My 72 Comet Build.....

Put it on the ground this morning and moved it outside for the first time in a while so I could get the floor swept up..... I also needed it out so I could get the front fenders and valence out of the rafters..... Got it back inside and bucket washed it to get the crud off it, then jacked the front back up so I can get the front sheet metal installed.....





After cleaning the underside of the front fenders and treating a little light surface rust that was there, I washed the topside and got them and the front valence installed..... I also put the 2 rear hood dzus brackets on the cowl for mounting/supporting the hood, then put the hood on to get the front of the fenders aligned properly.....

 

Today I marked up the hood/fenders and got the rest of the dzus brackets mounted to the fenders..... Then I put the front fender support brackets, bumper brackets, inner fender plastics and lower rocker trim on the car.....

This week I got a Holley single plane intake, fuel rails, Edelbrock elbow and some ARP hardware for it..... I got all this stuff out of the boxes and mocked it up in place, my plan is to use the stock ported throttle body I have(we shall see)..... This set up fits my application much better then the stock LS1 intake, at least for my liking..... I will have to make a new Monte Carlo bar for this set up(no big deal)..... The only other problem I have is the back of the pass side fuel rail is a little close to the heater core fitting coming out of the firewall..... Probably not a problem, just closer then I like..... I have done some research on injectors today and the LS7 style injectors will gain me 1" of clearance on that fitting which will make me much happier(I may have to make this change.....

Here's the progress.....

 

I set the hood back on it this morning just to make sure everything had good clearance, which it did..... I am just going to use the Holley fuel injectors I have, I was able to figure out a little better routing for the hoses/fittings that I am happy with..... I took everything back off and boxed it up for the moment..... I removed the valley cover so I could mount the coolant block I previously made, I could even use the stainless lines I made before but I think I will make some new lower ones anyways..... I will get the cover and block cleaned up and repainted this week..... I also figured out where I want to put the fuel pressure regulator so I will get a bracket made for it this week too.....

Here's a pick of the car sitting on the ground with the hood on it from this morning.....

 

Got the valley cover assy cleaned up, blasted and painted this week..... I put it back on this morning along with the knock sensors/wiring..... I also made a bracket to mount the fuel pressure regulator this week and got that on too..... I put the fittings all in for the steam ports, made and installed the rear 2 stainless hard lines.....

 

Today I got the front steam port stainless tubes made and installed..... I made and installed the feed heater hose from the steam port block to the firewall..... Then I installed the fuel injectors/rails on the intake with new ARP hardware and got it mocked up on the motor again(I can't bolt the intake down yet because I am going to need to get under it when I wire everything)..... Last thing I got done today is figure out what fittings I will need to finish the fuel plumbing up front.....

 

Coming right along? Are you using regular braided line, or the PTFE? I just got a nice order of -8 and -6 PTFE hose, and assorted fittings delivered last week. I've never worked with the PTFE before, just the standard braided line. I hear it's a bit of a chore to assemble, but I guess I'll find out. I did get the Aeroquip hose ends though, and I'm told they're supposed to be decent to work with. We shall see lol...

 

Thanks Chip..... I sure hope I'm done before then..... I am still a ways away from firing it, once I get all this mechanical stuff done I still have to wire it all and now I am changing gauges too.....

Getting there..... Mine is regular, but I have used PTFE plenty at work..... Good luck because it sucks to work with.....

 

We build those PTFE hoses daily but, we use crimp fittings because they are so much more user friendly.

 

Did a little work on the intake elbow this week..... Trimmed the throttle body mounting flange down to match the factory throttle body, I also took all the writing off the sides of it and added a couple 1/8"ntp holes for fittings..... Today I got the Holley 5 bar map mounted in the back of the intake plenum..... Then I got the elbow and throttle body bolted to the intake..... Last thing I did is finish making and installed all the water, fuel and vacuum hoses except for the blow off valve which I will take care of once it is mounted..... After I got done for the day at my shop I ran by work and made the initial cuts on tubes for the charge pipe.....

Here's what it's looking like under the hood now.....

 

As usual, exceptional work! I assume all suspension alignment adjustments are made on top of tower bolts? Slick?

 

Thanks..... Castor and Camber are made at the tower.....

 

Today I test fitted a couple bends I cut yesterday afternoon, looks like I need to make a little adjustment on the one at the throttle body..... I cut a little to much off the radius on the one at the turbo..... The one at the turbo is going to be a little closer to the hood then I would like, I need to find a 3" bend with a tighter radius or just go down to a 2.5" bend coming out of the turbo..... I have to figure that one out this afternoon.....






Then I fitted and install the throttle cable casing, I'll install the cable/core once the wiring is done and the intake is finally bolted on.....





I put the fuel level sender and filler neck in/on the fuel tank and set it in the car for test fitting..... I changed the pump in the Aeromotive fuel module to a pump that is compatible with E85, I have had the tank for a long time and the pump that was in it is not compatible with E85..... I had to change the wiring around a little so I am taking the module to work so I can solder the connections up, there is a much better soldering iron there then I have at my shop.....

 

Got the new gauges I am going to use this week, so I put all the new sensors in this morning..... I also got a little work on the charge pipe done this week, I fitted the last piece this morning and got the blow off valve flange positioned so it can be welded..... I just did a little research so I can be sure where I want to put the IAT sensor for best results.....






I did get the wires soldered on the fuel pump module earlier this week, so I put the module assy in the fuel tank..... Then got a seal around the flange on the tank and installed the tank in the car..... After that I cut the flange off the fuel inlet tube that goes in the tail light panel..... I cleaned it up and painted is the install it in the rear panel so I could install the deluxe factory gas cap just for aesthetics(I am using the fill tube with a cap on the tank in the trunk so I don't have to deal with fuel seeping out when launching the car)..... I did put a screw through the rear panel in to the back of the cap so no one could take it.....

 

Figured out where I wanted to put the IAT sensor this morning and put it there..... I also got the charge pipe cleaned up inside and drilled for a 1/8" bung to mount the Boost-a -pump pressure switch in, then threw the pipe in the truck so I can get it welded together this week.....

Here's where I put the IAT.....





Then I removed the battery box so I could mount the Boost-a pump to the front side of it..... The reinstalled the box and started hooking up the wiring for the BAP..... I ran out of the connectors for the relay mount, I'll get some this week.....