66 Chevelle PT build (ours)

[Yelcamino]

Tom, you might want to check out the Spal fan controller. I have one on the Chevelle and it works awesome! It's also water proof so you can mount in the engine compartment.

It will turn on your main fan at a pre-set low temp at half speed. As the temp goes up the fan speed will increase. Once the temp hits a pre-set high, the primary fan will go on 100% and the secondary fan will kick on at 100%. As the temp comes down, the secondary fan will shut off and the primary fan speed will change as needed.

The nice thing is it will keep the engine temp within a pre-set window.

My El Camino just has a thermo switch that turns on both fans at full speed and they stay on until the temp gets low enough to trip the thermo switch.

I'm going to swap the thermo switch for a Spal controller.

[tommycomfort]

Wow, I should have talked to you about it before drilling and tapping another hole in my intake and running two relays for each fan... Do you happen to have a part number for that controller?
Tom

[Yelcamino]

Here you go!

Get the optional sender. It says any sender will work but I found that's not really true. I ended up getting the sender after the fact and then everything worked as advertised.

[tommycomfort]

Just realized that I never posted pictures of the completed backseat. Cutters did a fantastic job on it and the headliner!


The seats might look gray, but they are really black.

[73z-6sp]

Nice!

[John Wright]

Back seat turned out great!

[tommycomfort]

Back seat turned out great!

Yep, Darrin absolutely exceeded our expectations. We really hate to pay anyone to do work on the car, but right now we just don't have the skills, tools, or more so time for interior work. Might have some fancy carpet built for it over the winter too, but we'll see... So far, money well spent in my opinion!
Tom

[COPO-RAT]

How'd you get him to turn it around so quick? I thought he had a pretty healthy waiting list.

Looks great btw!

[Yelcamino]

Yeah Tom, the seat looks great!

[sr73bu]

Trade seats??? I'll cover the greyhound fees... hahaha

Looks awesome Tom!!

-Sean

[tommycomfort]

How'd you get him to turn it around so quick? I thought he had a pretty healthy waiting list.

We've actually been on the "list" for many months and he had an opening that finally worked out with both our schedules so he slid it in.
Lucky us!

[Bad94]

Well, few days and your heading west.

Lets see what she looks like with the new wheels.

[tommycomfort]

We did get the new 18's mounted for running the road course at Putnam Park today, but pulled the tires back off this afternoon in order to have the wheel centers powder coated early this coming week. Keep your fingers crossed that they get done in time.... We also upgraded to BFG KDW's and went up in sizes to 275/35-18 front and 295/35-18 rear. I can't believe they really fit!

[Tucks69]

Looking Good Tom! Have Fun!!

[tommycomfort]

Along with the Milodon 8 quart road race oil pan we installed a 3 quart Canton Accusump as a little extra insurance while road coursing. The pre-oiling deal is pretty cool also.

[tommycomfort]

Looking Good Tom! Have Fun!!

Thanks Mike, I can't even begin to describe how excited we are about the whole trip to SEMA / OUSCI.

[protouring70]

Maybe a dumb question but is this to keep oil going to engine during the hard turns? Is this better than a baffle?

[rixtrix1]

Great looking '66( wish mine looked this good ), Tom. Have you had a chance to see how well the new fans work?

[green 69]

The new wheels look great. Will look even better powder coated.

Brian

[tommycomfort]

Maybe a dumb question but is this to keep oil going to engine during the hard turns? Is this better than a baffle?

Not a dumb question at all, I didn't really underestand what the accusump was all about until a few months ago. Baffles are great in the oil pan, and we got those when we went with the Milodon road race pan, but the accusump is just another level of protection. I used a pressure switch that will activate an electric valve if my oil pressure drops below 25 pounds. If that happens, it will surge three quarts into the oil passages relatively quick which should hold us over until the oil settles back into the sump of the pan. Once pressure is back to "normal" it will pump the three quarts back into the accusump and be ready for the next battle. The other advantage is that I can pre-oil the engine before starting. Hope that helps explain what it is all about.
Tom