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Tim HigginsMember ID: TJH17
Status: Gold Member  Newburyport, MA, USA 
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Member Journal – Tim Higgins's GT6
There are 52 total entries in this Journal.
GT6 Is Alive With EFI
Posted on: Monday July 3, 2023
After sorting through fit-up issues with the manifold to bonnet clearance and an iteration on rpm sensing, the engine fired up on the first attempt. Still have a bunch of tuning to do, but first I need to get it drivable. As a minimum I need to add brake fluid and finish the drivers seat. https://youtube.com/shorts/L7LGkTxFH-w?feature=share
Putting It Back Together
Posted on: Tuesday June 6, 2023
Haven’t posted in a while, but the paint wet sanding and buffing came out really nice. It was a really time consuming process to sand out the orange peel with 600/1000/1500/2000/2500/3000. The buffing was the fast part. Anyway its done and I’m happy. Since then, I’ve been putting things back together. Got the rear lights and new SS bumpers on the back. Today my friend Chris, helped me install the windsheild and tailgate glass. It’s starting to take shape.
Painting, Part2
Posted on: Friday May 12, 2023
I painted the car back in January when the body was off, but later realized the clear coat wasn’t thick enough on some of the parts, like the bonnet and doors, which I had painted first. My spray booth is made up of plastic sheets around the outside of the four post lift. Initially I had one fan in the window. The whole setup didn’t purge the paint spray very well. This time around, I bought a second fan and mounted both fans in a frame under the garage door. I used some HVAC...
Wiring All Connected And Stuff Works
Posted on: Tuesday May 2, 2023
Spent the last couple of weeks running and terminating all the wires from the Advanced Autowire power block mounted in the RH A pillar area and the Microsquirt ECU behind the RH footplate. I still have some tidying up of wires to do, but first I wanted to make sure everything is working as it should. So yesterday I powered up the power block, and most everything worked, and with a little troubleshooting, everything worked. The only issue is the blinker switch doesn’t latch in place on...
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