thegreatestben Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Red manifold is definatly being axed. Clashes so hard with the blue joiners. Was thinking about painting covers up in original Bluetop livery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Ass Dragger Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Red manifold is definatly being axed.Clashes so hard with the blue joiners. Was thinking about painting covers up in original Bluetop livery I very much like this idea, make it look like a stock bluetop with a water cooled intake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Bought studs, nuts and bolts to put the exhaust manifold on. Previously only had bolts with no washers or anything. Replacing with new bolts, chased threads in the manifold with a tap to ensure the installation went smoothly. Studs installed into the turbo flange with loctite, don't think those suckers are coming out in a hurry. Chucked turbo back on manifold, put two studs into the head. Made it alot easier to test fit the manifold. Had to rotate the housing around slightly to clear the engine mount but I think this is gonna work. Will need to sus the actuator mount though. before: After: And my spacers for the brake rotors are done. wheels are gonna stick out 6mm more now hooray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 And my spacers for the brake rotors are done. wheels are gonna stick out 6mm more now Easy for you to make two more? Swap you a windscreen lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 disks should be hub-centric shouldnt they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Sorry I dont' think it's worth making another set. We're only using small equipment which makes the job take alot longer. Each piece to cut off takes an hour. If I could do it myself I'd sort some, but my Dad did all the machining. disks should be hub-centric shouldnt they? Not sure if this what you mean but, The spacers are to push the disk out to suit the new caliper, the disks still locate on the hub and the spacers are also 54mm internal diameter to suit the hub. The rotor face is now sitting flush with the hubs lip, so the wheels aren't hub centric, but they weren't to begin with, and the car isn't exactly a fatter so I'm not anticipating any issues there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 cool as long as the disk centers on the hub still, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Hard. When reading I'm sure the aussie guy said that there is 1 mm difference between the rotor and the hub. I however could not find the mm he spoke of, I even had my dad check. We even made a 54mm tool to locate both the spacer and the disk together while we punched the marks for the 4x100 stud pattern. Having fitter/turner/engineer dad is ftw. Have some more pics even 6mm thickness = win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Will just use washers lol Havnt looked at my rear brakes but would machining 6mm off the calipers work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 That wouldn't leave you with much caliper left You could put spacers between the caliper and the strut though? Everthing fits real nicely this way, handbrake mounts up good, cable is a bit short but I might just need to let the adjustment out under the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 The sun came out today so I did some more bits and pieces. I got my intercooler back, welded up for a very sweet price. Big thanks to Brian at Howat Engineering. So I put the sucker in and did up both mounts and the outlet to the throttle body, mounts are so sweet, rubber mounted so it's got flex, but solid enough for me to lean on So next job on the list was the inlet side of the intercooler piping, made myself a new flange to suit the turbo. Mad skillz. Went hard out, once again the aim here was to bring quality spec up. Old flange is lols/omg New flange is Lush: Voila Was a bit of a mission getting around all the lines and cables, everything from the cabin/front of the car comes up the centre of the engine bay right where the turbo flange is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 More brake upgrades! Hilux 1" master cylinder bolted on + dot 5.1 fluid (just incase) Old Master cylinder: Compare New: Trimmed cover to fit + see whats going on in there: Easy peasy and was only $50 from work new. Lines just needed a bit of massaging to fit, sensor wiring plugs in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Sweet ben. So keen to scope this out sometime in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAWLES Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 ben on your grey aw11 you have sw20 seats in there aye? do you know if they bolt in easy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Yeah, I put them in. The front mounts bolt up, the rears you need to remove the mounts (drill two spot welds and a pin out on each side) from the aw11 seats then do the same on the sw20 ones, bolt the front of the seats in and slide them forward, you can then bolt the rear mount tabs in and mark where they need to be welded in. The drivers side one slides towards the centre console ever so slightly but if your brother is anything like you height wise it doesnt matter cos they'll always be slid right back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHGWAG Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 RE: Brake Calipers Whats the difference between the 22v calipers and the non-22v?? Brother wants to use SW20 calipers on the front of his KE, he is using slotted, vented, drilled U13 bluebird rotors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheater_5 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I has a question TBG.... When are you going to chop the chassis in the rear so you can hardslam this thing and make us all proud? p.s. the answer is in the next week or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Ass Dragger Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Keep up the great progress Ben I am following this thread with a keen eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Can just imagine dude when doing all this dodgy shit first time. I'm guessing he didn't have the same shit accessible to him that you do though. Fucking prim work man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 RE: Brake CalipersWhats the difference between the 22v calipers and the non-22v?? Brother wants to use SW20 calipers on the front of his KE, he is using slotted, vented, drilled U13 bluebird rotors. Sorry I'm confused, the 22v calipers are rear calipers? He wants to use them on the front? Or is he looking at using sw20 front calipers? Couldn't tell you the difference in front ones but in the rear the 22v's run a thicker disk. Tell him to have a look on www.toymods.net, the blokes in aus have got pretty much every known bolt on brake upgrade sorted and well presented how to's on there. How do you think I found out about my upgrade Also, cbf hardslamming. Will be choice enough if I get the numbers I'm after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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