resurrection of kevin wyums black asp fd
01-14-13, 10:53 PM
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resurrection of kevin wyums black asp fd
hey everyone right before christmas i purchased kevin wyums fd off an auction and i am now in the process of resurrecting this amazing car and getting it back on the road. i will post up pics as i get to the next steps.
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01-15-13, 08:00 AM
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I plan on keeping the car as intact as possible i got lucky and found the custom twin turbo intercooler kevin made specially for this car but there was no duct with it so i am on the hunt for that part. i am thinking i am going to get the ronin speedworks duct but just waiting on them to let me know if it will work with this one or not. Also upgrading to a haltech ps1k since the m4 motec is not in the car. I had to remove the roll bar due to being 6'4" and needing the seat to go back the extra 3". I will keep posting up pics as they come and will get some videos posted as soon as its up and running
01-15-13, 08:12 AM
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Awesome! Us old school "big listers" all have wide grins seeing this sucker!
Have fun with it and treat 'er right!
Dale
Have fun with it and treat 'er right!
Dale
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I read Jefflit's story about the One Lap experience. Funny how Kevin decided to drive his car to NY because it'd be more reliable than his truck.
Are you going to race it?
Thanks for the rebuild thread. Please pm if you decide to sell.
Are you going to race it?
Thanks for the rebuild thread. Please pm if you decide to sell.
01-18-13, 06:56 PM
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So glad to hear that this car, which really pushed the envelope in its day, is not being parted or bastardized. Twin turbo. 315s. CCWs. A well thought out SMIC. Very forward thinking.
01-19-13, 12:29 PM
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I am not sure what i am going to do with it yet probably just keep it as a weekend warrior for cruises and the occasional autocross. It is a very well thought out design on the whole car i got lucky cause when i got the car the intercooler wasn't there but i ended up finding out who had it and bought it from them. I paid more than i should have for the intercooler but figured it was worth it to keep the whole design together. I definitely dont plan on parting or bastardizing this car only changes i plan as of now are to get a different hood for more ventilation underhood, new steering wheel with quick release to make the inside for me feel a little more roomy, a few extra gauges (egt, oil temp, fuel pressure) and center gauge pod. I had to pull the cage but an going to have a new one made that will allow the seats to go back all the way. Unfortunately the duct and ecu didnt come with car so i am working with ronin speedworks for a duct and lmsefi for going with a ps1k. And if i decide to sell you will be the first person to know jr_tx
03-03-13, 05:54 PM
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due to work and a flooded garage its been awhile since i put up an up date. as of now i am just getting the harness setup for my ps1k thanks to the help of c ludwig alot of heat shrink tube and solder i have that almost done. next step is wait for my smic duct from ronnin speedworks so i can get the intercooler piping made. i do need a little assistance on a question also the coolant port tube on the rear iron for the heater is not there. does anyone know what i can use for this or where i can get a new tube?
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well its been awhile since ive done an update to this ive been busy at work and trying to also get my fc done at the same time, juggling the 2 cars is difficult at times. as of now though the fd has the ps1000 completely installed thanks to help from chris at lms-efi(i would recommend him to anyone that is wanting to do a haltech great guy to work with!) , the car is also going to be running methanol now( thanks to coolingmist) and the intercooler has a duct finally thanks to ronin speedworks (great quality stuff from them). unfortunately i did not get the piping and duct kevin made for this car so i have had to make some extra modifications and change things like how the intake was routed. i am currently in the process of getting the intercooler piping made and hopefully will have finalized pics next week. i am hoping the car will be ready to go to turblown for some tuning here in the next month so i can finally hear the car run and drive it. i included a few pics for you guys of the progress. sorry there's not many i keep forgetting to take any till after the fact.