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Le Mans Master
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From: Austin Texas
Originally Posted by soccer794
Is there a bracket you got somewhere for this or are you making one custom?
Nick, I'll be working on it this weekend at my house. I have my sons to help me, but p/m me if you just want to hang out with us....lol
Melting Slicks
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From: North NJ
Originally Posted by big_G
Do you have an ecklers kit on this car? I can see your inner fenders but not the outer. i also see the tire thru the inner fenders. looks like you have the ecklers kit or the front is off the car. Makes working on your project much easier. Thats one of the things I really like about the C4 style, pop the hood and you have access to everything.
Lookin good, big G, how progress?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Austin Texas
Originally Posted by 68 NJConv 454
Looks like your doing it right
Do you have an ecklers kit on this car? I can see your inner fenders but not the outer. i also see the tire thru the inner fenders. looks like you have the ecklers kit or the front is off the car. Makes working on your project much easier. Thats one of the things I really like about the C4 style, pop the hood and you have access to everything.
Lookin good, big G, how progress?
Do you have an ecklers kit on this car? I can see your inner fenders but not the outer. i also see the tire thru the inner fenders. looks like you have the ecklers kit or the front is off the car. Makes working on your project much easier. Thats one of the things I really like about the C4 style, pop the hood and you have access to everything.
Lookin good, big G, how progress?
Got it pretty much stripped down, engine comes out tomorrow night. Installed the Vette Products tubular upper a-arms and that helped drop the blower below the hood line. (It was hitting the arm). The 12 rib blower crank pulley just clears the frame, won't need to relieve the frame. Will need to add an idler pulley to give belt clearance over the a-arm cross-shaft though.
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Melting Slicks
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From: North NJ
I like the functionality of the ecklers tilt nose but I really like my flip-up headlights and chrome bumpers...if only I could have it all!
as with everything in life.I don't know how much clearance you should give yourself for the insane amount of torque you will now have on hand but the SC bracket looks close. There might be a rule of thumb for clearance, maybe a 1/4 inch or so depending on what type of motor mounts you're running. I assume you're going with poly or solid to limit torque flex. It would suck to stomp on the GO pedal and bend/break the SC bracket. Maybe even notch the SC bracket with a grinder if it won't affect structural integrity so you have more clearance with the A-arm.
AND don't forget to take beer breaks to stay hydrated, just not too many or that thing might get installed upside-down.
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Le Mans Master
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Should be plenty of clearance now, it is resting on the alignment shim, and that location gives me about 1.5 inches of hood clearance, minimum. I thought the high/hit point would be the discharge port, but that actually has more clearance than the pulley. Now to modify the p/s brackets so the pulley will line up.
Burning Brakes
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sorda a wierd Q but : i thought that you could only get a procharger if you had someone install it FOR you??
atleast thats what the guys told me when i called.. they said u couldnt purchase the kit and do it ur self..... but obveosly , you can , wtf??
and how much did it go for?? ive been interested in prochargers for a long time
atleast thats what the guys told me when i called.. they said u couldnt purchase the kit and do it ur self..... but obveosly , you can
, wtf??and how much did it go for?? ive been interested in prochargers for a long time
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Le Mans Master
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From: Austin Texas
Originally Posted by Shirley1978
sorda a wierd Q but : i thought that you could only get a procharger if you had someone install it FOR you??
atleast thats what the guys told me when i called.. they said u couldnt purchase the kit and do it ur self..... but obveosly , you can , wtf??
and how much did it go for?? ive been interested in prochargers for a long time
atleast thats what the guys told me when i called.. they said u couldnt purchase the kit and do it ur self..... but obveosly , you can
, wtf??and how much did it go for?? ive been interested in prochargers for a long time
Le Mans Master
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You're making good progress Big_G. We need heaters in our garages up north here to get that kind of work done this time of year, then have to wait to see our results. Keep up the good work, must be pretty exciting!
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Le Mans Master
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Got everything back from the machine shop yesterday. Now I will re-check clearances and re-assemble. Should have it good to go back in this weekend. Then I need to configure fuel pump and return line. 
Racer
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From: FRANCE (Lyon)
I will document, as I have not seen any C-3's with an inter-cooled centrigual unit under the hood.
i have a powerdyne BD600 on my garage and i would like to put in my corvette but with my ZZ430 clone it's not possible (make too much power for my rods and pistons)
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