arthropraxis

FWIW, I installed Rob's dual master cylinder mount last week. I had to relocate the coil pack to the strut tower. If you use the truck coil packs there is no need to even do that.

marky522

Sounds great! Let me know.

Keep me updated on the brakes.

Ok, Im going to just have to try it.. I hope it works... It would be the easiest...

I have seen that before, I dont want to add the pump/plumbing to the engine bay... unless i REALLY have to...

Yeah, your car is what makes me think i wont hit 400HP... but i can hope....

I would like to avoid the hydroboost just for powersteering pump and lines...

If i have problems this is the way i will go... May need to call in some special favors though... I hear XSChop isnt making those anymore....


Thanks for all the questions I really do appreciate all of them!!!

Mark

arthropraxis

I think you could get 400 RWHP if you add 243 heads with some mild port work and long tube headers to Doc's build.

docwyte

Most guys are making 340rwp, I had to do a cam swap to hit the 372rwhp. If you do 1 7/8" long tubes and a good set of ported 243s you should be able to hit 400rwp.

V2Rocket

http://www.jegs.com/p/Blueprint-Engi...21870/10002/-1

the real solution

marky522

Sorry for the lack of updates, I have a bunch of stuff to add but....

It's Alive!!!

I primed the oil system with 20psi of oil through the remote oil filter using a pressure brake bleeder, primed the fuel system and it seriously cranked up IMMEDIATLY!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaI_uEOt6p4



Here is how i connected my Walboro 255 to the GM Filter/regulator, I used one of the fuel line repair kits from dorman, the 3/8's with a 90' end, cost like $12 I think, took my factory fuel line from the pump to the filter, removed the end that went into the filter, its just a barbed fitting, trimmed it back slightly to get fresh plastic to push it into and used the barbed piece in the repair kit, boiled it in hot water for like 10 minutes and pushed it all together. Works great and no signs of leaks.





Kinda OT, but here are pics of a harness I built for a guy on here, turned out better than mine...













Here is what my firewall looked like...



And after, much better with the holes filled...



Another boring day at work...



I went back and forth a million times on what springs to run... Double or beehive... the added saftey of the double is nice... but the added weight isnt... these springs are supposed to be the best for a beehive, untill recently I hadnt seen a single failure, PAC 1518



I replaced every exterior bolt to black allen button head, coil pack, front cover etc. I figured it was going to cost me $75 for the factory bolts i was missing, and it only cost me $80 for like 5x more bolts than i needed it was an easy choice...







Didnt have button head for the alternator or the intake so i had to settle for regular black allen bolts



The belt i used for a solid mounted alternator... looped it around the alternator then half way around the crank and used a socket to spin the crank and the belt popped on... almost perfect, it could be like 5mm longer...



updated setup under passenger fender...



To make for less plumbing i moved it here... if i would have left it under the fender I would have needed to drill another hole for a 3rd bulkhead fitting into the battery tray so my coolant reseviour could "T" into the return heater line BEFORE the heater control valve. I will be fabbing up a cover for this area...



I forgot how low this car sits... ITs actually back on all 4 wheels... Ugly wheels.... but beggers cant be choosers...



This is about 95% of it... just waiting on the brake and clutch master cylinder's, and radiator hoses... Steering shaft....





This shows ground clearance... my front suspension is currently as HIGH as it will go, so the car was sitting lower... not sure i will go that low again, but its still plenty low...



This picture is decieving, it makes the collector look very low, but you can see in the previous pic they dont sit below the body of the car, tucked up NICE!!!



This shows it better... please ignore the brake line, its just pulled up out of the way till i get my new lines, and the nasty caster blocks are going to be replaced with either Elephant Racing monoballs or complete control arms...



And these two make me feel MUCH better about my lines, there is no way the wheel is going to hit them, now i just need to setup my wheel well liners and shield the lines.





So I am currently waiting on my reseviour, I decided on a VW res its shaped like a soccer ball, came with the cap and coolant sensor for ....... $16 shipped new on ebay.... And my brake and clutch master's and the braided -3 lines i ordered to keep the M/c's clean. And i need to stop at advance and pickup some 3/8 line for coolant for my vent tubes to the overflow, solid vac line to feed the HVAC stuff, radiator hoses, and a cap for the fill port on the N/A radiator.

I have also contacted "Howe Racing" and was quoted a custom radiator according to the Turbo Dim's with AN -16 fittings, dual pass, both fittings on the passenger side, with a drain plug in the bottom, and mounting tabs across the top and bottom, ( I will remeasure before ordering as i plan to cut out all the factory radiator brackets so i may have more room to go wider) for around $400...


Feed back is welcome!!!

onspeed

Been watching your thread on ls1tech. Lots of work you've done, hope you enjoy every second of driving. Ls1 f body are great fun but the chassis leaves much to be desired. Can only imagine how it is in a944. You using the na tranny iirc?

Matt O.

Holy cow nice work. That is all.

kingston944

I want an LS in mine . Come lets do mine next. LOL Next year ????????

marky522

Yeah, the plan is the NA trans is going to be sacrificial, im going to take some agression out on that thing... Im going to build a turbo trans once i get it running. Thanks, i cant wait to drive it either, hopefully this weekend...

Thanks Matt, that means alot coming from you!

LOL! sounds good, I actually have family in Niagara falls, London, and Hamilton... I would LOVE to build another one.... So many things i would do differently...

Mark

CyCloNe!

Very nice... I hope to do this one day myself

harrisonrick

Some people are friggin handy I say.

Lemming

Nice build!

J Berk

very nice work !

Looks like a fun project !!

knfeparty

Mark I will be in town on Monday or Tuesday and expect to see this bad boy!