Aaron Cake

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The purpose of this thread is to allow all members to show off their major 2nd gen related projects in one easy to find place. The aim is to keep a current thread of all running projects organized and in one spot. Not only will this show off some of the excellent work being done here, but it will provide a common thread to which to refer to when looking for ideas or when the "what can I do to my car?" question come up. There are so many great project threads but they all disappear eventually as new topics take their place. It's a shame that they are not archived somewhere, which is why I made this thread.

The projects in this thread have been submitted by the members of this forum. If you would like to have your project included here or have an update to an existing project, please send a private message to Aaron Cake. If you have any updates to a project that is posted here, send a PM and this thread will be updated.

This thread is for major long term projects. For example, a full TII swap into an NA would qualify, while bolting on an exhaust would not. Now if that exhaust was fabricated from scratch and documented, that would be a major project. A picture of a custom made cold air intake is not a major project, but a thread containing good pictures and description of that intake being constructed is, especially if it is part of a larger design (ie. standalone, porting, etc.). Standalone installs are a major project. Installing a Greddy (or any "bolt in") intercooler kit is not unless it is part of a greater whole. Good pictures and documentation is the key and what makes these project threads really interesting reading. See what I'm getting at? Some leeway will be made for those first projects that everyone is so proud of but we don't need 10 pages of exhaust installs.

The projects linked here are in alphabetical order.

1987mazdarx7
Body work, rust repair, smoothing
Brett's Mazda


Aaron Cake
Project Tina
A continuing project that started as one of the first turbo-NA builds in winter of 2001 and has continued on to include: bridgeported engine, Microtech LT-8s EMS, custom everything including an upper intake, fabricated exhaust, new fuel system and much, much more. In progress now is a turbo upgrade and interior restoration.

The original turbo-NA thread
Final Pictures and Status of NA Turbo Install

Stripping and pulling the engine, engine disassembly
My Winter Project

Painting the engine bay, cleaning and prepping the engine, porting the irons/housings, painting the engine and starting to shave the lower intake of all emissions stuff.
Finally! Pictures and Status Of My Turbo-NA-Bridgeport

Assembly of the 6 port high compression bridgeport engine. Also lower intake emissions removal and shaving.
Pics and Status Of My Turbo-NA-Bridgeport Engine Build

Porting the intake manifold and turbo wastegate, wiring the battery relocation, some minor rust repair, engine mockup and oil pan modifications for turbo oil drain.
Progress Of My Turbo/NA/Bridgeport Project (Project Tina)

Engine and transmission installation, undercoating with POR-15, creating the new wiring harness, building a battery box.
Pics and Status Of My Turbo-NA-Bridgeport Project (Project Tina)

Building an upper intake manifold from scratch and fabricating coolant pipes.
Latest Pics and Status Of My Turbo-NA-Bridgeport Project (Project Tina)

Building the fuel system, oil cooler lines, coolant pipes, and exhaust system. Also installing the upper intake, making the metering oil lines and installing the driveshaft.
Midsummer Update On My Turbo NA Bridgeport Project

Fabrication of the intercooler, intercooler piping, gauge installation, some wiring and the first startup on the new setup (video included)
It Runs! Pics and Vids Of My Turbo-NA-Bridgeport Project


a_drift
Hi guys here is my new seven. A red 91 coupe with only 80k miles on the body. The motor has blown coolant seals but the motor in my blk car only has 6k or 7K miles on it. This car is an auto so I'm gonna do the five speed swap. It's pretty much gutted except for the front carpet, dash, door panels, and a passenger seat. The body is nice and straight though it just needs a paint job, but I got that covered. I plan on doing a cutsom wideboy. It's gonna be pretty mild, jus something to fit bigger rims inside there. Pretty much I'm bringing everything over from my 89 GTU to this 91 coupe. My GTU has fram damage from a drifting accident that happened in december. I can still beat on it and I still do. In fact I hid the damage pretty well. But I can't wait to get started on this thing. Here are some pics of it. This is only the beginning and I will record it's steps using this blog.
Blog: 91 coupe drift/time attack build up


BlueTII
Here is a link to our 91 Turbo vert project. It started as a straight forward conversion, but ended up as a single turbo, streetported 13B-RE cosmo with an FD Apexi Power FC...
Banzai Racing 1991 S5 Convertible TII Conversion


cpubugs
Bessie? Another NA to Turbo II JDM conversion
Bought the car for 400 bucks, Bought the motor and tranny for 800 from japan. Currently stripping down the interior and the engine bay. Focusing on the engine bay so I can get my motor in. Any advise is appreciated. be brutally honest, I'm not a pansy I can handle the truth. I am teachable! Lots of pics on my site.
Project Site


drewl
Full Race Car Build Up
Engine removal, stripping the interior
Part 1: Getting Started
Seam welding, roll cage building
Part 2: The Chassis
Sunroof and hole deletion, body kit, wide body, paint
Part 3: The Body
Assembing the engine
Part 4: The Engine


gxl87turbo
My 10AE build
My 10ae project (PICS)


kungfuroy
Rebuilding leaky s4 Oil Metering Pump
For those that opt to keep and fix their leaking s4 omp. Pictures and part numbers included
Rebuilding leaky s4 Oil Metering Pump


LOW IMPEDANCE
Turbo upgrades, body mods and paint, custom intercooler and exhaust setup.
UPDATE: Low Impedance's Turbo Rotary Epic


Mutaku - Rotary Powa!
1989 Mazda RX-7 TII Build
Goal to have a 300HP+ car with electronic goodies and presentation as if the car came from factory that way.
Main project thread


Nismo Convert86
Motor Rebuild, and Gauge install
Rebuilding my engine, New Koyo Rad, All new VDO gauges to monitor engine conditions, Doing all the work at my buddies shop, over the last two and a half months.
otor Rebuild, and Gauge install


papiogxl
Project Fireball
Description of project. Sort of a summary of things taking place, why, how, where, when, etc.
The fire
Vacuum 6 port activation


RX-Heven
Original turbo swap in my vert
Upgraded oil cooler install
Custom widebody conversion
Custom rollbar for my vert that allows normal operation of the top


sinoeun
My fc build.
some pics of my fc project


smokie
Project Smokie Jr
Well its been 381 days (1 year 2 weeks and 2days) since my car was taking from me by some punks jealous of my car and no it wasnt in the greatest fashion but it was nice with some nice 17" rims on it that made it stand out and what they did was took 3 of the rims they snatched out a aftermarket tape deck without the face plate and broke my vents. Since then its been 1 year and 1 1/2 weeks since i drove it and in august of this year 06 i finaly started Project Smokie Jr. Its an 86 gxl non turbo with no power windows no power steering just a basic model that was giving to me by my youth pastor who was the only owner that keep it up in good shape. He didnt have time to work on it and knew that me and one of the minister in my church (who has 3 of them and builds them from the ground up and sells them) would love to have it as my project/street car. So now that the project is complete as far as the motor is concerned I want to shwo some before pics of what it looks like when i got it back with the old motor.
Project Smokie Jr


SMonty
I made a fiberglass dashboard cause I like smooth curves
f/g dash board


spot_skater
spot_skater's TII build + haltech
Will be an ongoing thread, full of text, links of ideas/instructions I've used (IE www.fc3spro.com > tech section > wastegate porting) and the work I'll be doing.
My TII build


stevej88na
Various Projects
Cellphone Display
I've always wanted a real-time readout of all kinds of sensors. This project ended up going a bit further. Basically, a small cellphone LCD displays sensor outputs, like RPM, various temperatures, battery voltage, AFR, etc. as well as acting as a logging stopwatch for driving events (lap times), and being able to log sensor data as well. A serial port allows lap times and sensor data to be downloaded to a computer for analysis. This is a work in progress.
Main Project Link
Project Thread

Electronic Aux and VDI Actuation
This project's goal was to open and close the VDI port, and possibly auxiliary intake ports in the future, without having an air pump of any kind, stock or aftermarket. The final system uses a solenoid along with some circuitry to detect engine RPM and give the solenoid enough kick to get the job done.
Main Project Link
S5 UIM on S4 Engine Block link
Project Thread

Vane AFM to Hot-Wire MAF
The S4 AFM has some major issues. One is the flapper limits orientation to horizontal, but even then, hard cornering can cause incorrect airflow readings. Another is the bulky size, and possible air restriction. This project replaces the S4 N/A vane AFM with a hot-wire MAF. This is a work in progress.
Main Project Link
Project Thread


stylEmon
RX-7 Expirience
Building an RX-7. I bought my first RX when I was 17. Sold it at 20 and regret it ever since. Just bought my second one in Feb 06. It supposedly had 5k on a rebuild, but that must've been done by a feild rat. I had issues with the car since I bought it and suspected bad workmanship from the get go. I like to tinker and can handle replacing injectors and wiring pumps and gauges, but am no mechanic, So, a good friend of mine, and owner of Turblown Eng, is doing the work. I provide the money and beer to keep him happy! I've learned TONS already and decided to blog my progress.
The RX-7 Experience
Tried to post the blog here on the club, but the images are finicky...
Progress on the 7


trinimazdax
heres a few pics of my progect partially completed, its a 91 coupe with a j spec street ported turbo II , microtech lt8s , holset turbo , front mount intercooler , walbro 255 , greddy type rs blow off valve , 38mm waste gate , full turbo II drive train and a few other goodies just cant remember off the top of my head , next step over the winter is body work and a sweet custom roll cage ill keep u guys updadted through out the winter.
a few pics of my car


Tyblat
I am currently in the process of Turbo charging my S4 N/A engine. the log is a work in progress, and will be updated as I perform the work.

It's being written for anyone to be able to understand, and requires very little to no fabrication for this project.
Turbo N/A project log


vipers
Body kit and paint, complete engine rebuild with bridgeport, EMS installation, many other touches including paint and chrome and aftermarket tach in stock cluster.
1st Link Is My Car Through Its Stages...Its Not Up To Date Though
2nd Link Is A Thread To The Parts I Used For My Half Bridged T70 Turbo Motor
3rd Link Is A Blog Of The Engine Build
4th Link Is Yet Another Build Blog
5" Tach In A Stock Instrument Cluster
Engine First Firing Up
Another Video Of My Car, This Time At Sevenstock, And Pegging Redline A Few Times

The projects in this thread have been submitted by the members of this forum. If you would like to have your project included here or have an update to an existing project, please send a private message to Aaron Cake. If you have any updates to a project that is posted here, send a PM and this thread will be updated.

Aaron Cake

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I just copied this thread into the Archives and made it into a sticky. Thanks to everyone willing to show off their projects as the thread turned out great. If you would like to have your project added or have an update to a project already in the thread, just PM me.