Quick update. No pics. Been focusing on the motor. The Pontiac CV-1 cylinder heads are almost done. They are getting the full 5 axis CNC treatment. At my net valve lift (.700") we expect just over 400 cfm thru the intakes (with the intake manifold in place) and just over 300 cfm on the exhaust (flowed with a 2.250" tube). The tunnel ram base is being flowed with the heads. Thats done. Has the bungs for the fuel injectors as well as the bosses under the manifold in each port tapped for NOS. Just in case. I ended up getting an Accufab throttle body. Its based on the Cobra/Lightening part, but they cut it completely open and put a single butterfly in it. Procharger already sent me the parts to hook it up on the pressure side. All of the other engine pieces are waiting for the arrival of the cylinder heads/intake. Should have the motor on a dyno by the end of the summer. Good machine shops dont do anything quickly.
On the car front, been getting LOTS of little nit pick items resolved. Running the complete exhaust system, with hangers, thru what little room is there (with the car so low) has been a real challenge. Everything needed to be tack welded in place (centered in its space) and then custom mounts had to be fabricated that would suspend the part without allowing it to move side to side. Dont want any rattles. Even had to move the inlets and outlets (on the mufflers) slightly to get the mufflers in just the 'right' place as well as get each side in a straight line. Getting the 3.5" tailpipes from the mufflers over the big rearend required raising the trunk floor for the needed room. Finally, we had to make custom split tip ends that exit in the factory locations. The rear lower valance needed the spots where the factory exhaust tips fit opened up a bit to have room for the new pieces. Turned out exactly the way I was looking for. If you bend down (way down!) and look under the car, you dont see a single part of the exhaust system. The fabricator has well over 40 hours in this. Big job that needed to be done right. Done.
With the tailpipes in, and the trunk floor raised, were starting the work on the fuel cell can. Target is a 100L (26 gal) and keeping it from hanging below the bottom of the car's body. Mostly. Im thinking we will have to have a little showing because there has to be a sump. Still working on this. Once the can is welded up (.062"-.093" series plate aluminum) it goes to Fuelsafe. They will make the bladder, top, etc.
Still working 60+ hour weeks. So this is taking a lot longer than I want it to. But I aint complaining. I know guys who have been out of work for 6 months.
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