V1 ccgillett's Track Goblin - '08 SS/TC

[comegetjoe]

Doh! This one will get done...

I'm where you're at build wise until it gets cold here. If I have a picture and can help, feel free to message me.

 

[SmsDetroit]

Would you happen to have as photo of this? I'm having a hard time visualizing that in my tired head... :-D

Here the mount

 

[ccgillett]

Here the mount

That's a different look than @Ark :D ....thanks for this. They sent one coated clamp with the hardware, but I can always get another one.

 

[Ark :D]

Maybe they changed it up from how it used to be. Or maybe I did it wrong.

I kinda like how I did it better, tbh. Less visible.

 

[ccgillett]

Maybe they changed it up from how it used to be. Or maybe I did it wrong.

I kinda like how I did it better, tbh. Less visible.

Did you do the same thing as @SmsDetroit ?

 

[Ark :D]

No, I'm the one that posted pics of how I did it on the last page.

 

[ccgillett]

No, I'm the one that posted pics of how I did it on the last page.

Oh sorry, I got folks confused...my bad!

 

[Ark :D]

Oh sorry, I got folks confused...my bad!

Haha, all good man. Happy to help when I can, ya know?

 

[ccgillett]

Worth mentioning, received my front splitter from Talons Garage (@talon2006) a few days back. It looks good, and is heavy - which is a good thing since these cars are so light on the nose. I'm trying to decide how to finish it - rattle can vs powder coating vs bodyshop paint job.

I wish these had been built up a few years ago, before I had the car all together - it would be straightforward to mount these with the chassis upside down for floor installation. I'm gonna need a shop with a lift and a guy to help me get this underneath the car (I have a bad shoulder that needs replacement)...

 

[Robinjo]

I used wood working clamps and a jack to get it in place.

 

[Rttoys]

Or put the goblin on Jack stands, then use your jack to raise and hold the splitter into place

 

[Robinjo]

Or put the goblin on Jack stands, then use your jack to raise and hold the splitter into place

Oh, yeah. I jacked mine up and put it on stands for installation

 

[comegetjoe]

Here the mount

I definitely used an alternator bolt for that tiny bracket. Maybe that explains why my coolant hose got pushed into the serpentine belt. Maybe my intake will line up better, too with your method!

I love finding this stuff out. Lol

 

[ccgillett]

Or put the goblin on Jack stands, then use your jack to raise and hold the splitter into place

Did you then drill down from the top through the tubes to insert bolts? I haven't fully thought through the install. Car is on stands right now because I've been focused on the engine and wiring. I still need to install the heat exchanger as well. I'm busy separately cleaning and painting calipers, and trimming lugs to clear spacers, then I can wrap up the suspension and get it on the ground.

 

[Ark :D]

I definitely used an alternator bolt for that tiny bracket. Maybe that explains why my coolant hose got pushed into the serpentine belt. Maybe my intake will line up better, too with your method!

I love finding this stuff out. Lol

Mine's been like that for 4 years with no rubbin'.

 

[Rttoys]

I have drank and slept since then. This best explains it, but you can move it forward and back a decent amount, so you can kind of do it how your want.

if I remember right, after some mock up, I ended up measuring a lot off the “firewall” to get a centerline, then to the rad support and center of bolt to bolt on the rad support and such. Maybe others that have done it recently will chime in

Front splitter installation and reviews

This is a quick guide on how to install the splitter. There are several ways to do it, this is just how I did it. The main thing is to use the 2 bolts for the radiator support as the main mount. It’s also a good idea to use a longer bolt for this too. If you measure from the front of the...

dfkitcar.com

 

[Robinjo]

put a bolt in it with a piece of tape on the head. Press the splitter against it and drill in that spot. I did do the firewall holes first, then the lower rad support and finally the front support (splitter support rods).

 

[ccgillett]

put a bolt in it with a piece of tape on the head. Press the splitter against it and drill in that spot. I did do the firewall holes first, then the lower rad support and finally the front support (splitter support rods).

Did yours come with support rods?

 

[Robinjo]

No, I ordered them off the internet. I then found I needed slightly longer (by an inch) eyebolts as well, so ordered those. It now lets me adjust the rods very well.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Just don't drill into the bottom frame tube!!! Would hate to see you have to pull a new radiator hose(s) being this far along.