Plastic Fantastic 2

phantomjock said:
Fingers crossed - I'd better get busy if I wanna make 2024!
We'll know where I am by Christmas - I hope!
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I'm still in the negative self-talking from last year.... I know the sound of a BBC through sidepipes will cure that... but right now, I want a Camry

onto new brackets
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which doesn't yet solve the problem - but it's a step
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when I do my next BBC, I'm going to either embed the magnets in the balancer or run a reluctor wheel like they did on the 8.1 and 632 motors....
 
not ready to start, yet, but powered it up... and a solid nope
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lights on, nobody home - connected my laptop to it, 'no communication'
 
On Sunday before things went to hell, I got the distributor plug installed and resolved a wiring issue so the tach will work
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the next day, this important part arrived
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building a wheel for our Search and Rescue groups Stokes litter
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of course it has not moved one inch from there

also ordered and received a solid state relay (actually 4 relays) to gain some longevity and reliability
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nope, not touched it either. Today, was feeling a lot better so got stuff done that needed to be done... but updates coming soon
 
oh and important Holley update. Display is dead. They're sending me a new one, a caution - apparently their warranty is only 90 days (and I probably knew that) so I should have powered it up to verify it worked.

Downside is I now know why people keep wanting to borrow my Sniper handheld - the handhelds are on backorder

But the good news here is twofold. First Holley is sending me a new handheld for free, but second, I can do all I need to from my laptop so it won't really slow me down.
 
so I did get FiTech's 'update' .... tried it tonight. I feel like sending them gold stars.
problem one, it doesn't actually clear
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problem 2, it's not square to the throttle
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problem 3, pretty sure it won't work in an optimal situation (e.g. one without an automatic)
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not their problem but I suspect it won't clear the hood.

there has to be a better way, and it'll be me who builds it. As for FiTech, they're still in business even with all the negative publicity - good for them, poor suckers.
 
a bit of wiring accomplished
how I wire... bare wire connectors covered by shrink tube
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and wiring in a MSD solid state relay. runs 2 fans, water pump, and fuel pump
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Wow. Sounds like Fitech has serious issues. Good luck.
 
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