Fenda's uber garage Engine Build

[WE3RX7]

Oh and sorry to hear about that rad leak... what caused the hole? I assume it's easily repaired....

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

I've seen you fit more in less space

Thanks....

Ask my woman

Actually.... you should see the muffler I just got in for the FC... I ordered it when I ordered all the shit for the 8 exhaust because it was special order, figure I'll get it now. 4" inlet, dual 3" outlets on a 5"x11" oval and the thing is 28" long. Keep in mind the TII tranny is about 32" long... that will be fun to fit

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

Oh and sorry to hear about that rad leak... what caused the hole? I assume it's easily repaired....

teflon hands... looks like a screwdriver fell on it.

[Fendamonky]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Because it make pressure testing the rad that much easier.

The guy doing the repair said it wouldn't make any difference, so I think I'll just get the male fitting and remove one potential point of failure.

Originally Posted by Brian

Did not see anywhere

Hmm, that's really odd... They are on my invoice in the box and also online. Fuck it though, it's all of $10 which is fuck-all when compared to engine build/tune labor and GODDAMNED FUCKING $17.00 FUCKING LIQUID TEFLON from those cunts (smile Peter ) at the 'merica speed shop (asshats are LITERALLY across the street from a huge base and they refuse to give a military discount)...

So yeah, I'll order 4x of the -4 male weld on fittings: 2x for your cache, 1x for my AST, and 1x for my radiator.

Originally Posted by Brian

If you're gonna do that, you're also going to need the -16 AN fittings welded onto waterpump housing as well. And if you're going that far, you might as well get rid of the T-stat housing and build a combo t-stat housing/ AST tank as opposed to the hooky way it's going to be mounted now.

I do really like the idea of ANing the radiator... However I think that may be a better project for later down the road. I think it may be more prudent to just get he going with what we currently have. My hose setup right now works, it's just not as sexy. I'll survive with the non-sexy, yet functional, for the time being.

However.... If you wanna cut up and weld into the AST/t-stat housing while it's up there... That I wouldn't protest too much.

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

Oh and sorry to hear about that rad leak... what caused the hole? I assume it's easily repaired....

I'm thinking the radiator hole came from a dropped flathead screw driver somewhere between the hours of 2am and 6am, lol. Shit is a little hazy from that part of the night, but the radiator was pulled from where it was stored and put into place around that time.

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

teflon hands... looks like a screwdriver fell on it.

Teflon hands??? And yeah, I agree with your guestimate, lol. The damage is at the wrong angle for it to have been road debris.

[JL1RX7]

Levi, it sucks that screwdriver hit were it did. Little to left or right no damage at all. Glad you found a place to get it fixed. Let me know if you need a hand with the slave cylinder. I have done more than a few over the years.


In a thread jack Brian what type of coils did you say to get for the 8? Time for something new for DGRR.

[Fendamonky]

Originally Posted by JL1RX7

Levi, it sucks that screwdriver hit were it did. Little to left or right no damage at all. Glad you found a place to get it fixed. Let me know if you need a hand with the slave cylinder. I have done more than a few over the years.

Yeah, friggin' Murphy's law, lol. I really did luck out in finding a place nearby, most of the shops I called that "Specialize in radiator repair" kept insisting on knowing what kind of car I had, then ran away screaming when I explained what needed fixing. My guess is that they were expecting a leaky hose or plastic end tanks, and just wanted to charge a premium for a bullshit replacement.

I just might take you up on that offer since I don't recall having done it myself before. I'll get the car off the ground again and give it a shot myself first though.