Venom 's Build Thread

[venom]

Got back front alternator casing, overflow cap and PS bracket. Everything else should be in a few days.



Decided to only powder coat the font and rear case. I went with hammer finish in the front and rear will match the pipes in chrome. I did not paint center section since if alternator fails the center section will be replaced. Most of the alternator will be hidden so not too concerned about that center section.

Over flow cap

Got a lot of parts put back together. You can see the power steering all hooked up. I rerouted plug wires and hopefully it will be less visible when the rest of the parts go on. If not I will sleeve the wires in black to make them less visible.

 

[Tabres]

You're going to want to grind the powdercoat off of the top of the mounting ears on the alternator case. I'd encourage you to double check me, but as far as I understand, it grounds through the mount. That's what I was told by the shop that rebuilt my alternator a few years ago.

Also, if you ever find yourself in a position where you're still unhappy with the powersteering lines, here is a diagram showing how to convert them to AN fittings and lines that you could easily tuck.

 

[ttocs]

yes the alt does ground through the chassis and you will need to grind the powder off were it mounts to the block/bracket. I had mine powdered but it has a power and ground connection on top.

Looking killer as usual.

 

[venom]

Great info, thanks! Going to see how PS lines look but they are in your face and unsightly. May tackle it afterwards when car is up and running and diagram is going to save on tons of research.

You're going to want to grind the powdercoat off of the top of the mounting ears on the alternator case. I'd encourage you to double check me, but as far as I understand, it grounds through the mount. That's what I was told by the shop that rebuilt my alternator a few years ago.

Also, if you ever find yourself in a position where you're still unhappy with the powersteering lines, here is a diagram showing how to convert them to AN fittings and lines that you could easily tuck.

 

[venom]

yes the alt does ground through the chassis and you will need to grind the powder off were it mounts to the block/bracket. I had mine powdered but it has a power and ground connection on top.

Looking killer as usual.

I removed PC from the threads but will grind some off the top surface to be on the safe side.

 

[venom]

Just like ttocs the spark plug wires are an eye sore. I went ahead and covered them with Painless braiding since I had a bunch of it and have yet to use it anywhere. Its split down the middle so you don't have to remove everything to install it. I made wire separators out of tie wraps since they are all hidden.

 

[ElrodKTPQ_89]

I thought the red wires looked good myself but wow! That makes a difference for sure.

 

[Tabres]

That looks fantastic! Big improvement!

 

[DavidBoren]

The covered wires look really nice. Good job.

 

[venom]

I went ahead and sleeved more items take note of the feed fuel lines, vac lines, PS lines and catch can lines.

 

[venom]

Thanks to all for May rotm nominee. I regretfully declined as my engine is not complete and I would be at a great disadvantage. Perhaps when I am further along the build I may have the honor of being nominated again.

Despite being at Pikes Peak this weekend all I could think about was the parts that were being PC. I picked them up today and they look great. As expected they look like polished aluminum since they have a clear which is the look I wanted. Here is a quick cell once pic.

 

[Dalamar]

Love that powder coat color Venom. Sick!

 

[venom]

Pic warning!! Turns out the IAC was never connected to air before the throttle blade. Pretty much IAC was not doing anything. I went ahead and drilled a port on the IAC and under the throttle body to give it some air when throttle is closed.

Camber plates are brushed with stainless nuts and bolts.

 

[DavidBoren]

So boss! Engine/ wiring/ plumbing/ IAC mod/ badass custom valve covers... All of it looks great.

 

[venom]

Made a braket for the filter. The filter comes with a mounting stud for this purpose due to it size and weight.

 

[Vegasfilter]

awesome build man. Motivating!

 

[McCloud]

Nicely done man. Keep the updates coming!

 

[venom]

Today I removed the rest of the gas that was left in the tank. I also blacked out sump line.

 

[venom]

Well despite my best efforts to try and start it on Friday it did not work out. Today things are looking good for a startup. Theres some mis-information on the megasquirt in ref to sn95s. On Diyautotune it states that you can remove stock ECU and I tell you unless you are going to do away with the PATS system you can not get rid of stock ECU. Once everything is up and running Ill start a Megasquirt thread and document specifics of SN95 conversions.

I made an oil primer out of a sprayer. I had this laying around but you can buy one for 10-15 dollars. I used fittings that I had laying around but the point is to get oil into the motor threw the pump with out tuning on the motor. I hooked up a temporary oil pressure to see how it goes. I was able to get it to 16PSI with no leaks.

Im upset that I drop the gauge and left a big dent in it but it is a tool more that anything at this point.

Here is where ill spend most of my time MS is up and no errors. I did have an issue with a setting but was able to sort it with the help with the folks at MS forums.

 

[lwarrior1016]

Oh man, I was really looking forward to getting rid of the stock ecu. Im tuned in for your write up on this conversion. I will be finishing my computer in the next couple weeks and then begin building the engine harness, so I'm looking forward to what you have for us.