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Old 08-17-2013 | 05:34 PM
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If anyone is wondering if the CTS-V accessory drive will work on the 944/968 LSx swap...it will. The PS reservoir may need to be relocated in some applications.
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Old 08-18-2013 | 07:43 PM
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Jeez that thing looks tiny in there
Old 08-18-2013 | 09:29 PM
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Not to derail your thread but what happened to your yellow car and the one Tom was doing for you?
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The yellow 944 is in Canada. I sold the body/rollcage and the car is back on the track with a new owner. I think Tom is building a car for someone else. My current project is a 968 that Tom helped me find.

Here are my fasteners etc. ready for zinc plating and some pieces ready to be anodized.
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Old 08-19-2013 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by V2Rocket_aka944
Jeez that thing looks tiny in there
That's what she said...
Old 08-19-2013 | 03:39 PM
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killer awesome.

you're not going with the LS1 Camaro H20 pump/serpentine?
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Originally Posted by odurandina
killer awesome.

you're not going with the LS1 Camaro H20 pump/serpentine?
Many F-Body parts are NLA and this adds 0.75" clearance over the F-Body drive system.
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Originally Posted by robstah
Gene, have you checked steering rack clearance by chance?
I don't see there being an issue with the accessory drive and the steering rack. Am I missing something?
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Very cool, I would love to come by and lend a hand one day as I know we are local to each other. Good luck and looks to be a killer project.
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Originally Posted by robstah
From the angle of the picture, the alternator and A/C compressor looks lower than what I remember. I could be wrong though. Thought I would mention that area, just in case. Outside of that, everything looks great, and I bet you are saving a ton of weight running the plastic block and heads.
I ran to the garage and checked...the rack and harmonic balancer will be miles apart. As for the mock up block, a friend of mine "can't understand how that won't melt"....
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0.75" more clearance where? From what? The only big clearance issues I had (and everyone else) is with the throttle body.
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Some folks feel: 1) that the alternator is more securely fastened with the CTS-V (Corvette) style and 2) the late model LSx water pump is better (the CTS-V allows for the later water pump to be used without 0.75" spacers.
I am using a 3.5" thick radiator and I want as much fan as I can squeeze in there. The low profile fans don't seem to be enough in certain conditions.
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Have people had issues with the alternator falling off? I sure haven't. I don't think I have any spacers on with my water pump, I had a stock F body pump until recently when I got an Evans Cooling one from TonyG.

I have the RH/RD radiator, it's pretty large, along with the Spal fan. I wouldn't mind swapping that out for the Mercury Cougar/Ford Probe dual fan setup, but I haven't had any issues with the Spal fan so far.

That's at altitude with triple digit heat plus track work...
Old 09-22-2013 | 10:53 PM
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Default a couple of updates

Strut Brace and Brake Master mock ups. The "Big Yellows" are back from the powder coater....
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Looks purty, but those calipers wouldn't stay yellow long on my car!


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