build thread (TII drivetrain swap, built motor, cage, widebody, blah blah)
12-11-2010, 10:27 AM
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Mainly finishing all of the little things that I put off to get the car running, and figure out this oiling issue. I'm also going to finish the wire tuck, do a brake line tuck, install some new parts I've been stockpiling
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12-15-2010, 05:26 PM
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Is that the aeromotive 13109? I was looking at regulators recently, trying to find an aeromotive that could run 100psi. Didn't see one.
BTW you seem to know what you are doing but when installing the damper make sure your key is set properly.. see my build thread for associated damper woe.
BTW you seem to know what you are doing but when installing the damper make sure your key is set properly.. see my build thread for associated damper woe.
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12-15-2010, 08:26 PM
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Is that the aeromotive 13109? I was looking at regulators recently, trying to find an aeromotive that could run 100psi. Didn't see one.
BTW you seem to know what you are doing but when installing the damper make sure your key is set properly.. see my build thread for associated damper woe.
BTW you seem to know what you are doing but when installing the damper make sure your key is set properly.. see my build thread for associated damper woe.
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12-17-2010, 09:45 PM
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Got the car back to it's "normal" state today 
. Started with pulling the dash out (had to pull the front portion of the cage out in order to do so)...
and then I removed the front bumper, and front fenders
so that I could pull the entire wiring harness through the firewall to begin my "Proper" tuck...
drivers side:
Passenger side:
I still have to go through the harness and get rid of everything I don't need, along with tidying things up a bit. My goal is to hide absolutely everything. That's all for now!
. Started with pulling the dash out (had to pull the front portion of the cage out in order to do so)...and then I removed the front bumper, and front fenders
so that I could pull the entire wiring harness through the firewall to begin my "Proper" tuck...
drivers side:
Passenger side:
I still have to go through the harness and get rid of everything I don't need, along with tidying things up a bit. My goal is to hide absolutely everything. That's all for now!
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12-19-2010, 03:40 PM
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Just finished delooming the harness, and I am officially airbag free- I stripped out all the wiring associated with the airbag, as well as got rid of the air bag module, the air bag capacitor/backup battery thing, and the cruise control module. I brought a few relays inside the firewall too. I still have a little tidying up left to do, but the majority of the big ticket items are taken care of. No pics as it looks like a disaster area
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12-20-2010, 04:47 PM
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Got out of work a little early today, and I managed to separate the dash from the dash support bar, as well as to remove the pedal assemblies. I figure while I'm in here might as well clean and paint everything.
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12-20-2010, 09:41 PM
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yeah I've been a little lacking in the pic department, I'll have to take some more. I'm planning on tucking all of the wiring, brake lines, vac lines, etc etc. Anything I can relocate I'm going to do.
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12-26-2010, 05:37 PM
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Small update:
After removing the dash frame and pedal assemblies from the car, I brought them to the basement to clean them up and get the loose surface rust off. I also grabbed the steering column as it was starting to show some small rust spots. Once they had been prepped and the important stuff removed/tapped off, I primed and painted them with some spray paint I had lying around. Since the bracketry won't really be seen, color wasn't all that important... I painted the dash frame and the pedal assemblies fire engine red, and the steering column the same bronze hand-hammered paint I used for the roll cage. I think I'll probably go back and hit the pedals themselves with the hand-hammered paint as well. I figured since I had the car this far apart might as well take the time and get a coat of paint on all the bare metal.
Sorry for the crappy phone pics and the bad lighting in the basement.
steering column:
After removing the dash frame and pedal assemblies from the car, I brought them to the basement to clean them up and get the loose surface rust off. I also grabbed the steering column as it was starting to show some small rust spots. Once they had been prepped and the important stuff removed/tapped off, I primed and painted them with some spray paint I had lying around. Since the bracketry won't really be seen, color wasn't all that important... I painted the dash frame and the pedal assemblies fire engine red, and the steering column the same bronze hand-hammered paint I used for the roll cage. I think I'll probably go back and hit the pedals themselves with the hand-hammered paint as well. I figured since I had the car this far apart might as well take the time and get a coat of paint on all the bare metal.
Sorry for the crappy phone pics and the bad lighting in the basement.
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12-26-2010, 06:42 PM
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Really not bad at all. Took a few hours by myself. I was drinking beers and taking my time- with another set of hands and not having to remove the front 1/2 of a cage, I would say you could have it out in an hour.
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12-28-2010, 09:05 PM
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Spent a little time out in the garage today.
Here's a shot of the engine bay as it sat this morning:
I got the driver's side wiring more or less ready to go. I moved all the relays to inside the cabin, and after some thought, will be moving the diagnostic box to inside the cabin as well. Here's a picture of the new location for the driver's side harness:
I stripped off the factory loom and electrical tape, split the harnesses, and redid them using techflex and heat-shrink tubing. Here's a closeup of the headlight connections and the fan harness (sorry for the poor quality pics).
I reused the insulated pipe clamps from my last simple tuck again. So much cleaner now!
Got the fuse box completely out of the car, which turned out to be easier than I thought.
I will be running the fuse box wiring through the grommet in the transmission tunnel on the passenger side. I stripped all the factory loom off the harnesses. I'm going to run them to their respective locations first before I cover them in techflex, just in case any of the wires need to be lengthened/shortened.
Here's a shot of the engine bay as it sat this morning:
I got the driver's side wiring more or less ready to go. I moved all the relays to inside the cabin, and after some thought, will be moving the diagnostic box to inside the cabin as well. Here's a picture of the new location for the driver's side harness:
I stripped off the factory loom and electrical tape, split the harnesses, and redid them using techflex and heat-shrink tubing. Here's a closeup of the headlight connections and the fan harness (sorry for the poor quality pics).
I reused the insulated pipe clamps from my last simple tuck again. So much cleaner now!
Got the fuse box completely out of the car, which turned out to be easier than I thought.
I will be running the fuse box wiring through the grommet in the transmission tunnel on the passenger side. I stripped all the factory loom off the harnesses. I'm going to run them to their respective locations first before I cover them in techflex, just in case any of the wires need to be lengthened/shortened.
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