# BIG REDS wanna be Nick Cage Build thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [February 6, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178 "2010-02-06T19:21:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 103
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2041 "2011-06-16T09:46:02Z")
> [@FS: Hey GN Guys; 86 GN-$1000](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-hey-gn-guys-86-gn-1000/43053/4): > > the boom was quite expensive, but the camera/ lens is worth a ton more. yeah for sure! I am saying one wack takes alot of stuff out! yikes! ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2042 "2011-06-16T10:00:38Z")
yup, luckily I wasn’t the one ---
**Author:** ![CFD\_Productions](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cfd_productions/32/6519_2.png) [@CFD\_Productions](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CFD_Productions)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2043 "2011-06-16T12:03:41Z")
> [@M3 GTR returns.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/m3-gtr-returns/43040/37): > > yeah for sure! I am saying one wack takes alot of stuff out! yikes! thats how we roll :cone ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2044 "2011-06-16T18:18:06Z")
Now that the exterior and the interior are done for the most part its time to turn my focus to under the hood.I really want to make a statement under the hood. I have some big plans, that will make under the hood just as nice as the rest of the car. I Spent a ton of money on the next big purchase for the car, I will be Redoing the engine bay, upgrading fuel system, changing the valve covers, and converting the stock ford fuel injection to Mass Flow stand alone fuel injection. The manifold, fuel rails and throttle body came in today. Each part is made in house by mass flow and I gotta say when I opened the box I was blown away by the quality, its a work of art! ![http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3926/img3665h.jpg](http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3926/img3665h.jpg) ![http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6348/img3666q.jpg](http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6348/img3666q.jpg) 1000CFM throttle body closed ![http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/11/img3667x.jpg](http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/11/img3667x.jpg) primary’s open ![http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6308/img3668xt.jpg](http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6308/img3668xt.jpg) secondarys open ![http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/7972/img3669t.jpg](http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/7972/img3669t.jpg) It even uses a ford throttle position sensor and idle air control valve! ![http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4900/img3670di.jpg](http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4900/img3670di.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2045 "2011-06-16T18:20:13Z")
Sick! Now go steal PJB’s motor and put it to good use. ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2046 "2011-06-16T18:23:31Z")
I tried buying his motor…its a lost cause. ---
**Author:** ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2047 "2011-06-16T19:10:05Z")
nice manifold setup. Looks just like the Accel stuff I have for my camaro. ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2048 "2011-06-16T22:29:27Z")
> [@FS: Hey GN Guys; 86 GN-$1000](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-hey-gn-guys-86-gn-1000/43053/3): > > Man I sure dont want to be the first tard to look out the pass side window and clip a parked car with his boom! lol > > and wouldn’t the floppy neck strap get in the way of a shot sometimes! lol > > Looks cool as hell man, that shot looks like a movie car shot! they do like 4 mph with this boom on ---
**Author:** ![DeathbyRT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deathbyrt/32/6648_2.png) [@DeathbyRT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathbyRT)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2049 "2011-06-16T22:35:08Z")
Cobra motor swap. Thread(motor part). ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2050 "2011-07-12T17:06:21Z")
couple shots of the engine bay before It gets ripped apart tomorrow. ![http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/7408/img3702kp.jpg](http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/7408/img3702kp.jpg) ![http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7188/img3706w.jpg](http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7188/img3706w.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LS\_WS.6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ls_ws.6/32/6563_2.png) [@LS\_WS.6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LS_WS.6)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2051 "2011-07-12T17:07:18Z")
dumpy :giggle ---
**Author:** ![ErnGotti](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/erngotti/32/6372_2.png) [@ErnGotti](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ErnGotti)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2052 "2011-07-14T08:20:19Z")
I like how it says, “5.0 HO” like its talking to me lol ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2053 "2011-07-22T17:16:13Z")
got my vanity plate today ![http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/9286/img0081o.jpg](http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/9286/img0081o.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2054 "2011-07-27T17:08:15Z")
I haven’t had any real updates in a while but I’ve been busy planning, fabricating, ordering and returning stuff for the past 2 months. I’m keeping the car small block but I wanted to do something different, I wasn’t happy with just bolting on some ford racing valve covers like everyone else does. So I had some pent house finned big block valve covers made. These are the same style as the original gt500s, but rather than saying cobra I milled out the center to put an emblem on there. I also had some billet fill caps welded on to replace the stock push in covers, In addition I had some AN fittings welded on the back of the valve covers that will run into a yet to be fabricated catch can. I was also torn on what color I wanted to do them. I wanted polished fins to match the billet grills, however I didn’t want to paint them black like the stock shelbys, and I thought natural was too plain. So I decided to paint them satin pepper gray to match the car. ![http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5291/img0083wn.jpg](http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5291/img0083wn.jpg) polishing the fins ![http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1/img0085oic.jpg](http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1/img0085oic.jpg) ![http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3691/img0087nf.jpg](http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3691/img0087nf.jpg) painted body color ![http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5444/img0100ao.jpg](http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5444/img0100ao.jpg) ![http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/142/img0106wl.jpg](http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/142/img0106wl.jpg) next was the air cleaner. I wanted to run the oval air cleaner like the original Shelby’s. But rather than bolt on the standard black finned cobra air cleaner that everyone else does I decided to do something one off. I started off with a blank finned cover which was custom ordered. ![http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/9048/img0046w.jpg](http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/9048/img0046w.jpg) I stripped it and milled out the center to fit the same emblem I have between my taillights. ![http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8286/img0088uk.jpg](http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8286/img0088uk.jpg) I also polished the fins to match ![http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3396/img0089ii.jpg](http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3396/img0089ii.jpg) and painted it body color like the valve covers ![http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/5760/img0102ze.jpg](http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/5760/img0102ze.jpg) next up was the air filter, which turned into a huge process, including purchasing 3 filters before I found one that fit. The original GT500s ran a 1 7/8th" oval filter, however that wouldn’t clear the mas air flow sensor. So I ordered a 3" K&N filter which turned out to give me enough clearance for the mass air but hit the hood, Not to mentioned looked silly. So I looked around a but and found a 2.25" filter made by SB filters ![http://members.cox.net/beepster/filters/filter1.jpg](http://members.cox.net/beepster/filters/filter1.jpg) ![http://members.cox.net/beepster/filters/filter2.jpg](http://members.cox.net/beepster/filters/filter2.jpg) the final product. ![http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/152/img0101r.jpg](http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/152/img0101r.jpg) After about 10 orders to Summit/Jegs I got all of the correct fuel fittings and my fuel pressure regulator. Another thing that took a while to figure out was the heater hose. Normally people run a standard hose and just kind of lay it over the valve cover. That wasn’t gonna do. So I got matching fittings to convert it all to 10AN hose. ![http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7444/img0103qha.jpg](http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7444/img0103qha.jpg) The fuel pressure regulator ![http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3122/img0104oz.jpg](http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3122/img0104oz.jpg) The next set of issues was the air cleaner base, It wasn’t sitting flush and was hitting the idle air control valve along with the throttle linkage. So I had a spacer/ O ring welded on to solve that. ![http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/5654/img0107sl.jpg](http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/5654/img0107sl.jpg) Since my stock ford throttle cable is too long I’m going to be running a lokar throttle cable, So I ordered the lokar throttle cable bracket, however it wast even close to fitting and was hitting the air cleaner base, Idle air control valve,fuel rail and throttle linkage . So I made my own bracket that clears everything. ![http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/195/img0108xfs.jpg](http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/195/img0108xfs.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2055 "2011-07-27T17:12:34Z")
We might have to do a few shots of your underhood set up. Its too much like art work lol. ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2056 "2011-07-27T17:13:58Z")
i love ittttt , so when we doing the intake ???/ i cant wait to see it done man ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2057 "2011-07-27T17:15:27Z")
well there is no “movie” correct engine bay, So it allowed me to do whatever. I always like to make my statements on my cars with the engine bays/ stance So it has to live up the rest of the car…and it will. ---
**Author:** ![freakLS7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freakls7/32/6298_2.png) [@freakLS7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/freakLS7)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2058 "2011-07-27T17:16:24Z")
covers look awesome and will fit the car perfect!!! ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2059 "2011-07-27T17:16:26Z")
> [@first time bike buyer / rider](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-time-bike-buyer-rider/44197/32): > > i love ittttt , so when we doing the intake ???/ i cant wait to see it done man anytime after Sunday, with my new job I have normal hours again so i’m home by 6 most days. ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/2060 "2011-07-27T17:19:23Z")
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