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I also put my custom steering/air pump setup on and clearances look good, need to mod the outlet fitting on the air pump. The air pump will require an individual air filter or have a long ass tube to the air box I will be making. Started playing around with Rad/IC positioning and after looking at it I gonna need a new core similar in size to John’s IC. The one I have has a core height that's just too tall, yeah more money. I also mod'd the front nose undertray, by removing the top piece of the tray I can keep the tray and have the v-mount.
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Started the process of modifying the radiator, relocated the drain port, and removed the stupid burp bung that's no longer needed, made a new outlet and plugged up the inlet. Need to play around with some things before I put in a new inlet. Was having a bitch of a time starting the new outlet build, had to be creative with the fixturing.
Damn Adam! I wish I had the time you do to work on a car! I've been to busy to work on mine. Got my motor from Rob like 3 wks ago and it still sits on a stand. I commend you for all the hard and long hours you put into your car! Keep up the good work!
Alright cum guzzler here's your update...after getting the sleek headlight kit all properly fitted up with the new headlight bracket I made, the bulbs are finally in full view (the marker lines show how much of the lens was blocked with original setup). However, I didn't like how little material was left on the remained headlight structure so I've been redesigning and fabricating a welded structure that I should be finished fabricating today and have it welded on the chassis tomorrow.
Thanks Joe, the only reason I’m able to do all this is I’m single, have a place to do it (Apex Restoration) and have full access to a fully equipped machine shop, lol.
Got the new headlight frame all welded in and it turned out pretty good, nice and solid. I still need to add a gusset to support the bottom of the headlight panel, but other than that, I’m there. Also started playing around with the turbo ducting and how I’m going to join the two turbos, the picture will give you an idea of the direction I’m going. Also I plan on having the bypass valve (Greddy BOV) on the secondary plum back in to the intake serpentine tube.
Alright, got the headlight shroud mounting plates done, looks nicer than what came with the kit. Also, I finally got my IC core and proceeded making the end tank for the turbo side and welded it on once I welded and smoothed out the internal seams.
Tomorrow I will modify my Greddy elbow to the configuration I want it to be (wish I could get the HKS elbow that comes with their v-mount kit, but oh well). I also started fab'n up the twin turbo connection tubes. Hope to get that done tomorrow too.
Got most of the routing for the twin turbos done, just need to cut a section for the secondary tubing. Currently have it all tack'd up to confirm everything lines up. I also have the intake side IC endtank started, but need to wait for some 3" tubing to finish the routing before I finish it. I started on modifying the greddy elbow too, but didn't like the direction I was going....need to put more thought into that. Man, I tired.
Oh, I also got some Mackin industries 20mm longer than stock wheel studs.
That may be a reality every once in awhile for a short time, but I bet you will still rather have my FD over your FC once I’m done with it. You know you will. Besides your car won’t be street legal shortly, while mine will be dual purpose. Hardie har har you butt pirate.
I'm ordering those exhaust flanges tomorrow by the way.
Alright, got the IC and ducting done. The Secondary turbo BOV is in, just need to finish welding in the recirc tubing. The throttle body end tank is a bit frankensteinish, but it will work great. Trying to decide if I want to weld on the Tial BOV on the throttle body end tank or at the cold side end tank of the IC.
I need to get the rad fan I want and I should have all the mounting done by end of week. I still need to do the oil cooler mounting, waiting for some fittings before I go further on that. Making progress.
I'm also trying to decide if I want to mod the hood so it's vented. A lot of work, but it would be functional and bad ass at the same time.......
Okay, so I fab’d up a mount for the Radiator and I didn’t like how it turned out so I’m redoing it. However, I was able to put rivnuts on the driver side frame rail for the rad mount. FYI, if you ever use these things be sure to do a mockup on another piece with the same thickness to get the crimping settings right. These things are prone to spinning if not installed properly. On that note I added epoxy to the mix to further reduce that risk. If you look at the mockup panel I did you can see three different degrees of crimping, the center on is what you want to look for.
I also started playing around with the mounting location of the Mocal oil thermostat. I was hoping to utilize the stock inlet/outlet lines, but it’s not looking like that will work. I have to go buy more fitting for the twin oil cooler setup.
Tack’d the headlight support tabs too, welding upside down isn’t easy.
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