stangtraders 93 turbo ls6 notch build
05-25-2013, 05:27 PM
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Thanks man.main reason I went hard line is from what I gather the softline over a few years needs to be replaced because it gets hard and brittle.i only spent $200 on everything.i found a seller on ebay that had all the professional products push lok stufffor a good price.the most expensive fittings were the ones for the rail to push on to stock 3/8 pipe
06-10-2013, 12:43 AM
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Got all the wiring pretty much finished up today on the car.decided to set my gauges to red to continue the blood clot theme.all I need now to start driving it is a driveline and build new trans cooler lines
07-14-2013, 06:25 PM
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Figured I should update my thread, its been a little while and have been pretty busy with life over the past few months.anywho
cars almost ready to drive, maybe by the 24th it will be on the road.currently im in the process of painting the car.the red **** paint finally got to me.
I was originally going to just matte black it but decided just wasnt for me.so I went to lowes with the intention of rattle canning the car gloss white, while after about 8 cans I only had the front clip done.it looked good except for the hood which had abunch of flat spots in it.so I came up with a plan of attack remembering about reading the $50 paint job.so I bought everything needed and got cracking.so far I have about 4 coats of gloss white rustolem on the car mixed with a little bit of spirits to thing the paint .im actually realy shocked how well the stuff works.ive been applying it with a high density foam roller.soon as I get the car completely painted and driveline in it I am going to wet sand the car starting with 500 grit then work up to 1500 grit so I can get all the orange peel out then its time for a good polishing.here is a few pics of where its at
heres the end goal and def possible. Car is painted with rustolem as well
cars almost ready to drive, maybe by the 24th it will be on the road.currently im in the process of painting the car.the red **** paint finally got to me.
I was originally going to just matte black it but decided just wasnt for me.so I went to lowes with the intention of rattle canning the car gloss white, while after about 8 cans I only had the front clip done.it looked good except for the hood which had abunch of flat spots in it.so I came up with a plan of attack remembering about reading the $50 paint job.so I bought everything needed and got cracking.so far I have about 4 coats of gloss white rustolem on the car mixed with a little bit of spirits to thing the paint .im actually realy shocked how well the stuff works.ive been applying it with a high density foam roller.soon as I get the car completely painted and driveline in it I am going to wet sand the car starting with 500 grit then work up to 1500 grit so I can get all the orange peel out then its time for a good polishing.here is a few pics of where its at
heres the end goal and def possible. Car is painted with rustolem as well
07-14-2013, 06:49 PM
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Solid porno red interior is gross, the mixed is good, and different. Everyone ditches it. I've had 5-6 with it, and like it. Most have been grey though.
Hope that wasn't a Wild Strawberry car, that is such a gorgeous color and getting hard to find. Closely behind Calypso Green. *drool*. Regret selling my Calypso LX....
Hope that wasn't a Wild Strawberry car, that is such a gorgeous color and getting hard to find. Closely behind Calypso Green. *drool*. Regret selling my Calypso LX....
08-08-2013, 11:47 PM
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Thanks, right now im working on the tune and all the othe bugs I find along the way.found out today ls starters dont like heat.car had trouble starting a few times after a long drive
08-09-2013, 07:15 AM
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On another topic, I read somewhere that you did the f body cluster swap into your fox correct? If so all my searches for this only yield information on the fuel level sending unit differences, what I would like to know and hopefully you can answer this is how are the rest of the gauges hooked up? Oil pressure, volts, speedo, temp, tach? Can I just get all these signals from the PCM? Whats the wiring deal on how all those get hooked up?
08-10-2013, 12:37 AM
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I bought the psi pigtail for the cluster and wired it to the pcm.iirc 99+ use class 2 data strem from the pcm.98 uses individual wires.everything minus my speedo and coolant temp but thats because my coolant temp sensor is broken and im using a pulse gen.but ill be swapping to the fti vss kit soon.the fuel gauge stuff ended up being sort of simple
08-22-2013, 12:52 AM
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Cars mostly tuned now and running pretty good now.rips pretty good on 14 psi, cant wait to get it to the track but gotta fix something first. Found out the hard way about gm p/s pumps and ford p/s racks.seals blw out on the rack due to the pressures the ford rack is designed for . apparently ford racks are designed to operate around 800psi and gm pumps put out around 1200psi.i ordered the borgenson pressure relif kit and stuff to make a new high pressure line to fix the leaks.
08-22-2013, 01:15 AM
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I drive a big rig for a living and love to hear that turbo start pushing the boost.
Some year I will get enough of a pair to build a turbo motor for something like my S-10, but for now I will be satisfied with just getting it up and running finally.
Some year I will get enough of a pair to build a turbo motor for something like my S-10, but for now I will be satisfied with just getting it up and running finally.
08-22-2013, 01:19 AM
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Haha dont blame you.takes some patience to get everything set up good.im about 8 months since the start of what should have been simple.be for warned boosted ls motors are addictive
09-21-2013, 11:19 PM
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While I figure id update the thread.ive decided to keep the car for now because ive always gotten rid of a car before completing it.i originally set out to make a beater that was fast which is cool but I just got annoyed with the red interior, th400, and the white color.so after much debate the cars path is going to be changed.first on the list is a interior color change to black which im half way thru using interior dye.so far everything is turning out great.next on the list will to be to go to either a t56, tko600 or maybe even a t5.with the transmission may or may not come the switch to na.right now im thinking a cam only ls6 in a fox should keep me happy and makr it more of a driver.after that it will be time to spend more money on wheels suspension then body work and a black paint job.
heres how the dash turned out so far
and heres basicly the end goal but little different wheels that are completely satin black and not as low.
heres how the dash turned out so far
and heres basicly the end goal but little different wheels that are completely satin black and not as low.
09-22-2013, 02:52 PM
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hey man i have a question. im having trouble finding the wire for the fuel level sender up in the front on the body harness. do you remember where it was and what color?
09-22-2013, 04:06 PM
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I dont remember the pins but for the 98 harness it was one of the connectors by the kick panel.wires were gray, purple and blue.id go double check but itd monsooning right now