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last night, issues
https://i.imgur.com/uJNOrwXh.jpg and now fixed https://i.imgur.com/CkzO7jWh.jpg new issue.... making the old upper hose work https://i.imgur.com/uJNOrwXh.jpg cut the offending angle off https://i.imgur.com/cEn0jroh.jpg then weld back on https://i.imgur.com/bawHvJTh.jpg and fit https://i.imgur.com/9irlFWMh.jpg still have to put a bleed valve on top but close https://i.imgur.com/Q8XDHOuh.jpg moved the temp sensor from the front to the top https://i.imgur.com/9irlFWMh.jpg I swear I should put a zipper to take the hood off... https://i.imgur.com/xhFWBLwh.jpg another view https://i.imgur.com/0VkVcLxh.jpg |
time to finish up the cooling system
https://i.imgur.com/OhnRb2qh.jpg plumb the tank https://i.imgur.com/tiLGaXFh.jpg first, paint the mount https://i.imgur.com/PeT6adBh.jpg then the layout https://i.imgur.com/Nh3I99uh.jpg Thursday, the stainless upper hose was in progress. Needed a bleeder as this is the highest point https://i.imgur.com/uFXAme8h.jpg because the metal is only 16 ga, I put a plug in the top then tapped it for the bleeder https://i.imgur.com/OtiR169h.jpg finished here https://i.imgur.com/PqsvM9zh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xlbFMCdh.jpg you know, I could have finished this all pretty, but f*** that - gotta give the haters something to hate on https://i.imgur.com/bOe6mcah.jpg then a solid aluminum tube for the lower hose https://i.imgur.com/ks7rVwIh.jpg once mounted time to connect the AN side https://i.imgur.com/fZUTOEsh.jpg on unfinished tasks.... painted the lower valence https://i.imgur.com/uk5xUB7h.jpg we end on my favorite task... wiring... it was comforting to read that my plan will void the warranty https://i.imgur.com/9Mk75qWh.jpg this isn't the void part... but I can't imagine putting the controller on the bumper support is a recommended procedure https://i.imgur.com/ZlRO287h.jpg grounding done (now we're voiding) https://i.imgur.com/6t8Zxh3h.jpg and the cooling system is holding fluid just fine... |
List to finish this round
1) finish fan system - that includes a switch to power the fan and the water pump while I'm sitting between rounds 2) attach the side pipes 3) wrap the sidepipes 4) make it so the gas tank can't slide in its straps (yeah, really) 5) tow hooks 6) reinstall interior 7) build air cleaner 8) tune.... 9) build rear cover/defuser 10) install front spoiler *eventually build an exhaust system that's side pipe but actually doesn't kill power and is tunable *put dual adjustable coilovers |
lower valence installed
https://i.imgur.com/O7a0k06h.jpg this removed. I don't need it. Called Derale today, we talked about what I was doing and cleared up a misconception..... that they are computer controlled motors. They're not in this case, it's a 2 speed motor thus I can control it with my Holley computer. Key here, if you're copying, is you MUST start the fan on low speed then double the speed by adding power to the high side of the motor. https://i.imgur.com/hFemfrbh.jpg and wired https://i.imgur.com/a78Zg8Ph.jpg With substantially tuning, it's drivable now but I still need an air cleaner https://i.imgur.com/bdaSrqph.jpg hmm https://i.imgur.com/2rEWiD0h.jpg probably this https://i.imgur.com/xWufxZhh.jpg all i have to do now is build it https://i.imgur.com/BwLYBDnh.jpg |
first... trim the tray to make more sense then do a first piece
https://i.imgur.com/K27PmTmh.jpg then a top piece https://i.imgur.com/V9UODnFh.jpg next side panels https://i.imgur.com/Zejb2Dhh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/o4tOdoch.jpg other side.... keep in mind the motor is off-centered from GM so steering and brakes can be in the engine compartment... not as noticeable until you do something like this https://i.imgur.com/bHGuH7Th.jpg finished product.... well, finished CAD https://i.imgur.com/xMLTNhuh.jpg tomorrow, make this out of aluminum |
time for a test fit
https://i.imgur.com/M2wLqodh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/KpVIRNzh.jpg someone mentioned I don't know how to weld aluminum.... this wasn't me, it was magick https://i.imgur.com/GbcVqTnh.jpg then weld in the stand https://i.imgur.com/0lTgLohh.jpg then install the hood https://i.imgur.com/lz7RvCRh.jpg some say I don't learn - I say, see the hood and I'm checking clearance before I build the top piece? yeah, lurnin' https://i.imgur.com/vpCEEMuh.jpg and it clears... woo and hoo! https://i.imgur.com/hFcsWF0h.jpg time to cut out the top pieces https://i.imgur.com/ANoIlQnh.jpg then time to temper the metal https://i.imgur.com/YSf76pIh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zy2h0Efh.jpg soot https://i.imgur.com/6cNdproh.jpg and then I question why I didn't pick up 5152 or 3003 aluminum on Friday... https://i.imgur.com/unXxr9rh.jpg I'm going to try to bend this around but I give it about a 30% chance |
onward back to metal manipulation
https://i.imgur.com/Phcq9zxh.jpg key here is that this is hour 8 but only hour 2 of actual work. https://i.imgur.com/IW57ddVh.jpg you shall bend to my will https://i.imgur.com/8uTcy60h.jpg the hardest part was, of course, clamping. With aluminum, adding filler is almost mandatory - so you need at least 3 hands https://i.imgur.com/58Jdhrah.jpg and unlike steel, there is little memory to the metal, so you can distort it then tap it right back into shape https://i.imgur.com/AsZh4Kvh.jpg but lord knows there were some ugly welds to get it to stick together https://i.imgur.com/h0dKWRDh.jpg first fit https://i.imgur.com/1uGnSxRh.jpg then I needed to work on the pan portion and add flanges https://i.imgur.com/6RmJ5qXh.jpg and finish the bottom side https://i.imgur.com/EEKAmf7h.jpg it seems it worked https://i.imgur.com/IR5g6s0h.jpg well, would you look at that https://i.imgur.com/ZgV6nFmh.jpg but still, there is quite a bit more work, need to go square to round though I've found that preliminary-finish can help the process https://i.imgur.com/pZ1U41Fh.jpg all that work and I'm painting it black.. https://i.imgur.com/dDCbMjmh.jpg |
Well, hopefully this will be a final installment on the EFI change.
built a bracket for the solid state relay https://i.imgur.com/s5owDNP.jpg wired the cheat devices and reinstalled the passenger seat https://i.imgur.com/KbWAaWl.jpg and took a few pictures of my very dusty car https://i.imgur.com/lQ29XVl.jpg I do have to finish the aero stuff and do some paint repair - but for now.... https://i.imgur.com/lgl82u0.jpg it's done except for tuning. |
'merica baby
https://i.imgur.com/u2Jiv2bh.jpg communism... for some reason cylinder #8 isn't firing.... https://i.imgur.com/XMH3jECh.jpg ah well, it's either this or bodywork... I should say, it's this AND bodywork.... |
continuing from yesterday, I had to make a blanking plate so the air is forced through the radiator
https://i.imgur.com/OkkjLEXh.jpg this is me being lazy... I have a press brake that could put a nice kink in the metal to get the curve needed... or a BFH. The BFH, in its defense, was more fun https://i.imgur.com/hTI3YHjh.jpg installed... https://i.imgur.com/I2woHqUh.jpg and what it looks like now https://i.imgur.com/IFKDSLO.jpg still need to put braces on it because it does flex a bit then, maybe, canards.... but for now, I have to finish on the gas tank then tuning, oh and door latch.... finally narrowing in on just 'minor' changes... a diffuser will probably be it for now - oh and a 521 ci motor next year (because 600 hp is barely sufficient, almost embarrassing) and I'm trying to decide if I want to simulcast my next build... it's almost the antithesis to cone carving.... 54 Chev pickup on a Art Morrison chassis with a LS3 for a 16 year old kid who is a friend.... I think how I should say that is - I build him a truck that he wants but will be super capable then see how long it takes before the cone-carving bug gets him.... |
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