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BLKOUT2: Rebirth. PRT 2011 track car build thread.

josh my scca club has a set of corner scales so it you want to make the trip we can do it up. but with your proximity to the road race tracks i would bet that they can put you in touch with someone local that has them.

for reference my fully caged prepped for SM cougar weighs in at 2870
 
That's a good idea.

My neighbor also has a set of corner scales. I am 99% sure he would let us use it here at my house......
 
I've got a couple connections with scales, just a matter of getting together with them.

Last night was cut a little short so I could actually see my friends for once, but I did get the revised dash harness in, ran the car for a little while and did the final install of the seats/belts. Very happy with how it all came out. I took some pictures of the harness, but those will have to wait until tomorrow.
 
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what FDR are you planning to use when you do the 3.0?
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Stock. With the modification made to the fenders for the future tire size i have in mind and a few suspension pieces still in the works, the majority of the traction issues should be handled.
 
Last night was good and bad all at once. But progress was made. I will try and get pictures up tonight. After looking the car over up close there is still some body work to be done, so the next 2 days will be dedicated to spot-filling and re-sanding the whole car. I apologize for my lack of pictures lately, but as life would have it, on top of working on this till midnight every night, I got put on 53hr weeks at work.
 
Don't worry about updating us. Better to concentrate on getting the car built safely and to your liking.
 
kcobra said:
Don't worry about updating us. Better to concentrate on getting the car built safely and to your liking.
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Exactly! While we're all interested in what happens, the quality of the build and your safety when driving the car come first.
 
Appreciate it guys. I'm certainly keeping safety in the forefront of my mind. I have some pictures from the week uploaded, nothing too exciting but I'll toss them up after work before I go finish sanding the car tonight. Button Puncher came out last night and revised the cars power wiring for the new battery connections, his help was appreciated as always. Hopefully the car will be in color tomorrow afternoon, and back home to start reassembly Sunday.

In other news, I got my max honed UIM back from powder and finished machining my 65MM tb. I also ordered all the pads/rotors for the car and it should all be here next week. I'm hoping to have the brakes on before the SVTOA show on May 1. Then it's going to be time to drive the car for a week or two and enjoy the insanity. :)

After driving it just a few times all stripped down, I can't wait to take it out again completed.
 
I'll edit the posts as i have time to add info. Just wanted to get some pics up before I go to bed. Up again at 5:30.....Ugh.


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So pictured here is the work done to the car's dash harness. All wiring no longer needed for things like the airbag control module, HVAC and other components no longer installed was removed, in total, about 5 lbs in weight savings and a very clean, simple harness for the car. An added benifit is that the dash itself can be removed from the car with the harness in place.

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Final seat and harness install:

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O2 sensor bung plugs. Lower O2's are pointless as the car has headers, so I will be turning them off in the tune. I will be adding a fitting after the y for a wideband soon.

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One of my favorite little mods on the car. Without door handles the manual cranks hung out way past the door, and was actually frustrating considdering their proximity to my leg. I removed a portion of the handle, tapped it for a metric set screw and chopped the crank shafts down to set them in about 1 1/2 inches. Much cleaner look IMO too.

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65mm Mustang tb, optimized.

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Dash in, still a little work to be done on it, but for the most part its finished.

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spot primed again and re-sanded. Ready to go back to the spray booth.

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harness looks great... IIRC that green box can be cut out as well.

how did you flatten out the jbweld on the egr port? that too came out really nice.
 
bensenvill said:
harness looks great... IIRC that green box can be cut out as well.

how did you flatten out the jbweld on the egr port? that too came out really nice.
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Isn't the box necessary for the PATs system? As for the JB, it's the stick weld variety if you didn't know, and I took it down using an agressive grit paper, then finished it flush with a single rasp file and sand paper flap wheel.


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Very nice, I'm having flashbacks from building mine. Can't wait to see it in person, looks like you do great work!

Rob
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Thanks! I don't know who is more excited to see who's car. Very interesed in speaking with you regarding your engine build.
 
When you were talking about weight, I was dissapointed because mine is about 2900 with me in it (-175). I left a few items I could still remove but went overboard on the pipe. I wanted to be safe. It will be fun to compare notes.

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Whats the point of the stepped inlet? I'm assuming the steps increase air flow rate by restricting the volume it flows through. But then the opening on the other side seems like it would slow down the air charge just as its entering the runners....could you please explain?
Looking at it, it looks like you turned it on your lathe. That's something I'd like to do on an extra stocker I have, if the design is streetable.
And that UIM is beyoootiful!!!!
 
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99blackcoog said:
Whats the point of the stepped inlet? I'm assuming the steps increase air flow rate by restricting the volume it flows through. But then the opening on the other side seems like it would slow down the air charge just as its entering the runners....could you please explain?
Looking at it, it looks like you turned it on your lathe. That's something I'd like to do on an extra stocker I have, if the design is streetable.
And that UIM is beyoootiful!!!!
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I opened up the back of the TB to match the inlet of the max honed upper as it came back with a 73mm inlet that I wasn't expecting and I really didn't want to run a spacer plate to transition between diameters. As for the inlet machining: All I did was open/smooth the inlet. From factory casting all TBs have a rather sharp diameter change before the throttle plate. All I did was smooth out that transition and open up the inlet to remove any restriction from the air trying to get in. Basically i'm trying to cover all the often overlooked bases so that when it's all said and done, thet'll add up to 1/2 a HP but I can say that there's nothing else to try until I add the boost. I spend a lot of time playing with my cars, to the point that most of them are off the road more than on. Figured with this build i would hit everything from the start and get it done right so that all thats left to do is enjoy it. From a flow standpoint, the steps will increase air velocity as I'm sure you know, and as you pointed out, is nullified once it enters the UIM.


Side note: stopped in to see the first coat on the car. Had to change my pants after. I wish I would have painted it 6 years ago when i first thought about it. :drool:

I also added a little info to the picture posts.
 
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