TitaniumTT's I hope I make it to DGRR '09 Build

[EJayCe996]

Well I got a ways to go til then... maybe I'll be at 60% of how I want the car by then. Maybe presentable... or maybe a blazing mess....

[FC3S Murray]

You need to give us a sneek peek of this LSX FC........

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by FC3S Murray

You need to give us a sneek peek of this LSX FC........

Alright - you asked and you shall recieve

Best way to work the underside of a car - upside down!



Alex - the gent who would be partnering with me working the known problem spots. He's a pussy, he wears gloves when he welds


Long night, Brian's tired and hopped up on RedBull.


At my house getting cleaned up and sanded down

[TitaniumTT]

The next morning all primed



That's allnighter Brian. Bills seen that face. So to answer your question Sean, No, I don't sleep.



Yup yup.... I'm gonna enjoy that look on my FC




That same night prepping for the interior coating of Lizzard Skin.


This car is gonna be slicker than lubed goose shit

[EJayCe996]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

The next morning all primed

That is probably the most straight FC frame I've ever seen... Seriously. Mine looks nothing like that (for a few reasons *cough*) and most of the locals in DFW who's cars I've seen, without the front end on, aren't that straight either.

I might have to roll up there just to have you do my paint, lol.

[need RX7]

That is so awesome. Are there enough pics of that car's progress to make a thread for it? Or is there a pre-existing thread floating around somewhere?

[WE3RX7]

Its all good - its people like you and your buddy who keep me going! Whats a competition if your the only one in the race ya know??

If you guys get something together in 2010, you'll have my business for sure I want that front strut bar / brace combo!

[FC3S Murray]

That filter looks like a much more robust unit. Hopefully this cures your woes. Good idea on the fuel psi monitoring. Damn bro, your FC has more monitoring equipment then the F-15's I work on, lol.

I still can't get over how fried you look in that photo after the prime job. A little vodka would have cured that lethargic look.....a certian goose perhaps.

Filter looks good mounted. I was contemplating getting that same filter last year.

[WE3RX7]

Well holy crap on Alex's T2 - I've got some serious competition! Thats an awesome rig you all have setup for coating the car though. I would have loved to had mine flipped and dipped, but no resources for down here and I'm in a town lot, lol

Did he use herculiner on the underside? I flip flopping on what to use as the top coat. I have POR15 as the base coat to protect the rust, but havent fully decided just yet how to proceed. Def lizard skin the interior though.



That fuel filter mounting bracket turned out really nice too - if you dont solve your fuel problems soon - Dave is going to disown you

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by FC3S Murray

That filter looks like a much more robust unit. Hopefully this cures your woes. Good idea on the fuel psi monitoring. Damn bro, your FC has more monitoring equipment then the F-15's I work on, lol.

I still can't get over how fried you look in that photo after the prime job. A little vodka would have cured that lethargic look.....a certian goose perhaps.

Filter looks good mounted. I was contemplating getting that same filter last year.

I hope so too man. I mean, where is the dirt coming from? If it was coming from outside the car, I would think fuel would end up on the ground when fueling Either way though, that filter should last more than 500 miles. The fuel PSI logging has been there from the beginning. I actually have a seperate map in there for fuel psi comp but I've never played with it. i may set something up so that if it ever heads south of say 30psii it just pigs up the entire map. We'll see.

I would've def hit the grey goose drivers that I loove sooooo much but I actually had to work that day. We finished at sunrise, went out and got some grub, headed back to inspect the work, which is when that pic was taken, and then Alex went home to sleep and I went to work for ~10 hours. He went back to my place that night to start taping everything off and then we herculined, then I passed the fuck out. Yeah, I hate those allnighters yet I always seem to do them, expecially before a race, a show, a dyno, whatever. Which reminds me, I should probably go put the tranny, driveshaft, exhaust etc etc etc and re-plumb the fuel PSI sender so I can make it to the dyno tomorrow WOOT!!!!!

What filter did you end up running?

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

That fuel filter mounting bracket turned out really nice too - if you dont solve your fuel problems soon - Dave is going to disown you

Thanks man. I hope this is the end of it. I kinda think that the filter was pretty FUBAR and was never cleaned from the epoxy but we'll see. If I have any more problems I'm replacing the -6 stainless lines that I already replace, I'm already buying a BRAND NEW S5 tank, I dunno what else.

As for Dave dis-owning me...... Did you hear what he said as we left the last time???? Get this piece of shit outta my shop I'm picking up a pint of his favorite liquor before I head out. I figure one of three things will happen and all will be worthy of a drink so I can't go wrong.

Aight - offf to stuff a tranny back in, I shoulda just pulled the engine and made my life easier. Later night but easier.

[Whizbang]

hmm, the filter comparison is pretty interesting. Ill have to take that into consideration for future projects.

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by Gravity Fed

hmm, the filter comparison is pretty interesting. Ill have to take that into consideration for future projects.

Yeah, I was surprised at the difference in size between the Marren and the Aeromotive. I wanted to use the Platnium (I think) line of Aeromotive filters but I wouldn't have the room unless I re-did a bunch of lines which means pulling the UIM and I'm just not going to do that right now. If this filter gives me grief, I'll do the biggest they got..... and then strip out everything from the fuel fill to the filter, sodomize it, burn it, and dance on the ashes then replace everything with factory new parts. Except the line, those will be stainless -6 again.

[mazdadude7]

I want you to find and prep me a fc roller...

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by mazdadude7

I want you to find and prep me a fc roller...

I'll be PM'ing you shortly. I came up to get my laptop to run a comp test and change a few things in the MAP. I will be more than happy to do it for you. I would suggest though, unless it's going to be completely stock, to mock up everything first. Many things can easily change, for example, you may run a front mount and need to do some trimming. You may want to mount your reg somewhere on the shock tower and need to weld a few nuts to the backside so you can thread right in. Things like that CAN be done, but it's best to do them before paint. Just my thoughts. But seriously, I'd love to get a bunch of cars lined up so we can hit the ground running in Jan. I would love to prep a roller for you so lets chat over the next few days.

[mazdadude7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

I'll be PM'ing you shortly. I came up to get my laptop to run a comp test and change a few things in the MAP. I will be more than happy to do it for you. I would suggest though, unless it's going to be completely stock, to mock up everything first. Many things can easily change, for example, you may run a front mount and need to do some trimming. You may want to mount your reg somewhere on the shock tower and need to weld a few nuts to the backside so you can thread right in. Things like that CAN be done, but it's best to do them before paint. Just my thoughts. But seriously, I'd love to get a bunch of cars lined up so we can hit the ground running in Jan. I would love to prep a roller for you so lets chat over the next few days.

looking forward to your pm and your dyno run on youtube!!!