One of the side effects on joining the scuttle to the bonnet is that I will have much easier access to the electrical gear beneath the scuttle. The down side is that I have never been very happy with it. (more…)
Joining the bonnet and scuttle
The biggest cosmetic problem with the Stalker has been some very bad paint chipping along the joint between the bonnet (hood) and the scuttle. I had a few ideas on what caused this, either I had the bonnet fitting too tightly, or I had over catalyzed the paint. Neither would be simple to fix. Rather than fix one and hope, I would get rid of the problem altogether… (more…)
Car Chemistry Inserts
Even though the Stalker is still for sale, I am still playing with it.
I have always thought it was a bit on the loud side. Even though my neighbors have never shown up with pitchforks and court orders, it still bothered me. I started with the specified short pipe with one Speedway auger each side, which was deafeningly loud while driving it. I then lengthened the pipes and added another auger. This was in the right direction but still too loud. While trolling through car magazines I noticed an ad for Car Chemistry exhaust inserts claiming to allow an “open header look with muffler noise levels”. Intrigued, I started searching for information. There was quite a bit of good feedback in various hot rod forums, so I took the plunge. (more…)
SuperStalker #72 is for sale
You can reach me at 520-300-1182 if you are interested in the SuperStalker
I have had my fun with the SuperStalker and I am itching for another project. If you are interested in purchasing please leave a comment and I will get back to you. No overseas offers will be entertained.
I am selling my Brunton Super Stalker. I have never raced the car and have only put about 2,000 miles on it since it became road worthy. I just haven’t been able to use it as much as I hoped. I had a great time building it, but I am itching for a new project.
- Titled in AZ as a 1962 Lotus Seven
- 1998 Buick L67 with around 80K miles
- 240HP 280ft-lbs of torque
- 1500lbs car!
- Full complement of Autometer gauges
- One piece Lexan wind screen (better pictures coming soon) installed
- Two piece safety glass windscreen for inspection requirements
- Camaro T5 transmission with custom remote shifter
- Detroit TrueTrac differential with 3.42 gears.
- Four wheel disk brakes
- Cosmetically the car has a few problems. I did the paint myself but over catalyzed the scuttle and it is chipping where the bonnet comes down.
Exterior Pictures are here.
Very high resolution pictures are available in my section of the StalkerV6 Gallery
Details matter
About two months ago the Super Stalker start behaving badly. The engine was misfiring constantly under heavy load. The ECU was showing a “3X reference circuit” diagnostic trouble code. A quick review of L67 information showed this was normally attributed to a failed crankshaft position sensor (CPS). As this engine has about 80K miles on it I didn’t think a failed CPS was that far fetched so I replaced it. This is not a really difficult job, but does take some time, especially when I need to squeeze mechanical work around family commitments. After I replaced the sensor, the engine ran perfectly and I went on a few long drives, total of about two hours running time, then the problem came back with a vengeance. I couldn’t even get out of the garage. (more…)
Buzz Kill
The side panels on the stalker are 0.065 inch thick aluminum held with a few fasteners at the front and rear ends of the panel. There are flanges bent in at the top and bottom, so the panel is fairly stiff along its length. But from top to bottom it can flex, which allows it to bang into the vertical legs of the frame. My Stalker demonstrated by having an incredibly annoying buzz from the right side panel when the engine was near 3500RPM.
Adding captive nuts to the windshield.
My Stalker windshield is held to the scuttle by 10 bolts. To remove the windshield I have to remove the scuttle to access the accompanying nuts. Removing and lifting the scuttle is non-trivial. I would like to be able to easily remove the windshield so that I can start trying to fit my new windscreen design.
New Band Saw Tires
The old tires on the very used Bandsaw I bought literally fell off once I removed the duct tape holding them on. I replaced them with new urethane bandsaw tires from Rockler. These tires were a perfect fit, but did require special technique to fit them. The instructions provided were dead on.
Stalker Wind Wings
Pretty simple project: add wind deflectors to the side of the windshield. The current windshield allows a huge wind blast to shoot right at my face. This isn’t a problem until it starts to get cold, then it actually gets hard to breath, especially in crosswinds from the drivers side.
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