Saturday update:We have fire in the pipe!!!!Gonna take it up the road tomorrow and make sure everything works ok and then it’ll be time to get tuned finally
Little weekend update:Busy weekend for me helping the wife with her business stuff. I did manage to get more done on the car Monday.Got my intermediate shaft and axles in.Next I tossed the t case in and then realized I forgot to mark my inverter boltsI was able to still reach up in...
So I’m prepping to get the car back together I noticed my axle intermediate shaft bearing had some play and just looked gross lolSo did some digging and found the right bearing through work to swap out.The bracket was gross so decided to use the ultrasonic bath on my injector cleaner to...
Weekend update:So when we took my trans out I noticed that one of the dowels didn’t quite look right so I went ahead and ordered a new set to put in.Not sure where I got this thing from but it was wayyyy off.The arp converter bolts that are for the gm 4l60e are a bit too long so had to...
Saturday update:Went out Saturday morning to get the flexplate swapped out.All the bolts started coming out easy enough except for the last one…. I had one idea to try before having to pull out the big guns on thisSmacked this thing a few times with a hammer and then wedged my prybar...
Weekend update:Finally took the time to get the trans out!!Don’t have a cherry picker at the moment so two jacks it is LOLBuddy of mine came over to help me wrestle this thing to the ground.The hole where the trans used to beGood shot of the ovaled out holes on the...
Figured I would share this here to help spread some awareness for what might be happening for the auto dsm. We are down to 5 preorders left to fill spots for. This is a huge improvement for a converter option for the platform! If the is preorder succeeds this could mean more opportunities to...
Finally got to make some headway getting the trans out of the car to swap the flexplate outThe easy side to tear apart lolWas super happy that the axle didn’t fight me this time lolSo ran into a couple issue taking the trans outSo I screwed up when I wired the cherry sensor in. I...
Well not much going on with the car. Been super busy with adult duties but I did put a payment down on something…Circle d converters is possibly considering making bolt together converters for the w4a33 trans. I went ahead and hopped on the preorder
Finally got to work on the car some between rain storms 🙄Got the top half of the trans taken apartLooking like the jb trans pan might be a little tight getting out without dropping the front crossmemberNot looking forward to fighting with this axle lmaoNext step is to jack the car...
Small update:Pretty sure Ohio weather hates me😔. I have gotten a few more parts in and did get my hardware for the door cards in so go those put on.More evospec ti hardware for the t case and driveshaft.Found this little mount for the pull handle on the second fire suppression kit I...
So the weather has not been my friend. But that hasn’t stopped parts from rolling in lolSo I pretty well have everything at this point to send my cylinder head out to get done.Eveospec performance ti bolts for intake manifold, cam gear bolts, and balancer bolt for the new motorNew...
Small update:Didn’t get a chance to mess with the trans on the car with the weather.I did however start working on door cardsHad to order hardware to bolt them on and got to finish putting riv nuts in place.Also got my pieces to do the grab handles for the doors as wellThis also...
Mid week parts update:So I ordered a bunch of stuff to keep things moving on the car. Got material for the door cards and tools to run through the converter threads to clean them up.Also snagged some cardboard to make a template to make the door cards.More work to be done on these and...
Mid week parts update:So I ordered a bunch of stuff to keep things moving on the car. Got material for the door cards and tools to run through the converter threads to clean them up.Also snagged some cardboard to make a template to make the door cards.More work to be done on these and...
Update:So I noticed a noise that sounded like a knock on startup. My first thought was the flexplate bolts came loose again. Ordered arp bolts to maybe swap outGot the car jacked up and tcase pulled off. Only to find that I was right… but they were a lot worse off than I thought...
It was till I noticed the noise coming from the bell housing area 🤦🏽♂️ so either my converter bolts came loose again or the flexplate bolts came loose.
So weekend update time:
Working on getting the 2g vss and fueltech to talk to each other so the trans will shift. First attempt in fixing it ended with me breaking the plug 🤦🏽♂️. So ordered a pigtail to splice in and make life easierAnother issue I have is that I don’t having a timing...
Big update:Not sure where to begin lol. So after fighting my old dsmlink tablet not liking the fueltech drivers to read the ecu I had to buy a laptop.Had an issue with the intake position because of my new water neck. Had to get another fitting for my catch can lineThis helped...
Updates:Got the coil plate bolted down and wires secured in place with the ti hardwareAlso added to the purple theme I’ve been adding with this go around with this jm fab oil cap.So I had an issue with my new injector tester where it was giving me a false reading so I thought my...
This was something I pieced together. The cop plate I got from eBayhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/174258576560?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=BoU0sqr0SRa&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=s_4hir_aRcK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Well I’m hoping how I set the plug up will help keep from getting tangled when they wrap around when I turn. I’m almost thinking about putting a motion column in before too long and using their mono cord to simplify it all
Update time:Ran my coolant overflow line back to the reservoir over the weekendAlso moved My post pump filter to the back of the car as well. I’m pretty much on the home stretch to get the car going againOrdered some titanium hardware for my cop plate. The cop
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Cover bolts...
I may move it down the road but I don’t need the gauge. Base pressure has already been set years ago before I swapped to the fueltech. If I ever change fuel pressure I’ll just read it off the ecu at this point.
Small update:So was figuring out where to send my injectors to get cleaned when I had a conversation with a buddy of mine and decided to look at injector cleaners. Welll one thing lead to another and…Going to clean my own from now on. After doing the math this Wil pay for itself in a...
Weekend update:So got off work Friday and decide to swap my new solid state relay in.Was going to try to get more done but the rain came in and ruined those plans.So Saturday I decided I wanted to get the last bit of wiring done. Started with getting the connector for the steering wheel...
https://www.dsm3dcreations.com/product-page/dsm-valve-cover-stud-kitThey have a ton of 3d printed goodies for the chassis as well with more and more coming out.
Small update:Decided instead of having to unplug two plugs for my steering wheel buttons I’d just do one plug.So I got some things ordered in to fix my nitrous relay screwup. New nos solid state relay is on the way. Buddy of mine had a brand new solenoid that hasn’t been used that he...
Weekend update:So I my new tps plug came in on Saturday and I didn’t waste any time getting it out in the harnessAt this point I felt it was only necessary to go out and install the harness into the car.From here it was time to put power to the relay board and test a few things… and...
Coil harness update:New coil connectors came in so had to get the last one wired up.Top side viewThe underneath. Plan is to order som ti bolts to bolt this stuff back down.Tps plug should be here in the next couple days
Late night wiring update:Couldn’t sleep last night so decided to work on my coil harness a littleThings were going great until I got to the last plug wiring up and noticed the pin wouldn’t lock in. Upon closer inspection I find this…So ordered another set and called it a night...
Easter Sunday update:For the vacuum pump and bcs wires ran out through the firewall and wired up. Got to depin the wideband connector so I can get it through to route it out.Also got the iat sensor plug wired up and loomedI then turned my attention to getting the coil sub harness wired...
Saturday update:Popped the intake back on and trimmed the passenger side wires down where I needed. Started looming stuff before I realized I hadn’t taken any pics yet….Here’s where majority is loomed and ready for connectors.Getting the vss connector wired up
Sunday update:So started out deciding I was moving the emap canister again.Got it moved and the line bent up to work.Then decided I was going to put the harness I. The car and start laying wires down on the side that goes under the intake.Trimmed it up and labeled wires.Took the...
Saturday update:Tools and supplies came in throughout the week to get to work on the engine side harness.Connector tool in case I have to depin the connectors for any reason.More pins for my Deutsch connectorsLast of the wire I’m gonna by to need to finish this up.Figured it would...