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If its for a Gen 4, mine is the Autometer 3262. I plan to replace it with the Centroid sender this summer. 

I mounted mine up front, I do have a hood but maybe would look ok. 

My season went pretty well. About 22 days in the dunes thanks to StarLink. Wanted more but decided to remodel the Funco this summer, with fabrication time frames and trying to do as much on my own as possible, I didn't want to be doing final assembly in October. So, the season was cut short in January and the remodel began early.

I did notice this year that it just seemed packed all the time. We had people squeeze into camp spots that were passage roads between us and the dunes, or passages between two camps... The dunes seemed to be choppier and just rougher than in years past (not that it hasn't been getting progressively worse).  

I am hoping for 40-45 days for the 24-25 season.

Thank you!

3 hours ago, 1newbie said:

Knowing the backlog and volume of cars that Funco produces every year; I am continually amazed at the lack of cars (Funco) that come up for sale.  I keep thinking - 'pretty soon a bunch of them will come up as people receive their new ones' but it never seems to happen........

Thats because most Funco's never really hit the public market (Marketplace, Craigslist, Toy Trader, etc...). They are sold from within the Funco family of duner's. Thats how I bought mine... I knew a guy who knew a guy... lol. 

Lookin good!

That looks awesome!  I need to move the radiator on mine to a more upright position like yours and redo the front end like Gen6. 

We have the RV version. Wife works from home and remote when we travel. At times I have used it at home with no loss in service. Zoom calls/meetings with no problem, all while using shared PowerPoint and data heavy programs. We don't notice a difference from Starlink to our home Cox internet service. Plus when we go to the dunes, we can take care of work without worrying about how bad the cell tower is.  Win Win!

Looks great!

I love the Gen4 radius conversions! 

Just out of curiosity... What does a radius roof line cost to have done?!

Looks great!

Came out awesome!

Nice, cant wait to see completed pics. 

How's the conversion coming along?  I'm dying to see the finished product.

Looks awesome. 

I used our Starlink all week over Thanksgiving. No delays and no outages. Wife worked remote all week using it for calls and zoom meetings. No lag or anything.

Prior I used a cell booster... No comparison. Get Starlink, you won't regret it. 

We used the Starlink out there the weekend before Halloween in Wash 10.  It was pretty amazing. I normally use a cell booster, but even on the busy weekends the towers get overloaded and slow.  With Starlink, my wife was able to jump on all her work Zoom meetings without any video/voice issues and she said that is functioned no differently than our service at home. I used it for some work too and did not notice any slowdown in service or buffering.

If you get the RV package, you can turn it off and on monthly as you need it.  We will turn ours on middle of October and off in March when the season ends for us.  

How are you attaching the tank to the floor? I think I saw a post where nutserts were used in the tank. 

Here is how I set mine up.  I used Baja Designs but didn't like how low they sat, so I welded some standoffs for them the mount on. 

Edit - I wouldn't recommend the Squadron Sports. Get the Squadron Pros if you want the smaller size. The Sports just don't put out enough light for my liking. I will be changing them to Pro's and adding a lightbar soon. 

A little tardy to the party but I have the same wobble in my steering. I called Grant and found that the shaft wears in where the bushings are. So replacing the bushings alone may not fix it. Grant said to pull it apart, clean it all up and put one wrap of electrical tape on the bushing and press it back in. I havent gotten around to do it yet but its on my to do list. 

1 hour ago, Carwashguru said:

In regards to your pump choice, take a look at Weldon pumps. The one on my car was there for almost 20 years. The quality is outstanding on them and if you have any issues or questions you talk directly to the owner of the company.

https://www.weldonracing.com/

 

One of my friends is moving from Aeromotive to Weldon. I'll have to take a look at them. 

Thanks guys!!

Thanks for the info!

When I sold my Honda the entire fuel system went with it from tank outlet to tank inlet. It was a small Bosch (did not flow as much as the 044) with Bosch filters and it was on the edge of not being enough. I planned on an upgrade and found that the A750 vs the A1000 price was not much different, plus the price from -8AN to -10AN was not much different. With future plans on engine upgrades not solid, I wanted to make sure whatever I decided in the future I wouldn't have to mess with the new fuel system. The fittings are all E85 rated with Aeromotive filter/shut off pre and post. I did buck up for the Aeromotive X1 regulator as well. The tank is out of the car, and it will be easy to change the bung on it now vs. later.

Today the LS is stock, next year it won't be, will it end up TT, or super high compression NA on E85? I don't know but I don't want to nickel and dime myself over years of upgrades to a fueling system when I can buy once and cry once. 

On the pump, I've recently heard from a lot of people that the A1000 are locking up due to the vibration and brushes wedging in the housing. This is the reason I am feeling the brushless design. Can you elaborate on the motor controller you mentioned? I was not aware you needed additional equipment for the brushless pumps. This may change the plan a bit. 

Heads... Well, I am thinking I may send them to PRC or CBM for porting and valve job. I already have a GM performance cam in the engine (don't know specs) so a little more powa would be nice. Plus the heads will already be off the engine due to my eff up. 

All in I would imagine there are multiple ways to accomplish one's goals... I tend to be more hardheaded in what I see and want. The Honda was on E85, and I told myself as I was pulling it out that I didn't want to mess with E85 ever again, yet here I am planning a fuel system to handle E85 just in case... lol.

4 minutes ago, Kraut_n_Rice said:

Actual expansion tank with a pressurized cap, or just an overflow bottle?

It has a pressurized cap. My radiator does not have a cap on it. This is the only way to introduce coolant to the system. 

Well, the process has begun... Started with removal of the Honda V6 and its accessories. This I found to be the easy part... 

For mock-up I did not install the clutch as I have to change the throw out bearing and do some cleanup in the bay. It will come out once or twice before going back in permanently. 

It went in with no issues. I quickly installed the rear cage to check clearance, no issues there other than the intake elbow. There is just not enough room from the TB to cage to make the elbow fit. I do have to rotate the intake 180* and that is where the problem began. I was excited and didn't stop to think of potential issues, not thinking about the sand build up under the intake, I removed the harness and unbolted the intake. Popped the PCV system off and grabbed the intake to remove... Thats when the gallon of sand that was under the intake flowed into all 8 intake runners and into my cylinders... Or some of them anyway. As I sat there cursing myself for not thinking things through, I realized the worst part was having to buy new gaskets. I'll just blow it apart, clean it and reassemble it. Being April, I still have plenty of time before the season starts *knocks on wood*. 

With that nonsense to deal with, I am pondering should I spend the $$ and have the 243 heads ported while they are off? It is a stock bottom end LS1 with a GM Performance Cam and springs. The intake is an LS6 with a stock 78mm throttle body and GM computer. I planned on pushing it to 383 cubes next year (can't swing that this year) but I might swing the heads now. Would it even be worth it with the 78mm throttle body?!

I already began the purchase of parts and items I would need for the swap. Fuel system is mostly here with just a fuel pump on its way, I wanted to go a little overkill in case I ended up with TT on E85 or something crazy, so all new -10AN fuel feed lines, Aeromotive filters, brushless Aeromotive fuel pump and Aeromotive X1 Regulator. I'll have to replace the existing 3/8NPT bung with a 1/2NPT bung on the fuel tank to feed it. The return line will be -8AN from the regulator to the tank. No changes there needed. 

Next thing to figure out is coolant lines... What are your thoughts on hard lining them vs. -16/-20 hose? The hose is very pricey compared to hard line fab. Since my current radiator uses an expansion tank, I will have to weld on a -4AN bung for the steam port line coming from the LS. I also need a bung added to the lower radiator hose for the expansion tank to drain back to. This is where the coolant line material comes into play. If it is hardline, I weld in a bung for an AN feed. If it is a soft line, I will have to have some sort of break in the line where a feed bung can be added, then soft line to radiator. 

I decided to just add a second PC925 to the car. Ordered a Funco battery box to add to the passenger side of the Forin. That will make it easy to wire into the new battery disconnect switch. 

I'll try to get some pics of stuff as it comes in.