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I mounted the rear sway bar in a previous post and the next step was to attach it to the bellcranks. The adjustable sway bar blade accepts a 3/8” rod end. However, the other side of rear sway bar link is attached to the same 1/2” bolt that affixes the shock absorber to the bellcrank. While it...

I finally got around to installing the triple-carbon clutch that I discussed in a previous post. The first step was to install the pilot bearing in the crankshaft. I applied a little anti-seize on the sides and used a 32 mm socket, a short socket extension and a hammer to tap it into the...

Jeff, I didn't find a solution that I liked. I considered fabricating a manifold, but here's why I went with separate hoses: It's easier to route two smaller hoses than one large one Swivel fittings make it easy to tweak orientation (i.e., things change!) I was able to use Wiggins clam-shell...

Raul, The spider is going to come on and off a lot. I've taken it off and then put it right back on to figure how much clearance I had for whatever I was going to do. The way to reduce that is to use a Sharpie to mark the chassis, take some measurements and take a bunch of pictures. Another...

I'm not familiar with the Graziano, but I don't see how the front wheel shaft helps you with "engine speed". I assume that you're referring to RPM and to get that you would need to know what gear you're in so that you could take into account the effective gear ratio (i.e., actual gear * drop...

I installed the flywheel today. I have an LS7 so I ordered an LS flywheel locating dowel and when I went to install it I realized that it was way too small. WTF? I have a built motor and it has a Callies DragonSlayer billet crankshaft with an LT, rather than an LS, bolt pattern. D’OH...

I should have mentioned that if the parts meet a certain size criteria they deburr both sides which usually removes all of the mill scale. Below is a picture of my first order. It's mostly 1/8" 4130 with a few piece of 1/4" 6061. Most of the pieces were deburred. The orders are shrink wrapped...

Alan, I highly recommend SendCutSend.com. They have outstanding prices, online quoting/ordering, lots of of material choice, typically a one-week turn around. Their quantity one pricing is lower than my local company's quantity 50 pricing and they're 2-3x faster because the local guys aren't...

The Albins ST6-M automatically locks the reverse gear out. To put it into reverse the driver must pull a cable to disengage the lock and only then downshift. This makes a lot of sense because it’s a sequential transaxle and you don’t want the driver to accidently put the car into reverse when...

In previous posts I evaluated and selected a tensioner, I had a custom GripTec supercharger pulley machined and I had a massive 9.7” Superdamper machined. Today I finally completed the rest of supercharger’s serpentine system. It was a lot of work. There are no OEM parts, most of the aftermarket...

David, No and yes... The shift servo is a simple device that is controlled via CAN bus. So it only does what it's told, including something stupid. However, I have a MoTeC ECU that will implement engine management, traction control, gear shift strategy etc. It will monitor RPM, the gear...

Those tail lights have a fair amount of front-to-back curve in them which won't be easy to blend into the flat vertical face on the SL-C.

The pneumatic shift servo is powered by a Shiftec Air Power Source (APS) which has a max operating pressure of 9.8 bar (142 psi). The servo’s ram connects to the shift lever via a 1/4”-28 rod end. I wanted a high-quality bolt without any threads in shear so I purchased an AN bolt with a 0.688”...

IMO the only things worth doing are hard. And sometimes they're also expensive LOL in any event so long as I don't have any heat issues, it's more than worth it. The right primaries were tacked to the flanges and the engine was pulled. This is the first time that I’ve seen it all put together...

Nothing happened with the car during the last couple of weeks because I was in Portugal. Now that I’m back the right primaries are welded. Once they’re tacked in place, the engine will come out again, a welding jig will be fabricated and the primaries will be finish welded to the flanges.

Now that I have switched to an Albins ST6-M, I have two Ricardos that are for sale...

Brian. The engine looks good. Have you validated that your induction will fit under the SL-C's window? It looks like the rear is going to be really close. Given how high the inlet is you probably won't need to modify the rear hoop on the roll cage which saves work. You'll need a 120+ degree...

Randy, that's a good question. I have a single keyway in the hub and crankshaft which my engine builder thinks is fine. I've been thinking about adding a dowel as well. ATI offers a pinning kit which includes two dowels and they will machine another keyway into my existing hub for something like...

I’ve wanted a supercharger since I saw one 40 years ago in a parentally forbidden movie. I wasn’t sure what it was, but I sure as hell wanted one. Given the amount of time that has transpired it’s probably safe to declassify the viewing. Mom, when Nathan was looking after me he let watch Mad...

What's better than American car party tricks on the 4th of July? I was aware of many of these, but I didn't know that there were sequential turn signals in 1966.