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> BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Tygaboy's '75 LS3, It seemed a good idea at the time...
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post Mar 11 2021, 10:59 AM
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A box of improvement


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post Mar 11 2021, 11:05 AM
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Excellent!!
How did your engine tune go?
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post Mar 12 2021, 09:15 AM
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QUOTE(tygaboy @ Mar 11 2021, 08:59 AM) *

A box of improvement

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Should make a big diff on the way it drives (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)
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post Mar 12 2021, 11:31 AM
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QUOTE(tygaboy @ Mar 11 2021, 08:59 AM) *

A box of improvement


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I cant wait to watch what happens next (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 12 2021, 05:31 PM
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That is a big box of fun! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Mar 22 2021, 10:25 AM
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For anyone interested in this build and wondering why not much action lately:

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/bui...d/182195/page1/

If you've enjoyed the non-914 fabrication elements of my 914 effort, you'll likely enjoy following the RacerBenz build. Some pretty silly stuff is planned for the poor thing.
Let's start with: I really like mid-engine cars... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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post Mar 22 2021, 11:18 AM
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Your wife must be the BEST!!! If you ever single her up.... just saying
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post Mar 22 2021, 02:08 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Here we go again! Looks like fun! Did Jack make it out there?
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post Mar 22 2021, 03:28 PM
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QUOTE(tygaboy @ Mar 22 2021, 09:25 AM) *

Let's start with: I really like mid-engine cars... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/shocked[1].gif) If it was anyone else, I'd say they were lying, but it's you so....(IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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post Mar 22 2021, 05:53 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Here we go again! Looks like fun! Did Jack make it out there?


@Krieger Andy, the goal is a fun, reliable, sorta unexpected track day/Lucky Dog/Lemons car.
I invite you to come be part of the driving crew! Seriously.
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post Mar 22 2021, 07:40 PM
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Yes please! I have some new Sparco seat sliders if you'd like em
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post Mar 23 2021, 08:36 AM
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Yes please! I have some new Sparco seat sliders if you'd like em


@ Krieger - Andy, Yes! Please! I'll be in touch. Or, if you're in the area, feel free to swing by and check out the Benz.
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post Mar 23 2021, 05:25 PM
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They are yours! I will figure out a time to stop by
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post Mar 27 2021, 09:37 AM
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The 914 is back in the shop while RacerBenz awaits parts.
One of the issues I'm working through is that the ECU is reading coolant temp from a different sensor from the one that's used by the SpeedHut gauge.
I'm playing with the idea of replacing the gauges with a Holley digital dash. It's a 2-wire CAN connection to the ECU and ensures I see what the ECU is seeing. We shall see. Anyway, it offers a bunch of layout templates and you can build your own. Seems right up my alley! Pic is of some of the included templates

The LS has coolant temp sensors at the front of the driver side cyl head and the back of the passenger side head, meaning one is seeing coolant as soon as it enters the engine, and the other sees it after it's been 1/2 way through the head. I decided to add a sensor to the water collector and measure temp after the coolant has exited both heads.

The big change is that the water pump and rad fans are now controlled by the ECU. And it turns out the thermostat was intermittently sticking, so it was removed. All temp management is now programmable.

Getting there.


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Fiberglass ashtray-delete dash! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

Weighs almost nothing. Like my car needs to be lighter... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)


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The big change is that the water pump and rad fans are now controlled by the ECU. And it turns out the thermostat was intermittently sticking, so it was removed. All temp management is now programmable.

Getting there.
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Do you think the thermostat was bad or was it the Meziere housing causing a problem??
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[quote name='BIGKAT_83' date='Mar 27 2021, 04:40 PM' post='2903307']
The big change is that the water pump and rad fans are now controlled by the ECU. And it turns out the thermostat was intermittently sticking, so it was removed. All temp management is now programmable.

Getting there.
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Do you think the thermostat was bad or was it the Meziere housing causing a problem??
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@BIGKAT_83 Watching the temp behavior via the laptop while it's connected to the ECU showed that the thermostat was sticking. I can't imagine the housing was causing it, but maybe that's possible. No worries now, though.
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post Apr 1 2021, 06:12 PM
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I had the old version of the radiator shroud top. This was going to get carbon inserts but I thought I'd see what it looked like with a quick rattle can paint job and aluminum inserts. Not bad, but the paint looks maybe a bit too glossy. Still noodling on the final look I want.


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Getting ready to take the car to EASY this Saturday. I finally fitted the GT headlight kit and threw on the old bumper top. I really makes it clear the hood needs to move forward and left.

But given this is the farthest together my car has been in over 4 years, I'm pretty happy with how it's starting to look.

That's the final version of the hood vent, just held on in the corners with temporary rivets. Tomorrow's goals are finish and fit the passenger side hood vent and get the headlights in, wired and working.


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Hi Chris- Looking good. I am going to try to make it to EASY this Sat. am. I will shoot for 7:30 and maybe be able to park within the city limits..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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