Starting a new GEN 3 Daytona build

[michael everson]

I got the Daytona back from the body shop. It was there for them to finish gap the doors and nose. No I am going to fit the exhaust and at some point the side windows. Then I will remove the body and give it back to them to finish and paint.
Here are a few pics of the exhaust install. Both pipes fit pretty decent but did need a little help. Both side pipes got a Breeze shim to move the end of the pipe closer to the body by 1 inch. also i needed to use 5/16 bolts to bolt them up so I could rotate the side pipe up a bit to make it parallel with the body. The end result is a perfect fitting pipe.

Here are a couple of pics before the shim and smaller bolts.







and here is a pic after the shim and smaller bolts.




and a pic of the hanger at the back of the pipes.



I have read a lot of complaints about the side pipe fitment, but i didn't find them too bad. Certainly not any worse than the Cobra.

I also started getting the Coyote wiring and computer in place. I found that with a very minor mod to the engine harness i could get the computer mounted into the firewall.
Seems like a good spot for it and its out of the way. No interference behind the dash either.





The fuse box for the engine will also be mounted inside the car.

[michael everson]

And finally here is a pic of where I mounted the power steering reservoir. That system is now completed.

[wallace18]

Very nice work Mike.

[David Williamson]

Looking good and coming together quickly.
It seems the side pipe fit is good with the Coyote but those of us going old school with the 302 based engines are having issues. My driver side is OK but the passenger side is off by about 2 inches. FFR is working with me to fix it and I know I will "win" in the end
David W

[michael everson]

Started working on some of the interior wiring. I already modified and ran the front and rear harnesses. This is a heavily modified RF harness. I decided to mount the fuse box to the right of the steering column up under the dash. Its the only place that made sense to me and still be able to get to the fuses.






Also have the Russ Thompson turn signal installed and wired in. Hope to have the rest of the wiring done tomorrow then onto the Coyote wiring.

[nkw8181]

Looking good. I won't catch you but I will try

[michael everson]

Been a while since I have updated. The body is being worked on at the body shop. I have been finishing up a ton of little things to get it ready to go. One of the big things was wiring the A/C unit.
I wired up the face plate with a plug so it could be removed for service if ever needed. Makes the wiring a little neater too.





I now have all of the wiring done and tested. Also have most of the interior insulated and carpeted Waiting on some high back seats and a shifter to finish off the interior.






In this picture you can see where the fuse box and computer are mounted. Makes for a clean wiring job.



I opted to mount the Coyote fuse block on top of the driver foot box. there is not enough room to remove the cover once the body is on. I decided to mount it to a bracket that will allow me to remove one screw and slide it forward.

[Vette1972]

Mike,

Amazing detail and very neat. Enjoy following each update. Just great work.

Thanks,
Len

[nkw8181]

Looking great. It is amazing how the cars ca be "the same" but how we all do a little of this and a little of that different. I might copy you with the two switches above the stock ones. I find I have ALOT of switches.

[bil1024]

Looks great Mike, any advice on the a/c install ? Getting ready to do the passenger side foot box and would like to see what hints you have for the install

[edwardb]

Looks great Mike, any advice on the a/c install ? Getting ready to do the passenger side foot box and would like to see what hints you have for the install

Don't recall Mike had a lot of detail in his build thread about the A/C. He tends to spend his time building instead of in front of the keyboard like some of us. Assume you're talking about the Factory Five heat/AC kit for the Gen 3 Coupe? Talked about it quite a bit in my build thread with lots of pictures. Link in my sig line below.

[bil1024]

Don't recall Mike had a lot of detail in his build thread about the A/C. He tends to spend his time building instead of in front of the keyboard like some of us. Assume you're talking about the Factory Five heat/AC kit for the Gen 3 Coupe? Talked about it quite a bit in my build thread with lots of pictures. Link in my sig line below.

Cool , will check it out thanks