Ashen 6.2 2014 Z/SS

[NoDakZ/28]

Looks great, job well done!

[SlowLS1]

This is awesome work! Hat's off to the fabricator.

[Ashen 6.2]

Originally Posted by NoDakZ/28

Looks great, job well done!

Thank you!

[Ashen 6.2]

Was able to get some garage therapy yesterday afternoon. Worked on the passenger seat this time and was caught off guard with the Kirkey Series 55 seats.

For the drivers side, I ordered a 17" version as thats the best size for me personally. It fit in very good, didnt have to modify the seat at all other than drilling holes for the Henderson Race Shop 5th Gen Camaro seat brackets.

For the passenger side, I originally ordered a 20" wide seat to have the most room possible. Well, unfortunately that seat was hitting on the center console and the door bar. I could have cut it to make it fit but didnt really want to do that. Plus it was a bit of a pita to maneuver in/out of the car since it was so tight.

So I ordered the next size down which is a 18.5" wide seat. That arrived yesterday. I got started and marked the holes needed for the seat brackets and then discovered this one is now hitting the roll bar where the bar above the door and the rear hoop come together. This happens mostly when sliding the seat bracket hooks into the slots of the chassis. When in place it was fine.. Ugh.. So cutting was going to be needed..


Cut a small portion of the rim off but not enough..









Cut a little more this time, into the actual seat.





That worked and it fits in now.





Seat belt harness installed now too!





Now here is what I learned and didnt expect. For the Kirkey Series 55 seats, they have 5 different sizes - 15", 16", 17", 18.5" & 20". Whats not obvious is that there are 2 different heights with these seats. The 15, 16 & 17" seats are all 35.5" tall. The 18.5 & 20" are 36.5" tall. Thats what was throwing me a curve ball when installing the passenger side and required me to cut the seat some. Not sure why they do that. With the seat cover on you cannot see the cuts anyways..

Today is running the chute cable and then to start tidying up the various loose ends.

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I did get the chute cable ran last night and still messing with the routing, and didnt take any pics of that..

I also realized that I still needed to find a place for the Alky Control meth pump & tank since the rear roll bar is in the spot where the tank used to be mounted.. And the pump used to be in the spare tire tub which is long gone..

So I put the pump against the rear of the trunk, basically right in front of the drivers side tail light. As low as I could get it.





I need to raise the meth tank up off the trunk floor a little bit. Was planning on putting it on top of some 2x2 square aluminum tubing but couldn't find any locally yesterday. Did order some from Amazon and it should be here tomorrow unless the eclipse disrupts shipping.. lol.

[SlowLS1]

Seats look great, can't tell it has been modified.

So how long till you make it back to the track?

[Ashen 6.2]

Originally Posted by SlowLS1

Seats look great, can't tell it has been modified.

So how long till you make it back to the track?

Thanks SlowLS1!

I'm hoping for the weekend of the 20th if I can get things wrapped up between now and then.

[SlowLS1]

Nice. Good luck!

Been meaning to ask you about your Holley ecu. How well is the integration with the rest of the cars systems? BCM happy with it?

Thanks
Brian

[Ashen 6.2]

Originally Posted by SlowLS1

Nice. Good luck!

Been meaning to ask you about your Holley ecu. How well is the integration with the rest of the cars systems? BCM happy with it?

Thanks
Brian

The Holley ECU is working great! No issues at all with the BCM that I have found. It helped smooth out cold start issues I was having before and it certainly has a better idle quality. I still need to wire in the trans cooling fan and trans temp sending unit so the Holley can trigger that fan to come on when needed.

[Vicster]

Hey, Looking Awesome!!!
Think you will make it to the ECTA Motorsports 4th July Standing mile? You would be one class above me .

As I have a 6 point roll bar not a roll cage...

Later Gater!

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Originally Posted by Vicster

Hey, Looking Awesome!!!
Think you will make it to the ECTA Motorsports 4th July Standing mile? You would be one class above me .

As I have a 6 point roll bar not a roll cage...

Later Gater!

Hi Vicster - Its still on my calendar at the moment, planning to go and watch but will not be racing my car.

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Been quite busy the last few weeks. Anyways, got the meth tank installed, made a mount for it that raises it up 2" off the trunk floor. I still need to hook up the lines and flush them. Also need to go get some 1/4" fuel line today for the vent on the meth tank. Since I moved it more towards the center of the trunk the old vent line is too short now.














Also finished up wiring in the flex fuel sensor, trans temp sensor and trans cooling fan into the Holley ECU. I am really digging the flexibility with the Holley ECU.

[SlowLS1]

Looking good so far, I enjoy the updates!

Are you going to carpet the trunk or going with something like por-15?

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Originally Posted by SlowLS1

Looking good so far, I enjoy the updates!

Are you going to carpet the trunk or going with something like por-15?

Thank you sir! I am leaving the trunk as is.

Was hoping to get to the track this weekend but the weather has cancelled everything within 4 hour drive except a Mopar Invasion at Mo-Kan and obviously cant take the car to that.. lol.