Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

Rusty

Looks like that guy Murphy has been around your car. Hate that motherfcker. I still get visits from him every once in a while. Wish someone would do a double tap/single on him.

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Ghostvette

I do remember seeing a little black and white POS about 1' tall running around that shop... answered to the name of 'Spike'....

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JARblue

Blood makes excellent lube

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gbrettin

Looks like I'm back on track again. The machine screw only went into the shaft mount rocker and it snapped off with a little nub that I could grab with a pair of needle nose pliers. New machine screw should be here today.

After I averted that disaster I decided I needed a change of pace. I added some wax to my calipers specifically designed to keep brake dust down. I did a few coats through the night and it was super easy. Just my speed.

Z1 two piece rotors have been in my Juke for a week so I figured I should take them out and get them on the car. The hats of the rotors were powder coated because they were looking rough. I will say this, the powder coating changed the bore size for the bolts just a tiny amount. A rubber mallet persuaded the bolts into their home. I used a dot of red loctite on all the bolts and TQ'ed them down to 9ft/lbs, the directions called for inch lbs so I just did a conversion. easy easy.

With all that said... My engine should be going back in the car shortly. No other build items are needed on it. I won't say that the engine will not come out again but... This MIGHT be the last time it's out for a while.

I talked to my buddy who is a fabricator/welder and he has agreed to help me next week with all the final welds for the turbo system. That alone should significantly speed up the finish work for the boost system. With that finished, I can move over to electrical/wiring. That's where I'm going to lean on Nick/Dave, owners of Auto Dynamix.

The Carbotec pad is an AX6. The pad fits my driving style because it has CRAZY high initial TQ. Personally, I like resting my foot on the brake pedal and the car responds to that. I used them before and they make an unbelievable amount of brake dust. The brake coolers actually blow the dust from the wheel down the side of the car. Also, I was able to lock the brakes up on the highway going 90mph. You can guess what I saw out in the distance sitting in the middle of the median. The initial bite is no joke.

gbrettin

One last thought. You might be wondering why I haven't touched my rear brakes.

In the future I plan on swapping them out to TBM brakes for the rears only. They are incredible strong and lightweight.

https://www.tbmbrakes.com/product/mi...-factory-hubs/

Start at 4.47

Rusty

Hmmmmmm wax job.

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Z is 4 ZEBRA!

Since the rotor hats are powder coated, is there concern with them sticking to the wheels? I would think that under the heat of braking that the powder coat would gel and harden against the wheels once cooled off.

gbrettin

I thought about it and honestly I'm not sure. Good thing I'm going to start off with my OE wheels.

gbrettin

Pulled from IG:
I can't really gather how happy I am to have my engine finished. It's built exactly how I wanted using quality parts. There's a lot of high dollar builds out there and I understand this isn't some billet bad *** master piece; but, this is special because it was built by me going through every nut and bolt (with some guidance from close friends). This is my first engine built. Clearly I'm not finished with my build but I finally have a green check in the right column. That means a lot to me. ✅

Nothing like dropping in the engine by yourself. On and off the he forklift a million times to make sure nothing gets hit!

I've got to say, the Sikky power steering lines were really nice and made life easy.

If anyone was curious about how far the LS sits back with LOJ motor mounts and F body accessories. Here you go.

I modified the old core support to have a lower air shroud. Literally 2 bolts to take it on and off as one unit. I can also run the Zspeed under tray with this set-up too.

Using factory mount points, my crash bar is held on with 2 bolts and 4 locking nuts. Crash bar also serves as turbo mounting (using @mavenperformance) and radiator mounting.

4 bolts to hold the radiator on. Back of the air box gains stiffness from the radiator. Water pump lines have been simplified. Lol okay like I'll need a 45deg -16 coming off the Meziere pump to bottom of the radiator. @independenteng moved the bung to the bottom side so minimal hose could be used.

Small problem with my air shroud. Looks like an easy fix. Improvise, adapt and overcome.

Almost have my lines wrapped up. 4 -10 lines will be mounted against the shock tower vertical. All this hose management is difficult to keep looking clean. #motionraceworks #fragola


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If any of this hose management looks trivial... It's really not. It's a PITA because there is no blue print to guarantee fit.

I need to order up a couple more fittings but I think This is near the final stage of what the Oil, coolant and breather hoses need to be.

ZontheRocks

Keanu 'Whoa!'

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Rusty

You have a small fortune in AN fittings and hoses.

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gbrettin

I feel like I needed Fragola stock before I started.

gbrettin

Getting closer to having the front end together. I need to have the transmission in so that the engine tilts forward a little bit. Look how damn close the water pump hot side fitting is right now! Again, transmission will tell the true placement. The X pipe will need some adjustment.

I posted the pictures below on FB. The response was VERY positive. I only had one comment of concern and that was over the X pipe. So yeah, I'm sure there are better engineered solutions; but, this is where I landed at for now. There's absolutely no concern about missing HP. I will literally turn the boost up another pound if I want more. The reality is... this engine will make WAY more power than the platform will handle. I talked to my engine builder buddy and he said something ridiculous about the components for my engine being able to handle 40lbs of boost and quoted 1500hp. That's bananas.

The car will live most of it's life on gate pressure, 3-6lbs. I'll turn it up for special events. to achieve my goals such as 200mph in the half mile. A boost controller is in my future. Also, I need to build the rear end of my car before I can do that. This brings me to my latest score. Oh... I already said I have a Winters Quick Change... well. I have a picture of it now... doing nothing. The Winters Quick Change can take the power AND allow me to set the gearing to hit the 200mph goal. FYI, I'll have a cage put in before that attempt. My wife wants me alive for some reason.

Man, the engine bay density has been why I've been sweating all the details. It's rewarding to see this FINALLY come together (close anyway).

JARblue

It's a fuckin monster!

For the record, IMO you choose one of the worst accent colors possible to start with. However, it is done so tastefully that I actually really like it. Which I didn't think could be possible. Superbly done

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Rusty

The big stuff is finishing up. Now the little stuff will keep you up at night thinking about it.

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