Way too much welding. But at least it was in straight lines, and not on roll cage tubing where you have to readjust your body every inch
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Way too much welding. But at least it was in straight lines, and not on roll cage tubing where you have to readjust your body every inch
Rolled some bead things in the floor pans. Only fucked one corner up lol. Will try and fix it with a hammer and dolly. Gotta clean some things up and weld them in
Also finished tacking one side of exhaust together. Wastegate dump will go out the fender as well I'm thinking.
I made a template of the fender hole and copied it to the passenger side. Now I just need to mirror copy the bullhorn
Also finished tacking one side of exhaust together. Wastegate dump will go out the fender as well I'm thinking.
I made a template of the fender hole and copied it to the passenger side. Now I just need to mirror copy the bullhorn
Bullhorn copied
Wastegates mounted
Wastegate mini bullhorns
Oil pump mounted on motor plate
Fuel pump mounted on cam drive with fittings
Fuel filter mounted on driver tube
Fuel cell fittings and cap installed
Fuel cell lower support and top strap finished
My friend made a fuel cell outlet for me. He took the bulkhead fitting and turned it into a barb fitting in the lathe
Also got my new valve cover breathers. Quick release fittings so I can put a shop vac on the engine between passes
Plan this week is to get an intake manifold. And blow apart the turbo kit to finish weld it
Wastegates mounted
Wastegate mini bullhorns
Oil pump mounted on motor plate
Fuel pump mounted on cam drive with fittings
Fuel filter mounted on driver tube
Fuel cell fittings and cap installed
Fuel cell lower support and top strap finished
My friend made a fuel cell outlet for me. He took the bulkhead fitting and turned it into a barb fitting in the lathe
Also got my new valve cover breathers. Quick release fittings so I can put a shop vac on the engine between passes
Plan this week is to get an intake manifold. And blow apart the turbo kit to finish weld it
Intake fab has begun. I cut it up a long time ago but finally jig saw hacking it back together
This started as a carb intake. The goal is to equalize runner length and air distribution
There still needs to be some porting and cleanup on the inside. A flange is getting welded on the top so a fabricated aluminum plenum can bolt on. We made a pizza box version to check hood clearance. It's close, might need to tweak it
And the 123mm throttle body fits like a glove
This started as a carb intake. The goal is to equalize runner length and air distribution
There still needs to be some porting and cleanup on the inside. A flange is getting welded on the top so a fabricated aluminum plenum can bolt on. We made a pizza box version to check hood clearance. It's close, might need to tweak it
And the 123mm throttle body fits like a glove
Got most of the turbo kit welded. Used a tee and 2 regulators to back purge the stainless. Plugged the ends with tape or aluminum foil (depending how close welding was). This burns through a lot of gas, but at least there's no crystal boogers on the inside
I used .045" filler on the butt welds. So much better than the 1/16 I used on the flanges.
My buddy also helped install the driver floor. Ready for some seam sealer and paint
And I made an electronics panel out of carbon fiber and an aluminum frame. There will be a couple smaller boxes mounted as well
I used .045" filler on the butt welds. So much better than the 1/16 I used on the flanges.
My buddy also helped install the driver floor. Ready for some seam sealer and paint
And I made an electronics panel out of carbon fiber and an aluminum frame. There will be a couple smaller boxes mounted as well
Finally got an intake done...
Started out as a carb intake. Welded new fuel injector bungs in. Made huge 1" fuel rails with -12 oring fittings lol. Top is a removable sheet metal upper with a 123mm vband throttle body. There's also a bust panel on top.
Started connecting the turbos to the throttle body. First up is a merge pipe- dual 3" to 5"
Welded that together and put some Chinese dual o ring flex clamps on it
And then played with making the rest. I need to get some 3" straight tubing I think
I haaaate that it's not symmetrical
Started out as a carb intake. Welded new fuel injector bungs in. Made huge 1" fuel rails with -12 oring fittings lol. Top is a removable sheet metal upper with a 123mm vband throttle body. There's also a bust panel on top.
Started connecting the turbos to the throttle body. First up is a merge pipe- dual 3" to 5"
Welded that together and put some Chinese dual o ring flex clamps on it
And then played with making the rest. I need to get some 3" straight tubing I think
I haaaate that it's not symmetrical
How much boost will that tape hold?
Looks killer man, you definitely have a great talent!
Yea it spiraled out of control.
I wasted so much time cutting the chassis up. Next car I build I'm starting with an aftermarket body. Would save so much time
The app won't let me quote correctly. Anyways....
"I hate that it's not symmetrical" - pj
There is an easy solution for that...
Also, 1" fuel rails. What size feed line will you have to them?
Symmetrical solution = man blower on top?
The fuel pump and filter are all -12
I then have a -12 to dual -10 Y fitting that will feed the rails.
I need -10 rails but Race part solutions only had 8 and 12 raw rails so I obviously went for the wow factor
That is one way. lol I was thinking mirror image turbos.
I don't blame you going to with the larger rails for sure. Plenty of supply for methanol.
I know you got a lot done. But know there is still a lot left to do. Keep the progress going!
I blew the car apart for powder coat and cerakote a while ago. Starting to get things back and assembling it. Here's a random picture dump
I finished the firewall and engine bay, and painted it all black while I had time
Made fuel lines this week. Using earls ultra pro hoses for the first time. Fucking amazing. Cuts with a razor blade and super easy to assemble... And works with all fuels
I finished the firewall and engine bay, and painted it all black while I had time
Made fuel lines this week. Using earls ultra pro hoses for the first time. Fucking amazing. Cuts with a razor blade and super easy to assemble... And works with all fuels
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