Scorch BUILD v2.0 by dascorcha21

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Lots of goods flowing in these had to be moved into the house because im running out of room in the garage.. fml!



Pictured: B&M10-ft. Super duty cable, 2 derale 40amp relays (to be used for the trans cooler fan & meziere EWP), shifter bracket, 2x -6an to 3/8 hose barb fitting(these will be used to convert stainless to rubber lines at the trans coolers.)





Prosport Fuel pressure and trans temp gauges are here..boost gauge on back order but should be here by end of month.



Upon inspection everything looked good and very good quality no issues at all so far



Started on the trans and pretty much finished up everything to do with it ( bracket for shifter linkage needed to be modified because im using a deep cast pan, shifter linkage ran and adjusted, new trans temp sender installed, ran and hooked up transbrake to windshield washer button, reverse and neutral switch hooked up to shifter.







meziere EWP (not only with this help me with a common issue many experience and I myself have had a problem with on a previous build ( because of the huge amount of tension needed on the belt, the stock water pump usually breaks the pulley of the shaft. This has a long list of advantages specifically if I break my belt the car will still be able to drive with no issues as all the other acc are driven off a different belt. Another good thing is that the face of the pump has a lower profile so no clearancing is needed between it and the lower 10 rib tensioner.





Came with thermostat already in



Fittings installed into trans cooler lines at front of car



Fuel pressure sender installed and ready to go!



No to the meat and bones! The coil overs are on back order but should be here by end of month as well.
The quality and engineering is why PFADT is a leader in this industry, a couple of pics out with the old! In with the new!
Please view the difference in thickness and size, the sway bar is surprisingly a lot lighter as well. Even the end links are completely different (lighter, smaller, yet stronger!)







Also replaced a part that should not get skimped on especially when trying to keep the glass rear end alive. PFADT trans mount brace.





The rear cradle will be in the car tomorrow, and I will weld up the interior and wrap up the car and move back towards the engine in preparation for heads etc.. Getting very close now.

2/18/12

Go everything pretty much wrapped up in the rear.. trans mount is in, th400 swap is officially complete!
Next on the list for tomorrow is:
mount the sway bar
throw the axles in
install ECS Half Shaft safety Loops
install tunnel plate
that will pretty much wrap up the rear of the car I will await the arrival of the PFADT Coil overs and then it will be 100% done.
Once all the above is complete I will move to the front where I will install the starter, snake the new ARH 2 LS7 port headers in, and finalize the trans cooler mounting and wiring, install new EWP and wire it, clean all ARP studs and prep for assembly. Once im done with all that I will be awaiting the arrival of the TSP 265cc LS7 heads along with LS9 7 layer MLS head gasket so that I can finish off the build.
I am considering changing the rear spindles for 15 rims but will see.

Everything ready and prepped for cradle



I don't know but maybe its fate that all PFADT products match the color of my car haha







One thing to note I had to do a lil bit more relocating of fuel lines to make sure nothing was going to be getting rubbed the wrong way. Once everything was bolted up the bellhousing and TQ tube sat a lot higher than I had anticipated so I had to re-mount the shifter and ad some spacers to it.





More updates and pics to come

2/20/12

Decided to scrap the TH400 swap and just threw the 6sp back in LOL jk



I started mocking up the gauges and wiring but I won't be finalizing that until the boost gauge shows up.



Finalized the Scorch Custom trans coolers and got them mounted up. The fit like a glove and will get plenty of fresh air from the fascia pulled through by the fan





Got the new EWP on fit perfect and gives me a huge clearance on the lower tensioner. Put the starter back in and dropped the 2 LS7 port ARH





Everything buttoned up and ready to go on the bottom of the car



Also got the beautiful PFADT Drag Race Sway Bar installed .



So critical item at this moment are waiting on Texas speed Heads, PFADT Coil overs, and boost gauge.
Once the coilovers arrive I will put in the axles and halfshaft loops. I'm getting really excited can't wait to finally fire this thing up