the start of my LS1 conversion: - Page 3

Rebel911 · 11-11-2009, 05:29 AM

[QUOTE=mkingham;5004353]I have always liked ATI's Harmonic Balancers / Pulleys. Don't forget to buy a new bolt if you make the swap, the crank bolt is not re-useable on LS motors.

Keep the pictures coming. I am working on my fuel tank mount and radiator setup. I'll be curious to see how you route the cooling lines. I ended up running mine through the frame heating vents.

I like the set up. What tubing are you using for the coolant lines front to back?
What radiator (sizing) did you go with?

lin7310948 · 11-11-2009, 07:13 AM

to me it was much easier to modify the 911 gas tank[shorten] as well as to mount dual wahlberg fuel pumps internally. and it will allow you to use a 996? spare tire if the battery is mounted in the smugglers box.. also much easier and cleaner to run the water hoses to the front similar to the porsche oil cooling lines. if you ever develop a leak you will see what i mean. the rectangular cell allows way to much heat up into the front compartment whereas the porsche tank fits the opening and is sealed with a gasket. be sure to remove the dash cap and seal all the openings in the dash framework. it is more porous than a sieve.

Rebel911 · 11-11-2009, 11:17 AM

Fenders came in today. they are going to take a bit of fitting to get them right.

Rebel911 · 11-11-2009, 04:01 PM

Got the throttle body back and on.

mkingham · 11-11-2009, 04:35 PM

I agree with lin7310948 on both the tank and running the lines. But I think he has an older 911 that uses the steel front cross member (lin7310948, my appoligies if I am wrong) If my memory serves, those steel front cross members are a lot easier to run the lines around. My 911 has the aluminum cross member and I could not find a good route for the lines through the suspension without a LOT of contact with the sway bar, cross member and fuel pump (YIKES) So I went the vent route. I know someone ran the lines (using hard tubing) through the front wheel wells and I have also seen someone else that drilled holes through the front cross member instead of going around it. As for the tank, I used a small square RCI cell so I could route the lines around it. I'm sure using a shortened original tank is cleaner (plus it has a better center of gravity), but where do you route the cooling lines to get from under the car to the radiator??

mkingham · 11-11-2009, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebel911

I like the set up. What tubing are you using for the coolant lines front to back?
What radiator (sizing) did you go with?

I used 1.25 silicon tubing from fluidsystemsengineering.com (part # TFH-125) They had the best price that I could find (about $6 per linear ft)

As for the radiator, I bought mine from Renegade.

lin7310948 · 11-11-2009, 05:08 PM

my car is a 71 but i changed over to an aluminum front crossmember. i drilled suitable holes and had aluminum tubing of the correct size welded in place. the water lines then are clamped onto the tubing ends. works very well and helps to maintain the strength of the crossmember.

sc_rufctr · 11-11-2009, 05:27 PM

Looking at your progress I envy your enthusiasm. (you must be young)

Once done you're going to have a manic car on your hands.

Good luck with everything!

Rebel911 · 11-12-2009, 04:10 PM

OK, Taking a break from the engine till the cage is in later this month. (I will do the wiring harness this weekend)
Back to the bodywork:

Rebel911 · 11-15-2009, 01:36 PM

did a little bodywork and a lot of leaves this weekend.
I have lots of fitting left to do. This is just test fitting
Justin stopped by to give his professional opinion:

Porschedr. · 11-15-2009, 01:48 PM

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
I'll leave it at that.

vreference · 11-15-2009, 02:14 PM

If you are still taking suggestions I would consider getting some of the bosch 993 headlights for those fenders. Slightly more effort but it would get you back a little closer to the spirit of the car.

Rebel911 · 11-15-2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vreference

If you are still taking suggestions I would consider getting some of the bosch 993 headlights for those fenders. Slightly more effort but it would get you back a little closer to the spirit of the car.

I will look into that, thanks.

below is where I am going:

Dueller · 11-15-2009, 02:33 PM

Rebel...fascinating, unique and ambitious project. Looking forward to the results. I'd love to have a well sorted V8 conversion. I'm no purist but if you don't mind me asking was this the gorgeous 930 you had psoted in earlier threads? What prompted your decison to mod that car rather than finding one that was not so pristine as a starting point?

Sorry if I missed the decision process in earlier threads.

Rebel911 · 11-20-2009, 04:04 AM

Cleaning it up for the cage/bracing to be put in. I had to remove the back seat; it will be going back in around the bracing.
I still have to clean where the door bars are going to the front.
When I was pulling all the crap out from under the dash a brand new set of keys for the car fell out from somewhere under the dash. Later I will grab some pics of the rats nest of **** wiring that someone hacked up in the dash.
I also have the new shocks and bushings for the rear.

shanghai_todd · 12-22-2009, 12:46 PM

Who did your throttle body work? Are you running an LS1 or LS6 intake? I decided to take off my aluminum Typhoon intake and swap it with an LS6 intake but came across a problem with my old TB. Turns out my Typhoon intake uses a 86mm and the LS6 is 78mm

+1 for the LS6 intake being lighter, probably more than half the weight of the Typhoon and I now do not need to worry about heat soak..

[QUOTE=Rebel911;5005591]Got the throttle body back and on.

tquaglino · tquaglino's Garage

I admire how radical your custom is.

I'm confident it will be a great car when you're finished. I'd like to make a suggestion on the paint. If you paint the air inlets black and hold the edge to where the window would have been. You'll be able to hold onto the classic 911 look.

Here's some bad photoshop of what I'm talking about. I'm sure you have it painted in your head already. Just a suggestion.

Good luck.
Tom

Rebel911 · 12-24-2009, 06:06 AM

Sorry I did not see that there were new posts.

The engine is a LS1, I am building that up starting mid-January. Thanks for the information

Paint ideas are in the works. I will make note of your idea.

The car is off to Dan's

to put the cage/bracing in.

Rebel911 · 07:36 AM

Went to visit the car last night at Dan's (aka: Reactive Chassis Co.)
He is building/fitting the cage better than I expected.
He is putting in double door bars this weekend.

I can't wait to get the engine in.

shanghai_todd · 01-22-2010, 08:56 PM

Roll bar looks great but one concern about the cross member and bar that is welded across it. If you are using the RH intake I do not think you will be able to make the clearance. I had this initial problem and had to make some modification to how the engine sits in the cradle to give it about 1/2" to clear.

Attached is a picture of how close the throttle body sits against the cross member.

Hope this helps