Fuel's Winter Project: Build It Before It Blows

Well guys, I have been going back and forth about this car for a few months. A little background. I bought the car two years ago(Nov. '10) and Feb. '11 the turbo kit was ordered and installed. I put about 1500 miles on the car during the summer of 2011 and then decided I wanted a billet wheel turbo and cams. Over the winter of 2011 I installed a Precision 6765H and a set of Detriot Rockers. The Rockers didn't stay in very long at all as I knew I wanted more and those cams weren't going to go with later plans. I put another 1500 miles or so on the car this summer while I collected parts.

As of right now the car is in quite a few pieces in the garage as it has no fuel pumps in it and is undergoing a wire tuck(kind of wish I didn't undertake the wire tuck). The wiring is not for the faint of heart. I am hoping to get done with the wire tuck and have the engine removed and to the engine builder the last week of December. I have quite a few parts but will be picking up more after the first of the year.

Here is how the car looks right now...





Here are a few of the parts that I have right now waiting patiently in the basement....

Here is a more specific list of the parts I have now...

Eagle 298 ci stroker kit with Diamond -15cc pistons 9.5:1CR
Comp High Lift Beehive Valve springs with Steel Retainers
Livernois VCT Lockouts
Fore tripple Fuel Hat with GT pumps
Fore 3-1 Block
Fore Fuel Rails
High Flow Fuel Filter


I stil need to get my ARP Mains before the block goes to the machine shop. Then after the first of the year I will get...

Fore Fuel Regulator(system I have was used as returnless)
Billet Oil Pump
Exedy Lightweight Steel Flywheel
Exedy Mach 600 Clutch

Doing over the winter is the way to go.

Made some good progress on the wire tuck today. Got enough done to at least get the fender on. I also only have the one bank from the fuse box to extend the wires for still(the headlight one) and then I can put the fuse box back together. Waiting on a few pieces to finish up the battery relocation yet too, but I did run the power and ground wires from the truck to the engine bay today.

Sub'd... josh call me if u need any help mang.

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Well I have sent you plenty of texts with no reply, where ya been?

Got the head light harness extended today and buttoned up the fuse box. I still need to run the feed to the fuse box. I bought a 3/8" brass insulated stud that I am going to mount on the firewall just to the right of the fuse box for a common point to run all the power lines. I had ran a 4ga power wire to the trunk for the feed, but now I am worried that won't be big enough so I think I am just going to order a battery relocation kit that will come with larger wire.






Kind of ticked off at myself for already re-wrapping the harness also. My MAF is on the passengers side now and would have like to have run those wires from under the fuse boxes new location instead of all the way to the front of the engine in the original location and then back to the other side of the motor under the alternator. Does anyone know which wire they are going off the computer so I can just splice them in over there?

Get some welding cable mang. Like 00 or 0

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Sweet subd for a sweet build


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Sweet man! Good luck.

A little update for now. I have installed the battery relocation kit and the car started right up on the first crank. No issues with the wire tuck so far. I also installed a hurst shifter so we shall see how I like this one over the stock shifter come summer time. I got tired to missing 3rd when using my no-lift-shift, although I do need a lot of practice. As you may have seen, I ended up selling the RA and the fuel system. That build was going to be a little more than what I needed and kind of just "wimped" out on it. I have some ideas for more power still, but will know more about that I a month or two. Here are some pics for now...





I am going to be installing these today....



The front end of the car all tore apart again. I took out the headlights and a few other lights and they were sent off to Bobby@S&H. He is hooking me up with a full set of tinted lights and markers.



Some parts that are still in transit to me for the car include..

Tinted lights
QA1 adjustable rear shocks
BMR K-member clearanced for turbo piping

I am also going to be making a dual 3" dump with 3"x 30" packs. Going to be interesting to see how this sounds(esp with the cams)! I bought a 3" v-band flange so that this setup can just be bolted right up the turbo piping in place of the original y-pipe.

This isn't going to turn into another mickeyfitz build, is it? Starting off with promises of a huge power build and devolving into pages and pages of discussion about tinted lights and aftermarket wheels? Interested in the motor rebuild if you have more details. Tinted lights, not so much.

Originally started out as a 750-800 hp build, with return style fuel and the whole nine yards. That was just way too much money and power for what my car is. I use my car as a weekend cruiser with only one real race out-ing per year. The enigne plans now are..

Stock Crank
4340 H-beams
Mahle Flat tops (about 11:1)
'13 GT500 oil pump with 3v pressure springs
TTY bolts throughout
Retain full VCT
Exedy Mach 600 clutch
Twin GT500 fuel pumps (Will probably need to add a BAP)
FRPP 80lb injectors

Should be a nice engine build that should come in at around $2500. Oh and this isn't just about tinted lights. I happened upon those through a trade deal on some parts I had. I am also trying to finish up all the suspension.

I have currently

J&M LCAS
J&M Ad UCA
CJ springs
J&M ad ph

Adding
BMR K-member
QA1 adjustable rears

Still need to get a stronger diff cover and will weld up the axle tubes for the insurance.

Fuel said:

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Specs?

American Muscle's GT500 style wheels. Black with machined face. 18x9 on the front with Nitto NT555 255/45/18, 18x10 rear with Nitto NTO5R 305/45/18s

Walk around vid after the cam install...

Very nice!

skwerl said:

This isn't going to turn into another mickeyfitz build, is it? Starting off with promises of a huge power build and devolving into pages and pages of discussion about tinted lights and aftermarket wheels? Interested in the motor rebuild if you have more details. Tinted lights, not so much.

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Hey.....

Life gets more expensive when Army doesn't cover everything lol

Man that looks great! Love the wire tuck.