Great to know! Thanks a lot

The wheel setup looks killer tucked nicely in those fenders!

Dailey 3-stage dry sump. The pump mounts directly to the pan. Pan depth is only about 1 3/4 inches!

It's almost too pretty to hide inside an engine bay. I might just display it on my coffee table instead.

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Did you get the dash installed? How did it turn out?

Dave

In short...the dash does not fit well.

* The column cutout is too tight.
* The left side fitment where the insert wraps around the edge of the dash is way too tight.
* The left side of the insert is too long. I even tried trimming the bottom edge but still it didn't fit correctly.
* It seemed that no matter how it was installed, the insert would not sit straight in the dash.

I just can't seem to get it to fit.

That sucks about the dash do you think you can build you own? Maybe use this as a rough guide?

Do you have pics? I've bought 2 of these and they fit well enough with a little pushing and pulling.

The left side seems to stick out too far. I can't push it in because the insert hits the dash framework. You can see this interference in the last image.

The right side seems to not fit in the upper right corner. The flange that bends in on the bottom of the insert is clamped all the way across. I don't see how I could close the gap with out a significant bend in that lower flange.

Am I missing something here?


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Wegner setup and Dailey pan/pump installed.

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When I got the dry-sump pump mounted and attempted to install the motor, the pump ended up wanting to occupy the same space as the motor mount. I knew interference was inevitable...

I've been wanting to push the motor back for a while now. This situation finally gave me the excuse to do it.

The motor got pushed back about 12.5" from the existing motor mounts.

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The new motor location is setup to give me just enough room to install/remove the dry-sump pump belt.

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I approve! The thing about a slippery slope is that it's fun going down . . .:superhack:

Well, not a ton of progress. The dash is out and the motor mounts have been tacked in but still need a bit of tweaking.

The motor mounts will be easily removable from the frame to aid in engine removal. We will be running crush tubes through the subframe rail and running bolts through the rail from the outside.

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This picture gives a decent idea of where the motor sits in relation to the hub centerlines.

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The last thing we did was do a trial fit of seat placement (not my seat). Needless to say, there won't be a back seat :confused59:

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Next up is building the exhaust and ordering a driveline so we can get the transmission crossmember built.

Sub'd. I searched just for the T-56 install but got so much more. Nice build.

Drive shaft arrived. Bathroom scale puts it at 12lbs. Not bad.

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Mandrel bends for the exhaust and a pair of black widow mufflers are on their way.

Driveshaft looks nice what HP/TQ rating is it ?

This one is rated at 2000 HP / 1500 lb*ft.

Overkill to say the least.

It looks like the motor sits almost completely behind the front control arms. Should help with handling and weight distribution quite a bit!

No real updates on the car. Parts have just been rolling in. A few were unnecessary and a few were safety upgrades.

The unnecessary:
I drove up to Ultra-Carbon and picked up a trunk lid, hood, and cowl panel that I had ordered a while back. The finish on these parts is making it hard for me to want to paint over them...

Safety first:
Ordered a 22 gal. Pyrotect cell with an in-tank Weldon pump and a Holley hydramat setup. Working with Steve at Pyrotect was a great experience.

Last but not least, Dave and Mr.Sutton helped me out with getting some seats ordered. The seats are surprisingly comfortable.

I need to figure out what fire suppression system to use, so if anyone has any insight on brand/setup, that would be awesome. I've been looking at Safecraft and Lifeline so far.

I hope to have the car back at my place mid-July if all goes well. It will be nice to get some of this stuff on the car and out of my way.

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Wow, these carbon parts look awesome. I would not paint them

That Carbon man sexy. Do not paint it.

Over the top Nova build NICE!

Well...I got to have my turn at a crappy shop experience!

2 years ago, I dropped my car at a shop that was recommended by a few folks. The punch list wasn't long... cage, firewall, rear bulk head, move motor back, box frame.

As of 2 weeks ago, there was still no firewall (hacked out)..or bulkhead (hacked out)...or cage... and the frame hadn't been boxed. The motor had been moved, but the motor and trans mounts needed to be completely re-done.

Every month, week, day there was some excuse as to why work wasn't getting done. So...I finally made a date to just pick up the car and move on.

In the 2 weeks since I saw the car last, the frame was mostly boxed in, 80% of a cage was bent up and tacked in, and the motor mounts were 90% done. 2 freakin' years of waiting for nothing, and a big chunk of work was done at the last second in less than 2 weeks.

Now I have to comb over the car to audit all the work and see what can be salvaged, and what needs to be redone. Everything is covered in 2 years of grinding dust, parts are scattered everywhere, small bits are missing, and on and on....

I need to decide to pick up some tools and do it my damn self, or go find another shop that may or may-not jerk me around.

Silver lining is, I have my car back, and he basically didn't charge me anything for the amazing experience.

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Sorry to hear about your bad experience. We've all been there at one point. I was always under the impression that you were doing the work yourself at home?? What shop was it? It'll help others avoid the bad experience.

I would try and find another shop on this site that's reputable, since you "saved" all that money getting your car back for "free".

Keep pushing forward tho it's a cool build.

Some of the work was done at home, but most of the metal stuff was done at a shop.

I'm really leaning towards doing the work myself. Writing checks is boring, and I kind of feel like I'm missing out on a large part of the build process experience. I'll gladly pay someone to do body work though, when the time comes.

The shop was Racetech Motorsports (one man shop).