Shell Preppin '74 EMS

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Postby Crazyswede » Thu May 15, 2008 1:10 pm

Hans wrote:Luke -- I don't know what you do for a living, but you should go work for someone like Vermont SportsCar...


Luke's skills would be wasted at Vermont Sports Car. The other problem when you make your hobby your job is that it often isn't fun anymore. I have a friend who does work like Luke has done for a living and he enjoys it but he works for himself and he has the freedom to build things to his own standards.
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Postby The Josh » Thu May 15, 2008 9:56 pm

max wrote:
Hans wrote:Luke -- I don't know what you do for a living, but you should go work for someone like Vermont SportsCar...


You might giggle if you found out where Luke actually works.


+1, what a pansy. :oops:
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Postby Luke » Mon May 19, 2008 8:11 am

Stripped the trunk lid down to bare metal, sandblasted rust spots and layed down 2 coats of epoxy primer:

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Building the exhaust:

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Jeremy and Oliver stopped by to lend a hand

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But Oliver didnt like all the noise:

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The exhaust fitted:

Its hung as tight to the floor as possible and is well supported.

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Big ole mudflaps fitted:

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Postby max » Mon May 19, 2008 9:09 am

I don't see a HANS device amongst all this stuff.... :laugh:
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Postby allessence » Mon May 19, 2008 9:52 am

http://www.saabrally.com/gallery/Car-Bu ... ff+038.jpg


What's the throttle body from? How big is it?
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Postby Luke » Mon May 19, 2008 10:23 am

allessence wrote:http://www.saabrally.com/gallery/Car-Building/74%20ems/image/720/miscstuff+038.jpg


What's the throttle body from? How big is it?


Its a ford throttle body off an early 90's mustang. Its 60 mm or so I think. It was easy to adapt, had the correct TPS to plug and play with the electromotive ECU and didnt have 15 ports to plug off like the original one, thats the main reason I chose to use it.
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Postby The Josh » Mon May 19, 2008 11:50 am

yeah we are getting there!!!

We are going to try and make a big push this coming weekend, we are very lucky to have a 3 day holiday to use. If anyone is free this weekend or next weekend, we could definitely use every extra set of hands possible!
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Postby saab90089 » Mon May 19, 2008 12:31 pm

hummm........

I might be able to make it out. You guys working all 3 days?

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Postby matt » Mon May 19, 2008 7:01 pm

I thought the TPS was a ford piece that needed to be adapted to the gm weatherpack style connector, or was that just on the old car?
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Postby DeLorean » Tue May 20, 2008 8:43 pm

saab90089 wrote:hummm........

I might be able to make it out. You guys working all 3 days?

Ian


I'd help too, no ones ever asked though. If you are working on Sat, I might be in the general area (D-town) anyway.
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Postby paulh » Tue May 20, 2008 9:12 pm

I'd be willing to come help as well, we need to practice in case we actually get our shit together to make our own rally car :roll:

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Postby saab90089 » Wed May 21, 2008 7:14 am

I might be busy this weekend after all.....waiting to finalize some plans.

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Postby Luke » Wed May 21, 2008 1:01 pm

saab90089 wrote:I might be busy this weekend after all.....waiting to finalize some plans.

ian



Actually I have a wedding to attend this weekend anyway so I'll probably not be able to work on the car much. The following weekend will probably be the big push to get the thing together hopefully.
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Re: Shell Preppin '74 EMS

Postby The Josh » Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:16 pm

Luke, post some new pictures!!!
You're making it look like we havent been working!

4 days!!!! :-O
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Re: Shell Preppin '74 EMS

Postby Luke » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:43 am

The Josh wrote:Luke, post some new pictures!!!
You're making it look like we havent been working!

4 days!!!! :-O



You call grinding things in the barn until 4am work? That sounds like fun to me, though I do feel like I got hit by a train after this weekend.

Josh is right though, he and Jeremy (and me) have been working OT to try to get this thing ready for the event. Its going to be close but I think we'll make it even if we are still bolting things in at tech.
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