EPD

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^^ if hes going to be doing any drifting clutch kicks will take a toll on the torsen.

mannykiller

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^....very true. It's just better start with something with a little more strength.

UPDATE!!
Took my pumpkin lid over to my friend Bj's to get a lil Sand blasting action... It was clean..but not Crispy Clean.. haha No pun inteded.
Before

After

I love super Copper!! so I put together my pumpkin. Super Copper'd the lid on and closed her up.

pretty much done



And a Little picture of some friendly rivalry... My buddies Supra.. I'm not half as baller as him though haha. But he truly has done an excellent job. Just finishing up interior and a tune and he's ready to rip!!

rizzxx7

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that pumpkin looks mint, is that a veilside intake manifold on the supra?

mannykiller

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Thanks much!!

umm I don't believe so.. I think he got it off ebay to tell you the truth...

suganuma

HA - my thoughts exactly. Today might be the first time I've been on the forums since 2005?...

almost forgot about ole vosko. is that rat bastard richypoo still on here too?
hi old friends

nice rebuild/restore mannykiller - you're doing it right.

Brent Dalton

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Wow, all kinds of old timers coming out of the wood works.

mannykiller

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Pete doing his thing...

stitching up some weak points..


Also got some excellent condition Used KGparts rails.... got a slammin deal on them!! 110 shipped with mounts and some 820cc injectors to boot! PFFT!

Cleaned them up and did my thing to them

FDmuri

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gollldddd..

rizzxx7

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Wow!

The Rush

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Awesome build! Are the rails covered in the gold heat resistant tape too?

notveryhappyjack

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cool thread man
I'm currently doing alot of similar stuff to my turbo FB. inspiring to see other projects that give me ideas and force me to push harder in making my own progress

muibubbles

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sweeeet ill be welding my engine bay too... but not for strength,,., just to make it look pretty hahah

mannykiller

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Yes sir!!

I'm a build thread *****.. I'm constantly on Speedhunters and other blogs/forums looking for Ideas Otherwise i'll be building another plain single turbo fd! I'd like to fabricate everything as much as possible and use money for that rather than expensive name brand parts that will cost me twice as much. I'll put money towards things that need but otherwise.. it'll be fabbed up!!

Well you might as well do it for strength then right? haha just wire wheel all the silicone.. honestly only took me about 30 min tops. Then stitch weld or whatever the seams.. Cant hurt right?

mannykiller

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Well.... today I got some more sand blasting done. decided to do all my calipers... they were just the biggest eye sores... Gonna pick up some caliper paint tomorrow and hit them with 3-4 coats. Most likely just going to go with Black. Can't go wrong with black..plus I don't think they make a custom color that could withstand the heat.
Rear Calipers

Front Calipers


Also got my last shield thermotec'd ...<-- haha. And installed..


Got my Master cylinder cleared and ready to be cleaned.


And My Parting shot for tonight...

muibubbles

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looks good! is there a reason why you only spot welded the seams vs actually fully welding them?

mannykiller

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Thanks, ummm... honestly... it's just a little time consuming haha. I did some reading on this because I was wondering the exact same thing. Found some articles where people said it doesn't need to be fully welded as long as the spots are thorough. Then other's said it was a weight issue.. which I'm truly not worry about in the least. And the only thing that I really agreed with was the time it took. But I plan on covering up my tower.. much like the Panspeed & R-magic car to further reinforce the area's and clean up the visual aspect some.

P.s. Loving your build as well. About to tackle my harness job.. Not looking forward to it either...

muibubbles

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hmm makes senses... im just becoming an aesthetics ***** so i want those lines smooth... guess ill be welding for a while............. but i rather be welding than be you working on a harness

Good luck with that... its SUCH a pita. i've lost soo much motivation just because id spent hours and it would still look like nothing was done.. what are you planning on doing? i got lucky as my wiring job worked although i had NO clue what i was doing just matching colored wires together hahaha feel free to pm me if you have any questions, i can try to help lol

ps loving the fender pull!

mannykiller

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I guess the most tedious part is grinding off all the paint and silicon caulking crap. When you hit it with the wire wheel.. it heats up and spider webs...and it gets EVERYWHERE!! so id suggest setting up some type of barrier or it'll get all over that garage of yours haha.

ahh shiiiiii lol... I'm going to re-locate the fuse box and relays to my cabin as well.. I'm not looking forward to it in the least...

silverTRD

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as far as the caliper paint goes, it was terrible when i used it, it was so thin that when i sprayed it, it dripped no matter how thin of a coat i used.

what i ended up doing was getting testors model paint, the small jars. they are actually an enamel paint, thinned them very slightly and put it in the cheapie testors air brush kit, my red paint has lasted me years with no chipping etc. and another bonus is colors galore!

mannykiller

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^ hmmmm I was actually quite surprised at how thick the caliper paint went on.. and it seems pretty durable too. Let 3 coats dry over-night and doesnt scrape or dent when I push my nail into it. I'm sure it'll cure further over time. I'm prob gonna do 2 more coats. I'll eventually upgrade to the Racing brake kit but for now.. this'll do just fine. It was just a huge eye sore looking at my nice suspension and coilovers..hooked up to some filthy calipers etc. Anyways here's some pics of the paint.




I also spent another 45 min on my Fender pull. It's taking a lot of time...and today I'm going to cut into the wheel well more in order to fit my mallet under there so i can work the metal more. It's frustrating because I know its not quite the way I want it to look.. and its taken me a lot of time. ( about 5 hours) and I still havn't even touched the other side. It doesn't look good in the pics at all.. and in real life.. it doesn't look good at all either because the paint is all ground off etc.. But after I weld up the inside again and sturdy up the well with an inside lip/body work.. it'll look really good.

Before

After....almost there..

rizzxx7

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I didn't have any luck with the caliper paint either but maybe you're using a different brand than mine. I had a painter friend of mine paint them and clear the hell out of them. My boy bought your meisters by the way, going for more poke?

KKMpunkrock2011

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for in-progress-with-no-paint I actually think it looks decent. What wheel/tire combo do you want to run when its all said and done?
(I didn't intend that to rhyme)

mannykiller

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Ohhh nice.. nahh not more poke. Just more tire on the pavement.... The I think you just have to let the paint dry long enough before handling them..and not spray it on super thick all at once. Do some light coats..let dry and then re-coat. It's feeling pretty strong as of rightnow..but time will tell.

Ideally i'm looking for 10.5 in the rear and 9.5 in the front. But i'm not opposed to 11 in the rear and 10 up front either.

Thinking of running a 265/40/18 rear 255-45/35/18 up front.. I'm all open for suggestions though...

Looking for a nice set of TE37's..just like fdmuri's..or another set of meisters..

EPD

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Aaron, dont touch that quarter panel anymore. Call or text when your available and ill bring some stuff to try to straighten it out.

mannykiller

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Too late man... I actually got it to just about where I want it. Looks bad in that pic above cause it was half and half pushed in. But it's looking much much better now. Just need some support on the inside, to have the inner fender welded back in place. Then bodywork...

Got some stuff done though. Ordered my fuel filter, so now i'm trying to think of a good place to re-locate it to. And I finished painting my Brakes.

check it

And made my crate for Howard.. Just need to figure out a good morning to head and drop the motor off at the terminal.

And finally.. I sold my wheels.. Seeing them like this makes me want to keep them so badly.. But it's just time to move up to something more performance oriented. They were 18x8 up front and 18x9 in the rear. I'm looking at 9.5 in the front and 10.5 in the rears..or 10's up front and 11's in the rear. Need to put the power down to the pavement and give myself some cornering foot prints!!