New dreams.

The SuperStalker is tearing up the race courses in California driven by its new owner and my trusty BMW K75 has found a new home as well. My new ride is 2004 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Ballabio. I LOVE this bike. Isn’t isn’t the fastest, or the best handling but it just SPEAKS to me.



Taking the SuperStalkers place is a Black 1995 M3. No pictures yet and it is already on jackstands with the interior torn out for a new stereo.

Stalker 72 is Sold!

Brunton Super Stalker 

The Brunton SuperStalker is the closest thing America has to a Caterham. The kits are very well thought out and professionally done as were the Caterham and previous Lotus Seven kits. This particular Stalker is driven by a blueprinted L67 Supercharged 3800. The entire car has a very high level of finish. This is chassis number #72. Ownership includes an invitation to join the Stalker mailing list where current and past owner/builders congregate.

Features:

• Powder coated frame
• Freshly rebuilt 1998 Buick L67 Supercharged 3800 with < 1K miles since high performance rebuild
• ARP fasteners through out
• Clevite 77 Bearings throughout
• New timing chain/gears
• Yella Terra 1.6 Roller Rocker arms
• Port matched lower intake manifold
• MultiLayer Steel head gaskets
• Stainless Steel Valves
• Viton valve seals
• balanced to better than factory specs
• Blueprinted block and heads
• Full complement of Autometer gauges
• Driver side seat on sliders (I am 5’4″, has been driven by 6’4″ people).
• One piece Lexan wind screen installed (two piece Laminated glass windshield is available if necessary for registration purposes.)
• Camaro T5 transmission with custom remote shifter
• Detroit TrueTrac torque sensing differential with 3.42 gears
• Summit racing aluminum rear end cover, makes it easier to maintain differential fluid.
• 4 Wheel Disk Brakes with fresh rotors and pads.
• 5zigen FN-01RC 15 inch wheels
• Professional Paint job with Dupont paint, color is Lexus Ultrasonic Blue
• Polished side and rear panels
• Carpeted interior
• Electrohydraulic PowerSteering using Toyota MR-2 Spyder pump and Chevette power rack
• Polished Mark Scott high performance cooling system

It runs!

After lots of head scratching after the fuel pickup was fixed, I replaced the ICM and it ran!

Starting the engine

So I finally ran out of excuses to keep me from starting the engine.  Then it wouldn’t start.  Turns out that the fuel pickup line was eroded to the point where it was only picking up air.  Engines don’t run on air alone. I read that somewhere… Since I have had this problem with the pickup lines before I am remaking them out of hard line, which means another few days waiting for some AN-tube adapters…

Power Steering Pump Electrical Connection

I was surprised when the pump arrived that it had 3 connectors, one heavy duty connector, obviously for power to the pump motor and two other connectors with light gauge wire for some sort of control functions. Luckily there is lots of information on using this pump for alternate applications.

Power Steering Pump Plumbing

Building a “frankencar” is particularly interesting when you are mixing manufacturers in the same system. In this case plumbing the Toyota electric power steering pump to the GM Chevette power steering rack.

Polished panels and interior carpet

Polishing the aluminum turned out to be a lot easier than I expected. I used a standard paint polisher with wool bonnets and Rolite aluminum polish.

K75 Hannigan

For some reason I never bothered to take pictures of the paint job I did on my K75 last year.  

Engine Installed Again

The engine went back in. This takes me about 35 minutes working slow on my own…

Installing an Electric Power Steering Pump

Now that the rack is in I have to have a pump. Using an engine driven pump is problematic because you have to give up the alternator belt tensioner and there is very little room for a reservoir. I chose to go with an electric hydraulic power steering pump. I managed to a find used pump from an MR-2 Spyder (go eBay!).