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DirtSquirrel
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Some decent progress over the hot weekend. Was over 100 in the shop most of the days.
Modified the pickup in the fuel cell with some hydramat from Holley.
And im glad i did too because Jaz was kind enough to leave all of these little plastic shavings in the bottom from drilling the fittings.
It uses magnets to hold it in place to the plastic cell.
Oil pan finished. I added a drain plug and cut down the pickup to fit with the shortened pan. Improved racing remote oil filter adapter installed along with a cooler block off plate and a 15/16" freeze plug for the level sensor.
One of my biggest unknowns was bolting the torque converter to the flexplate and it having the proper spacing. So i test fit it all together on the table before putting it in the buggy.
As you can see, the converter holes were just a little off. I took a carbide bit on my drill and opened them up for the bolts to fit through. I did use a spacer for the snout of the converter to the back of the crank for my TCI 700r4 converter. The flexplate is factory LV3.
New rear main seal and a pic of the spacer.
Bolted up the flexplate and installed the engine in the chassis.
Then installed the trans and atlas through the passenger side window opening. Bolted the TC to the flexplate and the drivetrain is now in for good.
I was happy to find that the inner structure bolted back in in the correct position with very little issue.
Steering and brakes are back in, along with the intermediate driveshaft.
And thats about where it sits after 20+ hours or so the last few days in the shop. Exhaust will be installed next, then i can start plumbing and wiring.
Modified the pickup in the fuel cell with some hydramat from Holley.
And im glad i did too because Jaz was kind enough to leave all of these little plastic shavings in the bottom from drilling the fittings.
It uses magnets to hold it in place to the plastic cell.
Oil pan finished. I added a drain plug and cut down the pickup to fit with the shortened pan. Improved racing remote oil filter adapter installed along with a cooler block off plate and a 15/16" freeze plug for the level sensor.
One of my biggest unknowns was bolting the torque converter to the flexplate and it having the proper spacing. So i test fit it all together on the table before putting it in the buggy.
As you can see, the converter holes were just a little off. I took a carbide bit on my drill and opened them up for the bolts to fit through. I did use a spacer for the snout of the converter to the back of the crank for my TCI 700r4 converter. The flexplate is factory LV3.
New rear main seal and a pic of the spacer.
Bolted up the flexplate and installed the engine in the chassis.
Then installed the trans and atlas through the passenger side window opening. Bolted the TC to the flexplate and the drivetrain is now in for good.
I was happy to find that the inner structure bolted back in in the correct position with very little issue.
Steering and brakes are back in, along with the intermediate driveshaft.
And thats about where it sits after 20+ hours or so the last few days in the shop. Exhaust will be installed next, then i can start plumbing and wiring.