Eric's Project "Grifter"

[MaxHarvard]

I got myself an RCR SLC.

I decided I wasn't going to dink around any more. I talked with Jeff Schwartz about his ULTIMA and he leaned much more towards the SLC and boy he wasn't kidding, this thing is dang awesome!

I'm super pumped to have the car here. It certainly brought a lot of people out of the neighborhood asking all sorts of questions and taking pics. It does draw a crowd!

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I decided I ain't wasting no time. I need to get my car back in the garage before winter, so the goal is the be at the point of having the body back on the car by then... that's a lofty goal, but what the hell.

I have done some insulation but have some left over. Any thoughts on where to put some next?

Body off:
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Starting insulation:
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Back side:
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Fuel Pumps are in and time to start making hoses!
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Dani helped me scrape glue off.. it's a slow process.
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[Rick D]

Wow not messing around for sure!! More details please???

[MaxHarvard]

Wow not messing around for sure!! More details please???

Sure, whatcha want?

[Rick D]

Sure, whatcha want?

Engine trans, what is it, I've never seen or heard of this? Will it be street/race just race? What wheels?

This is sooooooooooooooo cool!! I want one!!!

[Che70velle]

LOVE those!!!!
I'm gonna build one someday. Gotta get done with my current projects first.
Please keep this updated!

[MaxHarvard]

Engine trans, what is it, I've never seen or heard of this? Will it be street/race just race? What wheels?

This is sooooooooooooooo cool!! I want one!!!

Sure, just Google RCR SLC... they make replica race cars, GT40, AC Cobra, ferrari P4...etc... This is their one off car, not a kit car in the sense that you borrow parts from other cars, but it's own chassis, suspension...etc...

It's as close as you can get to a Daytona Prototype you're going to get. It may not truly be as fast as one (suspension and motor and what not), but they are DAMN fast and at around 2,100lbs soaking wet... it will scoot.

Motor will be a LSX I'm still working out the details, the trans is a G50/01 porsche transmission. Mid engine, RWD, Forgestar wheels.

Car will be white for now and maybe wrap it in a year or two.

[glassman]

So is the Camaro sold?

Similar to the Factory Five GTM?

[LS7 Z/28]

Awesome Eric! I think you and I have really similar taste.

I really want to build one of these after my Camaro is done. I've been looking at SLC's and Factory Five GTM's for years. I think you definitely made the right choice.

Did you sell your Camaro?

I can't wait to see it come together man, good luck!

[Ron in SoCal]

About time E! I was gonna give you about one more day :D

Congrats :cheers:

[waynieZ]

wow I've never seen one, it sure is a slick looking ride.

[MaxHarvard]

So is the Camaro sold?

Similar to the Factory Five GTM?

Similar yes, but I've been told the GTM takes a lot more work to get "right"... but that's just what people have told me. No direct experience.

Awesome Eric! I think you and I have really similar taste.

I really want to build one of these after my Camaro is done. I've been looking at SLC's and Factory Five GTM's for years. I think you definitely made the right choice.

Did you sell your Camaro?

I can't wait to see it come together man, good luck!

Thanks! I'm giving myself 6 months to build this, so we shall see! :)

About time E! I was gonna give you about one more day :D

Congrats :cheers:

Hey! You keep your dirty'mouf shut, ya hear!? LOL ;)

wow I've never seen one, it sure is a slick looking ride.

Thanks Waynie, hopefully she'll look as good when the body is back on the chassis :)

[Spiffav8]

So glad you are posting this project here. This is gonna be fun!!

:popcorn2:

[MaxHarvard]

So glad you are posting this project here. This is gonna be fun!!

:popcorn2:

no problem... the way I see it, it's just another form of hot-rodding. Honestly, this is wayyyy harder than my Camaro was. At least with the Camaro I had a slew of other people who had already done what I had done and many times entire kits were available to solve almost every problem. Not quite the case here.

There's a handful of people with these things and even less responding on the forums.

This is just a different sector of hot-rodding and certainly going to be pushing some major lateral-g's in the skid pad :)

[LS7 Z/28]

What's crazy is a couple weeks ago I was watching YouTube videos of SLC's and I saw you commented on one of the videos trying to get in contact with a dude. I figured there was a chance you would have one eventually. I'm really glad you're doing a build thread.

I'd really like to check it out in person in a few months.

[MaxHarvard]

What's crazy is a couple weeks ago I was watching YouTube videos of SLC's and I saw you commented on one of the videos trying to get in contact with a dude. I figured there was a chance you would have one eventually. I'm really glad you're doing a build thread.

I'd really like to check it out in person in a few months.

Certainly can, are you on GT40s? Is that you?

[LS7 Z/28]

Certainly can, are you on GT40s? Is that you?

Haha no not me, I just watch from a distance. I just really dig these things. Did you get this one from Fran or did you pick it up from someone 2nd hand who lost their ambition?

Can't wait to see it in person.

[MaxHarvard]

Haha no not me, I just watch from a distance. I just really dig these things. Did you get this one from Fran or did you pick it up from someone 2nd hand who lost their ambition?

Can't wait to see it in person.

Straight from Fran's shop :)

[214Chevy]

I love these as well...I definitely want one too some day. They are crown pleasers for damn sure. Not being funny, but I can't believe some of you guys have never heard of these. They are awesome. Way better than a Factory Five if you ask me. Guys, and considering what some of have put into our classic muscle cars, trust me...you could have built one of these too. It's not as pricey as you would think.

[Ketzer]

Straight from Fran's shop :)

Straight as in took the shop tour? I bet he's got some really cool stuff to see!

I'm guessing you looked at his new GT-R and liked the styling of the SLC body better?


Jeff-

[MaxHarvard]

Straight as in took the shop tour? I bet he's got some really cool stuff to see!

I'm guessing you looked at his new GT-R and liked the styling of the SLC body better?


Jeff-

I wish I had a chance but it wasn't in the budget :(



Added some minor things, all stuff that has to get done. Still have yet to find a good way to get the tape residue off without some hassle. Oh well... Maybe it just takes more elbow grease.

Finished brake lines to the calipers. Had to remove the caliper on the rears to get the banjo bolts in, not a big deal.
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FInally got her up on jackstands to do some of the more important work:
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Master cylinder reservoirs. I was pleasantly surprised at finding pre-drilled holes for these on the drivers side. Made this so dang easy.
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Buttoned up for the night
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[OLDFLM]

Grab some from your local dealer for that tape residue! Love the build!!

[HBRod]

Wow, really cool project. I have watched many YouTube videos on them and seen a few on TV but this will be the first one where we will here the whole process. They are very slick fast cars. I think yours will be done before the one on Gearz.

I agree that it is a more sorted out car than the others you mentioned. Got to watch the racing videos and it's certainly fast enough. Best wishes on hitting your time line.

Rod

[GregWeld]

How the heck did I miss this thread!!! That thing is holy crap kool!

[MaxHarvard]

How the heck did I miss this thread!!! That thing is holy crap kool!

Coming from you Greg, that's a hell of a compliment :)

[John510]

Wow I want one of these!!!:trophy-1302:

[MaxHarvard]

More updates:

Got all the brake lines fitted and attached firmly to the frame. Coolant lines are in place and most of the frame stuff is done, including the fuel system, just a few little things here and there until I can get an engine. W

I will be moving on to the AC unit and install next.

Today just seemed like a good day to work on the body.
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The first cut is always the deepest!
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Place ENGINE HERE:
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Paint color test:
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My son is finally old enough to really help daddy in the garage, here he is drilling and tapping his very first hole! :)

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[GregWeld]

Best picture ever! Kids are such a treat!

[glassman]

That smile says it all!!!

[LS1-IROC]

Cool project. That pic of your boy is great. How old is he? Can't wait until my son is old enough to help dad out too..maybe next year...lol

Good luck with your project, can't wait to see more.

[rickpaw]

Cool project.

Having your kid helping out, and enjoying the process is priceless.

[MaxHarvard]

Cool project. That pic of your boy is great. How old is he? Can't wait until my son is old enough to help dad out too..maybe next year...lol

Good luck with your project, can't wait to see more.

He's 4 now. I'm working on little things like putting tires on and how threads work... he's gotten it pretty well. He still doesn't like the air tools, too loud he says.

Funny thing, is when I shot this photo for my book... he's in a crib next to the car slightly off camera watching everything. He loved it.

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[MaxHarvard]

If anyone is interested:

http://gearheaddaily.com/whats-the-real-cost-of-grifter-race-car-replica-superlite-car-qa/

[kainedogg]

Sub'd for the finish product.

[MaxHarvard]

Took the better part of a day to get this right and cut out plates for the door, but it works!!

It thinks it's people!!

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[John510]

This is my new favorite thread. Can't wait to see this one done.

[MaxHarvard]

What a difference a little bed liner can do! Took me the better part of a day, but it looks a hell of a lot better than bare fiberglass. Plus, it will be able to handle rock chips pretty smoothly.

I also painted the inside of the middle section with this stuff as well.

The car got a new nickname, the "Stormtrooper" from some of my friends, hell could be worse... but my god, those guys suck at aiming!

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[MaxHarvard]

I posted a video of the fuel system for reference if anyone wants/needs it.

Here's the link: GHD’s Grifter’s fuel system is complete! | Gearhead Daily (http://gearheaddaily.com/ghds-grifters-fuel-system-is-complete)

[OLDFLM]

What product did you use?

[MaxHarvard]

What product did you use?

For the bedliner? Duplicolor.

[MaxHarvard]

I've given the head lights a rest for a bit as I was getting frustrated with them. I'll attack them another night.

Since then, I've managed to install the E-brake units
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Install the AC unit.
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Drill and weld up the steering wheel adapter, mock up the seats for placement and get the e-brake handle situated for final placement when the shifter gets mounted.
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I've managed to get one side of lights to fight right with a lot of fiddling with a drill nibbler/grinder attachment. Now, getting those plastic nubs to fit properly... that's another story.
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I also figured out the right combination to get rid of the packing tape residue.
Liberal amounts of goof-off, let sit for an hour or more, scrape off with plastic razor repeat if necessary.
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Finally, while it looks like i'm just playing making race car noises, i'm actually fitting myself for seat angle, height and distance from roll bar to my head with my helmet.... But mostly race car noises.
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[Ron in SoCal]

Looks awesome Eric! How do you like the seats? I see some SLC guys are using Tillet seats. Have you looked into them?

[MaxHarvard]

Looks awesome Eric! How do you like the seats? I see some SLC guys are using Tillet seats. Have you looked into them?

I have looked into them and even sat in one, they are really really nice, but for the price... yeeeeeeeshhh... My butt will just have to be in the stockers :(

[MaxHarvard]

I've added a couple videos:

Car overview:
http://gearheaddaily.com/gearhead-daily-introduces-an-in-depth-video-about-our-rcr-superlite-cars-slc-called-grifter/

Clutch explanation:
http://gearheaddaily.com/rcr-superlite-coupe-slc-clutch-how-to-mate-an-ls-motor-to-a-porsche-transaxle/

[nicks67ca]

I love the SLC! I have often thought of trading out projects for one of these. Thanks for sharing.

[MaxHarvard]

More updates can be found on www.gearheaddaily.com too if I don't always post on the build threads. Just throwing it out there :)

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Well folks, fall is officially here in Minnesota and it’s starting to get colder. I hope you enjoyed summer because completely over with. Kaput.

I’ve been working a couple hours per night on the car whenever I get a chance. I’m not that confident with fiberglass so this has been a decent learning experience. Let’s get down to it.

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I was able to finish installing the lights and lens cover on the passenger side of the from clam. This is a bit of work to get everything just right. I know it looks a bit chaotic from some of the previous pics, but if you take it slow and take it in small chunks, it makes life a lot easier.

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The tail lights provided their own challenge as there isn’t a clear way to attach the lenses (borrowed from a Dodge Dakota, seriously, take a look at one some time!). I took the better part of an afternoon to make sure these fit tight and as close as possible. I will have to back fill them with fiberglass at some point, but that point isn’t now.

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Now, as parts get put on the car, so does my list of custom tools. This is the first “fun car” that I have owned that will have AC so I’ve had no need for an AC hose crimper.

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I decided that since the name “Stormtrooper” came up a bunch lately, it made sense to add a few black accents to the body. When the doors are closed you won’t be able to see much of the black, but when you open that and the front and rear clam you’ll see the accents to the color. I had some issues with tape sticking to the body after using some “Goof-Off” sticker remover so that’s why I have all the over spray issues. I tried several kinds of tape and had come to the conclusion that there was some residue on the body keeping it from sticking. I tried a couple solvents with no avail. I reinstalled the doors and will attack the overspray soon. I’ve found that brake cleaner eats right through this type of paint! Easy and cheap fix!

I think I may have figured out the engine situation for “Griftrooper”, here’s a small hint…. Giggity.

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[MaxHarvard]

I've been making some videos that I've uploaded to my channel if people are interested :)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCacRYgh_PuEfISr3ktwQW-A

[Rick D]

Erik, for the tape not sticking, it's most likely the release agent for the fiberglass body and the molds. if you go to your local paint supply store they will have an anti-staic cleaner that will remove the mold release agent.

Great progress on the car, it's just sooooo bad azz!!!

[MaxHarvard]

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Hey hey say hey sports fans! We’re back with some progress on some of our projects on Grifter.

Pictured above is what the car looks like right at this current moment. I was able to finish the passenger side head lights and light cover. I finished off the masking the body for the black accent pieces. It should look pretty good when I finally get around to taking care of the overspray (don’t ask). Ugh.

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I also added a battery box I made with some left over aluminum pieces I had laying around (you can see going here to YouTube! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or3iZTneJOw&list=UUacRYgh_PuEfISr3ktwQW-A))

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The seats needed seat belts so I made sure to get some stout ones and mount them to the frame with grade 8 bolts and 1/4 thick plates holding the belts in place.

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The shifter needs a bracket made and installed. It’s ugly, but it works. Shrug.

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I had to pull the transmission out to get at some of the points in the chassis to do some minor work. It had to come out regardless to fit the engine so I just went ahead and did it.

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I’m no good at wiring but this ISIS system makes this fairly straight forward. Pigtails for the lights already built in and minimal connection points makes this one of the most straight forward systems I’ve used.

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Finally, I picked up a STACK 8130-B unit with the GPS Speedo, it’s a bit of a tight fit into the dash, but holy macaroni is it going to be Awwwwesssoomme!

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[LS7 Z/28]

Looks great Eric, can't wait to see this thing done.

Lots of cool lightweight parts. :beavis:

[MaxHarvard]

Looks great Eric, can't wait to see this thing done.

Lots of cool lightweight parts. :beavis:

:superhack: Super hack to the rescue! LOL

[427camaro]

Been following this, looking good! Would love to see it when you finish. I'm in Stillwater so not too far from ya.

[MaxHarvard]

Been following this, looking good! Would love to see it when you finish. I'm in Stillwater so not too far from ya.

Feel free to stop on over ;)

[MaxHarvard]

Too tired to repost all this into forum format. Sorry fella's.

This'll have to do.

http://gearheaddaily.com/grifter-december-updates-come-all-ye-gearheads/

[Ron in SoCal]

You're right E. Copy and paste is really taxing... :D

[MaxHarvard]

You're right E. Copy and paste is really taxing... :D

NOT TRUE!! My pinky and index finger are BURNING! LOL

[Ron in SoCal]

NOT TRUE!! My pinky and index finger are BURNING! LOL

:lol: :cheers:

[E.rodz]

Eric the car is looking awesome! making good progress! you should be locked in your shop for about 6 more months for winter lockdown so work should progress on a reg. basis now.let me know if you need anything I might have some tires and wheels you could try for mock up off the Chevelle. i would love to come and check it out one of these days. keep up the great work and keep the kids involved there is NOTHING BETTER THAN THAT!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[MaxHarvard]

Eric the car is looking awesome! making good progress! you should be locked in your shop for about 6 more months for winter lockdown so work should progress on a reg. basis now.let me know if you need anything I might have some tires and wheels you could try for mock up off the Chevelle. i would love to come and check it out one of these days. keep up the great work and keep the kids involved there is NOTHING BETTER THAN THAT!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Come on over man, I have some wheels that came with it. 19's in back and 18's in front. Satin black Forgestar wheels :)

I just wish my garage was heated, that slows things down quite a bit :(

[MaxHarvard]

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Straight up for reals player, it's damn cold in our home state of Minnesota. We've seen temps well below zero and not having a garage heater has frankly gotten in the way of making decent progress on the car.

I've resorted to finding things to bring into the basement and shuttling tools one at a time from the garage. It's not all that efficient and frankly, slow work. Regardless, I've been trying my best with a small space heater and finding other projects to do. My motto through this whole build is:

It's all gotta get done, so any work, even not %100 on task gets us closer to a finished product

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This is of Jim Hall who works at TPIS in Chaska. He helped us get the motor to and from his shop.

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The dyno went pretty well all things considered. If you missed our dyno video, it can be seen below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVFA8TUqvmM

Our motor made the "as advertised" 525hp on the dot and 461 ft-lbs of torque. No fiddling, no adjustments, no "corrections" to the tune or anything. It was spot on. No complaints from us! We will dyno the motor again once it's in the car and running so we can make some tuning adjustments with a load on the tires.

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Next up, I started to attack the interior. We mocked up the dash board to see what needed trimming and what needed to be done. The more stuff we put on the better it gets! I then opted and purchased a new steering wheel and adapter. Planning ahead, I noticed that we would have to weld the stock shaft onto the steering column which didn't allow much wiggle room down the road.

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I finished up some little piddly bits such as the door latches and a couple turnbuckles for the front splitter. I installed the inner door latches too, but still have to figure out how to attach them all together. That said, I'm are going to wait to see how the body lines up before installing the door strikers.

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This could be called "before and after". This is a job we were able to do while it was -35* outside. Think I'm joking? I sadly am not.We trimmed the vents and cut out the holes, it's an odd shape so it took some doing to get it just right. We opted to pop-rivet them in place rather than graft them in because it's quite possible that they will break from a rock or something stupid, we do want to be able to fix them easily in the future.

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If the padding on the seat pictured above looks familiar, it's probably because we stole our wife's yoga mat and cut it up to make some padding for our seats. It made a world of difference.

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We'll see if that's enough belt wrap for the alternator, we will ad a pulley later if it's not sufficient. The alternator is a stock GM 105amp unit with the stock number of 8247. These come on Tahoe's, Silverado's and GM trucks with the 5.3L engine in the mid 2000's. You'll need a couple 1/2" spacers and 2 - 90mm 10x1.50 bolts to finish it up.

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The motor was put into place, despite the cold weather we soldered on.

Catch'ya on the flip side!

[GregWeld]

Nice work soldiering on with the solder.... What exactly did you solder on a fiberglass car?? LOL

Had to yank your chain for the typo. This car is going to be so kool!!

[MaxHarvard]

Nice work soldiering on with the solder.... What exactly did you solder on a fiberglass car?? LOL

Had to yank your chain for the typo. This car is going to be so kool!!

LOL

Let it never be said that Greg doesn't thoroughly read through every post! :)

[69hugger]

NO HEAT? You are one tough hombre. Hat's off for that type of dedication. You (we) should have a break in the weather coming up (let's hope). At least there hasn't been much snow to contend with. Can't wait to see this car at some local events!

[MaxHarvard]

NO HEAT? You are one tough hombre. Hat's off for that type of dedication. You (we) should have a break in the weather coming up (let's hope). At least there hasn't been much snow to contend with. Can't wait to see this car at some local events!

Well, the weather broke and man it's like summer! WHOOOWEEE!!

I took the chance to put the transmission in :)

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[MaxHarvard]

No real update, just liked this view.... Mmmm... Dat ass.

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[MaxHarvard]

Here's the latest video... Nothing fancy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pbtj_X3_iE&feature=youtu.be

[MaxHarvard]

Well, the cold weather continues and work on the SLC has been in a word: Slow.

We were able to get some work done and here's where she stands.

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Who doesn't love finely welded aluminum custom pieces? A while back one of the members on the SLC specific forum made a very limited run of these coolant overflow tanks. I completely missed that by a good year or more, but thankfully one of the lucky recipients decided to sell me his because he was going another direction. This is a killer piece and totally worth the extra bucks. This one is sooooo nice, dontcha think?

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The Mast Motorsports oil pan that we reviewed recently comes with two plugged ports on the pan for an oil cooler (which we will add at a later date). These are perfect for an oil pressure sending unit (left) and an oil temp sending unit (right) that are specific to our STACK gauge cluster. For those who know how the LS oil pan is routed, this one is slightly different. The oil in the stock pan recirculates via the external piece, this one recirculates the oil internally, so no worries about oil starvation.

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We got our air inlet tube from Nate at One Guy's Garage (http://www.one-guys-garage.com/). He made it a tad long in case it needs to be trimmed when the rear clam is installed. More custom aluminum pieces! Baller status has been achieved!

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Moving to the exhaust side of things. We decided a long time ago that the exhaust had to exit out the side. We found our exit location first and worked backwards towards the LS7 exhaust manifolds bolted to the engine. We promised a friend that we would do our damnedest to get some pics of the car shooting flames.

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Here's what we eventually came up with this for both sides of the car. It's two pieces and slips on with a thick band clamp. A one piece system wasn't going to fit, so that kinda sucked.

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We added some VHT high temp exhaust paint to the whole tube and manifold. It should look decent after a few heat cycles for the paint to cure.

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Our neighbor came by to help remove the body. There's really only a few ticky-tack things left like wiring up the gauge cluster, adding fluids and doing the finish wiring. Hopefully we'll be posted a first start video soon!

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My god this thing looks so badass. Dat'ass y0!

[MaxHarvard]

Some updates:

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We have power!

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Interior sound deadening materials done!
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Tight tolerances!

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New back up camera and LCD

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Fluids are going in!
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The engine cranks, the fuel pumps work... Now it's time for fuel!

[DavidBoren]

Time for fuel? Oh good. This is so rad. Nothing against 1969 Camaros, as I love the '67-'69 Camaro, but it is really nice to see something different.

[MaxHarvard]

Time for fuel? Oh good. This is so rad. Nothing against 1969 Camaros, as I love the '67-'69 Camaro, but it is really nice to see something different.

Hey, I hear you... I'm over here thinking like Ricky Bobby, "I just wanna go fast". :D

[GregWeld]

Love this build -- and please don't take either of my comments as negative...


#1 -- you wouldn't be allowed to run on some tracks using antifreeze... many techs check for colored coolant. It's so slick and doesn't evaporate if there's a spill....


#2 -- Is the motor mounted with a plate? Or is it allow some movement? That exhaust solution looks good... but with such a short run and the tight fitment of the body and the fairly rigid mount.... I see breakage issues in your future. You might want to look at the OEM factory style rubber mounts for that chassis to muffler hanger if that motor is allowed to torque around.

[MaxHarvard]

Love this build -- and please don't take either of my comments as negative...


#1 -- you wouldn't be allowed to run on some tracks using antifreeze... many techs check for colored coolant. It's so slick and doesn't evaporate if there's a spill....


#2 -- Is the motor mounted with a plate? Or is it allow some movement? That exhaust solution looks good... but with such a short run and the tight fitment of the body and the fairly rigid mount.... I see breakage issues in your future. You might want to look at the OEM factory style rubber mounts for that chassis to muffler hanger if that motor is allowed to torque around.


No worries Greg, I don't take it as criticisms, especially if it makes sense :)


#1 - I wasn't aware of that. I'll look into that. Minnesota is kinda tough because if I straight water it will freeze and blow out freeze plugs... That happened to my very first car I tried to mod and added only water.. :(

#2. The motor is solidly mounted with a plate to the frame and transmission. You can see it at the bottom of post #59. I thought about it being too rigid, so I put some rubber spacers between the muffler and the bracket (see post #66 mid way down). I think that should suffice in allowing some movement... at least enough to not rattle crap around to the point of breaking.

*shrug*

Does that help? Think it will work?

[GregWeld]

No worries Greg, I don't take it as criticisms, especially if it makes sense :)


#1 - I wasn't aware of that. I'll look into that. Minnesota is kinda tough because if I straight water it will freeze and blow out freeze plugs... That happened to my very first car I tried to mod and added only water.. :(

#2. The motor is solidly mounted with a plate to the frame and transmission. You can see it at the bottom of post #59. I thought about it being too rigid, so I put some rubber spacers between the muffler and the bracket (see post #66 mid way down). I think that should suffice in allowing some movement... at least enough to not rattle crap around to the point of breaking.

*shrug*

Does that help? Think it will work?



I thought you had a motor plate -- so that will stabilize the motor movement... and thus the exhaust.


I totally get the environment the car is in.... COLD is an understatement! And many events allow street car stuff such as antifreeze.... it was more of a heads up to beware - thus perhaps check tech rules - before being caught unaware.

[MaxHarvard]

I thought you had a motor plate -- so that will stabilize the motor movement... and thus the exhaust.


I totally get the environment the car is in.... COLD is an understatement! And many events allow street car stuff such as antifreeze.... it was more of a heads up to beware - thus perhaps check tech rules - before being caught unaware.

The motor plate was kind of the deciding factor for such a short exhaust run and the small isolators to the brackets.

I will check into the local track stuff. I have yet to be hassled about it, but you never know :)

[MaxHarvard]

GET SOME!
Happy Easter!

WeJBhTF9Kyc

[waynieZ]

Great news Congratulation's well Done !

[MaxHarvard]

Great news Congratulation's well Done !

Thanks Wayne!

Going to bleed brakes and clutch tomorrow and see if I can get it out of the drive way :D

[Vince@Meanstreets]

sounds like a beast!!!!

[MaxHarvard]

It moves!!!!

For real.

Clutch was giving me fits and i was finally able to get it to release but I have to pump the pedal which means more time bleeding. Oh goody.

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No foolin', I made it EXACTLY one mile and it puked the upper radiator hose at a million miles an hour. I even got a bath in some of it too. Made for good fodder by the neighbors!

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Me and the next door neighbor Adam who helped me today and on occasion provided muscle for projects.

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Diagnosis?
FRIGGIN ROCKET SHIP!
1st gear is completely worthless.
2nd gear... I'm not joking... BLOWS the tires off at almost idle.
3rd gear? HOLY HELL WARP DRIVE.

What the hell did I just build?!?!

[rickpaw]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[John510]

Cooooool!!!!!

[Flash68]

Buzz... Aldrin.... your 21st Century Lunar Rocket ship has arrived to pick you up!

:rockin:

[Greg from Aus]

That looks like a whole lot of fun.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Eric,

Well, you've definitely got the cool factor covered. :wow:

Plus the neighbors must be thankful for your contribution to their rising property values. :unibrow:

[MaxHarvard]

Eric,

Well, you've definitely got the cool factor covered. :wow:

Plus the neighbors must be thankful for your contribution to their rising property values. :unibrow:

The neighbors think it's a riot and that I'm mostly nuts, but hey... better known for that than other crap ;)

Yes, I HAD to test fit the body last night for no other reason than just because.

I found a couple areas where it's catching and my measurements for the front strut bars for the front spoiler were off, hence the front nose sticking up too much, I'll have to move those at a steeper angle on the front nose.

The air inlet tube isn't looking promising as it hits the rear body work, I'll try and rework it once I get the rear clam in it's final place and bolted up.

The exhaust pipes somehow got misaligned so I'll have to fiddle with those to get them to line up properly in the holes. I'll also have to enlarge one hole on the drivers side, as it's touching the pipe.

It was suggested by more than one person that my clutch pedal is probably out of adjustment as well. And since it SNOWED, yes snowed last night, I wasn't able to test out the new adjustment.

Nothing on the suspension is right so that'll be another task to tackle.

But for now, mother of hell it looks awesome!

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[syborg tt]

Eric, Looks incredible !!!!

[John510]

Was this somewhat easy to build? Ive been thinking about getting one at some point but not sure how hard it would be to build verses a Factory Five where they give you the giant manual.

[MaxHarvard]

Was this somewhat easy to build? Ive been thinking about getting one at some point but not sure how hard it would be to build verses a Factory Five where they give you the giant manual.



I think so, no more headaches or difficulty than building anything else really.

[MaxHarvard]

Made a very quick little video with a walk around and a start up.

LOUD NOISES!!

BL8mtoe9hTw

[jlwdvm]

Does your Stack dash plug directly into the OBD port for the motor? Any reason you choose that dash over the other digital dashes on the market?

[John510]

great video!

[MaxHarvard]

Does your Stack dash plug directly into the OBD port for the motor? Any reason you choose that dash over the other digital dashes on the market?

Nope. I wish it did but it doesn't.

Honestly, I got it because I've used it before and its awesome and #2 it fits perfectly in the dash.

[MaxHarvard]

Awww it thinks it's people!


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[MaxHarvard]

Mild updates... Little tasks are under way, worked solidly for 6-7 hours the other night and very little physically changed. Ah well, that's how the details go.

Test fit the front clip.
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Got the rear tail lights to work with functional reverse lights.
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Dash test fit and mounted.
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Mounted pass. side mirror.
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Fabbed up an inner door panel out of aluminum and plastered with vinyl faux carbon fiber wrap... Probably going to change this eventually when the interior is completed but for now it works.
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Underside of the door handle.
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Backup camera testing.
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Shark fin for mounting camera.
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Wiper motor installed.
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Gratuitous rear-end shot for no other reason than just because.
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Crude alignment.
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Calibrating the fuel sending unit with my lovely assistant whom does not need calibrating.
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Aerocatch studs. Made a series of aluminum plates top and bottom to support the studs.
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Pic of 90* air intake. Again, crude but effective.
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[syborg tt]

Wow is all I can say.

Are you going to be street driving this beast and if so how hard is it to get titled and insured ?

I talked to my agent about a Brookville Roadster pick up and they told me that I wouldn't be able to insure it through them and would have to go to a specialty insurance company and suggested I take a 2million dollar umbrella policy as added protection.

[Evan Iroc-Z]

What an absolutely beautiful build!

[MaxHarvard]

Wow is all I can say.

Are you going to be street driving this beast and if so how hard is it to get titled and insured ?

I talked to my agent about a Brookville Roadster pick up and they told me that I wouldn't be able to insure it through them and would have to go to a specialty insurance company and suggested I take a 2million dollar umbrella policy as added protection.

Yep, it is street driven. I got license plates and will have to get it inspected before I get the full title. So we'll see how that goes.

As far as insurance, I went through my regular agent and did an agreed value policy that would cover the cost of parts, but no labor. $500/ded and a full year payment. Cheaper than my daily!!


What an absolutely beautiful build!

Thanks, it's getting there!

[Scott Haggai]

Wow! That looks sweet!

[MaxHarvard]

(insert maniacal laughter)

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[LS7 Z/28]

Eric, will you be at the Street Machine Summer Nationals show in a few weeks. I definitely want to check the car out in person.

[MaxHarvard]

I sure will be!

Going to try and get it into the competition :)

[LS7 Z/28]

I sure will be!

Going to try and get it into the competition :)

Awesome, looking forward to the show.

[chet]

wow that looks awesome sitting in the garage! Must be a trip coming out there and not seeing a standard Camaro or soemthing!

[waynieZ]

Looking at the picture and reading the insert I could almost hear the "maniacal laughter" in my head.
Looking good, nice job!

[MaxHarvard]

Thanks guys! This thing is a damn rocket!

So I took the car out to shake it down a little bit and work out some of the 'brand new car build' kinks.

I was LITERALLY mobbed by about 10 people when I drove up to the local parts store (those guys and I have a history, not all of it good) to show it off to them.

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The second I pulled into the driveway I was again mobbed but this time by the neighborhood kids.

at least I'm neighborhood famous and not known as the "creepy dude" down the street LOL

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[syborg tt]

I can honestly say this is one of the coolest cars out there. I can't wait to here your feedback on this car.

As far as the creepy guy goes are you sure your not the creepy guy with the cool car ??

ps Just kidding. :king:

at least I'm neighborhood famous and not known as the "creepy dude" down the street LOL

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[Flash68]

If people really thought you were the creepy guy, do you think they would tell you? :lol:

Car looks incredible!

[MaxHarvard]

^^^ You never know!!

k5icd8zKPS4

[MaxHarvard]

Updates coming soon.... lots and lots of little details. and finally got the doors to lift all by themselves! :)

[syborg tt]

Great video.

Just make sure that it's your wife in the care when you make the same video.

[MaxHarvard]

Great video.

Just make sure that it's your wife in the care when you make the same video.


HA!

That's her ;)

[LanceL]

Saw the build of one these on Gearz. Awesome car

[MaxHarvard]

First drive and first race video! :)

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[bonecrrusher]

How hard was it to register your car?

Nice latest vid!

[MaxHarvard]

Had a day off and had some time to kill. Here's the results.

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[LS7 Z/28]

Awesome photos Eric. That second one looks like a teaser poster for a new supercar that hasn't been unveiled yet. Very cool.

[bonecrrusher]

Now thats cool....

[srh3trinity]

Looks awesome!

[MaxHarvard]

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[Rod P]

the car is look great Eric

[MaxHarvard]

the car is look great Eric

Thanks Rodney! :)

here's some crappy cell pics. Meh.
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[waynieZ]

Those pictures look great Eric. You must get plenty of head turns with this blasting down the road! I loved the first drive video and the excitement in your voice.
SWEET!

[MaxHarvard]

Thanks Wayne. The interior made a huge difference. Feels more like a real car now than a stripped down race car :D

[PBarkley]

The 7:15 minute mark in that video on the last page says it all, haha. Sick build!

[MaxHarvard]

The 7:15 minute mark in that video on the last page says it all, haha. Sick build!

OUTTA MY WAY!!

[Roberts68]

The sides of the wing are begging for some sponsorship decals to accent them... or perhaps a little C/F look wrap to match the other bits?... surprisingly that big wing seems to blend into the scenery in some pics.

Stunning garage pics of an exponentially cool vehicle. Even better looking family photos on FB. Congratulations!!

[MaxHarvard]

The sides of the wing are begging for some sponsorship decals to accent them... or perhaps a little C/F look wrap to match the other bits?... surprisingly that big wing seems to blend into the scenery in some pics.

Stunning garage pics of an exponentially cool vehicle. Even better looking family photos on FB. Congratulations!!

LOL thanks Robert! :)

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[MaxHarvard]

Final video and review.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APNTju76fmE

[MaxHarvard]

Thought I'd share. :)

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