BUILD THREAD 84 Regal back half/caged/mini tubbed lq4/4l80e build
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Make sure they are the right nuts. The weld wheels center compresses when you tighten it and I have gotten nuts that the shank was slightly too long and bottomed out on the hub before tightening the wheel
Draglites seem to need to be retorqued a few times in a short period after initial install.
Yeah, they were definitely correct nuts, measured the recess prior to installing, as well as using open ended nuts, I just don’t get the assurance with them, one time loosening was one too many for me to have to worry about, I don’t need to give this car any more possibilities of ending me one day 🤣
Here’s the new gaskets, and all I can say is wow they’re awesome, should have no problem sealing things up for any imperfections,
Finished up the the lighting, I ended up using the original harness for the lights since it still had all the correct plugs/sockets/connections and just adapted it into my aftermarket body harness, needed to replace both flashers as well since our cars have a zillion light bulbs and the supplied ones looked like they were made by fisher price .
for those who didn’t see my other post, I ended up adapting a 08-12 dodge challenger spoiler/ducktail, i really like it especially for under $200, rear pic to follow, ls fans are also installed, i ended up being able to fit the entire bottom of the assembly in between the radiator tray and radiator with enough clearance to ensure it won’t go anywhere, and trimmed the top edge to sit more Flush against the radiator as well, the pigtails for them and the ceramic ignition wires come in Friday, and it’s take 2, I’ve also been getting a continuous iac code, but once the exhaust leak is fixed I can then make sure it’s not just due to that, fitech is notorious for having crap sensors out of the box, most likely going to replace it either way with an ac delco for peace of mind
The 102mm fitech ultimate ls iac motor interchange number to
ac delco is 88865048 or 217-3458
Finished up the the lighting, I ended up using the original harness for the lights since it still had all the correct plugs/sockets/connections and just adapted it into my aftermarket body harness, needed to replace both flashers as well since our cars have a zillion light bulbs and the supplied ones looked like they were made by fisher price .
for those who didn’t see my other post, I ended up adapting a 08-12 dodge challenger spoiler/ducktail, i really like it especially for under $200, rear pic to follow, ls fans are also installed, i ended up being able to fit the entire bottom of the assembly in between the radiator tray and radiator with enough clearance to ensure it won’t go anywhere, and trimmed the top edge to sit more Flush against the radiator as well, the pigtails for them and the ceramic ignition wires come in Friday, and it’s take 2, I’ve also been getting a continuous iac code, but once the exhaust leak is fixed I can then make sure it’s not just due to that, fitech is notorious for having crap sensors out of the box, most likely going to replace it either way with an ac delco for peace of mind
The 102mm fitech ultimate ls iac motor interchange number to
ac delco is 88865048 or 217-3458
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Man, you're just knocking it out! You've got some excellent momentum going and keep checking things off the list. Way to go 👍
Thanks! Always nice to hear, especially after the first test drive, the little milestones mean the most, and even more now that it’s taking shape cosmetically also, I’ve been staring at a metal shell that was 6 different ugly colors for almost 2 years, now it’s just one ugly color 🤣 the last 5% and details is way more time consuming than the bulk of the build. Thankfully it’s finally getting warm out over here on the east coast making it more enjoyable to be outside and work on it, I can’t wait to cruise it and just keeping the big picture in mind, plus the multiple “thumbs up” ive gotten on the road in a week while the car is barely running is what it’s all about haha g body pride
👍🏻🤘🏻
Ps Green wires just a test light
And missing one headlight bucket for now, but atleast the intake is right behind it
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i thought you meant lid on the hatch at first lol
It’s a fiberglass pin on deck lid, i didnt want to have to remove it to fill the fuel cell every time, I centered the hatch to the tank not the lid btw, it’s slightly offset 😁
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What is the rear tire to wheel size? Looks like in the pictures that the rim is too wide for the tread width.
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