99 FL60 mutt/conversion/repower project build

[jlawles2]

Love that front engine support.

What are you doing about the frame holes? Cover between the rails and hope the shadow hides it? Or find someone to bend some sheet metal and cover them?

 

[malibu795]

Thanks..
Frame holes.. right now nothing... Next year possible new rails

 

[malibu795]

1"x12"x38"
Side is 7"x24"x.25"
Think I'll double the side plate to 0.50"
Side plates will get cut and the 1" plate will slide through welded all around... 2"*2" square tube up front will be on top welded to 1" and side plates.
Might be able to sneak so. 2" tube under Neath at the back.. track bar is in the way of putting both under Neath
Then bolted to the frame

 

[malibu795]

Well shit. looks like I need a 1.5" thick spacer... And going to have to relocate my relocated oil fill tube when it comes time to put AC on.. everything needs replaced probably look as swapping to an axial piston pump much like what's common now

 

[malibu795]

Got all the major electrical stuff ran hooked up,
Various connectors replaced,
Upped battery cables from 2/0 to 3/0
Battery jumpers are 2/0
Lift pump is plumbed, need to wire relay in and fuse..
Pump is a Fuelab 41402, with Tork Tek adjustable does 60psi with Engine off.. see how it does when running,
Engine does 40psi oil while cranking, FSS does hold with key one forgot to check if it pulls while cranking

Need to install PS tank, exhaust, rear electrical, fab hot side CAC pipe, run coolant hoses, weld GN plate, bleed brakes install Driveshaft, make gauge cluster, speed/tach are Isspro R14000 series, Isspro fuel guage sending units..
Got a 12g sheet of 8*13" that I'm going to have guages mounted in.. easily get 9 in there with turns/high beam and couple warning lights..
JEGS Performance Products 11063: 5/16 LED Indicator Green | JEGS
got the PW/PM/HM curcits off the FL60 harness to lay on to the fl70 harness (swap out harness.. to hacked up and I'm not familiar enough with it), wire up the elctro-hydro boost.. hood, AFC live installed

 

[malibu795]

Fl60 mutt first start - YouTube
41402 lift pump installed wired in reduced power roughly 25-30% less than full out put.. does 60psi at idle with a Tork Tex adjustable hp35 which is set at 45 according to the paperwork..gues that means little with the lift pump moves more than the over flow valve can.

 

[jlawles2]

Sweet sounding. Glad you are making progress on it.

 

[PureHybrid]

Awesome :thumb:

 

[M.A.M.]

Nice!


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[malibu795]

thanks guys,
just got back from buying coolant and oil, 9(stock is 8) gallons of coolant and 6 gallons of oil.. $145.00, bought extra gallon of coolant, have serval gallons of oil at home still..

definitely nice feeling hearing it fire on the key, still got a lot of little stuff to finish up.

 

[SmokeShow]

Making headway! When were you originally planning on being on the road with it, some time in Dec. wasn't it?

 

[malibu795]

By December 17.. yes should be up and running end of the week.. then get paperwork all caught up tags swapped etc

 

[malibu795]

These guys showed up.. originally I want a 160mph Speedo which would put 70mph at the 11:30 position and Isspro has yet to make a 160mph version, be like a 4 week lead time...so settle for a 120mph..
someone upgraded the speedo to a sealed face for me. no biggie called Isspro, settled for them sending a remote botton for the speedo.. quick easiest fix IMO

Idea was to have speed and tach avg position around the 12:00 o'clock position.. I can live with them at 1:00 o'clock area..
R14000 series

 

[Chevy1925]

i prefer the needle at the 6:00 position beyond any numbers printed on the face :angel::angel:

 

[malibu795]

So when the cop asks "do you know how fast you were going?" You're not lieing when you say.. "I don't know sir." Lol

The got some awesome tank sending units too..

 

[malibu795]

Plotting..
2 3 3/8"
11 possibly 13 2 1/16" guages
Plus turns, high beam, parking brake will be 5/16" LED lights
Used 2.5" OC for the little guages bezel OD was 2.25"
4" OC for the big ones.. bezel OD is 3.80"
Now if I had a CNC end mill...

 

[NC-smokinlmm]

Go find someone with a plasma or lazer table. I use the plasma table all the time to cut out gauge clusters, works great!

 

[Dozerboy]

Hole saw


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[malibu795]

Go find someone with a plasma or lazer table. I use the plasma table all the time to cut out gauge clusters, works great!

Had a hookup with a water jet cutting table.. think he changed jobs..

Hole saw


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Most likely what's going to be used

 

[malibu795]

Course nothing is blatantly square in the back.. really need new rails and crossmembers.... Be nice to have money/time for rails and crossmembers