V3.2 build (F2 procharger , 427, etc. ) by 1dirtyz

10 minute(s) of a 341 minute read

Fixed the header glow issue , turns out i had a faulty tps sensor and needed a crank relearn.
fixed the cooler too , and should have it off the lift and messing with the tune today.

all that is left i guess is making sure the alt. is charging, new serpentine belt and getting the new cowl hood

2/24/2009

well i just got my day old cowl hood from the paint shop and decided to see hoy it looks on the car , well it look goooood , so i decide to take the car out for a spin to make sure everything is working good,,,,,,, and the hood flew off !!!
in mu rush i forgot to put the pins on but luckly the damage was minimal , the driver side rear corner has about 2 inches of it cracked , and one of the pin holes is damaged, but other than that , its all fixable

on a positive note , the car pulls good ( even though i did it from a 10 mph roll in third )

3/15/2009

here are some update pics

my sexy cowl hood







i ditched the stock tank in favor of a 5 gal. cell in its place , frees up some space down there since i will be relocating the trans cooler to the rear and also remounting the fuel pump so it hangs vertically








i'm also scaling the car and setting corner weights soon , as well as finally strapping it on the dyno and making a few pulls .

i also just ordered a set of lower rear control arms and a new converter , since the old one won't work propperly with the new combo . those should be here within a week .

3/25/2009

got bad news ,,,,,

it snapped the belt twice now on the dyno on the first pull around 6k rpm
could not get a single full pass.





it seems that there is still flex in the bracket causing the belt to rip and break.

i also swapped the tensioner to a solid one and i still broke the belt ( second belt).

i'm bummed out right now , and seriously thinking of contacting one of the vendors here to purchase one of his brackets/crank support deals

3/31/2009

quick update :

i decided to remove everything and start over again ; i took the whole front end off the car in an attempt to rebuild it better.




upon tear down i found proof that the bracket was flexing : the all thread used to hold the alternator bracket to the block and the blower bracket was all bent ( both rods) .

i also made a new alternator bracket that mounts the alternator on the pass. side :



i also relocated the transmission coolers to the rear by the fuel cell to free up the front end. and i also removed the power steering pump and water pump ( planning on using a race electric pump). and i finally installed my rear adjustable lower control arms

as for now i have the following planned :

- electric race water pump
- build a different brace for the blower bracket ( kinda like EPP's unit ) cause i'm running out of time and will be ordering a different blower mounting setup)
- remount the intercooler ( read "properly" mount the intercooler )
- cut top core support and weld ends
- install new smaller radiator which frees up front of blower for breathing
- might cut lower core support and fab tubelar one in its place depending on the radiator i find
- later down the road order a remote mount water pump and install it in preperation for the new bracket.

i guess thats it for now
will post progress pics tomorow i hope

4/4/2009

its so slow it only needs this radiator to make it run :



i'm thinking of running it later on down the road , should free up some space and weight

i also cut the upper core support and now i can stand up the radiator and the blower bracket mount braces are done , just need to finalize where the tabs will go and weld them on , then maybe weld the bar that will hold the radiator in place .
and the race water pump should be here today and i should have it on the car by tomorow , then its time to wire the trans cooler fan and the water pump.

the shorter hub is already on the car now and i should have the pics of how close it pulls the balancer to the cover by tomorow .

so i guess it time for reassembly soon ,,,, i should have the brackets done by today then its :
- mount the blower and brackets and check alignment
- place the radiator in place and finalize mounting
- mount the intercooler

then it should be ready i hope

4/11/2009

more updates :

finished up the supercharger bracket brace and it looks cool i might add ( still need to get some jam nuts)









i also got the electric water pump installed as well as the rear control arms .

here you can see the remounted alternator and how it lines up with the new hub and balancer combo i used:







and here is a pic of where i installed the trans cooler in the rear of the car where the stock tank used to reside : ( need to get a smaller diameter fan )



and ever wondered how much an F2 would hang on an fbody bracket? here's your answer
is just a bit higher than the oil pan line ! ,,,, guess i got to give madman a call and get some save your ass ( and blower ) bars:



i also got the neil chance converter in there, and i got a new spring for the bov ( softer ) and a bunch of radiator hoses to cut and splice my way from the pump to the radiator

so i should be ready to boogey tomorow i hope .
wish me luck!