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Have you checked to see if a V12 will fit in that specific car? I really wanted a V12 in my Miura build. After checking the engine lengths of available V12s (same ones being suggested here), none would fit in the chassis when mated to available transaxles. My situation was different in that...

I have used Cerakote and SwainTech on 2 different cars both with good results. This Cobra side pipe is Cerakote. It was originally ceramic coated by JetHot when the car was initially built in the mid-90s. After about 40K miles, the muffler rotted out and thus needed replacement. After...

A quick garage update... The first coat of stucco is on. The bottom 4 feet of walls will be covered with veneer stone once the stucco is complete. I decided that better drive-in access to the "big door" was needed if that door was to be fully useful. After removing a bunch of scrub oak, I...

I built a station buck for my homebuilt Miura project (build thread here: https://www.gt40s.com/threads/modern-day-miura.54786/ ) There's a build thread for the station buck here: https://www.allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=18557 I also have experience scratch building a body for a...

Garage construction is progressing along. I'm having a 50' long 4" by 6" I-beam mounted on the trusses for use with a trolley mounted chain hoist. The trusses were engineered for lifting 1,500 lbs. from this I-beam. I-beam being prepped for mounting. Three 16' 4X6 wooden beams were...

This will be a "working garage" so I was thinking some sort of floor paint. What have people found to work best to avoid "oil stains" and be a good value? The floor already has some scuffing/scratches in it from the skid steer tractor they used to lift blocks up on the scaffolding. I'm not...

A framing crew and crane truck showed up the day after Christmas and ... In about 1.5 days the roof was on and framing complete. The half bath and small office space are framed. It's starting to look like a workshop but still quite a ways to go.

The garage walls are up!! They didn't get the roof on by Christmas but are suppose to start it day after. So maybe the roof will be on by year's end. Merry Christmas to all!!

I have a related question. What sequence is best when both the oil filter and oil cooler are remote. I'm thinking it would be best to put the oil filter before the cooler so that if any metal shavings come out the engine they are trapped in the filter and thus don't get lodged in the cooler...

I'm leaning toward using this item, Derale Part Number 35022 (just over $40), installed upstream of oil radiator for fan control. Nice compact unit, -10AN fittings, handles up to 15 amps, turns on at 180 degrees and off at 165. The fan I have draws just under 7 amps so it shouldn't require a...

The coolant sensor for the electric water pump is installed in the coolant neck on the outflow from Coyote engine: I was told by the Davies Craig folks that their EWP controller pulses the EWP on cold startups such that the warming coolant is cycled out of the block and thus to where the...

That's good to know. The engine is a Gen2 Coyote and the water pump has been completely removed and replaced with the DC EWP system.

I have thought about using an oil thermostat (and likely can find the room for one) but I'm more concerned about the high heat side versus the warm up side. In other words, I think a oil cooling fan will be needed even if an oil thermostat is used because of how tight everything is in the...

So here's another bit of information about the Miura. It is equipped with a Davies Craig electric water pump (EWP) controlled by a dedicated coolant sensor and their controller. There is no thermostat in the coolant system but the controller is suppose to keep the coolant temperature steady to...

This is the related question to the other thread about best location for oil temp sensor. Given the mid-engine location in my Miura and that there's no real external air intakes close to where the oil cooler/radiator will be located, I've elected to use an electric fan to enhance the oil...

Thanks Howard! That's the same type arrangement I've been calling an "inline adapter" but I guess a more descriptive name would be "inline sensor port". I also understand your reasoning for putting it on the return side of the oil cooler and that's the way I'm currently leaning. Putting in 2...

To measure sump temperature in this situation, it would be rather involved (would need to remove oil pan and weld in a bung) and it looks like that would only be an approximation for the actual oil temp in the oil galleries. I did check the oil flow layout for the Coyote engine and verified...

Randy, if you happen to be in the Prescott, AZ area sometime, give me a shout. I always enjoy meeting and talking with other birds of a feather whenever possible.

I decided to outfit the Gen 2 Coyote in my Miura with a remote oil filter and external oil cooler given the tight spaces around the engine and that one of the headers pretty much wraps around the oil pan. I also plan to install a oil temperature gauge/sensor so the oil temperature can be...

Jim: I don't know that this will help given you've got a Gen 3 Coyote, but I have a complete Gen 2 Coyote EFI setup (manifold, injectors, rails, TB, TBW gas pedal), complete engine wiring harness, complete under hood and dash harnesses, ECU, and O2 sensors from a 2017 Mustang GT. All these...