1970 GTO V3

[andrewb70]

I have been watching the weather forecast, looking for a partly sunny day, with low wind and no rain. Well, today was that perfect day. I got started in the morning and started my Cerakote shop.



I had 4 parts to coat: compressor housing, charge pipe, intake lid and intake base (not pictured).



This guy was super helpful for cleaning. I filled it up with acetone, pressurized the can, and it sprayed a beautiful, fine mist that cleaned the parts well. Everything was already bead blasted before hand. I just sprayed everything down, used a red 3M pad to clean, and sprayed again. Then I used a MAP gas torch to heat the parts and evaporate all of the acetone.



I am using the Cerakite C coating, in the same burnt bronze color that I used on the valley cover and the front cover. You put down a light coat and immediately go over it with a heavier coat. It looks amazing in the sun, because the burnt bronze has a ton of gold and copper flakes in it.



I decided to leave the intercooler in raw aluminum, but I went over all of the surfaces with the red 3M pad to give it a brushed look.



I taped off the plate with my business logo, so it would stay natural. The engraving would lose all the detail if I was to paint it.



I set everything back on the engine so that the Cerakote can fully cure.



Different angle...



Here is a shot showing the compressor housing.



I did not mess around with the charge pipe because I want it to fully cure. Now, if I can only find all of the o-rings that I need to finally assemble everything....

Andrew

[syborg tt]

Some very nice progress and I love reading your post as I feel like I’m back in school.

However, this time I’m really excited about going to class.


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[syborg tt]

I love seeing things taken to the next level and this car is definitely doing it.


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[andrewb70]

While the intake pipe is being made, I had my friend Blake design me another little part. He then printed some prototypes on his home 3D printer.



These are mounts for the fuel rails. They will be printed out of stainless steel.



Here is bracket that came with the intake manifold kit.



Andrew

[andrewb70]

The 8HP90 that I picked up had a mystery converter in it. It didn't look stock and frankly I didn't trust it. So I called up Circle D and had a discussion about my requirements. Here is what they suggested:



This is their hybrid 8HP90 converter. Externally it is the same size as the 8HP70 converter, which is 1/2" smaller in diameter than a stock 90 converter, but internally it is built to work with the 8HP90 transmission.

Here you can also see the Domiworks bellhousing adapter.



and the Domiworks converter adapter.



Andrew

[andrewb70]

I had a little care package delivered today. Here are the fuel rail brackets, printed in stainless steel.






Tomorrow I will drill and tap as needed and maybe run the sides over some emery cloth on a granite block.

Andrew

[andrewb70]

I used a bench-top drill press and a step drill to open up the holes on the front and on the bottom.







Here they are mounted to the intake and holding up the fuel rails.






Andrew

[syborg tt]

This has to be one of my favorite builds on this site


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[andrewb70]

Originally Posted by syborg tt

This has to be one of my favorite builds on this site


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Thanks for the kind words Marty.

If anyone is in the process of wiring their car, please post questions about the Hardwire PDM 28. This thing will basically handle all of the vehicle functions, although I made a conscious decision to leave the fuse panel and the bulkhead connector in place. However, the only thing that it will handle is the front and rear lighting. All other systems are getting moved to the PDM.

With the Holley Dominator and TurboLamik communicating over CAN, and now the PDM also on the CAN bus, some really trick things are going to be possible.

Andrew

[will69camaro]

Andrew, not going to lie, you got me considering the PDM 28 as i'm changing all wiring in my car. Want to have a discussion on the benefits to be had. I already have moved away from the bulkhead, so all wiring would be going through the PDM (lights/etc included).