Adam, bet you can't wait to run it. Make your start-up check list. Include extra premix.

My copper gaskets couldn't take the heat. Would start to ooze out after about 50 heat cycles. Ended up surfacing the flange faces, which is still working.

Good Luck on the tuning!

Barry

 

Yeah I figured the copper gasket wouldn't last that long. No shop locally had one in stock so I made one to run temporarily, but once I inspected the turbo and realized the oil and custom water inlet fittings were missing I can't do anything now until I get them back from A-Spec. I going to call A-Spec tomorrow to see if they found my fittings and maybe get a gasket if they have some in stock.

The motor is finally in. Had a few hang ups, but they're squared away.

 

Mo pic's

 

Only one way to find out an that's at the Dyno. On low end at 15 psi 430hp - high end - 470 hp

 

Pyrosleeve, nice touch. I have some of that on my car.

More info on the brake setup? They look like full floating discs.

 

Pyrosleeve is awesome stuff.

Racing Brake BBK Kit and yes they are fully floating rotors front and rear. I had Rafik my helper put thermal paint on the rotors and pads, as well as put thermal temp strips on the calipers. I got in on this kit during the GB stages when it first came out.

https://www.racingbrake.com/ProductD...ode=2107-381-0

https://www.racingbrake.com/ProductD...=2105-381-4001

https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/fd-new-brake-options-605463/

 

Headers are in among a few other things.

 

Headers?

Adam get some sleep.

Turbo Manifold... lol :p

 

Looking great, Adam! Your car is coming along nicely, let me know when you're in my neck of the woods. Can't wait to see all this hard work pay off. -Matt

 

Thanks Matt, sometime later this year I will be going up to see my dad in Seattle. Maybe I will stop by then.

Alright, I got my gaskets in and I broke down and made a water inlet fitting. I took Barry Bordes advise and lapped the mounting face of the turbine as well. Tomorrow I will be going to oil filter supply and see if I can get a oil inlet fitting. Also, oil catch tank version 2.0 is made, just need to relocate the breather filter tomorrow and it will be done.

Happy Fourth of July everybody.

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Mo Pics

 

Well oil filter supply wasn't open, so maybe Monday for the oil inlet fitting.

Anyways, IC end tanks version 2.0 made. Just need to grind, port AND POLISH before welding them on to the IC. The oil catch tank is done.

Started adding fluids. I used the good shyte.

Peace

 

Sweet, looking good man!

Is there going to be a big ceremony when you start it up again?

 

Probably just the guys at the Apex Restoration.

 

Where do you get all your heat shielding?

 

The gold stuff from: http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/gro...ID=HEATBARRIER

Exhaust heat shielding, well, I got it from work. They were used on a test and then put in long term storage. The guy who did the testing said I could take whatever I needed.

See attached if any one was wondering where the oil catch tank drain line went under the car.

 

IC endtank were ported and polished(internally), welded on IC core and found I needed to tweak a few things . TB elbow next.

Anybody want to ride shootgun a mileage run to Medford Friday/Saturday? I may have access to an eddy current dyno Sunday to tune. So I need break in mileage.

 

Ordered an oil inlet fitting from Horsepower Freakz! It should be at Apex by tomorrow. Yes!

 

Who's dyno?

 

IPD, their on airport rd, near Horsepower Freaks and Pineapples old shop location.

IPD mainly does Volvo's, I got the hookup through John at Apex.

 

Now you need some Wiggins clamps for that piping. Are you planning to sand and polish the new endtanks, remove the exterior welds?

 

Wiggins clamps are cool items, but goddamn are they expensive! Maybe....

The insides of endtanks are ported and polished smooth. The exterior welds are ground down a little, but not all the way. I'm not a big fan of polished aluminum, don't ask me why. I'm going to brush finish them so they have a satin raw finish. The IC outlet tank will be covered in gold foil. Same thing with the new TB elbow I'm making.

Almost done with the TB elbow, just need to make triangular plates to fill the holes. Then porting and polishing of the insides and wrapping it with gold foil.









I also made some mods to the Synapse BOVs mounting setup. The set screws that came with the kit are M3 unit and getting a Allen head tool in and tightening it is a bitch, so I put M4 set screws in place. I also put two more set screws on the recirc fitting mounting. The K&N filter I had attached to it was causing the recirc fitting to get crocked.






In anticipation of putting a 3 bar GM MAP sensor in place I built myself a little calibration tool. The gauge is huge, but it was the only one that had the accuracy I wanted and not cost $100+, the one I really wanted was $860.

 

Hey Adam, I have a media packet from KRONTEC if you want to look @ their "wiggins" clamps.

let me know if you want to take a look.

Great pics!

 

IT LIVES!

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/I...lly_170746.htm

I got my oil inlet fitting, best $63 dollars I've spent in ahwile.

So I drove it home last night, had a small localized fire inside the heat shielding of the Headers, no big D. Maybe debris or the fiberglass strands caught on fire. Drove it to work today with no issues.

Just have one small leak at one of the earl fittings on the steering system. Too tight of a bend for the steel braided line maybe....

Registration, 3 Bar MAP and a few other things today.

Peace

 

I also want to say thank you to Jared aka jkstill for bringing his volt meter. I lost mine.

And want to say his wife is an awesome cook!!