Frankenbird Project

**ls1camino** · 03-27-2013, 04:27 AM

Since I added a fuel cell in place of the stock fuel tank, I am now using an external pump and braided line. Here is everything after it has been assembled. This was one of the most difficult projects I have ever done. The lines don't want to bend (kind of the point of braided line, bu still), and getting all of the fittings just right took a lot of time of assembling and disassembling.

**ls1camino** · 03-27-2013, 04:28 AM

Lastly is the exhaust I had fabricated. I already had the 4" "catback" on my Trans Am before the wreck, but this time I decided to upgrade to Kooks 2" primary headers from the 1 3/4" headers I was using since the car was stock five years ago. These new headers have a 3.5" collector, so my old 3" y-pipe would not work. I needed a 3.5" y-pipe made to fit the headers and the 4" exhaust, because no company makes a 3.5" y-pipe...Kooks and ARH both have a 3" y-pipe that opens up to 3.5" to slip over their headers, but that kind of defeats the purpose of getting the 3.5 collector. The fabricated y-pipe is made from 3.5" mandrel bent tubing and comes together with a flowmaster merge at the torque arm mount.

**ls1camino** · 03-27-2013, 04:31 AM

Before anyone says it...yes I love zipties

**INMY01TA** · 03-27-2013, 05:00 AM

How bout a pic of the whole car? Man! You basically built that car from the ground up. Put a DMH Ecutout on the cutout. They're fun.

**ls1camino** · 03-27-2013, 05:02 AM

Originally Posted by INMY01TA

How bout a pic of the whole car? Man! You basically built that car from the ground up. Put a DMH Ecutout on the cutout. They're fun.

Still doesn't have body panels, so there's nothing to see. It's getting painted sometime in April or May.

**INMY01TA** · 03-27-2013, 05:25 AM

Okay.

***Y2KArcticSS*** · 03-27-2013, 06:22 AM

Good job man. I thought about saying something witty about zip ties, but looks like you covered it

ready to see you getting some time slips in. Think she'll be ready by summer?

**10spokess** · 03-27-2013, 06:46 AM

Damn you did some awesome fab work! Loving the car hope you are hitting the track soon

***pajeff02*** · 03-27-2013, 08:29 AM

Can't wait to see it in person.

***SMWS6TA*** · 03-27-2013, 10:37 AM

Jeremey

The line lock - with it being so close to the headers, wouldn't it "cook" the brake fluid? I saw the heat tape but still that's close.

**ls1camino** · 03-27-2013, 10:41 AM

That picture is deceiving...it's not as close as you think. I'll get a better picture tonight. I would still like to know if you think it's too close.

***cammed goat*** · 03-27-2013, 11:03 AM

Good job Jer!!

***SMWS6TA*** · 03-27-2013, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

This one, it looks so close..

**ls1camino** · 03-27-2013, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by SMWS6TA

This one, it looks so close..

Yeah, it's actually above the header by a few inches.

**Knight** · 03-28-2013, 03:12 AM

Awesome, J!

***pajeff02*** · 03-28-2013, 03:56 AM

I think you'll be fine with it mounted there.

**RONS98TA** · 03-28-2013, 10:33 AM

HOLY MOLY! Those headers look awesome! It looks so nice when everything is nice and shinny. Great work Jer!

**transamtom** · 03-28-2013, 12:38 PM

She's come a long way

**Whamhammer** · 03-29-2013, 11:23 AM

I'm nowhere near as patient and talented as you are.

**0rion** · 03-29-2013, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

Before anyone says it...yes I love zipties

I was gonna ask you why you didn't give us a heads up so we could've bought stock in zip ties.

Nice job.....car is looking great. I love that exhaust. I may have missed the pic but did you get the t-tops completely done? I'd like to see some pics of that area and see how it came out.