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Hackster's LSA / T56 2 door

I could not get the stock master to work with my t56, I'll have to look through my old build thread and see what I ended up using. If I remember it was a 3/4 bore willwood master
 
I meant intercooler pump

Sorry....Bosch 2 wire, came highly recommended by some LSA swap folks.

Where I?d you get the firewall wire connectors I like those

Jolt Systems built the harness to my specs, they are not Mil- Spec but are pretty nice connectors.

I could not get the stock master to work with my t56, I'll have to look through my old build thread and see what I ended up using. If I remember it was a 3/4 bore willwood master

I am running a Wilwood 3/4" bore master cylinder.

didn't paint the upper rad support?

well yeah I got the thought behind that, but the upper rad is part and parcel of the engine bay to me? Just caught me by surprise.

Didnt make sense to paint the rad support before doing all the metal work to it.







I am going to do some more work on this upper radiator panel before I get it painted. I am going to weld up the extra holes in it, I cut out the plugs for them last night. I am going to section out part of the upper rad mount to get rid of the extra mounting bosses also. I want it to look like it came this way from the factory.

Might have some time to work on it tomorrow or Saturday.

Sean
 
What I started with...



Where we are at now...



There are a few things I would like to do still but to be honest I need to get this thing wrapped up and ready for paint. I am hoping I can get it in some high build tonight and drop it off next week for some paint.

I believe I am going to use the old upper radiator mounts to hold the support for the air intake tube.

Hope everyone is having a good friday.

Sean
 
Co-worker showed me your builds on instagram. Now the hunt for a LS 242 is real. Looks awesome man, can't wait to see the finished product.
 
Been following in Instagram, I'm a fan, such clean work.

Thanks man, you do some killer work yourself. I am better at updating the IG than I am here, its so easy.

Co-worker showed me your builds on instagram. Now the hunt for a LS 242 is real. Looks awesome man, can't wait to see the finished product.

Thanks for the props, cool cars, you should be able to find something out there =)

Managed to get all of the bodywork done on that front panel and shoot it with some high build, then sand, sand sand....and more sanding. Stuff is awesome though. Super Build 4:1.



Looking a little like Dexter in the shop =)



Then this happened..



All caused by a flat tire on the air compressor. Had no idea that it would kill the old girl to be honest. Note to self, they are very sensitive to being level. Took out Crank and Rod. Got a good 10+ years out of my $500.00 compressor and this little guy has cranked out some work.

Pat had the idea of trying some colors out on the strut bar. I shot half of it in rattle can Almond which is shockingly close to the engine bay paint and the other half Rustoleom Oil Rubbed Bronze. I love the color and finish of it, but it just seems like an afterthought with all of the Black and Silver going on in there already. I am going to shoot it Black afterall.





I had a little time on Sunday to tinker and got the battery in the final place, built a plate for the battery mount to attach it to the car, got the starter in and built all of the positive, negative and alternator leads for the car, just need to sort out the actual battery terminals, the ones I wanted are no longer available.

Intake parts finally showed up last night so I got busy fitting all of that together. Came together really well in my opinion.

I still have to install and weld up the bung, will be running LS7 card style MAF.







I am very new to the TIG game, but pretty happy with how this turned out, it will be powdercoated so not polished or anything. Something to be said about learning a new skill, I love learning new things.

Should have upper rad panel back from Painter today or tomorrow, fans and shroud should be here tomorrow, gotta pick up upper and lower radiator stuff to get that on the old turd too.

Progress is horribly slow with how much I am working and traveling. I need to take a week off and bust out some big stuff.

Sean
 
Finally had a break in the work schedule to get something done on the car. Ran around a little bit on friday and picked up some parts, you would be amazed the difference in parts places between "Big City" Portland and Eugene. Nothing here is open on the weekends for parts like nuts and bolts, fittings or anything like that. There is one good parts place in town M-F and they are hot rod stuff only. I am realizing how huge having Baxters within 10 minutes of my old place was in completing these projects in such a quick manner. 90% of the parts I have to mail order and wait.

So rounded up some parts, picked up the painted upper radiator panel from Metalworks and got to work early afternoon on Friday.

Managed to get the fans mounted up to the radiator, rubber isolators installed and the radiator trimmed to fit. Its nice and snug in there. Also installed the weather pack connector and got the upper and lower radiator hoses figured out. They were pretty easy but I did end up doing a 30 degree swivel style for the water pump to get things lined up better.





Figured out the intercooler setup and built a nice little bracket to hold the reservoir behind the strut, out of harms way and up high.





With that mounted up I got to work on more plumbing. I had to figure out how to mount the heat exchanger, keep the factory hood latch and the upper radiator panel support piece, it was a tight fit.

This is the factory Volvo piece, before it got chopped up.



Starting to get the hang with the TIG torch...



So I built a tray for the bottom of the heat exchanger to sit in, its got rubber on the bottom, sides and back so its not metal on metal anywhere, this holds it in position and should keep the bottom of it well protected.



I had to section out the front support and add a couple of tabs to it to attach so it can all be removed and installed from the car, this was more challenging that it sounds as the angles up front are a bitch to work around. Hood latch has plenty of room to function but its a bitch to get in and out as you can tell by the fins on the heat exchanger.......I was not very happy a few times on Saturday messing with this.





I got the intercooler pump mounted up to the inside of the framerail where it will have good feed from the tank and out to the heat exchanger and got to work figuring out the hoses and such for the system. I ditched all screw style hose clamps and opted for the factory style hose clamps. its a much cleaner installation.





Still working on a clamp/heat shield setup that I like for the heater/intercooler hoses.

Spent waaaay too much time on this over the weekend and its functional but I dont like it at all. I need to come up with a better solution but that isnt going to stop the build.

I got the MAF bung welded in, re ran that wiring onto the engine and shortened it up, got the intercooler pump wiring all terminated and buttoned up. The only thing remaining on the aftermarket side is the fans, I need to get some loom and get that wiring out to them and terminate for the weather pack connector. I also built a small support stand for the air filter to keep it from moving all over the place.



Then tore it all apart and loaded all the parts up for Powder Coat this week.



Battery terminals should be here this week sometime, powdercoat should be done by the end of the week. Coilovers should be here this week so I will be able to install and measure for wheel clearances.

I am going to call in some help for next weekend and see if we can make a big dent.

Sean
 
Oh man! I was just getting use to the 2-tone brace. Reminded me of the mid sixties super stockers with the 2-tone steel wheels. :cool:

Looking good, enjoying the build!
 
"Just starting to get the hang of the tig torch" you're funny - those are nickels laying down for days, doesn't get much better than that...awesome detail.

When people see my mig welds they say "keep your day job". Played with a tig before - even harder in my mind.

For you - I'd quit the day job, open a shop, call up Velocity, get your own show - then relax and drink lots of beer.

Seriously - awesome skillz!
 
Oh man! I was just getting use to the 2-tone brace. Reminded me of the mid sixties super stockers with the 2-tone steel wheels. :cool:

Looking good, enjoying the build!

Haha, I will not be sad to see it go, I was so sick of looking at it, but it did its job, made the decision easy to go away from anything gloss as well as anything body colored or accent color.

Thanks for the props.

the smoothed out radiator panel is niiiice

Thanks, it was way more work than I probably should have put into it and 90% of people will never notice it but I wanted that super clean look when you pop the hood.

"Just starting to get the hang of the tig torch" you're funny - those are nickels laying down for days, doesn't get much better than that...awesome detail.

When people see my mig welds they say "keep your day job". Played with a tig before - even harder in my mind.

For you - I'd quit the day job, open a shop, call up Velocity, get your own show - then relax and drink lots of beer.

Seriously - awesome skillz!

Thanks man, Trust me I still have a lot to learn and that is what I love about building stuff, there is always something new to learn. I actually think learning is my favorite thing in life.

I would love to have a you tube channel someday but no time for that now, TV is a joke and money is not what drives me in life but I get what you are saying. thanks for the props!!

Is that the afco heat exchanger?
No, I am not sure what it is to be honest. I got everything for the swap from one guy his name is Lance Draeger and he is a beast when it comes to the LSA stuff. We worked together on my kit and none of it has dissapointed yet.

This thread makes me wish I knew how to do stuff. This is my new favorite 240, for sure.

Its just time and dedication man. Spend the time in the driveway, garage or shop, help people out when you can. Dedication will net you great skills!!

Thanks for the compliments.

Dropped everything off for powder, ended up going with a light texture black on the intake tube, strut tower brace and brake booster bracket and 20% gloss black for all other brackets. anything with gloss on it and black scratches fairly easy and I want it to be able to clean up nice.

Have a few parts hopefully showing up this week......maybe even some coilovers :omg:

Have a good week.

Sean
 
Dropped everything off for powder, ended up going with a light texture black on the intake tube, strut tower brace and brake booster bracket and 20% gloss black for all other brackets. anything with gloss on it and black scratches fairly easy and I want it to be able to clean up nice.

Have a few parts hopefully showing up this week......maybe even some coilovers :omg:

Have a good week.

Sean

Good call on the textured black. My valve cover and intake manifold are lightly textured and it's really easy to keep them looking clean.
 
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