Some ideas for oil cooler shrouds:

Here are some ideas:
Cooler is 6" x 10" x 1.25"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...R_W_SHROUD.jpg

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More goofing off:

Just one is necessary.
I'm not road racing, and it's really just a street car.

Here are some more layouts.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OOLER_PIPE.jpg
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I screwed up my first set of brackets because I forgot the radiator tapered at the bottom, so made some new ones:
This is my first time tig welding, so cut me some slack. I want to learn lots of things:

Mustered the courage to TIG my brackets, and they came out okay.

Here are a few pictures of the fab.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/IMAG1180.jpg

Setting up the strips in the box break.
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Sheared out some more gussets, this time adding a lower gusset due to the increased bending moment from extending the bracket.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/IMAG1186.jpg

Get a couple practice runs in:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/100_5352.jpg

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TIG gussets:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/IMAG1191.jpg

Couple hours later I got them all done.
Most of the time was in setting them up straight and making sure they didn't warp.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/100_5334.jpg
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Prep for shot peen and blasting:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/100_5353.jpg

Final product:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/100_5354.jpg

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Also got some new faces and bezels for my XD-16 gauge from Innovate:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/IMAG1177.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/IMAG1178.jpg

been following your build for awhile... cant wait to see it in person ;)

Come out to the shop on the 18th. (We're having a dyno day. I should add it to my signature here.)

It won't be done, but pretty close.

hmmm, bout 1.5 hr drive...i might be up for that!

btw, if you want some help with your website, let me know! (assuming nicedup is yours?)


*edit - also might want to post the dyno day info in the SouthEast Forum section

How much did the swap cost u?

niced up, is my friend CJ's shop, I'm just an engineer working out of eastern NC. I'll forward your offer for help to him.
After I get the final amount I'll share that. I wasn't cheap. I did everything the right way.

im sure it was a pretty penny but it all looks great. :D

Thanks man.
But it was a lot of fun doing.

We'll see how well I can get the hood to look though.

damn. is it worth building the braces and mounts yourself or i know they have a kit made by tech2 for 2500 for all the mounts?

Depends who you are, and your skill level.

I'm an engineer with the world of tools and machines available to me, so that's why I choose to make a lot of the parts.

oh ok.
and another thing. which do u think is better in the long run cause someone told me it was a little easier to put in the 1jz and both the 1 and 2 have around the same hp and everything. just ones a 2.5 and the other is a 3.0

1J easier? Not really. Cheaper, for sure.

Like any lower vs. higher displacement motor comparison, the 1J can make the same power if you want to wait for it (more lag) and rev it out more (not a problem for the 1J). The 2J is going to have considerably more torque.

jw. do u have any of the measurements or designs of the subframe and everything you had built that i could buy off of you or something. i would rather have my uncle build me mine since he is a steel worker and welder.

Next time you have the car on the lift, can you grab me a few measurements between the motor and the subframe, or rack (or anything else that seems repeatable on my end)?

I found a bare subframe I may pick up, but I'll need to made the mount brackets. My plan at this point is just to use an old trans mount, weld plate to it to make it rigid, and use that to help locate the motor fore/aft. I just need some measurements up front to set the motor angle.

Also, do you happen to have detailed photos of the motor mount that come with the kit? I've been told they are from a Ford F-150, probably later '80s model, and I am trying to track down exactly what they are.

If you end up making the poly mounts, I'd be interested in a set. :)

Maybe if I bring back this thread, I'll feel like working on the care more again.. :lol:

Been dead lately.

Haha. Get on it!

I've just started picking up the pace of work on my own swap. I'm trying to bring it to OC MD for cruise week in May, so I have a hard deadline for myself. You should bring yours as well!

Gotta make brake lines for the front, since ABS was deleted.

Nice work bro. Where u at in NC..

Thanks, I live in Simpson NC, my cars are in Greensboro/Reidsville.

Damnit man I'm uber impressed with your build lol...pretty badass work...I'm working on doin a swap in a fc..too bad you don't have the numbers for that :(

Thanks, I appreciate it.
I can't wait to drive it.

I haven't had a fun car running in over 2 years. Ready to boost again.

What an amazing build!!! Which ABET school did you go to? I want to become a mechanical engineer... Anywho how did you correct the bumpsteer? Would you sell a bump steer correction kit? Samberg and hinson are around $200 and thats a retarded price haha