I have HAD IT!

Back to your old ways already? Why don't you take this new enthusiasm and stop. I think we can safely say your car is a project. Take a hard look at your car and first decide what you are going to do with it. Then think or ask about how to get there. Then do all the "demo" as in strip it out. Then buy all the parts. Then put the car together in a logical proper no cheapout way. Think seriously of starting the guts of your project with the gold kit. The car is never going to run if all the parts are connected together badly. You car is so messed up the gold kit might just give you a fighting chance. Then again your car might give the gold kit a bad name so maybe you better not buy it.

 

You are going to change the timing belt, right?

Dale

 

Yes but its part of the plan. Unless you are going to do an aftermarket motec like plugZ, you need to use the motronics as the brain of the system. If the motronics are the start and you must communicate via the wires doesn't it make sense you gotta make those bad connectors work? You are never going to get anywhere until the rest of the car can talk to the brain. Now don't you go be stubborn Ernie on me now that's partly why you are in the pickle you are in. I say you either buy the gold kit or you buy an aftermarket ECU and hope you can fool the smog guy. Either way you are going to spend some money. A Motec like PlugZ is $2500 just for the box.

You got 10 grand? I think to make a decent streetfighter you need 10K easy
Seats 2000
harness 400
motec 2500
dyno 1000
parts for major 1000
decent pads and rotors???
fix broken parts you need???
challenge wheels 2500
decent tires 1200
shock rebuild 600
springs ????
cornerweight/balance 250

 

Hey FATMAN! We just got him off the ledge! Give him some time to re-adjust. JeezusKrist I swear you want to push him off yourself with all this talk.

As they say in AA, one day at a time.

 

Ernie... 2 words... Saticoy Radiator. Buy the guy a burrito at Casa de Lago & you'll be good to go. Those guys have been in business for 30+ years for a reason. Breakfast tomorrow? Mmmmm Mimi's.

 

I hadn't read your radiator rampage here (Fchat) yet. Had to check it out tonight. ;o)
All will be good.

 

Hey Ernie, I've held back weighing in because every man needs to arrive at their own decisions in life - but I am glad you have decided to give it another shot!

 

+1 ... !!!!!

+2 .......... !!!

Glad you made it Ernie!!!

 

+348! Glad your back Ernie, Wouldn't of been the same around here without you.

Cheers

 

JC Whitney sells a bunch of radiators that would fit. Get one of those and you're good to go.

 

The wheel is already round Ernie, no valid reason to redesign it.

Plastic tank radiators are in every car within eye sight of you right now. I have thousands into the brass and copper radiators I had made for the IMSA car. That was justified only because of the excessive extra heat that needs to be dissipated. What is your justification for redesigning this wheel? Most of the aluminum radiators have the cores Glued to the tanks these days, think that is a world better than what is in the car?

As we discussed and Fatso clearly stated..... A plan. A GAME PLAN MUST BE MADE, discussed, debated, modified, re-through and then a budget developed. The budget will define the direction.

There are a number of us that have been where you are headed many dozens of times and know what you have in store, you might want to consider listening to their advise. Chasing WAG's should be behind you now, time to turn over a new leaf and do this correctly so more good money is not thrown away on poorly thought out plans. Your thread has turned a good many owners (and potential owners) Water Tight for no good reason. Prior to gutting a perfectly good car you might want to consider fixing it first and enjoying a few weekends of trouble free driving. After that.... gut it, cut it up, have at it as you will but do it with a PLAN based on solid reasoning with advise from those that have been there before you!

Your starting point.... is it a race car or a street car? Making a street car into a race car is the greatest exercise in compromise that can be under taken in the car world. It is a quest with no clearly defined stopping points. I am not sure you really want to go there at this point. You might want to consider step one being something that has a feeling of completion and closure to it.... a baseless odd suggestion but one you might want to consider.

 

http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=317224


http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=272662

 

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So good to know the forum exists. Makes me happy to know the brotherhood is there when each of us has a difficult issue to workout...or a complete meltdown. The knowledge, advice and dedication are fantastic. Some advice is right on the money

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Ernie, the God-damned goodest Christian boy I know, considers Jewish lightning!




Film at 11!

 

See that? He's ignoring me!

 

Your seat at El Tarasco is getting cold! Get Bruce and we'll blow that joint up again!

 

Just sent to me.... rather timely.
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