Project Bungle Powah... [Archive]

Fake Ben Taylor

17-05-2007, 00:51

figured id start this in ere as there will be a lot of photos and it will probs end up in here anyways.

lots has happened to my car in the last year which has gotten me to this:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P4140051.jpg

with this spec:

k&n air filter
apex group buy fmic
xspower manifold and elbow
3 inch exhaust system
ca16 inlet cam
ka24 60mm tb
440cc injectors
.64 gt28rs
wiesco +1mm forged pistons
1.6mm metal head gasket
rb20 afm
ocho map
walbro fuel pump
z32 fuel filter

Boost
1.3 bar on avcr but averaged at 1.2 on rr.

due to my big ends going again!:annoyed: ive pulled the engine back out for another rebuild with more added goodness and powah!

so we started at nine o clock this evening with this
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5160006.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5160007.jpg

and an hour and a half later we had this

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5160018.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5160019.jpg

and the obligatory

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5160020.jpg

:wack:

we only had one hic up with the removal which was this
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5160016.jpg
:annoyed:

and after much fannying about we decided that the gear knob wasnt going to come off:no: so i let james loose with a sharp pointy implement and this happened
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5160017.jpg
:rolleyes:
but hey at least its out:nod:

will update this as i go with what im doing and pictures of what ive already done:D

Fake Ben Taylor

18-05-2007, 16:50

another day and more pictures

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5180001.jpg

flywheel and clutch have quite a lot of heat marks on them:(:( i know the fly can be skimmed but can the cover be skimmed?? also will a skim help me here or do i need to do something else?

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5180002.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5180003.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

18-05-2007, 21:55

managed to get a second pair of hands to help me remove the flywheel and got my new engine stand assembled (2 bolts left over :nod::D).

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/engine1.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/engine2.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

22-05-2007, 19:09

more tales of woe:(

it seems ive smashed the key on the crank :eek::eek:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5220003.jpg
thats where whats below is supposed to sit.........except the bit below is only half of it:wack:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5220004.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

23-05-2007, 16:20

more woe:cry:

the big ends seem to be absolutely fine so i think danny was right and the knocking i could hear was the front pulley:rolleyes:

however there is some det damage to the sides of the pistons so i think i may need to buy some new ones:cry:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5230009.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5230008.jpg

its pitted below the surface but above the top ring and jammed the ring in place. interestingly its only doe it on two pistons and the other two though have a couple of marks are probably ok:annoyed: the two that are ok (2&3) also had the best coloured plugs whereas 1&4 were REALLY black:confused:

evidence of the overfuelling:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5230003.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5230001-1.jpg

and how i left the workshop when i came to post these pictures:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P5230011.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

23-05-2007, 17:07

more pics:

piston no. 1

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/apiston1.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/apiston2.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/apiston3.jpg
piston no. 4 (i think :wack:)

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/apiston4.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/apiston5.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

08-06-2007, 00:28

parts have started to arrive :D

hopefully tomorrow will be pics of some real work:nod:

new wheels
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-15-730142.jpg

new 315mm brakes - will be getting a lick of paint before fitted (new to me;))
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-66-773555.jpg

new seat (thanks garf)
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-54-725269.jpg

new fpr with in built gauge
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-52-702613.jpg

and my new cams....260 x 10.25mm lift :eek:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-53-702471.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

12-06-2007, 22:43

got started on the inlet manifold today :nod:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-28-776934.jpg

started by cutting the above off with a hacksaw, which took hours!:wack:

and unfortunately isnt straight:( guess thatll be a fair bit of filing then lol

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-15-705270.jpg

off tomorrow to purchase some ally:nod:

Fake Ben Taylor

16-06-2007, 09:01

and a few more goodies :D

720cc injectors ($85 delivered for the six :eek:)

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-34-705235.jpg

ART forged H beam rods with arp bolts :cool:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-25-777031.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

24-06-2007, 03:06

very little progress today but hopefully a lot tomorrow:)

james and i stripped the engine bay ready for seam welding and re painting in the morning:nod:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P6230012.jpg

and whilst he did most of that i practised head work on a scrap head with my new grinding burrs.......this took about 1minute :wack:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-54-755181.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

24-06-2007, 03:13

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=300121211653&rd=1&rd=1

they are grinding burrs....but im using a ball shaped one..they are also called rotary files

Fake Ben Taylor

24-06-2007, 03:22

im using them on recommendation from danny and by heck they work :nod:

glad i have a spare junk head to practise on though as its very easy to take too much out

also have a standard abrasives porting and polishing kit to tidy everything up afer wards:nod:

Fake Ben Taylor

24-06-2007, 15:56

having a break whilst the battery on me drill charges so i thought id post a couple of sneaky pictures:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-16-765948.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-62-710151.jpg

ive since turned down the wire speed but my welding is definately improving:) its not fantasticly neat but itll certainly do the job:nod:

Fake Ben Taylor

24-06-2007, 18:04

That flywheel looks F*^$ed. Too much cracking to be skimmed and I would defo change the pistons, might as well fit forged while it's apart. More boost that way safely. Don't take too much meat out of the combustion chamber area though or you'll lower the compression ratio too much. Looking like a good project overall mate. Good luck with the rest of it.:thumbs:

they WERE forged pistons;)

im also planning to lower the cr by removing material from the chamber:nod:

still hungover then :wack: mr shaky hands strikes again wooo :D :D :D

sssssshhhhhhhh;)

but yes:hurl: :wack:

not bad there ben :thumbs:

cheers matey:D

Fake Ben Taylor

03-07-2007, 06:59

been doing yet more stitching....now finished the passenger side and its getting neater :D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-11-763757.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

06-07-2007, 21:28

also ive had the bottom part of the inlet machined flat

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-19-746639.jpg

and it is now having the first stages of welding done:D

Fake Ben Taylor

07-07-2007, 19:07

more shiny bits arrived:D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-18-789763.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-15-727138.jpg

:smitten::smitten:

Fake Ben Taylor

29-07-2007, 00:21

been a bit busy the last couple of days:nod:

intercooler and expansion tank painted:D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00268.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00269.jpg

and also fitted my seat REALLY low, i can now have the steering wheel at its lowest position AND have room to properly heel and toe:D:D:D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00267.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00270.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00275.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00276.jpg

also been doing a bit more welding in the engine bay which should hopefully be finished soon

and have also bought a std engine to get the car back on the road as the monster engine rebuild is going to be a fair while longer and i cant be without the car that long:(

Fake Ben Taylor

30-07-2007, 16:39

cos it looked shitty all brown stained and off white:D

Fake Ben Taylor

30-07-2007, 16:45

some more seat fitment pics for those who may be interested:)

these are the rails that bolt to the under side of the seat
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00279.jpg

and then i drilled and tapped the bottom box section so that the seat is removeable:)
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00280.jpg

just need to clean it all up and paint it then its job done:D and all for the cost of £0 the seat was free from garf :notworthy: and the box section and plate i had lying around spare from other jobs

Fake Ben Taylor

30-07-2007, 22:30

few more things done tonight

my brother finished of the seam welding in the engine bay as it needed plating half way along due to the seam being rotten:(
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00283.jpg

he is a far better welder than i am:)

also whilst he did that i masked off and sprayed my rear polycarb window. done it white as kev had problems with his getting too hot when painted black:(

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00284.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00285.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00286.jpg

it has a few runs in it:( so gonna wet and dry it tomorrow to neaten it up and then put another coat on

Fake Ben Taylor

31-07-2007, 12:49

rear window is now finished, its not perfect but 100 times better than before :)
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00287.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

05-08-2007, 21:09

more work ongoing tonight :D

brakes officially on
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00273.jpg

what a bit*h of a job that turned out to be:( knackered threads, rounded nipples, damn spacer washers being fiddly, seals needing re-fitting etc etc :annoyed:

and engine bay coated in degreaser:nod: just waiting on that working its way in and then ill hose it down, dry it off and paint it:D:D:D
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00272.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

08-08-2007, 13:36

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00280-1.jpg

engine bay now painted and looking schweeeeet:D

hopefully engine will be in by the end of today :D

Fake Ben Taylor

09-08-2007, 03:01

BIG thanks to carl today who came round at 930pm and didnt get home till 3am after he helped me get the engine physically in the bay :notworthy:

we had a few troubles with missing tools, needing to change the elbow and replacing cut pipes but in the end we got it in the bay :nod:

just need to torque up all the mounting bolts and then start adding intercooler and afm etc and connecting the electrics.

im severely tempted to get the soldering iron out and move the fuse boxes as i love the look of the engine bay at the minute with them way out the way :nod:

only pic of lump in place

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-33-789570.jpg

steveb

09-08-2007, 09:21

hi ben,
just wanted to ask something about your tailgate. is that brens lexan window or did you get creative yourself with it?
cheers matey
steve

Fake Ben Taylor

09-08-2007, 14:17

got creative myself with it :) got a sheet of lexan for £40 and then cut it to shape and sealed with sikaflex and rivetted it on:)

it doesnt look as good as brens and was a little harder but im happy with it for what it cost :)

Fake Ben Taylor

09-08-2007, 17:51

just sprayed my intercooler pipes in sexy black - when thats dried im gonna install the cooler :D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00284-1.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

11-08-2007, 01:14

more progress today:nod: seems to be a lot lately:wack:

and another :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy to carl for coming round:thumbs:

engine bay now stands like this
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-25-736438.jpg

all thats left to do is to put the radiator in, attatch the gearbox subframe and connect up some power:nod: it should be on the road soon:D :D

also im moving the fuse boxes behind the strut towers out of the way which is why the last few leccy connections arent connected:nod:

gratuitous black cooler and pipework pic just cos i can and i love it :D :D :D
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-22-737080.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

14-08-2007, 11:29

got to play with my angle grinder today :D:D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/bonnet1.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/bonnet2.jpg

will become a bonnet vent later today to hopefully aid cooling:nod:

Fake Ben Taylor

14-08-2007, 20:29

tacked it all roughly in place for now and going to get someone who knows how to tig to tig it all up but heres what it looks like at the minute.......unfortunately its clashing with the intake pipework on the drivers side so its not gonna be as deep:( (course i wouldnt have this problem if the welder had finished my manifold :angry:)

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-18-750791.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-72-703871.jpg

15-08-2007, 21:24

yeah....im thinking about turning the pickup into an off-roader :) :D

Lovely off-roads-roads here in Germany now :thumbs: :nod:

Fake Ben Taylor

19-08-2007, 13:20

another view, had to cut it out a little round the intake pipe but its all good:D
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/image-upload-25-724663.jpg

just need it tiggin and then i can whack some filler on it and spray it up

edit: now the question is do i mesh it or not?

Fake Ben Taylor

24-08-2007, 16:08

loadsa stuff arrived :D

now have a stg 1 chip to run the car, harness mounts, clutch slave cylinder and a hoooooooooge rad courtesy of db power:thumbs:
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=48520&stc=1&d=1187971622

also i have a crazy plan to move the fuse boxes behind the struts to give me a bit more room and help things look a bit tidier :nod:

this will get choppy choppied
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=48518&stc=1&d=1187971622

and if all goes well moved to here

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=48519&stc=1&d=1187971622

Fake Ben Taylor

28-08-2007, 15:27

well its been a while but phase 1 of my inlet has FINALLY been done by the welder:D:D:D:D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00299.jpg

and this pic was trying to show how badly matched the inlet is as std but you can see it best on the one thats to the right

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00300.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

31-08-2007, 15:19

new rubber arrived today :D:D

hankook rs2's :D:D 245 for the back and 235 for the front:nod:

http://bp1.blogger.com/_62FA1L2prLI/RtgunFJbQvI/AAAAAAAAAAk/Y2Eu3VrhCQ0/s320/image-upload-26-728772.jpe

http://bp2.blogger.com/_62FA1L2prLI/RtgvhVJbQwI/AAAAAAAAAAs/0Be3JED0WeI/s320/image-upload-29-761123.jpe

Fake Ben Taylor

02-09-2007, 22:33

well last night i finished off all the outstanding jobs to get the car back on the road.

bled clutch
fitted harness mounts
filled gbox with oil and refitted gearstick
made mounts for new rad
fitted std ecu and afm
fitted bonnet and bumper
got the bonnet to an 'ok' state
etc etc

fired it up and...............(drum roll)....................

the big ends are fooked in the engine i bought :mad: :annoyed::cry:

Fake Ben Taylor

03-09-2007, 12:31

Gutted for you mate
I take it you are going to get your money back?

ive pm'd him asking for money back :)

ive asked for the full 300 and i give him the engine back or 200 back and i keep the engine which i think is fair:)

You're joking? :indiff: They gone in a bad way or is it something the seller could of missed?

Smiley, think it would be easier to replace the bearings on the engine rather than take it back out and send it back :annoyed:

theyve gone in a big way:(:(

on a lighter note i had a mobile tyre fitter come round this morning (strangely called bens tyres :wack:) can highly recommend him for fitting slicks or doing tyre swaps....£6 per tyre including balancing and valves and he comes to your door :D

anyway pics of new wheels
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00302-1.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00303-1.jpg

and the offset police cant complain at the rear :D
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00304.jpg

need spacers to bring the front flush but without the wider wings theyd be illegal :wack::D

Fake Ben Taylor

16-09-2007, 12:20

you can see why im not gonna make this season now though? :wack:

the hankkok rs2's were from camskill and are on special offer so theyended up just under 400 delivered i belive and then i got them fitted for £6 per wheel :)

Fake Ben Taylor

16-09-2007, 12:23

Damo

16-09-2007, 12:26

Damo

16-09-2007, 12:28

oh and re: the bonnet....it looks horrid, rattles and catches the throttle pulley :wack:

with work i could get it to fit right and look good im positive but i honestly cant be arsed lol i hate bodywork stuff so im just gonna get an frp one from srb :) oh and its also not lighter than std :(

thats a bummer :cry: think i will go down the fpr route too then :wack: if i can get the funds up need to sort the rear window too

damo

Fake Ben Taylor

16-09-2007, 12:32

yeah looks to be a very good setup for 2009 tho :) plus you can get loads of track time in too... get a camcord bolted into the car so you can time laps ;) / post em up for all us to see :)

cool thanks for the info... i need to get some alloys to fit them on 1st :eek: i've got some advan a048 235/45/17 with 3mm tread left to try out

sorry to take your thread off topic a little but what do you think to the rs2?

thanks
damo

its not off topic dude:)

but i havent actually tried em yet :( jesus-ninja highly rates them as does someones whos opinion steve carter trusts so that was enough for me to give em a go :)

thats a bummer :cry: think i will go down the fpr route too then :wack: if i can get the funds up need to sort the rear window too

damo

if the gap was a little further forward and mebe not as deep by a few mm it would be fine :) although as i say with a little bit of time this one would be fine :) it needs trimming underneath which would stop it catching the throttle pulley and the rattle is prob that as well then it just need a little more filler and spraying properly

Damo

16-09-2007, 12:42

cool. thanks for all the info and good luck getting the 13 up and running. i will be keeping an eye on your thread ;)

damo

Fake Ben Taylor

16-09-2007, 12:55

lol :D ill be watching yours too :)

Fake Ben Taylor

28-09-2007, 14:55

another key p[art arrived today :D

hks cast top mount manifold and hks external wastegate :D:D :smitten:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/manny2a.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/manny1a.jpg

Carl_S13

28-09-2007, 16:37

:nod: :nod: gonna clean it u and paint it with high temp paint

Let me guess... black :wack: Now you just need a big ass turbo to hang off it :cool:

Fake Ben Taylor

28-09-2007, 17:52

like this? :D

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Holset-HX40-W-Super-Turbo-Charger_W0QQitemZ270170487419QQihZ017QQcategoryZ72 205QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i wont lie im extremely tempted :wack:

Fake Ben Taylor

29-09-2007, 19:16

yeah i believe its a boss for egt probe :cool:

had a reply from the guy on ebay and the numbers on the turbo are:

on the label it says assy 4032149
serial 092256 HX40

just need to find out what they mean now :wack:

Colwell

08-10-2007, 10:21

Good work Ben, that turbo does look kinda cool and im likeing the manifolds :nod:

I'll keep an eye on the thread now and dont forget the aero mods mate ;)

Fake Ben Taylor

20-10-2007, 08:09

Good work Ben, that turbo does look kinda cool and im likeing the manifolds

I'll keep an eye on the thread now and dont forget the aero mods mate

: :thumbs: ive a few ideas for aero mostly from our discussion :D but yeah ill keep this updated as they happen :nod:

bought a few bits on flea bay and though they havent quite arrived yet im excited and garf wanted an update!

bought a toyota supra manual 5 speed gearbox (r154) that is rated to be a bit stronger than the rb/vg box :nod::D going to vut and shut the bell housings to make it fit same as birdy did for the vg box conversion :thumbs:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270171024670&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=017

also won an ohlins suspension set up:cool: only spring rates offered by ohlins for the s13 are 8/6 so thats what theyll be, so should be perfectly fine for hard track use with the right dampening and arb set up:nod:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280159936265&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=018

also just won a holset hx35 turbo which should see 500hp quite easily and im hoping with quite minimal spool times, the turbine wheels are sized to be an ideal stage 4 garret t3 wheel if such a thing existed so should be ok :nod:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=010&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=200162528133&rd=1
the biggest issue with it is that the exhaust housings are laible to crack and fail as theyre designed for diesels and cant take petrol egts:( however this new turbine housing cures that issue :D:cool:
http://www.theturbotrader.com/product_info.php?cPath=49_22_25&products_id=36

also bought some rear z32 calipers which will soon be mated to dans rear big brake kit once he pulls his finger out:whip: :p

the bottom end is also now at angel works having everything balanced, bores bored and honed to fit pistons, block skimmed if its needed, looking into a second keyway in the crank to avoid the issues i ad with the last engine and also getting the oil drains drilled out to 8mm which helps the oil drain from the head at high rpm which will reduce the risk of be failure due to oil starvation. its a big thing in the rb scene and the ca suffers the same issue:(

Fake Ben Taylor

21-10-2007, 11:29

more bits :D:D:D coming in thick and fast now :nod:

bought me one of these:D

http://motorsport.demon-tweeks.co.uk/resources/zoom/REC07091032.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

21-10-2007, 14:37

well once block is done i need gasket set, bearings and an oil pump then the car can go back on the road :) then its a case of finishing my inlet, fabricating a downpipe for the turbo, to go for 350 area horsies and then i need solid lifters and the angelworks headwork grp buy to happen and i can start to aim for huge numbers :nod: also going to get vems in near future, probably just after xmas :)

Fake Ben Taylor

02-11-2007, 17:58

w00t! more bits!:D:D:D

just ordered a driftworks lightweight flywheel and had it delivered direct to angel works so that they can get the bottom end work done:nod: :D

http://www.driftworks.co.uk/catalog/images/large/CA18flywheel-new.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

06-11-2007, 11:23

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/ks32.jpg

knock alram/detector arrived today :D:D

Fake Ben Taylor

06-11-2007, 17:28

new gearbox turned up today too!:D:D:D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/box2.jpg

Damo

06-11-2007, 22:41

this the supra box you was on about? looks like a supra mk3 one (maybe wrong tho) if it is its a stronge box i know some poeple that have kicked out upto and over 500ft lb of torque on these with no problems

Fake Ben Taylor

07-11-2007, 03:56

Damo

07-11-2007, 07:11

it is indeed the mk 3 one :nod: :thumbs:

cool, i used to have a mk3 supra was great :D not a bad box at all

Fake Ben Taylor

07-11-2007, 07:35

its been described to me as agricultural :wack:

do you know where i can get a short shifter for it?

and does anyone know who specialises in welding gearboxes? ive emailed gearboxman :)

Damo

07-11-2007, 07:50

its been described to me as agricultural :wack:

do you know where i can get a short shifter for it?

and does anyone know who specialises in welding gearboxes? ive emailed gearboxman :)

check out www.mkiiisupra.net :thumbs: i just cut the normal shifter in half. made a massive differance. i think it made be glued together half way up if remember right

damo

Fake Ben Taylor

07-11-2007, 08:00

check out www.mkiiisupra.net :thumbs: i just cut the normal shifter in half. made a massive differance. i think it made be glued together half way up if remember right

damo

i dont have the normal shifter :wack::rolleyes:

and cheers bud ill check it out :)

Fake Ben Taylor

18-11-2007, 14:43

well suspension arrived :D:D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/susp2.jpg

whilst fitting it i took some comparison shots:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/comp1a.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/comp2a.jpg

just need a working engine now and i can start to set up the dampening :wack:

Fake Ben Taylor

18-11-2007, 17:54

turbo is also here and omfg! its huge :wack:

pics to follow :)

Fake Ben Taylor

19-11-2007, 00:09

turbo pics as promised.....next to a cd to give some sort of scale :wack:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/turbo1a.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/turbo2a.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/turbo3a.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

05-12-2007, 11:30

adapter for the manifold is here:D

hopefully soon mock up the hot side to get a downpipe made and the cooler pipes :nod:

pics later if i remember :)

Fake Ben Taylor

06-12-2007, 22:38

more pics:D:D

manifold adapter...£20 delivered from usa iirc :eek:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/adapter2a.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/adapter1a.jpg

camber adjustable top mounts for the ohlins

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/topmountsa.jpg

and a 12 inch leccy fan so i cant rid of the horrid viscous unit

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/fana.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

16-12-2007, 01:09

no pics as of yet but ive bought kev kev's inlet manifold and a vems ecu system now :D:D:D

jrtuning

16-12-2007, 09:46

i honestly honestly think you should sell your big :ghey: truck turbo, cast iron HKS manifold, external wastegate if you already bought one (cant recallif you did or not) and then either buy a 0.86 2871R or damos TD06 20G kit :thumbs:

pricewise the 2871 will be 599 and damo's is 1000 but you can sell your exhaust to get a little money back, and you will save money by not having to make a new exhaust downpipe and intercooler pipework + is your intercooler big enough for your power goals? you may need slightly thicker, as far as im aware the normal thickness ones are good for about 500bhp, + you could daefinately do with water injection (although i think you want this anyway which i agree is a good plan :thumbs:)

also at very high HP figures i dont know if your diff will cope or not on track, jez found even the s15 diff wasnt really up to it and has decided to go for a 1.5way diff i think :nod:

another thing to worry about with that much power is how its delivered, is it going to be controllable if your exiting and a corner and want to put the power down or will you have to wait till your 100% straight, clench your butt cheeks, pray to god then put you foot down :wack:

im not sure what the fastest car youve been in would be :confused: but try and imagine how fast a lightweight S13 would be with 400-450bhp :nod: it wont be slow let me tell you that :wack:

the final most important reason you should buy damos turbo kit is to stop me from getting it, its EXACTLY what i want for mine but in about a years time and not before, so either you buy it :nod:, i buy it :no: or everytime somebody is interested in it we put them off with made up stories of how its knackered and its only worth its weight in scrap metal so nobody buys it for a year then i can have it :D

ANYWAY. . . . this wasnt meant as a dig at your project and probably wont make you change your mind :smash: but just a few things to consider, its going to be immense whichever way you do it but you dont want to end up with a track only car you really want to be able to hoon it around like a madnam on the road aswell and dont forget roads arent as grippy or smooth as proper tracks and they also have inconsiderate people coming towards you on the same road :thumbs:

p.s. get the damn thing built and get on some blooming trackdays, the only real reason to have the car is for fun and when its off the road the fun factor is greatly reduced, it took me a few years but id rather have a low power S13 and take it to trackdays and have a great time instead of constantly trying to reach the ever moving finish line. upcoming trackdays to aim for are

jan 5th elvington (you never know a christmas miracle could happen)
feb 8th oulton park
feb 9th elvington
feb 24th rockingham
feb 27th donington

will be hoping to do at least 2 maybe 3 of the above :thumbs:

Fake Ben Taylor

16-12-2007, 14:53

huge truck turbo for the win :D:D:D on the road itll only be 400 - 450hp :) and then wound up for track :nod: i agree the diff is probably a weak point but itll survive a while befre i can afford a decent 1.5 or 2 way:nod: water injection will be bought at some time :nod:

also ive come to far to just sell up now.....it will be built and shouldnt be laggy due to the divided exhaust housing which should hopefully mean quite a smooth delivery :D

kam

19-12-2007, 20:50

Damo

19-12-2007, 21:21

you know you would go with the td06 :D like the one i have for sale jrtuning thanks for the :Plug: im not getting a holset hx40 turbo kit or anything :wack:

Noz

19-12-2007, 21:27

Just picked up a brand new hx35w for mine :thumbs:

Sideways Danny

19-12-2007, 21:36

I'll get a holset next too

Damo

19-12-2007, 21:37

pmsl :cry: i will never sell this turbo kit

Fake Ben Taylor

30-12-2007, 13:10

no pics as of yet but ive bought kev kev's inlet manifold and a vems ecu system now :D:D:D

quick update so you all dont think im being mega lazy lol

now paid for the vems which is being dropped off at angelworks for me to pick up when the engine machining is done (hopefully early in new year).

got some solid lifters off my dad for christmas :D:D

and due to realising that my shell is rotten necromancer has offered to sell me his :D:D so im gonna go for it :nod: comes with cage, solid subframe bushes and a :cool: flocked dash and a fully functional roof scoop :D some may recognise that this was originally stevec's shell :nod:

some pics he sent me:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/kleebe/LeeS131.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/kleebe/DSC00044.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/kleebe/DSC00042.jpg

ants13

30-12-2007, 13:18

good buy that,

I went and picked that shell up with lee, tis a very good base for a project like this.

Fake Ben Taylor

30-12-2007, 13:21

good buy that,

I went and picked that shell up with lee, tis a very good base for a project like this.

good to hear :nod:

lee says its a very clean solid shell and i trust him so fingers crossed lol

Sideways Danny

29-01-2008, 01:01

Ben LUUUURVES the shiny things

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q59/sidewaysdanny/bensnewgirlfriend.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

29-01-2008, 01:46

Ben LUUUURVES the shiny things

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q59/sidewaysdanny/bensnewgirlfriend.jpg

:smitten::smitten::smitten::smitten:

i love my new wastegate :D

mini update: box conversion has started thanks to jon :notworthy

bought the above 60mm external wastegate and thanks to noz :notworthy it has a valve seat in it now as well :D

and also bought a greddy type r bov with the re-circ kit:D

Fake Ben Taylor

29-01-2008, 20:50

pics of box and supra bell housing

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/box1.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/box2-1.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

04-02-2008, 22:40

stick this here as well i suppose....never drink cocktails by the pint :no:

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thanks to kiz for recording it :rolleyes: but you kinda get an idea for how big the wastegate is lol

Fake Ben Taylor

05-02-2008, 19:58

just bought arp head studs, kevlar power enterprise cam belt, turbo gaskets and a new 4 inch thick intercooler :D:D:D:D:D:D

edit: and tomei valve springs:D it WILL be on the road soon :nod:

Fake Ben Taylor

07-02-2008, 03:11

new 4 inch flanged, 8 inch long green cotton filter is now also winging its way my way and the biggest development is...............drum roll please...................i have the engine back :D:D:D:D:D:D

thanks to sideways danny for picking it up for me :notworthy: and now the real progress can begin and i start to put my money where my mouth is :wack:

dhell is being collected on the 22nd where its going straight to northampton where danny and i are planning to get all the chassis prep done ready for me having the engine ready......plans involve seam welding, bushes, arms, 5 stud conversion, brakes, fit the loom and vems, bracing inside, seats, harness mounts etc etc etc :D:D:D:D:D excited i am!!!

Anth4130

07-02-2008, 23:32

Keeping an eye on this Supra box modding ;) (if you had the choice between the mk3 Supra box and the Z32, what would you choose?)

Fake Ben Taylor

07-02-2008, 23:37

Keeping an eye on this Supra box modding ;) (if you had the choice between the mk3 Supra box and the Z32, what would you choose?)

i did choose ;)

they both need the same amount of work to fit tbh so it makes no odds really, the supra box is shorter so shifter position may be an issue but i can get round that :) also the supra box requires a custom clutch whereas the z32 one will fit any ca clutch. the supra one is supposed to be a bit stronger but the z32 will handle any ca built yet tbh

for me it came down to price....a good condition z32 is around £500 whereas my r154 was £175 :)

Fake Ben Taylor

11-02-2008, 11:54

hi jj :wave::)

well another busy weekend - started off 6am saturday morning with a drive to liverpool for a go kart race - first time ever on outdoor twin engined karts and managed 10th out of 42 with everyone in front of me being heavily experienced and many were ex formula ford/renault drivers......the lad who came 6th is currently in the semi finals to win a scholarship in the clio cup :eek: so as you can imagine i was extremely happy :D:

then got home from that to have to drive straight to northampton :( big thanks :notworthy: to kiz for letting me pretty much gatecrash his house so i had somewhere to kip :thumbs: much appreciated mate :)

sunday was then a tour of the midlands collecting everything but i now have a std gearbox to cut up, the bottom end back and my vems ecu system:D:D:D thanks to danny for giving up his sunday to show me the way and to give me my engine :thumbs:

the weekend was then rounded off with taladega nights and take away at the g'mans new pad and i finally got home at midnight last night needing mucho sleep to be at work for 6 this morning :(:(:(

13-02-2008, 18:17

sounds like you had fun :D

You kart for the hobby then Ben?
Should have a word with Jeffrey in August then...he also karts :D

Fake Ben Taylor

13-02-2008, 18:48

sounds like you had fun :D

You kart for the hobby then Ben?
Should have a word with Jeffrey in August then...he also karts :D

well i decided that i need to get good at driving and everyone starts out in karts:nod::nod:

Dunkz

13-02-2008, 22:18

well i decided that i need to get good at driving and everyone starts out in karts:nod::nod:

I started off in big cars and then went to karts, :rolleyes: never been one to do it by the book. I'm seem to recall you still owe me a race. :thumbs:

Fake Ben Taylor

13-02-2008, 22:20

I started off in big cars and then went to karts, :rolleyes: never been one to do it by the book. I'm seem to recall you still owe me a race. :thumbs:

i do!!!:nod::nod::nod::D bring it on bitch:smash:

Fake Ben Taylor

14-02-2008, 16:29

a few more pics :)

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/bovandtank.jpg
greddy bov and new swirl tank
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/fprboot.jpg
fpr boot, have a proper lexan window coming too
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/vems.jpg
VEMS!!::D:D have also ordered a new egt sensor for it and a boost solenoid to run the boost control through the vems.....4bar built in map sesor which is more than needed :eek::wack:

TheBigShow

24-02-2008, 22:26

Ben has asked me to update on the project, because he is away all week having an adult relationship with Danny, and doesnt have access to the internet.

Today ben and danny, and with support from myself and kiz (we just fked about trying to wind up ben and danny), have completely dismantled the front end, pictures will follow from ben when he gets access and one includes ben having mucho fun with an angle grinder, i think he made a little sex wee when playing with it. Engine out of shell, and all hubs removed by the time i left at about 7pm.

i have just one picture of today:
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/722/24022008179se5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Kiz loving bens engine and gearbox.

Ben also managed to drop the front upright, and wheel on his bad toe, and proceeded to hop around the workshop crying and moaning like a little girl for the next half an hour.

also just spoken to ben, danny had also managed to drop the rear subframe on bens foot. Not just that, danny even managed to put the jack straight through the sill and up into the car, i believe pictures will follow.

was a good laugh today, once you got round the constant bitching at each other from danny and ben, i see a civil ceremony looming. So im sure there will be another update at some point this week, with loads of pictures.

Sideways Danny

25-02-2008, 00:28

Wasn't me who put the jack through the sill, I used a jacking point :wack: we did manage to make a pile of rust like you'd never believe was possible, and prove the shell is way beyond repair. If you lift the back bumper , the shell is so bendy the drivers seat moves :eek:

Ben also managed to drop the front upright, and wheel on his bad toe, and proceeded to hop around the workshop crying and moaning like a little girl for the next half an hour.

also just spoken to ben, danny had also managed to drop the rear subframe on bens foot. Not just that, danny even managed to put the jack straight through the sill and up into the car, i believe pictures will follow.

dont forget he ran his own foot over with the trailer jockey wheel too, and it's all been the same toe each time pmsl

Please insert new ideas on how to hurt Bens toe here :D

necromancer

25-02-2008, 20:32

lol having the locking wheel key for the alloys would help even more :wack:

hope the shell arrived intact ben :)

and let the mayhem begin :D:D

Sideways Danny

25-02-2008, 23:51

s13 shells with no wheels are difficult for 2 tired people to lift onto a trailer. Swept up the rust that fell out onto the floor. Oh dear :wack: Nice way for Ben to spend his birthday lol. Happy birthday old man :thumbs:

TheBigShow

28-02-2008, 16:07

it was bens birthday? shit... well at least he's got his new shell, and all happy, well last time i spoke to him he was.

ben asked me to add the picture of his new shell. i think he picked it up on monday.

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/2529/25022008077vy5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

he says its pretty much mint.

Fake Ben Taylor

28-02-2008, 21:56

well kiz bought a fancy new laptop so i can update but no pics:(

new shell has been gutted and all seams in the engine bay stripped back and welded, new cage has been fitted and dash/door cards trimmed to suit though i now have a nightmare with the wiring trying to remember where everything went and also now the heaters dont line up:( i also stripped out all the aircon unit from under the dash, weve welded in a new rear strut brace and i committed offset suicide by fitting chargespeed wide rear wings and now need 2inch spacers :wack:

doesnt sound a lot but a LOT has happened and its been hard, were having a night off tonight as danny and i are both car'd out :wack:

i must say a MASSIVE MEGA EPIC HUGE thank you to sideways danny who has given up every night since last friday to help me with this and also let me fill his workshop with crap. without his help this wouldnt really have been possible so

thanks buudy i owe you big time :notworthy:

Anth4130

01-03-2008, 00:07

With you using the Supra box, are you using an s13 starter?

TheBigShow

01-03-2008, 00:59

Well did a fair bit of work on car with ben, yesterday, as its now saturday. and yes we have pictures, just a few teasers.

so yeah, first picture ooo nice offset, 9.5j on the rear sits nice and flush,
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8536/29022008199yi4.jpg

Ahh i think you need spacers now mate, whats that i hear a siren, its the offset police,
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/4938/29022008200ja8.jpg

and then the actual things attached and not just by sum tape, look at the rear end,
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5517/29022008201pe0.jpg

How big? lovely.
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5937/29022008193nu5.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2963/29022008198mt6.jpg

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1985/29022008190ea3.jpg

Bit of angle grinder action for ben in the back of the car, he was getting pretty fed up by this point, time to have some anger management,
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/5254/29022008206bp1.jpg

And then finally danny turned up and managed to set fire to the floor, yep, out comes the fire extinguisher because it was a big fire involving lots of petrol, aftermath after the quick thinking of ben to use the extinguisher, just one problem, we also got extinguished,
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/918/29022008205bv0.jpg

ben has loads more pictures thoughout the week of the work he's done, its coming on nice, loads more to do, but its getting there.

Sideways Danny

01-03-2008, 19:42

how did you set fire to the thing :smash:

there was a small fire on the floor under the car (an inch square), ben kicked the fuel lines which were a foot or so away to get them clear and some fuel spilled out, big fire :wack: and I was in the bay with nowhere to go so ben decided to cover me in powder extinguisher :rolleyes:

Sideways Danny

01-03-2008, 20:28

hahaha fpmsl :D:D

at least you had the wits to have a fire extinguisher near by tho :thumbs: just be careful of the other 50 or so litres thats in the fuel tank or was when it left me :wack:

hows the welding coming along

welding would have been finished but the whole village had a power cut for about 2 hours so need to do it tomorrow now, not much to do on that front really. Ben needs to fit up the suspension to the front and do some painting of the welded areas and it can be loaded back onto his trailer for him to take home. it's looking quite proper and there will be a LOT more pictures up in the next couple of days

Fake Ben Taylor

03-03-2008, 17:56

well i made it back safe and sound:D:D:D:D:D

no pics uploaded yet but they are on their way ;) car looks a bit of a mess at the moment but there is lots to do yet.

however we managed a full shell swap, new cage fitting, and seam welded the engine bay and welded in the new strut brace and fitted my wide wings :D

interestingly a bare s13 shell (no interior except dash, no subframes or arms of any kind and no engine or rad etc) weighs 0.44 tons:eek::eek: and goldilocks and i managed to haul that onto a trailer using nothing but brute stupidity....i mean strength :wack: i did get £48 for the shell though at the metal recyclers:D

Fake Ben Taylor

03-03-2008, 20:21

your car **** face :D

:rolleyes::p

danny how do you fancy weekend of 14th march to finish up welding?:) lee is going to see if hes available same weekend to help me with the wiring :nod::notworthy:D

also danny ive got a loom sorted that i need you to pick up for me as n8rsd has it and you need to drop a head off at zarcs;)

if you were on msn id tell yu all this on there :wack::whip:

Fake Ben Taylor

08-03-2008, 21:40

uploaded all the photos from the shell swap but take away is here now so will add them all later :)

just as a teaser pic my new air filter arrived today :)

those who have witnessed the size of my turbo will have a better understanding of just how big this is :wack:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/filter2.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/filter1.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

08-03-2008, 22:06

thats just stupid :wack:

my words after opening the box were 'oh cock thats too big' :wack: with a little work and tube itll work fine :D:D and it definately wont be restrictive:wack:

Fake Ben Taylor

08-03-2008, 22:12

right then the shell swap!

started off with my old shell being trailered down to sideways dannys barn/workshop
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010011.jpg

and then we stripped it down
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010014.jpg

ooh erm i wasnt doing anything........
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010015.jpg

my favourite part of the week!
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010017.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010018.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010019.jpg

kiz enjoying my recaro a little too much
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010021.jpg

engine had to come out which meant removing the gearbox drain plug for the very first time......turns out itd had a hard life as not only was there all this fur but several large lumps also came out
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010024.jpg

then engine out so time for ghey pic
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010025.jpg

then the rest of the front end comes off
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010027.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010028.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

08-03-2008, 22:18

then we had a little accident.........and also discovered how rusty my shell really was!
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010029.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010030.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010031.jpg

so anyway after that it was time to get the rear subframe off and grab the bits i needed from it
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010033.jpg

then hammer time
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010034.jpg

and the left over pile of bits
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010036.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

08-03-2008, 22:30

next day was a long drive for me from northampton to norfolk to get the new shell (mucho thanks to lee for helping me bolt everything up!)

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010037.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010041.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010042.jpg

then danny and i had to apply some MAN and drag a half ton shell onto the car trailer so i could take it to the metal recyclers

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010043.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010044.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010048.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010049.jpg

then the new shell came in to be stripped of looking beautiful for a lot of welding

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010051.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010053.jpg

taped on wide rear arches
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010054.jpg

cage propped in for photos sake
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010057.jpg

then i got busy with an angle grinder so that it was ready for when danny got back to weld

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010058.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010059.jpg

and welded
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010062.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010067.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

08-03-2008, 22:31

then the cage had to go in properly and boy was it a poor fit!
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010060.jpg

and i had to see what this looked like
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010065.jpg

rear strut brace welded in
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010069.jpg

and then i fitted my 4inch intercooler but forgot to take pics except the on byebye posted earlier

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5937/29022008193nu5.jpg
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2963/29022008198mt6.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1985/29022008190ea3.jpg

as you can see from the last pic its sat on a nice bit of inch box section which should help stiffen up the front end

then lots of trim hacking so it fitted round the cage
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010071.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010072.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

08-03-2008, 22:33

also started to remove the rear seat supports to allow access for seam welding there, sadly we lost power on the last night of work we had available and as such we didnt get it finished:(

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010084.jpg

the last saturday of the week was a mega depressing one for me as it was time for the shell to go to the metal recyclers :(

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010077.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010078.jpg

though it turns out it weighed half a ton so i got £48 for it:D

then on the sunday we had a mad rush to get everything packed up so i could go home:(
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010083.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010085.jpg

and back home where it is to come back to pieces to have a bit more welding done and the bushes fitted along with some btm arm modifications ;)

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/P1010087.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

08-03-2008, 22:36

there arent enough thanks in this thread but a few of those involved were

kiz
byebyegti
sideways danny
necromancer

and others i saw over the week youre all stars and i owe you many beers :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy

Fake Ben Taylor

17-03-2008, 08:50

* quite a major update *

well the whole engine build and box conversion has been held up by the clutch (or lack there of)

my first hopes were to use a dw flywheel with an rps max puck but with the splines changed to the pattern of the toyota gearbox. rps had said this wasnt a problem but then when it came to ordering said it wasnt possible :cry: this put a major halt on the entire build :(

however! its now resolved (fingers crossed and hugging large piece of wood:wack:)

ive ordered a custom flywheel from ttv racing which is costing £210 (cheaper than both the apex one and the dw one i might add ;)) and a twin plate rally spec clutch from super clutch.

the guys at super clutch have been so helpful and have offered loads of advice in emails and countless phone calls ensuring i get the right clutch for the job and for what i want to do. i cant recommend them enough!!! the rally spec clutch has really thick friction material to handle those of us ith less mechanical sympathy and should be a good all rounder for drag and track work :) and if that proves to not be enough then using the same cage i can fit three plates with slightly thinner friction material for not a lot of cost at all :nod: this is actually the same clutch type norris designs runs on their evo so should be more than capable (he runs the triple set up).

pic of the cluch (or how it should look)
http://www.superclutch.com/Images/02Small.jpg

http://www.superclutch.com/index.htm
http://www.ttvracing.com/

Fake Ben Taylor

19-03-2008, 11:50

the clutch has arrived:D:D:D:D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/clutch2.jpg

and a pic of the friction surface
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/clutch3.jpg

one of the black plates has a spacer machined into it so the way another plate is added is to remove said black plate and replace with a another friction disc and thin spacer plate :nod: so easy even kieran would be able to do it:nod::nod::D

they even sent some super clutch sweets :D
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/clutch1.jpg

sadly its going to be another week till ttv have my flywheel ready :(:( but after that the whhole bottom end balancing etc can go ahead :D

GmasterT

19-03-2008, 17:55

Ben, come by my store, I have got you those really competitivley priced, in stock, 10% off with 1 year guarantee super widgets that you where talking about that will give you 20% more power, 30% better grip, 40% better braking and a massive dong! (I can't believe they are only 565.37p!) I may be able to clean your car to with this new stuff I got at the weekend, makes it look like a pininfarina product in one swoop and will help me with my other new business of washing cars really carefully!

It's an hounour that GmasterT Heavy Industries is sponsering you, I'll be sure to spam your projects thread with some more shite soon, beacuse I really dont have my own section to fcuk about in!!!

:thumbs:

Fake Ben Taylor

19-03-2008, 17:58

Fake Ben Taylor

20-03-2008, 17:25

got my flange and clamp through for my waste gate so stripped the old one off the manifold ready to make up the adapter :D

heres a few comparison pics....old one was a hks 40mm and the new one is a hks 60mm :eek:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/waste3.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/waste2.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

21-03-2008, 15:08

these should cure my rear offset issue :p;)

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/20032008116.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

21-03-2008, 18:27

Any more big weekenders planned?

dunno, struggling with the weather at mine as my brother has filled the workshop with his car (corolla ae92 with gt4 running gear and engine transplant :eek::eek:) and its pissing it down a lot :(

dont fancy welding with extension leads etc in the rain :wack:

engine bay welding is finished now, just needs painting and undersealing (which again needs decent weather :wack:)

Madda

26-03-2008, 09:47

Have the calipers turned up yet mate?

Fake Ben Taylor

07-04-2008, 08:34

with thanks to byebyegti i have the calipers :D

im not at home atm but ill post pics when i get home :)

and here they are :D:D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/29032008122.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/29032008120.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/29032008119.jpg

also got my new plenum off of kev at the weekend

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/07042008130.jpg

and came home to see the last piece of the puzzle waiting for me :D my pics are crap but im mega impressed with ttv's work :D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/07042008128.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/07042008129.jpg

and mated with the clutch
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/07042008131.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/07042008133.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

07-04-2008, 18:11

ai hopefully get the bottom end to the machinist on wednesday to get all that going......

missing 12 shims for the head though :( jps have ****ed me over a bit :(:(:(:(

waiting on nice weather to finish the painting and mock up the exhaust and cooler pipes :rolleyes:

Fake Ben Taylor

07-04-2008, 18:15

some sexy looking parts there mate baggsy a go when its finished :thumbs:

only if i get a go in yours :D:D:D

Fake Ben Taylor

09-04-2008, 18:42

mocked up the engine bay today to start on the downpipe and cooler pipes :D:D looks sweeeeeeeeet!

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/09042008134.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/09042008135.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/09042008137.jpg

onloy 'issue' i may have is with the radiator top pipe.....thinking about cutting it off and getting a bent one made up :)

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/09042008138.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

10-04-2008, 00:14

a few very dark pics of the filter added to the turbo

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/10042008141.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/10042008142.jpg

edit: and a daytime one :D

a daylight pic with the filter added

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/10042008143.jpg

Colwell

10-04-2008, 17:36

Is there enough clearance for the cam cover on the turbo side of things Ben???

Fake Ben Taylor

10-04-2008, 18:15

Is there enough clearance for the cam cover on the turbo side of things Ben???

loads:D:D

well looks like there is :wack:

Colwell

10-04-2008, 18:19

lol, we all need bigger turbo's

Ben, do you still want my old toe arms??? They are the blue ones in post #441, the rod ends were fine after i greased them a bit to be honest its just the paint is flaking a bit on the arms, nothing to bad....

http://www.sxoc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=284214&page=23

jrtuning

10-04-2008, 18:25

yes please :)

off out to get drunk now ythough so will pmyou about them tomorrow :)

*its ben on james' computer* :o

Fake Ben Taylor

14-04-2008, 20:00

picked out the colour of my cage and cam covers today :D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/14042008153.jpg

and thats not overspray on the door its all reflection :wack:

Fake Ben Taylor

15-04-2008, 17:01

i hate british weather....april showers my arse, more like april downpour eveytime ben decides to do some car workj :mad::annoyed:

managed to get on with my cold pipe though :cool: just need to clean up the pipes and weld them fully :D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/15042008154.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/15042008155.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

15-04-2008, 18:02

keep at it mate you'll be finished soon :)

pipes looking good :thumbs:

hope so :)

gearbox is at the engineers at the minute being cut down to size :) then i need to find someone with a flowjet cutting machine who'll do small jobs for joe public as my local place wont :(

tommyb

15-04-2008, 18:24

good luck with the cold pipe ben, mine leaked like a sive when i mig'd it and after various attemps to sort it i had to braze them up to seal it properly... i'd still do it that way again though:D just grind the last bit of weld back before starting again on the end otherwise you get a leak at every join:cry:
looking good:thumbs:

Fake Ben Taylor

15-04-2008, 18:29

just grind the last bit of weld back before starting again on the end otherwise you get a leak at every join:cry:

cheers matey

this last bit i dont understand though:(

tommyb

15-04-2008, 18:33

if your mig'in it you'll prob find that you can't weld it all the way round as it gets too hot, especially on the inside of the tight bends, so you have to do an inch at a time or so and its the joining of the welds that leak. grind it back 5mm or so and crack on over the top of where you stopped last time, if that makes sence

Fake Ben Taylor

15-04-2008, 18:37

Fake Ben Taylor

15-04-2008, 23:40

no need to worry about the welding now....a friends going to take it to work to do at the weekend with a proper tig set up :cool:

tommyb

16-04-2008, 07:48

be worth fabing some end caps up to pressure test the pipe, i just made up two straight bits of pipe with a flat bit on't end, a bolt welded on with a hole drilled throught it to join on the airline with a bit of fuel line, join them with your silicone hose and dunk under water and check for leaks

should be ok with the tig though...;)

spesh

16-04-2008, 21:36

now with added Bungle Power™ (as produced by GMasterT heavy industries i believe)

Fake Ben Taylor

17-04-2008, 09:59

12 hour night shift last night and waiting up for a delivery sucks :cry:

though it did give me some free time to sort out the 3 inch part of my hot pipe ready to go for tig welding this evening :D:D not too shabby for 20 mins work :wack: (the welder is going to clean off burrs etc before welding :))

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/17042008156.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/17042008157.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/17042008158.jpg

necromancer

17-04-2008, 10:42

more like 12hours sat on here or browsing internet for more bits to buy :D

hot pipe looks good :) but will it line up with the tubby outlet, looks a bit offset inwards but i'm sure you've got that all worked out :thumbs:

Fake Ben Taylor

17-04-2008, 17:32

it is offset inwards :) unless you mean offset at the cooler end and thats because its just plonked their for photo taking :D

i need to rotate the housing on the turbo a bit more because as it stands any pipework would clash with the strut tower :( its got a giant circlip holding the compressor housing on and i need an extra pair of hands to rotate it :ghey:

Parker

17-04-2008, 18:51

Sharp bends :(

Short pipes :)

Fake Ben Taylor

22-04-2008, 23:21

recieved word from the welder :D

(copied over from other forum)

Right then, as ive been handed these burr riden things, i will detail my contribution to the superior 200sx.

As i picked them up from Ben's.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00490.jpg

Numbered and marked for position as was given strict instructions to NOT MOVE ::).
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00491.jpg

;D Ben you aint gonna like these as undid all your hard work :D. Enjoyed it tho.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00492.jpg

Some serious Burrs, i don't know what you used to cut this but would of said a bread knife,lol. Shall we say it was rather sharp in places.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00493.jpg

Burr's again
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00494.jpg

After a bit of TLC with a grinder & file. Simply used grinder to remove all the rought parts and filed the inside to ensure nice clean and burr free points of contact during welding.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00495.jpg

All done well one anyway
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00496.jpg

Up to date for the information of Ben and the rest of ya common folk, sorted them both out and their ready to be welded, just waiting for a regulator adapter so i can gas the inside of the pipe whilst welding to weld both sides. Gonna crack on during the week Ben so if you have any issues on time etc, etc drop us a PM or tx.

Fake Ben Taylor

22-04-2008, 23:24

More updates ;D.

Ahhhh, just what i needed :D, splitter for the Argon to be purged into the pipework.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00512.jpg

This is the second one as thought i would start with the hardest first. All parts have been de-burr'd and de-tacked.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00513.jpg

Another shot to highlight the smoothness of them after some grinding and fileing.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00514.jpg

Tacked it all back together with TIG (a tad neater that stick or MIG, ay ben,lol.) Dint take any picks of it been tacked as boring but, waahhhooo, the first weld :o

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00518.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00522.jpg

Although an absolute pig to position when trying to get a steady and comfortable welding stance, pretty happy with the results. Purgeing was a problem tho as couldn't make the pipe stay still :(.

Only laid down one full weld and decided to stop due to this;

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/sxistevo/DSC00519.jpg

Not sure how clear the pic is but there is a build up of 'slag' on the inner ??

Right Ben, with this been an important component i want and im sure you want this to be right. Would be better if i grinded the tacks off again and welded each piece individually as then i can get a drill attachment to grind the inner 'slag' (<< Engineer talk,lol) off. Was told purgeing would not cause this, so im in two mind what to do.

What do you sugest bud??

Carry on and you sort the inner bit's out or do what i said and do each peice individually ???

hes a good lad, i went to college with him and he ended up doing exactly what i wanted to do :cry::rolleyes: we decided to weld them up in stages and grind the weld where its penetrated back so theres no interruption to air flow :)

Fake Ben Taylor

22-04-2008, 23:27

cool

cheers its getting there.

also got a new crank off of gmastert that is in perfect condition whereas mine needs a key way repair :(

speaking to engineers about the box tomorrow and will be taking engine down for machining soon :)

Fake Ben Taylor

23-04-2008, 12:59

itll be attached with silicone pipes ;)

weve got a chop saw thing with a giant thin grinder wheel in it :)
took my bottom end to the machinist today and also picked up my bell housing......

i wanted 159mm keeping from the bellhousing face.....theyve taken off 159mm from the bellhousing face and made the back bit all nice and pretty :wack::wack: a minor but very annoying niggle so getting new bellhousing and getting it cut right :)

kam

23-04-2008, 13:11

Fake Ben Taylor

23-04-2008, 13:12

Makes sense!

So they have taken too much off the bell housing?!

yeah :( the bit i was going to bin is the size i wanted and the bell housing is too small:(

kam

23-04-2008, 13:36

yeah :( the bit i was going to bin is the size i wanted and the bell housing is too small:(

Ah wounded!! Are they paying?! Cant be cheap/easy to get another one?!

Fake Ben Taylor

23-04-2008, 13:50

theyre going to do it free of charge when i get another, its only a ca bellhousing, theyre ten a penny :)

kam

23-04-2008, 14:06

theyre going to do it free of charge when i get another, its only a ca bellhousing, theyre ten a penny :)

Ah ok i see :thumbs:

Howcome the Holset mounted so high? I've seen them in other 200's ok?

Fake Ben Taylor

23-04-2008, 20:00

Ah ok i see :thumbs:

Howcome the Holset mounted so high? I've seen them in other 200's ok?

irs on a hks top mount manifold which seems high to start with and then theres an adaptor on top of that which is 15 - 20mm thick :)

PMSL @ the welders comments :D

:D:D:D:D

I've just read through all this and it looks awesome Ben, really can't wait to see it complete!

cheers dude :thumbs::D

TheBigShow

08-05-2008, 17:44

epic fail mate, pull ur finger out!!!!!!

Damo

08-05-2008, 20:04

come on Ben get some work done! i will be running as much boost as it takes to max the injectors on tuse night and you know we have a nice long road waiting for us

Pugger

08-05-2008, 22:25

you know we have a nice long road waiting for us

The M6 ?! :wack:

i blame GTA4 for the lack of work going on here lol

Fake Ben Taylor

16-05-2008, 16:06

thread cleaned :D

Damo

16-05-2008, 18:15

i need to do this with mine

necromancer

16-05-2008, 19:02

thread cleaned :D

stop cleaning and get some work done :whip:

Fake Ben Taylor

22-05-2008, 23:12

not a lot going on at the minute due to lack of funds and bearings :(

hopefully get back on the case tomorrow as its payday:D

i have bought a shiny new oil drain for the turbo with proper aeroquip style fittings so hopefully no leaks :nod:

also trying to sort out some sponsorship for next years time attack season :nod:

kam

22-05-2008, 23:15

Hello mate, not spoken in a while!!

What you planning to use the car for BTW?

Fake Ben Taylor

22-05-2008, 23:22

time attack 2009 :)

Damo

23-05-2008, 09:09

that still the plan?

compertion is so so so high (me, sm, yak ) your going to need more power :P

Rocket

23-05-2008, 09:29

i have bought a shiny new oil drain for the turbo with proper aeroquip style fittings so hopefully no leaks :nod:

ohh were did you get this from ?? also would like to see pics :)

looking good on the build front that TURBO is HUGE :D

More power damo :eek: scrap the engine and just strap a jet engine on the back , areo mods with flaps corners and stopping maybe a problem but you will have them on the straights

Damo

23-05-2008, 10:01

ohh were did you get this from ?? also would like to see pics :)

looking good on the build front that TURBO is HUGE :D

More power damo :eek: scrap the engine and just strap a jet engine on the back , areo mods with flaps corners and stopping maybe a problem but you will have them on the straights

mines bigger :D:wave:

yeah hoping for close to 500hp at 2bar for the rest of yeah and close to 600hp @ 2.5bar for next year :smash: lol every one has plans for next year ta is getting silly now

Fake Ben Taylor

23-05-2008, 14:40

mines bigger :D:wave:

yeah hoping for close to 500hp at 2bar for the rest of yeah and close to 600hp @ 2.5bar for next year :smash: lol every one has plans for next year ta is getting silly now

lol i wont need more power:p:p

bigtone

23-05-2008, 14:57

is it finished yet???

Fake Ben Taylor

23-05-2008, 14:59

no :(:(:(

bigtone

23-05-2008, 15:04

no :(:(:(

chop chop

Fake Ben Taylor

23-05-2008, 15:20

w00t!!

acl race big end and main bearings finally ordered!!:D:D:D hopefully be here back end of next week :nod:(damn bank holiday)

then they can go to the machinists for the crank grind and i can get the engine built :nod:

who knows what is a good die grinder for doing my head work?:)

Squares

23-05-2008, 15:32

who knows what is a good die grinder for doing my head work?:)

The best one I find is the one that the local specialst owns.:wack:

Failing that I have a Clarke Pro one and its fine, bout £35-40 from machine mart I think.:thumbs:

Fake Ben Taylor

23-05-2008, 15:34

The best one I find is the one that the local specialst owns.:wack:

Failing that I have a Clarke Pro one and its fine, bout £35-40 from machine mart I think.:thumbs:

cheers matey :) ill have to pop to machine mart on tuesday:nod:

Colwell

23-05-2008, 15:36

I use Rodcraft and Snap On die grinders at work and they are really good, nice and balanced, good speed control and dont weigh alot. Obviously i dont do head work, but i do do some pretty accurate stuff with them :nod::nod:

Squares

23-05-2008, 15:38

cheers matey :) ill have to pop to machine mart on tuesday:nod:

:thumbs:

Snap-On? Come on Cowbell, now your being silly and showing off.

Cheap tat from machine mart FTMFW!:D

Fake Ben Taylor

23-05-2008, 15:39

i stripped the gears on my old clarke one but i believe that to be because i didnt have an oil supply plumbed intot he air line:cry:

Colwell

23-05-2008, 15:57

:thumbs:

Snap-On? Come on Cowbell, now your being silly and showing off.

Cheap tat from machine mart FTMFW!:D

lol, for home i would definatly have something cheaper :nod: but i need my tools at work to be reliable and consistent :)

M.D.

24-05-2008, 00:44

sod that, halfords pro all the way, lifetime garentee and ive never seen anything any better about my snapon tools to warrent the extra cost either, i just go them cos i could at the time lol

Fake Ben Taylor

24-05-2008, 00:56

halfords dont do die grinders ;)

M.D.

24-05-2008, 00:57

ha ha, thats a fair point, give it a while and they will probably add them to there list of random tools tho ha

Fake Ben Taylor

24-05-2008, 04:23

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Reach-Generation-Air-Grinder/dp/B000WZF6MA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=diytools&qid=1211602916&sr=8-1

bought that one in the end due to it being long reach which will make matching my manifold etc a lot easier :nod:

Colwell

24-05-2008, 06:27

sod that, halfords pro all the way, lifetime garentee and ive never seen anything any better about my snapon tools to warrent the extra cost either, i just go them cos i could at the time lol

There is such a difference, maybe not so much on the rachets and more everyday stuff but certainly on the more specialist tools. If your using them everyday for a living its worth paying for the quality.

Squares

24-05-2008, 18:18

Fake Ben Taylor

24-05-2008, 18:20

agreed as well :nod:

though im not going be using mine day in day out so no need to spend a fortunbe, its gonna be the odd head/manifold here and there:)

Pugger

24-05-2008, 18:55

Ive spoken to the machinist mate and he's gonna try get em done before the end of the week :) Hope thats ok?!

Fake Ben Taylor

24-05-2008, 19:07

absolutely grand mate!:D

we need to find buyers for the others next :) btu theres no rush on those

Fake Ben Taylor

25-05-2008, 04:51

w00t!!

new torque wrench bought, manual printed off, bearings arrive mid week :D:D:D engine build here we come!!:D:D

also bought several books on engine building and finally A.G. bells forced induction tuning book as ive no idea when it comes to timing cam shafts or grinding shims:( no time like the present to learn eh?

Colwell

25-05-2008, 07:08

Woohoo, sounds like you have all the widgets you need to move foward Ben:D

Fake Ben Taylor

25-05-2008, 07:23

Woohoo, sounds like you have all the widgets you need to move foward Ben:D

where would i be without my widget supplier gmastert heavy industries :notworthy:D

alanjuggler

25-05-2008, 07:41

ben, what books have you bought / found most useful?

i'm planning to do the same. :)

Colwell

25-05-2008, 07:43

where would i be without my widget supplier gmastert heavy industries :notworthy:D

May get on the widget wagon myself and hook up with the Gmaster for some serious parts for mine..........:Plug::D

M.D.

25-05-2008, 11:20

There is such a difference, maybe not so much on the rachets and more everyday stuff but certainly on the more specialist tools. If your using them everyday for a living its worth paying for the quality.

im more on about general tools like socket sets, spanners etc, they are more than good enough even for any garage imo,

but agreed some of the specialist stuff is worth buying

Fake Ben Taylor

25-05-2008, 15:39

ben, what books have you bought / found most useful?

i'm planning to do the same. :)

not sure yet as they havent arrived but i bought the following as they looked most useful :)

Engine Builder's Handbook [Paperback] by Monroe, Tim
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/RESOURCE/MEDIA/IMAGES/bookcovers/Original/BookCovers10/1/5/5/7/1557882452.jpg
Camshafts and Camshaft Tuning for High Performance Engines (Speedpro)
http://www.pugspares.co.uk/Images/Book-Speedpro-Cams.jpg
Forced Induction Performance Tuning: Bk. H691
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/RESOURCE/MEDIA/IMAGES/bookcovers/Original/BookCovers10/1/8/5/9/1859606911.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

26-05-2008, 18:59

another update:D

and a MAJOR thanks to pugger for his patience on this one :notworthy i know they were a pain in the arse mate :thumbs::)

my custom vernier pullies are finished:D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00061.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00064.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00063.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/DSC00062.jpg

Parker

26-05-2008, 19:20

I think he made them a bit big Ben, I mean they're twice the height of your car :wack:

Fake Ben Taylor

26-05-2008, 19:20

ah fook :cry:

Woodys13

26-05-2008, 19:24

Woodys13

26-05-2008, 19:25

re this thread

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=353633

Fake Ben Taylor

26-05-2008, 19:29

saw the thread :) ive bought a teng click type one :) more fanciness means more to wrong as, sadly, you found out :(:(

Fake Ben Taylor

26-05-2008, 19:37

tuns out i MAY yet make totb!!!!:D:D:D:D:D

NEED to get the car done!! whos got a surface grinder and someknow how to grind shims in?

Fake Ben Taylor

26-05-2008, 22:34

well now it seems theres a chance of totb its time to step it up a gear :nod:

tried to dig out my head tonight but the spare i had is missing a cam cap :( james suspects its at his house so fingers crossed its there :)

in the mean time i welded on the v band for my wastegate :nod: its not particuarly pretty but i welded it inside and out so 'should' be sealed and not fall off :) turned the welder up to 11 :nod::wack:;)

outside
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/26052008188.jpg

inside
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/26052008187.jpg

flange welded on
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/26052008189.jpg

and then the wastegate clamped on to stop the flange warping too much
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/26052008190.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/26052008191.jpg

going to take a grinder to the welds tomorrow as i suspect theyre fouling the v-band clamp a little but not too much :)

tomorrow should see pics of port matched inlet and ported/polished head :nod:

thenickos

26-05-2008, 22:45

Schweeeeeeeeet!! :thumbs:

M.D.

26-05-2008, 22:56

nice one, id definately say that it will be fine, ive had no problems at all with my manifold since ive welded it.
thats one mahoooosive wastegate too

Fake Ben Taylor

26-05-2008, 22:58

nice one, id definately say that it will be fine, ive had no problems at all with my manifold since ive welded it.
thats one mahoooosive wastegate too

hks gt pro 60mm jobbie :nod::nod:

welding is a lose term for what i did....nuclear fission would be closer :wack: hence why its not pretty but at least it should hold

glad you like it nickos :D:thumbs:

M.D.

26-05-2008, 23:01

ha ha, now where have i heard that before lol.

tell you what tho, it dam well works :thumbs:

Pugger

27-05-2008, 09:11

M.D.

27-05-2008, 17:25

i do love home made verniers, i have a set sat on the shelf at the mo but i dont think they will fit with the CAS so i think im going to have to make one similar to the above,

Colwell

27-05-2008, 17:30

I cant believe your welder goes to 11 :notworthy:notworthy:p

M.D.

27-05-2008, 17:32

ha ha, i love that saying lol

Fake Ben Taylor

27-05-2008, 18:02

I cant believe your welder goes to 11 :notworthy:notworthy:p

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

if im honest i had to turn it back down again from mega uber high power:(

as soon as i touched the metal i eneded up in darkness with a bit of smoking cast iron :wack:

Smiley

27-05-2008, 21:26

looking good ben!!

thenickos

27-05-2008, 22:19

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

if im honest i had to turn it back down again from mega uber high power:(

as soon as i touched the metal i eneded up in darkness with a bit of smoking cast iron :wack:

don't lie, your secretly melting down gold bullion and smugglin it out as car parts :wack:

Fake Ben Taylor

27-05-2008, 22:20

don't lie, your secretly melting down gold bullion and smugglin it out as car parts :wack:

i wouldnt be smuggling it anywhere.......i need it :wack::wack::wack:

fudi

27-05-2008, 22:22

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

if im honest i had to turn it back down again from mega uber high power:(

as soon as i touched the metal i eneded up in darkness with a bit of smoking cast iron :wack:

FPMSL :D:rolleyes:

I canimagine the 'What the fcuk' expression in true Lee Evans style

Fake Ben Taylor

27-05-2008, 23:10

FPMSL :D:rolleyes:

I canimagine the 'What the fcuk' expression in true Lee Evans style

:nod::nod::nod::nod::nod::nod::D

so far tonight ive completely stripped down two cylinder heads....sadly one has knackered cam journals one has a scratched valve seat where i caught it with a dremel :(

i think the valve seat will come up good with a lap so after indian fod were gonna test that theory and start the porting :nod: hopefully have the head ready for skimming tomorrow :nod:

all the oily parts are soaking in pickling vinegar with a 6%acidity :nod:

big thanks to james :notworthy for giving up nights to help get this car going :D

Fake Ben Taylor

28-05-2008, 15:15

dropped the gearbox off at the machinists today to get them to make up a spigot bush to suit the supra box and picked up my now properly cut bellhousing :nod::D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/28052008194.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/28052008193.jpg

cheers to marty for the replacement bell housing :notworthy

also spotted this flywheel whilst i was there.....god knows what its off but i reckon a hoist would be needed to fit it :wack:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/28052008192.jpg

M.D.

29-05-2008, 07:36

fook me, i saw the pic before reading the caption and thought that was your conversion flywheel or something lol,

well glad its not, that has to be off a bus or something suerly lol.

good luck with the gearbox bodgery, im very interested in this as i need to make a start on an MI16 to ford conversion for a mates talbot sunbeam.

Vova

30-05-2008, 17:22

Great project, respect for all the self-doing stuff :notworthy . What cage is that, self made?

Fake Ben Taylor

30-05-2008, 19:27

Great project, respect for all the self-doing stuff :notworthy . What cage is that, self made?

fabricage :)

realised today how good my machinist is :nod:

gave them all my bottom end for balancing including the flywheel, clutch and bolts :) they rang me to say that the clutch mounting holes on the fly are threaded and hes read all the info supplkied with the bolts and theyre supposed to be used with the nuts ( a4 page of fine print info and he took the time to read it all :notworthy) and advised that the threads be drilled out as per the advisories :D

however there was some bad news also :( the crank i supplied was bent :( 3thou i think he said across the length, as such i had to buy some .25 oversize main bearings and theyre going to grind it all so its straight and then balance it all up so no vibrations :notworthy should get the bottom end back monday by which time ill have finished the head work and it can all be built :D

head work wise im half way through....knif edged the centre of the inlet tract and started removing some horrible cassting marks, just got to remove the rest of the casting marks and then put the finish on the surfaces :nod:

Colwell

30-05-2008, 19:56

w0000t :clap::clap:

Fake Ben Taylor

30-05-2008, 19:58

w0000t :clap::clap:

not w00t yet.....need the bellhousing welded as a matter of urgency yet i cant afford to pay someone to do it :( need to find someone local whos friendly.....

did think of running a std box the the hill climb but i wonthave a clutch to fit :(

M.D.

30-05-2008, 21:58

my old crank was bent by 4 thou and we ran it anyway with no problems, so id say by grinding yours and using new bearings it should be totally fine,

Fake Ben Taylor

30-05-2008, 22:01

machine shop said that with the epic scale of the build theyd rather it was perfect :nod:

M.D.

30-05-2008, 22:02

definately, if i had the chance i would have had mine reground too, just trying to put your mind at rest that its not a major problem :)

Pugger

31-05-2008, 16:35

Your pulleys are guaranteed to arrive before 9am on tuesday mate :) Sent them special delivery :) If you cant find anywhere local send it up and ill get it welded... :) :p might not look great tho with all the grease etc on the casing but it will hold :nod:

Fake Ben Taylor

31-05-2008, 20:00

problem is i need it tacking in place for you to finish the welding :(

ill see what i can pull out the bag :)

Fake Ben Taylor

03-06-2008, 08:24

pullies arrived:D look even better than in the photos:notworthy

also engine is ready for pick up and james is on his way round to help build it:D by end of play today i should have an engine built up bar grinding the shims for the cams :nod: :D

£435 worth of machining/balancing on it all :wack:

Pugger

03-06-2008, 09:10

:D :D Glad your happy bud

Now to get rid off the other few sets :wack: (wasnt cost effective to just make one set.. ill pm a higher power to see if i can put up a FS thread :thumbs: )

You better take pictures of the build :D

Fake Ben Taylor

03-06-2008, 09:27

oh there'll be lots of pics:D

Fake Ben Taylor

03-06-2008, 11:11

head porting finished :D

havent touched the inlet as smaller will mean higher speeds and pressure which means less lag :) and the casting marks cant be felt through the carbon build up allready in the ports so i think itll be fine :)

the inlet however ive sharpened up the divide and removed all nasty casting marks (there were a lot) and also smoothed in the valve seats properly :)

here ive sharpened the divide and opened up the groove for the injector a little due to hooge injectors planned
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008205.jpg

here there were a lot of very nasty casting marks :(
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008206.jpg

also welded up the wastegate bracket on my turbo as im running ext wastegate :)
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008207.jpg

headgasket surface is now soaking in thinners (isobutanol and toluene) to remove the old wellseal from it and then it will just need a power wash and its ready for the valves lapping in :)

Fake Ben Taylor

03-06-2008, 15:13

engine build begins:D:D (in case you didnt know already:p)

block fitted to the engine stand
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008208.jpg
and everything cleaned with a kitchen roll and wd40
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008209.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008210.jpg
the bath at the machine shop has cleaned out all the gunge from the main block breather
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008211.jpg

Fake Ben Taylor

03-06-2008, 15:19

then the new ACL race main bearings were fitted
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008212.jpg
and lubed up with redline assembly lube
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008214.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008215.jpg
add one balanced and ground straight crank
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008216.jpg
can see the balancing marks here
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008217.jpg
placed in the block and spun just to be sure and to spread the assembly lube
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008218.jpg
and then all torqued down to 50nm with the girdle in place :)
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008219.jpg

and now were just sat inside in warmth fitting the pistons to the rods and working out the ring gaps...

a quote from the manual for the acl race series pistons....

the spirolox can easily be fitted.........
its lying ;) :annoyed::cry::cry:

bigtone

03-06-2008, 15:32

cool...
wont be long now

Fake Ben Taylor

03-06-2008, 15:41

might be if we cant work out how to fit these spiral locks :wack:

TheChin

03-06-2008, 15:50

Ben if you stick "I Love Chin" on the side of your Time Attack Car, I'll sponsor you with Cookies & Doughnuts.

Fake Ben Taylor

03-06-2008, 16:43

Ben if you stick "I Love Chin" on the side of your Time Attack Car, I'll sponsor you with Cookies & Doughnuts.

you have no idea how tempting that is :D

Fake Ben Taylor

03-06-2008, 17:37

james discovered a nack for getting the spirolox in and so forfeited himself to doing them:D

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008221.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008220.jpg

half way through now but ones gone in not properly and got stuck :(

Fake Ben Taylor

03-06-2008, 23:11

well we finally got the spiral locks in place (two per side of the gudgeon pin) but one was bent after installation so it came out and the only spare went in :)

we then set about gapping all the rings and then fitting them to the pistons and then fitting the piston/rod assembly to the crank with the acl race series big end bearings....also used redline lube here to help with initial start up :nod:

everything went fine no real issues :D:D also got the oil pump fitted but had to call it a night there as im up at 5 for work in the morning:cry:

half way through our lass cooked me and james dinner :D but we also had col whod come round to watch and stef who was chief photographer and she let us all tribe into her house to eat and then leave again :notworthy

end of play and this is the state of the nation :) (edit: whoops its upside down... but you get the idea:p)

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/03062008222.jpg

stef will be along at some point im sure with the decent pics:thumbs:

Math

03-06-2008, 23:24

Good work Ben, glad to see its coming together :) :thumbs:

good to see some unique and out of the usual parts being used build, supra box etc :)

Fake Ben Taylor

03-06-2008, 23:27

cheers dude :)

Fake Ben Taylor

09-06-2008, 17:40

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/07062008228.jpg

hopefully fitted pics later tonight ;)

Quail

09-06-2008, 17:44

Sexy brakes!!

Fake Ben Taylor

09-06-2008, 17:47

cheers matey :)

specs are 330mm brake discs and pagid pads till i work out which fitment carbon lorraine ones i need

Fake Ben Taylor

09-06-2008, 23:19

just been trying to get the front end back together and as with everything its a nightmare:(

the cusco top mounts are causing my ohlins struts to bottom out against the stut tower at the top :confused: and im using the spacer under them.........

also it turns out my calipers are both passenger side:( so i need to get hold of the guy to get one replaced or swap the balance line and bleed nipples over and effectively run one upside down :wack:

also test fitted my 10j's on the front with a 255 and a 50mm spacer heres how they sit

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/09062008235.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/jrtuning_ben/09062008233.jpg