Keeping my cool
After discovering a leak in the stock radiator this weekend, I bit the bullet and bought a new one. It’s now installed and the engine is filled and no leaks! Still need More »
Fuel system pics
Here are some photos of the fuel system, the fuel cell, new lines and new Edelbrock pump. More »
I hate defective parts!
So the Holley ‘Blue’ pump I originally installed ended up being junk, it was leaking fuel out of the weep hole on the side of the pump body. This is a common More »
Got the tach mounted
Scored this brand new Tach on eBay the other night for $71! More »
More fuel system parts
More parts arrived today. Jegs 200 series Pushloc hose and hose ends. I will be running -8 from the fuel cell to the filter, then -6 from the pump to the regulator More »
Jalopnik: Meet the new Shelby GT500 convertible
According to Jalopnik,
This new convertible is nearly 3.5 seconds faster than the outgoing model at Sebring International Raceway. Ford claims the 5.8-liter supercharged V8 puts out — like its top-up brother — 650 horsepower. It’ll also comes with the same Bilstein electronic adjustable dampers and new Brembo brakes.
But although the non-vert GT500 will do 200 MPH+, the convertible has been limited to just 155 MPH.
Keeping my cool
After discovering a leak in the stock radiator this weekend, I bit the bullet and bought a new one. It’s now installed and the engine is filled and no leaks! Still need to find a belt for the PS pump and water pump so I can run it up to temp and fill the transmission and check for leaks.
Fuel system pics
Here are some photos of the fuel system, the fuel cell, new lines and new Edelbrock pump.
Jalopnik: For $13,000, This 928’s Wad is Blown
Jalopnik, my favorite automotive blog site, posted this earlier. I love the absolute absurdity of it. I want.
I hate defective parts!
So the Holley ‘Blue’ pump I originally installed ended up being junk, it was leaking fuel out of the weep hole on the side of the pump body. This is a common issue with them I found out after some quick searching. So it’s going back and has been replaced with an Edelbrock Quiet-Flow 120GPH pump mounted in the same location. This required me to make a new feed line coming down from the cell, luckily I had enough left of pushloc hose to get the job done.
