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Continuing with my scheduled weekly update for those following along. I feel like I spent a lot to time on the car, but it looks the same...haha. Got the clutch linkage in and adjusted and all is good with that. The steering linkage needed to be fiddled with since it was touching a header...

Weekly update. New condenser is in along with the radiator and fans. I also decided bringing the AC lines to the fender apron like they were previously wasn't going to happen. I moved the heater hoses up to the top 2 holes and I'll make a plate to cover the lower 2. AC line will now run behind...

It's gonna suck when one of the header bolts gets loose and you need to pull the engine to tighten it....:lol:

Had a few hours on Saturday to knock some things out. I must have had a brain fart when I originally ordered all my AC parts. I always thought the condenser could be larger. The AC cooled pretty good, but on those really hot days, it couldn't keep up. I once read it best to have the biggest...

Thanks! It's been quite the journey if you start all the way from the beginning!

It's just an orange motor in a black car.

I have to say the HDK sure made things easy to go in. I originally had the engine mounts set to have the engine all the way back. This proved to make things very tight on the firewall and also made the head contact my already shortened steering column shaft. I decided to pull the engine full...

Funny how the easiest tasks always make the largest visual impacts. It's the small things that take forever and go unseen. I got the frame rail sprayed and figured I'd shoot some cerakote too. I may have mentioned I was able to find the same size radiator with inlet/outlet on the same side made...

Nice! Lots of space in there. Interesting that the pilot bearing failed. Has it gotten harder to shift?

Not much to update that is picture worthy. I did get the wife to come out to the garage to help me ring out my engine harness. Happy to report I didn't screw it up! I did get the frame rail primed and sanded a few times. It's masked and ready to paint. Hoping to get this done at some point this...

Z-bar modification is done! I typically save small projects to do during the weeknights. All in this likely took just over an hour. I think I'm going to cut that whole corner off the bell housing. Things are just too close right there for me and I don't see any reason for it to be there...

I love the idea of using a cuda tank. So many people use the mustang tank because they are fairly easy to make a flange and drop in. The only problem I have is now the tank is your trunk floor. This is much better.

Probably since I'm sure it will be more of a show car than go car, but small brakes with big wheels look dumb.

Not a ton of progress due to other obligations, and I needed to rewire my boat trailer lights. Whoever designed those pinch type connectors needs to have his whole house wired with them. What a crap design, especially on a trailer that goes into water!!!! Anyway, I got the car pushed outside to...

Yes, No Problem Raceway. You are lucky there are so many events nearby. I was looking at the results from yesterday since I couldn't go, there were only 36 cars. The weather was nice, not sure why the turnout was so low.

It certainly is close. Pulling the 408 is my next large thing to do. Ringing wires out and modifying the z-bar will be weeknight projects this week. That street T is aluminum and the sensor doesn't weigh anything. It will be fine.

My local SCCA just released their May date and location. They are trying a new spot which happens to be the drag strip I used to frequent. There's also a small road course at that track and they are having the autocross on portions of the road course. I have to click this job into overdrive so I...

Hemi update! I was able to make some decent progress over the weekend. I got the let side fuel rail bracket made up so I'm calling that small project done except for the Cerakote. Note the hidden fuel rail pressure sensor. Also pinned out the engine harness connector. I still need to go...

Anything is a shim if you try hard enough.

I think the reason most aftermarket cam require the VVT to be locked is because you can easily cause some PtV problems if you aren't dead nuts on the tune.

My daily readers are only .75x. After this, I was thinking I need a 1.5 or 2x to see tiny stuff!!!!

I'd image the RPM would change on the SRV based on the camshaft. But you're right, I really don't have a desire to have that functionality on this car. If I was building a cruiser with a basically stock motor, most definitely. The voice in my head is already thinking of an upgrade to this motor...

4 empty spots. Not sure how many the SRV requires and honestly don't know if the MS3X can run it. I don't know what type of signal it requires and quite honestly sounds like it would be a nightmare to tune without a dyno.

Full speed ahead on the hemi. I truly believe the car hobby is worse than a damn ****** addiction. I can't stop thinking about what needs to be done and want to be out in the garage all day instead of working... Got one fuel rail hold down bracket done. It's just a piece of aluminum angle...

Will you please take this thing down the drag strip when you're done? No reason it can't run 8s with that motor!

It was a bad day in the garage. Started the car up to back it out for a wash in prep for a cruise night 30 miles away tonight and notice a very weird sound coming from the engine. It was definetly a top end sound and oil psi was good. Pulled rocker shafts and searched the valley with a bore...

Love it. Lots of options for big brakes with that spindle, not that you would want those. But I'm sure there are also lots of race car brakes too. They are TMI Seats They come complete ready to go. I have the pro series low back. https://www.tmiproducts.com/pro-series/complete-seats/lowback/sport

What is this sorcery Denny? Van LCA and a SN95 Mustang spindle?

I need to purchase several items, such as throttle cable, AC compressor adapter fittings and AC hose to make new lines, PS pressure reducer and reservoir, coil drivers for the MS3, misc. fuel line fittings, flywheel, pilot bearing, etc. The good news is all of these items are readily available...

For the bevel I used a chamfer bit on my router and for the notches I used a table saw. Cool thing about aluminum is wood working tools cut it just fine. I cleaned the cuts up with a mini air belt sander and die grinder. It took a fair bit of trail and error since the sides differ. I also didn't...