bean.101 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Turned up a alloy ring to mount the skyline pump. Made a few panels up to slow the side to side movement of the fuel. Cut some 51mm pipe up into quaters long ways, fitted them to the front and back to deflect the fuel back down under acceleration and braking, not sure how it will work. Welded fuel cradel mount and fuel cap thread on from the inside, and will also weld externally to.Also made a breather hole and made a wee gauze holder, it's the wee half round thing with holes in it. All welded up Put a drain bung in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Test fitted the fuel tank, seems to fill the hole nicely. It holds 40litres. I also made a alloy panel that is removable, It's there to give access to the rear shocks and rear links. This will be very handy as getting the wheels off is a major job. If i get a flat tyre i will be ringing a tow truck. Also got my boot fitted on the orginall boot hinges, Took a couple of hours triming and mucking round but is way easier than making new brackets/hinges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Ive been abit slack lately, riding my dirt bike. So started getting back into it, and bought a fuel pump. Also made a throttle body flange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Started on the front brakes. Bought some rotors off safe R brakes, not sure what there off. They where bought in from the UK for a guy and he never picked them up. So it worked out quite well for me. Here's a picture of new and old. I will have to turn the OD down as they are 310mm at the moment. I will get them down to 295mm and everything should have plenty of clearance. I had to make up dowels to bung up the old uneeded hole's. Then redrilled my holes. Also turned up some flanges to clamp the the rotors to the hubs. Here's a mock up. Im going to run Skyline GTS,T brakes. I haven't made caliper mounts yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Started making up my caliper mounts. Finishing the outside shape in the mill. Also bought some bilstein coilover threads. Looking forward to seeing the finished result, with the car sitting lower in front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 There's been a change in plans, in the engine department. I have decided to run a 1uz. Things are tight, there is definitely no room for a radiator. So I will be chopping the firewall back. I am going to run a powerglide behind the 1uz, got the engine back as far as possible, cause I plan on mounting the turbo in front of the engine. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 I have been making up the adapter plate, 1uz bellhousing to powerglide 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 I will have to modify the sump, as the x member goes right through where the sump bowl is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Took my engine into work and pulled the sump off. Look likes it's a clean engine which is always a good start. This is what the sump used to look like Cut the front off Got some alloy and mocked it up.Welded the new extension up,just got to tidy a few thing's then finish welding it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Made a oil pick up, it's got a extra bend in cause I used a Toyota 1kz oil pickup to make it. Had to straighten the sump after welding it all together. So I put some feller blades under the middle of the sump and pulled it down as I heated it up. Once I got it reasonably straight I put it in the surface grinder at work and machined it flat. Just a picture of the inside, welded it inside as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 I have put a windage pan into the sump just to try and keep the oil from getting stirred up I have decided to make a inlet manifold, We have a CNC guy that comes into work, Craig Young. He had all ready machined these inlet manifold flanges out so I grabbed them off him. The alloy plate bellow is the next part of the runner that I am going to make myself. This section will go from the oval to round. And my trumpets will also counter sink into this to. I had a few average trumpets lying around, I just used these to get a idea for length I made a plenum. I also have a build thread on Facebook under the altered boost page. The altered boost guys are helping me out with a few bits and pieces. We build the engine for there altered drag car at work. If your interested in altered drag cars it worth a geazer. http://www.facebook.com/alteredboost?fref=ts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 So I started milling the manifold port shape into my blocks off alloy Then I machined a seat for the trumpet to sit in. This gave me a reference to machine the transition from round to the oval port shape. I used the rotary table to rotate the flange and cut the round shape in. This was the end result. There is still a small amount of material to come out, which I will attack with a die grinder Left side is straight off the mill. Right side has been hand blended. Still could do with a little more work but is close enough for now. Trumpet sitting on the flange. Will be getting some alloy this week to make a set off decent trumpets up. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 I have been doing a few things on the inlet manifold, just tiding up the the blocks. Also got some bolts and bolted everything down. Also made a set of trumpets. Here's the trumpets sitting in place. Now I have to work out how I am going to fit the plenum shell to the blocks of alloy. I have also bought a blow off valve and a couple of waste gates. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 Got some more pictures. Got to thank the guy's down at NZEFI here in chch, Done me a top notch deal on these waste gates. Started on this tonight. It's just going to tie the two sides together. I will be lightning this up a fair bit. I will also make one for the other end. Sat the plenum shell on the engine for a geazer. The plenum will sit a bit lower than in this shot. Got a VH45 throttle body, they are tidier than the 1uz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 So I have finished milling one of the ends. It now clears the rear water cross over pipe. Here's another shot, I have the other end roughed out. I will need to mill a heap out of this end to clear the front cross over water pipe. I will be cap screwing a base into this, not sure how it will work out. It's all trial and error 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 Got a bit of 3mm folded up to make a base. Cap screwed it in, still need to make some ends that I will weld to the base bit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 It's been quite a while since i last posted, I have been doing a few little things, but most of my car allocated time has been spent on fixing my digger and other stuff. Recently we relocated my work to a bigger premises. So i convinced my boss to let me bring the cortina in to work so i could work on it after work. I have had another change in the grand sheme of things. I have cut the inner guards for more room. And will tube frame the front end. will get some pictures up soon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 So it's been a while since i have posted some picture's, but i have been working away on the mk1. Awhile ago mocked up engine in the gap and sat the turbo on a apple box to figure out where the turbo will fit. Veiw from the rear 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 I havn't updated much lately, but i have been chipping away on the mk1. So i thought it was about time i loaded a few pic's up. I should have taken more along the way,Man Imageshack sucks now, can't load decent size pic's Here's a pic of the cage coming together Motor siting in. Got the suspension in. I have used silvia front coilovers, silvia bottom arms, adjustable silvia radius arms. I have just welded a rosejoint into the factory bottom arms to make them adjustable I have used the escort steering rack that i had from previous set that i was going to use. We have decided to go left hand drive so have mounted the rack upside down and it all seem to be sweet.As it sit's a the moment, i am saving for a Powerglide, Looks like the best way to get a decent one is to buy one from the states. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 The cortina has just been collected dust in garage Will hopefully go back through my thread and fill the missing images. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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