Frantik's Green Monster - Past, Present & Future

[obd0driver]

Picked up a this piece of history for my build. But no can guess what historic 3geez drag car this came from.

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[conozo]

Not even sure what that is. Is that the front subframe?

[obd0driver]

Not even sure what that is. Is that the front subframe?

Yup front subframe or traction bar in this case.

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[Rendon LX-i]

justin86 bar ? i know who else makes those but man its been a minute lol. nice brother

[obd0driver]

justin86 bar ? i know who else makes those but man its been a minute lol. nice brother

Naw it's from Jonny O's race car.

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[Rendon LX-i]

there it is. nice. i got a chedda one. so far so good

[obd0driver]

I made a bit of progress since my last post. Here's the latest. I bolted a bunch of stuff up. I put it in the car and bolted the mounts up. Then I bolted some more stuff up, and then I ran the new wiring harness. So here we are a handful of part bolted together in a engine bay in a car that still doesn't move lol progress

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[obd0driver]

I'm just plugging away at it. Started mounting the radiator and probably going to have to move the PS cooler to make a bit more space . Then there is this plug wires talk about short run. Most likely have to heat wrap the wires as they sit so close to the manifold but yeah here the latest

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[obd0driver]

Ps cooler just came in; this should do the trick. I just need to find a place to put it with everything else I got going on, but I have an idea

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[obd0driver]

Putting in some work. It's getting there slowly. Need to weld up some pipes/tab, make some lines/hoses, cut/crimp the spark plug wires, and some other Miscellaneous thing I'm sure I have forgotten about.

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[Dr_Snooz]

Ps cooler just came in; this should do the trick. I just need to find a place to put it with everything else I got going on, but I have an idea

Top of the hood? Maybe on the roof like the old Baja bugs? LOL

[obd0driver]

Top of the hood? Maybe on the roof like the old Baja bugs? LOL

Lol not a bad idea, but I went the k.i.s.s route and ziptied it to the radiator support just above the radiator. It's a much clearer look. Don't mind the blue bung cord it's just holding the intercooler in place for the time being. Lol

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[obd0driver]

These should make my life much easier dealing with the spark plug wires the 90's would have looked clean, but it would have been a pain to crimp everything and I would have had to keep wire longer then I wanted just to crimp them making the wires lay close too the manifold

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[obd0driver]

Custom plugs wires. What a pain in the a$$ all 6in of them lol. Now, I'm definitely going to need to wrap/cover them so they don't melt. But they are on there, and they should do the trick. More updates I'm next post

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[obd0driver]

A couple of nutsert's and some tabs made up not perfect but the radiator and intercooler are fully mounted in place no zipties or bungee cords hold them in place. Just need to trim the bumper more to get it on. But some progress has been made.

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[obd0driver]

The last thing I did was installed my nrg short hub, nrg forged quick release, and limited edition illest momo steering wheel #39-300.

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[Dr_Snooz]

Custom plugs wires. What a pain in the a$$

Didn't want to spring for the special $100 custom crimp tool? LOL

[obd0driver]

Didn't want to spring for the special $100 custom crimp tool? LOL

I have a couple of different crimping tools. Just not a 7mm on, so I made due with the 4 other ones I own.

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[Dr_Snooz]

That pricey crimp tool is exactly why I haven't yet tried to make my own plug wires. I've had to jury rig failed plug connectors at the roadside and it's challenging. Kudos to you for pulling it off.

[obd0driver]

That pricey crimp tool is exactly why I haven't yet tried to make my own plug wires. I've had to jury rig failed plug connectors at the roadside and it's challenging. Kudos to you for pulling it off.

Oh, trust me, I'm definitely thinking about getting one because I have a feeling I'll have to do it again with how close this wire are to the manifold . And thanks, that means a lot coming from you, man. I appreciate the compliment. It wasn't easy, that's for sure, but I'm confident that I can at least get the car started and possibly a test drive, so I'm gonna run it. I did, however, shell out the money for the tools to do the an fittings and lines that should be here the weekend. So it is getting pretty close.

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[obd0driver]

Oil pans all welded shut. No more oil returns from the black box, more room for the intermediate half shaft mounts plate. I painted them but ran out of daylight to get a good photo.

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[obd0driver]

Have the right tool for the job helps. Now, to make some an line. Making some real progress.

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[obd0driver]

Here is the latest video of the build.

https://youtu.be/JiKz-EoOVbg

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[Dr_Snooz]

Legit!

[obd0driver]

Legit!

Thanks, it's getting there. it's been a long time coming definitely starting to get excited and a bit nervous. This could be an epic success or blow-up in epic fashion either way it should be interesting.

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