Me n Ethyl

[Scott Liggett]

Curious to know if you have a hood in the future to "hide" that powerhouse.

[wrp]

This is the rough cut. I have a really good Hot Rod fabricator who is going to smooth out the cuts and trim the edges with tubing in an effort to make it smooth. There won't be any sharp angles. Been held up by the transmission which I have to have installed before we can finish it. I think the new intake may eliminate some of the extra cut out to the side for the intake tube.

[wrp]

The 6 speed came in today. I am a little sad I won't be using it but I am more and more stoked about the FTI build. Here it is. Greg already has parts en route to Texas.

RATED TO 2000 HP

CUSTOM DIRECT DRUM WITH PRO MOD SPRAGUE,
HIGH PRESSURE PUMP
BUSHED CENTER SUPPORT
VASCO INPUT SHAFT AND LARGE SPLINE DRUM
BILLET FORWARD CLUTCH HUB
ROLLERIZED OUTPUT SHAFT
5 CLUTCH INTERMEDIATE PACK
HARDENED STEEL ALLOY MAIN SHAFT
HIGH FLOW FILTER
FULL MANUAL REVERSE PATTERN TRANSBRAKE
248 LOW GEAR ASSEMBLY
SSW93B 9" STEEL STATOR DIODE PERFORMANCE CONVERTER
SHIELD CARBON SFI SHIELD
SPEEDO KIT
SHIFTER B&M QUICK SILVER 3 SPEED SHIFTER
FP319 Flex Plate, True Billet fits GM LS-1 thru LS-8, 168 tooth count, internal balance
MISC PLATE TO COVER 6 SPEED HOLE FOR AUTO SWAP
CROSSMEMBER FOR TH400 SWAP
COOLER TRANS COOLER AND #6 LINE WITH ALL FITTINGS

[wrp]

Went out and saw the actual T56 today. the polished shaft looked incredible. Actually saw the build sheet on it.

Picture of the sheet didn't come out but it was essentially as follows:

faceplated by Liberty and included
Liberty Billet interlock
Liberty Billet Interlock Bolt
Liberty Billet shift plate set
Gforce 2.71 ratio 9310 straight cut gear set
micro polished internal parts by Performance Metal
Bronze fork pads and shifter bushing
RPM modified 1-2 shift fork.
RPM managed the project and performed the teardown, prep, and shipping.

[Scott Liggett]

Polished case? You know you will have to keep it polished. That means crawling under the car with your tub of metal polish and towel at least 3 times a year.

[wrp]

LoL, I think I am just going to pull the GForce internals out, fill it with dirt and make it a flower pot ;) Hard to tell but the shaft and the internals are micropolished.

At the opposite end of the scale FTI has immediately began delivering parts. I am really stoked about it.

[SuperBuickGuy]

mmmm... shiney

[wrp]

Starting to clean up things we rushed before. Worked on the electrical connections we modified when we relocated the battery to the trunk today. Hard to tell by the photos but the steel plate was beginning to rust. Rather than powdercoat it I changed it to aluminum and smoothed all the sharp edges.


Before


After

[wrp]

FTI built TH400 will be in Thursday. World Class response from a World Class Vendor. What is wrong with this picture?

[wrp]

Got the stuff from GForce1320 today. FTI is effective about bringing this all together at the same place at the same time.