I'm over the stinkin' interior too, but I have to have a mount point for all of the electronics. I think that I've got that figured out to a point where I'll attempt to build the sliding trays for that stuff today, and mount the structure to the dash skeleton.I'm over the interior... Im Ready For it to RUN!!!!!!! Lol
Just Kidding
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That bar is going to be a significant portion of a story one of these days.
I can hear it on the winds of the interwebz.
I sure have missed a lot here. The project is really coming along Mike, holy cow did I underestimate the fabrication that you were truly taking on. I like the dash structure and am curious to see how the side panels and doors turn out as well. I don't have any experience working with leather and can't wait to see what exactly comes out of an entire cow hide. Lets get this thing wired up so we can hear that killer power plant roar!!
The whole starting the engine thing intimidates the hell outta me. Leaks from a copper HG, washing the cylinders down ala Scott from a F.I. startup map that's way too fat, (or that I can never get started at all because of the fact that the entire ECU was once a bunch of doo dads laying on my kitchen table) Weird assed vibrations directly attached to the fact that the balancer is supposed to be on a 302, Roller lifters that may or may not block the oil galley passages,Oil leaks from that stupid assed side cover plate that's now buried under a ton of s hit, or that Frank-N-Pan oil pan, a "home built" 4R70W, that may or may not howl like a pig when I start it, if it even goes into gear.........are only a just few of the "concerns" I have when that day comes.
If there was anybody I wished lived right down the street, you can bet it'd be you. (And you'd have me on your blocked calls list)
I think in the end, I'll just save myself the worry, and just keep the car sitting,....unstarted. Then none of that stuff I'm worrying about will happen.
I have one six cylinder, w/ one head, w/ one -12 going to a breather tank. On that, I think I'll be OK.My number one thing I learned from my turbo build that I was completely unaware of, was the amount of crankcase ventilation required.. My tuner put me in the know- I needed TWO (2).. yes, two -10 AN hoses going to catchcans with a minimum of 1 1/2 inch outlets for breathers. Those are 5/8 diameter lines.. with out that, the crankcase will pressure up and not allow the oil to drain out of the turbo.
Thought I'd toss that out there..
Oh, and I saw a cool V8 fairmont wagon for sale this weekend that I really wanted to pick up, but the guy was too proud of it.
That's the problem with theory and reality. Theoretically, it should all work just fine. Reality is a tough b*tch to keep in check.
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