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[5.2 liters of democracy]

While I'm still waiting on parts to get the motor in, I've been working on tearing stuff out out the car. I have no use for AC at this point but don't want to pull the dash get all the related components out. I purchased have some block off panels for the firewall but I've run into an issue. Calling this an issue is definitely an overstatement, it's more of a minor nuisance. The fittings that originally held the heater hoses protrude a fair amount. I'll probably end up capping these off for now.


I've also pulled all the fire suppression material out of the engine bay and it's looking pretty naked
I've always respected @captdistraction and his dedication to wrapping the entire firewall in heat reflective tape. I may choose to do this same before I get the engine back in. Also something interesting is seeing how toasty the headers have been getting the frame on the passenger side.

Still no ETA on the headers or radiator at this point, but the wing gets here tomorrow. More pics of that soon.

 

[NZGUL]

While I'm still waiting on parts to get the motor in, I've been working on tearing stuff out out the car. I have no use for AC at this point but don't want to pull the dash get all the related components out. I purchased have some block off panels for the firewall but I've run into an issue. Calling this an issue is definitely an overstatement, it's more of a minor nuisance. The fittings that originally held the heater hoses protrude a fair amount. I'll probably end up capping these off for now.
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I've also pulled all the fire suppression material out of the engine bay and it's looking pretty nakedView attachment 83456
I've always respected @captdistraction and his dedication to wrapping the entire firewall in heat reflective tape. I may choose to do this same before I get the engine back in. Also something interesting is seeing how toasty the headers have been getting the frame on the passenger side.

Still no ETA on the headers or radiator at this point, but the wing gets here tomorrow. More pics of that soon.

Your gonna love the wang!

 

[5.2 liters of democracy]

Your gonna love the wang!

This is all your fault!

 

[5.2 liters of democracy]

This is a lot of wing. 13.25 chord, 72 inch width, and uses hollow carbon uprights.



Here's some sweet data taken from their site as well for those interested parties:


I won't have this mounted for a little while unfortunately. I need a splitter still and I'd rather work out the teething issues of the new motor without also having significant aero for the first time. With that being said, this is one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle and I've been waiting quite some time for it.

 

[Ewheels]

This is a lot of wing. 13.25 chord, 72 inch width, and uses hollow carbon uprights.
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Here's some sweet data taken from their site as well for those interested parties:
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I won't have this mounted for a little while unfortunately. I need a splitter still and I'd rather work out the teething issues of the new motor without also having significant aero for the first time. With that being said, this is one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle and I've been waiting quite some time for it.

Now that is a proper chord length!

 

[NZGUL]

This is a lot of wing. 13.25 chord, 72 inch width, and uses hollow carbon uprights.
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Here's some sweet data taken from their site as well for those interested parties:
View attachment 83511

I won't have this mounted for a little while unfortunately. I need a splitter still and I'd rather work out the teething issues of the new motor without also having significant aero for the first time. With that being said, this is one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle and I've been waiting quite some time for it.

I don't think he shared that with me ever. Thats pretty cool!