Chassis Wiring

•May 12, 2012 • 3 Comments

Started on the new chassis harness today. I really hate stock harness they are usually over complicated and ugly. This car is a little more hassle since it will retain power locks, windows, and sunroof as well as DCC and a/c heater plus all of the required items. So I made up this little fuse panel/relay panel that fits in the passenger foot well so I can start wiring up the car. It uses a stock super multiple junction connector de-pinned of the extra wires I don’t need. This makes it super easy to remove the car as I can just unbolt all the wiring with one bolt. Here is what it looks like in progress and all finished up.

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Exhaust Y-Pipe and Cutout

•May 6, 2012 • 3 Comments

The exhaust build begins! I started with vibrant stainless steel exhaust flanges, then made my own y-pipe to bring the dual 3″ pipes into one 3.5″ pipe. Since this is a street car I’m trying to keep it as quiet as possible but I want to be able to enjoy the V8 noises when I want and at the track so I added this QTP 3.5″ electronic cutout. Then after the cutout I reduced it back down to 3″ to mate up with the high flow cat and the rest of the exhaust.

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Teaser: Engine Bay

•May 5, 2012 • 1 Comment

Quick teaser pic of the engine bay

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Homebrew: Berry Burst Cider Pt. 2

•May 5, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Today was part 2 of the berry burst cider experiment. I bought 6lbs of frozen mixed berries and 1lb of strawberries. Let them thaw and then mashed them, after that I put them in grain bags to keep the primary and secondary a little cleaner. I took a gravity reading and it was almost done fermenting just the apple juice so it was a good time to add the berries. I stirred the primary really well to get the yeast active and ready for another fermentation. Then I added the berries and sealed it back up. I’ll take a gravity reading tomorrow and then keep an eye on it I want this to be sweet and not dry so I’m looking for a finished gravity of 1.015 or so and with all the fermentables it should be pretty strong. My guess is 10% or more! I’ll keep you posted with one or two more posts after I kill the yeast and transfer to the secondary and probably again when I pour tap it.

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That Moment When You Realize Your Kegerator Isn’t On

•May 2, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Tonight while we were watching Survivor we kept hearing the strangest noise. Then Bryan realized the ice was falling off the walls of the Kegerator because it was 35 degrees (not good for optimal beer stuff.) Bryan took off the access panel and started investigating. Eventually he was able to MacGyver something together and got it working again. Isn’t he neat?

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Milspec Bulkhead Finished

•April 30, 2012 • 3 Comments

Finished up the engine harness with the milspec firewall quick connector and Raychem heat shrink. It came out really nice too bad you won’t see much up it since it will be tucked under the intake manifold.

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Homebrew: Grand Cru

•April 28, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Since it was “brew day” today just the cider would not be enough to justify calling it that. I also made a Grand Cru recipe kit. It’s a Belgian Whit beer with orange peel and coriander it smelled amazing in the boil so I am really looking forward to it!

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Seriously Badass Glassware?

•April 28, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Stella Artois was having a free promotion to get a personalized chalice with a purchase of a 12 pack. I just couldn’t resist a little bit of fun with this and got Serious Badass etched on the glass. It’s hard to make out in the pics but I find it very amusing. It’s the little things.

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Homebrew: Berry Burst Hard Cider

•April 28, 2012 • 2 Comments

Today is brew day! Even though there is no boil involved in making this hard cider I am in the process of boiling wort for another beer as I write this. This cider is kind of an experimentation as I came up with the recipe on my own and am just kind of figuring it out as I go. Started with 5 gallons of apple juice with no preservatives because the sorbate will kill the yeast and there will be no fermentation. After fermentation is done I’ll transfer it to a secondary and add potassium sorbate to kill the yeast so I don’t have a 2nd fermentation this should keep the finished product from being too dry. I want to keep the fruit flavors and sugars intact. Then I’ll add 4-6 lbs of mixed berry frozen bags to the secondary and let it rest for probably 2 months to blend. Should be perfect cider to mix with hef and something Nicole can enjoy on it’s own!

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Homebrew: Happy Holiday Brew

•April 26, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Brewed up this holiday beer last weekend, it takes 6 minor so to blend the flavors so I had to plan ahead! Its a dark ale with nutmeg, cinnamon stick and Ginger. Should be delish on a cold winter day!

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