some pics of a build i've been working on...

[phat_ridegt]

this is for customer from springfield....VERY nice 02 40th car....

gregs car got a zzp s3 ic, zzp headers, mace rockers, and a handful of other mods...

not cutting at all for the FMHE

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[DanJ]

Nice build

 

[TommyGloves]

Nice looking build.

 

[Eagle]

That's about as exciting as a 6cyl has ever looked to me

 

[Yaj Yak]

vrrooom vroom mofucka

 

[syP]

lovely

 

[10sec]

Looks nice, i like the polished snout w/ a black case.

 

[RebelGTP]

in

 

[Freebeer187]

 

[02BlueGT]

Looks nice, i like the polished snout w/ a black case.

x2

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

lookn good man! i used to have an engine tilter like that but it walked away from me at my last job

 

[phat_ridegt]

lookn good man! i used to have an engine tilter like that but it walked away from me at my last job

its funny how tools do that isnt it? i dont mind buying tools, but i hate buying the same tool twice....

 

[Ron Vogel]

I'm actually doing the identical build right now for someone....however, the front mount would not fit without trimming the lower air dam.

 

[phat_ridegt]

i found i have to leave the shroud off.......? doesnt seem like any trimming is going to work....

 

[Ron Vogel]

i found i have to leave the shroud off.......? doesnt seem like any trimming is going to work....

I can't leave it off on this car, it's the only thing really holding the bumper together. You can trim it down to fit, it only took me a few minutes with the sawzall. If you trim the plastic tray, you also need to use a 1" hole saw to make a place to route the coolant lines. For the fill, I ran it where you ran it, but I made a metal brace to hold the fill tube with a pipe hanger; looks pretty cool!

I also welded studs to the bottom of the bumper to mount the FMHE...nice and solid.

 

[PANDA]

pix k thanks Ron

 

[framos242]

Nice work!

 

[skeezer]

whoever took those pictures has ugly fingers

 

[ktraver97ss]

Damn, those are some fat plug wires. 11mm?

 

[DanJ]

10.3's i believe

 

[Ron Vogel]

pix k thanks Ron

The underhood of this car is kind of rough. I probably should have taken a pic before I started....I'll shoot a pic when I'm done; it'll be much prettier.

 

[phat_ridegt]

im having some trouble with these rockers...anyone ever use the MACE 1.9's? it seems the pedistal isnt modified enough, and the pushrod is rubbing it....WTF?

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

i saw the cgp thread the pushrod damage seems to be lower than where the pedestals are usually in contact with...plus steel >alumn so i wouldnt expect to see that wear like that...i'm betting some of the casting flash from the iron heads is actually the culprit...thats more inline with the kind of wear i saw on the pushrods

the casting cleaning/deflashing is pretty hit-or-miss with the OE heads (much like other stuff lol)

 

[phat_ridegt]

i'm betting some of the casting flash from the iron heads is actually the culprit...thats more inline with the kind of wear i saw on the pushrods

the casting cleaning/deflashing is pretty hit-or-miss with the OE heads (much like other stuff lol)

thats exactly what it was....nice call james. i was ASSuming that because the rockers and pedistals are what were changed, that they were the problem. we were able to remove the excess casting material tonight, and cleaned it all up. car runs great....now onto tuning...

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

whadya do? i usually put a strong hard drive magnet nearby and hit it with a flat chizle and pull the magnet and crud out....

the same casting flash crap always gets me with arp head studs....it's a real bitch when you cant even fit a thinwall chrome socket onto the nut lol