Dusty

Thanks super huge dumpy arrived today. I wasnt expecting it to be so small and was going to mount it on a mad angle pointing out to the left which is why i took the towbar off. so mounted it up Dumpy untucked by Dustybike, on Flickr Thought it looked a bit odd so tucked it up more Dumpy 1 by Dustybike, on Flickr Dumpy 2 by Dustybike, on Flickr looks allright, i guess

Thanks guys Where it points its a pretty short distance to the IC, would have made it up today but the inlet is 2 1/4 inch i think? and i got 2 inch couplings. works on the turbo outlet atleast. ill try get it together tommorow if im motivated. still nothings turned up todays progress: Downpipe above by Dustybike, on Flickr Downpipe below by Dustybike, on Flickr Downpipe fin- ish by Dustybike, on Flickr Mandrel bends are actually pretty awesome to work with.

Went outside for the first time in a month today. Outside front by Dustybike, on Flickr Outside back by Dustybike, on Flickr Front mount is on, radiator is in, clutch is all bolted up, driveline is bolted in. Started making the intercooler piping. Looks like the coolant lines are going to be a pain. intake mani and bottom coolant line are both getting some bits welded up, still waiting on shocks and a muffler to arrive. also went to bolt up the oil feed line for the turbo and it just sort shat itself. not exactly sure why but ill need to get it fixed. Cheap chinese shit eh. Skateboard spec by Dustybike, on Flickr Engine bay by Dustybike, on Flickr Ooh and i took the towbar off. enter completely impracticable mode

at a certable height it should do, will have 20mm travel there i think. engines in. ugly bay by Dustybike, on Flickr coolant route on the back of the engine. coolant route by Dustybike, on Flickr and hood clearance engine clearance by Dustybike, on Flickr has about the same clearance for the turbo. springs will hopefully come this week, muffler to, waiting on a bolt and oil fitting iv had to get made to be finished then i can bolt all the drive line in properly and route the turbo oil lines. still lots of shit to do unfortunately but i think it should be drivable within a couple of weeks. if all goes well.

Ill get it as low as i can legally and try for a cert then once all is well drop it as low as i can without it bottoming out to much. Im getting springs custom made from nz spring works, 12k and 100mm front and 11k and 90mm rear. should allow me to sit on or below bottomed out. And yes. boost lag will be lulz.

engine exhaust side by Dustybike, on Flickr engine intake side by Dustybike, on Flickr

Yes and thanks. I had my cam belt snap about 2 weeks ago. 190k ks not a bad effort. so im actually motivated to do stuff. My frame rails were fucked so i cut them out and replaced with 2mm folded sheet. Rails before left by Dustybike, on Flickr Rails before right by Dustybike, on Flickr Rails ground out by Dustybike, on Flickr Rails in by Dustybike, on Flickr I got front camber arms and they bottomed out on the chassis a lot so i notched the chassis Front notch by Dustybike, on Flickr Geometry lol Geomotry lol by Dustybike, on Flickr Finished off the exhaust mani, also got a proper oil drain done in the sump. Dirty manifold by Dustybike, on Flickr Gearbox bolted up all good, as well as the accessories from the 1.6. Gearbox by Dustybike, on Flickr My bash plate has been making it self useful, the gap between the subframe and the sump has a dent in it. can sort of see. Bash plate by Dustybike, on Flickr And how its sits right now with no suspension in it. no shocks by Dustybike, on Flickr no shocks 2 by Dustybike, on Flickr How i would like to roll that height daily. Anyway. The turbo i had was fucked so i have a t3/t4 to replace it. hoping it will spool by 4k. external wastegate aswell. ill grab some pictures at some point. replaced the cambelt and waterpump on the 1.8. Didnt like my wheel locking up when trying to go to full lock so iv cut and stiched the front guards and i can go full lock without rubbing in the above state. It looks yuck though so i wont post any pics. Should be ordering new springs on monday, need to make up a coolant block for the back of the engine and sort a few other things then it can go in. Iv also cleaned the wiring in the car a lot and stripped the interior. yeah. and rear wheel gap gap by Dustybike, on Flickr

well. havent dons squat to the mx. replaced RHR knuckle and brake caliper due to buckledness. remade the exhaust because of the powlece. and not much will happen any time soon. paying off tools then saving for a welder. also brought some nicely shaped rust.

I used a electric window winder motor. the flap was a 2mm circle i ground to sort of fit and a piece of tube with a slot cut into it to hold the flap. It works but it doesn't sound nice when closed as it does a shitty rattle. you can buy pre fabbed "exhaust cutouts" like this http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 343199.htm but they're stupidly expensive. if you make one just make sure there's no play in it so it wont rattle.

nah never checked it and hence welded it on upside down. thought it was wide bolts at top thin at bottom. always the other way around. well have to cut it off grind it back and reweld it the right way. fuck. ohwell.

fuck.

Still tuning the ms but its getting there. exhaust mani semi welded. looks horrid. welding is 60% good. need to file down the inside but i cant be assed so ill do a halfassed job of it tommrow. also the td04 turbo i brought is fucked with bad shaft play and cracked exhaust housing so ill have to get a td05 at some point.

provided car is running. see you there.

nah just standard and cut into the loom. the quiet side exhaust snapped off at the 2.5" so welded that back on today. set the timing on the ms correctly (was 8degrees to retarded) runs a little better now. going to make a new spark map and should run sweet. started welding the exhaust mani together and its coming along nicely ill pop a pick up tomorrow.

exhaust mani progress. ill weld it up monday. megasquirted the mx. went reasonably smoothly apart from having spark wires crossed. fixed that. started right away. no longer a hot air intake

Cheers man. given up on turbo getting done this year. to little cash. exhaust mani when half done. fuck i hate fileing. Got a rwd sump from a na1.8 and tapped oil drain hole and blocked off the oil level stick hole. its all bolted in on the engine now. today: finished exhaust valve actually works really well iv got it blocking the 2.5 inch pipe only slightly louder than the blockoff plate when closed. ill put a vid up at some point. inside of exhaust with valve closed. looks like shit :/ also painted the window frame.

its looking damn good dave keep it up. roll the fenders and lower. the plastic shit above the front guards can just be pulled out it doesnt do shit and just gets worn away by tyre rub fixed

dun fuck all lately have been waiting on the rwd sump to arrive. almost finished the megasquirt. sump looks like it will fit fine just need to get the old baffle out. will need to mod the 1.6 engine mounts which hopefully wont be to hard. managed to get a wof after fixing the crack in the chassis rails and the split engine mount. bumpy drive up to Auckland for the weekend. think i might have seen a couple of you oldschoolers on the way.

am now proud to say. i am to low to get a wof at vtnz. cant fit me over the pit rails also went for wof. failed on engine mount with a crack right through it and left hand chassis rail has a tear in it and found out my diff housing arm thing had cracked off at some point and was welded back together

oh wat. no fair. v2.2 v3board and lc-1 O2 with blue guage

you get stung with imports on a megasquirt? haha yeah. wasn't expecting it so iv learnt my lesson now. buy withing nz

im not allowed on. iv got to have a roll bar. sucks man. been meaning to go for a blast over the hill to welly for a while as i havent really gone for a drive since iv had the teins in. sidenote: electronics are here =D. after paying gst

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