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Title: -The Widebody Beast -Zero Traction LS1 FC-
Post by: Mtalon on July 05, 2011, 11:42:36 PM: Here is my post deployment toy. I purchased most of the parts while deployed on my first tour to Iraq. Upon arrival back to the states I had 3 weeks of wrench time to get it running and shipped from oregon to NC. So here is my journey.

90' gxl 66k
98 ls1 - t56
Walbro 255 pump
pbm coilovers
DTSS elim
18x10 -5 18x11 -5 work vs-kf
bn sports aero
shine auto front and rear wide fenders
shine auto roof wing

Just a quick some of the parts. I know there is more that I am leaving out.

Here it is, my second FC - 90 gxl with 66k

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/LS1%20FC/IMG_0677.jpg)

Previously had an lsx in it so I thought the swap would be a snap. Well the only thing ls related that was still there was the mounts and exhaust.

So I took it to a buddy to get it painted, Tuxedo Black from the 2010 F150's

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/LS1%20FC/IMG_0676.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/LS1%20FC/IMG_0683.jpg)

Got it home to get the motor dropped Around Xmas time

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/LS1%20FC/IMG_0693.jpg)

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(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/LS1%20FC/IMG_0706.jpg)

Well After dropping the engine I began the task of wiring. I thought my motor was a 99 so I purchased a tuned 99 ECM. After recieving the computer I found out my motor was a 98. So I could either get a new ecu or re-pin

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/LS1%20FC/IMG_0694.jpg)

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I am skipping all the little issues I ran into mainly because I did all the engine work 7 months ago and forgot most of the problems.

Oh hello

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/LS1%20FC/SDC11204.jpg)

You may not like how I did my fan relay but it works and is easily accessible

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/LS1%20FC/car4.jpg)

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(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/LS1%20FC/gages_2.jpg)

Started Fitting my Aero "PITA"

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overflow

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Still waiting on the rest of the aero from paint

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Thats it for now, In the next week I will have the finished pictures with the aero, wheels and dropped. Maybe a driving video who knows.
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Infidel on July 06, 2011, 12:05:00 AM: I'm not usually a fan of BN but, with that much gloss and those wheels it should look great. Please tell me they are the "burning black" finish on the kf's or whatever it's called. I can't wait to see the wheels fitted with the overs since it's similar to my sizes. Are you running stretched tires? Drift Car?
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Mtalon on July 06, 2011, 12:16:28 AM: Yes burning black ofcourse. Tires are federals "i know i know" with 215 35 and 235 35, the rears are stretched something serious. I might buy some 245's
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: digitalsolo on July 06, 2011, 12:25:24 AM: Nice work.

And, your headlights are broken.
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Mtalon on July 06, 2011, 12:36:00 AM: lol, the headlights have no motors in them. Just fixed in that position! 8)
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Speedfab on July 06, 2011, 12:43:33 AM: Quote from: digitalsolo on July 06, 2011, 12:25:24 AM
your headlights are broken.

:cheers:
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Demon on July 06, 2011, 04:33:59 AM: GINGER!!! RUN!
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Mtalon on September 17, 2011, 07:29:39 PM: Small update

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/LS1%20FC/IMG_1022.jpg)
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: FC3S Murray on September 17, 2011, 07:35:54 PM: Damn those pics went from pile'o shit to glossy sex. :drive:

Can you even go over a road abnormality without draging your side skirts?

Great job on the build....and this proves Gingers DO have souls! ;)
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Mtalon on September 17, 2011, 07:40:25 PM: Haven't hit the sideskirts yet, But haven't gone over any speed bumps yet either haha. The rear of the sideskirt is about two inchs from the ground. I could go lower but I won't, still need to be able to drive it
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: WannaBeFast on September 17, 2011, 10:56:50 PM: First of all, the car looks great. Good job. Second, I'm glad to see someone else with a different engine bay color. Let's start a trend - it's two of us now. Disclaimer: Black engine bay doesn't count.
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Mtalon on September 18, 2011, 09:07:24 AM: Haha, Mine was mainly because I was to lazy to paint it and I wanted the car to run
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: mottrhed on September 18, 2011, 09:31:23 AM: mine is different too...#3
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: WannaBeFast on September 18, 2011, 11:45:18 AM: Then maybe us three should start a new thread and see who else shows up. Ok I'm getting out of your thread now sorry.
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: jparker7 on September 18, 2011, 05:02:01 PM: car looks sic. Whats the wheels and tire set up.
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Mtalon on September 18, 2011, 05:42:04 PM: Work VS-KF in burning black
18 x 10 -5 235/45
18 x 11 -5 245/45

crappy federals
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: josh18_2k on September 18, 2011, 10:44:15 PM: Quote from: jparker7 on September 18, 2011, 05:02:01 PM
car looks sic. Whats the wheels and tire set up.
18x10 -5 18x11 -5
work vs-kf

whered you get the BN front bumper and how bad did it it fit out the box?
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Mtalon on September 19, 2011, 07:05:35 PM: another

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/LS1%20FC/IMG_1024.jpg)
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: SuperSlow on September 20, 2011, 02:00:14 PM: Looks great man, but those wheels are just begging for wider tires.
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Mtalon on September 20, 2011, 02:22:43 PM: Can't really go any bigger in front at this height. But when the back ones burn up I will go 265 most likely
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Sho Amo on September 20, 2011, 07:35:26 PM: Dude, George St Pierre made your intake elbow? Must be pretty damn strong!

Car looks good dude
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Mtalon on August 30, 2012, 06:04:51 AM: Well. I have only had about 3 months to actually drive this car and then deployed again to Afghanistan. I should be back soon with a few goodies waiting to go on.

-TR224 112 cam
-pushrods and springs
-2-way tomei diff

I started compiling turbo parts as well but that will be down the road. For now, just a cam and a diff.
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: FC3S Murray on August 30, 2012, 09:05:31 PM: Just go 228r...it's worth it and will give you the little more power you would desire if you went 224.

Have fun in the sandbox bud and be safe
Title: Re: Negro Diablo - 90' LS1
Post by: Mtalon on August 30, 2012, 11:57:43 PM: Already have the parts sitting in my garage! Thanks for the advice though.
Title: Re: 90 RX7 - LS1 - Fanboy Hardparker
Post by: Mtalon on September 04, 2012, 06:48:29 AM: Completely forgot to add new pictures from before deployment

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/307445_290687347609705_263508853660888_1170788_575023822_n.jpg)
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YAWN!!!
Title: Re: 90 RX7 - LS1 - Fanboy Hardparker
Post by: Adam P on September 05, 2012, 03:33:10 AM: This is everything I wanted my my FC to be ...damn it looks good
Title: Re: 90 RX7 - LS1 - Fanboy Hardparker
Post by: CKxx on September 05, 2012, 10:22:55 PM: Holy carp. That looks damn good. Makes me want an FC.
Title: Re: 90 RX7 - LS1 - Fanboy Hardparker
Post by: atli126 on September 08, 2012, 04:05:03 AM: Sweet ride man. I'm rocking over front fenders and a pull in the rear and am running 18x9.5 +15 with 255/35 front and 275/40/18 out back. It's not as low but I wanted big tires
Title: Re: 90 RX7 - LS1 - Fanboy Hardparker
Post by: Plex on September 08, 2012, 03:03:09 PM: Quote from: Mtalon on September 04, 2012, 06:48:29 AM
Completely forgot to add new pictures from before deployment

-----awesome pics------

Thanks for your service man
Title: Re: 90 RX7 - LS1 - Fanboy Hardparker
Post by: Mtalon on November 19, 2012, 04:34:05 PM: Not much of an update. Installed my Tomei 2-way diff and power steering!! Soooo much better with power steering let me tell you.

Also traded in my 2010 F150 Lariat with only 19k on the clock for a new 2013 fx4 :-D

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/F-150/1FTFW1ET3DFA10266-7.jpg)
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/F-150/1FTFW1ET3DFA10266-15.jpg)

Got a smokin deal on my trade in and a smokin deal on the truck. Hope the Ecoboost treats me well
Title: Re: -Project Zero Traction FC-
Post by: Mtalon on February 24, 2013, 06:39:28 PM: Finally put my cam in. TR224 112 lsa I got off a member on here. It really opened her up. 1st gear is useless now and the powerband seems more linear even though I havent tuned it. It still idles at 800 :-D

crappy mms quality video of the mild lope at idle

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/20130224_182201_zps5ca8afb2.mp4)
Title: Re: -Project Zero Traction FC-
Post by: Mtalon on February 28, 2013, 07:29:14 AM: Does anyone run the fbody pump on the Mazda rack with no reducer?

My steering feels a little squirmy on hard pulls but it's nice around town

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Title: Re: -Project Zero Traction FC-
Post by: Mtalon on July 15, 2013, 10:44:22 AM: Well. Decided to break some more parts at this weekends event.

I wasn't getting any wheel hop and had some small tires on that were just spinning like crazy with no effort. Then I heard a clank. Limped the car in to the pits nice and slow and drove some figure 8's.. No sounds.

Put the car on jacks and ran through the gears and all seemed fine. Got up to about 30-40 and kill the engine to let the tires spin "cant hear over straight pipes" and BOOM, wheels stopped and a brand new hole was formed in the back of my diff cover.

I was able to drive it up onto the trailer fine, but trying to back off the diff completely siezed up. I had to remove the axles to get it off the trailer.

Diff was a Tomei 2-way inside a S5 TII housing with S4 stub shafts.

I am hoping I didn't nuke the actual 2-way and just broke a ring or pinion "fingers crossed" I will be dropping it this week sometime

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/IMG_20130714_220419_zpscaca6edb.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/trybalpunk/IMG_6625_zpsbb8a9b84.jpg)
Title: Re: -Project Zero Traction FC-
Post by: MPbdy on July 15, 2013, 11:09:27 AM: I have a whole cobra 8.8 setup for sale for an FC...axles diff and mount :yay:
Title: Re: -Project Zero Traction FC-
Post by: Mtalon on July 15, 2013, 11:16:53 AM: Quote from: Daniel on July 15, 2013, 11:09:27 AM
I have a whole cobra 8.8 setup for sale for an FC...axles diff and mount :yay:

hustling an injured soul!! how dare you :)
Title: Re: -Project Zero Traction FC-
Post by: FC3S Murray on July 15, 2013, 03:16:56 PM: Doooooo itttttttttt
Title: Re: -Project Zero Traction FC-
Post by: Mtalon on July 18, 2013, 11:25:02 AM: You guys are mean! :-D

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Title: Re: -Project Zero Traction FC-
Post by: Mtalon on July 18, 2013, 09:33:33 PM: OH NOES!!!!!!!

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WTF!!!!! how do all of my bolts back out 1000-1500 miles after install. They were torqued to factory specs and loctited. I am thinking that there may have been alittle oil in some of the holes so the lock tite didn't seal properly and this last even got them hot enough that they backed out.

Good news is that my ring and pinion look good and my diff looks good. Just need some bolts and the housing welded up! Suck it Karma

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Title: Re: -Project Zero Traction FC-
Post by: gc3 on July 19, 2013, 08:16:02 AM: did you reuse old bolts?
I don't know if the rx7 ones are, but lots of ring gear bolts are a 1 time use.
Title: Re: -Project Zero Traction FC-
Post by: Mtalon on July 19, 2013, 10:18:03 AM: Yes I reused them. I didn't see anywhere not to so I just rolled with it. It's just strange to me that they all backed out like that in one day.

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Title: Re: -Project Zero Traction FC-
Post by: Mtalon on July 19, 2013, 12:06:10 PM: They only require 51-61 ft lb. I don't see them stretching but maybe I am wrong

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Title: Re: -The Widebody Beast -Zero Traction LS1 FC-
Post by: Bowtie7 on July 19, 2013, 09:19:27 PM: I don't think they are one time use but would recommend using loctite primer before loctite after cleaning and degreasing first.

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