A "street legal" FC about to make its debut *pics*
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the 2 boost guages ive allready talked about one at the turbo and one at the manifold
2 brake pressure guages.
one for the rear brakes and one for the front brakes. running the tilton dual masters
2 brake pressure guages.
one for the rear brakes and one for the front brakes. running the tilton dual masters
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Originally Posted by turbo80cid
Nice ride.....the dash looks really good, Iwish my dash looked as good.
Hope I'll get to see it some day since I'm in Houston also.
Hope I'll get to see it some day since I'm in Houston also.
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Boost gauges were allready explained, and the point of the tilton pedals is for front and rear brakes to have their own seperate resivours to set the brake bias, therefore its best to have two gauges instead of one.
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From: BC, Canada
Originally Posted by ajhehr
"BX hanging on walls?" not exactly sure but nothing is actually "hanging"
The armoured electrical cable shown in this picture is called BX. This has nothing to do with cars. This is about the wires on the wall.
This stuff should be anchored to the walls, within 1 foot of the box it leaves from, and every 3 feet after that. If the aluminum jacketing it crushed, it can sever the wire insulation. Often, if this stuff is stretched py accidentally pulling on it, or pressing something against it (like that desk), the armour jacketing will separate, and the next person to grab onto the jacketing can become the path to ground, which causes lock-on (the electrical signal causes the muscles in the hand to clamp shut, and you can't let go of the wire.) Eventually, your heart just stops.
I only say this b/c I have pulled someone off of BX after he got locked on. I had to tackle him. He was stuck on the wire for at least 45 seconds. He could not let go.
It only takes 2 mins and $1 to strap the stuff. I just hate to see someone die b/c of something so simple.
Electrical code states that BX must be strapped. Electrical arcs are the number one cause of all fires. Your shop insurance would be void if your shop burned down.
Just a little heads up.
I'm pretty safety conscious about electrical installations.
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Originally Posted by ajhehr
actually I like your setup allot to! and I dont just mean yours is in a finished car!.... hows do you like the microtech?
I have the week between x-mas and new years off and I plan to get some more work done on it.
need to finish the exhaust
mount and balance new wheels and tires
and it needs an alignment
here are a couple of old pic's of mine
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Originally Posted by scathcart
The armoured electrical cable shown in this picture is called BX. This has nothing to do with cars. This is about the wires on the wall.
This stuff should be anchored to the walls, within 1 foot of the box it leaves from, and every 3 feet after that. If the aluminum jacketing it crushed, it can sever the wire insulation. Often, if this stuff is stretched py accidentally pulling on it, or pressing something against it (like that desk), the armour jacketing will separate, and the next person to grab onto the jacketing can become the path to ground, which causes lock-on (the electrical signal causes the muscles in the hand to clamp shut, and you can't let go of the wire.) Eventually, your heart just stops.
I only say this b/c I have pulled someone off of BX after he got locked on. I had to tackle him. He was stuck on the wire for at least 45 seconds. He could not let go.
It only takes 2 mins and $1 to strap the stuff. I just hate to see someone die b/c of something so simple.
Electrical code states that BX must be strapped. Electrical arcs are the number one cause of all fires. Your shop insurance would be void if your shop burned down.
Just a little heads up.
I'm pretty safety conscious about electrical installations.
It is anchred both at the ceeling an at each box to the runners in the wall...
i feel you on the safty thing... electricution is no fun!
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From: Miami
Originally Posted by Tournapart
CUP HOLDERS!!!, and it looks like he relocated the window switches and put some not-so self destructing ones in there. the brake system is sweet. i love the color combo, purple/tan, sexy, the dash is cool, i dont care for the shift light and i wish the tack and speedo were bigger and filled in the cluster more but hey, i wish i had this car! the only thing that ruins the fron look is the foglights, otherwise, ******* awesome
the torque brace on the engine looks like it might get in the way, but im sure it will be worked out, cant wait to see the final product
KEEP IT UP
EFFN AWESOME
the torque brace on the engine looks like it might get in the way, but im sure it will be worked out, cant wait to see the final product
KEEP IT UP
EFFN AWESOME
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From: Houston
Originally Posted by MARTIN
nice car BTW, just dont like the 2 oil press, instead of having one oil and one fuel. But yea the car is nice, except its not "street legal".
there is only one oil press and one fuel press. guage ?
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street legal??? no the brake pedal assy can't be DOT approved let alone half the other stuff on the car... neat car thou. over kill on the guages, you are better off running an ECU that can data log all that.
BTW what front fenders are those?
BTW what front fenders are those?
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Originally Posted by BASTARD
street legal??? no the brake pedal assy can't be DOT approved let alone half the other stuff on the car... neat car thou. over kill on the guages, you are better off running an ECU that can data log all that.
BTW what front fenders are those?
BTW what front fenders are those?
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I thought about that to but what good is dataloging when your ON a road race track.
Its also easier for the eye to focus on a orange needel then a digital readout.
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i did say "street legal" and thats because it will drive on the streets and for the most part, get away with it. its not going to be a gutted loud race car with huge slicks and only runs at either on, or off. it will have full interior, look street legal, i never said it would pass emmisions, but for the most part, most of the inspection it will pass. the rest will take a few extra dollars 
just wait for the finished product
just wait for the finished product
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its a Meziere.
http://www.meziere.com/
http://www.meziere.com/
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