The Contraption 2013-14-15-16

[contraption22]

I like that short run for the IC pipes!

Yeah I like it too. The only issue is that if we go that route, the SMEC would need to be relocated. That would also give the opportunity to keep the engine compartment a bit cleaner though.

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Rad and fan combo look familiar! Nice work. I gotta learn to weld like that.

Yeah it seems to work well in all the other guys' cars. Should work fine for me too. That's Brian's handiwork, of course.

[cordes]

Wow. That looks awesome.

[contraption22]

Wow. That looks awesome.

I'm really happy and excited about the way it's turning out!

[contraption22]

Some more progress!

[Reeves]

Looks greeeeeat!

#patrickculkin

#sinisternorearbumper

[Pat]

Wow. Wow. Wow.

[Ondonti]

Don't skimp too bad on engine management with all that! You said before you were scrimping and saving on the build :P

[jcronk23]

Ugh I had to come here to look at these pics... Only for you Tuesday Mike. Looking good!

[contraption22]

[fishcleaner]

that's car porn, it should be deleted.

[Pat]

He should just do 2 of everything he's doing for you. :-)

[Reaper1]

Very nice! What size throttle body are you going with?

(am I the only one that looks at the backgrounds of the pictures taken at Brian's shop to see if I can catch any "top secret" stuff? LOL)

[contraption22]

Don't skimp too bad on engine management with all that! You said before you were scrimping and saving on the build :P

I'm trying to keep costs under control without really cutting corners. To that end, I will likely be pushing back the debut until Spring. This way I will not feel rushed to get the car running for a particular date or event.
In talking to Brian today, I was telling him that so much of this car was put together as last minute additions to have the car ready for the November Cecil event. There was more than one year I remember scrambling to get the car finished with Halloween movies playing in on the TV in the garage. That's one of the reason the wiring and stuff turned out to be a mess. It was not a carefully planned build. It was a series of add-ons. Now I'd like to take my time and wire it up cleanly. And while the body of the car is a long way from pretty, and will never be a show car, I do want to have it look nice and neat under the hood.

I'll likely be going with Megasquirt. If money were no object, I would definitely go with BigStuff, if for no other reason than I have a great local resource in Brian to get me started with it, but I have plenty more to do to the car, and if I am going to stick with a budget I am comfortable with, then I need to stick with something lower priced. I honestly do not feel like it would be scrimping to do this. For one, there is a wealth of knowledge on Megasquirt in the community. DJ and Dean have both had great success with it as have others. 2nd, MS' ability to use stock type sensors for the cam and crank, and even the stock 2.0/2.4 coil pack make for real conveniences.

Ugh I had to come here to look at these pics... Only for you Tuesday Mike. Looking good!

Thanks, but we both know I can take little credit for anything so far.

that's car porn, it should be deleted.

It's most definitely fap-worthy!

He should just do 2 of everything he's doing for you. :-)

I'm sure Brian would be happy to! I'll ask him to keep all the dimensions on file for the next one he needs to build!

Very nice! What size throttle body are you going with?

Going with a 65mm Ford throttle body. I could upgrade to a 75mm later if needed. I don't think it will be though.

(am I the only one that looks at the backgrounds of the pictures taken at Brian's shop to see if I can catch any "top secret" stuff? LOL)

There are all kinds of nifty things around the shop.

[85glht]

that's car porn, it should be deleted.

Agreed! Too many evil ideas here. I'm gonna unsubscribe so I cannot see anymore progress,lol











Seriously though, everything looks great!

[fishcleaner]

OMG, you really did, what is Brian wiping off?

[contraption22]

[minigts]

Son of a..... Man that looks awesome! And it's just a sheet of metal with crazy clean welds! Glad this is happening Mike!

[cordes]

Man, that looks awesome.

[contraption22]

Things continue moving along! Brian has the intake manifold and fuel rail complete. Looks awesome!

That big aluminum box is the ice water box for the intercooler.

The turbo should be here next week hopefully.

[82 Rampage]

WOW! Those look awsome.