Dress Rehearsal
 

Dress rehearsal:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...sRehersal1.jpg

Weight to HP
 

I just did a Weight to HP calculation:

The Corvette Z06 weighs in at 3132 lbs and has 500 HP, giving it a Weight to HP conversion of 6.27 lb/hp.

The Ferrari Enzo weighs in at 3009 lbs and 660 HP, giving it a weight to HP conversion of 4.56 lb/hp

If my car weighs 3500 lbs. and 815 HP, my Weight to HP conversion is 4.30 lb/hp.

woo hoo http://www.powwows.com/gathering/ima...ies/aetsch.gifhttp://www.powwows.com/gathering/ima...ilies/bump.gif http://www.powwows.com/gathering/ima...idinghorse.gif Move over Ferrari

hey scott.... this guy gets the "new member of the month award" for may, what can i say...i like pics:D

Nice car man, I have never seen so many detailed pics
Ryan

Thank, Ryan.

I have 1500-2000 hours in it so far. I thout I would document it well.

Engine Installed
 

Engine has been set in the engine bay. Headers have not been installed yet. I just wanted to see the fit. You can see by some of the red circles in the photos that I have some clearance issues. Anybody installing the shock tower bracing and a FE engine will have to do what I am going to do. I need to grind down the upper areas to clear the header bolts. VERY TIGHT!

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ineInstall.jpg

Driver side front:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...eInstall21.jpg

And I was wondering if where I have cut through the firewall was going to work. It will work just fine:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...eInstall31.jpg

I mounted the fuel pressure regulator first:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...neInstall8.jpg

Good thing I have a high hood:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...eInstall11.jpg

Wheel Clearance
 

But the engine weight only lowered the car a little bit and didn't change the stance very much:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...neInstall9.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...eInstall10.jpg

Headers Installed
 

I installed the headers. A shoe horn and a little grease was needed.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...sInstalled.jpg

They are touching the shock towers. I may need to loosen the motor mounts and lift the engine.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...eshocktowe.jpg

I started hooking up the oil and PS lines.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...sconnected.jpg

I hooked up all the EFI wiring, some water hoses, vacuum/boost lines and other little things.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...umlineWate.jpg

That's going to be a whole lotta shakin going on :bow:

Wiring almost done!
 

Almost finished with the interior wiring. All the alarm triggers work, lights, radio, radio dimmer, speakers, backup camera, console lights, etc etc. The only thing that doesn't work is the remote start. I probably have a wire in the wrong place. 12 hours today. Its gonna have to wait till tomorrow.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...6/PIC_0350.jpg

The radio faceplate has 4 tilt positions. It remembers the position when you turn it back on. This is position 3.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...6/PIC_0351.jpg