V1 Dan's #495 build (2006 SS/SC)

[Joebob]

I didn’t get a picture of them before welding them in

You can make a bolt on too since your frame is already powder coated.

V1 - Joebobs build log SS/NA Auto Extended City frame #270

Hmm, interesting that this wind block didn't keep a good portion of the engine bay air from spilling forward? The side panels with the upper extension are nice - and the plexi is a great touch!

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Joe

 

[TheAnesthetist]

Successful first drive in the neighborhood! The car ran great. The alignment is terrible and did some wacky things under braking. After a couple minutes the 6-ribbed serpentine belt was liberated of one of its ribs. Turns out the gutted AC compressor from my backup motor had a 5 rib pulley. It was a 5 minute job to swap on the correct pulley.

The camber on the rear wheels is pretty severe. I may have to slot the holes to allow for adjustment.

The steering shaft and clutch pedal have a ton of contact when the pedal is depressed. I'll have to see how much more of the pedal can be trimmed without sacrificing rigidity.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

The smile on your daughter's face says everything! Great work, just need to get the finishing items completed. Fun times!

 

[TheAnesthetist]

The smile on your daughter's face says everything! Great work, just need to get the finishing items completed. Fun times!
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Unfortunately she was the only one that had a go before the belt shredded itself. The younger two will have their chance tomorrow if the rain holds off.

So my time line ended up like this:
Donor purchased 7/1/23
Donor teardown complete 10/23/23
Kit picked up from Adam 12/16/23
Frame back from powder coat and assembly began 1/8/24
First drive 9/13/24

 

[Rttoys]

It’s all good. It takes time to sort everything out. They will have their fun before long. My first run was the most exciting and uneventful ever.

 

[Robinjo]

Mine was to the stop sign 100m from my house and was promptly brought back. The clutch and TOB had exploded.

You can drive with a belt missing a rib. I did for a couple days unknowingly. Not far, but up and down the street for ‘test rides’.

 

[Markm]

Good job. Looks great

 

[TheAnesthetist]

Mine was to the stop sign 100m from my house and was promptly brought back. The clutch and TOB had exploded.

You can drive with a belt missing a rib. I did for a couple days unknowingly. Not far, but up and down the street for ‘test rides’.

In hindsight I should have kept hooning the neighborhood. While it was happening, it started making a bad rpm-dependent ticking sound so I beelined it back to the garage. I got scared because the crank pulley looked way out of whack. I'm thankful it wasn't something more serious

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[Desert Sasqwatch]

The crank pulley looks like it is tracking fine, but your upper idler pulley and tension bar don't look too good. The ticking seems to be louder when you aim the video at the upper idler pulley? Replacement is the obvious (yes, captain!) step, but I thought I read that the tension bar can be difficult to find(?).

 

[TheAnesthetist]

The crank pulley looks like it is tracking fine, but your upper idler pulley and tension bar don't look too good. The ticking seems to be louder when you aim the video at the upper idler pulley? Replacement is the obvious (yes, captain!) step, but I thought I read that the tension bar can be difficult to find(?).

Everything is back to normal after swapping to the correct AC pulley and replacing the belt

 

[TheAnesthetist]

I was able to install @OptimizePrime's 3D printed pedal spacer on my accelerator. It puts the pedal at a much better position for me. Gotta say it was a gigantic PITA to drive out the two pins that hold the pedal pad to the metal arm.

 

[Gtstorey]

Is that not something that failed on him? I'm not 100% sure if this is what I'm remembering though.

 

[TheAnesthetist]

Is that not something that failed on him? I'm not 100% sure if this is what I'm remembering though.

I can't find any reference to a failure in his build log

 

[Gtstorey]

I could be totally wrong or it was someone else that used it maybe. I remembering thinking when it was being discussed that it's not anything more than a flat plate, why would you not make it out of metal.

 

[Rauq]

I've been running one of these since I finished my build in '21. From time to time I think it might be better if it were a little shorter, but my heel-toe downshifts are pretty dialed so I haven't bothered.

 

[TheAnesthetist]

Can someone print one of these for me, as I do not have a 3D printer... I'll pay you for whatever extra it costs?

I made two of them. DM me your address and the spare one is yours.

 

[TheAnesthetist]

I could be totally wrong or it was someone else that used it maybe. I remembering thinking when it was being discussed that it's not anything more than a flat plate, why would you not make it out of metal.

Found it

V1 - Sluggonaut's Extended Track #364 - 2007 SS/SC (Turbo) Donor

Finished up just about everything except the footwell cover. That will go on the list of off-season projects that should be starting in just a couple of months. I got some Falkens mounted to the wheels I bought last year on a deep discount and got those mounted today. It should look a lot...

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[Markm]

How much height does this add? The wife was saying something about the go pedal being too low.

 

[TheAnesthetist]

How much height does this add? The wife was saying something about the go pedal being too low.

2 1/4". If I end up making one in metal, I'll go shorter. This spacer makes heel/toe shifting challenging

 

[Sluggonaut]

I could be totally wrong or it was someone else that used it maybe. I remembering thinking when it was being discussed that it's not anything more than a flat plate, why would you not make it out of metal.

Mine broke on the arm side and not the pedal side. I think it was lateral stress from a lot of romping that made the plastic fail. I figured it would take quite a bit to affect a 1/4" piece of steel so I used it and wondered why I printed one out of plastic to begin with.

2 1/4". If I end up making one in metal, I'll go shorter. This spacer makes heel/toe shifting challenging

The 3D printed one puts the pedal pretty much even with the brake pedal, so going a little shorter is probably preferred. As stated above, I was the one who broke mine and when I made one out of bar stock I drilled the holes a little further in from the end to shorten it up a little.