My TSM build thread

Discussion in 'Members Rides, Friends and Family' started by sackracing, Oct 2, 2011.

  1. sackracing eat more possum

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    I've tried cork, rubber, and now a Moroso rubber gasket with steel core. Still leaks.
  2. Slow91z Turbobuick.com Helper

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    Cork with rtv smeared on both sides.
  3. 1987T Looking for 10's

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    Are you nuts! You cant us RTV Silicone on a trans pan :( HUGE no no!
  4. Slow91z Turbobuick.com Helper

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  5. NCTURBOS Gettin' back in action!!

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    Straight edge every-which-ways on the case to make sure it's straight & flat?

    K.
  6. skew Member

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    I had purchased an art carr deep cast that leaked all over. Lonnie had to do some work to the trans, when he had it open he flat milled the pan and after that it stayed bone dry. After seeing how messed up that art carr pan was as cast I would never trust a pan right out of the box. I use a paper composite now and have zero problems.
  7. sackracing eat more possum

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    the instructions on the moroso pan and gasket said no rtv as well. I used gasket glue though.

    it's coming out on top of the gasket, not around the pan.
  8. imjoesnuffy I just break stuff!

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    I think they nixing the KOTS at the valley due to low turnout.
  9. sackracing eat more possum

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    Just checked the post on OVOS forum, 7.39 cutoff. If you run faster you're dq'ed. Bummer.

    Anyone familiar with the fuel gauge wiring? As I was sitting on the expressway at 1 a.m. last night out of gas, I thought getting the gauge to work would be a good idea. The gauge stays pegged on full all the time. The sender in the cell is working as advertised, and I'm using the reddish/pink wire in the fuel pump harness. When I bypass the sender and ground the wire the gauge won't move.
  10. northerngn Master Monkeywrench

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    The oreilly's service kit works fine with the included rubber gasket
    garage floor is still dry after 100 round trip to and from a car show( took 1st in modern muscle hehehe)
  11. sackracing eat more possum

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    Figured out the gas gauge, it's pretty picky about where it gets a ground.

    Put about 100 street miles on it this weekend, but I haven't checked the trans leak yet.
  12. highboostgn Well-Known Member

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    Sounds amazing and under the hood looks amazing! Did you paint the downpipe black? If so what did you use?
  13. sackracing eat more possum

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    It's black ceramic coat, 2000 degree. Aesthetic finishers in Ohio did it.
  14. NyBlankets Member

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    Topnotch... Gives me something to strive for. Whats the time frame on the build?
  15. sackracing eat more possum

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    year and a half. several factors contributed to that: 1) I'm lazy 2) My kids suck the life out of me 3) I messed alot of crap up and had to redo it 4) Chassis shop took longer because I kept adding stuff for them to do 5) see #1
  16. northerngn Master Monkeywrench

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    Can you elaborate a lil more on the gauge fix being my new cell with sender should be here on weds...
  17. sackracing eat more possum

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    The gauge didn't like any of the grounds I tried to use. When I was testing with some jumper wires and used the same ground that the old fuel pump harness was using, it responded.
  18. sackracing eat more possum

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    9.85 at 136, 4th pass at the Nats, not much boost. Getting lots of great help from Don and Jason.
  19. GetOwnedVette Active Member

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    Nice! She definitely has tons more in her im sure!
  20. GetOwnedVette Active Member

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    All the pics disappeared!!!

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