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Project Introduction and Initial Assessment

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72 LSA Monte Carlo Boom Tube NASCAR Exhaust FIRST DRIVE! (Fab Process & Finishing Touches)

What happens here

The project begins with an overview of the car and the planned work. The main tasks include installing electric fans, completing the exhaust system, addressing tire fitment, fixing body alignment issues, and resolving electrical problems with the taillights and turn signals. The video also introduces the specific fans to be installed: two universal electric fans previously used on 'Uncle Rob', the creator's other vehicle.

Goal: Understand the scope of work and identify immediate tasks.

Tools and materials

  • Car Lift BendPak — Elevating the car for underbody access
  • Universal Electric Fans — Cooling the engine. These are repurposed from another vehicle

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You know, I'm in the toilet. Time to tackle the fans. Actually, this time I finished the exhaust. And I do n't know. A few more things. We'll spend some more time thinking about tires. Just checking everything now. I am in despair. I don't know what to do, but we'll figure something out. First we need to put fans here. The original universal fans that were on Uncle Robbie, which I bought at the parts store near Cooper's house back then. They were cooling Uncle Rob. So they will cool it down too . Big tails and everything else in place. We just need to figure out how to attach them to the radiator. And of course, I took the car with the hood closed, so it's dark in here. I think we'll remove that trim and make the silver- orange stripes vinyl, because that trim covers too many of the body lines. They hide the shape and appearance, and it's just like a painted overlay . Racing cars didn't have such pads. So I removed the trim and painted the body itself. So, that's what we'll do . Want to hear a funny story? Wait a minute. When I was 18 and bought this radiator, I was so proud of my shiny new radiator that I went to the store, bought an insect screen and put it in so that the midges would n't get stuck and bend the fins. I just because it's a huge Griffin radiator. It cost something around $400. It is huge. It's like an original radiator. You know they're only this thick. And this one is so big and cool that the fan, which didn't even fit snugly against the radiator, kept the temperature up unless I stood with the hood closed without moving for more than a few minutes on a very hot day. It heated up to about 205 degrees. Hey, there are insects inside. Good job. Ovva. How do you like that? I can't believe I drove it enough to get damn insects stuck in the radiator. I am impressed. We only have four fasteners that pierce the radiator to secure these fans. So, I use the four good ones from above. And from below we just use ties. And all I do is just push it through, because the head of the tie is big enough not to fit through the hole in the fan bracket. And then I just cut a small piece off the other screed and move on. This will

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