I know it is late in the discussion, but the 944 that I had used a pulley to accomplish this. It was actually 180 degrees to pull the throttle open and worked very well. I am sure that I can find a picture if needed. The bracket solution may be the simplest.
In reply to tedroach :
I had to Google that. Neat!
But im going to try the bracket options first.
Rob: thanks for the heads up on throttle stop. Hadn't thought about it yet.
Spent lunch at j&t welding. $40 got me 1/4x2 steel and bending for the driveshaft loops.
Obviously still need finished.
The thrash is ON.
Need to make a map sensor mount, but vacuum leaks are fuxed, air filter in, and bay tidyd up.
Tomorrow is another day.
Can't wait to see the finished product. You're making good progress.
Hawt!
In reply to wvumtnbkr :
It'll be even hawt-er-er if the factory hood fits without major butchery.
In reply to untchabl :
When we get ready for paint and/or inaugural autocross, ill let you know. After all, the car, seat, and wheels were all yours at one point
5.50 for a throttle cable bracket is highway robbery
I made mime from some scraps. It was pretty easy to do. I used an angle grinder, a drill, and a welder. Took about an hour.
I did mine that way because I wanted it to fit perfect and not interfere with the intake piping or other stuff that may not be an issue for you with your fwd accessories and packaging.
Just food for thought.
In reply to wvumtnbkr
Ill probably do the same, but grabbing one was expedient. Need to start shaking it down at some point. I can make other pieces later for budget.
Dusterbd13-michael said:In reply to untchabl :
When we get ready for paint and/or inaugural autocross, ill let you know. After all, the car, seat, and wheels were all yours at one point
Definitely let me know. Need to get back over there and check it out. Glad I could be a small part of this build.
In reply to untchabl :
Will do!
Once it moves under it's own power would probably be the best time. It probably wont be painted until shortly before the challenge anyway. Much less stress to tune in an unpainted car, as no fear of chips or scratching.
Today didn't go according to plan. Never even made it to the shop. My family needed me more. Hopefully tomorrow after Turkey and family i can get the couple of little things in the cage done, since friday is decorating for Christmas and saturday steve and i finish weld the cage.
Need to notch a brace over the intake manifold, and make throttle linkage, and a completely different air intake/iat/maf setup, but the hood fits without major butchery!!!!
Dusterbd13-michael said:
Need to notch a brace over the intake manifold, and make throttle linkage, and a completely different air intake/iat/maf setup, but the hood fits without major butchery!!!!
Great news. This makes the swap that much awesome-er !!!
In reply to Indy-Guy :
One of the main goals for this project was externally stock appearance. At least not flagrantly non-stock. Unmodified hood was central to this.
Definitely think i may have figured out how i might do hood vents to help airflow through the radiator. Itll look nifty.
Cage backing plates finished. Cage fully tacked to take to steve. Fuel gauge in and finished. Working on the ppf delete now, then cleaning and painting the rear.
Went ahead and did cv axle loops instead. Needed to be done, and i already have the fab tools out.
Sunday should be a nice update.
But heres a picture to add some visual flare to my Facebook-like updates....
mazdeuce - Seth said:Dusterbd13 said:
That door panel just made me barf in my mouth. I want to drive to the shop with some Purple Power and a brush.
Seth, when i walked into the shop this morning, your post here was rattling around my head. Dont know why, so don't ask.
But i did this just for you.
superclean and a concrete brush, followed by superclean and a paper towel.
THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY!
I keep thinking of the proper sound system work you do when I'm kludging my way through getting one speaker to sort of work off bluetooth. If we lived about 800 miles closer to each other I think we could get a lot of stuff done.
In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :
Its all in working with what you have, and what sounds good to your ears.
800 miles closer and your wife would murder me for all the crap id get you involved with.....
Challenge budget so far:
previous challenge budget: 1877.19
recoup total: 820
new money:
another can of white from lowes 3.98
heim: 1 from my magic bucket
driveshaft safety loops: 40 from J&t welding
giant K&N air filter: 2.06 pull-a-part
Recoup: 820
new total: 1902.29
so, ive been chipping away over the holiday weekend. Tuesday on my lunch break, o swung by J&T welding I alblemarle to get the 2x1/4 plate I needed for the driveshaft and CV axle safetly loops, and have it bent. $40 later, and 30 minutes, I had this in the back of the car. We needed roughly 6 inches between the verticals on the legs. So thats what I asked for, and pretty much what we wound up with.
20181119_124615 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
Tuesday, while waiting for an appointment, I made a to-do list.
20181120_183625 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
step one was Tuesday night, which was getting the CAI built, vacuum lines finished, and the throttle linkage sorted out. By the middle of the evening, I thought I had it all sorted out. I used one of my multiple aftermarket air filters, and the biggest I could fit. It happened to be a K&N. See, I buy them any time I see one at pull-a-part. For 2.06, I figure I cant lose. I have AEM, K&N, Spectre, ebay, and a greddy. Seriously, I have like 9 different aftermarket cone filters in storage. This one, If I remember right, was on a 3800 Buick. But don't quote me on that, its been in storage for probably 5 years. Maybe longer. I mounted the giant filter directly to the end of the MAF, tucked low behind the radiator. I dug it. Also, I cut and bent the stock throttle linkage bracket until it looked like it would clear, pretty much mimicking the car version of the GM bracket. (I bought a car version Wednesday morning, but it didn't wind up being the solution).
I also finally did all the vacuum hoses and lines. Used scraps of hose ive scavenged from various cars over the years, as well as scraps of the factory nylon vacuum lines. Still need to get a factory style MAP sensor mount (didn't take the right tools with me to the yard for that) or make one, but its otherwise done!
20181120_193804 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
however, I wasn't feeling like the hood was going to fit without a giant hole being cut.
20181120_193809 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
Wednesday I ran by the junkyard real quick, had an eye-doctors appointment, and then spent the day helping my wife around the house.
Thursday (thanksgiving), we had dinner at my folks place (where im building the car). I was specifically told I could NOT get dirty or stinky before dinner and family portraits. So I looked at the list, and decided to bolt the dash in (not picture worthy), secure under dash wiring (not picture worthy), and see how big a hole we would have to cut. Initially, it was looking REALLY BIG.
But then, I pulled the entire CAI (hood was hitting breather hose fitting and IAT) and then the throttle bracket (again, hood hitting it). Without ANY cutting, we get here:
20181122_113126 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
via horrible cell phone pictures and some guesstimation, we see that we only have to notch a 6 inch wide underhood brace to clear the intake manifold. Ill then need to build an underslung throttle cable bracket assembly, and a completely different CAI setup. But having an externally stock appearing hood was worth it!
20181122_095559 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
Thursday night after portraits, I finally made our fuel gauge. Used an old mudflap, some hole saws, my drill press, and a glue gun to turn the passengers side eyeball vent into a fuel gauge. I found that the gauge will read accurately when entirely divorced from the cluster, just like a GM gauge. That was a very nice thing to find out.
20181122_175346 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20181122_175711 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20181123_092810 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20181123_093202 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
yesterday, I decided to finish tackling the PPF delete, as well as get the car ready to finish cleaning and painting parts, as well as replace the bent driver side rear suspension arms.
To attach the upper joint, I had previously made this:
20181116_201858 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
to actually attach these brackets to the subframe, I pulled the subframe out, cut the spot welded flange down, welded the L brackets, then added a reinforcement/boxing strap up the subframe. Should be stronger than the metal its attached to, which is all I can ask for.
20181123_134620 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
while I had the subframe out, I figured it was a great time to make the CV axle loops. After all, I had the fab tools out already, right?
My plan was to use the UCA mounting bolts to hold it in, thereby supporting the midpoint of the shaft in the event of failure. So, measure, mark, drill, weld, cut, repeat...
20181123_134518 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20181123_143618 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20181123_151618 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
there was a little more trimming and profile work done after these pictures, but you get the idea. The D shaped one will bolt through the passengers side of the trans tunnel just above the merge for the exhaust. You know, in all the spare room I have here.
20181123_134653 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
I then switched gears for the last part of the day to cleaning and painting the underside of the car.
I have to say that since I quit smoking, I have become much more susceptible to fumes. Spray paint never used to bother me. The following pictures gave me a hell of a headache. But the AMC proved to me just how nice working on a car with white engine bay and undercarriage can be. So I HAD to do it.
20181123_134645 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20181124_130927 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
Today, I finished cleaning all the suspension parts and loops and cage plates and such for painting. No pictures. I also spent the morning over at Steve's place, where he used his welding talent, 220 welder, and surface plate to finish weld my roll bar. Now I need to clean it, and paint it. Im debating between satin black, or color matched tan to match the interior. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. But cosmetically, with no top at all, dark green paint and tan interior, I don't know which would look better. I also didn't take a picture of the finished welded product, and for that I apologize. But heres one of Steve welding!
20181124_102538 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
tomorrow is thanksgiving with my in-laws (fried turkey and homemade collards. I ain't missing that!) so I don't know if I will be able to swing by the shop to lay some paint down or not. Hopefully I can, but no promises. Im really pushing to have test drive by Christmas. If I can do that, ill be really happy. And were awfully close!
Playing hookey from church to get the first coat of paint layed down....
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