Yeah buddy!
Yeah buddy!
Taking something from pile of parts to living, breathing mechanical masterpiece is the ultimate high.
There’s no other feeling like it in the world.
Cleaning up the wiring a bit and stripping as much as possible from the harness. I am building a wiring panel with all new buses, relays, and fuses, which will be placed under the cowl with the ECU.
Out with the old
In with the new. Playing around with component layout using a piece of foam and nails. Once I'm happy with it, I will fab a sheetmetal panel and bolt everything down.
Also, deleting everything EGR and vacuum related, so the upper intake came off for that. This also makes stripping the harness easier.
The harness is about as clean as it will get for now. I am procrastinating with the fuse/relay/switch board, so I did everything else related to starting it again.
Homemade EGR block off plates, and a whole bunch of empty space where a mess of vacuum and sensors used to be. Simply trace the gasket onto 1/4 steel, cut, drill holes, paint, and bolt it on.
Rough layout
Oh yeah I painted the valve covers and fuel rail for fun, since I had the intake off for the wiring cleanup. I also cleaned the intakes inside and out. EGR is nasty.
And I built a temporary exhaust out of Lexus scraps I've been saving. It just happened to follow the frame curve, and would almost look good if the pipes were actually round and slightly larger.
maschinenbau said:Oh yeah I painted the valve covers and fuel rail for fun, since I had the intake off for the wiring cleanup. I also cleaned the intakes inside and out. EGR is nasty.
And I built a temporary exhaust out of Lexus scraps I've been saving. It just happened to follow the frame curve, and would almost look good if the pipes were actually round and slightly larger.
I feel like the manifold could use some black (?) paint to set it off from the gold valve cover. or something. I could be wrong.
as for the exhaust... all you need to do (imho) is to get the top one to teardrop down a bit (i.e. make the bottom pointy to follow the frame)... then stretch/spread the top of the bottom outlet to... mimic. which sounds nice and easy and all... but is probably a huge PITA. just a thought.
looking good, though! thanks for the update!
Excellent!!!
The awesome continues! The packaging under the cowl is crazy. Well, for the whole truck, really.
So, street legality is in this vehicle's future? Is it a Ford, or a Toyota?
Yes it will be street legal. Currently playing mail tag with the BMV to get a special "assembled vehicle" VIN assigned as a 1931 Ford Model A. After this battle, I get to convince the local judge to grant me a title. Then I can tag it and drive it.
Don't get too used to those intake and exhaust manifolds. They are temporary until I get the rest of the car sorted. Speaking of sorting, made a little switch panel for toggles. Who doesn't love toggles.
Continued work on the power distribution panel.
It could use some more cleaning up, and a permanent mount location, but I just had to test fire the engine again.
And nothing caught on wire, electrical or otherwise! If you look closely at this picture, you can see the switch panel and Lexus ignition clamped to the roof. The Lexus key is a "master switch", which is inline with power to the toggles. The toggles only work if you have the Lexus key. The starter relay also works off the Lexus ignition switch. 4 relays so far: EFI (which includes injectors, igniter, and ECU), fuel pump, fan, and starter. The cluster gauges are simply powered by the ECU toggle switch, no relay required.
I got it to fully warm up, also confirming that the cluster's coolant gauge works. It took a while to stabilize at a reasonable idle speed, but it sounds pretty awesome with open headers, though my wife and I disagree on that.
Then I started building a dashboard to house all this stuff. Fords back then had the gas tank mounted above your knees, between windshield and firewall. The dashboard and cowl panel were actually walls of the gas tank. Frightening! I already cut the cowl panel out, now I'm harvesting the dashboard.
Looking like ECU and relay panel will sit stacked on each other above the pedal linkage contraption. This leaves room, though not much, on the passenger side for a future heater core and blower. I am running out of interior space.
In reply to maschinenbau :
The Awesome continues. Looking forward to seeing this in person.
I really enjoy seeing this project move along. Keep it up!
An inspiration to us all that have an inkling of tackling any project.... well done!!! I'm lazy, but what is your choice of grill shell...'32 perhaps? Also will you be extending the front frame horns?
Congrats on getting it running! As a fellow GRM member building a 1930's style vehicle with a Japanese powerplant, you and I and JoeyM are in good company!
Today I have officially been granted a Motor Vehicle Identification Number (MVIN) for an assembled vehicle by the state of Indiana. Time to buy a stamping punch set!
In reply to maschinenbau :
Awesome!!!
maschinenbau said:Today I have officially been granted a m\Motor Vehicle Identification Number (MVIN) for an assembled vehicle by the state of Indiana. Time to buy a stamping punch set!
What did that entail?
Pete
A signed police inspection, a color photo, a few forms, receipts and bills of sale, a signed affidavit, a $10 check, and a month of mail tag with the BMV until they finally gave in.
So metal. Ready to see first drive videos!
Hey maschinenbau
I recently signed up, great work matey!
I can’t remember if you said if the track width was wider in the front than the rear or they match?
Weather is good now, we need some driving video soon!
There is something cathartic about stamping a new, unique VIN by hand and affixing it to a car you built yourself. This is no longer some modified car, originally made by some big company with a bunch of parts thrown at it. This is an entirely new car, my car. I built that. I'm a 'millennial' that grew up watching all those custom car reality shows, and it has always been a childhood dream of mine to build a completely custom car. Last night did not quite cross that item off the bucket list, but it was a big, proud step. And I'm happy to share it with you all.
In reply to maschinenbau :
Outstanding !
You've done great work here. That first drive is going to be very satisfying.
DUDE!!!! THAT IS SICK!!!! Congrats.....DMV hoops suck, but super glad you got her done on that end. This build is amazing!!!
If you want old school, those manifolds and pipes need to be painted white.
Get in touch with me before you drive it the first time, I want to strap some cameras on it if you're game.
If you want old school, those manifolds and pipes need to be painted white.
That has to be a cool feeling .
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