[Firewood]

I think most of us a jealous. A wife that works on the car, welds and paints. I mean this in the nicess way. Do you rent her out?

Shenny

You should see her wagon...

 

[Cmdr. Flash Gumby]

Glorious!

I do love coming in and catching up on this thread.

Great work, Stickman!

 

[The Stickman]

I think most of us a jealous. A wife that works on the car, welds and paints. I mean this in the nicess way. Do you rent her out?

Shenny

You're not the first person to ask something like that, lol.

 

[The Stickman]

Evening Stickman I just finished reading all of your post.You do some incredible work along with a very talented wife.I guess I dont have to tell you how lucky you are.Now are you suffering from Cluster Headaches because a few of your comments leads me to believe you are.My father has suffered with them since 1978 and had to retire because of them on 79.I hope that you dont have them because they are a curse.If you are;let me know and I will PM some info that I found recently that has helped
my father.Keep up the incredible mods and you better be taking very good
care of that wife of yours you lucky bum.
Take Care
Flasheroo

I have migraines, clusters, you name it. Damn near everything is a trigger too.

 

[The Stickman]

You should see her wagon...

YEa we really do need to get back to working on her car. The engine has been out of it too long. Also when we went to replace the heater core we found a good size rust hole below the base of the windshield which needs fixing. It will be a pain to fix.

 

[The Stickman]

Ok minor update. Took some more pics today. This is my diffuser project. It should help get help get the air out from under the car better. On the wagon the tank is way forward and between it and the bumper is open air and a crossmember. This should allow the air to come out from under the car more smoothly. I still have to make the tunnels for it, which I hope to work on tomorrow. Here is the untouched bumper.

And one side done to show the difference between the 2 sides.

And both sides done.

Over the weekend with the help of my wife and LV2DAY who stopped over(Thanx for the help btw) we got it mounted. It's not quite as close to the body as I would like but I think it looks good. Yea I know it needs paint. It's all scracted up from taking it on and off and laying on the floor.

 

[Squeek]

looks like a great place for the exhaust.... i'll have to keep that in mind for mine

 

[The Stickman]

Here are some engine pics. The Holley Street Dominator is out and the Edelbrack Perfromer RPM is in. And Here is the air hat I am going to use. Believe it's a Spectre.

 

[The Stickman]

Ok got a few thigs done today. Got my second diffuser tunnel done but made the dumb mistake of not trimming it down like the first one. So tomorrow I have to cut it apart. I also got the Moroso catch can mounted. Might add some small braces under the mount as it flexs some. Also got the bulkhead fitting mounted to the valve cover. This should look pretty nice.

I also worked on my passenger side altenator mount. It is very sturdy. I can get it lined up with the center groove of the 3 groove pulleys. I need to get the power steering pump with the 2 groove pullies out tomorrow. But things are looking good.

 

[The Stickman]

Ok time for an update. My relocated altenator is almost done. I had to switch crank and water pump pullies as well as switching to a power steering box with 2 droove pulley. Only thing taht is really a problem is my oil fill tube. the aluminum rod I am using as a brace is in the way.

I am also getting alot done on the diffuser. Both tunnels are pretty much done. they will simply need a final trimming and clean up. But for now they can stay like they are until I can mount them so I can make a center section to join them. At that point it will be one large piece that can come in and out as needed. I am really liking this look.

 

[oldsmike]

Good work on that, Stickman!

 

[The Stickman]

Small update. I got the braided performance hoses from Inline Tube on. The rear one was a pain to get in. Plus I had to put a new hard line in as the one that went to the rear hose twisted and crimped on me. Also worked on my diffuser some. I have the center [panel done. Hope to have the 2 tunnels and center sections joined by the end of the weekend. By tomorrow if all goes well. So should be all mounted. Also took some paint off the aluminum hood. Hope to have it painted by the end of the weekend. The 2 groove power steering pump is mounted and has a new hose on the high pressure side. I recieved my race pads from Porterfield. I have R4's for the front and R4D shoes for the rear. They were very helpful and quick as was inline tube. The Spal temp switch is mounted but not wired yet. Also working on a new dash panel. Might be able to unveil it by the end of the weekend. Still need to make a hose for the catch can now that I think about it too

 

[Firewood]

I wonder if you could just polish the aluminum hood and clear it?

 

[The Stickman]

Ok here is what got done today. Worked on the diffuser. Had to weld up the license plate holder. It doesn't come straight across so we fixed that.

Oh and my welder cleaning up her welds lol.

Finally real progress. One tunnel mounted with Dzus fasteners for easy removal.

And both tunnels and center section mounted.

Now all three sections need to be glassed together. And there is still alot of trimming and prettying up to be done. But I think it looks great. Not sure if I can get away with leaving the tunnels that deep. Also not sure about leaving them that far off the bumper. I kinda like it that way as it has a European Touring car look. Will have to see.

 

[The Stickman]

I wonder if you could just polish the aluminum hood and clear it?

Well not if you actually want to see. Maybe you could if you wore a welding helmet.

 

[matthimself456]

Man with all that work back there you're going to have to think twice about steep driveways!

 

[fuzzcar]

What is the diffusers purpose?

 

[The Stickman]

Man with all that work back there you're going to have to think twice about steep driveways!

ea I know. I have yet to have the car on the ground with it on it to tell how much clearance I will have. H hope I don't have to trim to much off.

 

[The Stickman]

What is the diffusers purpose?

On a racecar they provide downforce and reduce drag. I am simply looking to decrease the under body drag and let the air out that would normally be trapped behind the bumper.

 

[The Stickman]

OK I got some stuff done already today. The new passenger side altenator mount is done. Other than the aluminum tube that needs to be redone It came out nice. The belts are all lined up and the mount is sturdy. For those of you that don't know what I am taking about Olds motors can be tempurmental about having the accessories all on one side. I took off the A/C and relocated the altenator over to the passenger side one to make sure I had no problems and two so it has a more balcanced look and feel. I used the stock drivers side aluminum mount and simply flipped it drilled a hole and sanded the back down some as well as adding the aluminum tube as an upper brace.

Here are some pics of the diffuser after some trimming. It's starting to come together. It is by no means finished but it's getting there. I have 6 inches of clearance with it. I thought I might have to trim the bottom side but it looks like I can keep it that low.

Things yet to do include a new dash panel for my guages and switches. I am also trying to figure out how to seal up the top of teh radiator support so all the air goes through the radiator. Still trying to decide how I want to do it. I will probably incorporate the top radiator mount with it. I also will be making new bumper mounts and if time an airdam.