85 Montego Blue Build
Samsung galaxy fitment / Weld in roll bar
It's been awhile since my last update but I assure things are still moving forward. As Rotary Shack has been been building my turbo kit and exhaust I have made some headway of my own.
I had been throwing ideas back and forth with Josh ( XLR8 ) about how we could mount the Galaxy in the stock stereo location and make it flush. Well it turns out a 7" pad fills the stock hole up extremely well. Unfortunately, there is no way of easily mounting it with serious modification.
So after some trial and error, I ended up trimming down an Alpine brand stereo surround and epoxying it to the back of the stock piece. This Alpine piece fit snuggly on the Galaxy. Then I used the dremel to cut upper and lower slots on the inner Alpine trim. Once I placed the Galaxy in the tray, I used an elastic band to route through the slots I cut to hold the Galaxy against the face. It is extremely snug. But, still fairly simple to remove if need be.
As for the roll bar, I welded 2" square tubing acrossed the B pillar. It is 1/4" thick. I really dont think an elephant could bend it. I also wanted to maintain the stock trim that goes where the bar is welded on each side. So I cut 2" squares out of the trim and slid the pieces toward the center of the car while I welded the bar in place. After I cleaned it all up I slide them back and luckily they clicked right into place. After some thought I ended up using some carbon fiber patterned vinyl to rap the bar in and ofcourse added the logos of the two major companies involved in my build.
And this is the final product ! Thats it for now! Hopefully more to come soon.
It's been awhile since my last update but I assure things are still moving forward. As Rotary Shack has been been building my turbo kit and exhaust I have made some headway of my own.
I had been throwing ideas back and forth with Josh ( XLR8 ) about how we could mount the Galaxy in the stock stereo location and make it flush. Well it turns out a 7" pad fills the stock hole up extremely well. Unfortunately, there is no way of easily mounting it with serious modification.
So after some trial and error, I ended up trimming down an Alpine brand stereo surround and epoxying it to the back of the stock piece. This Alpine piece fit snuggly on the Galaxy. Then I used the dremel to cut upper and lower slots on the inner Alpine trim. Once I placed the Galaxy in the tray, I used an elastic band to route through the slots I cut to hold the Galaxy against the face. It is extremely snug. But, still fairly simple to remove if need be.
As for the roll bar, I welded 2" square tubing acrossed the B pillar. It is 1/4" thick. I really dont think an elephant could bend it. I also wanted to maintain the stock trim that goes where the bar is welded on each side. So I cut 2" squares out of the trim and slid the pieces toward the center of the car while I welded the bar in place. After I cleaned it all up I slide them back and luckily they clicked right into place. After some thought I ended up using some carbon fiber patterned vinyl to rap the bar in and ofcourse added the logos of the two major companies involved in my build.
And this is the final product ! Thats it for now! Hopefully more to come soon.
Adaptronic mounted
Didnt get too much done yesterday. Mounted the adaptronic in the glovebox and mounted the RE- SPEED fuse box bracket (which I had to steal from another FB I have cause apparently Re-Speed is no more)
Ive decided to do a wire tuck after all. So Ill be pulling the drivers fender and looming some wire soon.
Didnt get too much done yesterday. Mounted the adaptronic in the glovebox and mounted the RE- SPEED fuse box bracket (which I had to steal from another FB I have cause apparently Re-Speed is no more)
Ive decided to do a wire tuck after all. So Ill be pulling the drivers fender and looming some wire soon.
Basically you just use the headphone jack to split into RCA plugs > Volume control ****> 4 channel amp > speakers
The only issue I really had was using a dremel to cut the plastic bracing in the dash so the charger cord and headphone cord would fit.
LOL, I went out into the garage at 4am this morning and sat staring at my engine bay contemplating the logistics of the blow thru turbo and then looking at my dash and trying to figure out the difficulty factor behind mounting an iPad Mini in dash. I think I'm officially rotary crazy and not ashamed to admit it.
My Borla throttle body and plenum arrived from the polisher yesterday. The plenum was built by Rotary Shack. I plan on running 4 1000cc EV14 injectors, two in the TB and two in the stock primary bungs.
Without further delay here she is,
Without further delay here she is,
Thanks man !
Well since I decided against the vmount I went ahead and ordered a Rotary Works radiator. It came with a dull sand blast like finish. After some fabricating, cutting, and SERIOUS polishing this is what I have.
Well since I decided against the vmount I went ahead and ordered a Rotary Works radiator. It came with a dull sand blast like finish. After some fabricating, cutting, and SERIOUS polishing this is what I have.
Alright I sorted the IC setup out. I bought an IC the correct size luckily to fit in the radiatior bracketing. The coupler in the bend infront of the TB will be gone as soon as its welded.
Also bought XLR8s PLX DM100 gauge and integration board, ceramichromed alternator, AEM smart coils w/ harness, MAC sensor, and RS32 bluetooth adapter for the connection between the Samsung Galaxy and Adaptronic.
The FD alternator is utilizing the Banzai bracket....which is awesome.
Also bought XLR8s PLX DM100 gauge and integration board, ceramichromed alternator, AEM smart coils w/ harness, MAC sensor, and RS32 bluetooth adapter for the connection between the Samsung Galaxy and Adaptronic.
The FD alternator is utilizing the Banzai bracket....which is awesome.
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