Austin Healey Sprite w/LS6 200-4r
12-30-2013, 09:31 PM
#41
yeah, we took time off when we woke up this morning to go and get a 100 ft roll of plastic, then we went real redneck and wrapped it around the car port, where I proceeded to crack off several propane burners in a worthless attempt to stay warm... it didn't work at all but at least we could warm our hands on the open flame when they got stupid cold.
01-11-2014, 05:06 PM
#50
Got a lot done today... First off, I got the Camaro back up and running, long story involving removing engine but it's back and aside from a minor oil leak at the oil pressure sending unit and an exhaust leak I need to fix, it runs great and purs like a kitten. The sprite I got the fuel pump assembly into the tank and I have to say, I'm very impressed with the aeromotive stuff. It installed great and is very well thought out and will provide more than enough fuel for the little car. I also got the intercooler tank figured out, and rather than run the large aluminum tank, I'm going to run a different one that will not kill all of my trunk space like the 1 gallon aluminum one would... More to follow.
01-15-2014, 06:33 PM
#51
Progress has been slowed by working all day, but it pays the bills so I can't really complain to much. Still getting a lot done, I got the metal plate welded into the dash and grinded down and also got the straps that will hold the touch screen welded into the back of the dash. I just need to drill the holes for the screws that screw into the touch screen and it will cinch the straps down tight onto the touch screen and hold it nice and tight. I also just added filler to the dash to cover the old bright indicator hole and to smooth out the welds, etc to make it nice and flush. Should be all done by the weekend. I still need to cover the turn signal holes and weld in a plate for the top of the steering column hole. The previous dash just had a plate screwed over it and looked tacky so I'll butt weld a new one in there and make it look nice. Wiring the car this weekend and may get a lot more done on the console, we'll see. I also need to fabricate an angled piece that ties the dash into the column, but I'll do that later on also.
01-20-2014, 08:32 PM
#52
Got a lot done, got most of the car wired, except for the fast XFI stuff and finished up the body work on the dash, minus the turn signals and the part where the column comes through the dash. The new speedo has turn signal indicators and bright light indicator in it so I need to finish closing those up. My new gauges from speedhut came and I'm super impressed with how they came out. I can't wait to test them out. Don't mind the runs in the paint on the dash, I just tossed some quick black paint on it to get an idea of how it looked and it ran a little. More to follow here soon hopefully.
01-21-2014, 06:43 PM
#54
Yeah, they are CAS twin turbo manifolds, flipped passenger to driver. I have the kit and was going to use it on my TT WS6 but when I tossed them on this car obviously minus the turbos, they are perfect, literally like they were made for this project. I can always have another set built using these as templates if I need to use them for the other project.
01-22-2014, 11:40 AM
#60
Love the Healey! Always wanted to stuff a little turbo rotary in my Midget. I'm crazy jealous of your setup!
I'd second ditching the blower. Added weight and mess under the hood. Put a 150 shot of nitrous on it if you want more or a turbo in the trunk. Your gonna need something for weight back there!
