Twin Snail Build...

[one eyed willy]

Dejavu! You have a lot of work ahead of you,lol.....looking great!

If you haven't done it yet, you can also reroute your hood release cable to the inside of the driver fender, and the big nasty windshield wiper harness can be cut, then routed into the bottom of the cowl by the brake fluid resevoir instead of out in the open.

 

[Steedman07]

Damn man, you are putting alot of effort into this. It will be badass when its all done...

 

[killswitch_c]

How much was the set up

 

[toorbeenee]

hi joe,
i was thinking to share this info with you guys, this is what i do before putting my engine in the car.(compression test )


i take out the engine from the engine stand and put it in the floor, hook up the Transmission Separator Plate (block plate) with atleast 3 bolts, then hook up the starter with 2 bolts, put 6qrt of oil and hot wire the starter, crank it for about 10 seconds then stop, check all of the engine and chains to see how they are, re crank it for 10 more seconds(by that time you will see some oil coming out) give it a break then do it more time( by that time the engine should have oil in the heads and lifters)

after that you should be able to hook up your compression check test guage and right your compression results for future use.(mine were 120~140 )

its a small thing to do but in the end you will know if your engine is good to go, from start to finish it wont even take you an hour,

if you need any more info please right back

 

[1BADHRSE]

Progress is always good.

SLOW, Slow, slow, progress that actually still feels like i'm moving backwards lol...

Late but sub'd

Love seeing this, Thank you sir!

Dejavu! You have a lot of work ahead of you,lol.....looking great! If you haven't done it yet, you can also reroute your hood release cable to the inside of the driver fender, and the big nasty windshield wiper harness can be cut, then routed into the bottom of the cowl by the brake fluid resevoir instead of out in the open.

When I yanked all the harnesses I actually yanked the wiper motor and all we were devising a plan on how to enter even more discreetly then that hole. I may be patching that hole and drilling another one lower and closer to the wires entrance to the engine bay.

Damn man, you are putting alot of effort into this. It will be badass when its all done...

I hope so. I hope it doesnt just get over looked with all the new Body styles coming out.

How much was the set up

Which part of it lol.

if you need any more info please right back

Thanks man

Bought my Break in Oil (carquest) 5w30 non synthetic made by valvoline and my new rear diff fluid.

Welded all the templates I made in and filled all the holes and indents so there will not be much filling needed when it comes to painting.

Where the stock battery tray used to sit and where I had relocated my antifreeze overflow, but seeing as it will be visible not I want it to look perfect.

I cut it out from the bottom. Then I used an angle grinder to smooth the edges and shape it to something manageable.

Then I cut my template and spot welded it in.

Brake booster has been leaking and has to get painted regardless.

Found the culprit... Time for a new one...

 

[1BADHRSE]

Finishing up.

Grinding the radiator support to make it more symmetrical.

Cam Specs for all of you:

 

[richman]

^^^^damn dude..amazing work!!!

 

[one eyed willy]

Done yet? What's taking soooo long?

 

[toorbeenee]

he is taking his time welding heeheheheh,,,he will be done soon,,,,

keep up the good work buddy

 

[1BADHRSE]

^^^^damn dude..amazing work!!!

Thank you atleast you appreciate it unlike the guy below!!! Cough cough willy !

Done yet? What's taking soooo long?

I estimate late may-early June she will be tearing up some rubber. So come back then haha!

he is taking his time welding heeheheheh,,,he will be done soon,,,,

keep up the good work buddy

I'm trying to get my engine bay to look like Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel ! The down time sucks but I rather do it right once then hate myself later.

Will update in a bit.

 

[richman]

I'm trying to get my engine bay to look like Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel ! The down time sucks but I rather do it right once then hate myself later.

^^^ your getting close!!!!

 

[1BADHRSE]

Not sure if I shared this but we also moved the AC filler/container to the front right bumPer support, opposite the abs unit.

It will be accessible if you turn the wheel all the way to the left and remove the inner fender well. As for the lines we are running them all in stainless braided so as not to make the engine bay look bad.

Engine bay is just about ready for paint now. I have been grinding, sanding, and scuffing to get the paint ready.

Planning on getting alot more done today probably lower the motor in to see where we can tuck and drill to keep wires and lines out of view.

 

[toorbeenee]

Well done. Btw who is that scary guy?

J.K

 

[Mike K]

Looking really good.

 

[killermustang]

cant wait to see an engine in there, it going to look some nice.
Good luck man

 

[one eyed willy]

Lookin great, here's a pic of how I routed the windshield wiper motor wires.

 

[Wicked One]

Looks great Joe. If you need help with wiring just let me know. I am planning on something similar next winter, if I still have my car. If lund can't tune it, the car is getting parted out.

See you soon dj Joe Mack daddy

sent from my Damn phone

 

[1BADHRSE]

Well done. Btw who is that scary guy?

J.K

lol you mean the guy that's pretending he knows what he's doing while he hacks up his engine bay

Looking really good.

Thank you!

cant wait to see an engine in there, it going to look some nice.
Good luck man

Mean either this project just keeps getting dragged because I keep noticing more I want GONE! Lol

Lookin great, here's a pic of how I routed the windshield wiper

I will most likely end up doing the same, I just have to watch out for my down pipes on both sides. Once in there you can fit the wires under the wiper motor? Didn't look like much room.

Looks great Joe. If you need help with wiring just let me know. I am planning on something similar next winter, if I still have my car. If lund can't tune it, the car is getting parted out.

See you soon dj Joe Mack daddy

Lmao Greg I haven't even started wiring yet. The bay is just about ready for dual stage primer I am just cleaning it this week then painting Sunday or Monday. Wiring is coming up after I test fit the motor and start running wires as discreetly as possible. I will def hit you up. What tuning issues you having? Maybe have my buddy check it out see what he thinks?

 

[one eyed willy]

I will most likely end up doing the same, I just have to watch out for my down pipes on both sides. Once in there you can fit the wires under the wiper motor? Didn't look like much room.

you would be amazed by how much room is in there and the amount of extra wire ford used to route it the way they did......once you route it straight up i think i cut out about 2 ft of wire.......weight reduction!! its about 15-20 wires just going that the windshield wiper motor.......i have no idea why it takes that many wires.........crazy!

 

[1BADHRSE]

Yesterday we started off by just cutting the tabs off the strut towers on each side cause I have absolutely hated that excess metal hanging off.

But even with just that off the seems still looked terrible so off it came.

Pounded them out back to flat and perfect and decided we would recreate what ford had stock just cleaner and with my custom strut tower brace built in.

Grinded everything down and finished scotch brighting it!

My buddies away for a race now but when he gets back we are taking it up to the bake booth at the shop and spraying her finally. Then sanding some more and filling and yaaaaaaa more time.