Fuh Raze...

[Digital K]

Ha probably a good plan!

[JCarlson]

Looking good! I saw it last year when it was in your upper garage.

[Mtriple]

Ok, I ended up working on a bunch of the details this weekend. Things like the aftercooler plumbing, figiuring out the best circulation route, and mounting the pump. I also finished making all of my oil cooler lines.







Having the right tools makes all of the difference with AN fittings and braided line.



Pump for aftercooler

I need to sort the fuel lines on my next day off and I should be ready for first start. Getting close now...

[TwoTone]

This all looks really nice! Keep at it!

[Digital K]

details.

[Mtriple]

This all looks really nice! Keep at it!

Thanks, I'm getting close!

details.

OCD me thinks....


I've been bogged down the last few days with a lot of the little details that take a lot of time. I started with the wiring under the hood. I made harnesses for the Spal fan, Aftercooler pump, and all of the gauge senders that I am currently using as well as what I anticpate I might use in the future.
Everything braided, loomed, and heat shrunk.

The port on the left is the factory temp sender for the M cluster oil temp gauge. The unused blue port on the right is oil pressure which I will eventually get to.

I also went through the factory harness that runs across the front of the car. Everything that I'm no longer using (A/C) was re-routed and tied up underneath and behind the front valence. I also wrapped the factory wiring in the traditional black cloth tape.

This area is still a work in progress but the new harnesses that I made along with the o2 and wideband sensors come up to the battery tray along the firewall. They are close enough to the turbo that I decided to wrap everything in reflective heat resistant tape.

I also figured out the feed/return on the fuel lines and finished mounting the BEGI and connecting everything. The BEGI RRFPR is only temporary as I would like to go to MS before the end of the summer.

I added a VDO fuel pressure gauge.


And with the fuel lines all connected I could finally mount the aftercooler and connect all of the fluid lines. I filled it with almost a gallon of distilled water, powered up the pump and bled the system. The pump is surprisingly quiet and will never be heard over the motor or fan.

Drilled and tapped the intake cover for the wastegate signal line.

And finally, with no leaks from the aftercooler I decided to throw the front valence on. It was a tighter fit than I anticipated with the oil cooler lines and heat exchangers. I need to trim the passenger side brake inlet duct and the lower valence trim.

I need to hang the exhaust now but before I do that I need to address a bad shift selector seal. We tapped in a new one when the motor and tranny were out of the car. It didnt seat well going in and is now hanging up. I didnt realize it was a problem until everything was back in the car and I mounted up the shift linkage. The gear lever now stays on the 4th/5th and 1st/2nd gate and wont return to center on its own. I need to get up in the tranny tunnel and try and pull out the seal with a pick. Should be fun...

[KOOTER]

Running a FMU? Why not just re tune the ECU?

[Mtriple]

Running a FMU? Why not just re tune the ECU?

It's what came with the kit along with a custom chip. I'm hoping to move to MS before too long...

Or are you thinking something along the lines of a uni-chip like the one you talked me into 10 years ago at S+L? You know, the one I paid for but never recieved...

[Mtriple]

The last week has been very unproductive. It's coming down to the wire now as the local euro car show I've been shooting for is next Saturday. I basically have a week.
Last Thursday I spent a few hours in the garage and one of the things that I wanted to accomplish was to prime the oil pump. Pulled the access cap and gear, hooked up a 1/4" socket to my drill and went at it. I was about 10 seconds into it and I looked down at the floor and there was oil pouring out on to the floor under the front of the motor. Long story short, when I reassembled the oil flilter/thermostat housing, I forgot the o-ring. Doh...
Ordered the parts from Blunt and then went out of town for the weekend to my in-laws place in the UP. No progress at all last weekend except the insane amount of wood that we cut, split, and stacked for the winter.

I was finally off on Wednesday and picked up a few items from blunt including the o-ring. I reassembled the oil filter housing and double checked/tightened all of my AN connections and proceeded to spin up the oil pump again to get oil flowing throughout the system.

Success, until I took a close look at the oil cooler. This thing was installed briefly in my old S50 car back in 2004 and I pulled it out shortly thereafter because I was having some issues chasing down an oil leak. Anyway, its a Mocal that I bought from VAC 9 years ago and its toast. Its leaking just under the fitting.


Best thing that happened on Wednesday was my wheels were finished at the powdercoater so I picked them up and took them over and had the tires mounted. Turbine covers are still out at paint, hopefully done on Monday or Tuesday next week.

And had the strut bars done too. I wanted to have them done in AlpineII but the painter wanted like $300 which I thought was ridiculous. I tried to find a PC color that was close but got frustrated and just decided to go red for a little contrast.

So Wednesday night I addressed the shift selector bushing and played around with taking some more play out of the UUC Evo3 SSK I installed last year. I added a shim to the front half of the carrier where the bitchclip is. It turned out well and I buttoned it up. I then cleaned up, painted, and reinstalled the heat shields in preperation to hang the exhaust.
Went out to the garage yesterday and hung the exhaust. I painted the all of the piping with high heat paint and masked off the cat and muffler.




The install wasnt that wasy. The connection end of the cat was bent from shipping so I had to massage that back to normal with a pair of channel locks. Mounted enverything up underneath the car and when everything was right, put the clamps on.




I might add some nicer tips later but for now I'm just gonna go with this.

Oil cooler will be here Monday so I'm hoping to start it Monday night. I'm working tody and all weekend (three 12 hour shifts = 36 hours) so no chance other than a few hours when I get home to get a few little things done.

[IRL-MN]

Getting close! Can't wait to see this thing

[OptimusGlen]

Love it. And I love the attention to detail.

[Digital K]

awesome. love reading detailed build threads.

[aaronmjr]

Nice diff cover and nice progress.

[euro]

wow, you really progressed on this since the last time i saw it! i'm excited to see it all in one piece at the show.

[Mtriple]

Thanks guys! Sooooooo close now...