5.3 s475 foxbody, with A/C and holley efi.
09-20-2014, 08:30 PM
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Really not much has happened since the turbo kit has been completed. Really I just repainted the front half of the engine bay where it was scratched up from fabrication, and welding. I've plotted out most of my fuel lines and fittings, and compiled a shopping cart. Now just need some money!
I finally finished my hard lines for the coolant cross overs. Looks really nice, but there is no want in hell I'll do that again. LOTS of time to get it right. Came out nicely.
I had a few items powdercoated as well...
I usually play it safe and would go with black. However I'm sick of black. With all the black, raw aluminum and polished items in the engine bay I figured it needed a little splash of color. I feel this purple was exactly what it needed. Plays off the color of the car very nicely to bring it all together.
Ceramic coating coming next.
I finally finished my hard lines for the coolant cross overs. Looks really nice, but there is no want in hell I'll do that again. LOTS of time to get it right. Came out nicely.
I had a few items powdercoated as well...
I usually play it safe and would go with black. However I'm sick of black. With all the black, raw aluminum and polished items in the engine bay I figured it needed a little splash of color. I feel this purple was exactly what it needed. Plays off the color of the car very nicely to bring it all together.
Ceramic coating coming next.
10-18-2014, 07:19 PM
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Progressed the car a bit. Had the hot side ceramic coated and wrapped it. Also bought a monster Griffin radiator and had to cut the lower rad support and fab in new brackets to get it to fit, but she's in there. The rad has twin 1750cfm spal fans so I'm thinking that should keep it cool when stuck in traffic with the ac on. Ran a few fuel lines, waiting on a few more fittings before I can hammer away at it.
10-19-2014, 02:32 PM
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Thanks guys, yes I'm getting very excited. This car has turned in to the furthest thing from a budget build. But I am planning on using it as a marketing tool for my new business venture so making it really nice hopefully pays off.
10-21-2014, 05:55 PM
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I'm not too sure, I would think sometime in December I should at least be able to Fire it. I have a bunch of wiring to do, and that's the next step after the fuel system, trans cooler, and lines are done. There's definitly a light at the end of the tunnel.
10-22-2014, 09:41 AM
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11-02-2014, 03:27 PM
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Well I ran out of play money for the month, so I haven't done much except push it out side when I was moving some cars around in my shop. Looks amazing in the sun tho!
In the mean time I had a bunch of parts stock piled for my 240 so I started working on it. Should be done next week. Put a AEM ecu in it, sheetmetal intake, and new fuel system.
In the mean time I had a bunch of parts stock piled for my 240 so I started working on it. Should be done next week. Put a AEM ecu in it, sheetmetal intake, and new fuel system.
11-24-2014, 11:23 AM
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what did you end up deciding to do with the a/c? i plan to use the stock truck computer and was wondering how to go about that. i see ur using efi though, so not sure how it correlates. sick build!
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11-24-2014, 11:48 AM
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I have everything to complete the car minus the drive shaft, and I don't see why I won't be able to start it up next month.