Finally Going Single! Part 2
10-12-11, 12:54 AM
#102
Thanks for the compliments guys.
@CO318is, I'm sure there are probably a few gurus around here, but I don't know any. I've always done all of my own work, with the exception of a final tune on the dyno. I hope to start some of my initial tuning tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully the local rotary club will get Steve Kan back here in the spring. It's been a few years since he's been here, so I guess we're overdue.
@CO318is, I'm sure there are probably a few gurus around here, but I don't know any. I've always done all of my own work, with the exception of a final tune on the dyno. I hope to start some of my initial tuning tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully the local rotary club will get Steve Kan back here in the spring. It's been a few years since he's been here, so I guess we're overdue.
10-12-11, 01:08 AM
#103
With that being said, right now, it idles like crap! Tonight I adjusted the TPS which was out of whack, but I haven't been able to check it out yet. I am hoping that it will idle better in the morning when I don't have to worry about waking up the wife/kids/neighbors. It does sound pretty mean, but I don't have any exhaust on it from the mid-pipe back. I will have to take it to an exhaust shop to have a new mid-pipe made up so that I don't have the old hollowed out cat in there anymore.
10-13-11, 07:48 PM
#105
After pulling the transmission this afternoon, I finally found out what my problem was. Like an idiot, I put the clutch disc in backwards. That was a big waste of time... I wish I would have been paying attention the first time around. Now I can finally get it out of the garage tomorrow and work on the idle.
10-15-11, 04:26 PM
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Hey Cohbra, not sure if I saw any pics of this, but is your turbo water cooled? If so, what kind of lines did you run out of the water housing. I saw your custom water fill neck, where does that ss line run to?
10-19-11, 05:06 PM
#112
I decided that I wanted to be able to log my EGTs so that they would be more useful to me so I ordered a pair of these from the Sensor Connection. They have a nice digital readout as well as a 0-5v or 1-5v output on them and a relay output alarm contact.
10-20-11, 07:24 PM
#118
I wish I had some cash left over for wheels but I already spent it all. I will gladly accept donations though 
Tomorrow I am hoping to get it out and wash it, so I'll take some better pictures then. Maybe I'll even use a real camera instead of my iPhone.
Tomorrow I am hoping to get it out and wash it, so I'll take some better pictures then. Maybe I'll even use a real camera instead of my iPhone.
10-20-11, 11:53 PM
#119
I went back to work on the center console tonight. I didn't take any pictures of the process, but there wasn't really much to see.
I used some Glad Press'n Seal to line the hole where the ash tray used to be and poured a bunch of fiberglass resin in there to use as a form. This way I am able to stretch the fabric over the console, and then press the form back in. I also used a heat gun to soften up the fabric to allow it to stretch more. Hopefully a few days in this state will be sufficient to allow the fabric to develop a memory of the shape, and stay pressed down in the tight corners so that it will not try to pull away afterwards.
In a few days, I will remove the form and apply the contact cement to only the hole where the PFC Commander will be, then reinsert the puck for another day. After that has fully cured, I should be able to go back and finish the remainder of the piece and stretch the wrinkles out of the corners.
I used some Glad Press'n Seal to line the hole where the ash tray used to be and poured a bunch of fiberglass resin in there to use as a form. This way I am able to stretch the fabric over the console, and then press the form back in. I also used a heat gun to soften up the fabric to allow it to stretch more. Hopefully a few days in this state will be sufficient to allow the fabric to develop a memory of the shape, and stay pressed down in the tight corners so that it will not try to pull away afterwards.
In a few days, I will remove the form and apply the contact cement to only the hole where the PFC Commander will be, then reinsert the puck for another day. After that has fully cured, I should be able to go back and finish the remainder of the piece and stretch the wrinkles out of the corners.
10-23-11, 08:38 PM
#120
Had to redo my gauge cluster as well because I tried to stretch the fabric back into the recessed area under the hood and it started pulling away. This time I made an enclosure for the rear and hooked it up to the shop vac so that I could use a heat gun and make the fabric take on the memory of the shape before gluing it on.
I also finished up my center console piece today. I'm very pleased with how it turned out.
I also finished up my center console piece today. I'm very pleased with how it turned out.
10-24-11, 09:53 PM
#121
We're supposed to get a decent amount of snow here tomorrow night so I finally broke down and finished welding up my exhaust that I've been putting off so that I can get it out of the garage in the morning. I want to get it out and give it a bath for the first time so that I can get some decent pictures of it before I have to leave town for work again, which should be any day now.
10-25-11, 05:39 PM
#123
Just as I had planned, I got it out today and washed it. I also managed to start working on my tune, but that's a whole different story, which I may revisit here in a few days depending on how much snow we get tonight and how long it hangs around.
Here's some better pics.
Here's some better pics.
