Finaly worked on my car

[NO_H2O]

The black car finaly got it's turn on the lift. Cup brace is welded in. Bilstiens are ordered for the rear. Adjustable spring plates and JayCee's spring plate covers on the way too. The type 1 2275 is out along with the transaxle.I have acumulated lots of goodies for the car but have had no time to install any of it. I even ordered dual 3 inch NACA duct goodies for both rear quarter windows (like Herbie X). I hope the front spoiler/bumper (Porsche RSR look) is done soon as the RX7 oil cooler is going to the front bumper. The 2275 might have a new home, will know next week for sure.

[Panelfantastic]

Poor step child, doesn't get any love anymore! Always wrenchin' on somebody else's stuff. :bawling:

[wrenchnride247]

It must feel good to finally work on YOUR ride. (I still have other people in front of mine own stuff) Soon soon you'll be looking like this :D :D :D when your done with upgrades!

[vujade]

very cool Dave. Cant wait to see the bumper/spoiler :)

[yetibone]

Yep, my car's been lonely in the corner of the garage many times before. Currently, I can't remember a weekend in the last two months that I haven't spent working on it. :)

About the Bilsteins, I think mine would work better with larger torsion bars. Right now, I'm re-indexing the stock torsion bars back to their original position to get the rear up off the bump-stops. That will take some of the jolt out of bumps to the rear. I'm not sure the stock torsion bars have enough strength to work against the shock's valving when indexed so low.

[super vw]

I cut my bump stops down to about 1"... solved the harsh hit, and there is still plenty of safety margin. Im about 2 inches from touching the stops at rest. Im also using the bilsteins w/26mm torsion bars.

[yetibone]

Yes, my bumpstops are half as long as the stock ones. What it feels like is an incongruency in spring rate, and valving. I hope that going up one spline on the inside will increase the spring rate, as well as the operating range.

[super vw]

re-indexing torsion bars will not raise your spring rate, but it will make your car sit higher at rest. Yes it also makes you have a larger operating range if you raise your car.

[yetibone]

Whop, you're right. :o Let me re-phrase my statement to say that I've indexed my stock torsion bars to use up the available spring rate before hitting the bump-stops.

...something like that. :lmao:

[super vw]

I didnt think you where that silly ;)
The resson Im saying anything is that a local guy who does a few auto-x events in a 73 standard re-indexed his rear bars and pre loaded them against the spring plate down stops... he said he was trying to "raise the spring rate" so the body would not sway/roll in turns. But all this really did was make his car super high in the back and very stupid looking. Although he did make some decent times that day, about 4 sec off my thmes ( but this is like a lifetime in solo times)

[NO_H2O]

The brown truck stopped by the shop today as I was bending up the fuel line to feed the new Type 4. I got the carb access panel holes cut and panels made today and hung the fuel line.

[oasis]

Congrats, Dave. Glad to see you having fun with your own. :)

[NO_H2O]

Here are a few for you Carbon Fiber junkies.
How about a subwoofer enclosure and new rear seat delete panel made from carbon 1/2 inch fiber/honeycomb sheet goods. Stonger than plywood, lighter than .040 aluminum. Don't ask me if I can get more of this stuff, our aircraft overhauls have been farmed out. But you can get it through Boeing for about $10,000 per 4'x12' sheet.:eek:
Bilstiens and new front sway bar are in too.

[iamstumper]

OK, the rear seat delete is just cruel :eek:

Have to admit I like the way the back seat area is looking .... What about coming up with a template that folks can use and supply their own materials? Either that or I'm just going to have to break down and send my car to you and see what we can come up with :D

Looking great and can't wait to see more updates!

[NO_H2O]

I'm sure I can trace it out on poster board for you.

[Panelfantastic]

Don't ask me if I can get more of this stuff, our aircraft overhauls have been farmed out. But you can get it through Boeing for about $10,000 per 4'x12' sheet.:eek:
.


Come to think of it, I know a guy. His job is to repair plane parts. Always talking about leftover carbon fiber bits. Never heard him mention any honeycomb though. Says they keep it all frozen? and it's date coded, after a certain date, they throw it out!?
The real kicker is, he's a car guy. Makes stuff for planes all day, but just cant seem to make the jump to building his own stuff. I guess without a plan and a mold he's lost?
I'll ask about honeycomb the next time we chat.


Jeff-

[Lazarus]

Dave i know ive already said it but this really does make me "physically ill." :angry:

[zen]

that rocks! very cool to see you back on it. i get to see it next week too. :)

[Panelfantastic]

Hey Dave, still don't think the black car will be done for DD?


Jeff-

[yellow73]

Dave,

The upgrades look great. I am glad to hear about you working on Smack - I can't wait to see it - looks great so far.

[NO_H2O]

I will not have my exhaust before Dyno Day. But there might be a loaner that will work to get it on the roller.

[Panelfantastic]

YES!! :rockon:

I paid a guy just this morning to work for me, soooo, looks like I get to make DD also. Pretty excited even if I'll only be a JAFO. Sounding like the place will be packed.


Jeff-

[NO_H2O]

I cut another carbon fiber peice to cover the spare tire with battery relocated to a mount in the center of the spare sticking thru the carbon fiber cover. Looks sweet. My new CSP shifter came today. I was feeling good until I read Dennis's post about his electric fire. I am deflated now. But I use his post as motivation to go to Summit and buy a 250 amp battery disconnect switch and a 5 lbs. fire bottle so I will have 2 fire extinguishers in the car. I will soon install an on board fire system like the one we put in Herbie X. The kit is about $400 but I think it will be money well spent. Non the less his post has me very sad. I know he loved that car.

[NO_H2O]

Well I finished the firewall, fabbed the rear 1/4 windows with NACA duct inlets, installed the battery diconnect, switches to control relays for fuel pmp and ingnition system, finished the Batery relocate less the 4 hold-downs for the carbon fiber/honeycomb spare tire cover. I made a carbon fiber dash plate for the battery disconnect switch and a carbon fiber wire cover for the front side of the gauges. I still need to wire up the HyFire and make some stainless inlet screens for the NACA ducts and install the new CSP shifter. I hope my heads are done soon so I can finish the engine up.

[NO_H2O]

Here are a couple more px

[yetibone]

Dave, I hate you.

:D

The CF honeycomb looks killer.

[vujade]

[QUOTE=yetibone;64432]Dave, I hate you.

:D

QUOTE]

LOL :D

Looks good Dave!

[zen]

Gratuitous use of c/f. I love it. I was hoping to see it today. but it's not in the cards for me. should be able to next week though.

[yellow73]

You do nice work!!!

[wrenchnride247]

You are a sick man... :D

[petevw]

Can't wait to see it Dave, good job. :righton:

[bow]

where did you get those naca scoops?

[NO_H2O]

I got the NACA duct stuff from Butlerbuilt. I made a template from the original glass and cut them out of Lexan with a router. Made the stainless screens and secured everything with "T"bolt clamps from Summit.

[Scotts73SB]

The front trunk is a museum piece! Great work!

[bow]

cool thanks i am gonna do that on my car

[NO_H2O]

I am fighting my way forward on my 2.4L type 4 build. I had to spend more time than normal to fit many parts and spent more time than normal waiting for parts but it is moving forward.
I had a few days off and fitted my DTM. I ended up having to mill near 1/8 inch off the bottom of the alternator stand to get the alternator to sit true and the fan/backing plate to sit properly in the opening. Now I need to get the linkage built. I have one set of center pull linkage but I have had problems with this brand in the past so I am going to try a different center pull rather than use a crossbar set up.
Anyway here is what is in it.
GA case
DPR 82mm crank
96mm KB piston/Bored OE cylinders
CB H beam rods
Web 119/163 cam w/Jakes lifters
Manton push rods
Porsche 2L heads worked by Len Hoffman (all the tricks in his bag)
Mallory Unilight dizzy w/6LA Hyfire and E-coil
45mm Dellorto DRLA's (for now)
Kennedy Flywheel (12 lb.), Press plate and disc
Home Built Exhaust (not shown)

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I built an engine run stand to break it in on.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/NO_H2O/Picture1297.jpg~original

[Lazarus]

you would be in business now if that low life who has your dizzy would get off his a$$ and send it to you. :angry: seriously i should be up and around a bit tomorrow i will shoot it by ups. should only be a couple days for the ole brown devil. thanks for letting me borrow it (publicly). look closely in the box for an envelope with some green stuff in it.

[NO_H2O]

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[NO_H2O]

Rest up Laz. I know my dizzy is in good hands. You needed to use it after what happened to yours. Glad I could find you another at the swap meet.
I am waiting on a linkage set so sit on a bag of frozen peas, take a pain killer and rest up.

[Lazarus]

ive been sitting on these peas for so long now im waiting on them to hatch,who knows what will come out if they do hatch. i got to get up for a while. three days is enough.

[wrenchnride247]

Man you are so close now! "Smack Black" is almost back! :driving:

[Panelfantastic]

That exhaust is gonna sound nasty!
Looks great Dave!

[Bad bug]

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NO_h20

I am looking at your head cc information and i am seeing 59cc for one head and 56cc for the other is this correct, isn't this going to pose a problem for you when you try to tune it.

By the way nice setup this engine should be nice. Saw on jake's site where he did a 2.4ltr also with a 84mm crank and some 5.9inch rods. The engine made 220HP. Are you using 5.5inch rods on your 82mm crank.

[NO_H2O]

the final camber volume was 54cc for all 4. The sharpie notes were left on along the way. I should have hit them with some brake part cleaner. My rods are 5.7 with chevy main journals.

[Bad bug]

O.k. great, your rod ratio is 1.76 : 1, good. How wide is the engine? I know for a stock type 1 engine the measurement from the crank center to connecting rod pin center is 211mm. I can't remember if the type 4 is 207mm or 209mm.

So is your engine wider than a stock t4 engine.

[NO_H2O]

Yes it is wider than stock. I forget how much shim I have under each cylinder. I have it writen in my notes but I am at work right now. It is somewere close to .100" per jug. There is no step in the heads so that ads to the shim size too.

[NO_H2O]

I was able to modify a Scat linkage kit and fab a bracket to mount the center bellcrank to. It looks like it should function better than the other dog legged center pull linkage I have and look cleaner than the hex bar set I have.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/NO_H2O/DSC00033.jpg~original

I also relocated my center console and fitted the new Bug Tech shifter.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/NO_H2O/DSCF0710.jpg~original

I got the engine up on the test stand but when I went to mount the exhaust, it hits the stand frame. I will have to pull the engine back off and re-engineer the test stand frame. That will have to wait as I am back to work tomorrow and then off to Mexico again for a relaxing week in the lap of luxury before Herbie X comes back to us for some upgrades.

[petevw]

Looks great Dave,

Have a great time in Mexico. :cheers:

Pete

[Humble]

I like the center console setup, looks sharp. Hows the feel of that shifter?

Herbie X and upgrade are two words I never thought I'd hear together.

[vdubzack]

Dont forget! Bottled water and no ice in the drink!

[NO_H2O]

The shifter is the bomb. I really like it. Too bad I had just bought a CSP before Markus talked to me about them.
Herbie X comes to visit us on a regular basis. This time it will be for some bigger brakes, a Bug Tech shifter and I think he wants some more horsepower.

[NO_H2O]

Dont forget! Bottled water and no ice in the drink!
This will be our 3rd trip to this place in 16 months. Their ice and all the water in the bars/restaraunts are bottled go thru an R.O. system before serving. The shower and sinks do not.

[NO_H2O]

Well I fired it up today and went thru the first 30 minute nail chewing break-in run. the right side carb needs some work but I was not going to stop the break-in for it. I just shut it down and it is cooling off. I will have a look at the lifters after it is good and cooled down. Might bolt on another good set of 45 dells I have before running it again.
It was one of the longest 30 minutes I have been thru.

[Clatter]

I hear you about the nail-biting....

I just broke in my 1915, with straight-cuts and dual springs.
And some really sketchy/questionable 1.4 roller rockers.
The racket this thing makes is amazing!
Especially inside the garage...

Hearing all of these rattles and clanks and knocks makes you want to shut it down... But you can't. It needs to break in(!):lmao:

[wrenchnride247]

Hellooooooo :sleep::sleep:

[NO_H2O]

Well It has an hour of run time so far. I was pulling the lifters to inspect them and got 2 pair done. I cut my left thumb while doing it. I finished that cylinder, washed the cut out, put some triple antibiotic cream on it and a band-aid on it and went to work that night. The next day it woke me up. Thumb was throbbing and swollen about twice its normal size. Went to the Dr., got a big shot of antibiotic in the a$$ and sent to a hand specialist because it was nasty red from the tip of the thumb well into the hand. It is much better now and I am going for my last (I hope) follow up today at 3:15. You hand is not worth much without a usable thumb.
Moral of the story. Break-in oil with all that ZDDP in a small cut can turn ugly quick.

[NO_H2O]

sorry double post

[chug_A_bug]

PICS hehehehe

[wrenchnride247]

Well It has an hour of run time so far. I was pulling the lifters to inspect them and got 2 pair done. I cut my left thumb while doing it. I finished that cylinder, washed the cut out, put some triple antibiotic cream on it and a band-aid on it and went to work that night. The next day it woke me up. Thumb was throbbing and swollen about twice its normal size. Went to the Dr., got a big shot of antibiotic in the a$$ and sent to a hand specialist because it was nasty red from the tip of the thumb well into the hand. It is much better now and I am going for my last (I hope) follow up today at 3:15. You hand is not worth much without a usable thumb.
Moral of the story. Break-in oil with all that ZDDP in a small cut can turn ugly quick.

Wow, glad you you get to keep the thumb.

[NO_H2O]

Thumb is still with me. I has stopped draining so as soon as it has closed up I can get back to it.

[Humble]

Good luck with the thumb, hopefully it heals up okay

[speedy]

hey Dave , nice to see you are still busy, the car is looking very nice , I am going to start on mine (dry sump ) in the new year

Jonathan

[NO_H2O]

Last follow up was today and I have a green light to start back. Might get back to it this afternoon.
Jonathan, I hope you dry sump project goes well. Did you get your new ECU sorted out?

[oasis]

Last follow up was today and I have a green light to start back.

That's good news. Glad to hear it.

[kuleinc]

Any news from the holidays?

[NO_H2O]

I need some more shims for the pushrod tubes. When the engine is warmed up, the "O"rings on the outboard ends start to show and oil starts to seep from them. I ordered another set of .132" shims but they are a bit too much so I ordered what I hope will be a set of .040" shims that should do the job. I have over a hour of run time on it and have pulled the lifters after each 30 minutes and they look good. After I get the shims in, I will up my idle jets and get that dialed in and get another hour of run time done before I stab it in the car.

[wrenchnride247]

After I get the shims in, I will up my idle jets and get that dialed in and get another hour of run time done before I stab it in the car.

I call shotgun!!!:D

[NO_H2O]

your on.

[wrenchnride247]

Cool deal! :woohoo:

[NO_H2O]

I did not get PR tube shims in time for this weekend so I did the disc brake upgrade to my son's 73 GL. Also di the front sway bar upgrade. Got everything finished and was putting my tools in my car and had Ryan throw the wheels on so he could try out his new stuff. The wheels hit the calipers so we were done. They are the early wide lip style Riviera's that you see on a few 914's. I guess they are earlier than I thought. I do have a set of 8 spokes that he can run untill he finds a set of 2L Fuchs.
Anyway, I got the PR tube shims in the mail today. My next set of off days should bring some progress.

[wrenchnride247]

To bad the Rivieras don't fit on you son's bug now (I hate eight spokes).

Glad you got the shims already...not long now.:)

[NO_H2O]

Got a chance to get some more run time on it today. I will inspect the lifters one more time and get some more 93 octane fuel and do a final tune on it, fit the sealing tin and pull it off the test stand.

[NO_H2O]

I moved this to the build section. Thought I would throw in a pic of my transaxle. Its from Rancho and has all the tricks. 3.88 R/P and an 0.82 4th.

[wrenchnride247]

:woohoo: stab that thing in there, and get it on the road!

[oasis]

Good for you, Dave.

[Bogara_ZO]

great car, congratulations! That nakamichi is one of the best units ever :) also lke the shifter, I have the same but haven't tried yet (there is no engine in the car at the moment)

[NO_H2O]

Thanks. I picked up the Nakamichi a few years back. I hear that the company has changed ownership. We had a Nakamichi tape deck for years and it was great.
I too love the BugTech shifters and very happy to be selling them here.

[Bogara_ZO]

Thanks. I picked up the Nakamichi a few years back. I hear that the company has changed ownership. We had a Nakamichi tape deck for years and it was great.
I too love the BugTech shifters and very happy to be selling them here.

yeah, that's right. As far I know they are not a japanese factory anymore..but your 40z (or45?) is a genuine product, made in the gold-age :) you have PM. cheers

[NO_H2O]

I have been working on tax stuff the last 2 days. But in between, I got my oil lines that will go to the front mounted oil cooler bent and flared. They are heavy walled -8 stainless so I had to take them to Aeroquip Express to have them flared.
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I swapped out my carbs for another set of 45 Dells that fixed my remaining carb issues. I put another 30 minutes of run time on the engine and pull the lifters one more time to inspect them for proper break-in ware. 2 hours of run time on the test stand and 3 lifter inspections later and i am ready to fit some sealing tin to it and get it ready to stab in the car.

[Humble]

Sounds good so far, get some video of the motor once you get it in :)

[bow]

where might one find those shifters?

[owdlvr]

BugTech is the brand of shifter, they're out of Germany but there is a US distributor.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=890546

http://www.dtmengineering.com/

-Dave

[wrenchnride247]

Those lines look schweet dude! Stab that thing back in already! (still call shotgun!) :D

Look's like you have someone looking for a BugTech shifter in this thread!:)

[NO_H2O]

I am the US dealer for BugTech shifters. It just so happens that I got a box of them in today.

[bow]

hmm you may be seening an order go through soon!

[zen]

I am the US dealer for BugTech shifters. It just so happens that I got a box of them in today.

Now there's something you should stab into my car. :D

Good to hear you've made some more progress on getting that thing back on the road. I have no room to talk, but you are a few years overdue.

[petevw]

Nice hard piping Dave!

[NO_H2O]

I was starting to think I would never see this but here it is. I had to have some special bolts made for the Herbie X so I used the 2 to 4 week lead time to Take care of some things and even got another trip to our favorite spot in Mexico in last week.
I still have to make breather hoses, fuel hoses, put the exhaust back on, install the sealing tin and wiring. But it is in the car.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/NO_H2O/DSC00003.jpg~original

[volkdent]

Looking beautiful! Curious about the filters, are those going to be the final version?

Jason

[NO_H2O]

I still need to oil them, but yes. That is it.

[petevw]

What kind of filters are those? Special velocity stacks?

I'm going to have some clearance issues up top with the 2275 in the '52. These may work. Can you source another set?

Pete

[NO_H2O]

The air filters are K&N and the stacks are made to hold them. I bet the stock Dell stacks could be modified with some TIG welding skills.

[wrenchnride247]

About time you posted some pix... you are sooo close now! Looking great!

[johnnyvee]

So Sexy, Lets see some whole car pics don't be selfish :D

[NO_H2O]

Right now it is covered with 3+ years of dust. It will need days of detailing to get it back in shape. When I get it out and cleaned up, I will post some pix.

[NO_H2O]

I got the sealing tin and linkage installed today.

[NO_H2O]

I had a couple of hours today so I made the rest of my hoses for oil,fuel and breather. Then hung the exhaust. Still need to wire it and I have a list of other things I need to do to the rest of the car.
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[Bugbomb]

Wow, thats really nice!

[V8SuperBeetle]

Love it! Very clean.

[wrenchnride247]

:dance::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::dance:

[NO_H2O]

I replaced the trailing arm bushings and added some length to the slots in the adjustable spring plates so i can get to 0 toe. I installed the left cup brace segment but will have to cut and re-weld the lower/aft tab for the right side. It fit with the dummy engine but the stroker engine has the exhaust too close to the down rod on that side. I think I will have to drop the exhaust to cut the tab free. Put it back up to tack it, then pull it back down to finish the welds.

[wrenchnride247]

Hmmm... minor technical difficulty.:thinking:

[NO_H2O]

It happens.

[Humble]

2 steps forward, 1 step back, the story of any fabricator :)

[NO_H2O]

My new shift light came yesterday. Added it to my list of things to do before I get back on the road.
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K086USaKSHM&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K086USaKSHM&feature=related")

[petevw]

Looking good Dave!

[volkdent]

What are those going for? I hope you don't mind but I may want to copy, it's very clean and simple and does a great job of what it needs to do.

Jason

[NO_H2O]

I think it was $190 shipped from down-unda.

[NO_H2O]

After tossing a couple of ideas around on were to mount my new shift light. I cut a plate to fit between the steering wheel and hub, drilled it up, painted it and mounted the shift light. I had to buy a 3 wire spiral cord and 3 pin connector so I can turn the wheel and allow the cord to stretch. I still need to wire it all in.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/NO_H2O/DSC00027.jpg~original
I got most of the engine bay wiring done. Still need to rewire the tag light and run a new pick to the third brake light. I cleaned up all the old wiring and ran everything thru heat shrink tubing, then wrapped it in nylon spywrap were it needed extra protection.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/NO_H2O/DSC00028.jpg~original
Still need to wire in the shift light, 2 relays for fuel pump and Mallory 6AL and wire the 6AL. I might need to wire in a Tach adapter if it does not work with the new CDI box.
My list is getting shorter. Only 3/4 of a legal pad page.

[wrenchnride247]

Wow, you got some cool touches going on. Hmm 3/4 page on a legal pad huh. I think my list is an entire legal pad :lmao: . Keep going... I still have shotgun right?

[Lazarus]

Wow, you got some cool touches going on. Hmm 3/4 page on a legal pad huh. I think my list is an entire legal pad :lmao: . Keep going... I still have shotgun right?

you will have to have shotgun cause thats all there is. i dont think he is handin over the keys just yet (even though more have driven my car in the last bit than ever b4)

[wrenchnride247]

you will have to have shotgun cause thats all there is. i dont think he is handin over the keys just yet (even though more have driven my car in the last bit than ever b4)

When I (if I ever) get my car done there will be some people driving it too. :D

[ragtop81]

very cool! :)

[NO_H2O]

Wow, you got some cool touches going on. Hmm 3/4 page on a legal pad huh. I think my list is an entire legal pad :lmao: . Keep going... I still have shotgun right?
Yes a shotgun ride is still reserved for you.;)

[speedy]

Dave ,
Looking very cool -as always .

Jonathan

[NO_H2O]

Thanks Jonathan. Hows yours running.

[NO_H2O]

I made a change of linkage. Love this set up. Can't wait to drive it.
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[Lazarus]

that looks killer dave i cant wait til i get mine. hopefully i will have it soon.

[petevw]

Nice setup Dave!

After seeing your pic, i just realized i never got back to Pete with measurements for my setup. :banghead:

[wrenchnride247]

Look's slick! Nice install!

[NO_H2O]

Well I fired it up in the car and all is well. I need to hunt down one electric gremlin, strip the tint from the door glass and I have lots of cleaning and polishing to do. I cranked it up and pulled it out into the light of day for a washing. Had to blast it off with the pressure washer before rubbing it with the suds (lots of dust and grit on it). Pulled it back inside, set the rear ride height and started to go at it with the clay bar.
The new throttle linkage system is very smooth and light. It will take some getting use too not having helper springs. Hell the pedal is lighter than my wife's Jetta TDI and it is fly by wire.

[zen]

That rocks. Really glad to hear it. You were long overdue to take care of yourself. Mine may be off the road a little longer than I planned after an unexpected family medical issue, but I hope to still push for EuroFest as I can't bear missing that after they are finally featuring the VW marque we have been pushing for all of these years. I hope you can make it to the show.

[scourtaud]

I made a change of linkage. Love this set up. Can't wait to drive it.
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Hi,

Your car really looks great... I love the cooling tin (DTM?)

Can this linkage be bought somewhere or is it homemade?

Regards

Sebastien

[NO_H2O]

It can be bought. The guy who developed it is just getting things going. He is trying to find a CNC shop to produce it. For now he is cranking them out in his basement shop. I think he has been working on it for 3 years or more. Here is a like to the thread on STF http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=109159
Yes the cooling shroud is a DTM.

[NO_H2O]

double post

[scourtaud]

It can be bought. The guy who developed it is just getting things going. He is trying to find a CNC shop to produce it. For now he is cranking them out in his basement shop. I think he has been working on it for 3 years or more. Here is a like to the thread on STF http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=109159
Yes the cooling shroud is a DTM.

Thanks a lot fot the link, I want one of those kits for my EFI setup, I'm bored with the CSP Linkage... This one seems as precise as they can get...

If you don't mind saying, how much was it?

Seb

[NO_H2O]

I paid $170 US. The kit was complete from the pedal connection to the carbs.

[NO_H2O]

Joel and I spent 8 hours with the Porter Cable Polisher, 5 different pads/medium cut/fine cut/swirl remover/machine glaze/wax on wax off and it looks damn good again. I think I will fix my self induced electrical gremlin, clean the interior and try to take it to the Summit Racing Cruise-In on Monday night and get some tune time with the LM1.

[Clatter]

I was always taught that you wanted some good break in before fine-tuning...

Esp. with a wideband, because if the rings haven't seated, you could foul the sensor.

I'm in that boat right now.
Got a decent baseline tune using traditional methods,
And the LM-1 is burning a hole thru the toolbox drawer.
Hate to be running it lean, or have one hole with an air leak, or...
Gotta get some miles on, tho!
By the third tank of gas, it is running SO much smoother now.
Sounds different, feels different... Amazing..

[NO_H2O]

I have 2+ hours run time on it on the test stand. I'm sure the rings are not fully seated but she doesn't smoke a bit. If I foul the sensor I won't be too upset. I have had it for 3 years. I will give a good road break-in before really pulling on it. I will jet it just a wee bit on the fat side to get a good carbon seal.

[NO_H2O]

Well at long last, my car came out of the garage for a couple short drives today. Man it has been a long time since I have driven it. I had 2 small oil leaks to take care of and a little jetting. I will continue with the shake down runs. I think I will make a run down to Summit Racing tonight for the Monday Night Cruise In.
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[wrenchnride247]

Cool deal! ... bet it sounds and feels good to roll down the road in your own ride!

[NO_H2O]

It has been a long time since I have driven it. Way too long. I did make it down to Summit Racing's Monday Night Cruise In. Met up with some guys I work with. They own 65 and 66 Mustangs.
I got there a bit early and made a jet change to try o the way home. It is very close now. I need to bump the timing up a bit and read it again. The exhaust sounds great.
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[Bug@5speed(US)]

Congrats, your ride is looking awesome..

Very jealous, but gives something to shoot for..
Alex

[NO_H2O]

Thanks Alex.

[johnnyvee]

:D:D sweet

[scourtaud]

Its a very very good looking car... Nice job...

Seb

[NO_H2O]

Video proof that it lives. Nothing too hairy as I am still tuning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLk3daAKMNc

[NO_H2O]

Couple more pix.
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[petevw]

Right on Dave! :thumbup:

Sounds like Kevin is holding the camera.

Pete

[NO_H2O]

No. Bert (Easyrider) was helping me that day. Kevin was off at a big Jr Drag Racing event that day.

[wrenchnride247]

Nice! The exhaust sounds great.

[NO_H2O]

I have put a few miles on it in some pretty hot weather. I am still bumping the timing up a bit at a time. Oil temps are running 90 to 100 deg C. with outside air temps of just under 100 deg F. and I am very happy with that. CHT is a bit on the low side in the same weather, indicating from 200 to 250 on my VDO gauges (cyl 1 and cyl 3). We will see how it does with 2 deg more timing (34 deg of total advance).

[johnnyvee]

wheels looks good
:D:D

[NO_H2O]

I figured out a jack mount to put an aluminum floor jack in my car. Kevin machined the mounts and I got it all installed today.
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[wrenchnride247]

Nice! Always something cool going on with "Smack Black" :D