V1 Frank's Florida Street Goblin Build (#227) - 06 SS, 2.4L donor

[CaptFrank2001]

Got all the lights hooked up and working today. Used some really nice, waterproof connectors on the headlights & turn signals so it took a lot longer. Hard wired the back lights for now but will put waterproof connectors there too (on back-order). Also put in the passenger seat. Pretty soon it's on to alignment.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

I made this from memory but I believe it is correct. It's to wire the Taillights to the car with the DF supplied LED Taillights.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Finally ..... finally figure out the start/clutch safety circuit problem. The previous owner of the donor had hot wired a push start button. Very dangerous in a car with a manual transmission. I searched and wire traced, tested fuses and swapped relay's but just could not figure it out. Finally today after finding NO bad components I figured it must be a bad wire and that's what it was. The wife from the crank relay to the starter solenoid was bad. Ran a new wire and all is as it should be. Time for a beer.

 

[ctuinstra]

Finally ..... finally figure out the start/clutch safety circuit problem. The previous owner of the donor had hot wired a push start button. Very dangerous in a car with a manual transmission. I searched and wire traced, tested fuses and swapped relay's but just could not figure it out. Finally today after finding NO bad components I figured it must be a bad wire and that's what it was. The wife from the crank relay to the starter solenoid was bad. Ran a new wire and all is as it should be. Time for a beer.

Those are the type of issues that will kick your butt. It’s not often when a wire itself goes bad. Much more common to see a wife go bad though.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

I could correct the typo butt then nun of these massage's wood make any cents.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

It's done, well almost. Still need an alignment & have to decide on a paint scheme. Also will add the fenders later. Won't be long and I will be working on the paperwork to register.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Time to widen those rear fenders. I split them lengthwise and added a 1-1/2" strip up the middle. Bottom is done, now it's time to finish the top.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Still figuring out the wider rear tire setup. Had to fabricate a bracket to raise the fender app. 1" (Not the final version, but close) Also had to slightly bend the bracket on the Shock/coil-over to get the fender horizontal. Fiberglass is finished on the bottom, still working on the top. I think the 275 width tires really look good on the back. Progress. Edit: Just added a picture of the Rear Fender Brackets I made. Amazing what you can do with a cut-off wheel & a 40 grit rotary sander.

 

[Classy]

What is the goal of your fenders? Is it to prevent rocks, rain and etc from getting thrown around, or to make the man happy

 

[CaptFrank2001]

What is the goal of your fenders? Is it to prevent rocks, rain and etc from getting thrown around, or to make the man happy

Yes, Yes & No. Fenders are not required here in Florida. I like the look with fenders. The nice thing is if it turns out later that I don't like them I can just unbolt them, no harm no foul. Also with fenders I have more places to put graphics. I'm a retired, disabled Submarine Veteran & might put some cool military theme graphics on the fenders.

 

[Lonny]

You can trim quite a bit off of the inside of the fenders to gain clearance.

We trim them up to the start of the radius.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

You can trim quite a bit off of the inside of the fenders to gain clearance.
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We trim them up to the start of the radius.

Great advice, thanks. I did that on the front tires which are 245"s. However, the rear tires are 275's (close to 11" wide) I had to widen the rear fenders 1-1/2". I will also have to trim along the radius on the rear's as well. Also with the additional tire height I had to raise the fenders about 1" so I had to fabricate some brackets to do that.

 

[r3drckt]

Great advice, thanks. I did that on the front tires which are 245"s. However, the rear tires are 275's (close to 11" wide) I had to widen the rear fenders 1-1/2". I will also have to trim along the radius on the rear's as well. Also with the additional tire height I had to raise the fenders about 1" so I had to fabricate some brackets to do that.

Since you can work with fiberglass, why not make your own molds and custom fenders for the rear? I only mention it because the rear tires look like they have a larger circumference than the fenders so they look too small visually. May have just been the angle of the picture though.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

I am FAR from a fiberglass expert. I learned how to do it by having a wooden Garvey boat in NJ as a teen. I was always putting fiberglass tape on the wood seams to stop the leaks.

 

[Towerdog]

Guide Cote is almost a must, but you can dust with black primer and get the same results.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Fenders - To fender or not to fender that is the question. The Drivers side is done. In order to fit the tires I had to make adapters to move the fenders about 1" out & 1" up from the stock brackets. Also had to widen the rear fender 1-1/2". Also decided to go with the Seibon wing & have the DF supplied supports painted and in place.

 

[Goblin Graber]

I vote no fenders but maybe some more pics could make me change my mind. That picture to me makes it look like you need to slice and widen the front fenders too.

 

[Towerdog]

I'm a no fenders kind of guy on this but if I did, the front fender center point (of the circumference) would be at 1:30 (+45°) the rears would be at 10:30 (-45°)

 

[Goblin Graber]

You can always shoot them with a quick coat from a rattle can. That’ll give them some contrast for you to look at. 10 seconds with a DA sander and it’ll come right off.

 

[Goblin Graber]

Did you just ditch the two tabs for the floor brace when you welded in your floors?