Sam's Garage Season 14 Episode 7

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00:00Now when you guys get your radiators, always make sure to go in and just double check that

00:06the fittings are tight.

00:07Sometimes these will be loose.

00:08Just double check it.

00:09That way when you go to pour coolant in it, you're not going to have a huge mess and all

00:12your money on the floor.

00:14Welcome to Sam's Garage, presented by NH Oil Undercoding.

00:30We kick things off by cooling down the Summit Bandit with a cold case radiator, dual fans

00:54and a Dirty Dingo AC compressor, because performance needs to be kept cool.

00:59Then we circle back to Vicks Mustang with a bold move, pulling the 347 and dropping in

01:04a cammed out LS disguised as a Windsor.

01:07We follow that up with a deep dive into an LS Classics top end disguise kit, fake distributor,

01:13Ford style valve covers and clean routing that'll fool even seasoned gearheads.

01:19And finally we meet with Bob Douglas from Rod End Supply to check out some serious hardware.

01:24Case ready rod ends and custom joints tough enough for the track or even SpaceX.

01:39This week we tackle cooling and climate control on the Summit Bandit, installing a cold case

01:43radiator, dual electric fans and a Dirty Dingo AC compressor.

01:48It's air flow, wiring and smart fab work to keep things cool under pressure.

01:54Moving along this week on our Summit Racing Bandit project, we're going to attack the cooling

01:59system.

02:00I went to cold case, got me a complete radiator with the electronic fans and shroud.

02:05We're going to install that, make a new radiator upper support because the fan shroud from the

02:09OEM is not going to work.

02:10We're going to do that.

02:11We're going to put our new AC compressor from Dirty Dingo in.

02:14We're going to adapt the old hoses to the new compressor and then we're going to wire

02:18up the relay for the fans.

02:19So this being a brand new engine from Bobby Buehler Engines, he took out all the plugs

02:24to clean all the galleys out.

02:26So Summit Racing makes a nice little kit to fill all the oil plugs in this case.

02:31So I've already taken care of that.

02:32Then I'm going to go ahead and put on my AC compressor.

02:35This new compressor from Dirty Dingo has a 8-grib pulley.

02:43I got lucky, the high side hose goes right on no problem.

02:47I got a higher pressure fitting right here.

02:48I have a converted low pressure fitting right here that's been screwed into the old school

02:53R12 fitting.

02:54I don't like it.

02:55I'm going to go ahead and put me a new hose end that's got the low side fitting already

02:59on it.

03:00I don't want to just go like this, that's too short.

03:03I want some movement.

03:04So I'm going to make a line.

03:06That's my first cut.

03:07Second measurement, we're going to take it, put it in the fitting.

03:10And because once you crimped it, you can't change the way the hose is or anything like

03:14that.

03:15This is going to give me a nice loop length.

03:16It's going to give me access to my high pressure side.

03:19All right, we've got the AC compressor all installed, got the heater hoses done.

03:24Now we're going to go on to the radiator.

03:25And with the Summit Racing, got me a nice cold case unit.

03:29As you know, with Sam's Garage, they're the official radiator for what we want to do.

03:33We've got a three row complete aluminum core, and then we've got two high power fans that's

03:39going to give us all the air flow that we need.

03:41So before we install this into the car, I'm going to go ahead and screw the fan shroud

03:45on to the radiator.

03:47So now what we're going to do is put it in the vehicle.

03:49Now the vehicle had a huge fan shroud that helped in aiding securing the radiator in the

03:54core support.

03:55So we have to come up with something.

04:03We've got a 40 amp relay supplied by cold case.

04:06Because we're running dual fans, we're going to run a 40 amp fuse.

04:09So what we're going to do is take the heavy red wire fused to the battery positive.

04:13We're going to put the two red fan wires together.

04:16We're going to take our grounds and separate them and hook them up to the core support.

04:21In this case, I'm going to run switched power for the relay.

04:24That way when the key is off, the relay is off.

04:27So we're going to take this blue and white wire, one of them is going to be 12 volt switch

04:30positive to turn on the relay, and the other one is going to be ground control from the

04:33Edelbrock to switch on the fan.

04:44Now I can't tell you how many times I've used this paper clip trick, but the paper clip

04:48doesn't have continuity because there's a coating on it.

04:50So take this over to the bench grinder and just kind of grind off anything on the surface

04:54of it.

04:55That way you know there's no coatings.

04:57Go back to your voltmeter, confirm it works by doing the continuity test.

05:01Then you can go ahead and put it in there.

05:03It's a ground circuit from the computer.

05:04I went ahead and tested it.

05:05The fans worked.

05:07The Summit Racing Bandit project is coming along really nice.

05:11That cold case radiator is nice and tight in there.

05:14So the last thing I have to do, the cold case system is completely in place.

05:17Everything is done except for the upper and lower hoses.

05:19So what I do is I take a hanger, cut the top off, take it, bend it, do whatever you have

05:26to do.

05:27Take that to the store with you, and then you'll be able to get the hoses you need.

05:31Those two hoses will also secure the radiator in place by keeping it forward and to the

05:35core support.

05:36Next week we're going to be attacking the exhaust system.

05:45Sam's Garage is presented by NHOU.

05:51Brought to you by the following companies.

06:16Welcome back to Sam's Garage presented by NH Oil Undercoding.

06:30Thought Vicks Mustang was done?

06:32Well think again.

06:33We're pulling the 347 and dropping in a canned out LS disguised to look like a classic Ford

06:39Windsor.

06:40It's bold, it's blasphemous, and it's built to roast tires for miles.

06:46Just when you thought I was done with Vicks Mustang, as you can see, we've started a whole

06:51new project.

06:52Look behind me.

06:53I have a Fastback.

06:54That one's a 65 or a 66.

06:56The Fastbacks are becoming more and more rare every day.

06:59Now if you remember Vicks Mustang, this gentleman just wanted to do some burnouts.

07:02So what I did was build him a 347 engine with an AODE transmission.

07:07Now the 347 was supposedly having an issue with the rotating assembly.

07:12Unfortunately, once we got it installed and running at 2.5 RPM, we had a horrible vibration.

07:18Now that can be due to either the wrong harmonic balancer or the wrong flex plate.

07:23In this case, we tried everything and we broke it down to the fact that the actual crankshaft

07:27is out of balance, needs to be taken out, sent off, completely redone, and put back in.

07:33That takes a lot of time.

07:34So instead, if you guys remember back in the day, it was very popular and sacrilegious

07:39to put a small block Chevy in an old school Ford hot rod.

07:43Well, that's what we're doing now.

07:47I've got me an LS 5.3 fully cammed out.

07:50As you can see, it's painted blue.

07:51I've got a couple tricks up my sleeve I'm going to show you that's going to make this

07:54thing look just like a Windsor small block Ford engine.

07:57You can use a lot of the Holley parts as far as engine swaps go.

08:01They've got over 70 brands underneath their belts.

08:03So you need swap headers.

08:05They've got them.

08:06You need motor mounts.

08:07They've got them.

08:08They've got the intake manifold along with all the fuel injection you need to make your

08:11LS swap run.

08:12So when it comes to engine swaps and as popular as they are today, Holley's got everything

08:15you need under their umbrella of brands to make that engine swap possible and make it

08:20last a long time.

08:22So in this case, what I did was a 5.3.

08:24I got a 4L60 behind it.

08:26The cool thing is that the Sniper that was already on the 347 is just going to be removed

08:31and put right back onto the 5.3.

08:33I'm going to punch in some different answers to the questions and it should run no problem.

08:37Then I'm going to go ahead and hook up the computer for the transmission as well.

08:40And a 4L60 just works so much better than an AODE.

08:44So the fact that we want to do burnouts in this car, I want to make sure that he's got a nice

08:48smooth running engine.

08:49It's going to last a very long time.

08:50It's going to give him good fuel economy and it's going to do burnouts for as long as he wants.

08:56So like I said, we've got the engine in here.

09:01What I did was because he's got an aftermarket custom K-frame, I was able to put the LS engine

09:07in, use brackets that were already in place in my toolbox, I cut the ears off.

09:13The width, height and dimensions of the LS engine are very similar to a Ford Windsor engine.

09:18So I was able to place the engine in place.

09:20I put my ears in place, bolted them to the existing K-member and then I welded the ears

09:24onto the motor mount plates, pulled it back out, painted everything, put it back in.

09:29Same thing with the cross-member for the transmission.

09:32I just took the factory transmission motor mount, modified it to fit the 4L60 and it works

09:37no problem.

09:43What I'm going to be doing next is completing this project with all the goodies on the outside

09:46to make it run and perform like it should.

09:50And I promise you that when you open the hood and you look under there, you're going to

09:53be scratching your head thinking, man, that looks just like a Ford Windsor, but that's

09:58got the characteristics of a GM LS engine and that right there, it looks like a GM LS water

10:02pump.

10:03And I've been through a lot of car shows with the low car car show.

10:10And just over the years that I've been to car shows, I've never seen a Ford Windsor setup

10:14like this to make, to be, look like an old school small block Ford in an LS application.

10:19And that's what we're going to be doing with Vicks Mustang.

10:40We went to our chemist and we said, we'd like to make this more effective peppermint oil.

10:44What else can we do?

10:45So we play off the three senses, the touch, the fear and the smell.

10:50And so the other ingredient is not noticeable by the nose, but it is a predatory scent.

10:56So they think there is a cat or something in the area.

11:00We think it's pretty effective.

11:01We did some independent laboratory testing and we ran the test twice.

11:06Like I did it the first time and I said, okay, let's try setting up different.

11:10And this test is available and he wants to see it.

11:11I'll give you all the whole test result.

11:14But in an industry with 70% is, is considered like that's primo, the benchmark for being,

11:21for making a successful product.

11:23My first test was 91%.

11:26Then I changed it and I got 92 and I said, how come, how come when you get a hundred?

11:31And he goes, you really add a hundred when you're in the nineties.

11:33Hey, if you're going to be out there rust proofing, it's an extra bonus.

11:36We actually, now we infuse all of our oils with mouse out.

11:40So if you buy the black, the clear, you're going to get mouse out.

11:46Welcome back to Sam's garage presented by NH oil undercoating.

11:52We're making an LS look like a classic Windsor with a top end disguise kit from LS Classics.

12:05A fake distributor, Ford style valve covers and some wire routing wizardry.

12:11It's a head scratcher, even for the sharpest Ford fan.

12:14So the magic that makes this LS engine look just like a Windsor starts with an LS Classic

12:22top end kit from Low Car Performance.

12:24We've got a value pan that they custom built in-house made right here in America, CNC machine

12:28comes with a breather.

12:30And then we have these factory off the shelf, stamped steel Windsor Ford small block valve

12:35covers, which fit these very nice billet aluminum adapters that Low Car makes right here in

12:42America.

12:43And it accepts the factory valve cover gaskets, which is very nice comes with a fill cap on

12:50each cover.

12:51Then to compliment the rest of the kit is going to be this fake distributor.

12:55And this is where it all starts right here.

12:57It's going to go right through the front of the engine where a small block Ford would be

13:00normally for the distributor.

13:02We're going to run the wires through that.

13:03It's going to look like this is running the ignition system.

13:06I'm even going to hook up a vacuum line to it.

13:09All right, so when I mocked up the engine, I didn't put these valve covers on it.

13:14I had the billet ones on there.

13:16So my clearancing did not account for the brake master cylinder.

13:20But because these are dummy valve covers, I just made two little slots in the valve cover

13:25and I was able to clear the two retainers for the master cylinder.

13:29All right, so what we're going to do is we're going to run our wires through this fake distributor.

13:41At low car, they have terminated the coil pack side.

13:45That takes an OEM termination.

13:46We'll terminate the other side, which is the spark plug side.

13:50The most important thing here is to mark your wires.

13:52When you're running it through, mark both ends 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 so that you coincide

13:59with the coil pack so that when you fire up the car, you don't have a misfire.

14:02That's going to get confusing really easily.

14:04They give you plenty of length.

14:06This looks like 10 feet, zero resistance, very low.

14:09So you'll have no issues with a long wire like this.

14:12Just make sure you keep it away from anything that's metal or exhaust, depending on where

14:16you put it.

14:17So what you do is you're going to run this through.

14:19Then what we're going to do is make it all nice and neat, wrap them together, put them

14:23over the valley pan before I put the intake manifold on it.

14:32I've got the ignition coals right here on the frame rails.

14:35They're pretty low.

14:36Now when you guys are doing your configuration as far as knowing what the firing order is.

14:41So what I did here on the driver's side is I put little dots on it, got 5, 6, 7, 8 in

14:48the same manner as it would be on the valve cover.

14:50That way you're not going to have a mishap on the firing order.

14:53It's very important that when you're running your ignition wires from the top to the bottom

14:58that the label that you put on there corresponds with what coil pack you got because then you

15:02don't have to chase your tail when you crank the car.

15:22So you can see the vision, right?

15:24When it comes to making your car look like an old school classic, low car performance

15:28has it down.

15:29With that fake distributor, as you can see, I got it symmetrical.

15:33When you look at it and you're a Ford guy, you're like, why are the wires not messy?

15:36And you'll start to scratch your head.

15:37And low car performance also does include a sub harness that extended in the LS Classic

15:42kit.

15:43This is long enough for you to be able to go down to where you need to go to and then come

15:47up here and hook up to the MSD ignition system.

15:50So I am one step closer to getting this engine swap done.

15:54Next week, we're going to tackle the intake manifold.

16:00Sam's Garage is presented by NH Oil Undercoding.

16:05Is brought to you by the following companies.

16:20This week, we're joined by Bob Douglas from Rod End Supply to check out race ready rod ends,

16:44R-joints, and even SpaceX spec components.

16:48If it's custom, strong, and made in America, they've got it in stock.

16:54All right, we got Bob Douglas back in the house from Rod End Supply.

16:58You know they make all the links needed for your race car and aftermarket custom application.

17:04Now we got a lot of new parts, right?

17:06Show us some of the new items that you have at Rod End Supply, Bob.

17:08Yeah, we've got a lot of, a lot of a variety of parts that we stock.

17:13And one of the things that we're now going to be working with in the off-road, but this

17:18is called the R-joint.

17:19There is a finale cup inside of it that this requires no lubrication.

17:25This is a totally stainless part.

17:28This is an inch and a quarter thread.

17:30This is a three quarter thread.

17:32We also have this in a one inch thread.

17:34These inserts, which neck down the hole in the ball, will also be able to go from one

17:40unit to the next.

17:41This is an investment cast part.

17:44It's extremely sturdy, strong, and won't rust.

17:49So it's excellent for the off-road industry.

17:52That's very nice.

17:53What about this monster?

17:54There are very few companies that are able or can make large rod ends.

18:00Normally these are used in industrial applications.

18:03This is 11 pounds.

18:06That's crazy.

18:07Yes.

18:08It's so cool.

18:09But we now stock this size.

18:13What material is this?

18:15That is 4130 chromoly steel.

18:18It has our 5200 hard chrome bearing steel ball.

18:23And we do have the injection molded nylon fiber race.

18:27This is extremely durable.

18:29Like I said, to my knowledge, we're the only company that has these in stock.

18:34What else do we got?

18:35For the circle track guys.

18:37Circle track guys like to keep the weight down, especially on the rotating weight.

18:41We now are offering titanium bolts.

18:45This has the captivated washer, so we have them in black.

18:48We have them in the standard silver color, so to speak.

18:53This particular thread is a 516 18 thread, which is standard in beadlocks for race cars.

19:00You can also use the same things to put the centers in the wheels.

19:04And when you have up to 32 bolts on one wheel alone, weight really matters and this thing

19:09weighs nothing.

19:10Yeah.

19:11And it's durable and you could reuse it many times.

19:13Yes.

19:14Now what about this flat flange right there?

19:16This is a part that customer and design, we make this special for them.

19:21And what this does is this goes on a shock tower for the Mustangs.

19:25This is stainless.

19:26This has the bearing in it.

19:27This one has a Teflon liner in it.

19:30And that's where your shock stud goes up through.

19:32This is a part that we made for SpaceX.

19:35This has got a Monell body.

19:39It's got a high misalignment ball.

19:41It has the slot cut into threads because they don't put a jam nut on there.

19:46What they do is put a set screw in it.

19:49And that's what keeps it from rotating going from one direction to another.

19:52So if anybody wanted to custom make parts for their vehicle, they go right to the catalog

19:56right at the supply and they can find what they need.

19:59Yes.

20:00We've got enough parts that we can kind of mix and match.

20:03Now when you get into the point that you want something special, that more than likely

20:07is going to be a minimum of a hundred pieces.

20:10And depending on how complicated it is, it can be a thousand pieces.

20:14But they can call you and get it done if need be.

20:16Yeah.

20:17So a race team needed something like that, they can do it.

20:19Well, there you go, guys.

20:20If you want to build something custom or you want rod ends, get them right here in America

20:22and have reliability.

20:24And they're going to be in stock and you need anything custom.

20:26You can call Bob.

20:27They don't only make them, but they also race them.

20:29We'll see you next week when we install the new joints onto the 68 Corvette.

20:32Be sure to check out Sam's Garage on these other media platforms.

20:45Send us questions and feedback to info at samsgaragetv.com.

20:56From cool running classics to cammed up swaps and race ready components.

21:02We brought the heat and kept it under control.

21:04The Bandit's cooler, Vic's car is meaner, and rod end supplies got the gear to back

21:09it all up.

21:10See you next time on Sam's Garage.

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