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removed the last vestiges of Optima 2023.... put the wing back where it belongs
https://i.imgur.com/v86aUN1h.jpg time to start considering what the front is going to look like - I don't think I'm getting enough air for cooling and adding more hp isn't going to help on that front (yes 511 ci is in sight) time to make the second baffle... https://i.imgur.com/GhXiy5Jh.jpg I'm going to fasten this differently - not sure how, yet, but it's important to get this all together https://i.imgur.com/MoVwKeQh.jpg because I dug all this stuff out https://i.imgur.com/u7YSew0h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/e2OTXEah.jpg Paul's C3 - its motor is about ready to come out and several bits from my C3 are going on his motor... my plan is to get the hard parts on the motor - though I may get dead stopped because I'm not 100% sure I have an intake gasket |
time to do this
https://i.imgur.com/GCYIsNlh.jpg pictures to give a reference for putting all this stuff in Paul's car https://i.imgur.com/KNwYPMwh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qEMTfl8h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/M2Wyzeuh.jpg I hope this fixes the oil pressure problem - it certainly looks like it might be too much lift... but there's another problem and that's they were just too tight in the bores. The Comp lifters are much smoother https://i.imgur.com/1xtIQRfh.jpg and I'm just going to pretend I didn't see the cam.... billet cam. It'll be fine. Or it won't. I'm not doing anything with it at the moment.... https://i.imgur.com/AjZNJp2h.jpg wow, even room under the hood https://i.imgur.com/GthQY6sh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/P7Mi42Bh.jpg |
One bite at a time... cooling
as much as I don't like chrome, it fits https://i.imgur.com/v2wbWhMh.jpg then fix the coolant bypass.... for whatever reason, the FiTech coolant hole is about 1" closer to the water pump https://i.imgur.com/S2R6qZzh.jpg rant ON I paid money for a throttle cable adapter for this manifold. It simply doesn't work.... hell, I'm not even sure the pieces bolt together.... I've been apologetic about FiTech but this is quite literally it. Never use them.* https://i.imgur.com/mEXV0Xyh.jpg the bracket needs to be 5/8" wider to clear the throttle body.... now I either have to make or buy something else... in an effort to calm down....I dropped the cam sensor in place - not the right place, but the place where the cat won't knock it off the bench... https://i.imgur.com/ADSvyeQh.jpg but that is progress.... but now I need another bracket, and the more I look at it, the more likely I'm going to re-engineer the cooling system. I'm tired of cooling problems... *I'll relate the story - but my first issue with them was faulty injectors on my FJ40 landcruiser. They did right by me and sent new injectors (which, to date, solve the problem). But now let's roll forward, I have had nothing but problems with their 800+ system. To the point that on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, I drove from Willow Springs to their office to pick up a new computer. Which, I wouldn't have needed to buy if their 'tech' had called me back when the phone disconnected at Willow Springs (took more then an hour to get through).... not 100% their fault, but the cost, time and missing my first Optima Challenge greatly annoyed me since I drove 1200 miles (a direction) to go play. Their response? "sorry"... Okay, don't trust their electronics, check, but they make the only intake that will fit under my hood (without the gyrations I had before).... the holley was a stop gap before what I'm doing now.... but those people can't even make a bracket without screwing it up. I'm done. RantOFF. |
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Yours looks like a copy of the Holley bracket I was using before I swapped to drive by wire TB. Did you have it assembled like this? Mine had plenty of room around the TB. Wouldn't work if you had it swapped the opposite direction.
https://www.holley.com/products/fuel...saAuAwEALw_wcB |
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and I'm back because the first step is always, take it further apart https://i.imgur.com/FekAUxOh.jpg time to pull the radiator (the hood wasn't a lot of fun by myself...) https://i.imgur.com/j1ix9bNh.jpg there will be re-engineering - this bar causes cooling issues because it blocks the normal outlet port https://i.imgur.com/ebeG3IZh.jpg red light, it works https://i.imgur.com/21ss19fh.jpg and the crank trigger/wheel is in place https://i.imgur.com/S5syyCbh.jpg looks like alignment is my next trick https://i.imgur.com/Byyzl0Rh.jpg that said, it wasn't that great to begin with https://i.imgur.com/gSlL2ulh.jpg |
time to refit the Corvette radiator. well, the C3 Corvette radiator, the last was from a Z06 and it wasn't enough....
https://i.imgur.com/xXysD68h.jpg ain't going to win any award for the engine compartment... eff em. https://i.imgur.com/64gtVDxh.jpg I've spent WAY too much time on this.... there isn't a great spot and this has issues with its closeness to the alternator... but if I have to shield it, oh well... see the comment about show portion of life https://i.imgur.com/FTHVCWHh.jpg that said, I have a lot of respect for a clean engine bay builder... but not enough to spend another year or two on this https://i.imgur.com/SR41cHDh.jpg first is build brackets https://i.imgur.com/I3LYHs7h.jpg then tack them to the top of the frame... need to finish weld and paint... but time to move on https://i.imgur.com/gBHSJydh.jpg and the regulator is installed https://i.imgur.com/J6sTAB9h.jpg |
the $400 plug
FAST doesn't include the other half of this plug with their kit.... fyi. https://i.imgur.com/r8UP3xah.jpg reality is it's about $90 ($10 for plug, $70 for "should work" crimper, plus tax and transport).... but still, a little frustrating if you don't know |
As we all know, I LOVE wiring. Read that again. That is a lie. So what do I buy at SEMA? more wiring
https://i.imgur.com/fF28pTxh.jpg this isn't complaining, just explaining. I run by myself - no tire temp checkers, no pit crew, it's me. And at SEMA, I saw something that I think will be the utter cat's pjs for me. It gives me 120 degrees of temperature (real time). so with one sensor, I can monitor brake temp and tire temps. But wait, there's more. It also monitors tire pressure. https://i.imgur.com/8hUo4wih.jpg I really think it will be a game changer for me. display screen it also blue-tooth connects to apple or android. https://i.imgur.com/baYUkW3h.jpg basically, it mounts above the wheel (on the inside, vertically) and gives me a reading across 120 degrees. Did I mention that it also tells me how far the suspension is traveling? not cheap but invaluable for someone like me. https://i.imgur.com/anBW6Pyh.jpg and yes, I thought a bit about sharing - why help competitors? well, here's the reason, I like the Australians who make this. I want them to win (small, son and dad business).... so I'll wire a bit more. And mount it so that I can move it between cars... the tire pressure monitors screw onto the air fill.... which means I could use it on my 4x4 too forgot, it also has a can-bus plug so it will work with your existing track gear..... |
an update of the rest of the project
To get the larger radiator in, I need to remove this piece https://i.imgur.com/PHj4o77h.jpg it was useful for the original build, but I'm going to move where it lands and add to the area in front so I can install tow hooks https://i.imgur.com/J9fdvZbh.jpg amazing how much there is on my list.... but getting there https://i.imgur.com/WGavKpZh.jpg a reminder to call FiTech tomorrow. Apparently, this one won't work (so I was told)... replacement is supposed to be free - so hopefully I can put done on the throttle https://i.imgur.com/usP38oLh.jpg about the hardest part of this was soldering stuff together - most was pretty much plug and play but not this time... 4 into 1 wiring https://i.imgur.com/qV19whXh.jpg fine wiring... done https://i.imgur.com/eRyG2Rkh.jpg I don't get it, it's like I do wiring and everything blows up. I have a short in the shop, working on the welder on the '40, doing the Corvette, and the Blazer is just one large wiring project itself.... then this went down https://i.imgur.com/GWZ7EAhh.jpg bit of solder and it was fixed but those high impedance air gaps will get your every time |
oooo shiny baubles. I like shiny things
https://i.imgur.com/jAbje1W.jpg remove the old https://i.imgur.com/dzruv0vh.jpg seal some bolts https://i.imgur.com/PeqGOvOh.jpg spray some sealant https://i.imgur.com/rp4H3GXh.jpg and install https://i.imgur.com/GlFdDw7h.jpg the disaster that was the space behind the manifold is starting to look better https://i.imgur.com/veuq77t.jpg not perfect, but closer https://i.imgur.com/3LvOo5Fh.jpg talking to FiTech and holley - they suggested just doing deadhead runs to the rails. I can't do it. too many air locks on diesels so with a couple 45 degree fittings and some tube https://i.imgur.com/DoGV2JOh.jpg and the cross over is built https://i.imgur.com/4ST54yR.jpg radiator still fits, bonus https://i.imgur.com/8rkVk5Uh.jpg the next step is more wiring work - I'm going to move the 2nd fuse block and relay block. Apparently, someone thought the red strip on the back of the motor was how I wired.... so I'll make it go away and add a box where they can be assured it was done right then and now. That said, I hate the individual fuse holders - they were there for convenience, time for them to go |
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