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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
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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.
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.
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
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Sweet, looking good man! 
Maybe debris or the fiberglass strands caught on fire. Drove it to work today with no issues.
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