2004 V8 6-speed
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From: Ridgecrest, CA
Re: 2004 V8 6-speed
Thanks everyone! I'm glad the hard parts finally over. I'll upload a small clip of the second light off. My welder friend actually called me right when I got her started saying his template for our custom manifolds were ready lol. He said that he's one week-ish out for the manifolds completion. Now I just need to get ahold of power steering fluid, zip ties, and spend some time with my soldering gun/shrink wrap to clean up the harness a little more. The ECU is short a couple transistors for the extra coils/injectors but thats ok, because it accepted my V8 file that I had to tweak some. Also found out that the micro controllers will adjust for them so we are all good!
More to come soon, and she should be on the road next week!!!!!
More to come soon, and she should be on the road next week!!!!!
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Re: 2004 V8 6-speed
More to come right now! lol
The video's done. No manifolds so she's rough and loud as $h!t!
Americas first SLK/Crossfire V8 6-speed - YouTube
The video's done. No manifolds so she's rough and loud as $h!t!
Americas first SLK/Crossfire V8 6-speed - YouTube
) now, time to start looking for a good deal on a v8 
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Re: 2004 V8 6-speed
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I must say, anyone can turn wrenches and squeeze an engine in there.
(Well, no, not true 'cause I can't - I SURE couldn't mess with a clutch.)
But electronics, down to the component level was my job for 29 years. I've worked on vacuum tube transmitters (even built one from the ground up at age 16), I've done component-level repair on everything from tubes to SMD. I've designed countless DC-level comparators, logic array and have an extensive background in RF, from 5 watt ham stuff to 21,000 watt broadcast transmitters. I've fought and won battles against intermod and various interference problems.
But taking on what you have taken on amazes me. When I first met Rudy I had NO clue what was between those ears, and now you are the up-start kid following behind him.
This thread has fascinated me - and I hoped you'd get to this day, you did, and with less help than I imagined.
I have to ask: What the hell do you do for a living?
(Well, no, not true 'cause I can't - I SURE couldn't mess with a clutch.)
But electronics, down to the component level was my job for 29 years. I've worked on vacuum tube transmitters (even built one from the ground up at age 16), I've done component-level repair on everything from tubes to SMD. I've designed countless DC-level comparators, logic array and have an extensive background in RF, from 5 watt ham stuff to 21,000 watt broadcast transmitters. I've fought and won battles against intermod and various interference problems.
But taking on what you have taken on amazes me. When I first met Rudy I had NO clue what was between those ears, and now you are the up-start kid following behind him.
This thread has fascinated me - and I hoped you'd get to this day, you did, and with less help than I imagined.
I have to ask: What the hell do you do for a living?
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Re: 2004 V8 6-speed
Pretty sure he works at the Navy base at China Lake, I think he told me one time, but you know my memory .....
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Re: 2004 V8 6-speed
Hay, great job, all that mind bending has paid off, glad you got it running ,and the sound, without exhaust you can tell it is running smooth,, congrads waiting to see it on the road. jim
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Thanks everyone!
Thanks Pizza, it was a lot of research. Especially when you look at the fact I knew damn near nothing getting into this (at least compared to what I know now).
And I had to laugh when I saw the last part of that post for quite a while. The funny thing about it is that I'm an Asset Accountant, which is really just a fancy term for Inventory Clerk lmao. Started at Subway at 15, Shift manager with keys at 16, Inventory lead organizer and purchaser at 17. Then had a kid with my current wife, ex at the time, and got a real job on our naval base here at 19. Now between 7 of us we manage 27,000 assets spread out over China Lake, ECR, Pt. Mugu and Port Hueneme.
As far as the car, my friend the welder and I spent about 25 hours custom making the exhaust manifolds. They still need to be welded. We tried using the cheap arc he had at his house on the pieces left over and it was too difficult without being able to dial the machine in, so he's going to do it at his shop. If it's not done today, it will probably be done tomorrow. Then it's just a matter of some zip ties here and there.
I must say, anyone can turn wrenches and squeeze an engine in there.
(Well, no, not true 'cause I can't - I SURE couldn't mess with a clutch.)
But electronics, down to the component level was my job for 29 years. I've worked on vacuum tube transmitters (even built one from the ground up at age 16), I've done component-level repair on everything from tubes to SMD. I've designed countless DC-level comparators, logic array and have an extensive background in RF, from 5 watt ham stuff to 21,000 watt broadcast transmitters. I've fought and won battles against intermod and various interference problems.
But taking on what you have taken on amazes me. When I first met Rudy I had NO clue what was between those ears, and now you are the up-start kid following behind him.
This thread has fascinated me - and I hoped you'd get to this day, you did, and with less help than I imagined.
I have to ask: What the hell do you do for a living?
(Well, no, not true 'cause I can't - I SURE couldn't mess with a clutch.)
But electronics, down to the component level was my job for 29 years. I've worked on vacuum tube transmitters (even built one from the ground up at age 16), I've done component-level repair on everything from tubes to SMD. I've designed countless DC-level comparators, logic array and have an extensive background in RF, from 5 watt ham stuff to 21,000 watt broadcast transmitters. I've fought and won battles against intermod and various interference problems.
But taking on what you have taken on amazes me. When I first met Rudy I had NO clue what was between those ears, and now you are the up-start kid following behind him.
This thread has fascinated me - and I hoped you'd get to this day, you did, and with less help than I imagined.
I have to ask: What the hell do you do for a living?
And I had to laugh when I saw the last part of that post for quite a while. The funny thing about it is that I'm an Asset Accountant, which is really just a fancy term for Inventory Clerk lmao. Started at Subway at 15, Shift manager with keys at 16, Inventory lead organizer and purchaser at 17. Then had a kid with my current wife, ex at the time, and got a real job on our naval base here at 19. Now between 7 of us we manage 27,000 assets spread out over China Lake, ECR, Pt. Mugu and Port Hueneme.
As far as the car, my friend the welder and I spent about 25 hours custom making the exhaust manifolds. They still need to be welded. We tried using the cheap arc he had at his house on the pieces left over and it was too difficult without being able to dial the machine in, so he's going to do it at his shop. If it's not done today, it will probably be done tomorrow. Then it's just a matter of some zip ties here and there.
