Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

Ultrakla$$ic

is it finished yet?




jk.....that is an amazing amount of ingenuity and coin youve put into this project. Nice!!

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gbrettin

ATI damper on but not fully torqued. The balancer will come off and be keyed later when the engine is removed. Timing marks will be set properly at that time as well.

I didn't post the Power Steering pump brackets on my social media because I'm slightly
annoyed. The 417 water manifold has been a pain int he azz. The power steering bracket will need to be modified. I grinded out some of the bracket and it looks like it will clear now. I'm not sure on how all the spacers need to be installed and I was having a hell of a time finding the directions online using my phone. My power steering pump was supposed to be here yesterday and I was planning on using that today with the brackets. I hit a certain level of annoyance today and decided to throw in the towel and regroup.

I'm not going to lie, doing all this assembly the first time gets overwhelming at times. Sometimes stuff just flows together, this isn't one of those times. I could knock out the ATI damnper install in 30min now vs 3hrs of starring at it like a dumb monkey now. Experience goes a long way. Meh, what ever. new day will be here soon enough. These are my trials of being a newbie in the car realm. Everyone pays their dues some where down the line.

gbrettin

Thanks man. I appreciate it.

There have been quite a few "is it finished" comments external of here. The main limiting factor is what you said, "coin". race car parts are NOT cheap, for any build. I feel like every part averages about 2-3 hundred.

Gotta pay to play... I keep telling myself that...

Rusty

You walked right off the end of a pier, into not a rabbit hole. But a black hole.

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gbrettin

I regrouped. Looks like I have two options for my Power Steering.
1.) Shave the spacer sleeve. (Already shaved the arm to clear the manifold.)
2.) Cut the arm off the bracket and re-weld the arm so that it reaches up right to the head.

I'm going to go with option 1 for now.

I ordered two Earls -16 AN Orb block off fittings that will give additional room (and be the correct block off)

Parts are slowly trickling in to complete the accessory drive... but it looks like the Premium Alt from Holley wont be here until middle of February. Mock-up will need to carry on with a standard alt until that comes in. Holley was kind enough to send my Premium alt cap, which can't be used on anything but the Premium Alt.

On a different note, Motion Raceworks took notice of my car and used it in their advertising... I thought that was pretty cool.

Zezus

*Edit: Disregard.

My reading comprehension is at an all time low today.

gbrettin

Text from IG (@gbrettin):
No filter. I polished the power steering wheel. This should pair well with the 417 water manifold now.

Mock up of power steering bracket and alternator (temporary alt). A Holley Premium Alternator, smaller, should be here next month because they are back ordered. Power steering needed a little massage with a grinding wheel. Flat top 16 ORB fittings should fit perfect, which are in route from Fragola.

Low mount Dirty Dingo AC attached. I broke the casting on the AC compressor because I went the wrong way with the bolt ��*♂️. That was welded back together and retapped. The AC compressor bracket appears to have a slight clearance issue. Grinder is earning its keep!

gbrettin

Amazon came through with expedited shipping after my last power steering pump fell off the truck somewhere. The show must go on! - EDIT - the show stopped... wrong part...

Looks like the core support will work fine... Might want to use it after all. ��

Pressed on my Dirty Dingo PS wheel onto my 3rd pump. 1st pump was MIA from Amazon and I ordered an incorrect pump for the 2nd. 3rd one was perfect re-manufactured. All was well until I noticed power steering bracket was for truck spacing. The 417 Motorsports 16 AN ORB on both of the top ports were cut at the wrong taper and busted a new Fragola block off. ��*♂️ I spoke with both 417 Motorsports and Dirty Dingo, they are sending new parts no hassle. All is good! They made everything right ��. The mock 4L80e is in and cross member has been made. LAST BUT NOT LEAST! I am officially sponsored by MS3! ����

JARblue

I see you continue to disappoint...

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Rusty

Jar...............didn't even think about doing something like this. It will be discovered after the next ice age is over. In pieces.

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gbrettin

So, I hit Phunk/Charles up a month ago and let him know that I'm in the market for some fuel pumps and ask if he could get me two Hellcat pumps because the website only allowed for measly 450's. He was keen to oblige because he smelled a scent of burnt cash emanating from my pockets.

I needed to continue to make it rain like tax season at the local strip club. Phunk is looking into getting me the ID 750 w/ out the fuel pressure sensor (come on guys, I have spending limits here).

Want a bad *** fuel system? Go to CJ-Motorsports. Need an even more bad *** fuel system? Call them.

Phunk sent me a peepshow late last night of what to expect:

gbrettin

I do what I can

As for the sponsorship, I'm not really expecting anything from MS3. I like their product and I already have all their parts I need. I guess that's a pro tip. Buy an entire catalog and then get the sponsorship instead of writing a letter of "Give me free stuff for my car".

I personally would love to show my car off at PRI next year at the MS3 booth. That would be AWESOME!

Picture at PRI2019 with their team, they were cool cats!

gbrettin

Getting ready to mock up the turbo plumbing. I needed to get all the body panels on. The white fenders were given to me so that my stock fenders don't get beat up, they are sitting in my basement.

My transmission mount had a malfunction and I ended up ripping out a riv-nut. I'm going to swap out to a weldable threaded nut. After I get the brace sorted I can mount the real transmission and order the drive shaft.

My car looks like a car again!

Rusty

You're going to have fun with your brake duct hoses and intercooler tubing. If you are planning to go to a 3" brake hose. Do it now.

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gbrettin

The ducting is going to be 3" but they will be ran to the turbos for fresh air. I'm going to run naca ducts for the brake coolers. I have no idea where yet, maybe right on the Zspeed tray? I dunno and not terrible worried about that right now.

Clock is ticking for Zdayz.