quick update, for now

[smithy]

yeah i know i said tomorrow , but i have a few pics of work during the week.....

boot area almost ready for welding, have made a few more cleanup cuts since pic was taken



view from the rear ( almost looks tidy  :D ) will paint tank when all work is done



EL falcon harness connector almost done, should be completed this week, just got to hook up the cabin & ignition side of things ;)


ignition module tucked up behind head, most of the other lines and electrothigyamegigs will be inside cabin



and how she is sitting in silience  :P :P :P


may spoil you with some more tomorrow,

dean

[FC0058]

Dean
Great work, will check out the thread for more updates tomorrow.

Cheers Jim

[pedro]

Nice car Dean, nearly had to put my sunnies on to look at the purple ;D ;D i didn't realise you had done so many mods, it looks like there's only a few days work left now, you must be starting to get pretty exited  8)

[smithy]

OK before i completely collapse, just needed to throw these up
firstly big ups to keith (effcee) for putting in a non stop effort today, despite a delayed start he just didnt stop ;D ;D ;D. ( i had to pull the plug on him)  :P :P
phil (philby) for the couple of hours he put in, many thanks mate it all came together nicely;) ;) and to dave (ridgey didge) for popping in for a chat and moral support. i had achieved a fair bit during the week so a lot of work i planned to do today was pretty much done, thermo is completely done with support back on, O2 sensor now in place and 80% of the boot welded back up just need a few finishing welds but it now gives me work to do on fuel lines and rear plumbing :D

phil in action


me drilling for oil ( O2 bung)


keith early on, he got a bit dirtier and a lot warmer, but he never stopped


its started


getting there


keith again in pretty much the only position he was in today, good thing it has some boot space ;D


boot almost done



and keith, i couldnt wait till morning, tried the tank and guess what, its a perfect fit, we done good!!!!!

i'll post up some more of stuff done during the week later.
cheers guys, this is what its all about :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

thanks again
dean

[NosFEratu]

Hi Dean

Looks like you and the boys did a tremendous amount of work today.  And it's good to see a few pics of you all - now at least some of us in far away places can put some faces to "names". 

Couple of things though - John wants to know what your fuel tank is out of.  And you didn't mention the name of Bubble's body guard in the last photo.

Again, good work guys. A⁺ to you all for effort and A⁺ to Dean for getting his progress report in ahead of time and without the need for a reminder!

Kathi  8)

[smithy]

cheers Kathi, fuel tank is from a VN/VP commydore, just had the filler neck moved and modified to original FC position.
and the pair of evil eyes in the last pic is Busta, a very spoilt death row escape who i have great conversations with, he is staffy rotwieler X, very talkative but not much help around the shed cant tell the difference between 5/8' and 1/2 inch ;)

i'll try and get some more detail shots of stuff done in the daytime only small things but its big progress.

cheers
dean

[NosFEratu]

Busta's cute!  :-*

[smithy]

i'll tell him that, coming from a cat person he'd be stoked ;D ;D ;D

sooo tired now :P :P

dean

[FC0058]

Dean
I know you have recruited your own little work force, but don't you think the DPCU's are a little over board. Next thing you will have the pace stick out barking orders. ;) ;) ;) ;)

Looks like you and your Army of workers have been hard at it, the progress looks great and the finished product will be even better.

Cheers Jim

[NosFEratu]

Hi Jim

I thought the camo's were cos he'd been getting into the vibe for the job application he's being doing this week!  And barking orders?  Isn't that what Busta's there for?  :D

Kathi  8)

[smithy]

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D the "cant see me now overalls" are tank mechanics overalls and were given to me when i did a photo job on leopard tanks many years ago and have come in very handy for things like working on the car, paint ball, and to melt into the bushes when uninvited guests come around. :D
i know they are a little too much but they do their job well.

and Busta, well he couldnt order a hamburger at mcdonalds he usually just sleeps on the couch bside me while i work even through the noise of angle grinders. just opens one eye up and gives me a huff, then falls asleep. ;) ;)

[Phantom]

Looking good Smithy, cant wait to see more pics of your purple phantastic car mate, and what a great lot of mates you have found up there in Canberra,well done to everyone concerned .
                                               Cheers Rusty

[fe1957]

Your car is coming along well Dean, great to see the rally of support by members on the forum.
Can I ask, what is with the falcon wiring harness and module are you controlling ignition? If so can you give a quick description of how you modded the distributor? ( I am going to run the same combo but turbocharged and want some options for the ignition)

thanks
Grant

[smithy]

hi grant, yeah the support from the forum members has been fantastic both physically and morally.

firstly the harness connector is from a EL falcon and was the idea of a mate of mine who wired it all up for me. basically all of the sensors and engine wiring for the EFI is matched up, i think there are about 30 pins which can be used so theorectically you could wire anything through this. the side in the photo goes into the ECU. the beauty of this setup is that when engine swap or any sort of work on the motor ( see i used both terms here ;D ) is required you just unplug one connector and take off the inlet manifold. simple ;) i'll try and get some more pics of the manifold side then all hooked up soon.

the ign module is from a camira, but this one i got new from the states for a fraction of the price you can buy locally. several US cars run the same delco module and ECU so they are plentiful, but not here apparently a lot of boy racers grab them. ???

dissy is from VC, i replaced the old nylon gear drive for the metal one and just removed the vac advance and locked the weights, i just bent the tabs over the weights, this stopped any kind of movement some have removed them completely and others have soldered or welded them closed . you then remove the control module from the distributor and run the 2 wires coming off the stator up to the camira ign module. there is no way of telling which is the correct polarity with these wires from what i have found but if you get a funny misfire when you start the car just switch these two around.

just to break the setup down for you.
186+60 thou block. 3 extra holes drilled into block for 202 head water jackets
202, 12 port head, intake wont work with 9 port or red heads with siamese ports
intake manifold is from VK- EGR valve removed and covered over.
throttle body is  V6 VN/VP ( though you can also use falcon apparently) rotated to fit intake but you could make up a spacer/adaptor
ECU is delco 808 from VN ( camira runs same plus some US v6's) standard VK ECU cant be reprogramed
injectors will be from V6 commy or magna
engine harness is from JE camira just wired in another 2 injectors
VC elec dissy with the above mods.
i will eventually be using kalmaker software to reprogram the ECU,this software will work really well with turbo or supercharger setups
closed loop system and real time programing. www.kalmaker.com.au
they are an aussie company in WA who have developed a great program for the delco ECU's

and to get the intake manifold to fit the firewall will need a little masaging to clear the final runner., same if you were to run tripples.

i think thats about it.
if you need any more info just yell and i'll share what i can, this EFI thingy is all new to me, i am learning as i go along :-\
with a turbo this will really hum but finding space will be interesting ;D

cheers
dean

[smithy]

thanks to the gentle reminders from members here is the latest effort
back seat condition when started, looks better than it was, thing was literally falling apart in my hands so wasnt too sure where padding ended


foam going down, had to do a bit of trimming to get it to fit in the car :-\ but it eventually did. nice and tight though


and new cover on, just have to stretch it a bit but it will fit nice, probably do final tie off tomorrow but have to work out best side to start with
first time trying anything like this so im just going to attack it slowly :-\ :-\ :-\
front door trims in the background waiting on 1 armrest  and front doors to be adjusted.




once i work it out i will do the back seat base, then leave the front seat till last so i get some practice in.
well thats about it more to come next week, stay tuned sports fans 8)

dean

[NosFEratu]

Hi Dean,

Looking good - the white with purple piping will really stand out against the majority purple paint. Keep up the good work.  We'll stay tuned for next week's update - same bat time, same bat channel!  ;D

Kathi  8)

[pedro]

Giving your age away a bit there Kathi, not too many people would remember that expression, (or would admit to watching a show with a guy in a batsuit and his undies on the outside) ;D

[smithy]

hey pedro, nothing wrong with batman.
still the best one to date would be the first 1960's batman movie then the tv series. it was so corny it was great and so over the top. they (the movie producers) couldn't rely on special effects as much as they do now so the characters had to be more flamboyant. and adam west ( batman) still puts his voice and name to character in the family guy cartoon series and obviously doesn't take himself too seriously.

and regarding wearing undies on the outside, nothing wrong with that, i find it helpful in preparing my family and friends with an insight as to what they can expect from me in my twilight years ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

dean ;)

[pedro]

Those old shows seem corny now but i can remember when we all raced home from school to catch the latest episodes of batman, superman, brady bunch, munsters, adams family etc.  i've even got the full series of gilligans island on dvd    ( though i wouldn't admit it in public).
Maybe if wearing undies on the outside will scare off the bible bashers next time ;D

[smithy]

Maybe if wearing undies on the outside will scare off the bible bashers next time

it does, we haven't been hassled for years, i think im on their heathen/ looney blacklist ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D