Casey Family Build Thread (coupe)

[Gordon Levy]

I'm glad you like them. You still crack me up.

[xlr8or]

Gordon she's even funnier in person.

[dallas_]

I believe we have decided to go with the fast freddy power steering setup. It looks like we could hide it pretty good.

Good choice. I love mine. Plus you can always turn it off if you like manual steering better.

[frankeeski]

Gordon she's even funnier in person.

X2!

[MRSQSL]

The DMV isn't entertained by me.

[Gordon Levy]

DMV isn't entertained by anyone.

[BFFofMRSQSL]

Gordon she's even funnier in person.

X3.

[MRSQSL]

X3.

After over a year of lurking (on the other site), my BFF finally posted!!! Wooohooooooo!!!!! Oh and thanks for the compliment.

[QSL]

what?!?! nobody thinks i am funny?! That hurts, That hurts really bad thanks guys...

[QSL]

We just got our 1/4 scale body back tonight. Looks Awesome! We have a functional mini V8 engine for it too. Next step is to build the chassis!

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[xlr8or]

That's pretty cool. You should get one made for the full size version.

[Pedalmasher]

OMFG!! He even fabricated the flip gas cap??!! Wow...

[Rodster]

Julie -
When you and Mike get to the differential installation step, can you do a video of this process? I am going thru this now and it really is a royal PITA. A video of this process (in the Casey Family style, of course) would be really great..... and you could enter it into America's Funniest Videos and win some cash. Throw in a puppy or borrow someone's baby to increase your chance of winning.....

Looking forward to some good entertainment as you and Mike document the Coupe build!

Thanks,
wayne

[Pedalmasher]

Wayne - (and I'll remind Mike) - If you're using an aluminum center section, I found that there was a 1/4" tall x about 3/4" long "tab" that stuck out, that made it VERY much harder to install the center section in the frame. After trimming the tab to the level of the case, it was a breeze. As many have mentioned before, the center section install should happen before any of the rear alum sheet panels are installed. I used a floor jack to support the housing from below, align the axle shaft holes with the front/rear of the car; with the pinion pointed upwards. Then pulled it upwards from above, turning and lifting at the same time to orient the axle shaft holes left/right.

If you're stuck, or need a second hand, let us know - I'm always looking for an excuse for a motorcycle ride...

Derrick

[Rodster]

Derrick -
Arg.... I took the cover off. The Factory is sending me the correct rear brake adapter - I have the squarish plates that are for the non-IRS. Arrg.

I will add you to my "go to" list.... I've been bugging Spider Larry a lot.....

Got my engine today!

-wayne

[MRSQSL]

Got my engine today!

-wayne

Pictures????? I wanna see!!

[Rodster]

Pictures????? I wanna see!!

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[MRSQSL]

Very pretty!!!!! When are you going to put it in?

[Rodster]

Julie -

I really have to get going on prepping the engine bay - Footboxes, brake and fuel lines, pedal box, and a set of temporary wheels and tires are needed!

I am thinking of getting a build party going, but I need to powder coat the engine bay stuff....

At least I have all the parts to build it (er - I have all the parts from the parts list....)

Now I really need free time....

When it stops raining - I need to have another BBQ!!!

-wayne

[MRSQSL]

Week -3?:

Very little to report. The only thing I managed to do for the coupe this week acutally caused more work. Mike and I went to work Saturday (we work for the same company), so we stopped by the hardware store over in that area which has a little bit of everything. I followed him down the "hardware" aisle and watched while he pulled studs out of boxes and muttered. After a bit, he said a bad word and stomped back down the aisle. I followed behind like a cute little puppy right into the metric section? Metric? Really? Apparently the studs for the intake are 8 mm. Who knew? Wait was it 18mm? Hmmmmm...well there was an 8 in the number. Got the studs, worked for a few hours, ate and went home. Turns out the studs went from being too short to being too long. Mike said they would need to be cut down. I noticed he didn't say "HE" would cut them down. I'm scared. We also went to Napa and I obtained Ultra Gray something or other. I think this is the stuff that the stacks get squished down on during installation. Mike said we needed to wait until we got the injectors. Okay. About an hour later I asked him what he meant. We don't have injectors? I had no idea. I can't imagine what one looks like. I suspect what I see in my head is nothing like the actual part. Sort of like "points". Had no idea that's what a point was until a few (hundred) years back when Mike was working on a car. Things should be named to indicate what they look like. Take a bearing for instance. Does it look like a bear? No. It looks like a "monut" (metal donut).

[QSL]

Just ordered the fast fredies power steering kit. Looks cool. Should have at the end of the month!

[kevin12973]

I was at Mooch fest Saturday and was checking out your coupe getting aluminum panels fit. Looks like its ready for the body! Wish I took a pick for you.

[MRSQSL]

Ooooooh! Did you hug it and pet it for us????? I'm so excited. Yay! Mike emailed me this morning and told me it is supposed to be on the Stewart shipment this week and the number is 596. Woooooohooooooo! Can't wait to find out what the delivery date will be. We will have to have another party to welcome it home. You made my day. Thank you!!

[QSL]

Man, it would have been cool to see a pic!

thanks for the heads up.

[BFFofMRSQSL]

Happy Birthday MrsQSL!!!!!

[MRSQSL]

Happy Birthday MrsQSL!!!!!

Awwww! Thanks!

[MRSQSL]

Week -2:

Wasn't much of a coupey week, more of a Scoopy week. On the Coupe side, we found out our number is 596 and that it will be put on the delivery truck this week. I am very anxious to get the delivery date cemented in or at least velcroed in. I want to be able to make plans.

I didn't do anything to the engine, although Mike moved it from one end of the garage to the other. Apparently engines get bored with the same view day in and day out.

Mike accomplished a lot on Scoopy though. He got the license plate installed (I went Friday to pick up the new plates and Aly got her driver's license - congrats to her). For the record, the DMV will not allow you to keep your appointment if it is at 12:35 and you arrive at 10:35. They give you the regular ticket and make you wait with the regular people. Anyway, hopefully Mike has a picture so you can see the glorious plate modification. He also installed the access plate for the top of the footbox. He figured that would keep some of the excessively hot air from attacking us in the cockpit. Maybe not so much since we cruised out to Frank's house Saturday afternoon. Let's just say I was glistening when we arrived. For you back east folks, keep in mind it was almost 80 here this weekend. Anyway, he stuffed those pool noodle things in the door/body areas Sunday and then he and Steve went out to pick up ladies...I mean return a movie and grab dinner fixings. Apparently the noodles didn't stop that heat completely either. I imagine it had to be better though. That scorching leg heat is overwhelming for me. While it burns the hair off of Mike's calves, it hits me in the face. One half of me is more red than the other. Not so attractive.

If all goes well, we should have a new arrival very, very soon. Yay!!!!

[David Hodgkins]

I saw your post "over there" and look forward to the arrival of Coupey.
I'm busy putting my son's '66 Mustang GT coupe together but will carve out time to witness this historic event!

[CraigS]

Try window AC unit foam instead.
http://www.frostking.com/air-conditioner-weatherseal/
get the two inch x two inch size. It's very easily compressed so you could fill anything down to maybe a 1/2 inch gap w/ it. And it's dark grey so kind of disappears in that area just ahead of the door hinges. Nearly any hardware or big box hardware store will have it on hand.

[QSL]

word on the street is Julies coupe was in the panel area during mooch fest!

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[xlr8or]

Can't wait to see it Julie.

[MPTech]

Very Cool thread Mr. & MRS. QSL. I followed your roadster build posts and will enjoy this one as well.
I wish my wife got excited about the Fed-Ex boxes and knew where stacks go! She still refers to my car as "cute" and tells my friends I'm out in the garage working on my little car! No respect.
btw, I have PB, PS, and IRS on my roadster and highly recommend them all. Not licensed yet, but I did drive it without PS & PB when first go-karting, and I'll just say I like it much better now with them installed.

Great build! (jealous of your stacks! I LOVE them) keep the pictures coming

QSL, just curious, with one build under your belt (and a primo build at that) what lessons learned will you incorporate into this one?
If your going to install an automatic, does anyone make a select-a-matic shifter for a SBF?

for the record:
My wife and daughter helped me install the motor the first time, took about 1/2 hour and way too much communication)


I did it by myself after that in 15 - 20 minutes.

[Pedalmasher]

I have 2 challenges for your coupe build:

1) SLOW DOWN!! You "missed" a lot by rushing the build... (my opinion)

2) Touch pad electronic shifter for the Auto trans...? (or - shift lever that looks like a manual shifter)

[QSL]

thanks for the comments guys and we are very excited.

MPTech, honestly other then already having experience, I cant think of anything that was a major problem or that we would change. We are completely satisfied with the build. Thats why we ordered the coupe a little different then what we did with the roadster, so we could have a different building experience.

-base kit, just to see really what the difference is.
-irs, so we can build something other then 3 link
-No powder coat, so we can add some frame bracing.
-Fast freedy power steering, because it looks cool.
-Efi stacks, because they look kinda like webers, but are different.
-etc.

For a trans we are going with a AOD trans. There are electronic controlled trans units with computers that you can use a paddle shift or push button selector, but to do it right would run 3-4k. But the main factor against it is that julie simply does not want it. She just wants a standard shifter on the trans tunnel. So i think we will get it modified so we have auto and manual valve bodies, but thats about it. She does not even want the manual valve bodies.

[Rodster]

thanks for the comments guys and we are very excited.

MPTech, honestly other then already having experience, I cant think of anything that was a major problem or that we would change. We are completely satisfied with the build. Thats why we ordered the coupe a little different then what we did with the roadster, so we could have a different building experience.

-base kit, just to see really what the difference is.
-irs, so we can build something other then 3 link
-No powder coat, so we can add some frame bracing.
-Fast freedy power steering, because it looks cool.
-Efi stacks, because they look kinda like webers, but are different.
-etc.

For a trans we are going with a AOD trans. There are electronic controlled trans units with computers that you can use a paddle shift or push button selector, but to do it right would run 3-4k. But the main factor against it is that julie simply does not want it. She just wants a standard shifter on the trans tunnel. So i think we will get it modified so we have auto and manual valve bodies, but thats about it. She does not even want the manual valve bodies.

Whew. I almost thought she would have said "shifter on the steering column"

[MRSQSL]

Week -1:

Zero progress. None. Zip. Zilch. Poor Mike was sick ALL week and then Steve got the flu. I haven't been in the garage in the last week other than to put the sprinklers on rain delay and grab something that I left out there.

I do have news to report. We adopted a dog over the weekend. He came with the name Tucker and is an Australian Cattle Dog. He loves Mike sooooooooo much. Follows him everywhere and cries when Mike leaves the room. Fortunately, he's beginning to realize I'm almost as amazing as Mike and is starting to like my company as well. I don't have a good picture, so I'm going to attemp to snag one Aly posted on Facebook. Let's hope this works. Mike and Tucker.jpg

Oh and I have no idea when the car is arriving. Haven't heard from Stewart. Mike may have, but he didn't tell me. Grrrr...

[CraigS]

Well you are lucky as can be. The all time best dog we ever had was a mutt Aus Cattle Dog too. He had different markings than yours but we also named him Tucker. If yours is 50% what ours was you are in for a long and happy friendship. Congratulations!!!

[MRSQSL]

Coupey is coming!!!!!!! Tomorrow!!!!!!! Actually, I'm sad. I mean, I want the car to get here. I REALLY want it to. I'm sad because I think I might be alone when it arrives. The kids could be in school and Mike at work. I wanted it to be a family thing. Mike is going to see if they can deliver it in the late afternoon so maybe we can all be here or at least me and the kids. That made me feel a lot better. They have to do a delivery in PHX tomorrow and then us. Yay!!!!!!! We have a LOT of garage cleaning to do tonight so it has a nice, pretty spot to live in. I picked a bad day for a dentist appointment. Dang! I'm super excited the big day is finally almost here. Bet I don't get much sleep tonight.

Craig, it's so neat that you had the same kind of dog with the same name. Hee, hee. So far, he has been an excellent dog. We are having issues with the Sheltie we have. She isn't loving Tucker as much as we do yet. All three dogs are currently laying on the floor in my office (okay, two on the floor and the Chihuahua is laying on my chair behind my back). They are fine, but if Tucker stands up and walks near the Chihuahua, the Sheltie will get upset. Really upset. It's odd she's so protective over a dog she can't seem to stand. Hopefully we can get this little glitch worked out. I love all my dogs and want them to be stress free and happy.

[BFFofMRSQSL]

Congratulations on your new addition! He's a cute little guy.

[Pedalmasher]

Excitement!! Keep us updated!!