Made up a driveshaft hoop and got the l.e.d headlights installed , need to get some bolts for seats and bolt in torque converter then should be off the jack stands. base tuned computer for the hemi should be ready in the next couple weeks then I can finally try and start it up , drive it , get some logging done for drive ability then dyno tune .
amc hemi swap
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CrazyManInCincy
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Amazing build! Who makes the wheels and what brand of led headlights did you go with?
american racing vn500 and vn501 wheels . i went with these 45w led headlights from amazon cause the wiring kit i bought from painless only uses 16awg for high/low beam and i didnt want to put relays in , seem to be bright enough for what ill be doing with the car
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B376YOE/?tag=fabo03-20
CrazyManInCincy
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Thank you for the info! I am really digging those rims!
Hellcat Cuda
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Hemituner. Good choice...
since i finally got suspension dialed in on the javelin it sits pretty low so i figured id need to get some protection for oil and trans pan . Picked up a remnant 1/4 aluminum plate and worked out pretty good(may weld extensions on each end of skid so they aren't flat ) . Made a tee out of 1/4 flat stock then welded that to my trans cross member . Up front used a piece of 1/2 thick aluminum , drilled 1.25 hole ,cut the hole in half so I could use it as a clamp ,drilled and tapped . Now the tricky part making a removable cross member in between oil pan and trans
Badass. Love it. Nice work!
got the car fired up , checking with whipple about some noise but big step forward
https://photos.smugmug.com/Javelin-...deo_f40fe6f1da0b4b6cbc9f0f8bb6ccf926-1280.mp4
https://photos.smugmug.com/Javelin-...deo_f40fe6f1da0b4b6cbc9f0f8bb6ccf926-1280.mp4
and a step back , had to send the whipple in for the noise . Mike over at whipple said from the pics he saw , the previous owner must have had something gone thru the supercharger (debris from no filter or blew up the motor and sucked up something in the bypass ) which caused some damage
That sucks! No pun intended.
yep and for even worse news , talked to whipple today and they got the tear down /inspection done on the supercharger , ended up being a lot worse than they originally thought from the pics i sent them . so far $2400 in repairs and Mike needs to have engineer check the jack shaft as it has a wobble to it so who knows what will happen there , looks like we may end up just buying an entire head unit vs repairing the one we had
Damn, that's the *****!
yeah pissed because i was told it was in good condition , should have bought new and now going to cost me more than if i would have just bought new . Also huge tease when you get the car started for the first time and excited for it then have this happen
i called the guy i bought it from and of course it was good when they pulled it and i broke it .
i called the guy i bought it from and of course it was good when they pulled it and i broke it .
Hellcat Cuda
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Of course, of course...that dirty rat bastard!
its a griffin radiator with derale fan shroud and dual e fans
got the supercharger back from whipple and re-installed , started the car up and still had some noise so shut it down and tore the front end apart to get the oil pan out . Found the modified oil pick up to work with rear sump pan was getting hit by rod bolts or crank so its a good thing i ordered a moroso custom pan a few weeks ago haha . now waiting on new oil pan with pick up tube , got the smooth boost for whipple installed and pulling out the little reservoir i had for supercharger then installing an ice tank instead with a 3 way valve so i can bypass heat exchanger when running at the track
Kiddart1
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Nice catch!!
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