That white is the perfect shade of white! Did we ever find the name of which VW white it is?

It looks exactly like my old 1989 VW GTI and they called it Alpine White L90E paint code but, Maybe it is newer paint code.

VW Cortina White LB9A 1992 - 2020.

Maiden Voyage
 

Happy for you Mark......... Long road to get to this point, but I think all of us would agree that your cars continue to evolve and improve........... Nice job!

Mark,
Overflow isn’t needed, but just one vent on the filler neck and one on the body of the tank, both lines should meet at a T fitting and then a single line up to the IIMUCH VSB.

The problem I run into with the vent hose hooked up to the filler neck is with a full tank when accelerating the fuel goes up the vent hose into the Too Much canister to the point it fills it up and overflows out thru it's vent.

...A condition known as II Much acceleration! 😁

Mark what’s the verdict on the tilton in comparison to the dyad clutch? Car looks great

Very interested in your verdict as well, I'm also eyeballing the Tilton ST-246 for my build but haven't seen too many reviews for them.

I had a Mcleod RXT on the shelf but sold it after driving a few that I installed in other people's cars, didn't care for how grabby they were when taking off and also didn't care for the amount of floater rattle in neutral. Hoping the Tilton is better in both areas.

Recently installed a Monster LT1-S twin disc in a supercharged 2006 GTO, and it's a really nice clutch. Drives like a stock GM clutch in terms of effort, engagement smoothness, and noise, but it should-- it's a heavily reworked GM clutch.

Trying to decide between the Tilton ST-246 or a Monster LT1-S triple disc in my car.

The Tilton is dead quite with the clutch pushed in. The pedal force is about the same as the DYAD. The launch is smooth and chatter free most times. If you lug it and don’t give the engine a few revs it can chatter a small amount. If adapted my launches a little and add 500 rpm and it is smooth.

So far the hi rpm reserve is very good. I have not tracked it yet but form the little bit I have drove it I like it. (I only have 200 miles on the car).

DYAD 7.25/10 rating. Negative rattles at idle when it has some miles on it. It too can chatter sometimes. Need a custom throw out bearing. Great high rpm reserve. Work awesome on the track. No issues.

Tilton 8/10 rating Does not rattle at idle. Does not need a special throw out bearing. Had a small chatter at a very soft launch. I have not tracked it yet.

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For what it is worth we chassis dyno-ed my car on Friday. 812 HP to the tires. On winter blend 93 octane fuel.

I have put 200 miles on the car so far and did get a chance to stand on it yesterday. First off it is sketchy fast on 32 degree tires. With less torque than the 427 engines it is a bit easier to pedal to keep straight.

The high boost 6.2 liter sounds different from the lower boost 7.0 liter. It revs quickly and hits hard. My un-scientific test of a sprint to 150 mph this car is on pair with my past projects. (Of course closed course it a professional driver). [emoji57]

On the prototype mufflers that we had made. They are LOUD. Like squirrel dropping out of tree loud. Like setting of my neighbors car alarms LOUD. You know LOUD. On a positive note it has a very deep note at idle.

I will get Hooker to redesign the mufflers and add resonators. We are doing a little R&D for Hooker Black heart.


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Been there tried that. We added a 1 quart over flow tank in the trunk. It is the way highest point in the system. Then we vent off the top of that to the Too Much canister.

I’m sick and tired of the fuel puking out. It seems to work great. I fully filled my tank with very cold fuel and then parked it in my heated garage. No fuel smell and no signs of over flow.

Done. Fixed it. I hope. We will find out this summer.


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Ok I have 200 miles on Apex now. Getting some bugs worked out.

Clutch is working smoother. Katech has the cal closer. Car hits the tires fairly hard.

Low effort burn out. On a 60 degree MI day it seemed like the thing to do.

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Good info, thanks. The Tilton sounds very promising, and at a reasonable price too. Look forward to more info after you get more miles on it. You went with the organic discs and not the cerametallic discs, correct?

Looking good...
 

I’m going to humbly disagree with Mark. The older version of the Rick’s tank uses an internal manifold/tube which may cause the tank to pressurize and push liquid fuel out of the vent port when full . The internal vent tube seems to act like a straw that can submerge the vent port in fuel when the tank is full. Newer Rick’s tanks appear to have abandoned the internal manifold and switched to a two port design. A port on the filler neck and one strategically placed on the tank running to a T and then to the VSB or VSR has worked well for many II MUCH customers even in road race applications.
The Riveria also had the internal manifold design, and overflowed as I predicted in conversation with Sled Alley after I saw a picture of the tank on the build thread.
If you scroll to @motobrewmaster ‘s post in this thread you can see one of the older Rick’s tanks modified as described — he plugged the original port location on the front of the tank and added three new ports. Three is probably overkill but certainly can’t hurt.
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That said, Mark took a sledgehammer to the problem and is happy with how things are working for him. I’m happy to continue this discussion with anybody that is interested privately.

Next stop Scottsdale AZ for the Barrett Jackson Cup car show.

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Good thing Charlie hates white or he'd probably keep it in AZ.

Hmmm... I need to look this event up, see if I can make it over to the East Valley for it.

Agree. On my older ricks tank with the tube I had overflowing issues and my overflow would hose fuel. With my new ricks tank and 10 or 11 gallons of gas I have zero issues

Wraps are my friend. I meant to say white is my favorite color.

Mark, excellent build, as usual. But I demand a tri-five for your next build, thanks. 😂

Like this one ?

Can’t go wrong with a ‘55. Is that next?

I hope so!

A 55?! :wow::wow::wow::wow: I won't believe it until I see it....

367 camaros , one chevelle (and no more ) one blazer and ....... now maybe a tri five ?

A Stielow 55 Chevy, YES!
 

I for one, would love to see Mark build a 55 Chevy!

To see the engineering that Mark puts into the 1st gens go into a ‘55...that would be a treat!

That 55!!!!

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Yes it's been off the road for over 30 years.
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So cool! I was just kidding around, but now I’m super excited to see this one. I’m building a ‘55 now, with AME chassis, LS3, T56, etc. so I’ll definitely be following along with this one

Very cool. Love the 55 idea. I'm currently doing a '56 hardtop with a RS fast track and Wegner 1khp LS.

Nice! Build thread?

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Mark, looks awesome! Quick question, where did you source the mounting board and clamp hardware?

Thanks!! Ron

Sled Alley built the board and the wire clamps are just P clamps.

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Mounting board looks like ABS sheet

I agree and was thinking the same thing...cuz I was thinking about stealing the idea. :D:D