The Fiesta is getting fitted with some premium sound options. First off is a stout Kenwood 2 channel amplifier to deliver the power. Next a super slim, super powerful Kenwood Execelon 10-inch subwoofer that handles a whopping 1200 wattts of power with only a 4-inch mounting depth, to keep as much space free in the trunk as possible. Monster Mobile Audio(check them out on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monster-Mobile-Audio/354165238961?ref=ts is completing the custom fibrglass and carbon fiber enclosure. When finished, this combo will provide enough bass to get any Fiesta going.
Fiesta! Boom in the trunk. part 1
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Breathe Fiesta, Breathe!
Friday, August 20th, 2010
Today I finished up the cold air intake for the Fiesta. It was pretty simple and we only had to go a short distance to put the filter into a fresh air stream. The custom milled mass air flow adapter was a pain to make but it all turned out to look real good.
I also gathered some measurements for the wheels. It looks like I might be able to fit a 10 inch wide wheel in there with a 2 inch widebody kit. I would say that is plenty of meat to keep this light car on the road.
Fiesta… Fiesta… Forever… Forever…
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
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Yea, I like that song.
Batlground received its Ford Fiesta SEMA car yesterday and wasted no time ripping into it. We are planning a widebody kit for the car, coilovers, big brakes, front racing seats in leather trim, a removable carbon fiber stereo box, cold air intake and exhaust system. We measured everything today, ordered the stereo equipment, worked on the cold air intake, got the coilovers and brakes ordered, and arranged the leather upholstery to be installed onto the racing bucket seats. Tomorrow is another day and we are trying to knock this thing out as quick as possible.
Retro Batlground video. Going to race the big boys v.2001(maybe even 2000)
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010No one ever believes my story about Dan building the Supra in our apartment complex driveway on jack stands. Maybe because I lied and he really built it in our apartment complex driveway on cinder blocks — NOT JACK STANDS. This is how it all began for us. My how far we have come.
LS6 350Z: Sleep is a luxury and highly overrated.
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
After an eventful Friday into Saturday work night, trying to get the LS/Z together and running, anyone who was watching via live broadcast is probably wondering what happened? Well I can tell you at about 4 a.m. saturday morning the car started and ran.
We spent about an hour longer on the car before the starter took a dump and we were dead in the water. We accomplished our goal of getting the car running but we fell short of our goal of getting the car to the event. Dan drove his 240 instead and tore it up just the same.
Yesterday saw us work on it a bit more and get a few of the bugs figured out. Today we are going to live broadcast again when we get the car on the dyno. We are aiming for a 4-5 p.m. broadcast time. Stay tuned this week as we continue to get the LS/Z together.
Batlground is live!
Friday, March 5th, 2010Ever wonder what it looks like when we are scrambling to get a car together? Even seen Brandon in action when he gets mad and throws a temper tantrum? Watch us work on the LS/Z right now! Follow the link here, or search Batltracy on justin.tv
LS6 350Z: Do or Die Time.
Friday, March 5th, 2010
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Day 5 is here and the only thing we have left is everything. Dan spent over 12 hours yesterday getting all the plumbing done. We had hoped for more like 4-5 hours. Considering what had to be done though maybe we were a little too optimistic. With the power steering, brake, fuel, and accusump lines all being made from scratch-its not hard to understand why it took a lot longer. With that being said todays list still includes the exhaust, mounting the seat/harness, installing the wiring harness, mounting the battery, getting the alignment done, mounting the Moton reservoirs, start it up, and tune it. There are plenty of other small things that will pop up too. Hopefully this evening will bring a positive update and a sweet sound bite or video.
LS6 350Z: Run them H-O-S-E! Lay that (exhaust) pipe!
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
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Day 4 is under way and the LS/Z just left the shop. Dan is bringing the car to Andy at Performance Hose Distributing to get all of the power steering lines and fittings installed. Since this is a completely custom job-a custom kit must be made. Yesterday saw some tasks take a little longer than expected, so a little extra time was spent last night to try and catch up. Dan modified the fuel cell for the return and breather hoses, he also got the headers installed so we can get the flex sections and “X” pipe installed. Once those are installed we can make the turn downs and the exhaust will be complete. Justin finished the harness and it looks great. Its really amazing how few wires there are once you cut out all the non-essentials. The accusump is going to be a little more of a pain in the rear than we hoped. According to most amateur organization rules and all professional rules-the accusump and all of the hoses associated with it, that are exposed inside the cockpit of the vehicle, must be contained in a secondary firewall. It makes sense because you are going to have hot oil running inside of the car. If you were to hit a wall, another car, or even flip upside down you could possibly have a nice bath in 200 degree oil. Anyone up for some deep fried Dan? So we are going to move it into the engine compartment for an easier installation.
Once Dan gets back with the car, we can get it on the lift and make some significant progress. We will bust out the alignment machine and get it real close to perfect. Later we will take it to Gran Turismo East to have Kieran and the guys there make sure it is perfect. The major goal for tonight is to get the car started. Once it is cranked we can check for any leaks in all of the plumbing, and hear how she sounds for the first time. Maybe I can even get a sound bite or video! At any rate, time is getting short and we have to buckle down to finish the job.
LS6 350Z: Its the detail work that makes the difference. That or it will kill you.
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
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Yesterday saw some crucial work get completed. Justin is working feverishly to complete the wiring harness and is but a mere half dozen wires away from wrapping it up. Dan completed the custom tension rods for the front suspension, got the radiator mounted, installed the throttle cable, and buttoned up a lot of small things. The exhaust parts showed up as well, we had ordered a couple flex sections and an “X” pipe. Todays list of tasks includes: Modify the thermostat housing, mounting the Moton reservoirs, mount the fuel filter, modify the fuel cell for return line and breather, mount accusump, install Earls firewall fittings.
LS6 350Z: A month of work in a weeks time.
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Full gallery of the progress here: Batlground LSZ Gallery
We are but 4 days away from a local drift event and the LS/Z looks far from ready. Dan has been frantically working to get the car ready enough to get some shake down runs in. The main goals for this week are to have all of the suspension components installed and aligned, power steering plumbed, exhaust fabricated, wiring harness, fuel system, and tuning.
Not only is there an event this weekend that Dan must be at, but there is another just a week away. That event presents us with a completely different set of obstacles-the car does not have any glass installed, including the windshield, as well as the doors have not been hung. We will have another article on those processes later. Stay tuned this week as I will be posting everyday on the progress, set-backs, and plain ‘ol weird stuff that happens when you have a month worth of work to finish in 1 weeks time.
