That'd be great if you don't mind!

 

Bit of an update...got an S3 tank to replace my rusty one which meant cutting out the spare wheel well but that has made access for plumbing it all in nice and easy. So my surge tank arrived and I picked up some fuel hose and fittings so that is all ready to be pieced together.

My delivery of electrical bits and bobs arrived too allowing me to make a start on the loom so injector loom is done...


This allowed me to get on and reassemble the rest of the top end so this is far as I got today. (Elbow on order)


The throttle body has been simplified the best I could, it's an S5 body with the better TPS and I have stripped it of all the cruise control crap etc. I've also removed the one set of butterflies and chemical metaled up the holes that were left...


Also today mounted the trailing ignitors...


Getting there.

 

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being this is a s4 13b and i see you got a gsl-se front cover and what looks like a gsl-se oil pan what did you use for the oil pickup tube? the 13b turbo 2 pickup tube?

 

No it's a 12a oil pickup.

 

Got my intercooler back tonight with the brackets in the right place...



Offered it up and they are spot on so really happy with that, plus he's done an amazing job on them.

 

thanks for the input Tim im going to use my 12a oil pickup tube since i have it . and wont be using my 12a anymore. not having luck finding a gsl-se oil pickup tube anyways . so that will make things easyer.

build is looking good would like to see more pics on the fuel setup.

im doing something like this on my 81 gsl. so far i got a 13b s4 n/a and i got another stock turbo and making a custom header for it . only problem im running into to converting my tank to efi with a extra fc tank.

like this idea.
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-archive-71/intake-efi-prepping-1st-gen-578184/

 

I like the idea of having an intank pump but I'm gonna stick with me external Bosch 044 and surge tank for this season and see how it pans out. I know it's gonna be noisy as hell in there but I've no interior so quiet isn't really on the agenda anyway!

 

Bit more looming tonight-thought I'd sort out the sensor side of things (apart from the CAS which is screened) so the loom for water temp, air temp and TPS is done...

And also the 3 pin plug crimped onto the TPS...


I want to retain the stock temp gauge too though so any thoughts on this? I guess I'll just have to tap another thread into the water pump area and fit a 12a thermosensor.

 

Is there a coolant temp sensor on the rear housing area under the oil filter and bee hive cooler like on the 12a? You could use that...

 

All sorted, the ECU can use the one on the thermostat housing and the stock needle can use the one under the oil filter pedestal. Cheers cfamilyfix.

 

Bit more progress, tapped a thread into the chassis rail for the rubber isolation mounts to sit the IC on...

So intercooler now bolted in as is the radiator.
Made my turbo oil feed and return...



Lastly, I set to work on the FC oil cooler. The brackets faced the wrong way for what I needed so added some angle iron to the existing bracket....

Added some 5x20mm flat bar to give me drop...

And hung it off of the front tubular beam using exhaust clamps....

This is a test fit as I plan to include some form of rubber mounting to replicate the idea of the stock bracket. The oil cooler itself isn't pretty as you can see, but it is oil tight and clear of debris.

Next up, make oil cooler lines and finish fuel system.

 

Made up coil loom the other night, also in this loom is the trigger for the electric fan relay which will be controlled by the ECU...

Remounted the fusable links (to be replaced with a proper fuse box shortly) and mounted/connected fan relay...

Heratshrinked the alternator loom and connected up...

I'm picking up my switched +12V from the original coil feeds but as this supply is fused quite high a installed a small fuse box to protect the smaller cables going off to the ECU etc...

And ran everything through the bulkhead to the glovebox...


And a little while later ended up with...

Also went hunting around a junkyard for some fans and scored these out of a small euro hatchback-

After a bit of trimming they fit well and only cost £10 ($15).

 

all your work is coming together.....

 

This thread will be the blueprint for my parts car in the garage....thank you captainbizzarro for insuring I will be broke going into the year of 2012...lol. Serously, nice build!

 

Don't mention it dude! Just don't send me the bill.

Thanks for the positive comments.

 

Nice surprise in the mail today...


Couldn't resist test fitting my hoses, thankfully it all fits nicely...

As you can see in the second picture, I have the hose and fittings to make up the cooler lines. The company I dealt with crimped an M18 banjo on each end of 2m of hose for the cooler and supplied the other banjo and straight M16 fitting for the front cover to cover the engine end. That's my job for tomorrow, then it's time to fluid up and see what happens.

 

This is what happened! The initial smoke is from the oil I had in the housings while it was sat.

Make oil cooler lines...(boiling water and push fit onto barbed fittings)

Fluid up!

No oil leaks, three water leaks but easy fixes.
Test electrics...

Annnnnnnnd...


Tail shaft being made next week then exhaust on and map.

 

Sounds great!! Great job!!

 

Thanks! Got a bit of fettling to do to make it idle properly but will wait until the exhaust is on for that as the open pipe is a bit antisocial!

 

Braced top of intercooler last night to prevent any unwanted movement, finished gearbox mount-modified an S5 mount in the end...

And started reassembly of the nose...

 

Everything externally back in one piece now, exhaust on today then calibrated TPS and now we got a nice idle. Pretty happy right now.

Also got a safe map done to allow me to get some mileage on to check for leaks etc before proper mapping and boost. This was only at 0.2Bar but still love the noise. Loving being back in a working rotang.


Nice pic with grandad rx2 in the background.

 

Nice work!

BTW - is that an RX2 I see in the background of the last pic??

 

Hmm, it just might be...

Nice work! Id love to get a turbo engine into my FB also. Someday I will Im sure...

~T.J.

 

Yes and one day it will be miiiiiiiiiiine mwahahahahaha.

 

Is there anyway of having more fun with your clothes on than driving a 13BT FB?

I don't think there is. (click on picture for short vid)