1971 Firebird Build ("The Other Woman", a.k.a. Project "T.O.W.")

[carbuff]

I assure you that this site was responsible for plenty of my expenditures during the build process...

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by carbuff

I assure you that this site was responsible for plenty of my expenditures during the build process...

It was Rob and Weld's fault... I was an innocent bystander.

[RussMurco]

No doubt in my mind, I've been around here long enough to notice who the antagonists are!!!

[FETorino]

Great news she is finally on the road.

When do the new seats and 335s arrive?

[68LS1]

Originally Posted by Flash68

It was Rob and Weld's fault... I was an innocent bystander.

Sure you were

Bryan, very pleased for you.

[andrewb70]

Great to see the car running!

I had a chance to monitor the AITs using a bluetooth adapter for the OBDII port and the Torque application.

When going down the highway, the AIT is about 6-7 degrees above ambient. The temps go up fairly quickly with the car idling in traffic, but they drop quickly once moving again.

Andrew

[carbuff]

Originally Posted by FETorino

Great news she is finally on the road.

When do the new seats and 335s arrive?

Partial update on this. I hoped to update this way before now, but...

After scouring the country, and with help from Weld and Sieg even, I could only come up with a single seat that I wanted to use. I had focused in on the Recaro Cross Sportster as my replacement. This unit has a base without the side bolsters, which was way more comfortable for me. I found one in Eugene, OR, and Sieg was gracious enough to go check it out in person for me! Thanx again!!!

Unfortunately, the packaging and shipping cost on this thing were ridiculous. And even worse, the Recaro dealers were telling me 9 - 12 weeks to get the corresponding passenger side seat, as they are only manufactured in Germany. That wasn't working for me...

So after some soul searching and opening up my options, I have changed my selection to the Recaro Specialist M instead of the Sportster. From what I have read, that seat actually sits a little lower than the Sportster, which will be good for me. The 'M' also has a flat base, which again works better for me. And, perhaps most importantly, Recaro has them in stock, so I can get them quickly. I just completed the order, and they should be here next Thursday. I'm sure Eric will have my mounts made by Friday.

On another front... I spent Wednesday night rewiring my Fan relays. The Holley ECU wouldn't handle the combination of the AC and coolant temp fan control the way I expected, so I needed to add a couple of relays to the system. That was fun, as it was all tucked up under the dash and I had worked so hard to keep it all clean. Thankfully I was able to do it without too much pain (although my back and sides might disagree with that statement!).

Eric has been working on the new front spoiler. That will be mostly wrapped up this weekend. It looks good on the car, and we're working on a design to add a splitter and perhaps some canards which will bolt-on to experiment with on different track days.

Now, about those 335's...

[carbuff]

Originally Posted by andrewb70

Great to see the car running!

I had a chance to monitor the AITs using a bluetooth adapter for the OBDII port and the Torque application.

When going down the highway, the AIT is about 6-7 degrees above ambient. The temps go up fairly quickly with the car idling in traffic, but they drop quickly once moving again.

Andrew

I'll plan to do some measurements on these this weekend. I expect we'll have another 97-98 degree day here, so it will be interesting to see what the ATS shows. I expect some longer duration tuning rides to start dialing things in.

[Ron in SoCal]

Seig is the official Lateral-G seat checker. I have first hand experience with this...

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Seig is the official Lateral-G seat checker. I have first hand experience with this...

Hmmm, this trend is bothering.

Bryan - Too bad that seat situation didn't work out.