Aston Martin V8 Vantage

[digitalsolo]

Just remember that the vast majority of things I do are utterly unnecessary because I'm an idiot.

[MPbdy]

All that's going to be left for you soon is a Le Mans entry with this thing haha!

[digitalsolo]

...I am definitely looking at putting a full chassis fire suppression system in (as well as in my Mustang) and a set of Cobra Nogaro carbon one piece seats (with leather and stitching to match the interior, because I'm a gentleman, obviously).

Really, once the drivetrain work is done, I do still have a list of things I'd like to do:

Late model rear bumper
Late model side skirts
Late model hatch (has an integrated lip spoiler)
V12 hood (because I'm a ricer)
KW Coil-overs
Re-Paint
Fire Suppression (Electronic, full chassis)
Cobra Nogaro Seats (matched leather outer, Alcantara inners)
Carbon side strakes
Carbon door sills
Some kind of less ugly steering wheel

That would end this as a basically perfect car in my mind.   But that's a pretty substantial investment, so we'll see.   LOL

[digitalsolo]

Chassis harness is tested and terminated, minus the interior bits. Right now the epoxy sealant is drying on the branches/PDM connections.

Tomorrow I'll install it all, run power to the main relay and PDM and start sorting out the chassis wires that connect to the new harness for pedal, starter, etc.   Depending on how long all of that takes I might be able to turn power back on and start preparing the PDM and ECU.

My new, new axles are supposed to be done next week.  That's great as they'll be easier to install with the drivetrain sitting on the ground.

[digitalsolo]

It took a long time.

Harness is run through to the interior, and routed in the engine bay.  Fuse box is reinstalled and I mounted the temp/pressure sensor up in front of the radiators for ambient pressure/temp reference.

Everything fit pretty well.  I mean, it should, I measured 100x, but it's still nice when it all falls in place pretty well.  I am out of large gauge ring terminals to hook up the power wiring, so I ordered some up.  Next week/weekend I'll aim to get the power run, and figure out the wiring on the old chassis harness to attach to the new, and hopefully get the interior bits wired up.   If all goes well, the axles will come in and I'll get the PDM programmed, ECU awake and test all my sensors/wiring fully.

Then drop the fuel tank and get it upgraded, do a little welding on the radiator, and start reassembling the car for the summer.