SCCA EMod MGB GT V12 Build

In reply to Stang_guy03:

Yes, but you have to get the one rated for up to 1000 lbs. Mine is rated for up to 600 lbs. http://www.speedwaymotors.com/DECO-Hydraulic-Wheel-Load-Checker-0-1000-Pounds,32635.html

I had some wheel troubles, check out the video to find out what https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MpfbrBi64M

2 weeks with a YouTube page and already with the clickbait titles. :)

You could cut apart a of the wheels and section in a piece of the large barrel salvaged from the old 3" BS wheels.

DILYSI Dave wrote: 2 weeks with a YouTube page and already with the clickbait titles. :) You could cut apart a of the wheels and section in a piece of the large barrel salvaged from the old 3" BS wheels.

People keep asking me about the car and I didn't have a website to send them to see it, and since I'm making extra effort to make videos, I would like for people to see them. I also just started a Facebook page and am going back to the beginning of the build and posting it there. I should have started it years ago. I talked to the local wheel modification business and they told me it could be done but the cost and results wouldn't be worth it. I will likely go with Keizer or Real aluminum wheels, which have the required clearance.

Talk to TeamIlluminata? (Braid dealer)

loosecannon wrote: I had some wheel troubles, check out the video to find out what https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MpfbrBi64M

Is the camera swaying or is it the car that is swaying back and forth?

In reply to Devilsolsi:

The car is swaying, it's held up by chain hoists. I checked to see if I had bump steer today by attaching a straight piece of steel to the brake disc and moving it through it's normal range of travel. You can see how I did it and the results in this short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95G6DqEwrNk

My rear roll center was 7.5" at it's lowest setting and I could make the suspension work with this but I would rather have a little more adjustment. The axle side mount needed to be re-made so here's what it looks like now and a video of how I did it: [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/loosecannon/media/MGB-GT/RIMG0051_zpspy7upooc.jpg.html][/URL]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-fDPYluIBY

Nicely done.

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It's been a deeply frustrating week. The HPTuner has not been able to turn off or turn on whatever it needs to do to get the engine to run. Another person on the HPT Forum with an Ecotec LHU was successful getting theirs to run but they left their Body Control Module, Transmission Control Module and Fuel system intact-I have none of those things. There was a theory that I needed a relay installed, which required the whole wiring harness removed and sent out to be wired up and I did that but nothing changed. The company that modified my wiring harness insists that it is done correctly and that had I gone with the tuner they recommended, I would not be having this trouble. I didn't go with their recommended tuner because they will sell one tune and if I wanted any changes made, it would cost more. With HPT I can make as many changes as I want to. The latest blow is that GM now sells (for $2200 USD) a complete wiring harness/ECM to run my engine and the kit description talks about the required 84 psi fuel pressure to feed the high pressure pump. My low pressure fuel pump is only 14 psi so now I'm thinking I have to scrap the pump I just bought and get something else. Fortunately, I still have the pump from the Ford 5.0 and it's capable of the required pressure but it does mean I have to get a bunch more of the AN fittings and adapters to make it work. On the plus side, Briget is excited about the car and is going in to work early to do the bodywork. Some have criticized the color choice of the car but trust me, if you get your wife on board by giving her creative licence over your cars colors, it makes the build go a lot smoother. Personally, I would have gone with GoMango orange frame and black bodywork but it's not my department. Here's a short clip of Briget at work on the cowl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6ArvXJdZEk

what's the saying ? "happy wife, happy life" .. well done sir

I have spent many hours building the firewall, and ran out of material so it's not done yet. The packaging is pretty tight on one side and complicated by the shifter being right there, plus I have to make it in such a way as to be easily removable to gain access to important bits. Here's a sneak peak picture and the video will come when it's all done.

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Tin work on the firewall/engine cover looks great!

Firewall is done, here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu5a8r1zIig [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/loosecannon/media/MGB-GT/IMG_4105_zps3wiaefcv.jpg.html][/URL]

With the engine still not running ;( I am left with little jobs like mounting the battery in a battery box. It's just in front of the rear tire and I have a connector coming off of it for a charger to plug into. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/loosecannon/media/MGB-GT/IMG_4120_zpsmcv3io6x.jpg.html][/URL]

Running out of things to do, I painted the front suspension: [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/loosecannon/media/MGB-GT/IMG_4139_zps9xt604kk.jpg.html][/URL]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LivK6HSNP3Q

Finally some progress with the engine. I have been trying to get the engine running since the middle of December and nothing worked. Theories were thrown around, VATS, sensor problem, missing pieces, etc but in the end, it was simply a tiny wire in the middle of the wiring harness that had broken. Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIniCs1Mr9U

Yay!!!

Awesome! !!

SWEET!!!

loosecannon wrote: Finally some progress with the engine. I have been trying to get the engine running since the middle of December and nothing worked. Theories were thrown around, VATS, sensor problem, missing pieces, etc but in the end, it was simply a tiny wire in the middle of the wiring harness that had broken. Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIniCs1Mr9U

So what about the wiring harness guys that you sent it back to who then insisted that it was fine?

Congrats! This build is great. I think that color kicks ass.

tuna55 wrote:

loosecannon wrote: Finally some progress with the engine. I have been trying to get the engine running since the middle of December and nothing worked. Theories were thrown around, VATS, sensor problem, missing pieces, etc but in the end, it was simply a tiny wire in the middle of the wiring harness that had broken. Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIniCs1Mr9U

So what about the wiring harness guys that you sent it back to who then insisted that it was fine?

I know that a lot of people would quickly call the wiring harness guys and demand a refund or something but I also know how hard it is to eliminate mistakes in business. I called him and told him what the problem was and let him decide what, if anything, that he was going to do. He decided to just be confused about it and that's it, not even an apology. That's fine, the service he did was incredibly cheap so I got what I paid for. Ok, on to happier things, here is some bonus quickie content, in the future these will be for subscribers only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4tTxaAS838

Still following and still impressed