Last night's progress. Got some work done. Doubled up the braces that go under the fender. Got one of the overlays on the side of the car. Finished the bracing for t he upper core support. Did some work to my cast elbows for each end of the intercooler. They are between 3/16 and a 1/4 thick, so I tapered the ends and smoothed the seriously rough casting marks. Not that it is a big deal, but it was some late night mayhem. Also, I received my first of about 6 quarts of reduced base coat. This stuff covers like crap so it will take a lot. 4 coats to cover. :eek3: [/IMG]
I don't know how many hours, but I've only worked on it ten times. I've only had friday nights to work on it, and I've had other stuff to do for some of those fridays. Once the semester is over the pace should pick up significantly.
Now I can actually get serious :biggrin: Old vs. new. Also, it is quieter by several orders of magnitude. Yus, craigslist is a beautiful thing.
I was, is, and always will be a real man. It actually says Magna Force, unlike the movie Clint Eastwood was in. Made by Sanborn.
yes you can get cars, motorcycles, computers, and slutty chicks!!! dont forget Jagermeister machines!!!
Nice score on the compressor! I still need to finish up my garage before I can play with the legacy more.
Spent the day running around, and had a little time to throw at the car. The R180 fits like a glove as expected. The old style companion flange fits perfectly, along with the bracket. I need circlips that actually fit my axles, but that is minor. I'll toss them in my drawer of extra Subaru parts. It's probably worth a couple hundred bux, lol. As we speak I am playing musical coilovers to get everything together in the rear of the car.
Not a whole lot to update on. Finishing the semester and getting an internship have consumed most of my time. Got an internship though, at Berry Plastics in Lakeville, so I'll be able to spend more time on the car. I don't start until the 1st of June, so I have two weeks to spend some quality time in the garage. w00t Got my coilovers worked out and the rear knuckles on the car. Battery tray was also shaved. I have to take this parking brake back apart, I know. She didn't go together like planned... I need some drum brake tools, because it is a pain in the ass.
Went over to Fobia's tonight, who so graciously let me use his TIG welder. I welded some brackets to the intercooler to properly mount it in the car. The grommets are wiper motor grommets I got from O'Riely's. Aluminum is tough, especially when welding something to a large piece, since it sucks all your heat away. Besides, I have about an hour and a half experience with the stuff. I think I only blew the breaker 5 times, lol. I had time to make up one mounting bracket before shutting it down out of respect for my neighbors. Cutting, grinding, and hammering is rather loud. Who knew? :???: Tomorrow I'll finish the mounting points, and who knows what else I'll get into. My two online summer classes are keeping me busy too. And Eli, winter is better than the dead heat of the summer. I can always put moar clothes on.
Also, I need to add some more bracing. It is still a little bit flimsy for my liking. Mass moment of inertia in full effect...
No, its just that when I pull on the intercooler, that whole area is flexing a bunch. Mostly the C shaped braces that connect the upper core support to the area near the frame rails is moving laterally. I just need to add a few 1/2" strips of metal in a couple key areas to keep it from flexing. I'm currently staring at it pondering my next move. Tomorrow will reveal my results.
if you need to use a TiG any time call me man.... I am closer, and NO neighbors to worry about... you would have to bring your own aluminum filler rod as I dont have any at the moment... be interesting to see if we'd pop my breaker... its only 70 I think
^ Noted. I've give you a holla next time. I pretty much finished the front end tonight, aside from some final grinding and maybe filling a hole or two. I'm about 95% happy with how it turned out, because there is always room for improvement. I may box half of the lower mounts yet, but I decided against fully boxing them and making the nuts captive. That could be asking for trouble. If I had a dollar for every time I had the intercooler in and out, I could buy a couple cases of beer...
I like my firewalls megahellafrush, yo. Also, a true AC delete isn't complete unless you remove the evaporator core.
I also found a man-sized drill for drilling a 37/64th's hole in my EJ25D head for an oil drain. This thing is from the 40's and will break your arm before it stops...
^ No prob. This weekend is my last weekend at Old Chicago, so my time to dedicate to the project will go up significantly. 60 hours a week working, and seven credits online right now are not conducive to my project. I had to keep my serving job until I get a paycheck from Berry Plastics. And my credit for steeltoe shoes....
I lived without AC for over four years in the previous car. That ****'s overrated. A big intercooler was moar important...
I got the base coat for the engine bay today. It is the Chrysler PXR. It should look really nice once sprayed. My SD450 doesn't really do it justice. There is Jet Black, Fast Blue, Red Violet, Super White, Coarse Aluminum, Blue Pearl, and Crystal Silver in it.
Since this shell was so lucky to be assembled in the US, I did not get holes for a clutch master cylinder. Jolly good time. I circled where it is supposed to go, and all cars with a J for a VIN first digit seem to have this, even if it was not a turbo car. My '93 L AWD 5MT sedan had the holes with a plug, but my '92 AWD 5MT wagon does not, and neither did this FWD car. Both the FWD car and the wagon have a 4 for a VIN first digit. Here is where the holes go. A friend on the BBS went through this a couple years ago, and happened to have a scale drawing of the layout for the holes.... And there you go. Pain in the ass and all....
