Very nice fab work - completely jealous

 

Tank feed and return. -8 and -6



Slosh cup,


Welded in


Stripping rust off



Primed


2 coats of Rustoleum truck bed coating


Been scrubbing the bottom of the car so I can hit a few surface rust spots. Then its prime and paint. When that is done the tank/fuel pump, lines and rear axle are going back in for the final time..

 

You're missing a pair of cylinders... JK JK

Great job!

 

glad to see you back at it. Nice job on the tank. I have to start thinking about my fuel setup as well. I have an aluminum tank right now and I cannot weld it. I'll look at a camaro tank or something similar.

Keep up the pics!

 

Nice job on the tank! That rustolium truck bed liner is awesome, I've used it on a bunch of projects and it's held up really well.

 

Very informative...you are a master! Please tell me you do this for a living...you make it look so easy!

 

Ha ha.
I am a Chiropractor. But I have been building motorcycles/cars with my dad and uncle since I was 7.. My dad was and Electronic engineer and my uncle was a car, bus, truck, fleet mechanic and an AP for continal airlines. Plus I ran a auto repair shop for five years..

 

Scott1982 says"I am thinking I have parts to redo my 12a but I really do question whether I want to go with a 4 or 6 with more power, better support (parts) and gas mileage "

If you are like me and just want a nice car to drive on the street, there are some pretty nice 4 and 6 cylinder engines that will serve you well in stock form.

Certainly a well built V6 is a better balance for a 2400 pound car than a V8. I recently sold an FB that I drove for about 9 years with a Ford 5.0, a very nice driving car. I recently did another FB with a 2.0 liter straight six turbo Skyline motor and 5 speed - a much better match for the car, and I am getting almost 30 mpg in all around driving. I would rate this as the nicest driving engine I have ever owned.

Very few fabricators have the knowledge to do what our chiropractor friend has done with his suspension, and it is very rare to find someone who understands the rocket science in both the suspension and the engine. I rely on my friends for engine expertise, and everything I know about suspensions I learned from reading Carroll Smith's books. This car should have some serious potential on the street and on the track. We all look forward to your test drive report.

I have often wished I had a chiropractor handy after working on my car - if you have ever had to work on the wiring under the dash of an FB, you know what I am talking about!

 

you got skills

 

were our you at in WA.?Im in north sea.and have a79 12a.and im looking for some Wisdom with someone in the same state.thanks

 

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More to come

 

Those are turning out nice. Can't wait to see it fired up.

 

Left Header done..

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Will post pics of the right header.. almost finished with it.
rk

 

nice build, contemplated a v6 a few times for mine...lots of room left

 

Subbed awesomeeeeeee

 

This is looking really awesome!

 

Finished the right side header

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what happened to all the pics and cant wait to see it finished

 

Still at it..
I cut the throttle body mount off and flipped it 180° sightly to the right and down a little more..
Made a throttle cable mount and cable..
Pulled all the wiring from the stock engine out of harness.
Re wrapped the harness .
Starter, alternator (cs130),Oil pressure/temp gauge, Reverse switch/lights and tachometer hooked up.
Mounted and wired the MSefi to the relay board and wired the WBo2 controller.
Battery behind the passenger seat compartment. (ran #1 cable)
Finished the exhaust. with the biggest muffler I could stuff in.. Dynomax 17698. 18" x 8.375" case 3" in/out.

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The wire I pulled out..

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MSefi.. NAW wb02 controller

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Webshots were I hosted my pics went **** up.. I have them all backed up. just need to find a better place to host them.. (flicker is just a stop gap)

 

Running 4.3 - YouTube

4.3 engine running - YouTube

 

I'm so jealous! Awesome that you got it running.

 

wow. most of the photos are inactive, but the ones that show up are awesome. the videos are pretty nice, too. I really dig what I see so far.

 

Glad you got it running. You need to put the pics back up - your fab work is impressive and should be there for everyone to see

 

Sorry about the pics.. I hosted my pics at webshots and they are no longer around. Flickr has a limit. So I am looking for a solution. Does this form have a gallery to host pictures?
RK