Z-Gad Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Sounds great You do fine work sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sq_creations Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Car is looking good. I may have missed it but did you go to a different ems? Holley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Car is looking good. I may have missed it but did you go to a different ems? Holley? Correct. Its the Holley HP EFI system. Very cool technology and its even somewhat user-friendly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Whew. Labor intensive weekend. PIcked up some Hushmat and started laying it on the firewall. I'll be doing the whole car once the cage is in to minimize the amount of damage. I then laid a layer of "be cool" insulation on top of this. Should really improve the feel and more importantly, the temperature inside the car. Next I went to town on the body harness. Pulling spare / dead wires and fixing shoddy work done by previous owners. This is my pile of excess when I was about 3/4 of the way done. Here I'm just checking the length of the harness, and adding wires for switches ( line lock, 2 step, etc.) That's all for tonight. Hoping to get the wiring wrapped up, the cooling system installed, and be driving it sometime this week. Seems like my timeline just keeps getting pushed, but I keep finding things that need attention. In due time, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow78z Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 The firewall insulation is a great addition. I'll be doing that also this winter. Even though all the hotside components are up front, I can still feel the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrielallred Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Does anybody have the turbo mounted in back like Squires Turbo Systems does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Does anybody have the turbo mounted in back like Squires Turbo Systems does it? Some people do. It takes a lot of system design, but it can work. The butt mount's just aren't typically as responsive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Finished up the engine harness. Heater box / under dash misc. Everything under the hood is buttoned up, except for some cold side piping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Got the car to warm up to temp and verify all the wiring and fan is working correctly. Crazy how much the FG wrap smokes! Blew a hole in my floor for the battery box. I'm using a Duralast 8AMU1R battery. Friend of mine made the box - Thanks Steve! And from the bottom. There's plenty of clearance for everything, but the box still needs mounted and finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Car is 99% done, hoping to drive it tomorrow. Here's a shot of the seats / harnesses installed. I ended up building a harness bar until the cage gets in. Under hood. No prop rod... yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Very Nice my man !!! Now come to Cali and do my hotpipes the same way !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Thanks guys. I did drive it yesterday, about 60 miles. Everything worked flawlessly, and the gate controlled boost right at 6#. I have a strange sync issue I can't figure out, so my real-time logging wasn't working, and I didn't beat on it that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Please, please, please post video's soon ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Few more pictures to hold you over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 That's a good looking car man. Awesome stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 GREAT JOB ,I can't wait to see some videos. Thanks for posting pictures and videos of this build, and your 8.8 conversion build. Thanks Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle319 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Looks great! Awesome to see everything coming together and I'm glad to hear you put 60 miles on the odometer. Maybe I missed it but I'm curious if you ended up opening up that ring gap? From everything that I've read opening up the top ring gap if vital to keeping them from butting once things get hot in there and inevitably blowing a land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Looks great! Awesome to see everything coming together and I'm glad to hear you put 60 miles on the odometer. Maybe I missed it but I'm curious if you ended up opening up that ring gap? From everything that I've read opening up the top ring gap if vital to keeping them from butting once things get hot in there and inevitably blowing a land. I did. I opened the top and bottom up to .028". IIRC the tops were pretty close at .024" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 I haven't forgotten about you guys on the videos. I can't find my suction cup mount, and the interior of the car is pretty loud right now with no sound deadener or insulation. The videos are pretty poor quality. I'll get some that you can actually hear the spool, and post those up after the holiday. Everyone have a safe and fun FOJ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle319 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 I did. I opened the top and bottom up to .028". IIRC the tops were pretty close at .024" Should be good to go then. Most people end up opening up the lower ring a bit more than the top but at the same time I know the some people only open up the top ring but you should be good either way. Cant wait to see some videos. And I'm curious how fast is she spooling up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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