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I have found that when you are doing the custom dent, make sure the engine is up to temp and the header is hot, this make denting it so very much easier, and easier to "fine tune" the dent. Doing it cold just plain sucks.
 
upnover said:
I have found that when you are doing the custom dent, make sure the engine is up to temp and the header is hot, this make denting it so very much easier, and easier to "fine tune" the dent. Doing it cold just plain sucks.
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I’ve read a lot of the same. Most say that using a torch to heat it up even further yields the best results. As in cherry red. New plug wires will be here tomorrow. I’ll find out then.
 
Cherry red would scare me, For me at least looks like a good way to punch through. I lil cooler but still plenty hot would allow for a little more umph, without the fear as much of going through. . , Do a vid and post it when you start the clearance process?
 
Almost forgot to add the interior touches. First are some CutlerFab original cup holders. Steel, 3 tabs, and intended for a magnetic koozie.
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And a picture with my favorite cold beverage, a Diet Sundrop.
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And then there’s the overhead storage pouches. His and Hers that are waterproof and dust proof.
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And the last finishing touch was a promise made to my Lil Sis. If you remember from the beginning of this build thread, I let my wife and kids choose some color’s because they helped me out along the way. It was brought to my attention that Lil Sis probably helped the most because she made the round trip to CA to pick up the chassis. Her color choice was “GLITTER”. What kind of big brother would I be to deny her request. The underside of my roof panel is powder coated the most glittery pearl white ol boy had. Shows up quite nice with the interior light turned on.
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So as of last night, I’m back firing on all 8. No custom denting took place so there won’t be any videos. I’m not super impressed with how snug the ACCEL plug wires are. It’s ceramic and not your typical rubber boot on the spark plug end. Therefore not a “firm” grip. Borderline wobbly and not confidence inspiring. I’m gonna do some more research and see if this is common or something I’m doing wrong.
 
1- I also love me some Diet Sundrop 😍 Diet Ski, Diet Sunkist, and Diet Caffeine Free Pepsi are up there too!

2- The "cupholders" are sweeeet!

3- She probably thought you'd hate it, but I bet that pearl/glittery white is pretty helpful and very reflective when the lights are on. I dig that a lot, actually.

4- It's common that those aren't snug because they're ceramic. I'm sure we're all used to the extra security that a rubber/silicone provides by gripping the spark plug, but these don't, best I can tell. Assuming there's silicone inside the ceramic boot, I figure they opened up the spark plug hole so the expansion of the rubbery material doesn't cause the ceramic to crack. So long as the wire end snaps on the end of the plug, they'll be good to go. I did read several reviews that said you'll probably pull an end clip out of the wire the first time you take them off though...but hopefully not! Do you use straight ends or 45s?
 
Croatan_Kid said:
She probably thought you'd hate it, but I bet that pearl/glittery white is pretty helpful and very reflective when the lights are on. I dig that a lot, actually.
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There wasn’t any spite intended with her color choice and she didn’t pick how I used the color either. It took me a good month and a half to come up with the roof panel idea and it 100% was intended to serve as a reflective surface to light the interior.
Croatan_Kid said:
Do you use straight ends or 45s?
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ACCEL labels these as 135 degree, but same difference as saying 45.
 
Yes they seem lose but are not got them on my CTSV
 
baggednissan said:
Yes they seem lose but are not got them on my CTSV
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I appreciate the confirmation. My only concern is if one of them rotates slightly and lays itself on the header. Contemplating adding my sleeves to the new ACCEL wires for the extra insurance.
 
Unplug it from the coil and twist it around the opposite way creation a slight coil it may take a couple times to get it to stay right but should work very nice build btw.
 
baggednissan said:
Unplug it from the coil and twist it around the opposite way creation a slight coil it may take a couple times to get it to stay right but should work very nice build btw.
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Couldn’t make a coil, but I did use the coil pack side of the wire to manipulate how the wire ran down and take up some of the slack.
 
First trip out in the buggy went pretty well. I’ve got a small suspension adjustment I want to try on the rear, but other than that, it performs better than I’ve ever dreamed. Here’s the carnage from my first trip to GER. First thing to go was the rear sway bar. Too much flexy-flex and it mangled the passenger side. Started chewing on my bump can. It’s been removed and I honestly didn’t miss it the rest of the ride.
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Next thing I noticed was some interference between my power steering pulley and my nice pretty hood. Chews pretty hard in LO and in a bind that torques the motor. The hood is with Matt now and he’ll do some magician type stuff that’ll clear and look awesome at the same time.
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Last part to see some damage was my engine skid. Found something hard and the brace buckled under the weight. Flexed just enough to dent the exhaust crossover, but other than that, it did its job. Matt is gonna print me another one out on his plasma table, but this time he said he wants to add spines for rigidity. Version 2.0 sounds much mo better.
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This part used to be flat…
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My wife’s face looks like someone that has complete trust in my driving ability…
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I've spent about 7 hrs removing 1/4 acre of land from WVa out from under the jeep, trailer and Suburban... I'm tarred!!! I'll likely process a lot of video and pics tomorrow and Wednesday
 
Quick trip up to Mayberry yesterday and patched up my couple of issues. First up was the potato chip support bracket for my engine skid. We mashed it back flat and Matt welded on some spines. I added my redneck sparkle finish and bolted it back in place today.
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In addition to the bracing, Matt stitched two of my scraps of AR plate back together and we ditched the aluminum piece altogether. Now I’m AR plate everywhere for armor.
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And the last detail was to address the power steering pulley chewing on the corner of my hood under load. Little snip here, little TIG there and voila…
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CasterTroy said:
Did you have him adjust the rev limit so it can "sing the song of your people" more freely now? 😎
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That limit is buried deep inside that Holley where no one can ever find it. It’s for my own good.
 
FML!! Who thought putting fancy electronics in a buggy was a good idea?
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