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408ci W2 cleaned up #2141695
08/27/16 02:00 AM
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Finally had some time to get the 408 cleaned up. Man I love wizards metal polish!

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Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2141700
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That looks very nice! What type of polish is that? Who sells it? Matt


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Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: Wicked49670dart] #2141710
08/27/16 02:27 AM
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I bought it at O'Reilly's. I see Walmart and even Amazon sell it now. I found it at the Minnesota State Fair about 10 years ago - the guy was shining up aluminum pop cans with it. I bough a tin and cleaned an old set of aluminum rims - couldn't believe how nice they came out. One word of caution - don't smell it, you'll want to eat it smile

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Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2141720
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Looks very nice! drool


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Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2141724
08/27/16 03:43 AM
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Are all of your electronics under the dash?
Can u post pics, and how you routed wiring to there?
Looks awesome!!

Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2141783
08/27/16 11:01 AM
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Very Nice! thumbs


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Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2141792
08/27/16 11:22 AM
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Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: wkroncke17] #2141842
08/27/16 01:13 PM
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Thanks everyone!

sgcuda - it definitely is hard to look at in the sun!

wkroncke17 - you are correct. I moved the bulkhead and relay inside and all the electronics are mounted on the passenger side under the dash. I closed up any hole in the firewall not being used. I extended the wires for the headlights, horn and turn signals and hid them under the driver's side frame rail. It definitely cleaned things up. I'll post some more pics of it later. Here's what it looked like when I bought it:

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Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2141843
08/27/16 01:14 PM
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A collage of whims
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A collage of whims
Looks very clean & uncluttered under there, good job.

Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2142140
08/27/16 09:50 PM
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Nice job, looks fantastic

Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2142142
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Humpty, whats the engine/trans/third member specs please

Im building a 408 with closed chamber W2's solid roller, 11.25 CR, EFI, 727 with a 3.73 Dana S-Trac

Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: crash520] #2142201
08/28/16 12:06 AM
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Thanks topside and crash520!

crash520 - The engine is the same as you're building except the CR is 11.8, 950 cfm quick fuel on gas, Indy single plane cut down 1" (no hood scoop!), Harland Sharp full roller rockers. It made 595hp / 525tq. The trans is a low gear 904 with an A&A brake, 5500 8" PTC converter, rear is an 8 3/4 with a spool and 4:10 gears. EFI is on the list for me. Which system are you going with?

Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: wkroncke17] #2142206
08/28/16 12:18 AM
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wkroncke17 - I forgot to mention I mounted the alternator low and ran the alternator wires on the passenger side along the frame rail too. Here are some pictures.

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Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: wkroncke17] #2142211
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Here's what it looks like under the dash on the passenger side:

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Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2142215
08/28/16 12:37 AM
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Awesome, you did alot of what I did. My MS3 Efi ECU is even in exact same spot as your MSD. I went a little bit further and filled in the wiper motor indent and mounted a 2001 Neon wiper motor behind the dash. Dont miss the factory bulkhead one bit, not to mention it was probably a fire waiting to happen.


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Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2142249
08/28/16 01:20 AM
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Very clean job Humpty. Coil overs on the front?

Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: 72Swinger] #2142257
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Thanks 72Swinger. Hiding the wiper motor is a great idea! Would you choose the MS3 again?

justinp61 - Thanks as well. You got it right - coil overs on the front. The bolts in the shock tower are for the HemiDenny conversion kit.

Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2142268
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How do you like the HD kit? How much travel?

Thanks

Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2142270
08/28/16 02:28 AM
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With my Gen III Hemi probably but the throttle body I have is not available so maybe Holley is better since it supports DBW throttle bodies. I think for someone new to EFI Holley is great for their support network, ie its dumbed down for us carb guys lol.


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Re: 408ci W2 cleaned up [Re: humpty] #2142306
08/28/16 08:12 AM
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Looks real nice!

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