Hart_Rod

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Awesome work as usual!

Advanced Design

I have been quietly tagging along for ideas and inspiration. Wegner is just one. Outstanding build!

Kharp

Ken the video you posted of the engine starting for the first time is so dang cool!

If and when my ol' beater has a heartbeat ..... I'll try to remember to post it!

Jimbo1367

Glad you understood my post. I hate using my phone. Lol

TomM

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Sounds great Ken.....damn these LS motors are sweet....


T,....

kwhizz

Had another little issue come up......when I did the gas tank revision I didn't think it thru correctly, the stock fuel level sender had the float arm going in to the left.......LOL.....it and the new fuel pump were fighting for the same spot..........I ended up ruining the original sender in modifying it......new one showed up and was modified correctly ..........cut off the pick-up tube that the sender was mounted to and rotated it 180 degrees......and since I am not using the tube anymore we welded it up solid to eliminate any fuel leaks.......installed it and everything works perfectly....Two little issues remain (until I find more).........the intercooler pump doesn't turn on and the fittings I used to connect the intercooler lines to the Supercharger leak.........Always something.........the exhaust will go on this week and I moved the car under it's own power for the first time ........just in and out of the garage.........

old66tiger

yea...Ken's beaters are something else! You going to take it to Larry and have him do some fine tuning?

kwhizz

Yep.......

kwhizz

Picked up the car today from the exhaust shop........Need to get the A/C lines made and the system charged.........Need to program the module and get the GPS Speedometer dialed in........Then.........Drive it........

Jimbo1367

Looks great. Once it's done, mind. Making a video with the hood open and closed? A.nd if you don't mind, from the back idling & rev?

Thanks,
Jim

kwhizz

The learning curve continues..........I didn't take the car to the Automotion show in the Dells as planned because the Intercooler wasn't working........I had the car running for a while and was checking the cooling system with my infrared heat gun........Noticed the intercooler was ambient temp.......Hummm.....Check the intercooler lines and just a gradual heat change Hummm.......I checked the plug and had Power.......Humm.......I added a Reservoir for the coolant that was higher than the Supercharger and it was full.....but there was no movement of coolant when running.........I called Pace Performance (where the system was purchased) and told them the pump wasn't working........They said they would Warranty it and send out a new one.........(paid for in advance till they got the defective one back)........So.....We get back from the Dells and the box was waiting for me.........Beautiful !!!....So......I change out the pump......fill with water again (was surprised there wasn't a lot of coolant leakage from the line from the intercooler).......started the car and the pump ran for about 10 seconds and shut off...........Darn !!!.........Check all the fuses......everything good.....
Hummm!!!!.........Come in the house and do a Internet search about the pump........Found a thread about this exact problem..........Air in the System.......When the pump sees Air it turns off......Hummm....System is full at it's highest point..........Hummm.......Go out and now Focus and this issue...........I ended up putting a "T" fitting from a Radiator flush kit in the upper Intercooler hose....I back filled the Intercooler that I thought was full wit 3/4 of a gallon of coolant.....capped it off and it now works perfectly..........Sheesh !!!.......This car stuff is Hard !!!!

DW SD

Is the pump working reliably now?

Good info you've shared. Debugging is an interesting and sometimes challenging process for sure!

kwhizz

Yep !!!.................Everything is fine now......

DW SD

How about some video on the road? Maybe a zero to 100 blast��

Jimbo1367

LOL.. YEAH, a video of that too. LOL

kwhizz

The Hood had a bunch of stone chips on it from a couple years of Power Tours.....And ....everyone knows how that works out.......Now that the big stuff is finished and every time I looked at the car, all I saw was the stone chips.......So.......the car is at Pulera's getting the hood repainted, other little chips touched up.......then a good buffing......Then it's time to put some miles under it's belt......

kwhizz

It's been a while , update........Pulera's got the paint mixed and matched.......as long as they got it that close I decided to have them fix the passenger side wheel well area.......there was a spot (very small) where there was a paint adhesion problem (small bubble)......not a rust issue at all....But......Like everything at Pulera's......they don't do anything unless they do it correctly.....so....Before and after pic's............Should get it back next week so I can get some miles on it.......



After







They also repainted the top of the fenders that had a bunch of paint chips that I put in while installing the core support





Almost there..........

Advanced Design

Don't believe I've ever seen a body shop floor that clean before. They do nice work.

kwhizz

Update.........The car is pretty much finished and we have taken it on a couple of short trips to check it out.......A couple of things needing improvement are getting rid of the rear leaf spring choppy ride (to be replaced with a 4 link Coil Over set-up) and the front seat.........We will be getting a split bench contoured foam seat and get it re-upholstered in original material to match......the stock seat is like sitting on a Park bench......LOL........Done but not "Done"......

KiwiStarChief

That sure does look sweet and pretty.