I guess maybe i will talk to Drake, but im not too concerned about it, its not like I used some cheapy walmart brand power steering fluid, you know?

 

Comin together well!

 

i think i just wet myself.....again

 

I got a nice new accessory belt put on last night, I also finished installing the turbo assembly. I got all the oil and coolant lines hooked up and routed and am pretty happy with how those turned out. Getting access to all the nuts that hold the manifold in place was pretty hard. A lot of them had to be done with box-end wrenches. The RNR manifold doesn't make it easy like the stocker. I put some 10-40 in the engine as well.

I also test fit the intake a little (need to weld in a BOV return tube still), then I test mounted the IC. I was able to mark up my lower IC pipe as well. Tonight I should finish mounting the IC and build the lower IC pipe. I'll also re-install the downpipe and start thinking about the O2 housing some more.

Drinking some good ol' non-synthetic 10-40W



Routing of the coolant lines.



IC mock-up. Still have to fix the mounting tabs.

 

looks great.

 

nice build. dig the milspec paint

 

I thought if I got lucky I'd start the car today. But I ran out of time and argon for the TIG welder, so it's looking like next weekend. I did make some nice progress though.

Cutting tubing for IC pipes.



Bead Rolling. I had to build a travel stop and clamp it on as this harbor freight special is designed for sheet metal. But once I figured out a good method it worked great.



TIG welding the IC pipes. This was my first time welding thin walled aluminum tubing. I struggled. I'm pretty good with mild steel, stainless, and thicker aluminum, but this was tricky. I could use some pointers from a really good TIG welder. One of the reasons I choose to rebuild my IC pipes was to get a little practice, so that was a good learning experience.



Fixturing the intake tube. Not a bad coping job on the BOV tube for a guy with a file and a grinder.



Pressure testing the IC pipe. I found a couple pin-hole leaks I had to fix, if I was a better welder there would have been none.



I had to get slightly larger diameter T-Bolt clamps because the new couplers I got were thicker, and my old pipes were 2.20" where these are 2.50".



Lower IC pipe



Fan mounted on the radiator.



The IC pipes in and my airbox back in place for the intake. I had to make a new rubber gasket around the MAF/Filter because it sits in a different location vs the stock turbo setup.



I put the strut brace back in and am going out to put the hood on after this.



Intercooler all mounted (isolated from the chassis with some rubber spacers), my modified bumper beam back in place. I did that a few years ago to loose a little weight and still have some front protection.



The current scene.



Now I just need to get more argon for the welder and build the O2 housing. I've been procrastinating that That will finish the fabricating - kinda. I'd like to build new brake ducts before the bumper goes back on.

 

nice work, the whole UCIP/intake system came out great

 

Jared I should have you fix my uicp Looks sick, cant wait to see and hear it already! DO MORE WORK PLAYA!!!

 

I've seen brackets like that actually cause cracking. Thermal expansion man, gotta let stuff move while still supporting the weight.

How do you like the chop saw with the metal cutting blade? Seems sketchy without a clamp setup to hold the metal?


I like the build though.

 

Why do you say that? Our cars come with a bracket supporting the turbo to the block.

 

everybody's a critic...

nice track car...

 

Damn you have some seriously good fabrication skills I bet it will payoff in the end.

 

Yeah, I've actually been thinking about that. I could shorten the bracket and just mount it to one bolt on the turbo and let it pivot. And I know that doing nothing is proven to causes cracks!

The chop saw dominates I use a high tooth count carbide blade and it rips through stuff like butter. I was a little leary at first, my Dad was the one who got me started with it when he said there were better choices than using a sawz-all. I've been doing it for years now. I only use it on aluminum, not steel, but it cuts through channel and everything with no chatter. the IC pipe tubing is so thin the blade barley knows it's there.

I got some high horsepower add-ons yesterday from the guys at AMS... stickers. I test fit the radiator and bumper cover just to get a few pics of the complete front end.















My current to-do list.

 

Man, ur build is what is making me want to do this. Great write-ups, great photos, and a lot of help and contribtions to EvoM. Thanks bro! Can't wait to see you finish