ThePog Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 36 minutes ago, WhangareiKE70 said: This thread is such a rollercoaster of emotions, I love it and it inspires me for my own Patrol chassis based project, but your work is so much better than mine and you achieve so much so fast... Also makes me want to pull the chassis back apart to have it blasted. But I genuinely don't think I have the time if I want to have it complete on the timeframe I have allowed myself. I'll probably just end up Raptor coating it when I do the tray, and then pouring a whole lot of wax/fish oil or whatever down the chassis rails. Anywho, as you were. 11/10 work. Dude your thing is fucking cool, you can always strip it down later and give it the love. I only coated mine like that cos I am the absolute worst at paint in the world, I have no love for it at all. It was always going to be a better result this way. Anything you do to coat the chassis will be way better that anything I could do for sure. Getting through it seems easy to me, it is a combination of factors tho; My kids are old enough that they have their own lives and interests I built a workshop for my business on our property, this means it is right there ready to go, plus I have many many tools to help. I do not have a timeframe constraint A lot of things are 'work expenses' My wife is extremely understanding of my dumbfuckery, mostly because she sees how much easier I am to get along with when I am fully occupied I am old and have done some shit before, I have learnt that if you are in the flow state you dont need to rush, but still seem to smash shit out. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhangareiKE70 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Haha I genuinely believe that nobody loves paint, but like many things in life the result is hopefully worth it. Cheers mate, didn't mean for my post above to sound so whiney/complainy. I am getting a solid amount of time in the shed as I am currently single/no kids, but just like a lot of things it takes 10x longer when you have to figure it all out as you go, rather than just doing it. But have been doing about 4 hours a weeknight in the shed and about 10 hours a day on the weekend. All part of the fun really but adds to the stress when you are working to a loose deadline (Nats 2020, not going to be the end of the world if I don't get there in time, but nothing motivates me like a deadline). One of the things that holds me up a fair bit is having to outsource because lack of tools (e.g. bandsaw for accurate cuts) or knowledge ( can weld, but don't trust myself enough for crucial parts like the body mounts). Luckily I have access to engineers and good welders through work. Am trailering the chassis in to work tomorrow and the body mounts will be welded up, and dropping the tray to our sandblaster at work to be blasted next week. So they'll be good things to tick off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 I just looked through your thread again, you have already cared 100% more than I ever could about that paint, it will be sweet. Yea Im about the same as you timewise, I do 2-4 hours in the evening, full days on the weekends if I can manage it. Conservatively I estimate 700 odd hours on this so far, and a few more to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Slideways~ Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 That chassis is a work of art, here I am putting off wire brushing the surface rust on mine and here is yours looking like its going on display... My Kinugawa is fine after 1000's of km's (well it should shouldn't it...), although it is one from before the original Kinugawa guy changed to Mamba so who know if the quality is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 I have had a trawl through TM and there are a couple of potentials. The problem is that they are all designed to have the exhaust go down into the turbo then backwards to the exhaust, then the inlet airflow out heads towards the front. My setup will mean both need to go backwards. The evo 4+? TD05 style have an angled exhaust outlet that may help a lot with this, I will need to do some more digging.. https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2360055999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.H. Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 15 hours ago, ThePog said: How much again? I have 500 cash right now... Edit, I looked back, you want 900, I am too poor to afford your shiny turbo goodness. I'd take $800, it cost me just over $1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, 00quattro00 said: I'd take $800, it cost me just over $1000 Give me a couple of weeks, i may find a bit more cash by then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 13 hours ago, ThePog said: I have had a trawl through TM and there are a couple of potentials. The problem is that they are all designed to have the exhaust go down into the turbo then backwards to the exhaust, then the inlet airflow out heads towards the front. My setup will mean both need to go backwards. The evo 4+? TD05 style have an angled exhaust outlet that may help a lot with this, I will need to do some more digging.. https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2360055999 these are a twin scroll turbo so you will need to make sure you have the cylinders paired (tripled?) up correctly in order to have the pulses correctly times and split between the two scrolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 6 hours ago, fuel said: these are a twin scroll turbo so you will need to make sure you have the cylinders paired (tripled?) up correctly in order to have the pulses correctly times and split between the two scrolls. Yea I have wondered about this, I can use the standard manifold as it puts the turbo pretty much where I want it. It is a 3-2-1 and would get cut off at the two pipe section. It would mean the one side of the scroll would get the front 3 cylinders, the other the back 3. The firing order is 142635, so I think that would work ok.. On a 6 cylinder I imagine it is less of an issue than a 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Yup 123 to one side and 456 to the other. Interesting that their firing order is backwards to most I6s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 I think it's a Nissan thing, Nissan Diesel did that too on thir trucks of about the same era 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 L-series petroleums are 153624, interdasting that they changed for the bigger diseasel units. I wonder the theory behind that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Machined the crankshaft the wrong way around, and just went with it? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted October 20, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2019 A productive weekend, starting with cutting in the decking and sealing the edges. One edge was delaminating but I didn't notice until I had cut the other end off. Fuck it. Carefully assembling the engine and tranny after a few hours of bolting shit back onto the engine. Then dropped into place, nice. Then many hours of bolting shit back on, remaking brackets, aligning belts etc etc. Yesterday morning I reckoned 3 weeks until the first drive, however I keep remembering extra things that need doing so I might need to revise that. This also assumes I have not fucked up something major in that engine... 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Can you hoon it just as a chassis? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted October 20, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2019 It is so tempting to bolt a deck chair on it and do some skids 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 50/50 weight distribution, practically a race chassis 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP_wag Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Shit you've put a lot of work into this, and really showing now too... Would have to be one of the fastest moving projects on this site, your work rate/motivation is something to aspire to! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted October 25, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2019 Well here is a wee teaser as I have been putting in some hours... 39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted October 29, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2019 Well shit, look what arrived today courtesy of @mjrstar and Scarles, if anyone is in Matt's vicinity please give him a hug/gobby as he has given me the most solid deal possible on these puppies, and thrown in an inlet profile and gaskets.. I am deeply appreciative. After half an hours fiddling I am satisfied I can make this shit work without too much trouble... The back of the cab probably isn't the best place for an intercooler, but it is super tidy from a packaging and piping point of view, and I can always add a fan for extra horsepower. Sweeeeeeet. Edit; you can also clearly see that my last post was full bullshit, it is entirely back apart again, so so many things to tidy up.... 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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