S550 A Pale Horse

[5.2 liters of democracy]

Where do you live?

Southern California (Beaumont), about an hour and a half east of Los Angeles. I'd be happy to travel though.

 

[blacksheep-1]

Southern California (Beaumont), about an hour and a half east of Los Angeles. I'd be happy to travel though.

Fla here, so too far to snitch a hood for a few days

What if you had half of a hood?

 

[5.2 liters of democracy]

Fla here, so too far to snitch a hood for a few days

What if you had half of a hood?

I could definitely make that work. Do you happen to have some pictures of it?

 

[blacksheep-1]

I could definitely make that work. Do you happen to have some pictures of it?

Let me work on this. There should be several damaged hoods around

 

[Hye Power]

Where did you get the cross brace? pic of my car.View attachment 88420

Do you need the cross brace ? As far as I'm aware on the gt350 it's there only as a support brace for the factory ducting see pic.

 

[JeffV8]

Do you need the cross brace ? As far as I'm aware on the gt350 it's there only as a support brace for the factory ducting see pic.

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Not now. I am using a aluminum angle piece just to mount my oil cooler.. Thanks

 

[JeffV8]

Yeah - stock GT350 part. Weird that they keep that a GT350 part. Should be easy to fabricate tho. I might be able to send you mine if you want it. Need to see if I am modifying k-member for the new nascar radiator first.


It really sucks how hard those parts are to get. I'm dying for some GT4 doors

Thanks for the offer. I’m using an aluminum angle to support my oil cooler.

 

[5.2 liters of democracy]

Man it feels good to make some good progress:




Ignore the jack stand, it isn't actually supporting anything. I just had it there in case I needed it.

In the true spirit of this build, everything always goes wrong. In the middle of dropping the engine in, the crane failed. We were able to get jack stands under the engine mounts before it could crush the oil pan, but it was certainly panic inducing. My fiance (the one in the background posing like a total dude) set the F150 land speed record on her way to getting a new crane. All this while we were getting hammered by the remnants of the hurricane so of course every Californian who hasn't experienced inclement weather was out buying bread and tarps. Once all the BS was over, the engine only took about 30 minutes to go in.

Next up is plumbing the thing and getting my remote oil block milled. I've been putting that off since I've committed funds to my fender vent project. Those should be coming soon!

 

[Ewheels]

I've committed funds to my fender vent project. Those should be coming soon!

The community wants a teaser image.

Congrats on getting the engine back in, sir!

 

[67GTA]

Man it feels good to make some good progress:
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Ignore the jack stand, it isn't actually supporting anything. I just had it there in case I needed it.

In the true spirit of this build, everything always goes wrong. In the middle of dropping the engine in, the crane failed. We were able to get jack stands under the engine mounts before it could crush the oil pan, but it was certainly panic inducing. My fiance (the one in the background posing like a total dude) set the F150 land speed record on her way to getting a new crane. All this while we were getting hammered by the remnants of the hurricane so of course every Californian who hasn't experienced inclement weather was out buying bread and tarps. Once all the BS was over, the engine only took about 30 minutes to go in.

Next up is plumbing the thing and getting my remote oil block milled. I've been putting that off since I've committed funds to my fender vent project. Those should be coming soon!

Soooo, I’ll see you on grid tomorrow morning?

 

[5.2 liters of democracy]

Soooo, I’ll see you on grid tomorrow morning?

I'll wear my good cheerleading skirt just for you.

 

[5.2 liters of democracy]

The community wants a teaser image.

Congrats on getting the engine back in, sir!

Best I can do is the whole thing

 

[Hye Power]

Gonna need a special redesign that won't fit on mine with current vent.

Best I can do is the whole thing

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[5.2 liters of democracy]

Gonna need a special redesign that won't fit on mine with current vent.


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Race Louvers are a fantastic product and I would highly recommend them to anyone. The owner is also an awesome guy. We'll have to see what the future holds for more designs

 

[Hye Power]

Race Louvers are a fantastic product and I would highly recommend them to anyone. The owner is also an awesome guy. We'll have to see what the future holds for more designs

How about something like this where it takes your existing design and incorporates my existing one and make a one off custom vent. Let me know if you need anymore of my professional drawings

 

[PaddyPrix]

Shane's fender


Vic's fender


I'm stuck working this weekend, so you boys have fun without me on that sticky icky icky... on like 1/3 of the track

 

[Tonymustang302]

ok goldmember

 

[biggsy]

Quick question…how are you mounting the Klaus wing? Are you doing a chassis mount or just the trunk lid?
They are local to me so I’m going the direction of having them make the uprights and mounts to work with a 9Lives airfoil (my pennies can’t afford Klaus CF).

 

[5.2 liters of democracy]

Quick question…how are you mounting the Klaus wing? Are you doing a chassis mount or just the trunk lid?
They are local to me so I’m going the direction of having them make the uprights and mounts to work with a 9Lives airfoil (my pennies can’t afford Klaus CF).

I'm going to chassis mount it. I'm going to take some measurements this weekend and draw something up in CAD. I'm betting that I can draw something up pretty quickly and have it laser cut via SendCutSend. After that, I'd just need it welded up since that is a skill I am sorely lacking. If what I have works out, I'll send you the files.

 

[biggsy]

I'm going to chassis mount it. I'm going to take some measurements this weekend and draw something up in CAD. I'm betting that I can draw something up pretty quickly and have it laser cut via SendCutSend. After that, I'd just need it welded up since that is a skill I am sorely lacking. If what I have works out, I'll send you the files.

Oh wow! I would greatly appreciate that boss man. The only company that has one that I know of is Archetype. I’m looking forward to seeing your projects come to life.