$6K for a manifold? I would have punched him in the face, and left.

man and I thought I was in DEEP in my project...Your FD is going to be pure EVIL when its done.

pure sex

I'm behind you in doing everything right the first time.

I'm letting some stuff slip just for the sake of getting my car running again, but this is only stage 1....

Can I ask what you do for a living...once complete this sounds to be on hell of a ride!

I heard he was the new age Doogie Howser M.D up in Boston..

J/K

Chris the project is looking very good I must say you're definetly doing your homework and taking your time... Kudos!





Jay7...

LOL. No that's my GF (Resident) and why I have time to play around with the car. I work in investment banking. Like any job it has its pros and cons, but generally I like it. Right now I am working with a division of the bank that is in NC and am splitting my time between here and NYC (70/30). This nice thing about this setup is that garage space in NC is cheap https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif I am paying less for an enclosed private garage here than I was for an unassigned parking space in an open lot in NJ.



In the first week had the garage I spent a small fortune buying tools:

-Engine puller

-4 jack stands

-jack

-bench

-grinder

-drill

-deluxe dermal kit with extension unit

-orbital sander

-vice

-digital measuring thing (what are these called??)

-full line impact socket set

-short and long open ended wrenches

-rubber flooring tiles from Pep boys (well worth it!)

-3 lights

-1300lb tie down straps (more on those later).



The following week the car arrived from the fabricators with the modified exhaust manifold, dual fuel pump carrier, and new brakelines https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683894.gif .

New user name Chris? So question #2. Is the car done yet? Where is the damn video!

Yep, I am tired of people looking me up on the web by last name.



Don't hold your breath :(



Here are some new pics. Synaptic3 Engineering (http://www.synaptic3.com/) in NH did the exhaust system, brake lines, fuel pump carrier, hacked off the rediculous 44mm wastegate mount and installed the 60mm wastegate with a dump tube that was 'impossible' to fit according to the other shop. I ordered all the parts from Fuelsafe, Burns, Wolf Aircraft. I'm generally very happy with the work that Synaptic3 did. It took them awhile to get started, but once they got moving they finished everything pretty quickly.



Chassis:

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Motor in the chassis (notice the brake lines):

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Manifold with new dump tube and the 60mm wastegate that Conway Autoworks said was 'impossible' to fit.



4" exhaust:

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I have to admit I'm a little shocked at how big the piping is. A can of Neverdull will slide in it with room to spare.

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New custom driveshaft compared to the stock shaft -a good illustration of how far back the motor has been moved.

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Fuel System:

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KG Parts rails. I killed 2 days polishing them https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif

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Manifold with new dump tube and the 60mm wastegate that Conway Autoworks said was 'impossible' to fit (that didn't show up the first time). I want to add that the Conway did an excellent job on the manifold aside from the wastegate.

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One of the least obvious, but important things that Synaptic3 did was to reposition the motor slightly to stop the transmission from touching the tunnel. Another 'detail' that was overlooked by another shop . . .

I pulled the motor to get the car ready to go to the paint shop. I connected the motor to the lift with two 1300lb kevlar tie down straps. A friend of mine recommended this approach. It made it very easy to shift the angle of the motor while it was suspended without using any add-on pieces that extend the distance from the boom and cause it to interfere with hood.

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One problem I ran into is that the motor wanted to rotate while it was hanging from the lift in the engine bay. Since I couldn't let go of it to go find sometheing to stop it from moving I had to get creative.

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