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

[Ross]

It does!
The new 423 conversion kit.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Capt, looks fantastic and you are moving along nicely. Make sure you try the wheel to a-arm spacing at full turn lock, don't want that purty paint job to get rubbed. Can't wait to see what your finished Goblin will look like,, it's going to be a classic with that frame color. Also don't forget the tires you have are directional - that should be a passenger side you have mounted up in your photos.

 

[WYGoblin]

Capt, looks fantastic and you are moving along nicely. Make sure you try the wheel to a-arm spacing at full turn lock, don't want that purty paint job to get rubbed. Can't wait to see what your finished Goblin will look like,, it's going to be a classic with that frame color. Also don't forget the tires you have are directional - that should be a passenger side you have mounted up in your photos.

Also remember to check your spacing after your alignment also. I checked mine before alignment and it was clearing but after I did my alignment I rubbed just a little bit.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Another day in the books. It does look like a slingshot. Still having to do a lot of things out of sequence since I am waiting on my wiring harness. Also not sure everything on the rear suspension is correct. I put things where it seems to go since I can not find a build video for the rear suspension. By the way some bolts are finger tight, some are loose & nothing is torqued down yet.

 

[95Blitz]

Looking good Capt. I really like the frame color.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Well it’s a roller. Of course the wiring harness is not in and nothing is torqued to spec or adjusted. Plus I have to reverse the springs front to rear and rear to front. I really just wanted to see the color in the sunlight.

 

[Goblin Graber]

Looking good Frank! I like your choice in wheels and tires. I’m also running Avid.1 wheels and Nitto 555G2 tires!

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Looking good Frank! I like your choice in wheels and tires. I’m also running Avid.1 wheels and Nitto 555G2 tires!

Excellent choice. I think my fenders will be OK on the 245's up front. In the back I have 275's so I will have to split the fenders and add in a 1-1/2" strip to widen them.

 

[Goblin Graber]

Excellent choice. I think my fenders will be OK on the 245's up front. In the back I have 275's so I will have to split the fenders and add in a 1-1/2" strip to widen them.

It’ll look good with big fat fenders on the back! I went with a 225/275 combo, but mine will be fenderless. How do the 275s look from the back?

 

[CaptFrank2001]

They look great (FAT). Suspension is still not adjusted. Will have a bit of a project widening the rear fenders.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

OK ....I give up. What is this & where does it go? Besides there !

 

[baustin]

OK ....I give up. What is this & where does it go? Besides there !

I think this is for the coolant hose to be guided off the belt when it goes to the top of the passenger side. I didn't have one but I have a SS/SC version. I can't recall where it mounts exactly though.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

I think you are right. I modified it slightly so it fit better. I hate having spare parts. Lol. Thanks

 

[Ark :D]

Off-the-cuff question ... do you happen to remember the inside diameter of that hose, off the top of your head?

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Off-the-cuff question ... do you happen to remember the inside diameter of that hose, off the top of your head?

I believe it's 1-3/8"

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Today put in the shifter, linkage and cables. Tail lights. Muffler & 2nd O2 sensor. Intake & MAF. Passenger kick plate. And a lot of misc items.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Misc picture update. Tried vacuum bleeding the brakes today. Never did it this way before & not having much luck. Of course a quart of DOT3 went somewhere. Need to get some more tomorrow. Put on a nice, waterproof 8 pin (female) connector to the dash panel. Have to do the (male) to the wiring harness which will be here tomorrow night. Installed the driver seat & wound up adding another 1-1/2 "U" channel to raise the seat up. Installed one set of 5-point harness(s).

 

[Goblin Graber]

You’re cruising right along over there Frank. I love the shot from the back! Those 275 Nittos look great!

 

[ctuinstra]

Yeah, we are going to have to toss a wrench in to slow him down a bit.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Wire Harness arrived about an hour ago from DF. Maybe tomorrow we can get this car running.