I went to a car show after church on Sunday and started working on completion of the charge pipe.

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how do you like the spec clutch? i was looking at a monster for my build but the spec has a good price on theirs as well

This one is the Street Twin ST-trim rated at 1595 ft-lbs. I've been happy with it so far. The pedal effort is a little more than stock and it engages nicely.

I tacked everything up on Friday and then went to Jon's shop for a welding party on Saturday.

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The charge pipe would have been 100% complete but a friend had a leftover Vibrant HD clamp assembly that was just begging to be used so I starting cutting it in on Sunday before church.

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The work this weekend consisted of mocking up and cutting the motor plate for the passenger side. It will be fairly easy to work it out except for the A/C compressor. I'm still 50/50 on whether or not to try and fit it in there.

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I also spent some time on the turbo drain line for the driver side. It took longer than planned but I think this will be the solution. The line will need to be removed one last time in order to slightly enlarge the openings in the frame.

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I made a trip to JDS99's shop for more welding thanks to the new Plazmaman 4" clamp. This one should be rated to 60psi? :jest:

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Do you ever wish you could clone yourself a few times and get triple the work done?

I was able to get the ECU mount fabbed up this weekend. It consists of some 1/8" aluminum plate bolted to the frame. I strategically placed a 3/8" aluminum rod to stiffen it up and hold the weight of the ECU.

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The Evans water pump also showed up this weekend so hopefully all of the bigger purchases are done for now.

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Not much progress this past weekend but I did get a few things done the weekend before.

The fittings for the hard lines were delivered:

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Welded up the ECU Support:

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Final fit up for the DS Motor Plate

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The Battery Relocation is almost complete. I'm making sure it accommodates small or large batteries.

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Nice work! Keep those pics coming, it's inspiring for those of us with fabrication aspirations. :)

Thanks.

I haven't been doing much on the build lately. These two pieces came back from being powder coated. This is Speedway Gray.

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Great build!

Thanks, I'm enjoying watching what you are creating with your build!

I'll try and catch this build thread up. I didn't do much on the car for the last 5 months and have finally made time to get back to it again.

Here is where the oil drains landed after multiple cuts. There will still be some final clearances cut to make sure the line doesn't rub on the frame.

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Here is a picture from inside the frame rail showing that it will be free draining and maintaining a good slope.

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Last week, I was able to begin welding on the mounts for the motor plate.

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The cradle was then dropped one last time for final welding of the mounts to the frame, balancer installation, and a general cleaning.

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Here is the 10% under-drive pulley compared to the normal diameter ATI. You can also see the 1/4" spacer ring required due to the 1/4" thick motor plate.

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Here's the sloppy machinist's method for creating some 1/4" aluminum spacers to space the accessory bracket.

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I also was able to cut a keyway in the spacer using a dremel and small file.

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It felt good to finally see the balancer installed and know things are headed in the right direction.

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I couldn't stand how grimy the cradle was and how my hands ended up dirty any time I had to mess with it. Today I embarked on the mission to do something about it. I ended up removing almost everything (rack, brakes, oil cooler, coil-overs, and sway bar) but the effort was worth it. The Eagle One Etching Mag cleaner was a real time saver.

Before
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After
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