a commissioned build for a private collector and will land aside an extensive assortment of other hardware. An X1/9 was the client's first car.
This car is completely custom. Among the highlights.
• Dallara wide body with custom metal inner fender liners.
• Factory metallic Mica blue over black primer.
• Body shell completely sealed inside and out.
• Bumper mounts and trim holes delete.
• Custom Euro front signals
• Custom metal grilles
• 15” Jongbloed 3-Piece race wheels with Toyo Proxes
• KONI Double-Adjustable Coil-Overs
• Wilwood 10” Brakes
• Sway bars front and rear with mounts integral to the body.
• 5-Spd with 3.6:1 Strada Ring and Pinion
• Custom rear control arms.
• 1500cc FI, stroked to 1600cc
• Forged JE inverted dish pistons
• UNO Turbo application with all the plumbing fun (oil, water, etc.)
• Sealed spare tire well with custom intercooler and Hobbs-switched fan drawing fresh air from modified right-side scoop.
• Fully functional and sealed rear trunk.
• Mandrel bent charge tubes.
• Cam-mounted distributor.
• Stainless tank, aluminum rad.
• Dual Outlet Vibrant exhaust with tips color matched to wheels
• All hardware replated
• Functioning AC
• Custom black interior with blue stitching, Alcantera Suede, Black Leather and Black Perforated Leather.
• Bob Brown LED custom cluster with all gauges and 02 sensor
• Digital boost gage where clock used to be.
• Momo wheel and shifter
• H4 Headlights, Headlight Relays, LED marker lighting
• Yes, we changed the spoiler from the Dallara style to the one shown per client request.
• Every subsystem (fuel, cooling, clutch, trans, brakes, electricals, AC, etc.) fully refurbished/renewed. etc.
This was the biggest and baddest full resto we've ever done.
And it was the last client-spec service/restoration/swap that Midwest-Bayless will perform.
We’ll continue restoring cars that we own, on our spec and our timeline, and offering them for sale.
...But this is our last client-defined project. It was a decision made quite a while ago, and this was the last project "in the pipe", so to speak, remaining to be finished.
I can’t share any more details on the build, as requested by the client.
Hope you enjoy the show on this one.
I'm going to take a couple of days off now...
-M
As of today the build is finished and has been handed off to the client.
Unfortunately the car likely won’t see many shows or appearances, as it was a commissioned build for a private collector and will land aside an extensive assortment of other hardware. An X1/9 was the client's first car.
This car is completely custom. Among the highlights.
• Dallara wide body with custom metal inner fender liners.
• Factory metallic Mica blue over black primer.
• Body shell completely sealed inside and out.
• Bumper mounts and trim holes delete.
• Custom Euro front signals
• Custom metal grilles
• 15” Jongbloed 3-Piece race wheels with Toyo Proxes
• KONI Double-Adjustable Coil-Overs
• Wilwood 10” Brakes
• Sway bars front and rear with mounts integral to the body.
• 5-Spd with 3.6:1 Strada Ring and Pinion
• Custom rear control arms.
• 1500cc FI, stroked to 1600cc
• Forged JE inverted dish pistons
• UNO Turbo application with all the plumbing fun (oil, water, etc.)
• Sealed spare tire well with custom intercooler and Hobbs-switched fan drawing fresh air from modified right-side scoop.
• Fully functional and sealed rear trunk.
• Mandrel bent charge tubes.
• Cam-mounted distributor.
• Stainless tank, aluminum rad.
• Dual Outlet Vibrant exhaust with tips color matched to wheels
• All hardware replated
• Functioning AC
• Custom black interior with blue stitching, Alcantera Suede, Black Leather and Black Perforated Leather.
• Bob Brown LED custom cluster with all gauges and 02 sensor
• Digital boost gage where clock used to be.
• Momo wheel and shifter
• H4 Headlights, Headlight Relays, LED marker lighting
• Yes, we changed the spoiler from the Dallara style to the one shown per client request.
• Every subsystem (fuel, cooling, clutch, trans, brakes, electricals, AC, etc.) fully refurbished/renewed. etc.
This was the biggest and baddest full resto we've ever done.
And it was the last client-spec service/restoration/swap that Midwest-Bayless will perform.
We’ll continue restoring cars that we own, on our spec and our timeline, and offering them for sale.
...But this is our last client-defined project. It was a decision made quite a while ago, and this was the last project "in the pipe", so to speak, remaining to be finished.
I can’t share any more details on the build, as requested by the client.
Hope you enjoy the show on this one.
I'm going to take a couple of days off now...
-M
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