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    1. #81
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      January 2020 Update Catch-Up! (continued)

      More goodies for the engine:

      New black CS130 style,140-amp Powermaster alternator to provide plenty of power for all of the new electronics that should output less interference than the older style alternators that could cause trouble with the EFI.

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      New black Powermaster MasterTorque mini starter to replace the large original one that should provide more reliable starting by getting more air space between the starter and headers.

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      Fitted the T56 Magnum using a tunnel patch from Tinman Fabrication that I saw in 'steveZL''s "1965 Chevelle Build" thread that I really liked and a universal crossmember kit from G-Force. Going to work out really nice.

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      Decided to cut out the original dented firewall section and remove the HVAC system all together and weld in a smooth piece of thicker steel to really clean things up in appearance for the engine bay as well as on the inside of the firewall with a blank slate for mounting the harness and electrical components.

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      Just about finished priming and painting the now boxed frame in satin black. Waiting to paint the trans crossmember until the engine is back so I can double check fitment.

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      More to come soon! It's starting to come together!
      Chris Johnson

      '66 Chevelle Malibu

    2. #82
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      Wow your kicking ass now! Going to be some nice updates.
      Wayne
      Car FINALLY home !!!!!! lol
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    3. #83
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      Quote Originally Posted by Motown 454 View Post
      Wow your kicking ass now! Going to be some nice updates.
      Heck yeah! Got the momentum going. Can’t wait to drive it this summer! Going to be way different.
      Chris Johnson

      '66 Chevelle Malibu

    4. #84
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      May 2020 Update

      Hope everyone is doing well! Been able to continue spending more time working on the Chevelle with the COVID-19 stuff keeping us at home more. (good for projects though!) Making more good progress

      Made some better brake line mounting tabs to replace the hose clamps that were on there to start.

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      Sanded the top side of the floor to get ready for primer, finished up the cupholder false tunnel, blended in with some filler panels, finished the handbrake bracket, and decided to build an armrest/console box as well.

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      Transmission crossmember primed and painted (high temp primer and paint in exhaust sections)

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      Chipped and sanded grime and undercoating off of the entire bottom of the floor with air chisel and flap discs on angle grinder. Lots of work, but much better with the lift than on back. Nice clean metal to then prime and seam seal.

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      Smoothing shaved holes in dash with Bondo. Gonna be a nice clean and custom dash that will look like factory but be very nice looking and functional.
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      Chris Johnson

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    5. #85
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      Looking really good, keep the updates coming.
      Wayne
      Car FINALLY home !!!!!! lol
      Project FNQUIK https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ghlight=FNQUIK

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      Dash and firewall smoothing/priming and Tanks Inc. EFI tank and pump access door

      Dash and firewall are sanded out and primed and looking good. Got the Tanks Inc. fuel pump access door installed and test fitted the EFI-ready tank from them as well. Fuel plumbing next!

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      Chris Johnson

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    7. #87
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      454 Big Block - Back from Rebuild!

      Realized I never posted pics from when we got the engine back from being rebuilt/upgraded @ Quality Engine & Machine in Fargo, ND. Went through the whole thing from stripped down block and rebuilt. For main upgrades, in order to best fit the application of a street performance/pro-touring application with the Tremec T56 Magnum transmission, we decided to upgrade to a Comp Cams hydraulic roller cam grind that was going to make good low rpm torque and have pretty stable idle and vacuum. Also lowered the compression ratio from where it was before at 10.5:1 to 9.3:1 via custom Cometic head gaskets to be able to pull in overdrive gears even up hills without risk of pre-detonation. The Edelbrock Performer Z-0 intake that I sanded and painted looks good on there and gives it a little bit of an updated look. Gold roller rockers look cool too. Also picked up some stuff from CVF Racing in MN; their aluminum pulley and bracket kit and aluminum water pump.

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      Chris Johnson

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    8. #88
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      Great job so far. Looks really nice.
      My half a$$ed build thread.https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...elle-6-0-4L60E

      Tighten it till it strips & back it off a quarter turn.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Motown 454 View Post
      Looking really good, keep the updates coming.
      Thanks! Trying to stay on top of the updates more regularly now.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Alwhite00 View Post
      Great job so far. Looks really nice.
      Thank you! It's been fun to see it transform.
      Chris Johnson

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      ARH stainless headers and transmission crossmember re-do

      To make sure my exhaust is as air-tight as possible for the wideband O2 sensor that will feed information to the Sniper EFI, I decided to upgrade the headers to some very nice custom stainless pieces from American Racing Headers out in New York. They are all TIG welded and have 3/8" thick flanges to resist warping at the engine and a ball/socket flange to 3" collector extensions with sensor bungs in place. They are also square port to match the square exhaust port in our "049" heads and some cool, pointed transition pieces inside of the collector for some nice flow over the smaller and cheaper round-tube headers we had before.

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      I was able to have the collector extensions TIG welded locally in Moorhead, MN at Otto's Welding to the first sections of 3" exhaust to eliminate another joint near the sensor.

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      Since the new headers were designed to be tucked up closer to the floor of the car, they ended up intersecting with the crossmember I had fabricated earlier, so a local fab shop was able to get me some new exhaust hoops laser cut and bent to allow us to cut apart the crossmember and weld them in place to provide plenty of clearance. Couldn't have turned out better!

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      Chris Johnson

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    11. #91
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      Coolant and fuel plumbing on engine

      Got some more cool black fittings from Earl's and Edelbrock for coolant to water pump and fuel in/out bolted on and the Meziere 170 deg. thermostat installed.

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      Chris Johnson

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    12. #92
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      Looking good...just a heads up....a lot of those black anodized fittings will "purple" with heat over time. I used a bunch of them in my Suburban build and now kind of wish I had gone with either stainless, or the raw aluminum. Not the end of the world, just throwing it out there while you're still building. Keep the updates commin!

      -Greg
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    13. #93
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      That cross member came out nice, you'd never know it was touched.
      Wayne
      Car FINALLY home !!!!!! lol
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      Wizard Cooling radiator and SPAL brushless fan combo arrived!

      Finally just received the built-to-order radiator and integrated fan package from Wizard Cooling in New York. Their core supplier was behind from COVID shutdowns, so been waiting on this for quite awhile. But man, was it worth the wait! Design and fabrication quality of this is amazing. 100% TIG welded and furnace brazed, no epoxy, and so cool how the fans are in the shroud instead of bolted on the back for a nice flush look. This is the first aftermarket radiator company to offer an integrated shroud designed specifically for SPAL's new sealed brushless fans which are rated to kick out 3600 CFM. The fans have their own controllers which will be driven off of a coolant temp sensor in the radiator tank which will soft start the fans at 175 deg at low speed and variably increase fan speed until max at 195 deg. The old mechanical fan never had a shroud even, so this is quite the upgrade in moving air through the radiator. The dual 1.25" rows of tubes give the new core a thickness of 2 7/8" over the old radiator which was around only 1 1/4" thick! Almost 2.5 times as thick! Going to be a massive improvement in cooling capacity!! To top it off is a shiny Billet Specialties radiator cap.

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      Chris Johnson

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      Quote Originally Posted by FLYNAVY53 View Post
      Looking good...just a heads up....a lot of those black anodized fittings will "purple" with heat over time. I used a bunch of them in my Suburban build and now kind of wish I had gone with either stainless, or the raw aluminum. Not the end of the world, just throwing it out there while you're still building. Keep the updates commin!

      -Greg
      Hey thanks! Good to know. They sure do look nice right now though! :-) Glad I'm taking pictures before everything gets road grime and stuff all over it when this thing hits the road!

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      Quote Originally Posted by Motown 454 View Post
      That cross member came out nice, you'd never know it was touched.
      Thanks! Was unexpected (like everything on this build), but I'm getting pretty used to rolling with the punches and countering each roadblock with even more mods and hot-rodding spirit! :-)
      Chris Johnson

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      That's the only way you'll make it through a build like these. The radiator is a nice looking unit.
      Wayne
      Car FINALLY home !!!!!! lol
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      If you ever decide to go with EFI, the Holley Terminator X Stealth will be able to control those fans with more precision than the SPAL thermal probe deal. Make sure not to get the Sniper, because it does not have pwm- outputs.

      Andrew
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      Quote Originally Posted by andrewb70 View Post
      If you ever decide to go with EFI, the Holley Terminator X Stealth will be able to control those fans with more precision than the SPAL thermal probe deal. Make sure not to get the Sniper, because it does not have pwm- outputs.

      Andrew
      Thanks for the tip, but if you read back earlier in my thread I already have Sniper EFI. (Bought it a couple years ago already actually - scope of project has expanded a bit since then) :-) I am hoping this will work out just fine.

      Chris Johnson

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      Quote Originally Posted by WildCherry66 View Post
      Thanks for the tip, but if you read back earlier in my thread I already have Sniper EFI. (Bought it a couple years ago already actually - scope of project has expanded a bit since then) :-) I am hoping this will work out just fine.
      Sorry I missed that part. I posted this a few months ago:

      https://forums.holley.com/showthread...ey-EFI-systems

      You may find it helpful.

      Andrew
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      Remote Holley EFI tuning.
      Please get in touch if I can be of service.

      "You were the gun, your voice was the trigger, your bravery was the barrel, your eyes were the bullets." ~ Her

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      Quote Originally Posted by andrewb70 View Post
      Sorry I missed that part. I posted this a few months ago:

      https://forums.holley.com/showthread...ey-EFI-systems

      You may find it helpful.

      Andrew
      Wow what a fantastic, detailed write-up! Thank you!! I am starting with a new American Autowire Classic Update wiring kit, with both of their crimpers and their all-copper grounding kit. This will be my first car wiring project, so I am grateful for the support by posting tips like this!
      Chris Johnson

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