Ken's SLC build thread

[Ken Roberts]

Ken, very classy! I love the 3rd. brake light, it truly looks like it belongs there!
Jim

Thanks Jim! Here is a picture of the intermediate plate that had to be made (not finished yet) to take up the different profiles. The bottom of the brake light is flat while the top of the spider is curved. It's shaped out of aluminum.

 

[Michael Fling]

Ken,

Your car is stunning! I love the rear brake light too. Keep raising the bar for us.

 

[Troy Truglio]

Ken. Not sure if dot approved but I used led license plate bolts on my mini project that are tiny and worked for that. Cost like $5-10 on eBay.

 

[Ken Roberts]

Ken. Not sure if dot approved but I used led license plate bolts on my mini project that are tiny and worked for that. Cost like $5-10 on eBay.

That would have been perfect. Unfortunately the inspection here in my province is difficult. All lighting must be DOT/SAE approved.:cry::furious:

 

[Ken Roberts]

Katech has just released a new oil pressure take off fitting especially for LS3 intake manifold reversing. http://store.katechengines.com/oil-pressure-sensor-adapter---gen-4-reverse-intake-p371.aspx

I was able to use their LS2 style of take off but had to mill it down and trim it to get it to fit.

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

Ken hope you dont mind the thread drift but I was at Katech today checking out this little beauty....can you guess what car its for?

 

[Ken Roberts]

Is it for Alex?

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

With those valve covers???

 

[Alex]

Is it for Alex?

Fran already has my engine ... I'm hoping to see it shortly

 

[Ken Roberts]

The SLC #1 race car. The color of the valve covers give it away.

 

[Ken Roberts]

Here is a couple of pictures of the installed AC evaporator. You can see that there is no interference with the legs, knees, shins or feet. Getting in and out of the passenger seat is exactly the same whether the AC evaporator is installed or not.

 

[Ken Roberts]

For anybody needing the pinouts for the XLR steering column ...here they are:

 

[Ken Roberts]

More:

 

[Ken Roberts]

one more:

 

[Bill]

Many thanks Ken. I've been looking for these pin-outs

 

[Ken Roberts]

Back to working on the car after a much needed break. Here is a picture of the vents being cut out on the rear wheel tubs.

 

[Ken Roberts]

The radiator was successfully isolated from the rest of the structure. The fiberglass nose body work still fits. Even the Corvette fan shroud is not touching the rad. A high temp bulb seal will be fitted to the edge of the fan shroud to take up any gaps.

 

[Jack]

I really like that Ken! Good job.

 

[Ken Roberts]

Here is the completed fuel system. The three nylon lines at the fuel bucket module in the tank carry the fuel to and from the C5 Corvette filter regulator and vapors to the evap tank. The filter/regulator than delivers the fuel to the rails. This line is Aeroquip stainless braided teflon. There is only one 90 degree fitting in the whole setup.

The fuel tank is only held in place with two traditional style of stainless steel straps.

In the second picture you can see where the battery is mounted. The bracket is slightly elevated so that the hand brake cables can travel underneath it.

 

[Ken Roberts]

A tunnel was made to force all the flow of air through the transaxle cooler and not around it for efficient operation. You can also see the C5 fuel filter/regulator, the battery and OEM shaved down Corvette battery tray and in front of the cooler you can see the C6 Corvette Evap canister.