What is that mount for on the bottom of the housing?

It is actually dual purpose "guard" for the bottom mounted drain plug, and also serves as a convenient jacking point. We put a custom drain on the bottom of the housing so servicing doesn't require soaking your air in gear lube, there is also a large filler cap on the top that we put on custom (it's standard on all of our housings) fill cap on the top so you don't have to fuss with squirting it in the small plug hole on the side of the gear carrier.

It's the little things, in addition to the big things....
Mark

You better do it before our Vette is done :rofl:

I keeeed, I keeed.....


Penny is looking AWESOME! :hail:

Damn good idea. I've dealt with quite a few Fab 9's and with the drain plug sticking out the bottom it makes it a PITA to jack up. I have a "custom" block of wood for my jack with a small hole in it so I don't jack the rear end up by the drainplug alone!

Bring it sucka.. :dance:



Actually I can't wait to see your vette get done, gonna be sweet!

Oh, we gonna bring it. :evil:

Yea it would be cool to see, but Steve might not show up. :lol:

lol.. I might have to slip Nick (or test equipment operator) a few bucks to "adjust" your numbers a bit.. :rofl:

Actually, given what you have in that car I wouldn't feel bad to get beaten by it. However, I will try my hardest to smack you down. :lolhit:


Well EXCUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSEEEEEE ME! (in steve martin voice) for having to actually work.. lol -- see ya there next week.

Hey, we could have a Colorado/Canyon shootout too. Just saw your truck you got. I've got a 4dr Colorado......great trucks, those I-5's are torquey little SOB's.

Yea, just started driving it and I love it.. Maybe we could race over the cones rather then though them.. lol

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Update.. worked on the engine today. The FAST intake was ground down, primed and painted (the same silver as my old '69 Camaro stripes). With the intake on (and fuel rails) I think the coil-pack location looks better. All the blackend pullies are done and also installed. All that's left is to swap oil pans.

http://www.lifeinwidescreen.com/siihp/LS2b.jpg

http://www.lifeinwidescreen.com/siihp/LS2c.jpg

Looking good... you didn't want to match the intake to the valve covers?

No, I like contrasts.. not into the monotone deal. The intake is the same color as I painted the Watt's link. The Valve covers are the same color as the subframe and rearend housing..

color matched to housing, color matched to subframe :lol: :rofl: :lol:


quit making parts "pretty" and get it drivable.

btw.....i reallywanna work at a magazine....sit around and loiter on the internet forums all day, then day dream about the right way to mix and match colors so it will always match your shoes or something....... let me know where to send my resume

Contrary to popular belief you can look good and go fast :)

Besides.. it takes just as much $$ and time to powder paint something in a matching color as it does a random one.

<-- waiting on new axles from Strange..

Oh, I am hard at work.. I use this program called Windows.. you may have heard of it. It lets you "multitask" (go to www.dictionary.com if that stumped you) :rofl:

ok...i guess the waiting for axles is a good time to spend detailing and colormatching,

multi-tasking........anybody want a project or 3.... i have about 13 too many....and these are just my own....forget about the paying jobs

maybe PHR needs a tube chassis shop truck, or even a TPI powered 2wd blazer... how about a bagged crew cab dually.... maybe a 4x4 project... a viper suspended cobra kit car with super rediculous huge tires front and rear...... maybe a pre runner ranger.... how about a couple hot rod quads.... 1st gen lightning..... 29 model A rat rod...... a #'s matching 66 goat... a 3dr 67 burban.... toyota rockcrawler... 40 ford pick-up.... 64 1/2 mustang.... come visit my shop and wonder why i never get anything done on my own stuff

So Steve you know I love your car, so PLEASE don't take this the wrong way! I'm just wondering, since you got the new housing and axles why you didn't go a little wider and get the wheels/tires out towards the fender lip a little more? I only ask this because all the pics of Penny I see make it look like the tires might be a little more under the car than they need to be...although it is a little hard to tell since most of your pics are taken at an angle and not straight down the side of the car.

This is the main reason I sold my Pentias, when I measured for the rearend I centered the tire in the wheel house when I should have bumped the tire to the lip a good .75"...in the end it gave me a good excuse to spend a lot on new wheels!! :)

The new rear is the exact same width as the old rear, so the tires will fit the same. In the pic I posted the car has no brakes and the wheels will be out about 1/4 of an inch farther. Ad in that she will be lower and it should work out perfectly and look as good as they did with the Dana60.

The rearend housing and axles were custom narrowed from what works on a firstgen Camaro due to my narrowed rear frame rails and larger than normal tubs :)

Looks goofy in the picture, so I get why you asked..

Man that engine looks Great!! Good choice in colors!

David

Ok, silly question. Why does your Meziere ELECTRIC water pump have a belt?

Does the bell simply act as an idler?

Yep, It still needs to route the belt to the tensioner. Also, this would keep you from having to use a different sized belt.

Where is your AC compressor?

Mike

In the same box as the heater core, wiper motor, brake booster and audio system... and that's where it's all gonna stay :)

:rofl: :rofl:

i feel the same way.

Took me a second to figure that one out...but that's just me always trying to have it all!! :)

BTW, thanks for understanding my wheel/tire question and not taking it the wrong way! Penny is coming together nicely...can't wait to see her all together!!

You wanted a quality, yet purpose built track car...well my friend, you got one!! :thumbsup:

Very cool Steve

Wow! it sounds like Vintage Air has one hell of a setup these days!

McBride whipped up a quick rendering for me.. we still need to tweek some details but I thought it was cool enough to post. Need to modify the roll cage, rearview mirror and delete the chrome drip molding. Also need to ditch the wipers and add a factory side view mirror.

Just thought I would share...

http://www.lifeinwidescreen.com/siihp/badpenny.jpg

Looks great. It will probably be done before mine.

why can't I see the picture....
 

Like I don't know what it looks like together. Would still like to see it.

Yea, besides the hood it's almost exactly the same as when I got it. Little things like the brakes and wheel offset will change. Oh, and I am adding a passengers side mirror. The car looked great so why change what was good to go?

Might add a tatoo to the front fenders.. sorta like bomber art.

Oh, the custom Ricks tank arrived today. It's sweet and best of all holds 20 gallons. Lets see.. 20 gallons and on the highway I could get up to 25mpg.. that gives me a 500 mile range :)

Road Trip!!!! Vegas!!!!!!
M

Hi Steve,

What paint system are you using. I really dig the "copper" paint. :thumbsup:

Its Plymouth Prowler orange if I remember correctly.

It's the same color the car came with.. 2002 Prowler Orange.. it has a lot of gold in it when the sun hits it.

Here's an example:
http://www.z069.us/68/exterior/web_a3.jpg

I'm sure it's a tough color for McBride to get in a rendering.. he is going to work on getting it closer.

Navigate? Then we could stop off at the Silver State Classic.. since we're in the area.. lol

Today we installed DSE subframe connectors.. was amazed how easy they were to install and how well they mated to the aftermarket subframe even though they are designed for a factory one..

http://www.lifeinwidescreen.com/siihp/connect.jpg

Looks great Steve, you keep this up much longer and you will have to repaint the whole bottom of the car!! About time to fab up the exhaust!! :thumbsup:

Looken sweet!! I love the jack point/drain cover

For some reason, I'm always gravitating towards those Toyo tires. :D

I posted this same response on another forum, but I want to repeat here to give Steve his "prop's."

Steve has been a terrific customer, his install wasn't a typical one in that the frame rails and significant sheetmetal work had been done to the car previously, so there's been an amount of improvising. On top of that, we had problems getting the correct axles (twice now), and a few other non-ordinary things pop up that haven't in the past with any other projects. You know, the "what the heck is that all about, oh well, not a big deal to fix, but...." He's been super patient, and it's been a great learning experience for all involved. His car just gets better, and better every time work gets done on it, it's really looking terrific and should perform really well.



Mark