Sub'd. I like it.

Questions:

1) How'd you get that thing so shiny?
2) What are the burn marks on that one gear?
2) What benefit does G50 axles/flanges provide if the weak link is the internal gears?

Hi David You can buy that filler kit at Sierra madre / Or Restoration design
they got it on stock

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1) I just had it tumbled and it came out really really shiny!
2) That gear was welded
3) The G50 axles have the larger cv's, It is a street car so not to much strain on the drivetrain. The weak link has more to do with the driver and how it is driven, i.e. revving the motor and dumping the clutch for one.

The trans and motor are both being built by Mark Kinninger in San Diego, he is the lead tech at Black Forest Automotive. He has been doing a lot of 3.6 conversions into earlier cars over the years and has a lot of insight and is a great help with the whole process.

Don't know why the pictures are coming out sideways :confused:

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Wow ! your not going to drive that on the road and get it dirty?????

Yes, Mark is the man. I was lucky enough to get a ride in the Smurf with Eric at the wheel, back when it was the consistent TTOD car. Spectacular to say the least. You cannot go wrong with one of his builds.
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Probably because they're a vertical format aspect ratio. If the pics are wider then they are tall, they should show up that way. The software tends to orient the photos in landscape format.

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Looking great Dave!

Too nice to use.

sub'd Love your builds, Dave!

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Just picked up the crank from having the middle main journal cross drilled, main bearings grooved to match and coated.

It had already been polished and magna fluxed, and now ready for assembly.

Having a bespoke fuel filler made for the new car, drawing and the 3D printed sample. We have made a couple tweeks and the final product will be slightly different

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That is a very nice looking cap, Dave.

I especially like the one in the render with the slightly shorter fin on it. Is that a one off for this car or are you thinking of selling them?

So you are going from being just a "user" to a "dealer" now?!?! Is that where this headed? DAMNIT DAVE! My build is already WAY over budget......Anyway, send me a catalog and price list. ; )

Thank you for the compliments, not so sure about becoming a dealer, I am
going to make 4 but I already have 3 cars lined up for them at the moment. Let me see what pricing will be first before I say anymore.

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Got these mounted and ready to go!

Started welding the flares on today, and some of the engine parts getting ready for assembly. This time going full tilt 3.8 with the Mahle Motorsport P&C, cross drilled crank, Pauter rods, fresh headwork, mild port, new valves, guides, ti retainers, PMO ITB with Rasant Performance EFI hoping for 375hp this time around, Mark Kinninger is doing all the motor and trans work and a lot of consulting, and my father in law Benny Flores is doing the body and paint and this and that, and you get the idea.....

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Inconsequential question: Why PMO intakes over the straight Jensens?

Because they come in the kit with linkage, nuts, bolts, washers, air cleaners etc.

Thank you, but I had one with the smaller fin and it was a lot easier to open/close with a larger fin.

Transmission is done and ready to go. Engine is being assembled, flares are tacked on the car and starting the front horn grill/turn signal panel to the fender. The light boxes as usual need a ton of work

I do not know why the pictures come up sideways here but it really bothers me :confused:

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Fixed the photos for you, Dave. Looking good.

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Might we see this bad boy at Luftgekuhlt?

I noticed it happens when I take photos on my phone with it sideways...

Great build, Dave!

Thanks Jim

No Luftgekuhlt for this one Marc, but look to see it in Monterey!

Engine is coming together nicely, thank you Mark @Kinninger Built
PMO throttle bodies just came in along with Aasco springs and retainers, and the custom red border engine compartment decals from Car-Bone

I am going out of my mind with all my photos going sideways when I download them:mad:

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Simply lovely.

How are you uploading/downloading images? Each time an image changes hands, it is likely processed, and the EXIF metadata that determines orientation is possibly "corrected" each time. The iPhone is notorious for this, as is vBulletin for ignoring the orientation flag, which is the (ancient) software Pelican uses:

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Are the horn and turn signal boxes repop? I didn't see a mention of those?

My iPhone sends photos to iCloud I download to pelican from MacBook or iMac. The pictures look fine as I view them but are always sideways when they populate on pelican.

They are repops, available from TRE

Is your father in law the same Benny on the tv show Extreme Car Hoarders? I temporarily live in Jakarta Indonesia and watch the cars shows on tv and regularly read this forum to get my cars fixes. Enjoy reading about your projects, thanks for sharing!

Yes he is the same Benny on the TV show. Here in the US the show is called "Lords of the Car Hoards" and "Rusted Development"

The show was cancelled but they are working on putting out another show.

Gauges are done, work is done by a small one man independent shop that does incredible work!

Early style pointers and silver buttons
Full led lighting around the face
7400 redline on 8K tach
Numeric oil level, pressure and temp
Heuer chrono
180 speedo
Chrome bezels

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Spectacular !!
Will the ITG sausage filters provide enough "overhorn"clearance to get good airflow?
Why ITG ? Better than K&N , Pipercross?

The guy doing my gauges was so speedy that he finished before the artwork for the tach was completed. In all fairness I just decided to do it over the weekend so when I called him Monday morning and he said he was finished, well what could I say, more $$ now.
Don't know if I should delete the ump/rpm or move it up a little or above the needle :confused:


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I think with any phone you post from you have to take the picture in wide view. The website rotates the photo to short and wide. Or take the picture in square mode. With iPhone square mode is a lens option.

I like the lower version with the UPM/RPM. Looks Factory. I don't thing having the writing at the top will look good. I can't remember seeing it there on any tach.



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Keep and move up a bit in my opinion for better visual harmony... Having a scale or unit of measure on a gauge is cool, regardless of how obvious it is!

great project, by the way, just like the last two. Enjoying the updates.

I like those gauges! Nice work man!

What are those copper colored nuts inside the transmission? Are they fiber lock nuts? If they are the studs don't protrude enough for the fiber lock part to work. Fiber lock nuts with lock washers. Looks weird or is this something that was learned the hard way? Just curious.....

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