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Bill, I feel your pain! I had issues with my Haltech when I started the enigne. The fuel part was OK, but the direct fired ignition was a bear. It was misfiring, popping back into the throttle bodies. Nasty. I spent a week looking at wiring, watching things with an O scope, moving the Hall...

Robert's comments are right on. I had mixture problems even idling when I first started my engine. 4 cylinders were really rich due to minute variations in throttle plate settings (mechanical). Balancing all 8 throttle bodies for air flow is the first step. IMHO, setting the maps is best done...

It seems to be doing OK Bill. Voltage with all the fans, pumps, etc. on runs 13+ volts. Normally 13.8 with everything but the electric fans on. I thought about putting a 200 amp in, but have "no" physical room for anything bigger than a stock sized alternator.

We installed a stereo system in the car this spring. It was a time consuming project to make the installation look like belonged on the car, be functional (sound good), and not cut up the car to get it in. I didn’t have to alter the door pockets at all to get the speakers in. It uses Hi-VI...

The GT is back on the road after several months of additions and updates. Over the winter, I made a new throttle linkage setup that pulls from the front of the engine. The cable originally pulled from the left side of the engine…simpler, but the exhaust heat wanted to melt the jacket on the...

Gary, Yes, using the Davies Craig variable speed controller. Ron, The 351C in the ERA chasis made plumbing the front of the engine almost impossible with the air conditioning compressor/belts/brackets and the Snow White short pump. The tube that ERA normally uses between the mechanical pump...

I started to use a Snow White pump which is an Opel GT pump fit into an aluminum casting that takes the place of the original pump. I decided to go electric as I was fitting the engine. The plumbing from the Cleveland didn't fit the car so well. I simply made a plate to replace the pump body...

I used this pump on the Cleveland. Made plumbing a lot easier plus no pulley sticking into the interior. As Bob said, with the variable speed controller, it runs as fast as it needs to regardless of engine speed. No problems so far. I also added one of Davies Craig's booster pumps for the...

Hey Hirsh, There are some people that are never satisfied. These cars were designed for a single purpose...to win races in competion. That they can be adapted to the street is phenominal. The wife and I both were very surprised that the ride is as soft and smooth as it is. It rides better...

Can't post photo's for a few days, but taking the heater core directly off the main coolant pipes will not promote flow through the core. The engine pump would rather push the coolant through the radiator, not the heater core. I added a Davies Craig EBP, booster pump, to force flow through the...

Simon, I used some products from b-quiet during construction. They have various products for sound dampning and absorbing at reasonable prices. http://www.b-quiet.com/ For heat insulation of the center console and firewall, 1/8" ceramic blanket from McMasterCarr.com. Not particularily cheap...

One thing not differentiated is street driven vs track driven cars. Ground clearance on a street driven car is an issue. Since my car is primarily a street driven car, I don't plan on ever going 200mph in it. Ground clearance is set about 5 inches, and I've already drug the front end twice in...

Here's a couple of websites from our Pantera friends showing the internals of ZF's. I recognize the photo at the top of page 5 with the ring gear and dirty hand! It's one I took (the wife took) when I inverted my ZF a few years ago. I was in the process of replacing the ring gear bolts with...

The system was welded together before coating. Further welding would require removal of the coating. The clamp ring you see on the collector is a V type clamp from Burns Stainless that I used to make the mufflers easily removable. Each pipe is a slip fit into the collectors. 2 weld on tabs on...

I got the exhaust system back from Swain the other day. The ceramic they do is not cosmetic or for corrosion resistance (it's a stainless system so corrosion is not a worry). It is only sprayed on the outer surfaces. It is advertised as white in color and is fairly thick. It is supposed to...

Re: Wow... this thing sold for 1500.00! Given the cost to purchase a manifold and 4 throttle bodies (if converting to EFI), the purchase price probably wasn't completely out of line. I would question the throttle linkage, bushings, etc. as compared to new stuff, but..... Not a bargin by any...

VW had a Solex dual carb setup for the air cooled flat 4's in the mid/late 1960's. The carbs had fuel standoff even with the stock cams. They ran lean with the air filters off because the filter body had a built in velocity stack that was maybe 4" tall. With the air filter off, your hand...

CB Perfomance used to offer Dellorto downdraft blow through kits for VW's. They pressurize the top of the carb (float bowl vent, air correction, etc. I see they now offer a Weber 44IDA blow through kit. Weber blowthru You might contact them for info.

Good buy Fran! I purchased a "sister" set of the same wheels several years ago. My understanding is that Jongbloed made them in the early 90's. They used a center casting from a third party and Bill Jongbloed spun the rims for them. My set was also NOS that a guy had in his attic still in the...

Wayne's car just sold for $75K.