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sry_not4sale Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 Soo... after much deliberation - backwards and forwards... death threats, etc... I am sticking with the 12a Turbo. I have collected a whole heap of bits now... - Genuine 12a Turbo block - 12aT exhaust manifold, and HT18S-BM (facelift) turbo (and some spares) - Turbo oil lines - 12aT intake manifold, t/b and top hat (plus spares) - Series-5 FC3S t/b and fuel rails (plus spares) - Bosch 070 pump (same spec as VL Turbo Commodore) - Pair of 12at 720cc injectors - JC Cosmo CAS - FC3s and JC Cosmo power steering pumps/brackets - Original 12at air box - HKS "mushroom" air filter - JC Cosmo leading and trailing coils - ECU The car will run a FreeEMS ECU (NZ made baby!) The current plan for the engine is: - 12at block, 12at front cover - JC Cosmo CAS and coils - Standard (ported) 12at lower intake manifold -> adaptor plate -> fc3s t/b -> adaptor plate -> 12at top hat - Series-5 turbo turbo core, cut down turbine inside original 12at turbine housing. Either standard Series-5 compressor or a cut down T04 compressor wheel (I have seen this set up in a few magazines and seems to be a good compromise between top end and low end power). - Standard 12at exhaust manifold (with maybe a spacer so larger compressor housing clears intake). - 12at air box with big air intake cut out and HKS mushroom filter inside. - Water injector pre (and maybe post) turbo, triggered at certain boost/intake air temp, with reservoir behind right head lights - Standard fuel pump replaced with Bosch item, in standard position. - 12at injectors in centre plate with new atomizers, and using the FC3S primary rail The idea is to have a standard looking engine bay, but remove the intake/exhaust restrictions from the standard gear (hence the fc throttle body - should flow just over 50% more than the 12at t/b). The other aim to modernize the engine bay as much as possible. Included are a couple of pics of some of the parts... FC3S fuel rails (primary bolts up to the 12at centre plate) 12at throttle body spacer sitting on a fc3s throttle body - only difference between them is the size of the butterflies 12at intake (with fc3s tb) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sry_not4sale Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 Started working out how to fit the filter in the air box: Prepping the engine to paint: Brought some more parts: NOS instrument clusters Rotary bellhousing S13 front brakes/suspension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sry_not4sale Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 Came up with a plan! New years resolution: Driving in May '10 Goals: Jan: Get motor cleaned/painted/manifolds on, engine bay primered Feb: Subframe painted and in, motor and gbox in, rad/water lines in, fuel system done March: Engine wired, turning over on starter, ecu logging engine sensors April: Rest of front end wired, engine ready to idle, front end reassembled May: Engine running, dash in, suspension in, tyres, skids! It's gonna be a busy 5 months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sry_not4sale Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 I have an old eeepc laptop with a 7" screen I am going to mount in the centre console. Will be handy for running the ecu tuning app, and can use for a stereo also. Have got it running with just the bare minimum attached, and found an australian outfit that sells a kit to convert the screen to touch screen for $80AU which I think I will go for. It will have a built in USB hub also, for using alternative input methods: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sry_not4sale Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 And my latest purchase: As modelled by the seller: So, on track so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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