jasons LSx/2004r FC Build Thread

[spacevomit]

It's perfect.

[digitalsolo]

Took it to the gas station today.   I need an overflow tank hose for the radiator puke (it was dumping on the ground at temp today) and it's leaking transmission fluid (small leak, but there nonetheless).    It is also not registering any speed.   Sooooo, I will drop the exhaust and check out the speedometer drive and see what's going on there and inspect the transmission area where it was leaking and see what's going on there.

Beyond that, all factory gauges work, car starts with just a touch of the key and all 4 gears and the converter lockup work a-ok.   Engine sounds good and runs strong.   Aside from the above I need to hook up the voltage and transmission gauges and also figure out why the driver's side headlight is jacked up (it opens/closes constantly when plugged in, WTF?) and hook up the lockup wiring (it's just a switch right now).

[digitalsolo]

Well, I fixed the overflow tank issue wired up the torque converter and it's vacuum switch, and hooked up the tranny and voltage gauges.    Just need to figure out the speedometer and tranny leak and clean everything up.   

[digitalsolo]

Headlight retractor issue is fixed.   Was just a bad relay. 

Starting on the tranny leak and speedometer now...

[digitalsolo]

Annnnd, tranny leak fixed.   Speedometer is an issue with the transmission not spinning the VSS pickup, not sure what's up with that.

Drove about 25 miles today, no issues.

[sonicgroove]

Hey that suspension and exhaust setup made me think you had my car over there! Lol, looking good you workaholic. 

-Shaun

[digitalsolo]

Tentatively fixed the speedometer issue.   We shall see.   

edit:  Yep, speedo is fixed.    Way off speed wise, but that's an issue for the tuner, just needs reconfigured.

So far it's behaving well.

[digitalsolo]

Jason (bravely) drove this home last weekend, something like an 8 hour drive at that.   From my discussion with him, aside from me being a goon and installing the brake check valve backwards, it's been reliable thus far.   

[jasons]

Car did very well.
I'm very appreciative of Blake and the hard work he put into this build.
Thank you so much Blake.

Back to original build thread here:
http://www.norotors.com/index.php?topic=11896.msg213578#msg213578

-Jason

[jbird745]

Do you have any pics of the shifter and linkages you used for the 200-4r

[digitalsolo]

FWIW, it's a B&M Pro-Ratchet setup, dropped down below the factory shifter hole area, with a custom surround.