Drednot

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Any Updates Joe?

frojoe

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Nope no progress. Needed to take a couple months off from it. Re-motivated now to get working on it but have been sick the last couple weekends so no go on garage time. Decided to pull the full harness and inspect every wire inch-by-inch to see what's up. Started a good chunk of it under the hood a couple weekends ago and hoping this coming weekend to crawl under the dash and fish it all thru the firewall.

Earlier in the fall when I needed the break, I got another thing to tinker with. W250 4x4 5spd no rust, intercooled 12V all mechanical... direct opposite of the Nova. Partly out of frustration of the wiring issues, but mainly because awesome.

Marktainium

Remember this?

frojoe

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Sigh.. those were the good 'ol days eh

MisterD

That is a bad *** picture! If that is not motivation I don't know what is

Zedzag

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Hey Joe, I've got a spare stock LS1 tb you could borrow.

hookemdevils22

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Joe, running or not, your 72 is better-engineered than 99% of the builds out there. And you've been an inspiration to every single person on this list. You'll get her running eventually, take some time off if you need and enjoy how far she's come. Remember, someone once called that thing 'an instant giggle machine, too much fun.' If that feeling doesn't keep you motivated, I don't know what to tell ya bud.

frojoe

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Thanks for the encouraging words! I'm no longer discouraged, been long enough. I know I'll get it fixed eventually.. just that day can't come soon enough.

In lieu of dicking with electrically stuff, I've gone back to something I know I can do.. making stuff. I want to put the old rear 275's on the front, and the fact that the front fenders are about 1" skinnier than a 1st gen Camaro, and that widening rims costs good $$ (and I want to be exact), and also that I want to know exactly how much I'll need to notch my subframe.. I'm making a fake rim, AKA rim-mockup-tire-holding thingy. Gotta keep the audience entertained, so some pics from last night..





Hilariously oversized vernier calipers..



Mocking up the sidewall profile/stretch..





Getting a bit messy..







Even messier.. milling blind



Just needs 4 weld beads on the longer upright to the center bolt-pattern-plate section, then some screws to bolt it together..

tsnow678

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Great job on the tire fixture! What is the black square for? Is that a bike frame you designed? Special head bearing design perhaps?

frojoe

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Thanks! Welded the main two plates last night, and scrounged together some screws, so hope to assemble it on the tire when it becomes beer time later this afternoon!

As for the frame, it's a prototype that a colleague designed and we just started making. Before that we just finished making the prototypes of the frame I'm currently working on.

Just for the hell of it, this is the last frame I worked on that is now for sale for the 2014 model year..

tsnow678

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Sweet frame!!! How did the motorcycle turn out? No follow up with the teaser you threw at us.

frojoe

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Thanks! I'm happy with how that frame turned out.

I didn't post more of the motorbike cuz there were a couple complaints that this is my "car build thread"

In other news, the tire holder.. holds.. let the fun begin!

bczee

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Very impressive work on !....

BC

tsnow678

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I figured you would have already slapped a turbo on the bike by now! Love the upswept pipes, nice clean install.

The tire tool you made saved you about $350. Wheel Works Inc. makes a similar piece but is a little pricey for the hobbyist.

http://wheelworksinc.com/
https://www.yearone.com/Product/wheels/1g29-10072450

frojoe

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Haha yup... let's just say that I "took inspiration" from the Wheelworks Wheelmate..

frojoe

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Ok question for all out there:

What are good brands/prices for standalone wiring harnesses? I haven't read anything about the subject since I got my Speartech harness 5+ years ago, and not positive I'm going to just buy a new one, but it's still in the cards. I'm under the impression that they've come down in price (due to demand and quantities) and are in the $4-450 range?

Jimbo1367

I thought the prices went UP. I think PSI is one of the better deals out there. I have a Speartech as well. TOP notch quality. Lookwise anyways. LOL. I haven't got my exPOS running yet.

tsnow678

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I am going to get some negative feedback for suggesting this supplier but I have had nothing but good things to say about them. Steve has looked after me on a couple of non-related issues that to me were above and beyond. I bought the custom harness(all new full length wires, connectors, heat shrink, aircraft wire loom, fuse block wired in, etc.), a re-flashed F-body PCM, MAF, wiring instructions for $600 shipped a couple of years ago. Here is their link if you choose to use them: http://www.sspwiring.com/Harness_requests_.html

There are however some that hate this guy on here. Maybe they have a reason but I do not. It was a once and done for me. They hit every length perfectly. Simple wiring and bam she was running.

tsnow678

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SSP also has used harnesses if you decide to go that route. The base price for a new harness for your iron block 6.0 is $375.

-TheBandit-

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Why? Are you in a replace-everything-until-you-find-it mode? What's wrong with the Speartech harness you have?