Hackster's Need for Swede 😁 [Archive]

hackster

05-09-2018, 11:01 AM

Yes please! Very cool.

I was just looking at the take-off LSA blower swaps people been doing on LS1's... would be interested in how you did yours and what parts you used.

Its really a good way to go. From what I have seen so far a very stock 6.0 with a good tune is high 500's for not much $$$ invested and all OEM parts. This is what I like the most. OEM stuff is just so well made.

Excellent! I may have predicted this a little while ago . . .

Haha.....yes you did!!!

This is cool. I honestly had no idea people built these cars up until a few popped up on bring a trailer. Some of them look seriously badass. Thanks for keeping us updated, basher.

They are very similar to the foxbody mustang and with a little work can be made to handle very well. The 2 doors are stiffer than most unibody cars. The biggest problem at this point is that they are old and dont have much aftermarket support but as far as a good foundation, they are great. I have built 5 or 6 in the past, nothing like this will be though.

I like it!!

Hackster does great work and I'd be very interested to follow this build along!!

Thanks for the kind words Lance.....I hope this is faster and lighter than the F100 at least that is my goal.

I'm a huge fan of different.
Hope he joins up and posts!

Been on here for several years, just have not been on for a while now. Thanks for the encouragement.

I love that body style.

I have a set of CCW C10 18x10 and 18x12 rims if that runs a Ford bolt pattern. I actually have 2 fronts and 3 rears for $2200 if that is something he wants to do :)

They are my spare rims for the RX-7.

-Mark

Thanks Mark, they are cool cars once you ditch all the factory crappy parts =)

Ill shoot you a PM for the wheels as I am pretty interested.

Thanks all for the encouragement especially Dan......There are some awesome people on this forum but also some amazing cars, fabricators and painters. I am just a garage builder trying to learn and have fun and get faster. I didnt think that this was the right place for this turd.

I am out of town this week but I will update the thread when I am home.

Sean

jarhead

05-09-2018, 09:44 PM

going to follow this for sure, out of the box!

hackster

05-10-2018, 03:25 PM

Well, where to start.

I built a number of cars over the past few years, the last couple have been more go fast than look pretty and I have really enjoyed using them. I built the F100 a little over 2 years ago and have loved all of the trials and tribulations. It has taken me all over the place, introduced me to a new world and met some very cool very talented drivers.

I have also learned an immense amount about driving, I have gotten faster and upgraded the truck as I did. I am still at the bottom of the pile when compared to a Danny Popp, Chad Ryker, Lazor J or anyone with a ton of seat time, but locally I can hold my own with the pickup.

So I was getting ready to upgrade the front brakes on the pickup a few months ago as I need more of them and I just had this lingering thought about building something different. Something lower, lighter with more power and a little more leg room than what the truck.

I have some experience with the Volvos from years past, and they are solid cars, getting harder to find but a very solid foundation. My buddy Pat had this one kicking around so I made a long day out of it and headed from my house in Eugene to Angels Camp, about an hour East of Stockton and picked up this gem, she is a little rough, but all there and a non rusty, non wrecked start. Well, front fender, but that is not a big deal.

It was a solo one day trip, 1244 miles but totally fun.

Headed home!!!

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That was the beginning....day one.

hackster

05-10-2018, 03:39 PM

I recently moved away from all my friends and family of 20 years to a new town about 120 miles to the south, so all of this is done by myself, progress will be slower than past builds.

Day 2

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Scrubbed and cleaned up. This was the point where I had to make a choice, clean it up and stuff an engine in or do the extra work and make it how it should have been.....

I am no body man.

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There were a ton of holes everywhere, as soon as you think you got them all, nope. These were all ground down and metal worked as flat as I could get them. I was pretty happy with the results considering this was done with mostly simple hand tools.

Got the welding wrapped up and got things ready for body work and primer.

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Ready for some primer!!!

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I was really happy with how the work I was doing turned out I did a lot of work on the inner shock towers to get them cleaned up and flat. I left the factory waves in the inner fenders there as they are kind of a thin with the volvos and they add some personality.

This was numerous coats of filler, sand, filler sand, filler sand, I shot some EVERCOAT high build primer on this and scuffed all that up and got rid of any imperfections. I then loaded everything up and took to a professional for them to paint it.

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hackster

05-10-2018, 03:45 PM

Turned out good. One spot on the cowl panel that I am not happy with but its done so move on!!

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Should be fun as I proceed forward!!

Sean

ScotI

05-10-2018, 04:09 PM

Cool build.
I followed the other builds & look forward to your updates.

WSSix

05-10-2018, 07:05 PM

Uh, we need more information and pictures on the yellow dodge that looks like it's setup to be a desert runner, please.

CMillwheels

05-12-2018, 08:49 AM

Nice to see more pics of your build Hackster. I’m having more fun watching you than working on my own garbage. This rig is goin to be amazing, as usual..

syborg tt

05-13-2018, 05:52 AM

Subscribed and looking forward to more updates.

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MSTSFabbed

05-14-2018, 11:18 AM

hackster

05-15-2018, 11:32 AM

Uh, we need more information and pictures on the yellow dodge that looks like it's setup to be a desert runner, please.

:hello: What he said...

So did the truck move to a nice farm upstate or is it still around?
Loved the truck and I'll sure this will be just as sweet.

Oh man, I am realizing that I really have issues with cars. I love projects. A friend of mine built this thing for a "customer" of his who owned some strip clubs. It was built for mud bogging thus the 37" boggers on it. He went to ummmm well he went away for a few years and the truck just sat, for like 8 years outside. A good friend of mine bought it and cleaned it up a lot, but kind of lost interest in it because he could not get it to run at all, it started and ran really rough when we picked it up. It drove off of the trailer at my house and that was it, would not restart or run. So I did the usual, drained the fuel out of it, pulled the injectors and checked the spray pattern on them, verified they all ran like they should and put it back together. 16 new spark plugs and same problem. Hemi buddy of mine told me to pull all the coil packs and clean the connections under the springs....sure as **** fired right up. I ended up having to re tune the truck as the previous tune was horrible.

So its rowdy. 700HP 426 HEMI crate engine in it, ATLAS Transfer case, 1410 drivelines, Kingpin DANA 60 up front, King Coilovers, Thuren track bar, all DOM steering with PSC Hydro assist, AAM 11.5 in the rear, 40" Cooper STT PRO tires on Method Beadlocks, Fiberglass Fenders and bedsides.

I have a bunch of work into it redoing some of the older stuff but a lot of cleaning and working out all of the little bugs. Its been fun, drives shockingly well for 40's and only has about an inch of suspension lift.

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Nice to see more pics of your build Hackster. I’m having more fun watching you than working on my own garbage. This rig is goin to be amazing, as usual..

Thanks man, Your stuff is far from garbage, you fit in better on this page than I do =):popcorn2:

Sean

Flash68

05-15-2018, 11:40 AM

That truck looks like a good ole time!

syborg tt

05-15-2018, 11:47 AM

Oh man, I am realizing that I really have issues with cars. I love projects.

Ha !!!

I love your issues and wish you lived close as I want to go for a RIDE !!!!

WSSix

05-17-2018, 06:24 PM

That thing's awesome, lol! Thanks for indulging me.

hackster

05-24-2018, 08:17 AM

Well, it took a fair bit to get it all put together to this point. I didnt realize that the VVT really needed to go in order to be reliable with the manual so I had to tear things apart again....

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New stock oil pump going on.

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Some home built tools to get this turd back together.

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New cover, timing gear set and chain, factory gaskets and she is back in one piece now.

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Turning back to the car, little bodywork and paint on the booster. This is supposed to be great paint, catalyzed with a 50% flattener in it. It dried a little less gloss than this but still a little too shiny.

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hackster

05-24-2018, 08:26 AM

I pulled the firewall panels out and sent them in for powedrcoat and they came back really nice, they are 20% gloss and were blasted and coated with some other brackets I have.

So I got those installed with all new hardware and got the booster in. Looks nice and clean. I am shooting for a clean and tidy engine bay on this thing, but not over the top custom shaved and tucked everything. This thing needs to be easy to get to stuff and work on.

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Wilwood proportioning valve installed on OEM Volvo lines, 94 mustang GT master cylinder and lots of cleaning on those lines.

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I did a little bit of cleaning on the crossmember, steering rack and brake lines on the chassis. I installed the new pressure hose from the rack to the power steering pump as its a bear to get to in the car once everthing is installed.

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Trans came back from the rebuilder so I got that mated up to the engine and did the first test fit.......I knew that the trans tunnel would need some work.

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That catches us up to current. I am waiting for some parts to show up....should be here this week. Plan is to pull out, clearance tunnel, install shifter, clutch and pressure plate, remote bleeder and hydro hose and stuff the old girl in for good this weekend.

I miss the days when I had time during the week to go home and get hours of work done. Now its just the weekends so progress is slow at best.

Sean

SSLance

05-24-2018, 09:10 AM

hackster

05-24-2018, 10:19 AM

So neat and tidy in there, looks like it fits like a glove.

Do you have any pics of the other side of the engine, showing room around the brake booster and MC?

I take it that is the stock Volvo steering rack? What are the plans for the front suspension and geometry?

Ill snap a pic tonight around the booster, there is tons of room there though. Steering shaft will be snug to the manifolds but should be no issue there. I can get to everything in the car no problem.

Stock Volvo rack yes, they are a ZF Rack and work really well.

Front suspension is pretty dialed in.

JRZ Shortened and machined double adjustable coilovers for the front. They machine the spindle and build an entire new tube and weld to the spindle for the coilover. Will be a 250lb tender spring over a 700 lb main spring to keep tension on the shock during droop.

Kaplenkhe machined adjustable upper strut mounts, roll correction spacers, upper strut tower bar with brake brace, 28 mm sway bar and machined adjustable sway bar end links.

Front hubs have been remachined to 5x114.3 bolt pattern and have long ARP studs in them. Front brakes are Factory 13" Volvo R brakes, they are a similar caliper to the late STI caliper and should be plenty of brake to stop the little car. They worked amazing on my last LS Swapped Volvo.

The lower control arms are going to remain stock for now but upgraded with all poly bushings and new lower ball joints. If I am unable to get the alignment where I need it with the big tires, I will build a longer or adjustable lower control arm.

Totally up in the air on rear suspension. Halfway thinking about doing IRS, but also want to get some seat time this summer.....may hit the track with the Solid axle and plan on that upgrade for next winter.

Sean

hackster

06-07-2018, 02:29 PM

In its final resting place, transmission tunnel clearanced for the T56, ACT Clutch, pressure plate and flywheel installed, new hydraulic throwout bearing installed, clutch line hooked up to master cylinder.

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Got it sorted out where it should be and got to work on a tranny crossmember. Used the factory camaro trans mount and adapted it to the factory Volvo crossmember.

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Turned our pretty nice. I had the nephew down helping me out with the project so I cut him loose with the DA after welding. We shot some good paint on it, same Catalyzed 20% black stuff I shot on the booster. Looks pretty good though for shooting it outside.

Had a bunch of yardwork to do yesterday so didnt get much done.

Started mocking this up....haha. You can see it isnt close to clearing.

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Messed around with a few ideas and this is what I came up with. I didnt like the idea of cutting out the tube all together, so I fashioned this little bridge out of some 1/8" plate and some 5/16" round bar. I know its not going to be nearly as strong as the tube that it replaced....

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Here is why I am doing it this way.

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Everyone said no way is that possible, never going to fit under the hood =)

Harness should be here this week so I can start messing with that. I need to figure out a radiator situation as the engine is not as far back as I had hoped for. So Radiator is going to have to move forward a little bit to fit the heat exhchanger for the intercooler and the dual fan setup.

Sean

hackster

06-07-2018, 02:36 PM

With it in place I kept motoring on.

Buddy builds some killer parts, but they didnt quite fit with my application =)

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Started on this whole lot of fun times.....

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Bulkhead Connectors for all engine harness, AEM Wideband, Intercooler pump all factory senders and aftermarket senders run through these two connectors.

Also you can see the windshield wiper motor in these. Should be about all the wiring that is present on this side of the engine bay.

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Under dash, like it was all meant to be there.

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hackster

06-07-2018, 02:41 PM

Only had a few hours to mess with it but started hacking to get a radiator in there. If you are not familiar with it, they usually mount behind this upper radiator panel, not below it. Going to keep working on the upper rad panel to get it cleaned up and rid it of some of the factory leftovers.

I am no sheetmetal guy, but learning. I am also teaching myself how to TIG weld with zero instructions, so pardon a few of my ****ty looking TIG joints. They are getting better.

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Silicon Bronzed this stuff together and a little bit of metal work. I think it came out alright.

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DBasher

06-07-2018, 06:43 PM

Looks good dude! You’ve got to roll it through town a few times before cutting and fitting the big ol tars, super sleeper!
:cheers: and :happy23:

rustomatic

06-08-2018, 07:59 AM

That's like totally incongruous, Sean. Who knew you were such a freak for details?

SSLance

06-08-2018, 08:51 AM

Nice work Sean!! I love that you incorporated a support for the brake booster into the strut tower brace.

Are you going to tape off and keep the OEM labels on the radiator support when you repaint it? #Please

waynieZ

06-08-2018, 04:45 PM

Wow beautiful job! The engine bay looks a brand new car.

hackster

06-14-2018, 09:26 AM

Looks good dude! You’ve got to roll it through town a few times before cutting and fitting the big ol tars, super sleeper!
:cheers: and :happy23: The problem is the Brakes wont clear the wheels and I dont want to get it together just to take it back apart. I do have to say that you make me thing twice about that =) Would be so fun to take to cars and coffee running and driving looking like this on the outside but engine swap completed.

That's like totally incongruous, Sean. Who knew you were such a freak for details?

I know right? This is a new thing for me, the details.......the sad part is it just keeps getting worse and worse.

Nice work Sean!! I love that you incorporated a support for the brake booster into the strut tower brace.

Are you going to tape off and keep the OEM labels on the radiator support when you repaint it? #Please

Thanks man, its amazing the difference it makes in pedal firmness and brake feel. Its the little things that most people will never notice that I enjoy spending obscene amounts of time on.

Unfortunately I just couldnt keep them, one of them got burned up in metal work and I am too OCD to keep the big ass tag, but I do have a plan for it somewhere else on the car, so it will be back.

Wow beautiful job! The engine bay looks a brand new car.

Thanks man, most new cars I see are all plastic though :lol:

Managed to get all of the bodywork done on that front panel and shoot it with some high build, then sand, sand sand....and more sanding. Stuff is awesome though. Super Build 4:1.

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Looking a little like Dexter in the shop =)

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Then this happened..

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All caused by a flat tire on the air compressor. Had no idea that it would kill the old girl to be honest. Note to self, they are very sensitive to being level. Took out Crank and Rod. Got a good 10+ years out of my $500.00 compressor and this little guy has cranked out some work.

Pat had the idea of trying some colors out on the strut bar. I shot half of it in rattle can Almond which is shockingly close to the engine bay paint and the other half Rustoleom Oil Rubbed Bronze. I love the color and finish of it, but it just seems like an afterthought with all of the Black and Silver going on in there already. I am going to shoot it Black afterall.

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I had a little time on Sunday to tinker and got the battery in the final place, built a plate for the battery mount to attach it to the car, got the starter in and built all of the positive, negative and alternator leads for the car, just need to sort out the actual battery terminals, the ones I wanted are no longer available.

Intake parts finally showed up last night so I got busy fitting all of that together. Came together really well in my opinion.

I still have to install and weld up the bung, will be running LS7 card style MAF.

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I am very new to the TIG game, but pretty happy with how this turned out, it will be powdercoated so not polished or anything. Something to be said about learning a new skill, I love learning new things.

Should have upper rad panel back from Painter today or tomorrow, fans and shroud should be here tomorrow, gotta pick up upper and lower radiator stuff to get that on the old turd too.

Progress is horribly slow with how much I am working and traveling. I need to take a week off and bust out some big stuff.

Sean

hackster

06-18-2018, 08:27 AM

Finally had a break in the work schedule to get something done on the car. Ran around a little bit on friday and picked up some parts, you would be amazed the difference in parts places between "Big City" Portland and Eugene. Nothing here is open on the weekends for parts like nuts and bolts, fittings or anything like that. There is one good parts place in town M-F and they are hot rod stuff only. I am realizing how huge having Baxters within 10 minutes of my old place was in completing these projects in such a quick manner. 90% of the parts I have to mail order and wait.

So rounded up some parts, picked up the painted upper radiator panel from Metalworks and got to work early afternoon on Friday.

Managed to get the fans mounted up to the radiator, rubber isolators installed and the radiator trimmed to fit. Its nice and snug in there. Also installed the weather pack connector and got the upper and lower radiator hoses figured out. They were pretty easy but I did end up doing a 30 degree swivel style for the water pump to get things lined up better.

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Figured out the intercooler setup and built a nice little bracket to hold the reservoir behind the strut, out of harms way and up high.

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With that mounted up I got to work on more plumbing. I had to figure out how to mount the heat exchanger, keep the factory hood latch and the upper radiator panel support piece, it was a tight fit.

This is the factory Volvo piece, before it got chopped up.

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Starting to get the hang with the TIG torch...

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So I built a tray for the bottom of the heat exchanger to sit in, its got rubber on the bottom, sides and back so its not metal on metal anywhere, this holds it in position and should keep the bottom of it well protected.

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I had to section out the front support and add a couple of tabs to it to attach so it can all be removed and installed from the car, this was more challenging that it sounds as the angles up front are a bitch to work around. Hood latch has plenty of room to function but its a bitch to get in and out as you can tell by the fins on the heat exchanger.......I was not very happy a few times on Saturday messing with this.

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I got the intercooler pump mounted up to the inside of the framerail where it will have good feed from the tank and out to the heat exchanger and got to work figuring out the hoses and such for the system. I ditched all screw style hose clamps and opted for the factory style hose clamps. its a much cleaner installation.

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Still working on a clamp/heat shield setup that I like for the heater/intercooler hoses.

Spent waaaay too much time on this over the weekend and its functional but I dont like it at all. I need to come up with a better solution but that isnt going to stop the build.

I got the MAF bung welded in, re ran that wiring onto the engine and shortened it up, got the intercooler pump wiring all terminated and buttoned up. The only thing remaining on the aftermarket side is the fans, I need to get some loom and get that wiring out to them and terminate for the weather pack connector. I also built a small support stand for the air filter to keep it from moving all over the place.

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Then tore it all apart and loaded all the parts up for Powder Coat this week.

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Battery terminals should be here this week sometime, powdercoat should be done by the end of the week. Coilovers should be here this week so I will be able to install and measure for wheel clearances.

I am going to call in some help for next weekend and see if we can make a big dent.

Sean

gofastwclass

06-18-2018, 10:07 AM

DBasher

06-18-2018, 10:38 AM

I’m not available next weekend....😉

It’s looking really good, as usual. I’m pretty interested to see the brake upgrade so if you could pick up the pace a bit, that’d be great.

:flag2::thumbsup:

hackster

06-19-2018, 08:42 AM

Very nice progress, I like the stock exterior look.

I only started TIG welding a few years ago and I find myself using that process much more often than I do MIG if the parts will be seen. MIG works really well for mock up or quick stuff though.

What did you use for the heat exchanger reservoir? Do you have a part number for it? That just might fit my LSA swapped Impala.

They both have their places. Big chassis work I would never consider Tig, it would take far too long. Detailed stuff like this though its nice and its clean. I have found myself using it more and more on this project.

I ordered the entire LSA from Lance Draeger from one of the facebook pages. He has been amazing when it comes to the swap and a wealth of information. It is an edelbrock tank, but Ill be damned if I can find one online. If you need info on it hit him up. Awesome guy.

I’m not available next weekend....😉

It’s looking really good, as usual. I’m pretty interested to see the brake upgrade so if you could pick up the pace a bit, that’d be great.

:flag2::thumbsup:

Bummer, you are always welcome at my place, we have lots of room to house you when you are freed up.

Sorry, you know the 12 to 15 hour work days don't leave much time for shop time anymore. Brakes are super easy, you just bolt the **** on and hook up some hoses. I am probably going to go with the 8.8 in the rear so Ill have the rear brackets and rotors available shortly.

Dropped all the crap off at the powdercoaters yesterday, should have it back at the end of the week. Most 20% gloss black, the intake tube and upper strut bracket are light textured black. Hope it looks good.

Sean

DBasher

06-19-2018, 09:00 AM

hackster

06-19-2018, 11:15 AM

I’m on day 15 work wise and pushing to not work this weekend, you know the trade, anything can happen.

8.8 are easy enough to come by, are you using Explorer and shortening the long side or have you got something else in mind? I may add an 8.8 to the list unless you don’t think it’s needed with a much lower power level.

Keep on keepin on!

Ill do an explorer rear and shorten the long side of it.

The stock dana 30 can handle 300 hp all day long. Put in a G80 from a 740/940 and be done with it. My last ls swapped car had the Dana 30 in it the entire time with zero issues. They hold up really well for the most part. You can also get a locker for them.

Sean

DBasher

06-19-2018, 06:50 PM

gofastwclass

06-20-2018, 07:37 AM

Wait, whaaaat? You’re saying to NOT spend money on parts I don’t need? I usually hear....”you need an SLA and a torque arm”, “your car won’t work without an aftermarket K member”....or the best, “you know what you need?”

I may need more friends like you, thanks for the info!

:thumbsup::flag2:

That's funny, when people ask my opinion I tell them all the time they only need to buy x and not y, z or all three for their build. Some people just love to spend money (especially when it isn't theirs) on unnecessary stuff. In my opinion it's all about realistic goals and doing better than you did last time, not trying to beat the other guy.

One neighbour of mine has a car that hasn't moved or even run in almost 10 years because he keeps changing his mind and upgrading parts to beat the other guy. Shame.

Flash68

06-20-2018, 11:11 PM

I usually hear....”you need an SLA and a torque arm”, “your car won’t work without an aftermarket K member”....or the best, “you know what you need?”

What kind of bastage prickfaces have you been talkin with?! :innocent:

ProTouring442

06-21-2018, 06:50 AM

wow!

DBasher

06-21-2018, 09:51 AM

What kind of bastage prickfaces have you been talkin with?! :innocent:

All of them :hello: Get that SLA yet?

hackster

06-24-2018, 07:42 PM

I think I lucked out on the powder coater. They are about 15 minutes from the house and their work has been top notch. Dropped all this stuff off Monday, picked it up done on Friday, I could not find any issues with any of them. 20% gloss black on every bracket, battery box, lower heat exchanger mount. BLK17 textured black for the strut tower bar and intake tube.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180622_193522_zpsl2jsddb6.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180622_193522_zpsl2jsddb6.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180622_193913_zpscz0ucojf.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180622_193913_zpscz0ucojf.jpg.html)

I am pretty happy I spent the extra few minutes to do the speed holes and dimple dies on the hood support, it looks a little cleaner and fits the build a little better in my opinion.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180622_193504_zps3oqr5hx0.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180622_193504_zps3oqr5hx0.jpg.html)

Kind of just stared at it friday night after the long week.

Had a friend down Saturday to help with the fuel system, we gutted all of the old fuel lines and dropped the fuel tank to find a terrible mess. The fuel tank was about 75% water and 25% gasoline. The inside of the tank is totally rusted out. This is the pump and level sender.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180624_172131_zpscqj74ifc.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180624_172131_zpscqj74ifc.jpg.html)

So that kind of left me at a total loss. We changed direction and tore into the heater box to do the worst task on a car ever, blower motor, wheels, resistor and heater core.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180623_120536_zpsl7pdxzn1.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180623_120536_zpsl7pdxzn1.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180623_120532_zps7opi1zoq.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180623_120532_zps7opi1zoq.jpg.html)

Got it all back together and bolted in the car and was able to get the pedal assembly installed as well, hooked up the clutch pedal and brake pedals as well.

Pulled the factory pressure pump bracket apart and welded up the bottom of it with a new plate and it gave me a great place to mount the Holley 10 micron filter.

Not much progress but hoping to have a little bit of progress this week.

hackster

06-28-2018, 10:43 PM

With the tank being shot and waiting for another one to show up I got to work on what I could keep on.

The fuel pump will mount internally to the tank, it has the pump, hydramat and regulator all in one so it will have a single line running forward.

I have to mount a filter somewhere and the stock under car filter and pump location seemed to make a lot of sense. I fashioned a plate to cover the stock holes and got it all welded up. Didnt have time to get it to powdercoat, but only a handful of people will see it so it got the wrinkle paint on it and then got the Holley 10 micron filter and their brackets to hold it in. I think it turned out pretty well.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180624_195555_zpsr9otinxn.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180624_195555_zpsr9otinxn.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180624_195612_zpsnwodctgo.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180624_195612_zpsnwodctgo.jpg.html)

I didnt take any pics but I ran the fuel line up front under the car, factory location, head sleeved front to rear as I dont want to have any issues down the road. Russell GM connection at the fuel rail is super clean.

So without the tank that is where the fuel system stopped.

So this then took place.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180625_164852_zpsxiaxnxmf.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180625_164852_zpsxiaxnxmf.jpg.html)

Then everything got cleaned up, brackets all pulled out, brake tabs all hardware soaking in my secret sauce to remove all the grease and undercoating.

Everything got tapped off and shot all new undercoating in the front innerfenders.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180625_181329_zpstlz3xzlh.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180625_181329_zpstlz3xzlh.jpg.html)

I dropped off the lower control arms with the rear bushing pockets at the powder coater monday morning. They blasted them and had them back to me by 4 pm on Wednesday and again some killer work.

I had to be up in Seattle on Tuesday and Portland on Wednesday. So I ordered some parts and picked up on my way home.

New steering rack, wheel bearings inner and outer, seals, lower ball joints, outer tie rod ends and some misc parts.

So here is the haul for the front suspension,

From Ben

JRZ rsone coilovers
machined upper camber plates
adjustable sway bar endlinks
5x114.3 drilled hubs
ARP long wheel studs
mock up roll correction steering arms (new version hopefully coming soon)

STS Machining

R brake mounts

IPD

Lower control arm bushings

Misc,

New 330 mm brake rotors
s60R brake calipers
Custom built braided stainless brake lines, fittings and plugs from Pacific Rubber in Eugene.

Powdercoated lowers

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180627_205959_zpsizzehvxq.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180627_205959_zpsizzehvxq.jpg.html)

Had a lot of little issues that hung me up today, wheel bearings just did not want to fit on the JRZ spindles, so a fair bit of finesse went to get this together, chopped off the backing plate so that everything operates like it should with proper dust protection and seals.

New steering rack installed, Lower control arms, cleaned up brackets going back in and stainless lines.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180628_154951_zpsg4sjzyda.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180628_154951_zpsg4sjzyda.jpg.html)

I only got the one side buttoned up today but its fully plumbed and mostly tightened up on the one side. Its gonna be low.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180628_105243_zpsacwkvtkk.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180628_105243_zpsacwkvtkk.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180628_204646_zpstrku2a3o.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180628_204646_zpstrku2a3o.jpg.html)

I am really digging the details in this little section.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180628_204755_zpsnqsx6jyb.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180628_204755_zpsnqsx6jyb.jpg.html)

Picking up the 8.8 tomorrow, then off for the weekend to spend some time at the coast. Hope to get back on it sunday for at least a few hours.

Sean

rustomatic

06-29-2018, 10:46 AM

hackster

07-02-2018, 08:37 AM

Great progress so far, Sean--it's great to see creative builds like this happening and getting done. It's this kind of build that gives sites like this a legitimate reason for existence. Question: What kind of regulator goes in your fuel tank with the pump and everything? I get the sense that my C5-style setup may piss me off in the near future . . .

Thanks man appreciate the compliments. I am not a big fan of cookie cutter anything so I gotta thing outside the box.

I stumbled onto it to be honest. Was getting ready to order up the same Aeromotive kit I have in the last few F100's but hear about this and started doing some looking.

This has a regulator built directly into the tank, regulated at 60PSI outlet pressure. I adapt directly to -6 from the pump, my entire fuel system is composed of 4 fittings, 1 at the pump, 2 for the filter and 1 at the fuel rail.

I am running the Holley Hydramat that comes in this kit. Not the cheapest setup but I have heard nothing but amazing things about it.

https://www.jegs.com/i/Holley/510/12-133/10002/-1

Fuel tank should be here today so I can drill the holes and get the pump and float assembly mocked up.

Sean

hackster

07-02-2018, 11:09 AM

Well, managed to get the driver side suspension all buttoned up and installed. This sides bearings went on much better than the driver side. I fought with the spindle on that side for hours.

Waiting on tender springs for the front to show up from Eibach and I can bolt in the upper struts for good.

I was planning on just leaving the Dana 30 in the rear, but I just cannot do it, I am too deep in this project to cut corners now.

So last Thurdsay I called around with not much luck finding an 8.8. Did a little junkyarding and found a killer junk yard here in Eugene that had several 8.8's. I lucked out and found one with 3.73's and a limited slip, 31 spline and all. They even had another one next to it that I was able to pull the short side shaft out of.

Took a few days off and visited the coast with the wife, did some hiking (hard on the busted up knee) and had a nice few day break.

Got out in the shop early yesterday and got to work. Unloaded from the truck with the cherry picker and onto jack stands.

For those of you not in the know. This axle is from a 95 to 2002 I believe Ford Explorer, its too wide in stock form but has an offset center section. You can cut down the long side of it and run 2 short side axle shafts and narrow the rearend 2-7/8". These are a disc brake 8.8 rear axle and are very, very tough, 31 spline, factory limited slips and are very well supported by the aftermarket.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_083546_zpsyfiqqmtt.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_083546_zpsyfiqqmtt.jpg.html)

Tear down of anything removable from the housing ends.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_085744_zpsgwvcds1a.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_085744_zpsgwvcds1a.jpg.html)

Then the fun began. Even with a plasma cutter and good grinder this was a pain.

Void of all bracketry and cleaned up for the next steps. I followed a good write up and it worked out far better than anticipated.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_143637_zpsf9ekatoc.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_143637_zpsf9ekatoc.jpg.html)

Marked out a centerline for alignment, then got my hose clamps out, they make for a nice straight guide line.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_143641_zpsp8scbrbb.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_143641_zpsp8scbrbb.jpg.html)

Marked up and ready to chop out a section. I cut the end piece off first, trusty grinder with a cut off wheel worked better than expected.

I cut 2-7/8" out and it was perfect.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_144126_zpsptcsschr.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_144126_zpsptcsschr.jpg.html)

Ends of the tube got faced and beveled with an 1/8" land and got to jigging everything up to get tacked together.

I used 2- 12" long pieces of 3" C channel and 2 large metal clamps and a quick clamp to hold it together while I got the screw clamps on. It worked good. Clamped this way and tacked, then removed, rotated 90 degrees, re clamped and tacked again.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_153528_zps4lew0smw.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_153528_zps4lew0smw.jpg.html)

Once tacked together, I put everything back together to make sure I was able to get the C clips back in and the brakes on, with the shafts.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_154749_zpsyo2359sb.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_154749_zpsyo2359sb.jpg.html)

Everything looked great, tore down, and welded.

Reassmbled everything so I can measure for tabs to go on. Scott is burning out some new tabs that might work for me, hope to have them this week.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_181632_zps2poittqk.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_181632_zps2poittqk.jpg.html)

Fuel tank should be here today, might be able to get this under the car, fuel pump installed and lines buttoned up by the end of the week.

Rear brakes are ordered, e brake cables, diff cover, fluid, gaskets. Need to figure out some rear coilovers quickly.

Sean

hackster

07-05-2018, 10:33 AM

I dont think that there is much interest in a backyard project like mine on this forum but Ill keep the thread updated anyways.

I did a horrible job the last few days of taking photos....sorry for the build thread.

I received the Spectrum replacement fuel tank on Monday and got to work mounting up my new fuel system. The tank is far nicer than expected, even came painted a satin silver that will totally work with my scheme here so saved me some time and money.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180702_175516_zpsr6f8oj6p.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180702_175516_zpsr6f8oj6p.jpg.html)

Located where the new setup will go, marked the location and drilled a 3.25" hole for the new assembly to drop into. This puts the pump out of the way of the stock float for the fuel level and gives me a great location for the Holley Hydramat to lay out as well as miss the factory filler neck too.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180702_183644_zpsk2dpo0ar.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180702_183644_zpsk2dpo0ar.jpg.html)

Followed the ****ty instructions that came with the pump but it worked just fine. This is a big single pump, 450 with an internal regulator regulating the output to 60 PSI. The only fittings coming from the new pump is a supply line and a vent. The vent will be hooked to the factory filler neck opening.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180702_183638_zps6j5nmgyn.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180702_183638_zps6j5nmgyn.jpg.html)

The new assembly all bolted down to the tank.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180702_184046_zpswqzlo75d.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180702_184046_zpswqzlo75d.jpg.html)

I abandoned the stock fuel line connections on the tank but am utilizing it still for fuel level sender. I am waiting on caps to show up to plug them off. Should be here today, new level sender is installed as well as a new o ring and lock ring, its a clean looking setup and should be plenty for what I am doing.

Scott from STS Machine and I had been going back and forth for a few weeks on 8.8 stuff, he had some killer lazer cut brackets made for the 8.8 to 240, so while in Portland Tuesday and stopped by his place and picked them up with a 25mm front v8 sway bar. I also snagged some 3/4x3/4 heim joints, some bushings, tube and weld inserts.

I got to work yesterday, yarded out the factory Volvo rear axle and got to work locating all of the brackets and getting things tacked up. I spent a little more time than I probably should have but it all worked out.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180704_091259_zpsjvuxvfho.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180704_091259_zpsjvuxvfho.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180704_145311_zpsjxniu0cs.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180704_145311_zpsjxniu0cs.jpg.html)

I ditched the factory lower arms all together. It just didnt make sense, I was going to have to cut them down, buy new bushings for the front, Bens Spherical bearings for the rear and then chop off the back and plate it, then build mounts for the coilovers. It was too complicated for something so simple.

I used some Heim joints at the axle, 1.75OD bushings x3" wide and a piece of 2" .120 tubing for the front bushing at the car. a piece of 1.5" .120 DOM tubing for the lower control arm and a 1.25" weld insert for the heim. It worked awesome and I was able to just use some off the shelf 3" laser cut tabs for the lower link mounts. Now everything on the rear is more conventional.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180704_145319_zpsg5akgm7m.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180704_145319_zpsg5akgm7m.jpg.html)

I have rear coilovers on order, upper and lower shock tabs on order, brakes are shipped, rear ARP wheel studs are on order, I think I am making some progress.

The axle is actually under the car now at ride height, I shortened the lowers .75" and have adjustment to go longer or shorter still. Ben's comfort uppers are in place as well, they have just enough adjustment on them to make the shortened lowers work.

I am hoping that I can set this thing on its own weight next week some time with the fuel system all buttoned up and the suspension mostly buttoned up.

I am getting tired though, been busting my ass lately.

:-P

Sean

rustomatic

07-05-2018, 11:01 AM

hackster

07-05-2018, 11:27 AM

Is that little sanitary napkin thing seriously all the "hydramat" consists of? The idea of the internal regulator seems cool (not so much for the price, given the $35.00 for the C5 setup), but it's quite a challenge to believe that little absorbent pad will alleviate the need for baffling under g-loading. We shall soon see. You have a Panhard bar setup in the works?

The lack of interest thing is a challenge. There's a lot of pretense in the world, and if you don't have a really shiny Camaro that will make you look like you really won the world after high school (did that really happen?), you just can't win. This is okay, and it's why I've been using Google Translate to read Swedish and Norwegian build threads lately. The guys over there just want to engineer stuff to go fast, regardless of whether the end product will be appealing at the 30-year high school roundup.:bitchslap:

Man you and I are always on the same page.

I was skeptical as well about the tank tampon....until I started talking around. There are way more people using them than you would think. I have 2 friends that have them in their KOH rigs and zero issues. Lots of the lemons and long distance race cars are using them as they allow them to literally run the tank totally dry. Most of them are able to run an extra 10 to 20 minutes with the hydramat than without. The hydramat is made of cells that open when in contact with fuel and close when out of it. The hydramat only has to touch the fuel to suck it up. There are some amazing videos of it out there and I have several guys local that swear by it.

I just want to build stuff and keep getting better, I dont usually buy anything off the shelf, this build has been a little different but still no mass produced parts. There is some amazing stuff coming out of Europe and even a few of the shops here in the states but you really have to look. I love the pro touring scene but it can get stale pretty quick. Some bad ass cars without a doubt.

We should get together some day man, would love to come down and hang out some weekend.

Sean

SSLance

07-05-2018, 12:22 PM

I don't care what others think, I'm excited every time I see that Sean has updated this thread...

I dig it so much that I don't even care that the pictures are so huge I have to scroll back and forth to view them. :bitchslap: :lmao:

jarhead

07-05-2018, 01:38 PM

Outstanding work!

I've been following along since the first post, enjoying the build. Not only is it cool "dare to be different" but I am learning things along the way.

Marcellus

07-05-2018, 02:29 PM

Outstanding work!

I've been following along since the first post, enjoying the build. Not only is it cool "dare to be different" but I am learning things along the way.

I think this is my first post here and all I have to say is what he said. ^

I read your whole truck build and loved it, this is intriguing to me as well. You can only get into so many Camaro builds. And I am a Chevy guy myself.

Paraman1

07-05-2018, 03:34 PM

I think every car I see has something to offer but in all honesty if I never see another 67-69 Camaro build in any shape or form I will be good with it. Trucks that go fast but shouldn't , rambler station wagons , Volvo P1900's , 64-65 GM A body wagons or El Caminos , anything Mopar and anything else off the beaten path is what I dig. Anyone can build the mundane but the stuff you rarely see is where I get excited.

Ketzer

07-05-2018, 04:01 PM

I dont think that there is much interest in a backyard project like mine on this forum but Ill keep the thread updated anyways.

You'd be surprised how much interest! I look forward to the updates.

Jeff-

DBasher

07-05-2018, 04:52 PM

I like camaros. :mock:

MtotheIKEo

07-05-2018, 07:31 PM

You'd be surprised how much interest! I look forward to the updates.

Jeff-

I agree. This is a very cool build and I like the details and Home built aspect of it. I love threads like Greg’s Mustang but that kind of project is $$$$, this is a cool down to earth build that is more relateable. Especially being built in a garage.

hackster

07-06-2018, 08:09 AM

Oh damn!!! I had no idea any of you guys were even paying any attention to this thread. I was not seeing much chatter so I thought it was just me writing to myself =)

Thanks for the encouragement and keeping me motivated!!!!

I don't care what others think, I'm excited every time I see that Sean has updated this thread...

I dig it so much that I don't even care that the pictures are so huge I have to scroll back and forth to view them. :bitchslap: :lmao:

Thanks man, Appreciate you chiming in and saying something. You going to be at SEMA this year?

I never knew the pics were too big. they look totally normal on my screen on my computer and my phone.

Outstanding work!

I've been following along since the first post, enjoying the build. Not only is it cool "dare to be different" but I am learning things along the way.

Thank you, I have never really been into cars that are "easy" to build. I like boxy and being a little different. Glad to hear you are picking up a few things here and there, I do a lot of that also.

I think this is my first post here and all I have to say is what he said. ^

I read your whole truck build and loved it, this is intriguing to me as well. You can only get into so many Camaro builds. And I am a Chevy guy myself.

Thanks Marcellus, Appreciate the feedback and Ill keep them coming. The truck build was super fun, gotta keep learning though right??

I think every car I see has something to offer but in all honesty if I never see another 67-69 Camaro build in any shape or form I will be good with it. Trucks that go fast but shouldn't , rambler station wagons , Volvo P1900's , 64-65 GM A body wagons or El Caminos , anything Mopar and anything else off the beaten path is what I dig. Anyone can build the mundane but the stuff you rarely see is where I get excited.

We have very similar tastes, I like the less common cars. It was between this and a Maverick and it was all about what I could find for reasonable money. Thanks for the props.

You'd be surprised how much interest! I look forward to the updates.

Jeff-

Thanks Jeff, I had no idea. Ill keep the updates coming along.

I like camaros. :mock:

Oh I know you do buddy. I also know you are following along though. Looks like its time for business on the mustang? You going to do any track days soon?

I agree. This is a very cool build and I like the details and Home built aspect of it. I love threads like Greg’s Mustang but that kind of project is $$$$, this is a cool down to earth build that is more relateable. Especially being built in a garage.

I love the over the top builds as well and those are what keep me going and trying to do better, I appreciate them but its out of my wheelhouse.

This old girl is all garage built.

Hope to have some parts today, didnt even touch it last night :underchair:

Happy Friday!!

SSLance

07-06-2018, 10:36 AM

Thanks man, Appreciate you chiming in and saying something. You going to be at SEMA this year?

I never knew the pics were too big. they look totally normal on my screen on my computer and my phone.

Just finished my plans for the SEMA trip yesterday in fact, so yeah I'll be there. We'll see you at the Lat-G party for sure?

Maybe it's just my Chrome browser but yeah huge scroll bar for me left and right for most of your pics... Not sure why... Still worth looking at though!!

F'in mine

07-07-2018, 12:46 PM

I used 2- 12" long pieces of 3" C channel and 2 large metal clamps and a quick clamp to hold it together while I got the screw clamps on. It worked good. Clamped this way and tacked, then removed, rotated 90 degrees, re clamped and tacked again.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_153528_zps4lew0smw.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_153528_zps4lew0smw.jpg.html)

Once tacked together, I put everything back together to make sure I was able to get the C clips back in and the brakes on, with the shafts.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_154749_zpsyo2359sb.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180701_154749_zpsyo2359sb.jpg.html)

Sean, kudo's to you for doing all this work on your own & fabbing things along the way!
I've got a rearend that going to get cut for big Ford bearing ends and a Trutrac. The shop utilizes this product to make sure all is aligned.
https://www.mittlerbros.com/rear-end-narrowing-kit-9.html?options=cart

Anyway, keep up your good work, look forward to the updates.
Simon

hackster

07-10-2018, 10:37 AM

Sean, kudo's to you for doing all this work on your own & fabbing things along the way!
I've got a rearend that going to get cut for big Ford bearing ends and a Trutrac. The shop utilizes this product to make sure all is aligned.
https://www.mittlerbros.com/rear-end-narrowing-kit-9.html?options=cart

Anyway, keep up your good work, look forward to the updates.
Simon

Thanks man, that setup is pretty nice, a little too much for the maybe a couple times in my life I will narrow an axle.

Appreciate the props.

This project is turning out to be bigger than anticipated. Got shocks and tabs on Friday and got to work for a little bit.

I ended up not using any of the tabs as the shock really needed to be king of low to get some reasonable travel out of them.

I am running a ride tech adjustable coilover. These are very high quality shocks and are 100% tunable. Guys like Ron Sutton can valve them however you want them to be and I want to be able to fine tune them in the future.

its a 4.1" Travel shock, ride height is set at 4.5" from rocker to ground on a 25" tall tire. I am 2.25" of uptravel at that level.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20180708_174000_470_zpsrn0br9w5.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20180708_174000_470_zpsrn0br9w5.jpg.html)

I ordered up a bad ass mosier diff cover, unfortunately it does not clear anything so looks like Ill need to just run the stamped steel diff cover, it has like .25" clearance at the tightest spot.

So built all of my brackets, got everything tacked in, pulled the entire assembly back out, and got to welding. I added gussets to the back and bottom of the shock and lower link tabs to be 100% sure that dont have any flex, pretty sure they are not going anywhere. Also this tied in the two sided of where I shortened the rear axle.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180708_172742_zpsnrkjrucx.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180708_172742_zpsnrkjrucx.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20180708_174000_471_zpswyp9evh1.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20180708_174000_471_zpswyp9evh1.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20180708_174000_469_zpsuns2undy.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20180708_174000_469_zpsuns2undy.jpg.html)

I got the stock wheel studs pressed out and the new ARP long studs pressed in, cleaned up the faces and slid them in temporarily. I am waiting for brakes to show up should be here this week. I have the new flex lines from the car to the axle made already.

Kind of running out of steam at this point :oops: Now I gotta start on the rear wheelwells to get some real tires in there, its going to be a fair bit of work.

Sean

SSLance

07-10-2018, 11:30 AM

So, I'm not sure what is different but the first picture in this post is huge and the rest are prefect in size... Is it just me?

I can't wait to see this hanging under the car...looks like a great way to make something work where it probably shouldn't have...

Paint it or blow apart and powdercoat?

rustomatic

07-10-2018, 03:27 PM

If "running out of steam" for you is building a new rear suspension, I don't know what to call my complete lack of interest in replacing the timing cover on my stupid car (which seems necessary to fire it up, given apparently incompatible cam sensor distance).

To reply to a previous response, come on down if you get the chance. I've got a 12-mile test track (curvy river road) that runs right past my yard--you just have to dodge a lot of spandex on certain days . . .

Thanks for the clarity the Holley hydramaxipad thing. I may look into that the next time my fuel pump situation becomes problematic.

Oh, and to be the jerk here (kind of my job), you are going to want some vertical adjustment in that Panhard, if you haven't already planned that in.:hairpullout:

DBasher

07-10-2018, 08:02 PM

--you just have to dodge a lot of spandex on certain days . . .

Oh, and to be the jerk here (kind of my job), you are going to want some vertical adjustment in that Pandard, if you haven't already planned that in.:hairpullout:

Careful Rustio, I’m pretty sure Sean has the required spandex...nobody wants to see that.😐

And as far as being a jerk, I mentioned the same thing about vertical adjustment with the horizontal locator. Let’s see if two jackasses can make him rework a finished part. :lol:

Flash68

07-10-2018, 08:18 PM

[QUOTE=SSLance;679940]So, I'm not sure what is different but the first picture in this post is huge and the rest are prefect in size... Is it just me?

I think so.... but you are kinda special. :)

Flash68

07-10-2018, 08:18 PM

So, I'm not sure what is different but the first picture in this post is huge and the rest are prefect in size... Is it just me?

I think so.... but then again you are kinda special. :)

hackster

07-11-2018, 07:29 AM

ScotI

07-11-2018, 09:00 AM

Well ****.......you guys are right. I was trying to take the easy way out on the panhard but its not the right way.

Ill order up some brackets and chop it off when I get back home from working out of town this week.

Thanks for being jerks and calling me out.:twak:

Sean

Please educate the rest of us "not in the know".

I always understood the Panhard bar should be level (@ ride height) & @ axle C/L or slightly below on a street car (track only might be different).
What's the problem here?

SSLance

07-11-2018, 09:25 AM

I think so.... but then again you are kinda special. :)

Ahhhh.... Thanks... :)

hackster

07-11-2018, 09:28 AM

Please educate the rest of us "not in the know".

I always understood the Panhard bar should be level (@ ride height) & @ axle C/L or slightly below on a street car (track only might be different).
What's the problem here?

The panhard bar is an excellent tuning tool. Adjusting its location in relation to both the chassis and the rear axle has a direct impact on roll center and can be used to help with grip. If you have adjustability in its mounting points you can tune that rear roll center and make huge improvements in handling.

Ron Sutton has a class that he puts on that was the first real suspension design class I took, he is much better at explaining it than I will ever be.

Flat at ride height is one equation that is taken into account and probably works ok for street cars, but overall height of the panhard bar, from the ground at ride height and being able to go up or down on both ends is huge.

Dropping the axle side of the panhard bar on my F100 made a huge difference and I should know better.

Take a read through this, its an amazing intro to handling.

http://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=42568

Sean

rustomatic

07-11-2018, 10:57 AM

De nada, dude! If I've got a booger on my nose, it is my hope that somebody will say so. It's the mark of a true friend (not the booger, but the mention thereof)!

Well ****.......you guys are right. I was trying to take the easy way out on the panhard but its not the right way.

Ill order up some brackets and chop it off when I get back home from working out of town this week.

Thanks for being jerks and calling me out.:twak:

Sean

rustomatic

07-11-2018, 11:03 AM

You're right in terms of the level setting, but when you're building a car, the weight (which will change) will be something that affects ride height, along with wheel fitment and what you deem fashionable. When ride height changes (and you have a Panhard, which is like a 250-year old design, by the way), diagonal angle in the bar will be induced, and this will jack the axle one way or another (in a fixed position). That's no bueno. If you can't adjust the angle out (via vertical adjusters and the threaded heims on the bar), there will be an unmovable funk in your car's handling.

Please educate the rest of us "not in the know".

I always understood the Panhard bar should be level (@ ride height) & @ axle C/L or slightly below on a street car (track only might be different).
What's the problem here?

67goatman455

07-17-2018, 11:27 PM

wow man, my buddy has a turbo LS wagon the same year so i sent this thread over to him.

MSTSFabbed

07-18-2018, 05:39 AM

Dude, I'd watch you build a bicycle if you posted a thread about it!

Always interesting, such quality work, and love the home-built, home-brewed DIY awesome!
Get some rest in there somewhere, I'm tired just from reading about all your work haha!

ScotI

07-18-2018, 10:18 AM

You're right in terms of the level setting, but when you're building a car, the weight (which will change) will be something that affects ride height, along with wheel fitment and what you deem fashionable. When ride height changes (and you have a Panhard, which is like a 250-year old design, by the way), diagonal angle in the bar will be induced, and this will jack the axle one way or another (in a fixed position). That's no bueno. If you can't adjust the angle out (via vertical adjusters and the threaded heims on the bar), there will be an unmovable funk in your car's handling.

I get the 'how it works' portion. I guess I interpreted the original statement incorrectly & read it as there was a serious flaw as installed. It looked functional so that's why I inquired.

I built my 64swb Chevy trucks Panhard bar frame mount as adjustable but when I did my Dually I just set it level @ ride height (full weight on the ground).

hackster

07-19-2018, 08:51 AM

wow man, my buddy has a turbo LS wagon the same year so i sent this thread over to him.

I bet I know him from the forums, I try and keep up on the old ****ty volvo's =)

Dude, I'd watch you build a bicycle if you posted a thread about it!

Always interesting, such quality work, and love the home-built, home-brewed DIY awesome!
Get some rest in there somewhere, I'm tired just from reading about all your work haha!

Thanks man, I like bikes so there is some merit to your statement. Thanks for the props, I take a lot from my offroad experience and translate it into hot rods or these kinds of cars, it seems to work well and yeah there is a lot of DIY on my builds.

I get the 'how it works' portion. I guess I interpreted the original statement incorrectly & read it as there was a serious flaw as installed. It looked functional so that's why I inquired.

I built my 64swb Chevy trucks Panhard bar frame mount as adjustable but when I did my Dually I just set it level @ ride height (full weight on the ground).

99% of cars on the road never get pushed for performance so its really not noticeable. As soon as you lower the suspension, you adjust that angle and as mentioned above induces improper geometry and less than ideal handling. I dont think the dually will ever be noticeable.

I have consulted with a few friends and discussed my application with them, some of them on this very forum. The general consensus from people who build fast track cars was to add adjustment to the panhard bar mount, and increase the travel of the rear shocks if I could.

Since there is not much if any information out there regarding this in a volvo application I figured I would share what I am doing and why and where I got my information from.

So knowing what I know, I should have ditched the stock panhard bar and mounts before I even started but I got lazy and wanted to move on. Good thing I have some good buddies that said cut that **** out and do it over with an adjustable panhard mount ya jack ass.

I cut off the stock mount and have ordered a slotted style panhard mount for the rear axle, I am hoping it will work well with what I have so far, but am not afraid at all to chop it up.

I will be building my own panhard for the rear of the car, using 1.25" DOM tubing with weld in bungs, 5/8-18 LH for the chassis side, 3/4 RH thread for the axle side. These parts are all commonly available. I am running high misalignment on the chassis side to bush the 5/8" hole down to 1/2" or near the stock size panhard hole. The axle side is just 3/4 bolted on no misalignment needed.

The new panhard will not have a bend in it, will be straight and hopefully allow me to keep the beefed up aluminum moser cover.

So now we move on to getting some more shock travel. Down travel was not going to cut it, so up we go.

After lots and lots of careful measuring and putting this off, I decided to cut into the lower rear framerail of the car and french the shock mount up in the rail. If my calculations were right, this will raise up my shock mount about 1.5".

It was an absolute horrible job on the first side, the second side I took a different approach and it was much more tollerable.

The upper shock mount ended up dead centered front to rear in the rear frame crossmember, this worked good for through bolting through the frame. The first side I did I drilled 4 small holes and connected with a small cutoff wheel, then used a die grinder and deburring bit to open the hole up for the clearance I needed. The second side I located the front edge of the opening and the rear edge of the opening and used a 1.5" hole saw, drilled two holes and used an air saw to get me close, then finished up with the die grinder. It took a fraction of the time.

In case anyone is wanting to do this on their own, the inside of the framerails when cut open measures 1.95", so whatever shock you are going to use, get or build spacers to make your upper shock mount that width, I need to turn a couple spacers still.

I used the same 1.5" hole saw to drill an access hole in the crossmember to access the nuts of the bolt for the shock, this is just big enough to fit a modified wrench up in to tighten the bolt. I do not believe that this hole has any effect on strength of the crossmember.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_155313_zps4ehh4bij.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_155313_zps4ehh4bij.jpg.html)

You can see in this photo that I had to take a little bit off of the bottom of the outside of the framerails in order to give the shock the clearance it needed to swing in all directions and have lots of clearance. I am working off of the garage floor so this is not a fun job by any stretch of the imagination.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_155313_zps4ehh4bij.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_155313_zps4ehh4bij.jpg.html)

So with the access needed, the holes all cut, I wanted to reinforce not only the outside of the frame rail, but also to reinforce the bolt going through the framerail.

So I came up with these guys, I believe it will stiffen up any of the strength I removed and spread the load out on the framerails just fine.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_155540_zpsg9ygqbyt.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_155540_zpsg9ygqbyt.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_155746_zpsxvvtemg7.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_155746_zpsxvvtemg7.jpg.html)

The frame has a slight contour to it so these plates need a little bend in them.

These are just .120 mild steel plates.

Here you can see the clearances I will have, this is more swing than the shock will ever have.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_160654_zpspdf0sm1g.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_160654_zpspdf0sm1g.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_160658_zps2poegfn0.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_160658_zps2poegfn0.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_160702_zps3iou9465.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180715_160702_zps3iou9465.jpg.html)

I am going to return the 4.1" travel rear shocks and substitute a 6.1" shock in its place, I will be sticking with the Ride Tech shocks. If you took the time to read through the Ron Sutton write up , it is one of the very few quality shocks built in the US and is totally tunable.

Is this perfect, I am sure its not, is it something I believe I can work around and make fast around a track, I think so.

For those of you that are still reading and want to know what kind of measurements this is. This is built at a ride height of 4.5" to the bottom of the pinch weld on a 25" tall tire, 3" of uptravel and 3" of down travel (Assuming that I dont have to limit the uptravel once its all in the car. Keep in mind with the chocks are behind the axle so actual centerline travel of the rear suspension will be slightly shorter than that.

Brakes for the rearend showed up, backing plate bracket is wrong, so those need to go back but they look awesome.

Hope that parts show up this week to get this all buttoned up, I am so sick of crawling around under the back of this car.

Sean

ScotI

07-19-2018, 10:09 AM

99% of cars on the road never get pushed for performance so its really not noticeable. As soon as you lower the suspension, you adjust that angle and as mentioned above induces improper geometry and less than ideal handling.....

I have consulted with a few friends and discussed my application with them, some of them on this very forum. The general consensus from people who build fast track cars was to add adjustment to the panhard bar mount, and increase the travel of the rear shocks if I could.

Since there is not much if any information out there regarding this in a volvo application I figured I would share what I am doing and why and where I got my information from.

Gotcha. I assumed you had the rear end @ your intended ride height. In my initial glance @ the pic, the PHB looked pretty level. I figured you weren't done @ the frame mount but took the "it's gotta go" reply & wondered what I wasn't seeing that made it so bad. I misinterpreted that response.

ScotI

07-19-2018, 10:13 AM

I dont think the dually will ever be noticeable.
You're correct. My dually rides/drives much better vs. the original rear leaf spring configuration even w/o an adjustable PHB (I did build the mounts to yield a level bar @ ride height & the bar is slightly lower than axle C/L). It actually handles like a 1/2 ton. It would be much better w/less weight as well as better tire selection but I kept things as 'load rated' legit as possible.....

DBasher

07-19-2018, 09:57 PM

Frame brace and shock mount look good, great idea! Looks like it’ll still work when you bring that inner wheel well in even with the frame. :sieg:

Really looking forward to see the amount of tire you’re going for and how you’re going to accomplish the fitment.

Did you do anything with the steering?

Keep it up man, take a break when you need to and thrash when you feel the need. This is all for supposed to be fun!

:flag2::thumbsup:

Flash68

08-02-2018, 11:32 AM

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-CHR6wBb/0/822430f6/M/i-CHR6wBb-M.jpg (https://davidgordon.smugmug.com/Misc/n-Pp9jSk/i-CHR6wBb/A)

DBasher

08-02-2018, 07:24 PM

Kids car....I blame Sean.

rustomatic

08-03-2018, 08:54 AM

You can fit so much stuff from Ikea in there!

Kids car....I blame Sean.

Beechy

08-03-2018, 07:26 PM

:y0!: ....and LEGO blocks....(OK, not Swedish, but for the punchline close enuf)

Those RideTech shox look great!

jarhead

08-03-2018, 07:43 PM

Bought my wife one of these for her birthday a couple of years ago.

It really needs your Help Sean. The engine is only 2 liters, I drink more liquid in a day than that...

LS the Netherlands (world)? lol...

hackster

08-20-2018, 12:19 PM

Been neglecting this forum a bit so Ill update it now this was 3 weeks ago now, they have not done a thing since then, we are living off of lawn furniture in our living room as all of our stuff is packed up and in the garage.

So I have always lived in pretty normal homes, all the homes we have owned have been from the 40's and 50's, things were simple and small. First home was 1080 and the second home was 1400 sq. feet. Both nice homes but nothing fancy by a long shot.

We bought this brand new craftsman style home out in the country and of course have the first flood of our lives.

We had a toilet flapper stick open and filled the septic tank closed the check valve and flooded our first floor in just 6 hours.

We have damage in 6 separate areas of the home. All of out hardwoods had to be removed and the home is drying out along with the garage and the crawl space.

We were forced to move out of our home for a little over a week. Between work and this mess I spent 4 of 22 nights in this home.

Its pretty likely that we will need to stay out during the construction of the home too. The flooring is on order from the manufacturer until middle of October/ beginning of November so we are forced to live like this until then apparently.

What it used to look like.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/Rental%20House%20Photos/IMG_20180731_165003_970_zpsowbqafey.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/Rental%20House%20Photos/IMG_20180731_165003_970_zpsowbqafey.jpg.html)

Current

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/Rental%20House%20Photos/20180731_123114_zpskmzndmxn.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/Rental%20House%20Photos/20180731_123114_zpskmzndmxn.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/Rental%20House%20Photos/20180731_123059_zpspr9e1ny0.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/Rental%20House%20Photos/20180731_123059_zpspr9e1ny0.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/Rental%20House%20Photos/20180731_095751_zpstcjgwjz8.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/Rental%20House%20Photos/20180731_095751_zpstcjgwjz8.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/Rental%20House%20Photos/20180730_160842_zpsgyfcwsrw.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/Rental%20House%20Photos/20180730_160842_zpsgyfcwsrw.jpg.html)

I had no idea just how bad this would be when I woke up and found my shower pan full of water at 5 am.

I cannot believe that there is no interlock between the septic pump alarm and the well pump. I guarantee there will be moving forward.

Progress on everything has stopped. I need to get the car to be able to sit on its own weight and roll and I need some roller 5x4.5 wheels and tires.

Sorry for the lack of progress, this one is going to have to take a back seat until we get our living situation figured out.

hackster

08-20-2018, 12:23 PM

Have had zero time or motivation to even go into the shop in weeks with the flood.

Managed to get out there for a few hours yesterday, my motivation is that the car may need to be moved in the coming months and it needs to roll, steer and stop.

Back out of the car again, final welding on the panhard bar bracket, clean and paint.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180812_104646_zpsyzhrh1rb.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180812_104646_zpsyzhrh1rb.jpg.html)

Cleaned and painted, ready to go back in.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180812_175909_zpsjlotiz7k.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180812_175909_zpsjlotiz7k.jpg.html)

Pulled all the links apart and got them all welded up and shot with some VHT wrinkle black, didnt turn out that well but will be fine for suspension parts that are going to get driven on.

Ran into a small hiccup on the panhard bar, it just barely touches the diff cover so going to try and put a small like 5 degree bend in it and get it to clear. This is with the heavy duty diff cover, clears the stocker just fine.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180812_175642_zps4a8pqtr7.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180812_175642_zps4a8pqtr7.jpg.html)

Taped up and undercoated above the rearend so its buttoned up when things go back together. Had custom lines made up for the rear of the car a few weeks ago. One of the best things about living here in Eugene is Pacific Rubber, they build their own DOT approved braided stainless brake lines on site. Best **** I have ever run across in all of my hose vendors anywhere.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180812_181334_zpspx4o5rhp.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180812_181334_zpspx4o5rhp.jpg.html)

Cleaned up all the hardware and have the rearend back under the car. Gotta make some adjustments on the panhard then should be able to button up most of the stuff under the backend of the car. Can get the fuel tank installed, run lines, install pump, install shocks and other misc stuff.

Maybe a roller in a week or so if I can find some more motivation.

hackster

08-20-2018, 12:24 PM

Managed to get the Panhard bar bent at a local shop that had a 1.5" die, we made it work since the degree on the bend is so small.

Stripped off the ****ty previous paint job and did it my normal way, Paint 3 heavy coats and put it in a storage tote with a hairdryer pointed in it. Perfect finish!!

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180813_192217_zpscmbwibun.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180813_192217_zpscmbwibun.jpg.html)

Fits perfect. Have about 3/8" clearance all around the diff cover and about the same at the front of the tire.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180813_202611_zpsvkx4sjev.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180813_202611_zpsvkx4sjev.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180813_202527_zpsbwuxbbwr.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180813_202527_zpsbwuxbbwr.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180813_202512_zpsiqwoonus.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180813_202512_zpsiqwoonus.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180813_193624_zpsrrdxin3l.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180813_193624_zpsrrdxin3l.jpg.html)

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Pretty happy with how this all turned out, its been a lot of work but should have good results. I am waiting for Brakes to show up, can run lines and finally get the fuel system mounted and finished up.

Now I can decide if I am going to puss out and just run 275's or if I am going to man up and run the 315's and flares.

hackster

08-20-2018, 12:25 PM

Had a little bit of time to work on the car last night and a little again tonight. Got the upper shock spacers machined thanks to an awesome neighbor. Got all the washers on the hardware for the rearend and tightened everything all up.

Got the fuel tank all buttoned up and installed the weatherpack connector on the fuel pump wiring. And finally got the fuel tank installed, clips on the brake lines, built the last fuel line and tightened all the connections.

For the first time in months, feel like I am making some actual progress.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20180815_212458_980_zpsxnsrgcrh.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20180815_212458_980_zpsxnsrgcrh.jpg.html)

Got the helper springs installed also.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180817_203212_zpsmaaxfqpq.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180817_203212_zpsmaaxfqpq.jpg.html)

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http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180817_203558_zpscwhud5t6.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180817_203558_zpscwhud5t6.jpg.html)

Fuel system is done with the exception of the vent line, have the parts, just need to install.

Going to keep trucking on the wiring this weekend and see if I can knock some **** out.

Anyone have any great hookups on 3 piece wheels? Likely going to do some step lip Work VSXX wheels. CCW's are a 10 week lead time =(

Sean

hackster

08-20-2018, 12:26 PM

So I had to drop the tank to get the vent line hooked up, but it was pretty painless getting it out the second or third time......

Built the last remaining fuel line and have it done and tight.

So with that done I turned to doing the odds and ends, but first, I gave the garage a little clean up.

Started by sorting through the wiring on the drivers side, figuring out what was what, what needed to go to the passenger side since I am doing about 50% or a wire tuck.

I ended up pulling the wiring for the windshield washer squirters and level sensor back into the cab, I dont expect to be using them but wanted to keep in case they are ever needed so they are labeled and tied up under the dash.

Headlights, turn signals, side marker lights, and both of the electric fan wires run up the passenger inner fender well, everything got grommets and the same braided wire sleeving and p clipped to the inside of the fender bolts. It was a total pain the ass.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180818_193109_zpspji31ims.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180818_193109_zpspji31ims.jpg.html)

I had to come up with a solution for the messed up wiring for the lights and the ****ty factory volvo connectors. So I eliminated the connector, replaced all of the wiring and installed weatherpack connectors.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_075418_zps0pq5hlra.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_075418_zps0pq5hlra.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_075413_zpslbzbr223.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_075413_zpslbzbr223.jpg.html)

I also ditched the factory horns in favor of a donor horn from the van, it sounds awesome, its the rest of the wiring here, the horn got a tidy little bracket and mounts right behind the grille, factory plug on it too.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_121029_zps1jvb1sbd.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_121029_zps1jvb1sbd.jpg.html)

With the passenger side wrapped up for the most part, it was onto the drivers side, I got everything run out the factory rubber and laid it all out figuring out where my take outs needed to be and tidied it up as much as I possibly could. This is a time consuming process for me as I want it to be just right. All of the factory connectors came apart so glue style heat shrink could be installed. I think the finish product comes out well.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_101830_zpsvgkewe9m.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_101830_zpsvgkewe9m.jpg.html)

Here is what I ended up with on the drivers side, I believe I have one last wire to run, hot from battery to the distribution panel. Bracket was powdercoated, plastic got SEM Trim black out of a hot can to keep the spray pattern super fine and gives it a slight texture.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20180819_122037_306_zpsgewybcl4.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20180819_122037_306_zpsgewybcl4.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_121018_zpslnayx1jm.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_121018_zpslnayx1jm.jpg.html)

This is just about 100% wired and plumbed at this point. The only thing remaining is the power lead to the distibution panel and some braided sleeving on the starter signal wire.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_121052_zpsvppt5ooz.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180819_121052_zpsvppt5ooz.jpg.html)

I have a few loose ends to tie up on the interior, might need some pointers on a few connectors I dont recall where they go.

I need to run one wire back to the trunk for the fuel pump but I think that is about it for big wiring.

If I had wheels this bitch could hit the road in a few weeks.

Sean

68EFIvert

08-20-2018, 01:16 PM

That is really looking good!

TomM

08-20-2018, 01:21 PM

Damn clean work....you can spot attention to detail right away.... :thumbsup:

T,

jarhead

08-20-2018, 02:14 PM

sorry to hear about the water damage.

Love the details on the car.

DBasher

08-20-2018, 05:23 PM

Flash68

08-20-2018, 05:58 PM

Awesome work. Bummer on the house man... no one needs that!

I assume there was a good reason you stuffed the battery on the driver side by the intake vs that empty spot in the other corner?

SSLance

08-20-2018, 06:25 PM

Have you seen what small tire cars have been doing on course lately? Bret with the 48 Hour Camaro and Donny and Angela with Lefty Lucy (or the pizza car) have been kicking arse and taking names on 275s and 265s respectively lately. Plus this lets you run RE71s which I and many other prefer.

Sorry about the flood damage, been there done that with a faulty valve on a under counter ice maker. Not too that extent though...we were able to save the hardwood floors, just needed a refinish.

DBasher

08-20-2018, 07:14 PM

rustomatic

08-21-2018, 03:30 PM

Sean, condolences on that house disaster. That really stinks. I had a septic burp many years ago, but it only reached the shower/tub level, fortunately. The smell remains etched upon my mind, however . . .

It's amazing what you can get done when you haven't the ability to focus. In a jacked up, terrible week, you get more done than I do in a week where I only work ten hours (from my couch, no less). You are the man!

You want the 315s. Your roided-up Volvo will destroy the 275s in no time. I've been on the track a couple of times with my square 315 setup now, and I am living proof that you can really drive like a complete loser without screwing up (unless your brake bias is completely jacked--don't ask me how I know). That said, regardless of how uber-custom your setup is, 315s seem to take a whole lot of work to clear (in all forms of bump and steer and steer-bump) in nearly anything . . . They are however worth it.

DBasher

08-22-2018, 08:31 AM

You want the 315s....you can really drive like a complete loser without screwing up

New life goal.
:thumbsup:

hackster

09-05-2018, 09:26 AM

Your picture taking skills are on point and I appreciate that.

It seems you may need some motivation, perhaps some words of encouragement and because I’m your friend and always willing to lend support...

DONT BE A PU$$Y! 275’s are for Fox bodies, stick to the plan and get some tire under that turd!

:flag2::thumbsup:

Thanks for the shove Dan, not sure if it worked yet, 275 look cool on it.

Awesome work. Bummer on the house man... no one needs that!

I assume there was a good reason you stuffed the battery on the driver side by the intake vs that empty spot in the other corner?

Thanks. The original plan was for the intercooler tank to go on the passenger side, but it needed to be higher up to work better, if I end up with a bigger tank it will go there. Stock battery location was on drivers side and the air intake kind of needed to go over there too.

Have you seen what small tire cars have been doing on course lately? Bret with the 48 Hour Camaro and Donny and Angela with Lefty Lucy (or the pizza car) have been kicking arse and taking names on 275s and 265s respectively lately. Plus this lets you run RE71s which I and many other prefer.

Sorry about the flood damage, been there done that with a faulty valve on a under counter ice maker. Not too that extent though...we were able to save the hardwood floors, just needed a refinish.

That is the tire I would run. Honestly, I liked my Dunlop Direzza Star Spec II a lot better than the Falken. Dunlops were a 275 and the Falkens a 295.

Sean, condolences on that house disaster. That really stinks. I had a septic burp many years ago, but it only reached the shower/tub level, fortunately. The smell remains etched upon my mind, however . . .

It's amazing what you can get done when you haven't the ability to focus. In a jacked up, terrible week, you get more done than I do in a week where I only work ten hours (from my couch, no less). You are the man!

You want the 315s. Your roided-up Volvo will destroy the 275s in no time. I've been on the track a couple of times with my square 315 setup now, and I am living proof that you can really drive like a complete loser without screwing up (unless your brake bias is completely jacked--don't ask me how I know). That said, regardless of how uber-custom your setup is, 315s seem to take a whole lot of work to clear (in all forms of bump and steer and steer-bump) in nearly anything . . . They are however worth it.

The house situation really sucks. Allstate has been awesome and authorized the repairs within a day or two of the flood. However, one month and 5 days later, zero work has been done to repair the house. Frustrating to say the least.

I am motivated, thanks for noticing but it also wears me out, I go, go, go all the time, like 18 or so hours a day I am on the go.

I know the 315's will eventually find their way onto the car, for right now I need to get it rolling, running and tuned, then I can figure out the final wheel and tire combo and adjust sheetmetal to fit.

I am not the best at updating this thread but Basher keeps giving me ****....:bigun2:

I didnt realize how many loose ends needed to be buttoned up in the car. I spent most of the day working out details, completing wiring and plumbing and getting the heater vents installed.

I had a Van, so I had to modify the stock van pedal to work better for my application. I have also learned that accelerator pedal position is key, so I wanted it adjustable for position right to left as well as tilt and in and out. So I chopped off the factory arm and came up with this for my solution.

Multi Position pedal that I can shim up or down and some grippy stuff to keep my foot where it needs to be.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180825_105444_zpsxmkw3dea.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180825_105444_zpsxmkw3dea.jpg.html)

Then I built this arm that attaches through the factory pedal arm, this is all tig welded aluminum and super solid. This is painted with my normal method, three heavy coats of Wrinkle Black and baked at over 100 degrees for an hour. I do this with a cardboard box and a hair dryer....laugh but it works amazingly well.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180825_113055_zpso8wto6fk.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180825_113055_zpso8wto6fk.jpg.html)

Finished product

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180825_113454_zpsjdkedy69.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180825_113454_zpsjdkedy69.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180825_113507_zpsuspj5zlm.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180825_113507_zpsuspj5zlm.jpg.html)

So with that done I kept going on the dash, got a lot done, everything is wired that I have so far. I removed all of the carpet and shampoo'd them with a pressure washer and simple green, its all I have for now for carpet unless someone has a good suggestion for new carpet I am going to make this work.

Cleaned under the floors, installed the shifter and boot and am in the process of running the final wire to the trunk for the fuel pump.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180826_210903_zpsgbdrjzqa.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180826_210903_zpsgbdrjzqa.jpg.html)

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Everything gets loomed, even inside the car.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180826_173529_zpsjtv2qaua.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180826_173529_zpsjtv2qaua.jpg.html)

I am getting close to being able to fire this thing up.....

hackster

09-05-2018, 09:29 AM

I was surprised how well the carpet and rear seat bottom cleaned up with some purple power and a pressure washer. Gotta figure out either a big heel plate for the drivers area or a new front carpet piece.

Managed to track down the van only accelerator pedal plug that I needed and got it wired into the harness. Note to peeps, Vans have a different plug on them =)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180827_173005_zpsalkaaf7e.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180827_173005_zpsalkaaf7e.jpg.html)

There is not many newer vans in wrecking yards around here. My search took me to the most sketchy wrecking yard I have ever been too. Super nice guys but sketchy. They had some super cool cars in there, stuff you dont see in wrecking yards that are on the beaten path.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180827_160757_zpsahppevmv.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180827_160757_zpsahppevmv.jpg.html)

Got the emergency brake cables figured out, I am using the Lokar cables for an 8.8 they will adapt easily with the adjusters and everything. Got them in, ran the fuel pump wire up and around the rear seat area.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180827_204947_zpsi2d9edyq.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180827_204947_zpsi2d9edyq.jpg.html)

Threw this stuff back in to see how it would look, it looks so much better just being clean. Cannot wait to get the rest of the interior in. Gotta find some brown parts and pieces though.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180827_210118_zpshots4fkg.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180827_210118_zpshots4fkg.jpg.html)

Still waiting for rear brakes to show up, driveline is done, just need to pick it up in Portland. Have one wire to terminate and I can check to make sure it turns over and stuff, pull program from ECU so that we can work on programming.

Sean

hackster

09-05-2018, 09:29 AM

Got an adapter that I thought would work for the fronts to be able to roll it on my old F100 wheels and tires....nope.

I need a shorter spring combo. Trying to fit this much wheel and tire is going to require every bit of space I can get. Right now the spring and adjuster are below the top of the tire so the tire hits that. I cannot go any lower on the suspension settings or I get into the tire even more. It looks like I need at least an inch shorter spring.

But the wheels and tires actually look pretty good on there. This is a 275 on a 10" wheel. I could easily roll, pull and stretch the fender to clear this wheel and tire.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180828_204333_zpsibhwhxjx.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180828_204333_zpsibhwhxjx.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180828_204342_zpszvoo35xj.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180828_204342_zpszvoo35xj.jpg.html)

Its got that meaty look to it, I dig it.

Sean

hackster

09-05-2018, 09:30 AM

Zero time to work on the car the past few weeks and will be very little progress in the coming weeks. I did manage to pickup my newly rebuilt driveline from my buddy Brian in Portland, hands down the best drivelines anywhere. Had him use the heavy duty STS carrier bearing in it.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180903_181926_zpscul0ub6o.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180903_181926_zpscul0ub6o.jpg.html)

Powdercoated carrier crossmember and new hardware (Need fender washers still) all new hardware for the rear flange as well. Applied new undercoating to the rest of the underbody at this point as well. Its not perfect, but its hard to spray when the car isnt on a lift.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180903_185026_zpskm3nxka2.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180903_185026_zpskm3nxka2.jpg.html)

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Rear brakes showed up at the parts place Friday so I am going to try and get those installed this evening if possible, I could even potentially get the Emergency Brake cables cut to length and hooked up.

hackster

09-05-2018, 09:31 AM

After getting the wrong brakes the first time, then getting the run around from Wilwood about them being out of stock.....they showed up 2 days later. Been working on getting the right rear brakes for 2 months. But they are the right brakes!!

140-9219 is the Wilwood part number to put their non drilled 12.88 Spec 37 rear brakes on an 8.8 from a 31 spline ford explorer. Note that this axle has the new style Ford big bearings (Its not even remotely similar to a mustang rearend).

Instructions are terrible but they go on good enough.

Integral Emergency Brake fitted up with Lokar Emergency Brake cable.

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12.88 slotted 2 piece Spec 37 Caliper and 4 piston Forgen Narrow superlite caliper.

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Rearend is just about buttoned up at this point. I have to finish up the pass side brakes and safety wire all of the 2 piece rotors but the diff is reassembled, c clips back in, diff cover sealed up and final installed.

I am digging this pic.

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I have wheel spacers for the front that will get it to a roller with the wrong wheels. Still need to trim inner drivers side rear wheel well to get the rear tires on, it will have to wait till sometime next week.

Sean

Goosesdad

09-05-2018, 10:08 AM

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

SSLance

09-05-2018, 11:10 AM

I can't wait to see this same shot with the rear tires on it!!!

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180828_204333_zpsibhwhxjx.jpg

gofastwclass

09-05-2018, 12:55 PM

The work on the van pedal is brilliant! I like how that turned out. :D

Good to know on the van pedal harness too. I've been messing with these engines for quite a while and didn't know that.

DBasher

09-05-2018, 04:57 PM

I can't wait to see this same shot with the rear tires on it!!!

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20180828_204333_zpsibhwhxjx.jpg

Not the same shot but you get the feel of it, looks ok I guess.:action-smiley-027:

hackster

09-06-2018, 10:40 AM

The work on the van pedal is brilliant! I like how that turned out. :D

Good to know on the van pedal harness too. I've been messing with these engines for quite a while and didn't know that.

I had no idea either, turns out the van pedal worked really well, better than the truck pedal would have once I modified it. Thanks for the props

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Thanks man, its nothing like your build......but its guys like you that keep me motivated. Your car is amazing.

I can't wait to see this same shot with the rear tires on it!!!

Done

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It is just mocked up because some idiot put the wrong wheel studs in front and back, 12x1.5 front and 1/2-20 rear.....

I had a question about the rear brakes and called the wilwood guy to discuss, he said that they have no application for my rear axle.......even though its the fourth call to him and the 3rd kit and I have everything bolted on.....

My question was that this is a c clip axle and the kit came with bearing retainers that I dont need to use. Can I just omit them from the kit?

Then he asked the application. I told him 83 volvo =) with an LS and an 8.8 from a 1997 ford explorer. The phone started to smoke he was so confused.

Happy Thursday all!!

Sean

gofastwclass

09-06-2018, 04:54 PM

The phone started to smoke he was so confused.

Happy Thursday all!!

Sean

I have gotten that response so much I thought it was normal when building a custom vehicle. Hahaha!

SSLance

09-06-2018, 06:35 PM

Done

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It is just mocked up because some idiot put the wrong wheel studs in front and back, 12x1.5 front and 1/2-20 rear.....

YES!!! Thanks....

And for what it's worth, I've had Metric studs up front and SAE studs out back for probably 8 years now, you get used to it after a while... :poke:

hackster

12-03-2018, 09:12 AM

Well, I got the car buttoned up enough to make it roll and moved it to our old place. I have since remodeled the entire house, moved, sold the eugene home and have kind of settled back into something of a normal life again.

Been seriously lacking motivation but gotta get this POS done before spring so here we go again!!

When I got it buttoned up to move, it was just to get it to roll so there is a lot of stuff left to do that nobody would ever see. I started at the back of it and am working my way forward.

I needed to create an access panel in the trunk to get to the new fuel pump location, I started with the stock location and worked my way over to the new pump location, hole saw and some tin snips and we have a nice clean opening, some riv nuts in the body and a nice aluminum plate to cover it all up and make it a little more safe. I also tightened all the fuel connections and buttoned up the wiring and weatherpack connectors for the fuel pump.

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With that buttoned up I got to doing all the safety wire on the rotors, believe it or not this is a very nice task and once I got it down I enjoyed doing it.

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I had not gotten around to rear brake lines, so that was next, I had some brake lines made locally as the first ones I got were too long at the caliper and ran into the spring. Drilled and tapped the axle housing for some tabs and got those on, hard lines bent up and tightened and the flex lines on. Torqued the calipers, loaded up the pads and the aside from fluids the rearend is done!!

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One other item to note, my terminals I had originally ordered and installed were just too bulky and got too close to the battery mount, I was worried about wear over time or something moving around and shorting so I picked up another set that are smaller but use lugs to connect instead of allen head screws in the terminal. This meant undoing everything and crimping the new ends on the wire in the car. My Hydraulic crimper worked great for the smaller stuff but had to borrow my neighbors big crimper for the 1/0 guage, its total overkill but never have to worry about it not having big enough wire.......I got it all for free too. I like how this has turned out.

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So guages should show up today, Racepak IQ3 Street Dash, I have a new battery on order, going to try and start getting fluids in this week, heat up the electrical so we can pull the factory tun out of it and start working on a new tune.

andrewb70

12-04-2018, 09:49 AM

Fantastic build Sean, as all of your previous ones!

Andrew

SSLance

12-04-2018, 09:56 AM

Looking good Sean...glad to see you back at it. Really enjoyed chatting at Lat G party...wish we lived a lot closer to one another so we could do that more often.

hackster

12-05-2018, 08:25 AM

Fantastic build Sean, as all of your previous ones!

Andrew

Thanks Andrew, I am just a hobyist in my little garage, nothing compared to most of the guys on this forum.

Looking good Sean...glad to see you back at it. Really enjoyed chatting at Lat G party...wish we lived a lot closer to one another so we could do that more often.

I couldnt agree more Lance. I would love to come down and check out the car scene around you and hang out with you one of these weekends, maybe this spring I could take a little trip down there?

Dropped some parts off at STS to get the hook up on some on off bits and pieces.

Got home and my parts I ordered from Summit on Monday had shown up, thats some amazing customer service right there, free 1 day shipping.

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The battery in the previous pics was a dead one from a long time ago just used for mockup. So I got this battery swapped in and actually bolted down for the first time, new battery terminals are way better.

Picked up some new to me 5 panel taillights that are in much better shape. A little clean up on the buckets and some detailing on the lights and its mucho better!!

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I have a few things to button up the next few days, going to try and put power to it before the weekend and read the ECU.

About to order up all the stuff for the exhaust too. Man I have a lot of **** left to do.

Sean

rustomatic

12-05-2018, 12:45 PM

Flash68

12-05-2018, 01:16 PM

You have had a lot going on! Glad to see you back on this. Thing is so bitchin.

hackster

12-10-2018, 09:14 AM

Great to see you back on track with this thing, Sean. It's just great to see an actual build thread going on here . . .

Ditto on the Summit shipping deal. Between no sales tax in Nevada and my proximity to Reno (next day free), I can say that Summit is my favorite store in the world. I feel a need to visit them in person once or twice a year, just to show I care.

As for the tune, given your engine setup, I can strongly recommend, as an extreme amateur with HPTuners, a stock 2010-11 Corvette Zr1 tune (for a baseline, not forever). It got me running and driving instantly (not necessarily safely--the timing advance levels are crazy in the stock zr1 tune) after a (LS9) cam, injectors (Deka 80s), and turbo on my 5.3. Converting to speed density was pretty easy, but finding accurate injector data was a chore (but done). Success here may of course depend on your cam and injector choices . . .

Here's to happy predictability!:gitrdun:

I ordered in 2 fitting from my local speed shop last Wednesday for delivery Thursday, friday morning at the latest, stopped by friday night they have no idea what happened to them. They reordered on Friday, would be in Friday night no questions, stopped by Saturday morning.....we have no idea where they are or what happened. If I had ordered from Summit it would have been at my door on Thursday or Friday at the latest currently still waiting on them =) I try my best to order stuff locally but its getting harder and harder.

I am learning a lot about tuning but my buddy Ron is going to be the tuner on this one, he has tuned hundreds of cars and has a great skill set for this stuff as he really cares about things like hot start and driveability. Once we pulled the stock tune out, we compared the Cadillac tune with the truck tune and made changes between the two to end up with what was eventually loaded. Great pointers though man thanks for keeping an eye on the build and always giving some great input.

This is a total budget build for this site but I like you guys so I keep it going, I know it doesnt really fit the mold.

You have had a lot going on! Glad to see you back on this. Thing is so bitchin.

Its been insane dude, Thanks for the props I hope to get the chance to come down and run with you guys at least a few times this summer.

Didnt have much time to work on this turd over the weekend but did manager a few pretty nice steps of progress.

Hooked up power for the first time and no smoke so that was good.

Added Oil to the engine and it didnt all leak out of it.

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We were able to turn the key on and check for things like fuel pump operation.....verified with a light not running the pump yet.

So we hooked up the computer and pulled the stock tune from it and Ron got to work building a tune and had the first one back to me on Sunday morning, I bought some credits for the first time, loaded a tune and checked a few things, throttle pedal operates, and gave her the gusto, she even cranked over!!!!!

I have a few things left to button up on the evap system from Mighty Mouse and still need to add fuel and check for leaks but should be able to test fire it on Wednesday night or Thursday of this week I am out of town all week until then.

I managed to pick up some seats from Rvolvo Asher that were damn close to what I was looking for yesterday after I chopped off some volvo axle brackets for him. Seats are a great fit in the car. It took a little work to fab up some brackets but they are pretty low profile and look great. Need some cleanup and powdercoat now.

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I dropped them off at the upholstery shop yesterday and they are getting redone in dark brown leather with black double french stitch on the outers, black stitching on the center pleats and a small black embroidered RECARO logo where the plastic logo resides now. Adan has done all of my other seats and does a killer job.

I hope to keep progress on adding fluids and starting to nut and bolt things. Waiting on steering arms from Ben @ Kaplhenke Racing now to button up the front end.

hackster

12-11-2018, 10:24 AM

New Carpet is ordered, floor mats and 3 yards of extra in case the rear seat gets deleted.

New window scrapers inner and outer are ordered from Dave Barton.

Fittings should be waiting for me when I get home tonight to finish the evap/mighty mouse catch can setup.

I drive a lot for work, been going back and forth to Bend, Eugene and Portland at least once a week for the past month and a half and we finally got some snow, so on my route yesterday I was messing around up in the snow to come across this BMW sideways stuck off the road and it was stuck......Toyota to the Rescue. Someone would have run across her soon enough but it was a fun little adventure. All I had was my tube bender handle to dig and a cheap ass harbor freight ratchet strap but I got her out and down a few miles to safety.

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And an honorable to mention to TOYOTA. I bought this thing a year ago its a base model, 4 cylinder with a 5 speed that I tossed the TRD suspension, flares and wheels and tires on (All takeoffs with less than 100 miles for $800.00) Although its gutless on hills its been without a doubt the most solid built and reliable car I have ever owned. Believe it or not, the electonic limited slip works suprisingly well. 1 year and 25,000 miles.

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I had chatted with a couple friends who happen to have a full CNC machine shop at their house about a crazy idea a few weeks ago. When Scott said he was up for it I was super stoked but I had no idea that it would turn out this good. Amazing work to say the least and its far too nice of a piece to go into my ****ty old 242. Thanks again Scott!!

It took a couple tries to make it perfect but its amazing in my opinion.

It will be getting blasted and anodized black to blend in perfectly into the dash. SO STOKED!!

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gofastwclass

12-11-2018, 08:29 PM

Nice bezel! It's good to have friends in low places.

I love this build and all your others, they are just my style. :D

CMillwheels

12-11-2018, 08:53 PM

Wow, that bezel is awesome. The car’s humming along again in usual Hackster fashion!

96z28ss

12-12-2018, 02:27 PM

looking good.
Bring it by the shop when its running.

DBasher

12-13-2018, 01:08 AM

That there is one fancy dash! You know, all you had to do was ask and I could have whipped up something similar...of course it’d be cardboard and spray foam but once it was painted you’d never know. Lol

When do the big tires go on?

SSLance

12-13-2018, 07:09 AM

When do the big tires go on?

We discussed this in Vegas, nevah... :D

DBasher

12-13-2018, 10:58 AM

We discussed this in Vegas, nevah... :D

Well at least it’ll be fast down the straightaway. :thumbsup:

SSLance

12-13-2018, 11:21 AM

Well at least it’ll be fast down the straightaway. :thumbsup:

Fat front heavy MuscleCar on 275s...being fast in sweepers and slaloms.

HFp8eajyVdk

Small tire cars rule!!

hackster

12-14-2018, 11:30 AM

Nice bezel! It's good to have friends in low places.

I love this build and all your others, they are just my style. :D

Thanks and yeah totally helps having some brilliantly talented friends!!

Wow, that bezel is awesome. The car’s humming along again in usual Hackster fashion!

Thanks man, gotta get it done so I can help you get that Camaro done before Power Tour.

That there is one fancy dash! You know, all you had to do was ask and I could have whipped up something similar...of course it’d be cardboard and spray foam but once it was painted you’d never know. Lol

When do the big tires go on?

I think I am going to try it out on the 275's. Wheels will be 3 piece, if I decide I want to flare it I will just be outer hoops, tires and flares away from 315's. I am pretty sure its going to be faster than the truck was so I will have a lot to learn about this thing once its on the track.

We discussed this in Vegas, nevah... :D

Haha!!! That was a good chat too.

Well at least it’ll be fast down the straightaway. :thumbsup:

**** Talker.....:poke:

Been dicking around with it a little bit this week, has enough fluids in it to turn the key over but get no start, no fuel or ignition so we think we have something either with VATS or PASSKEY still enabled. Got a new tune I will load tonight and see if that works to get us fire.

Fuel system got all filled and bled out at the rails so should fire up pretty quick once we get it worked out. Even filled and bled the power steering system.

No Idea how he did it but the Upholstery guy got these done in 4 days. They are not perfect but they are damn good!!! THese are real leather hides with custom stitching on the back piece. Seams are all black thread and a double french stitch added to the outer seams. Very classy looking seats in my opinion.

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I am going to do all the insert and foam work on the door panels and have him do the stitching and glue up on them. The plan is to match the pleat pattern on the seats on the 2 door cards the rear sail panel pieces then come up with something for the rear seat area. I am thinking something mid 80's porsche interior is what is in my pea brain. Roll Bar will be painted satin same color as the seats.

Carpet has been shipped. Gotta figure out some seat belts now and get some tubing ordered for the roll bar.

Moving along, test drive could be in a few weeks if all goes well.

Sean

Flash68

12-14-2018, 04:40 PM

Those seats came out great.

Well at least it’ll be fast down the straightaway. :thumbsup:

**** Talker.....:poke:

Everyone needs a talent - we know what Basher's is. :lol:

DBasher

12-14-2018, 07:09 PM

The seats do look good and the turn around time is impressive! On the rear seat delete vs keeping it, is your guy good enough (or you for that matter) to trim the sides so you can land the bars on the wheel wells? Or are you looking to go into the trunk?

As far as the sh!t talking, you know I’m diggin the car (except the color and little tires :D) as well as your skill level and the fact you’re sharing it all. :thumbsup:

I’ll see you at turn 2
:flag2::peepwall:

hackster

12-16-2018, 05:35 PM

Well, after work on it last week and having a no start issue I concluded that we had no spark, no injectors. Some reading up and poking around in the Tune led me to this gem.

The Start Circuit Checks was enabled. Toggled that to disabled and she fired up, but only ran for a second. Chatted with Ron the tuner and he messed with it a bit over the last part of the week and yesterday and sent me a tune to try today, we had the wrong data in for the LS7 MAF sensor. She fired right up and ran for 40 seconds!!! So ****ing stoked to hear it run for the first time. Had 60PSI oil pressure and all looks good.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181214_192606_zpsgg60wrjb.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181214_192606_zpsgg60wrjb.jpg.html)

First Data Log of it running!!

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Start up video

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So I got the rear diff all filled up with fluid and friction modifier and buttoned up. Got the catch can drain plumbed in and insulated since it will have to be somewhat close to the exhaust and pulled the horrible outer window scrapers off and got some new Barton parts installed. I had to pinch the tracks a fair bit to get them to stay in but all in all a nice product. I have inners but gotta figure out door panel materials before that.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181216_161710_zpsx0ynacjx.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181216_161710_zpsx0ynacjx.jpg.html)

Onto the next steps now that we know it runs. Roll bar, harnesses, dash guages, carpet, bleed brakes and clutch, coolant in both systems the list goes on and on =)

Good fun though.

Sean

SSLance

12-16-2018, 08:20 PM

Woo hoo!! Always fun when they make heat for the first time. Congrats...

andrewb70

12-17-2018, 09:31 AM

Sean,

The seats look great and the engine sounds fantastic!

Andrew

hackster

12-20-2018, 01:07 PM

Woo hoo!! Always fun when they make heat for the first time. Congrats...

Totally!! I was shocked at how fast it fired up it was just like those TV shows well except its just one guy in his garage and a week of troubleshooting to figure out why it had no spark or fuel and the car is far from done. Ok nevermind, its nothing like TV =)

Sean,

The seats look great and the engine sounds fantastic!

Andrew

Thanks, I am hoping that I can put in a matching rear seat once some tubes go in.

I have been working to get the catch can plumbing all buttoned up and get the drain line installed and heat wrapped. Also drilled and tapped the water pump for the steam port line to hook into. Got that all buttoned up over the past few days. All of my cooling system is completed and tight as well as the coolant loop for the supercharger got all the clamps tightened and got it ready to fill this week. Still have not done that yet but will in the next few days.

Carpet and floor mats showed up, its not quite the color I had imagined but looks to be ok quality. Little lighter than I had hoped but when set next to a seat it looks pretty damn good.

I ordered all of the parts for the exhaust yesterday from Summit. 2.5 from the manifold to a y pipe then into a 3" Black Widow muffler, some kooks weld bungs for o2 and wideband, a bunch of v bands and a 3" tailpipe. Will all be stainless vibrant stuff, stainless works hangers and a flex connection for the drivers side before the y. I hope to be able to run a tailpipe out the back of the car if I can get it over the rear axle and around the tank and coilovers. Its all mandrel bent should be good and hope it is enough flow for the HP I am looking for.

Picking up the tubing for the roll bar tomorrow and hope to make a dent on that over the holiday weeks.

Be just a matter of time before this bitch is on the road!!

Sean

CMillwheels

12-21-2018, 09:11 AM

That’s great news Sean, keep it going! If you need an extra set of hands, or just a helper, with the cage and exhaust let me know. Happy to help.

Chris

syborg tt

12-21-2018, 11:12 AM

Car looks great and Love the seats

and let's not forget the Dash

Boosted Falcon

12-21-2018, 03:41 PM

Great build and looking forward to seeing the finished product.

jarhead

12-21-2018, 04:34 PM

allot of work you've got done! Really like the mods and the car chosen to do them on!

hackster

12-24-2018, 10:44 PM

That’s great news Sean, keep it going! If you need an extra set of hands, or just a helper, with the cage and exhaust let me know. Happy to help.

Chris

Thanks Man, Its so unimpressive compared to your Camaro

Car looks great and Love the seats

and let's not forget the Dash

Thanks dude, I am hoping that all those pieces turn out well, going to start on the back seat and door panels hopefully next week.

Dash turned out sick came back from Powder Coat on Friday.

Great build and looking forward to seeing the finished product.

Thanks dude, me too =)

allot of work you've got done! Really like the mods and the car chosen to do them on!

Thanks, car isn't too impressive looking but should be pretty fun when its done.

Managed to make a little progress on the car but managed to screw up a $150.00 chunk of tube in the process as well.

Seriously had a ton of parts ready to go and have made so little progress. I needed to track down some **** for the holiday on Saturday, then get it back home, then get the bender finally bolted down in the middle of the shop, move the jeep cause I couldnt swing the damn tube around.

Frustrated around that but managed to be 1.75" wider than it should have been. Second time fit like a champ.

Gutted again.

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Bending **** up again.

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****ed up tube

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The real one in place, needs some trimming to get it to fit and a bunch more toob as well

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Steering arms need to go in for zinc coating so they both match.

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Exhaust parts and pieces.

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Out of town for the holiday but hope to make some progress next weekend.

Merry Christmas to all of my friends on the internets!!!!

Sean

Ketzer

12-25-2018, 09:13 AM

Did those exhaust hangers come from Vibrant also?

Jeff-

hackster

12-28-2018, 09:57 AM

Did those exhaust hangers come from Vibrant also?

Jeff-

Hangers are Stainless Works ordered from Summit

Been messing with some tubing and struggling with what to do. Halfway tempted to just bag on this idea after getting 742 different opinions on the roll bar/roll cage/street car/harnesses/track car debate. All good info, just getting analysis paralysis.

Main hoop is done for the most part. Just tacked in place for now but it came together pretty nicely.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181227_175622_zpsvtzvcsa0.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181227_175622_zpsvtzvcsa0.jpg.html)

Floor plate and rear fender well plates are built and ready to go in for the drivers side.

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Going to keep trucking on this over the weekend and see what I can come up with.

Its a street car that will do some track days.

Might even be able to work on the exhaust this weekend if I get my **** together.

Sean

DBasher

12-28-2018, 11:15 AM

SSLance

12-28-2018, 11:34 AM

I'm happy with my very well built 4 point bar in my street car. The four attachment points are directly above body the frame mounts and have significant plates between tubes and floor. The down bars have no bends in them.

Anything more than that is overkill and even detrimental for most street cars.

hackster

12-30-2018, 09:45 PM

Sorry about the “help” but you did ask, lol.

Just stick to the plan of a point to tie your harnesesses to and move on. If and when you decide to build a track specific car you can bust out the bender again and go full retard.

:flag2::cheers:

All good my friend, I always appreciate the help and ideas.

I'm happy with my very well built 4 point bar in my street car. The four attachment points are directly above body the frame mounts and have significant plates between tubes and floor. The down bars have no bends in them.

Anything more than that is overkill and even detrimental for most street cars.

I read through your entire build thread after you posted this and its the one thing that sold me on redoing my rear design to above the rear suspension instead of on top of the wheel wells.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post and provide some great advice!!!

In the end, stiffness and function won out over form and fitment of the rear seats.

I can tell you that this was a **** ton of work.

It went in and out of the car too many times to count 90 % of them by myself. I had a hand today thank god.

checking the main hoop for fitment against the seats

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Mock up of the rear plates and down tubes.

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Main structure tacked together and mocked up the down bars, ready to pull it all out and start welding

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Commencing final welding. Was not quite sure how the 1/8" plate would weld to the factory sheetmetal but once I had the welder dialed in it was good to go.

Pretty happy with the way these laid out, directly over the rear crossmember and shock mount should stiffen up the back of the car a lot.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20181229_194929_736_zps0zyfz0yn.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20181229_194929_736_zps0zyfz0yn.jpg.html)

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The way I built it I was able to slide the final welded main hoop with the down bars tacked on forward so I was able to final weld up the top of the down bars nicely and 100%.

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Worked like a charm

I had a slight kick angle on one of the legs and it needed to get pushed back a hair so a little push with the porta power and it was all good!!

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Welded out

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The **** show of fire paper and all kinds of crap.

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Hope to be able to get it scuffed, primed and painted tomorrow, maybe start on the exhaust next weekend.

Thanks for the pointers all.

Flash68

12-30-2018, 10:21 PM

I like your decision. You are someone who enjoys the big track - vs big parking lots - so the more bars the better IMO. :)

SSLance

12-31-2018, 09:14 AM

I like it! That is going to work out very nicely for your needs. Nice execution...

What size tube is that, it looks big? I believe Charley used 1.75" 0.120 wall on mine but can't remember for sure. He said it was good for any sanctions up to actual wheel to wheel racing (no door bars). He was able to tilt mine forward to completely weld on top of the bars then tilt it back into place. Looks like you had to scoot forward instead because of the sheet metal the rear down bars go thru.

hackster

12-31-2018, 07:31 PM

I like your decision. You are someone who enjoys the big track - vs big parking lots - so the more bars the better IMO. :)

So true, cannot wait to see what this bitch will do on the track.

I like it! That is going to work out very nicely for your needs. Nice execution...

What size tube is that, it looks big? I believe Charley used 1.75" 0.120 wall on mine but can't remember for sure. He said it was good for any sanctions up to actual wheel to wheel racing (no door bars). He was able to tilt mine forward to completely weld on top of the bars then tilt it back into place. Looks like you had to scoot forward instead because of the sheet metal the rear down bars go thru.

Thanks man, and I agree it should work just fine.

Same as yours 1.75" .120 DOM tubing but this car is pretty small so the tubing looks big. There is a joke in here somewhere but too inappropriate for anything on a forum =)

Sometimes you get some great pointers. Tying the main hoop into the b pillars would stiffen up the chassis significantly. So I whipped these puppies up today.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181231_111902_zpsrtgvg6vb.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181231_111902_zpsrtgvg6vb.jpg.html)

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Turned out pretty good considering it was a little bit of an after thought. Ties into the factory seatbelt mount on the b pillar.

Went and got some paint matched to the seats...its close, not perfect. 2 coats of etching primer and 2 coats of color going on. Regret the cage being so close to the headliner at this point it was a bitch to mask and I got some on the headliner. Hope that I can use some mineral spirits to get it off.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181231_140011_zps3kgcovfg.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181231_140011_zps3kgcovfg.jpg.html)

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Turned into the worlds fattest contortionist the past few days, was the most fun when I was painting and painted myself a few times.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181231_180617_zpsietezbfh.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20181231_180617_zpsietezbfh.jpg.html)

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Hope to get the rear wheelwells buttoned up in the next few weeks so I can get the carpet in, then seats. Exhaust after that.

Appreciate the good feedback on the b pillar tie in.

Sean

SSLance

01-01-2019, 08:50 AM

Those B pillar supports are sweet!!

Charley was able to paint the top of my main hoop while it was tilted forward before welding it back in place. That helped a ton... Are you going to fab a package tray where rear seat was or put seat back in around the down bars?

CMillwheels

01-01-2019, 09:35 AM

Wow! Awesome job man. Love the choice on the paint color for the cage, it looks really nice.

rustomatic

01-03-2019, 06:56 PM

That is awesome: first brown roll bar known to man (on purpose). I love the maintenance of original color choices here--styling choices are on point!

Can't wait to see this thing under pressure!

syborg tt

01-03-2019, 07:15 PM

Sean it looks great and the brown roll bar reminds me of a Singer Porsche.

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gofastwclass

01-04-2019, 05:25 AM

I would not have thought of making the cage match the interior but it works really well. Gives it a higher class look that goes with the car and your build quality.

The B pillar tie in looks really nice and should add a lot of strength you will hopefully never need. Gotta love those dimple dies.

Flash68

01-04-2019, 10:23 AM

What a great idea. Looks killer.

A poor man's Singer. :D

hackster

01-12-2019, 03:44 PM

Wow! Awesome job man. Love the choice on the paint color for the cage, it looks really nice.

Haha, thanks man, happy with the cage color interior should be a cool touch when compared to the outside.

That is awesome: first brown roll bar known to man (on purpose). I love the maintenance of original color choices here--styling choices are on point!

Can't wait to see this thing under pressure!

Thanks man, You and me both, starting to get sick of working on it and want to get it out and use it.

Sean it looks great and the brown roll bar reminds me of a Singer Porsche.

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You have no idea how much time I have spent looking at those interiors, glad you picked up on my influence, means I am doing something right =)

I would not have thought of making the cage match the interior but it works really well. Gives it a higher class look that goes with the car and your build quality.

The B pillar tie in looks really nice and should add a lot of strength you will hopefully never need. Gotta love those dimple dies.

Thanks, yeah had some good coaches along the way, happy with how it came out for a novice.

What a great idea. Looks killer.

A poor man's Singer. :D

Thanks....Funny to even consider Volvo and Singer in the same sentence....:G-Dub:

Been battling with motivation a lot lately. It seems like you make a dent on some major project then there is another major one right in front of you. I just want to go for a cruise in something cool talk cars with some car people and then Ill be fine for a while.

Managed to use my neighbors lift to get the exhaust all fabricated. I should have ordered a few more u bends to make the offsets proper instead of having to pie cut them but I was in a time crunch to get it off the lift and back into my shop so it will have to do.

Vibrant stainless pipe and mandrel u bends, vibrant interconnecting v band flanges, 2.5 on the crossover 3" out of the muffler and over the axle. Its very tight back there, exhaust tucks up very nicely though and I like the idea of a tailpipe.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190105_220616_zpsaus8sqyp.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190105_220616_zpsaus8sqyp.jpg.html)

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http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20190106_174559_273_zpsn3rdcdvv.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20190106_174559_273_zpsn3rdcdvv.jpg.html)

Car looks good from this view so I snapped a pic =)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190106_120607_zps93ezobni.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190106_120607_zps93ezobni.jpg.html)

I have practiced on the tig on stainless and just could not get to the point where I was comfortable not ****ing this up. I dropped off the exhaust to a buddy to get welded out this morning, he is far more capable than I am. Should have it back in the next few days and fit up.

Onto the task I have been dreading for months, closing up the massive gap in the rear fenders from pushing the quarters out an inch.

Got some ****ty shrinker and stretcher from HF and had some 16ga sheetmetal sheared up and bent into a 3/4x3/4" Flange or 90. In case you are wondering, these pieces were cut into 6' lengths.

got to work trying to figure out how to do this, Got the hang of it pretty fast and got the flange that will be welded to the quarter panels built so started getting the sheetmetal all cleaned up, void of any paint and getting a nice flange on the inside of the wheelwel so I have something to land it on.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190111_171435_zpsr72dtbeg.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190111_171435_zpsr72dtbeg.jpg.html)

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You can see that there is a compound bend but it fits the inside of the quarter panel perfectly.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190111_171701_zpshpsmhytx.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190111_171701_zpshpsmhytx.jpg.html)

The next 3 or 4 hours were spent fitting up a patch piece that would tie this all together. All in all it came out very well for me not being a sheetmetal guy or a body guy I am very happy. Its very solid, i used my hole punch/flange tool to knock out all the holes to plug weld to the car, its very solid and should seal up like OEM once I get the other side done and throw some seam sealer on. Now to do the other side.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190112_112747_zpswy59ldgp.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190112_112747_zpswy59ldgp.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190112_112831_zpsywdphbll.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190112_112831_zpsywdphbll.jpg.html)

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This little burn from last night is impeding my progress today never thought such a small burn could be so damn painful.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190112_083410_zpsktvjjiix.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190112_083410_zpsktvjjiix.jpg.html)

Hope to make some more progress on it again soon.......crown vic swap and c notch on an old F100 tomorrow.

Sean

gofastwclass

01-13-2019, 06:44 PM

Nice progress. Sorry about the burn. Looks like you caught some slag with the wrong side of your glove.

rideordie28

01-14-2019, 12:54 PM

this thing is awesome :G-Dub:

hackster

01-21-2019, 08:38 AM

Nice progress. Sorry about the burn. Looks like you caught some slag with the wrong side of your glove.

Exactly......I cannot imagine the pain that people that get real burns go through, has got to be horrible. Its a week later and its still gnarly. Thanks for the props, I am not sheetmetal guy so this is tough work for me.

this thing is awesome :G-Dub:

Thanks man, I hope I get to spend more time enjoying it than working on it =)

Managed to get a little time yesterday to get the passenger side a little closer. If you are attempting to do this at home my method was pretty good. I left about .5" flange from where the inner and outer wheel tubs meet, it gave me a nice place to be able to spot weld my sheetmetal to after folding lip on the arched part with a hammer and dolly.

These are what I ended up spot welding to the actual quarter panel. THe are rolled in two different directions to fit the quarter panel exactly. They are broken up into three pieces to clear the inner body support that is up there. I wanted to be high enough that I never had a clearance problem even if I flared the car.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190120_145442_zpsfwkfgn1g.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190120_145442_zpsfwkfgn1g.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190120_145448_zps2u3gwcdn.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190120_145448_zps2u3gwcdn.jpg.html)

Once you have the outer portion of the wheelwell cut out, all the tedious tasks begin getting rid of all the little pieces, trimming to get a nice edge. I believe I am pushed out about an inch and a quarter from stock. I have plenty of room for a 275 on a 10"" wheel.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190120_123326_zpsztmeib9j.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190120_123326_zpsztmeib9j.jpg.html)

New flange welded to quarter panel.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190120_201618_zpsfxi2u7zp.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190120_201618_zpsfxi2u7zp.jpg.html)

I got all three tacked in place last night now I need to build the filler panels on the inside. I am going to do this side in 2 pieces with a seam at the top. Working with one long piece on the other side proved to be a pain in the ass for no real reason other than a seam at the top of the wheelwell that will get seam sealed just like the rest of this.

I am really hoping to be done with this part of the car this week as I have to get wheels ordered in order for them to be here by LS Fest.

hackster

01-31-2019, 12:03 PM

Managed to make some pretty good progress last week before heading out to Florida for a quick meeting....

I wanted a finished look all in and around the rear fenders, so I built some 1.25" tubing to take place of the 2x4's for a little extra support and welded those in. Also seam sealed all of the joints inside and out, was very impressed with the SEM seam sealer in tan too =).

Inner fenders got seam sealed, primed, painted and then undercoated.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190123_201443_zpskvjubduo.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190123_201443_zpskvjubduo.jpg.html)

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http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190126_150120_zpsj7ssoovi.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190126_150120_zpsj7ssoovi.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190126_150117_zpsfyokixbs.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190126_150117_zpsfyokixbs.jpg.html)

Just some close rattle can but it all got nice etching primer and most of it will be covered up still trying to pay attention to details for whoever is the next guy to work back there. To the untrained eye you would have no idea that its as modified as it actually is.

Got the exhaust hung after having a buddy weld it all out for me......its the second thing on the car that I have not done myself, he is however a far more experienced welder and it turned out amazing. Only hang up installing was the rear hanger moved and I didnt open the hole for the wideband sensor enough to fit so it had to come back out, get a couple things dialed in and then final install.

Pretty sure its going to hit on the axle tube but I can deal with that a little later.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190126_154332_zpshehy21hm.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190126_154332_zpshehy21hm.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190126_182951_zpsa4esexoo.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190126_182951_zpsa4esexoo.jpg.html)

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http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190126_154314_zpsqh6xogn1.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190126_154314_zpsqh6xogn1.jpg.html)

Got to work on the carpet for the car. I dont love the color, but I love the contrast it has with the seats and the dark brown so Ill run it for now and see if I grow more in love with it as time goes on. What a pain in the ass to install too.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190127_201426_zpsbvk2s4ga.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190127_201426_zpsbvk2s4ga.jpg.html)

Worked on salvaging the rear deck and some old seatbelt covers I snagged from the twins. Doesnt look terrible.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190128_180749_zpsn7oc1pzf.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190128_180749_zpsn7oc1pzf.jpg.html)

I finally got around to trying this out and it worked better than imagined. Think it will give me a nice finished look for the rear seat area. Plan is for the seats to get carved up more bucket like and have the same material and pattern as the front seats have on them, just no logos.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190128_113210_zpsh83wbkvz.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190128_113210_zpsh83wbkvz.jpg.html)

Wheels are going to be my stumbling block though, CCW's are 10 weeks out plus shipping. Chatting with Fifteen52 to see if they can get me some quicker, I like both.

I also think I can come up with some work wheels in a reasonable timeframe.

Going to try and get a bunch of little stuff knocked out this week, its almost ready for a test drive and some tuning.

Sean

hackster

02-04-2019, 08:37 AM

I picked up a reasonably nice dash Friday night and got to work on Saturday, disassembling the dash vents, vin, speaker grille.

I have used this process in the past with excellent results. Wash first with purple power, scrub with a red scotch brite pad and purple power, dry part and heat it up, heat up the can and spray several very light coats. It keeps the part from getting glossy and keeps the texture in the plastic part.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190202_111819_zpsjsyucwdw.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190202_111819_zpsjsyucwdw.jpg.html)

And here is where I started on Saturday morning.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190202_112126_zpsvj8illmw.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190202_112126_zpsvj8illmw.jpg.html)

Once I got the dash in I got to work on getting that bad ass cluster all built and put together. For those that have not seen it, this thing is seriously a work of art.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190202_135753_zps7dxxkgli.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190202_135753_zps7dxxkgli.jpg.html)

Getting there, First look of the dash bolted in.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190202_145439_zps97ellasw.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190202_145439_zps97ellasw.jpg.html)

By the end of the day I had a fully installed dash and console. There is a lot of little detail work to make highly modified look simple and tasteful.

This is the inside of the glovebox,

Pic is hard to tell but the OBDII port is mounted on the exterior of the box and just pokes through, the connector is for OBDII can bus interface for the race pak setup. The white wire is for data logging the AFR's. Behind that is a flush mounted USB port for programming the Race Pak dash configuration.

MIL Light is flush mounted in the top corner of the glovebox opening.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190203_205011_zps2kojsuug.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190203_205011_zps2kojsuug.jpg.html)

All assembled and functioning.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190203_204744_zpstkh2lytk.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190203_204744_zpstkh2lytk.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190203_204754_zps2obeqnjg.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190203_204754_zps2obeqnjg.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190203_204805_zpsxxqpwqt8.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190203_204805_zpsxxqpwqt8.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190203_204856_zpswkzdsadr.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190203_204856_zpswkzdsadr.jpg.html)

I also spent a bunch of time fighting with the stupid TCM controller. Long story short, the e38 ecu and OS I am running doesnt like having the VSS input straight into it, so we are having to run a TCM controller, send the VSS into the TCM controller and from there over can bus into the ECU but when I hook it up it corrupts the Can Bus so working with Jolt to see if he has a different solution.

If all goes well this thing should be ready for some tuning in the next few weeks.

Sean

SSLance

02-04-2019, 03:17 PM

Looking great!! That dash is SICK!!

rixtrix1

02-05-2019, 03:12 PM

Cool build, Sean! Even with the wheels, tires and lowered stance, this should be quite the sleeper! Excellent execution.

hackster

02-06-2019, 10:00 PM

Looking great!! That dash is SICK!!

Thanks my friend!!

Cool build, Sean! Even with the wheels, tires and lowered stance, this should be quite the sleeper! Excellent execution.

Yeah should be nicely understated. Thanks for the props.

Kind of a **** show of a week, sometimes you win sometimes you loose. Bought a new steering wheel and the dish that I thought would work great is just not enough and the wheel is too close to the turn signal and windshield wiper lever.

Managed to work on the can bus issue and pretty sure I made it worse.

I did manage to get the rear seat and door cards picked up from the upholstery guy. Have a little spot on the top of the seat back that needs redone but can do that down the road. Other than that turned out great. Pretty much what I had in my little pee brain.

Pretty sure nobody needs this many pics of a volvo rear seat but I am excited about how its turning out.

Not sure about the black handle yet, but all brown seemed to be a little bit too much.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_180948_zps7u6sgphl.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_180948_zps7u6sgphl.jpg.html)

Isnt this how you are supposed to put a seat in?

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_182013_zpstfoqokrh.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_182013_zpstfoqokrh.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_182518_zpsssge0cqr.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_182518_zpsssge0cqr.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_183241_zpswtrld9kz.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_183241_zpswtrld9kz.jpg.html)

And the whole thing together.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_183459_zpsmvtmrrlx.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_183459_zpsmvtmrrlx.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_194835_zps6kgpxkm8.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_194835_zps6kgpxkm8.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_194924_zpsgjo0whg7.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_194924_zpsgjo0whg7.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_194854_zps23vckydi.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_194854_zps23vckydi.jpg.html)

Flash68

02-07-2019, 12:16 AM

Just incredible... so killer. :bigun2:

SSLance

02-07-2019, 07:46 AM

I love that you went thru all the effort and expense to put a rear seat back onto the car that is 100% impossible for anyone to ever sit in. :D

Makes my sheet metal and carpet rear seat delete kit seem ametuerish. ;)

Looks great. When is first test drive around the block?

ScotI

02-07-2019, 09:00 AM

Thanks my friend!!

Yeah should be nicely understated. Thanks for the props.

Kind of a **** show of a week, sometimes you win sometimes you loose. Bought a new steering wheel and the dish that I thought would work great is just not enough and the wheel is too close to the turn signal and windshield wiper lever.

Managed to work on the can bus issue and pretty sure I made it worse.

I did manage to get the rear seat and door cards picked up from the upholstery guy. Have a little spot on the top of the seat back that needs redone but can do that down the road. Other than that turned out great. Pretty much what I had in my little pee brain.

Pretty sure nobody needs this many pics of a volvo rear seat but I am excited about how its turning out.

Not sure about the black handle yet, but all brown seemed to be a little bit too much.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_180948_zps7u6sgphl.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190206_180948_zps7u6sgphl.jpg.html)

The black arm rest contrasts just fine against that brown. And, possibly allows swapping to black carpet in the future as well.... (I get the lighter color attempt but feel the black would be better + tie other things in as well).

OLDFLM

02-07-2019, 09:48 AM

Now you just need black carpet! The rear speaker shelf looks much better in black... love everything but the yellow carpet.

hackster

02-07-2019, 12:05 PM

Just incredible... so killer. :bigun2:

Thanks dude, appreciate the support.

I love that you went thru all the effort and expense to put a rear seat back onto the car that is 100% impossible for anyone to ever sit in. :D

Makes my sheet metal and carpet rear seat delete kit seem ametuerish. ;)

Looks great. When is first test drive around the block?

Yeah, its a ton of work but it made for a complete interior, something I really wanted. Should net me some good D&E points =)

I am not too far away from test drive to be honest. I need to get the clutch and brakes all bled then a few more hoses and I could spin around the block......after we get it to actually run. Still needs lots of tuning.

The black arm rest contrasts just fine against that brown. And, possibly allows swapping to black carpet in the future as well.... (I get the lighter color attempt but feel the black would be better + tie other things in as well).

Its funny, I hated the carpet when I first put it in too. but my fear is that all of the detail work I have been working so hard on will just be meh with black carpet. Time will tell, for now though its staying.

Now you just need black carpet! The rear speaker shelf looks much better in black... love everything but the yellow carpet.

Thanks for the compliments. Its personal preference at this point. I didnt like the rear shelf in the lighter color either, but now that its black I dont like it black. I am thinking of building a new one out of sheetmetal and having my upholstery guy stitch a pattern on it and doing it to match the seats. I think that would be the most finished look.

My goal is a european inspired look to the car, not a typical camaro or mustang interior. Some of the best looking Porsche and Ferrari interiors have a contrasting color combo, maybe I am out on a limb here but it might just come together nicely a few more bits and we will know.

:thumbsup:

Sean

SSLance

02-07-2019, 12:52 PM

Having the lighter colored carpet helps the rest of the interior shine. I think if it was black it would darker the whole interior and not stand out like it does now.

ScotI

02-07-2019, 04:57 PM

Having the lighter colored carpet helps the rest of the interior shine. I think if it was black it would darker the whole interior and not stand out like it does now.

I agree about the lighter shade carpet helping....
I'm just not feeling the Goldish/Carmel color against the UPS patina-brown material (those are the colors I see from my monitor). I have about that color carpet in my dually.

rustomatic

02-07-2019, 06:26 PM

Sean, your sense of style comes through in your ability to appreciate subtle contrast, or contrast at all in that sense. Most people don't understand contrast, which is why they wind up over-coordinating, which is gross (and worse yet, boring--just Camaro everything) . . .

The dash integration is beautiful!

I don't know if it's your fault or not, but I've been driving (bought) a 1985 BMW (524d) for a few weeks now, and I love it. It will of course get an LS at some point, but whatever; I'm just diggin' the 80s-ness of the thing (no nasty elements of the dinosaur era cars). It's also really nice to drive. I could just blame you, but it's also because my 2001 ate two cylinders.

Keep up the great work!

hackster

02-11-2019, 10:00 AM

Having the lighter colored carpet helps the rest of the interior shine. I think if it was black it would darker the whole interior and not stand out like it does now.

Lance this is my thoughts exactly.

I agree about the lighter shade carpet helping....
I'm just not feeling the Goldish/Carmel color against the UPS patina-brown material (those are the colors I see from my monitor). I have about that color carpet in my dually.

And you could be totally correct but to be honest I would rather try it and see than to be boring and go to black. If I hate it down the road I can swap it out for another color.

Sean, your sense of style comes through in your ability to appreciate subtle contrast, or contrast at all in that sense. Most people don't understand contrast, which is why they wind up over-coordinating, which is gross (and worse yet, boring--just Camaro everything) . . .

The dash integration is beautiful!

I don't know if it's your fault or not, but I've been driving (bought) a 1985 BMW (524d) for a few weeks now, and I love it. It will of course get an LS at some point, but whatever; I'm just diggin' the 80s-ness of the thing (no nasty elements of the dinosaur era cars). It's also really nice to drive. I could just blame you, but it's also because my 2001 ate two cylinders.

Keep up the great work!

Dude we are so on the same page. Exactly like you say I like a little contrast. Its honestly about half and half. Basher things it looks like baby puke and hates it. Most of my other buddies are like hell yeah that carpet nails the 80's/ 90's euro look.

Haha....I have done a ton of work on a buddies 83 533i. They are such great driving cars, who would have known how great they drive? I grew up in an 88 535i that my folks bought new in 87. First car I ever did a burnout in. Good car huh?

Thanks for the props. I am going to have a week to kill the first week in May in California would be super cool to meet up with a few of you guys for lunch or Dinner or something.

Ill be in Davis for a big volvo meet, then heading to LS Fest from there.

Very little progress on the car, picked up the deeper dish steering wheel and got it bolted on, much better clearance on the turn and windshield wiper levers.

Also got a bunch of little items buttoned up. Got the clip for the wiper motor installed. Rear passenger seatbelt indicator purchased and installed, final blank plate for the dash installed as well.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_104903_zpslpguespl.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_104903_zpslpguespl.jpg.html)

Took a little time Friday evening and picked up the hardware for the passenger (Actually it was the drivers seat) and got the seat bolted to the adapter and got it all bolted in.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_184952_zpspzgp6vwa.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_184952_zpspzgp6vwa.jpg.html)

Aside from a little fix on the carpet and the rear driver window the interior is buttoned up as well as it is going to be for now. Still need to get the door panels in for upholstery but that will happen in a few weeks, will only take him a day to knock them out.

I didnt have a ton of motivation this weekend so I got to stripping off all of the old trim (what was left on the car).

I had 4 of the 6 pieces on the car so popped them all of and got to work pulling the old trim clips.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_191348_zpsgifni5yf.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_191348_zpsgifni5yf.jpg.html)

Its hard to describe but from the time of it sitting around it built up some horrible crud above and below the trim on the paint. I tried everything I could in order to get it off, purple power, rubbing compund, clay bar, hard plastic scraper and I could not make a dent in it. I had a buddies steamer and thought what the hell, cannot hurt so I gave it a shot. Steamer with a brush on it worked amazing. I spent hours on the drivers rear quarter by hand. Had the passenger side all the way down done in 30 mins with the steamer.

You can kind of see what I am talking about in this pic.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_191400_zpshzxckr5e.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_191400_zpshzxckr5e.jpg.html)

Pulled all the logos off.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_111316_zpspnml1n2s.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_111316_zpspnml1n2s.jpg.html)

It was time for this to happen.....passenger side is unpulled/ unrolled.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_175203_zpszgyntszj.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_175203_zpszgyntszj.jpg.html)

Drivers side, is rolled, pulled and probably cussed at more than a few times. Front fenders are ****ty repaints so I have not been worried at all about keeping the paint perfect.

Great coverage on a 10" wheel and a 275 clearing the strut with about 1 degree of - camber, should be no problems up front.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_175227_zpscbdpppe4.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_175227_zpscbdpppe4.jpg.html)

Got to work with a little color sanding and lots of polishing. Turd is looking how it should in my head. Shiny but not nice.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_195141_zpso3na9v6e.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190209_195141_zpso3na9v6e.jpg.html)

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This fender is the worst, color doesnt match, paint is all chipped and cracked but its whats on there and it got color sanded and buffed all in the same.

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Took Sunday off from all car stuff and played in the snow with the new daily.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190210_101134_zps7xhfpyar.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190210_101134_zps7xhfpyar.jpg.html)

I need to button up the trim, install the roll steer correction stuff and bleed brakes and clutch and I could take it for a spin. Getting close.

Sean

Ketzer

02-11-2019, 01:37 PM

most of my other buddies are like hell yeah that carpet nails the 80's/ 90's euro look.

^^this^^

DBasher

02-11-2019, 02:10 PM

Hate is a strong word and I don’t think I ever said that...I mean I do, but I don’t think I told you. That would be rude and that’s just not me. :lol:

The only good thing about the carpet is I won’t be able to see it while we’re out running around a track. Just get it done.

:cheers:

hackster

02-12-2019, 12:46 PM

^^this^^

Haha, thanks for the feedback man, always appreciated.

Hate is a strong word and I don’t think I ever said that...I mean I do, but I don’t think I told you. That would be rude and that’s just not me. :lol:

The only good thing about the carpet is I won’t be able to see it while we’re out running around a track. Just get it done.

:cheers:

I could read your hate through your messages, its like my wife, she doesnt have to say it, I just know.

Truer words never spoken, hell if I am doing things right I wont even be able to see it when I am on track :confused59:

Wheels are ordered and paid for but doesnt look like they will be here by LS Fest. Still excited just a little bit less now.

Happy Tuesday.

Sean

rustomatic

02-12-2019, 04:07 PM

Yo, definitely looking forward to the weather May will bring, probably the coinciding events as well. If I'm around, let's definitely plan something fun--Davis has some good beer and places to eat. My wife lived there for years, doing college and whatnot . . .

I'll probably be attending the following at Sonoma in March: https://www.radwood.co/. Apparently, the '80s are the new '60s, but with Jazzercise and breakdancing . . .
:topic:

jarhead

02-12-2019, 04:21 PM

" its like my wife, she doesnt have to say it"

Ha ha ha ha...:buttkick: I can relate

Love the updates!

DBasher

02-12-2019, 09:01 PM

I could read your hate through your messages, its like my wife, she doesnt have to say it, I just know.

Sean

So she hates the carpet too? Lol

Looking forward to seeing the wheels, like Jimmy Rushwheel said, it’s a bold move but one that just may work.
:cheers:

hackster

02-20-2019, 09:32 AM

Been neglecting this thread, have made a bunch of small progress with the trim, buffing, rolling and pulling the front fenders an inch or so.

Apparently I thought I had more room between the bleed screw and the floor boards than I actually do. But the good news is that when you have some minimal tools you can build about anything so I whipped this up, its a chopped down 7/16" socket welded to some 1/8" flat bar and it worked amazing.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190218_202740_zpsmfku5lqs.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190218_202740_zpsmfku5lqs.jpg.html)

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Had the neighbor come over and give me a hand for 30 mins or so got fluid in the clutch and got it bled. Actually bled out pretty easy too. Open, push pedal down close, did that about 10 times, refilled master 3 or 4 times and then pump and pump and pump, we got the air worked out of it in short order and had a functional clutch. This setup works really well so far. Quiet operation too.

Aside from a few bolts I need to swap on the rear suspension that puts me about buttoned up underneath the car. Adjusted the suspension down to see where this thing is going to sit. I have more room to go but I had to see it on the ground for the first time all assembled.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190219_195401_zpsj2xyhhq6.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190219_195401_zpsj2xyhhq6.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190219_195514_zpspn1qmoay.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190219_195514_zpspn1qmoay.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190219_194527_zps2vpygykb.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190219_194527_zps2vpygykb.jpg.html)

I just dont hate this view either.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190219_200933_zpssbtr7w2p.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190219_200933_zpssbtr7w2p.jpg.html)

only thing left to add is coolant at this point, brakes are bled, clutch is bled and functional, waiting for Tailights from Sweden and can start working on the grille and headlights now.

Gottta locate an e38 manual ECU and can start tuning on it :)

Sean

OLDFLM

02-21-2019, 08:25 AM

hackster

02-24-2019, 09:28 PM

After seeing how well the engine compartment turned out I'm kinda hoping you paint the whole car... I get the patina thing, I do, but I just think...

anyway... can you at least buff off the pin stripe? Please? :shakehead:

I mean you kept the dog barf brown carpet... :poke:

Thanks man, Its not about the patina at all, its about not being afraid to take the car out, park in a parking lot, do donuts, go on the track and beat the snot out of it. I have had cars with nice paint jobs and I am always afraid to use them. Shouldnt be a problem with this **** box =)

Carpet has totally grown on me now, no chance of it coming out now.

Might buff the stripe off as I have plans for some cool vinyl work on the car.

No time last week to really work on the car or get parts, ran and got some stuff Saturday morning and worked on a cleaner way to route the vacuum from the throttle body over to the brake booster. Little bit of 1/2" stainless tubing and some 3/4" and came up with this. My tig welding isnt good and its taking a lot of ****ing up but a few of these are ok.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190223_145450_zpsndmxbsos.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190223_145450_zpsndmxbsos.jpg.html)

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Scott at STS got a new bad ass 3d printer and whipped these up for me to test it out the new machine, turned out killer.

Not sure which one is going to go on but its a super subtle look.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190224_195903_zpsglhvfe9i.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190224_195903_zpsglhvfe9i.jpg.html)

Got the intercooler setup all filled up with water wetter, antifreeze and distilled water and got it all bled. Got the cooling system all filled up by pulling the upper radiator hose and the steam line, filled the engine and the radiator, ran the engine till operating temps and bled the air out and git it back in one piece. Then I pulled it out of the shop for the first time on its own fully functioning.

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Interior looks pretty killer out in the daylight.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190224_134535_zpscrapgpdn.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190224_134535_zpscrapgpdn.jpg.html)

Going to work on headlights, grille and hood in the next few weeks.

Cheers to a runner!!!

gofastwclass

02-25-2019, 05:31 AM

1970RT

02-25-2019, 07:13 AM

Really great attention to details. This has been one of my favorite builds on here.

David

sls1025

02-25-2019, 09:44 AM

I love unique builds like this.
Great job!

Flash68

02-25-2019, 01:08 PM

Just stupendous!

Those logos are pretty sweet but I tend to agree with the great sleeper them you are executing so well.

What are the dimensions of those logos? Can't tell ...

DBasher

02-25-2019, 03:16 PM

Looking better and better every time you post an update, now all we need is more vroom vroom! What’s the story with the wheels that are on it? I know they won’t fit my kids wagon but why won’t they work for what you’re doing?

:cheers:

hackster

02-26-2019, 02:31 PM

It moves! :D

Nice little touch on the brake booster vacuum line. That really cleans up and gives a professional look to the engine bay.

Nice job on the badges, but I'm the guy that doesn't like to advertise. In my humble opinion a car like this is perfect without badges. You've done a lot to keep it simple on the exterior and it looks great. There will be enough curious looks with the ride height and wheels which could lead them to noticing the cage, etc. If your area is anything like mine I highly doubt you'll be able to get gas without someone starting a conversation.

Thank you and yeah I am shooting for the clean yet serviceable engine bay. I am sure it would be easier if I had a camaro or a mustang......:poke:

Really great attention to details. This has been one of my favorite builds on here.

David

Thanks man, it doesnt hold a candle to most of these builds on here but its pretty fun.

I love unique builds like this.
Great job!

Much appreciated.

Just stupendous!

Those logos are pretty sweet but I tend to agree with the great sleeper them you are executing so well.

What are the dimensions of those logos? Can't tell ...

Thanks man,

So here is the deal with the badges on the rear of the car. The paint got damaged under the factory badges, it looks like the paint got eaten from the chemicals in the tape I hit it with a tiny bit of 1500 and buffed it and you can clearly see the DL coming through.

I would much rather have it just clean and no badges. There is some cool that I can deal with like the FORD on the tailgate of the old truck just looked cool, this just looks kind of ****ty without an emblem back there.

The badges are in the exact font , size and profile of the stock DL Badge.

Looking better and better every time you post an update, now all we need is more vroom vroom! What’s the story with the wheels that are on it? I know they won’t fit my kids wagon but why won’t they work for what you’re doing?

:cheers:

Its getting there, thanks for the encouragement my friend.

Well, the rear axle in this is 1" per side wider than the stock rearend. I have .75" slip on spacers on the rear which is totally fine, however the front is a whole different story. I have a 1.5" spacer on the front and an additional .25" spacer and it still isnt longer than the studs. So in order to make the fronts work I would need at least a 1.80" spacer or more. I dont really want to cut down the threads on the wheel studs.

They are totally the wrong offset. If we get a ways down the road and I am getting antsy, I will order up some proper front wheel spacers and go from there.

Sean

OLDFLM

02-26-2019, 02:39 PM

I vote for the "LS" emblem in the "DL" spot then...

hackster

03-04-2019, 02:27 PM

Took a couple of days off last week for the first time since October of last year. Got a much needed deep clean done in the shop and got rid of lots of stuff. Felt great.

Built a bunch of new storage stuff to hang on the walls a bunch of tig welded ****. Getting a little better on the TIG but still have a tough time feeding the filler and getting consistent results. I can fuse **** together and get halfway good results.

I have to give a shoutout to the twins, they have provided me with a ton of good parts for this old **** box.

Picked up a single round grille and headlight setup from them last week and went to town getting everything cleaned up, prepped and painted.

I would like to get the spring buckets zinc plated but my rebuilders cast is going to have to work for the time being.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190301_135921_zpsgu268yzu.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190301_135921_zpsgu268yzu.jpg.html)

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I had a little snafu on the drivers side. The spring bucket hit the end of the filter so I cut a 3/8" out of the middle and TIG welded it back up. Turned out pretty good for thin sheetmetal but welded.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190302_110745_zpslbth1hdu.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190302_110745_zpslbth1hdu.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190302_110734_zpsho16h2ab.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190302_110734_zpsho16h2ab.jpg.html)

Built a new wire harness for the drivers side and got it all installed but have yet to drop the grille or passenger side headlight in.

Messed around with straightening a ****ty flathood saturday afternoon and did a little bit of bodywork on it on sunday. Its not going to be great but should be ok for the car. I am no bodyman.

Aside from painting and installing the hood, grille and headlights I am pretty much mechanically buttoned up. Waiting on the tuner at this point.

Happy Monday.

Sean

hackster

03-12-2019, 11:57 AM

Well, been super busy with work and not much progress on the car the last few weeks.

I had been given a pretty messed up hood from the twins a while back to test and see if it would clear the blower and with just a little massaging of the bracing under the hood it actually did fit.

So I messed around a bit with it. Passenger side had been bent by trying to close the hood with stuck hood hinges. It collapsed the sheetmetal where the hood bolted to the hinges and put a good bit of a bend in the hood. I built a big bar with the hood bolt pattern and got the hood straight with some help of a buddy and we got creative to pull out all of the dent on the bottom of the hinge section. Getting better.

I kept going and did a little hammer and dolly work on the hood to get it ok, then slapped some body filler on it after sanding down most of the maroon off of it. Jeep in mind, its a really rough hood.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190307_180114_zpshxmnegfr.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190307_180114_zpshxmnegfr.jpg.html)

This was about as much as I wanted to do at home, so made a call to a friend who has a friend with a booth.

We scheduled for Saturday for us to be able to work in there.

A little more sanding, we shot some self etch on the bare metal spots.

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Then I shot it with some super build primer and got to sanding.....I am without a doubt no body or paint guy so if you are look away, I am just learning this ****.

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Sanded with 220 and 320 with a long board to get it as flat as we cared to.....the rest of the car is rough and a perfect hood would not fit well at all. We got it better than I originally had planned.

Cleaned, wiped down and shot some sealer on it.

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Just in a t shirt and shorts with a respirator on and shot this. Its OMNI single stage. We got close with a color from Industrial Finishes and I tinted it with some base white to get it as close as I could at home.

Its got stuff in the paint and some sanding scratches from not going to 400 but all in all it turned out pretty good.

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I laid down a good amount of paint on the hood knowing that it was going to need some color sanding and buffing. I think I did 1 light and 3 wet coats on the hood.

We let it dry overnight in the booth (No heat but 67 degrees inside temps).

Got to it the next morning and hit it with 1500 to get the **** and scratches out of the hood. It sanded good once you got through the top layer of paint. Didnt go overboard on the sanding so you can see the little nips int he fluorescent lights but considering what I was into the hood and its color matched I am pretty happy.

Ran the buffer over it and brought it home.

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The front of the car had received a crappy repaint at some point in the past. Scott shot me an add for a beige car out in the gorge and I met up with the guy last week to snag some parts off of it. Driver side is perfect, its a dead on match for the car paint and finish. So I got to work swapping my better old ****ty fenders onto the car once the hood was done.

Seems as though I like going backwards eh?

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I am glad I did this though as I discovered my tire was actually going to hit the firewall pinch weld at full lock so it got some massaging while I was in there.

New Fenders going on. They are so much better than the ones that were on the car.

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First time seeing it all bolted together. Hoods far from perfect but fits with the car. Was a bitch getting it aligned and the drivers rear is still a little bit high.

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Had to modify the fender roller to work with the lower ride height...

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Rolling the new fender, still have the passenger side to do but should be able to get that all buttoned up tonight.

Non rolled and pulled...

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Rolled and pulled. I measured the non rolled and pulled on the floor next to the rolled and pulled one and I have gained about 1.5" of total tire clearance, only downside is the gap at the bottom of the door to fender doesnt line up as the metal gets pulled in a little bit.

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Tail lights are stuck in transit, gotta get the rest of the frontend buttoned up, bumper on, adjust some toe and get the passenger headlight wired up.

Got word that the wheels have been machined and were heading to powder coat last Wednesday, should be no problem to make Davis and LSFest.

SSLance

03-12-2019, 02:07 PM

Nicely done!! Now, finish that thing up and do some testing!!

hackster

03-13-2019, 11:02 AM

Nicely done!! Now, finish that thing up and do some testing!!

No **** man. Seems like the little details are taking forever....been at a stand still on wheels and the tune.

Been waiting for these puppies to show up from Sweden for a while now. Who thought that getting tail lights would be a) so expensive and b) so exciting to get!!

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I got them on the car last night, they look killer, fit like OEM and are great quality!!

I also got the passenger side front fender rolled and pulled, now to drill some holes in the fender for trim clips, get the bumper mounted up and the trim installed. Ill get the lower door trims painted and installed with all new clips soon. Also have to figure out front hood trim piece, but I think its going to be custom made and super low profile. I should have welded up the holes.

Getting new windshield installed tomorrow along with replacing the seal on the rear window with one void of the chrome trim strip.

Happy Hump Day!!!

gofastwclass

03-13-2019, 10:29 PM

Nice progress.

hackster

03-15-2019, 01:41 PM

Nice progress.

Thanks!!

Had a day in the garage yesterday as the glass guys were coming!!!

They were withing their window, attentive and did a great job.

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He even gave me time to clean up all the old **** around the windshield before he set the new one in. Good peeps. Apple Auto Glass in Portland.

Got a ton of little stuff done. Hood a little closer aligned, hood latch installed and adjusted.

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Got this all masked off, painted, trim clips installed and the trim painted and installed.

Moved the front trim from the old fenders and fender clips installed.

Drilled all the holes in the front fenders for the later style trim and bumpers and got the bumper installed.

Got the wideband wired in to the serial port for Data Logging wideband.

Worked with a tuner from Detroit all evening on the tune since my buddy Ron has some family issues he is dealing with.

We got it running and he wanted a log so for the first time ever we went around the block.

Got everything but the speedo working, fans are on and controlling, IC pump running, ECU controlled alternator charging working and threshold set. Car runs pretty good.

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Just a little clip coming back down the road.

Thing is going to be a riot. Its stiff as hell, might need some different springs all the way around for street driving. Shifter needs to be moved over to the passenger side about an inch.

Other than that it all work, brakes feel amazing curious how they work once bedded in with some descent pads.

Going to keep trucking this weekend, hope to get the VSS working.

CMillwheels

03-16-2019, 08:37 AM

Wow! You’ve been busy, the car looks incredible.

:king:

hackster

03-18-2019, 01:41 PM

What a weekend. Worked on the tune a little bit more Friday night and got it cleaned up and loaded the manual speedo segment swap with no luck. Got a ton of stuff done on the car though that night.

Got up 4 am on Saturday ( I have terrible insomnia lately so 3 or 4 hours of sleep is kind of normal for me) and got to it hoping to make it to cars and coffee. Had a bunch of stuff to get done. Pulled the drivers side wheel and tire off and fixed a little damage from tire hitting and pulled that fender out another half inch for clearance, much better.

Got the old front bumper trim cleaned and presentable, pulled the bumper again, installed old trim, rehung bumper and got it aligned. Pulled passenger door panel and installed lock cylinder, freed up all lock cylinders and got the door locks working. Installed the drivers rear window finally.

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Hard wired in the ground wire for the AEM to Serial port adapter so I can simply plug in the cable in the glovebox to data log.

Got the car up in the air and did a nut and bolt on anything critical, found a few things loose, so got them snugged up, torqued suspension hardware and got the car on the grounds, quick torque of all the wheels and we were ready for cars and coffee about 7:45.

I got about 500 feet from the house and the car started to stumble and run horribly. Backfire the whole works. Something going on, get back to the house and start looking around. Luckily Micheal was around so he remoted in. Bank 2 misfire, no o2 operation. So I start digging in, could be plug wire and also he recommends only running Denso or Delphi 02 sensors so I run some errands, get some new plug wires, new OEM o2 sensors but in my gut didnt think that was the problem.

Install parts, no fix, so I get it running and start pulling bank 2 plug wires and no change, I had no bank 2 firing. Start looking at grounds and sure as **** find that the ground wire for bank 2 coil packs on the back of the head never got tightened down and me doing some clean up back there caused the connection to get lost.

Back to square and the car running again but I burned up all day Saturday. Picked up some parts from the twins and had a nice dinner.

Got up Sunday and got back in the garage, installed new swing out tire carrier on the JK and fullsize spare tire finally.

Tuner DM's me at 9 and says you ready to tune? I say hell yes.

So we go do some driving around, some logs, some tuning and he has me run the car into boost, and a little more and a little more.

This thing is a riot, instant power and wheel spin. He did everything remotely and did an amazing job. We have everything setup, fans, tune, tip in, driveability.

I drove it around a bunch yesterday, have a few little things to iron out, rearend howls like a coyote so that is next to address. Clutch is a little chattery but hoping that gets better with a little use.

First fuel stop

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LSX badge installed

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For all the haters of the carpet color, I have to say that spending some time in this space has been nice, the interior came together pretty damn well.

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Now the bad news. The rearend is trash. Needs a full rebuild. SO True Track is on order and will be here in a couple of days will have gear guy Dan go through rearend and replace as needed. Limited Slip is super chattery and the dreaded howl.

It desperately needs more muffler, the car is annoyingly loud. Ill order up a U bend and a muffler and get going on that in the coming weeks.

VSS Still doesnt work, going to hard wire to the RacePak dash assembly, also need to add a trigger to dim the cluster.

High Beams dont work at all, so gotta figure that out.

Pretty minor stuff in my opinion.

Burnouts to come very, very soon.

Sean

SSLance

03-18-2019, 01:48 PM

Nice work! Looks great out in the wild...

How are the driver comfort ergonomics inside? All good?

rustomatic

03-18-2019, 03:06 PM

Glad to see you made it to the next stage, Sean. We had the same plan on Saturday, but I actually made it to the cars & coffee in Folsom; it was Mercedes AMG and GTR club day, so I totally fit in. I only had to jump my Falcon's motorcycle battery, and it was on. It was funny seeing people ignore the nice Aston Martin next to my monstrosity . . .

You'll be making smoke for sure by next weekend. I highly recommend Borla for that whole muffler noise/age problem. Mine (single 3") only makes noise at the right time: when the car is making power and huffing lots of air.

Flash68

03-18-2019, 11:17 PM

That LSX badge looks great... subtle but righteous. :thumbsup:

hackster

03-19-2019, 10:37 AM

Nice work! Looks great out in the wild...

How are the driver comfort ergonomics inside? All good?

Thanks Lance,

Ergos are damn good. Might have to mess with accelerator placement for heel toe action and shifter needs to go a hair to the passenger side, its awkwardly close to the driver but those are very minor adjustments if you ask me. Suprisingly good seating position and very comfortable.

Glad to see you made it to the next stage, Sean. We had the same plan on Saturday, but I actually made it to the cars & coffee in Folsom; it was Mercedes AMG and GTR club day, so I totally fit in. I only had to jump my Falcon's motorcycle battery, and it was on. It was funny seeing people ignore the nice Aston Martin next to my monstrosity . . .

You'll be making smoke for sure by next weekend. I highly recommend Borla for that whole muffler noise/age problem. Mine (single 3") only makes noise at the right time: when the car is making power and huffing lots of air.

I might have to look into a Borla, what muffler do you have on your car specifically?

You going to be around for the weekend of the 30th? Thinking of jamming down for Pleasanton Good Guys.

That LSX badge looks great... subtle but righteous. :thumbsup:

Thanks, you nailed it, subtle but righteous. =)

Dan the Hater????:confused59:

Well, one wheel showed up last night.....Hope for the other three today and of course I am out of town on work.

Tires show up today, hoping to test fit tomorrow night and get tires on later this week.

Crappy pics dont do the wheels justice. Matte black inner and outer barrels, matte metallic brown centers. Have caps just not installed in the pics.

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rustomatic

03-19-2019, 12:10 PM

Muffler is a Borla ProXS--best I've ever had. Mounting at the rear-most point in the exhaust stream seems to help some too, as does having a turbo, but whatever. My stupid hotrod muffler usage dates back to having early Flowmasters back in 1993 or so on a 400 Firebird. Age and annoyance have proven the Borla in my ears.

Send me a DM or PM or whatever they call it when you're going to be down here. I'm guessing I'll be around, which is pretty much the deal every day.

Wheels look nice--love the continuation of the color theme. They are slightly reminiscent of the stock wheels on my e39 . . .

DBasher

03-19-2019, 12:41 PM

'He' wasn't wrong. His opinion was different.

Eggzachery, thank you. Good or bad I’ll tell ya what I think, especially if I’m asked. Thank sweet baby Jesus the hood didn’t get painted brown, just my opinion. :mock:

I’m feeling a bit like Oprah today, maybe it was the big lunch.

Dave, you get a 🖕🏼

Sean you get a 🖕🏼

Paul, feel free to correct my englishing.

:cheers:

Flash68

03-19-2019, 04:04 PM

Muffler is a Borla ProXS--best I've ever had.

I've got a single 4.5" Borla (not sure which one) and I love the sound it makes with the LS.

hackster

03-21-2019, 12:33 PM

I have looked into the Borla but they only have an offset in and out, not sure I can make that work but its worth a shot.

I was really trying to stick with something that was not packing based but also need to get it all buttoned up too.

Back from out of town but have a jacked up finger now so not much is going to happen. Having a tough time even updating the build thread :wtf:

Received one more wheel on Tuesday night and it happened to be a front so I got the wheels all test fit on the car. Like a glove. It was a ton of work to get things all measured up but totally happy with that choice in the end.

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For tires I was dead set on Rivals but upon further reading of them overheating on track days and getting greasy when hot I decided to go with the RE71R, Tires are at 503 awaiting the last wheels to show up.

Hope they arrive today as per my fedex updates.

Been trying to figure out a catch can with no luck. so I am tackling building one on my own that will be perfect shape and size for my needs, also no rad cap.

Still learning on the tig stuff, small cylindrical pieces are very hard still with filler, no problem on fusion like the outside weld.

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This will tuck in behind the radiator support at the passenger headlight area and have a drain to ground if needed.

Sean

gofastwclass

03-21-2019, 07:18 PM

SSLance

03-22-2019, 07:36 AM

Wheels come in yet?

hackster

03-22-2019, 12:33 PM

Sean, this car gets better with every update.

I liked the concept of the interior when you first mentioned it. Now that I see it all together I really think you have a hit. The whole car is very professional and sophisticated even though it's got a cage, big tires and LSx power.

The wheels look like a perfect match to the theme and take the interior to the outside. Way cool.

Thanks man, the compliments are much appreciated and yes I was shooting for the entire package, not just a ****ty car with a big engine in it.

Wheels come in yet?

...........:ups: Not yet. Should be delivered this afternoon from what the FedEx website says.

Very little work done last night but did manage to get my over flow all buttoned up.

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The idea was for it to be tucked way back in behind the headlight and have a very clean look to it. I think I pulled it off pretty well. Shot it with some VHT Wrinkle black which is my go to for this kind of stuff it has proven to be very durable in the past.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_062641_zpsj1iokx21.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_062641_zpsj1iokx21.jpg.html)

Still waiting on the other 2 wheels to show up, hopefully today.

Sean

ScotI

03-22-2019, 02:45 PM

Very little work done last night but did manage to get my over flow all buttoned up.

The idea was for it to be tucked way back in behind the headlight and have a very clean look to it. I think I pulled it off pretty well. Shot it with some VHT Wrinkle black which is my go to for this kind of stuff it has proven to be very durable in the past.

Very well. That is clean.

hackster

03-22-2019, 09:15 PM

Very well. That is clean.

Thanks man.

FINALLY!!!!

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_162955_zpso8gfp3ra.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_162955_zpso8gfp3ra.jpg.html)

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http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_181839_zpsij8ymebv.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_181839_zpsij8ymebv.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20190322_182843_653_zpsyevqx1po.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20190322_182843_653_zpsyevqx1po.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_183513_zpssuk7ezdo.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_183513_zpssuk7ezdo.jpg.html)

And a few just for the hell of it. New cell phone takes some surprisingly nice photos.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_184352_zps40hbnkuj.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_184352_zps40hbnkuj.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_183729_zpskmkci7hc.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_183729_zpskmkci7hc.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_183658_zps6itlgxcn.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190322_183658_zps6itlgxcn.jpg.html)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20190322_185012_233_zps6nx7jp1v.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/IMG_20190322_185012_233_zps6nx7jp1v.jpg.html)

Going to work on tidying up the VSS tomorrow and see if I can make that work just some little stuff here and there, gotta order up the rest of the exhaust so I can button that up as well.

Happy Friday all!!

Sean

gofastwclass

03-22-2019, 09:28 PM

hackster

03-26-2019, 09:21 AM

I still can't get over how factory this all looks, I love it.

What are you using as a hood latch and where did you get it? - Actually looking back it appears to be the factory latch. Is that correct? What year and model is the Volvo?

Thanks, thats kind of the idea behind my builds, how would the factory have done it but cleaner.

Its a 1983 volvo 242 DL. Yep, chopped down factory latch to work with the flathood.

Tinkered with the car this weekend a fair bit, did a lot of little **** that nobody cares about. Got the wiring redone for the VSS directly into the Racepak as well as pulled the wiring from the dash for the oil pressure sender. Apparently you cannot get oil pressure through can bus on this particular racepak dash.......even though everything I read says you can. I also can get oil pressure on HP Tuners so I know its available on the can network. Frustrated with that.

I went to the junk yard and had a great day there. Found a bunch of stuff I needed. But Cheek cover for passenger trunk, a bunch of bolts to get plated for the front fenders and apron so they all match, a great looking antenna and 2 rear decks in amazing uncut condition all for $15.03

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190323_103938_zps8sae791j.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190323_103938_zps8sae791j.jpg.html)

Got the antenna cleaned, painted and installed. Built a matching panel for the trunk to cover the drivers side hole and got the rear trunk carpet all installed, turned out good, but forgot to take pics.

Fought getting the IPD aluminum skid plate installed as it will not clear the drop bar, messed with that for a few hours. I have some ****ty spacers in there but it needs something more better, will work on that this week.

Pulled the pinstipe off the rest of the car to clean it up and have it match the fenders, buffed as much of the remnants off of it.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190323_080824_zps0jvvkjx3.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190323_080824_zps0jvvkjx3.jpg.html)

Messing with stupid VSS......still no luck.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190323_150657_zps5ussyu1l.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190323_150657_zps5ussyu1l.jpg.html)

Took the car for a spin, got fuel.....have a stinky fuel system I gotta fix, pretty sure I need to figure out a proper vent as my system doesnt really work how I thought it should.

Took it to Red Door Meet on sunday for a few hours. Car starts lots of conversations, its pretty fun. Got on it for the 1-2 shift for the first time, its got great power and the torque is incredible, as soon as you get into 2nd it just pulls.

The howl and rearend noise got worse and worse, weather is garbage up here and the gear guy is wonderful at gears but gravel road, rain so it would be a huge mess so here we go...

5:00 last night when I got home from work.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190325_170702_zps9ojtzxw4.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190325_170702_zps9ojtzxw4.jpg.html)

6 pm last night, loaded up and ready to drop off.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190325_175701_zpspcyck2um.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190325_175701_zpspcyck2um.jpg.html)

He took one spin of the pinion and was like what the hell? So its getting all new bearings, seals, solid pinion spacer if he has the right one and an Eaton True Track.

As long as it doesnt need gears it will be back in the car tomorrow night, we got **** to get to now.

:omg:

Sean

rustomatic

03-26-2019, 10:50 AM

hackster

03-26-2019, 11:12 AM

Great progress, Man! I could swear that 50-75% of (the value of) this hobby is just getting that first or second drive after a crapload of obsessive work . . .

As I recall, I think (not fully sure) the e38 computer, at least in some applications, only sends a basic oil pressure signal that amounts to some or none, but not how much. This is why I went with a mechanical pressure gauge instead of trying to use the computer's input.

Where did you tap off of the engine for the oil pressure? Just curious and seriously thinking about a mechanical oil pressure and gauge.....the sender for the race pack is ****ing giant.

Sean

SBDave

03-27-2019, 11:39 AM

Damn this car looks good! Thanks for sharing your projects with us!

Dave

rustomatic

03-28-2019, 06:34 PM

I used the G-Plus manifold (much like far higher-priced Mishimoto crud) thingy that goes above the stock oil filter location. Its four ports cover the gauge sender, turbo oil supply, and my oil cooler's in and out needs. It's the absolute pinnacle of Chinese manufacturing and value, and I say this in the most serious way possible. G-Plus stuff is freaking awesome--that's me being a product shill.

I still have the standard oil pressure thing for the computer behind the intake, I think . . .

Where did you tap off of the engine for the oil pressure? Just curious and seriously thinking about a mechanical oil pressure and gauge.....the sender for the race pack is ****ing giant.

Sean

jarhead

03-29-2019, 09:59 AM

Sean,
So awesome in every way!

hackster

04-01-2019, 09:53 AM

Damn this car looks good! Thanks for sharing your projects with us!

Dave

Thanks man, been fun.

I used the G-Plus manifold (much like far higher-priced Mishimoto crud) thingy that goes above the stock oil filter location. Its four ports cover the gauge sender, turbo oil supply, and my oil cooler's in and out needs. It's the absolute pinnacle of Chinese manufacturing and value, and I say this in the most serious way possible. G-Plus stuff is freaking awesome--that's me being a product shill.

I still have the standard oil pressure thing for the computer behind the intake, I think . . .

I just ordered one before you posted this. I think its some chinese stuff but not sure who, I ordered from Summit. Gotta get the secondary switch installed and wired up this week so the racepak oil pressure works.

Your input is much appreciated.

Sean,
So awesome in every way!

Thank you.

Luckily my parts all showed up last week so I was able to get home after traveling last week and get to it Friday night!!!

Chopped off the tailpipe next to the fuel tank and got to installing some more Vibrant U bends, V bands and the Borla Muffler.

It made a world of difference in volume and tone, there is no more drone and the car is plenty quiet. Sounds good at idle, quiet on the freeway.

I am just learning to TIG and dont have a purge setup yet. Will in the next week though.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190329_191733_zpsugybtmxx.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190329_191733_zpsugybtmxx.jpg.html)

Got the brakes bled and rolled the rear fenders a little more for some reason the rear axle creeped forward a little bit so I extended the lower control arms to push it back by .125".

Then I drove it, I put fuel in it and drove it. I drove it to Wilsonville for Cars and Coffee and back home, tweaked the rear a bit, checked the fluids, retorqued the wheels and checked things, ran some errands in it, drove out by the air port for a car meet with the stance kids to check things out. Went over it again to check for things to be tight and normal. I adjusted the shifter to better fit seating position and its dialed now.

Then I took it out and actually "drove the car" its good, torque is really good, pulls to limiter. I have a little bit of a soft pedal, think I am going to go through and rebleed the entire system this week and make sure I dont have any remaining air in there. The brakes work great, but pedal has a little more travel than it had before pulling and swapping the rearend.

This is up near Skyline and Germantown, there are some amazing country roads up there and the car was a blast. Letting it cool down a bit and checking the brakes.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190331_162211_zpsizsolhbc.jpg (http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/hackster1/media/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190331_162211_zpsizsolhbc.jpg.html)

Ran through an entire tank of fuel this weekend, probably have a few hundred miles on it and its getting better the more it gets driven and I get the little bugs worked out. I dig all the small details and getting it dialed in just right.

3 weeks till I leave for Davis and LS Fest weather is turning to crap here so probably not much more testing till then.

Managed to get lots of honey do's done this weekend, cars all cleaned and detailed, changed the oil on the JK, replaced some lights around the house and did some much needed furnace maintenance.

Sean

DBasher

04-01-2019, 10:28 AM

Looks good man! I spent the weekend in the Seaside/Manzanita area and thought about running east to come see you, obviously I didn’t. Nice to see that you’re able to put something like this together and have very minor issues, a true testimony of your attention to detail and build quality.

:cheers::flag2:

OLDFLM

04-01-2019, 10:47 AM

Car looks AMAZING sans pinstripe!!

SSLance

04-01-2019, 11:25 AM

hackster

04-02-2019, 10:47 AM

Glad to hear you are getting it all dialed in...I think we need a video with good sound from the inside during one of these "driving it" sessions... :D

How in the world does this front tire not rub?

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/hackster1/The%20Beige%20LSA%20242/20190331_162211_zpsizsolhbc.jpg

Getting there. Still some bugs to work out for sure.

Stiff....its really stiff Lance Believe it or not the rears rub far more than the fronts do. Also remember I am not really worried about the paint so a little rubbing is ok with me.

I suck at video, both taking it an editing it. Ill get my nephew to shoot some video for us all =)

Well, some tinkering last night found my first major snafu in my build so far.

In messing with my brake bias and trying to figure out why the car felt like it was must missing a few calipers I adjusted the proportioning valve and the stopping got worse and I got a pull to the passenger side, like rip the wheel out of your hands pull.

So chatting with volvo buddy Asher he pointed out that I have it all wrong. So some testing of his theory by adjusting the proportioning valve out to add in "rear" brakes gained back all of the stopping power and pedal feel and took the pull away from the passenger side and gave me a little pull to the drivers side.

When I built the plumbing for the brakes I did everything as others have, with the exception of the proportioning valve, but in my head it worked.......Obviously I didnt think too deep on this.

Volvo has a cross plumbed braking system in an effort to be the safest car on the road, they have a network of plumbing that essentially has 4 front brake lines and individual rear brake lines right and left. The master cylinder has 2 lines, but really not a front and rear, its really a dual bowl system. the idea is that if one of the systems were to completley fail you would only lose one of the rear wheels braking 100%.

So in effect my plumbing and proportioning valve is modulating one front and one rear caliper :-P

So I either ditch the prop valve and put a straight piece of pipe in there or I re plumb the entire brake system and start over.

I will say that with the prop valve fully open the car has amazing brakes!!! Cannot wait to get some real pads in there.

But here is my derp moment....always learning something new right?

Sean

Big_dime85

04-10-2019, 02:12 PM

hackster

04-16-2019, 08:20 AM

love this build! Your execution and attention to detail is what puts your build over so many others. I can put a box in a space, but you put it there with such precision and attention to the details of the space that the box becomes more than just a box. Great job sir!!! You are a role model here.

WOW!!! Thanks for the props Big Dime. Its good to hear when people get my style and vision and its not just all up in my crazy little pea brain.

Been having hosting issues on pics so falling behind.

Lets give this a shot and see if it works...Ok, hosting on Imgur but its a pain in the rear so posting will definately slow down. Its something in the new phone I have that its uploading a huge file. So it takes resizing every photo before its posted up.

I am hoping that I can get the door panels back this week in time to install this weekend and have the car mostly buttoned up.

<a href="https://imgur.com/we4Zm9y"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/we4Zm9yl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>

Not only did the color and material not match but I also had some sags and a small hole in the drivers side door. I am deleting the pocket and holes for the pocket and making room for some speakers in the future down there.

<a href="https://imgur.com/tF5Arru"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/tF5Arrul.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>

Started messing around with the trunk area and getting a nice flat floor to work on all the way across. I had previously cut out the driver side filler panel for the butt cheek and used the stock on on the passenger side but even after wetting, flattening and drying it started to sag badly after just a few days in the trunk. So I got to work on making a flat floor. New piece on the passenger side and a filler panel for the center of the floor. This piece is simply just to make the carpet lay flat and give me a nice foundation to build some audio stuff in later down the road.

<a href="https://imgur.com/VvmJp4J"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/VvmJp4Jl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>

Waiting on 2 turn signal lenses, a hood release cable, door panels and trunk carpet, seatbelts and a car trailer and Ill be good to go!!!

I need to be loaded up in the trailer next Thursday. My route takes me to Sacramento and Davis on Friday, hang with some friends down there, Volvo show on Sunday in Davis, then meander from there to Vegas the following week for LS Fest.

So if anyone wants to get together and shoot the **** for dinner that week in central to SOCAL hit me up =)

Sean

Goosesdad

04-16-2019, 10:34 AM

Freakin' cool

rustomatic

04-16-2019, 12:43 PM

Yo, Sean. There's a pretty decent cars & coffee in Folsom (Google cars and coffee Folsom--it's an easy drive from Davis) on Saturday morning (starts at like 7:00 A.M.)--it's right off Highway 50. I can make that one in the Falcon . . .

I might be in Davis on Friday--wife is going to campus library that day . . .

Good to hear the car is rolling!

WOW!!! Thanks for the props Big Dime. Its good to hear when people get my style and vision and its not just all up in my crazy little pea brain.

Been having hosting issues on pics so falling behind.

Lets give this a shot and see if it works...Ok, hosting on Imgur but its a pain in the rear so posting will definately slow down. Its something in the new phone I have that its uploading a huge file. So it takes resizing every photo before its posted up.

I am hoping that I can get the door panels back this week in time to install this weekend and have the car mostly buttoned up.

<a href="https://imgur.com/we4Zm9y"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/we4Zm9yl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>

Not only did the color and material not match but I also had some sags and a small hole in the drivers side door. I am deleting the pocket and holes for the pocket and making room for some speakers in the future down there.

<a href="https://imgur.com/tF5Arru"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/tF5Arrul.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>

Started messing around with the trunk area and getting a nice flat floor to work on all the way across. I had previously cut out the driver side filler panel for the butt cheek and used the stock on on the passenger side but even after wetting, flattening and drying it started to sag badly after just a few days in the trunk. So I got to work on making a flat floor. New piece on the passenger side and a filler panel for the center of the floor. This piece is simply just to make the carpet lay flat and give me a nice foundation to build some audio stuff in later down the road.

<a href="https://imgur.com/VvmJp4J"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/VvmJp4Jl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>

Waiting on 2 turn signal lenses, a hood release cable, door panels and trunk carpet, seatbelts and a car trailer and Ill be good to go!!!

I need to be loaded up in the trailer next Thursday. My route takes me to Sacramento and Davis on Friday, hang with some friends down there, Volvo show on Sunday in Davis, then meander from there to Vegas the following week for LS Fest.

So if anyone wants to get together and shoot the **** for dinner that week in central to SOCAL hit me up =)

Sean

SSLance

04-16-2019, 12:53 PM

https://i.imgur.com/we4Zm9yl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/tF5Arrul.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/VvmJp4Jl.jpg

There, I fixed it for ya...

The hosting works okay, you just need a bit of help formatting the links...

Good luck getting it buttoned up and along on your journey.

hackster

04-22-2019, 09:18 AM

Thanks Lance......I am not really a great IT guy. But I think I have it figured out now...appreciate the help.

Finally got a little time to work on the car for my mad dash to get it done before I take off on Friday for my 3,000 mile road trip to Davis and Vegas.

Got the Schroth seatbelts installed, these were easier than expected and turned out great. I dont love the yellow on the belts but really no option.

https://i.imgur.com/CRakKf2h.jpg

Matches the steering wheel though =)

https://i.imgur.com/rOVhEskh.jpg

Then onto the long list of small stuff that likely nobody will notice.

Sanded and repainted all of the black on the doors and b pillar, turned out great, SEM Trim black, red scotch brite pad and a few coats and looked as new.

https://i.imgur.com/pu8PZk0h.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/hnNoeLAh.jpg

The stock door handles were hammered, so I pickup up a better set but they were still bent. SO I got to town with hammering them flat again, cleaned and painted and installed. Looks so much better.

https://i.imgur.com/jI7EH2Bh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/56ijOROh.jpg

Spent a little time getting the trunk closer to buttoned up, pass side is easy, drivers side isnt 100% done but its a lot better than before.

https://i.imgur.com/61gHHhJh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/wY6UfF6h.jpg

I feel that my work paid off in here, the floor is nice and flat, the carpet got bound with the same leather that is on the seats and looks pretty tidy. Ill work on getting the stereo in when I get back and covering up the rest of the painted areas, going to add in some leather back here to break up the brown.

https://i.imgur.com/fNocPMyh.jpg

Door panels got done a few days early so I got them installed. Few little issues to address when I get back. Only thing left is to get black armrest, window crank, and door release as its a bit too much brown right now.

For those not in the know we deleted the speaker and door pockets from these panels but kept the stock door card. They turned out a lot better than the stockers. I left the bottom open so I can install some speakers in there. Will be gettting some separates inthat big blank area on the lower part of the door.

https://i.imgur.com/u1jjLl6h.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/FPEAiybh.jpg

In all of the cars I have built, I have never spent this amount of time (and $$$) on an interior and I hope that it shows. I have tried to iron out every little detail as much as I can. I am sure some stuff will change but pretty happy with how the inside of this car looks.

https://i.imgur.com/KFh6lfOh.jpg

Volvo emblems got removed, the entire car got buffed and waxed, some holes in the firewall got plugged, hood latch replaced with a plated one and the hood actually aligned with the fenders and cowl.

Its about ready to load up and head south. Gotta get some license plates on it now.

Sean

SSLance

04-22-2019, 10:41 AM

Looks great Sean!! You can definitely see that much attention was paid inside.

Only thing I see missing is a sub belt for the harnesses...

groovyjay

04-22-2019, 01:04 PM

Very nice build, like everything you've done to it so far.

jarhead

04-22-2019, 01:45 PM

WOW, Nice!

hackster

04-23-2019, 09:43 AM

Very nice build, like everything you've done to it so far.

Thank you!!

WOW, Nice!

Much appreciated.

Got the plated hardware back and replaced in the engine bay and started to get the door panel accents converted to black. I dont love it yet but its better than mismatched brown. Still need black levers and pull cups, but those will have to wait. Also got the window felts on a little better.......Pretty sure I have the inside scrapers on the outside and the outside on the inside, Ill pick up a set from Dave while we are in Davis to swap at a later date. Rookie mistake there....

https://i.imgur.com/KEthG4ph.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/3f2gHgMh.jpg

Tonight is load **** up and get everything ready to hit the road.

Looking forward to a nice break from work and doing something fun for a change.

Sean

ScotI

04-23-2019, 05:33 PM

Everything is looking great. Your 'detail' efforts are clearly visible.
Best of luck on your trip!

OLDFLM

04-24-2019, 10:50 AM

Maybe bright yellow carpet to complement the harnesses? :sarcasm_smiley:

Flash68

04-24-2019, 04:25 PM

Killed it! You have an eye that many do not have .... or are unwilling to try. :)

Have a safe trip.

hackster

04-30-2019, 11:27 PM

Killed it! You have an eye that many do not have .... or are unwilling to try. :)

Have a safe trip.

Thanks man, Trying something different is tough sometimes.

Saturday, hooked up with Rustomatic for Cars and Coffee in Folsom. Was very impressed with not only his killer Falcon but also the quality and variety of the cars that showed up. Makes me wish I lived somewhere with a little better car culture. Thanks for the meet up Paul, we had fun Saturday morning. Next time, lets meet at T-Hill.

Had a great weekend hanging out with all the Turbobricks folks, met some great new people and had a great time. I took about three pics all weekend, none of them were my car. Was a good trip down there. Got to see our buddy Pat at the go kart track, watch Eric run 11.003 at the drag strip and hung out in the sun at the park all day Sunday.

Headed south to LA on Monday and hung out for a little bit, then to El Segundo early this morning to the Motor Trend Studios where this happened!!

https://i.imgur.com/65RYvOuh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/L6qBrTBh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qlplpCyh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QialCLkh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2f4RSzMh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qRs7buRh.jpg

These guys were awesome to hang out with all day, these are just my camera phone photos, the ones the photog took are simply amazing. Look for an upcoming feature in Super Street!!

Loaded back up and headed for Vegas in the morning to LS Fest. Pretty good few days.

Sean

jarhead

05-01-2019, 04:03 AM

WOW Sean, Congrats! Well Deserved!

OLDFLM

05-01-2019, 06:51 AM

WoW! Does that thing look AMAZING!! Can't believe you didn't do full paint on the car! Just FANTASTIC!!!

hackster

05-05-2019, 08:50 PM

WOW Sean, Congrats! Well Deserved!

Thank you!!

WoW! Does that thing look AMAZING!! Can't believe you didn't do full paint on the car! Just FANTASTIC!!!

Quite a few people have said the same thing.....No way that is stock paint =)

Lets get a run down on the weekend....

Got the pit setup on Thursday afternoon, picked up the wife and nephew from the airport Thursday evening.

Friday morning it was go time. Drivers meeting at 8:45 first run at 9 am. Had 2 ok runs in on autocross course, then headed over to the road course.

Car was doing good so far, no issues.

Road course well....got in 4 good laps, car felt great. Probably needs a rear regear to a 3.27 to get some mile per hour in 4th.

I was coming back towards the front straight on the carousel turn and lost all power steering. Luckily I was close to pit area.

Car was smoking, good times :)

Popped the hood to find this mess.

https://i.imgur.com/0XHTBQih.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/uZGgRT7h.jpg

So it boiled the fluid until it melted the reservoir and the cap. The cap melted, the spring and retainer dropped into the pump, blew the cap off. Destroyed the pump in the process.

Got a tow back to the truck and parked the car. Walked away for a little bit. Hot frustrated.

Towed the car over to the LSX clothing booth.

Went and got some dinner, and said **** it. 3 auto parts stores later, we had the biggest power steering cooler ever, new lines, a pump, a cap and a puller/installer tool.

Got back to the car about 7ish. Sent the wife and kid to watch some drifting and got to work.

Pulley has to come off to pull the pump =) Luckily I was able to do that without pulling the radiator, glad I moved that radiator forward....

https://i.imgur.com/jy9rBBih.jpg

New pump on

https://i.imgur.com/VsWC1eZh.jpg

GIANT power steering cooler mounted up and plumbed.

https://i.imgur.com/Qlatqqnh.jpg

Peaceful evening wrenching on the car, nice to clear a foggy head.

https://i.imgur.com/S0365odh.jpg

Little test drive around the parking lot, rack isnt cooked, no leaks, bled the system.

****ing go time!!!

https://i.imgur.com/ukZl2kTh.jpg

Back on track, auto cross for the morning, ran 8 or so passes and got the hang of the track. Had a blast. Kept running till I wasnt getting any faster.

Car feels great, brakes are phenomenal, have way more brake than tire.

Poker run off site.

https://i.imgur.com/eI4qOMJh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/o0Ksbvsh.jpg

Ran the drag strip for the first time in at least 8 years. First pass was the best of the 2. Managed a 13.0 at 110. 2.0 60 foot. Considering I hit the rev limiter in 2nd and short shifted to 4th I know it has 12's in it easy. Pretty damn happy with that.

In line waiting to run.

https://i.imgur.com/yXOEtqrh.jpg

Today was the 3s challenge. I beat on the car for the morning, 6 runs (3 per course) and the car did awesome. I have no clue where I finished, this was way more of a shake down than anything else for me. I was hanging with some proper built pro touring cars. I need more tire.......and more driver, lots more driver.

Ill get some video up a little later.

Beat on the car for 3 days, had a couple issues, had a blast, car got loaded in the trailer on its own power, call that success!!

Nephew and wife took some laps around the complex, he had the biggest smile when he got back.

https://i.imgur.com/LOlvmyph.jpg

All in all, awesome week. Lots more seat time to needed on my part.

Sean

hackster

05-05-2019, 09:14 PM

SSLance

05-06-2019, 06:50 AM

Sounds like a good time, happy the trip turned out successful. I'm sure your car got a lot of attention there and opened some eyes.

rustomatic

05-06-2019, 09:52 AM

Glad to hear most things worked okay! A big part of the track day experience for me has been getting away with the dumb ideas that I've applied to the car over the years. If they worked, there was success. For a new build and three days of beating, you've got a pretty good result!

WSSix

05-06-2019, 07:45 PM

Congrats on the successful trip and performance of the car!

WILWAXU

05-07-2019, 04:05 PM

This thing is even better in person!

Great build!

DBasher

05-07-2019, 05:45 PM

First picture I’ve seen where the carpet doesn’t look like a soiled diaper, it actually looks good. :action-smiley-027:

Looking forward to seeing this thing whiz past me in a few weeks!:thumbsup:

hackster

05-09-2019, 08:48 AM

Sounds like a good time, happy the trip turned out successful. I'm sure your car got a lot of attention there and opened some eyes.

It was a killer time, lots of people commented on the quality of the build on the car.

Glad to hear most things worked okay! A big part of the track day experience for me has been getting away with the dumb ideas that I've applied to the car over the years. If they worked, there was success. For a new build and three days of beating, you've got a pretty good result!

Hahah, yeah I was pretty impressed so far. Going to have to spend some time working on the driver now =)

Congrats on the successful trip and performance of the car!

Thanks man!!

This thing is even better in person!

Great build!

Thats awesome, and some nice pics. Thank you for the props.

First picture I’ve seen where the carpet doesn’t look like a soiled diaper, it actually looks good. :action-smiley-027:

Looking forward to seeing this thing whiz past me in a few weeks!:thumbsup:

I should rename it the soiled diaper =)

Track day here on the 17th...if its still together after that Ill be up on the 24th.

Back home now, had been planning this trip for quite some time and it didnt dissapoint. All in all I did a little under 3,000 miles in 11 days. Portland to Davis, Thousand Oaks, El Segundo, Fontana, Vegas, Twin Falls, Boise and home. This is my first road trip with this tow rig. It did awesome. Comfortable, awesome sound system and one of the last 6 speed manual trucks to ever roll off a Ram assembly line.

https://i.imgur.com/F82PlAZh.jpg

For building a car from just a shell I think it did pretty good for the little shakedown time I had.

Couple issues I did run into.

I had a coolant leak under the dash the entire time. I tightened up the hose clamps in Davis at the Motel 6 Parking Lot but that didnt cure it so I just dealt with it. Once I got home I tore it apart (That afternoon) and found that I didnt quite have the hose pushed on all the way, and also didnt have the hose clamp all the way on the hose. So pushed the hose on all the way, got the clamp on properly and it seems as though I fixed the leak.

I have a gas leak somewhere. The filler neck is all messed up where the nozzle goes, so that is part of it. On hard left turns it would spill fuel out of the filler neck and down the side of the car. Ill replace the filler neck with a good one (round opening instead of an egg shape). But there is still a fuel vapor inside the car all the time. I believe that something is leaking at the fuel tank so we are going to put the smoke machine on it and see what happens. Hope to mess with that this week or weekend.

It needs an alignment badly. The frontend has settled down quite a bit, it has a lot of toe and more negative camber than I think it should have. Will get ride height set again and go from there.

Steering wheel shake. At freeway speeds I have a shake in the steering wheel. I dont believe that its wheel and tire so I need to put a dial indicator on it and see what the runout is on the rotors and hubs. I am suspecting hubs as that is what was wrong on my last blue car.

All in all I had a killer time, I met some great new people, got to see some super cool cars and scenery along the way.

https://i.imgur.com/9E3HjIvh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/X0pu8mJh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HMLjIIKh.jpg

This one is for any of you that are curious about the handling. The car feels very, very planted, turn in is phenomenal even on the 275's. It is not super stiff on the road course or the auto cross but is quite stiff on the roads around town.

The front springs are 650 with a tender, rear springs are 450 with a tender. Front struts are JRZ RSOne's set to 5 clicks in from full soft in the front. Rear shocks are Ride tech Coilovers with 8 clicks in from full soft. I am running no rear bar, running a 25mm (I Believe) V8 drop bar in the front.

I think the only change I am going to make before my next track day is to try a 28mm non drop front bar. I would like to lower the back of the car a little more as well, but going to have to do even more rear fender work back there to do that.

https://i.imgur.com/RpkXgrAh.jpg

Even used it to tow my buddy Scott back after his truck broke down on the poker run.

https://i.imgur.com/sPujTHhh.jpg

One last image just cause I love this shot!!

https://i.imgur.com/5PD5hX9h.jpg