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Originally Posted by krptonite
any progress?? also, are there any aftermarket harnesses for that v8? or would it be easy to make it run with original harness? i would love this motor in a p1800!
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Damn, I could have sworn I was keeping this updated. Sorry guys!
In terms of aftermarket for this engine, there might be cold air intakes and catback exhausts out there. That's it. There is nothing else. We're probably going to salvage the connectors from the harness and make everything else from scratch. The aftermarket ECU connectors are different anyway, so the stock harness is really of limited use.
There has actually been some progress. My brother and I have spent most of the last couple of summers renovating a workshop with our dad. We put in all the labor in exchange for keeping the car in the shop once the reno was finished.
The previous owner was a carpenter and he had very little in the way of dust collection equipment. This, coupled with a raised wooden floor, water creeping in under the roll-up door, and some dubious cleaning practices over the years resulted in hundreds of pounds of putrid sawdust on the floor and an equal amount of sawdust covering every horizontal surface in the entire shop.
The shop is about 1000sqf with a mezzanine and a small office. A small half bath is tucked into the corner of the ground level:
We started by tearing out the raised floor to uncover the concrete and let it dry out properly
Painted the walls:
Installed studs under the beams supporting the mezzanine:
Built a small closet under the stairs to house the compressor:
Drywall:
All new wiring pulled through EMT with 220v outlets for hooking up welders:
Replaced all the outdated T12 fixtures with T8's and electronic ballasts. They're a little more expensive than magnetic ballasts but they raise the efficiency of the bulbs and don't have any annoying hum. All in all, ended up being about 4kw of lighting, it's really bright in there now and it's awesome.
Got a used, dealer trade-in two post lift:
Swapped a set of wheels for a lot of industrial shelving. The mezzanine is now geared for parts and junk storage:
