MONTE CARLO "COPO" Monte Carlo SS - Turbosaurus Build (Swinging Dick Racing's c*ck got bent... she bounced a little too high & hard, & came down awkwardly)

[motorheadmike]

Barney is big, purple, heavy, and makes me want to cry at the snap of fingers too, doesn’t mean that’s a good thing!
😉

Where did the dinosaur touch you, Sir?

 

[motorheadmike]

Thanos loses in the end!

One on one he never loses... It always takes a team to gang up on him, wear him down with a bunch of talking and distraction (just like Mustang owners).

I can live with those odds.

 

[motorheadmike]

Now that is purdy! If only you would paint the valve covers to match!

Maybe the next set - I am done cracking this engine open.

 

[motorheadmike]

I could rename it to this:

Dubstep version for the kids:

Or call it John Holmes' purple-headed warrior - because that hammer did some serious damage too. 😱

That's it for me, folks. You've been a lovely audience - and tell your friends, I am here all week! Goodnight, everyone!

 

[motorheadmike]

The compressor hosi

While window shopping for boost controllers and widebands is fun... it doesn't get a car built. So I took a break from the must-do pile... and jumped into the wants.

I give you: Thanos!

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Big, purple, heavy, and will make you cry with a snap of his fingers.

The compressor housing glitters in the sun... that went better than expected.

Now I am thinking I need to pull the valvecovers off the spare engine, sandblast and paint them. Arrrrrgh!

Damn you, Turbo Zach!

 

[motorheadmike]

I just ordered this (along with a bunch of unicorn decorations for my oldest's 6th birthday - don't judge me): https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07F8VJ5RP/?tag=rippca-20 Comes with a fast charge port, and the voltmeter is a nice touch.

As I mentioned earlier I am not putting a radio/stereo in this car because that is needless weight, and the technology gets dated so quickly... I actually hate the deck in the wagon because it doesn't save settings/preferences. These days our phones do it all... so a Bluetoof speaker on the seat will be plenty.

 

[Northernregal]

I was looking at this. I think it would be pretty useful for a switch panel and a USB charger with a volt meter.

BlueFire Waterproof 6 Gang LED Rocker Switch Panel with Digital Voltmeter + 12V Cigarette Socket + Dual USB Charger Adapter for RV Car Boat Marine https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01FQODIDU/?tag=rippca-20

 

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[motorheadmike]

I was looking at this. I think it would be pretty useful for a switch panel and a USB charger with a volt meter.

BlueFire Waterproof 6 Gang LED Rocker Switch Panel with Digital Voltmeter + 12V Cigarette Socket + Dual USB Charger Adapter for RV Car Boat Marine https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01FQODIDU/?tag=rippca-20

That is definitely a good choice if you need all that stuff. Personally, I am replacing the stock cigarette lighter with this USB-doodad and putting a delete panel where the radio was - in the future I'll put a tablet mount there for gauges and datalogging. My days of manually flicking beans... err... switches are over - automation is my goal.

 

[motorheadmike]

I am soooo going to fart around with this later this Summer:

Just going to speculate I will have to tune this car like a manual transmission (non-electric automatic).