Welp, I didn’t quite make my go-karting goal.  Bob was getting ready to pack up for a short trip to Arizona and I was hoping to take a quick spin around the block before he left *just because*. Bob had volunteered to run the wiring for me after I’d decided to pull the Infinity system…

… and I don’t care.  Sort of. In an earlier post I discussed how I planned to bypass the Infinity system from the critical engine operating circuits and how my other design choices reduced the system to something along the lines of a fancy lighting circuit.  Welp, I’ve decided I’m going to remove it altogether. …

Over the Thanksgiving holiday my brother in law Bob (the third, aka Bubba) flew in from Austin.  I had previously had a bet with JBurer that I’d have the car in go-kart status by Thanksgiving – of course this bet was made last year before I even got into the home renovation stuff and I…

It seems there are a good number of areas I’ve been approaching with trepidation, I’m really starting to sound like a broken record! … well, add to it the engine coolant and air conditioning systems.  It took me a while to figure out how to configure and mount the coolant plumbing.  The LS cooling system…

The GMPP controller kit and the Infinity system both combine to provide everything the vehicle and engine needs to operate seamlessly together.  I’m not much of an electronics or wiring guy so I was a bit hesitant to jump into this task.  The GMPP harness is fairly straightforward – well identified harnesses that plug into…

Bob has said this multiple times and I’ve experienced it quite a few times – sometimes it seems you’ll spend 2 hours thinking about something that takes less than an hour to complete.  If you’ve made it this far you can tell I spend a good portion of the day just sitting on my butt…

I’d like to thank KRoberts for inviting me over while I was recently in his area visiting family.  It turns out Ken’s only about 20 minutes away from my sister.  Who would have thought an SLC would end up in the middle of nowhere?  Ken was an awesome host and his car has a TON…

Those were the words of advice from my wise mentor (JWillis) whenever things seemed to get crazy at work.  Either the project was in a critical state and things weren’t going right or there were just too many things to do – “just keep kicking the ball”.  At the end of the day so long…

*I got a bit lazy and used my cell phone camera to take most of these pics, hence the darkness* I’ve had the car for about 5 months now and I’ve brought it back to (about) the same state as when I received it!  Not exactly the build pace I was hoping for.  I recently…

Another post so soon?  Must be a record for me!  I enjoy writing and these posts are a fun way for me to document this build while sharing the progress with friends and family. I can feel the impending stretch of Home Reno Phase 2 approaching and I’ve been trying to make the most of this…

I had too much time on my hands and I let my mind dwell and fester on an earlier decision I had made. It’s been quite a while since my last post.  Phase 1 of our house renovation has come to a close and we’re taking a short break before stepping into Phase 2.  This…

I am admittedly way too OCD about the details and I’ve gone around in circles several times trying to figure out what to do with the suspension. A majority of the suspension is billet aluminum.  On  its own, it’s as I said, automotive jewelry.  Up close, there are a few warts which have bothered me…