Team NAXJA/Petty Cash Racing stock class KOH XJ build

[cal]

That gets a stud, have to go measure to see how long we need with the thermostat spacer..

 

[RedHeep]

hmmm.

If you're replacing manifold bolts in the middle of the race, you've got a lot of things going on. :eeks1:

 

[DeftwillP]

Yeah, doing that has to be......warm.

 

[cal]

i'm trying to think of any reason i wouldnt just jbquick around the intake manifold and get back in the car...

 

[kastein]

i'm trying to think of any reason i wouldnt just jbquick around the intake manifold and get back in the car...

your monster engine would suck it in and hydrolock on 1cc of jbquick

 

[Jes]

Russ is a dealer now.. should i get you a quote?

WAY outta my price range. You know I actually had to pay for my engine and build it, right? :spin1:

 

[cal]

The stuff you don't pay cash for is always the stuff that costs you the most...

 

[cal]

I got PM'd a question. Since its apart, I took some photos to answer it.

I didn't clean it up first. Sorry..

I've been following along for quite a while and I never noticed how the engine cage is tied into the coil bucket and upper shock mount. Do you have any better pics of how this was done?

We can't drill or cut through the body here, so we plated above and below, and just sorta hope the sheet metal doesnt manage to slip out from between them.

 

[rockclimber]

good pics of that process here

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showpost.php?p=245531796&postcount=51

 

[John D]

I got PM'd a question. Since its apart, I took some photos to answer it.

good pics of that process here

Thanks!

 

[cal]

Good call Taylor. It never occured to me to go back looking at older photos

 

[cracker]

This thread is a vortex of vehicular compromise :thumbup:

 

[rockclimber]

This thread is a vortex of vehicular compromise :thumbup:

Class rules are a bitch sometimes

 

[markw]

The stuff you don't pay cash for is always the stuff that costs you the most...

Like those free WJ knuckles I got from you right? New wheels,tires, parts later I'm into them for almost 2k.

 

[cal]

S7Tech cut the radiator mounts off for me and moved them back to give us more clearance to the fan clutch. Ordered up some new bushings and added a third mount at the same time.

 

[cal]

Afterward richard and xcm pounded on stuff with a hammer while i forced in some more bolts. Cross threading works better than loctite..

 

[cal]

union break

 

[cal]

Fresh rebuild on our harnesses from Hooker.

Not much instructions. Install the lap belts at 45* from the seat OR ELSE.

Or else what you ask? You're stick figure gets lodged under a belt!

 

[cal]

So with the engine swap we added an oil cooler. That turned out to be a bigger job than anticipated.

Started by removing the XJ oil filter adapter, removing the roll pin.

Then a 3/4x16 threaded tube goes in where the adapter was.

Then bolt up Moroso part number 710-23682

Its a -12 O-Ring adapter, stepped it to AN and then -10.

Enough mock up on the old motor. Lets move to the car now.

 

[cal]

So in the car 45* fittings were just right.

Cut a bunch of hoses and screw some junk together

Add a Moroso number 23764