lceah Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 sweet! You do so much with this car! It's amazing hot hot hot hot car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 STAY WINGLESS!!!!! It's so much sexier...seriously. I wouldn't mess with polishing the Intake Mani because you'll just have to repolish it when it get's dirty and that will be a pain. yeah, i am. it was one of those spur of the moment ideas. but i changed my mind already haha. and i was thinking the same thing about the intake manifold. it looks sweet, but i dont feel like repolishing it 40 times a week. haha, thanks lina my other fitting im waiting on for my PS lines will be here today. ill take a pic of the new line later, though thats kinda boring lol. btw, this is what was causing me to smoke like a batch :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 smoke cigs? I can't see the pic so I'll post later hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 haha, no, my car. smoking stogs is nasty! i wont lie i've done it before, but that was back in my early drinking days where i just wanted a cig to get more fracked up haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrIaN EG2 Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 lol, your going to have an army of HF rides lol. heck yeah, HF ARMY im already starting the project, i should have mostly everybodies car done by the time i get on xbox live, hopefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 I agree...cigs are nasty. I've never smoked and never want to hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrIaN EG2 Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 i need to quit smoking, its a really bad habbit but i get really stressed out and need a cig, then im back at step one again >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 smoking ftl. but like, half the world population smokes. update: did a compression test today, numbers were fine. 135-139 for all of em. next step is waiting for my stupid air oil separator to get here, if that ever happens, and throw everything back together and take it out for a ride again. if it keeps spitting oil, it HAS to be the turbo. if it was as simple as the catch can being removed, thats gonna piss me off power steering line is in, i ended up breaking one of the goddamn fittings, and had to buy another. f'n earls fittings...19 bucks for a new one! also, i tapped my intake manifold for the brake booster line (since i flipped it, it was on the opposite side and i dont want a million lines running across the engine bay). also i plan to parallel my fuel lines since i have the manifold off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrIaN EG2 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 well im starting to slowly quit smoking, my usual cig count for a day is about 7, yesterday i had 4, and today i havent had one... YAY for brian and good to hear the scoobie is coming along joe, better get that sh1t running soon mofo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 it should be back together this weekend. im just waiting on some parts n crap to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 yay good to hear compression is good because that would have been a pain... yaay! and good job to Brian for trying to quit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 yea tell me about it. i mean, it would have been a reason to upgrade the motor, but not right now since im poor haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 had my dad resurface my flywheel today at work. pulling the tranny apart was ANNOYING, seeing i couldnt get my stupid axles d/c. i had them popped out, but i couldnt get them to actually come out of the tranny. I ended up pulling the tranny back like 6 inches, and just pulling the clutch and flywheel out since i had plenty of room. getting it back in is going to be a complete and udder BITCH lol. my air oil separator will be here friday, FINALLY. my misc crap i ordered (2" 90 degree cast aluminum elbow, boost fitting, new oil return flange, 02 bung) will be here tomorrow. should have it back up and running by this weekend hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 oh wow...that must have been annoying lol yaaay new parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 it was very annoying lol. i wish i had another jack, it would make my life a lot easier. once the tranny comes off the engine falls foward, so ill either: 1. need someone to push the motor foward to get the tranny on 2. have another jack to lift the motor back to its original spot thats not including trying to get the tranny back on with just one jack...damn this sucks. i need to go see if i can borrow some floor jacks from someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 wow...if I were close-by, I'd be the assistant mechanic hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 that would be good and bad lina, lol. my dad brought home my flywheel last night all re-surfaced, so i just literally finished up putting it back in along with the new clutch and disc. now i just have to wait for someone to help me get the tranny back into the motor. im NOT looking foward to this. most of my parts should be coming today, and i decided to pull off my compressor housing and polish it up. ill take some pics and post later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 yaaaay to clutch/flywheel in nice! You even polish the housing hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 yeah, i could have done it 10x better, but i only had 60, 400, and 600 grit, and no money haha. so i did the best i could with my dremel and that sandpaper and some polish. doesnt look bad. my dad took it to work with him today to get the elbow i bought welded on. getting the tranny mated back up was a royal pain in the ass. not to mention, the two bolts that hold on the starter gave me the most trouble. was tightening down one of them, and it decided to strip the metal in the engine. luckily that bolt held on the ground wire, so i was able to move that to a different bolt to give me some more space to screw it in. then the other bolt didnt want to screw in from about 1/2 inch to the block. i ended up having to put about 3 spacers on the bolt since i didnt want to screw up the threads like i did the other one. i ended up pushing the tranny close enough to the motor, and then was lucky enough to get a bolt threaded on to pull it more. i could NOT for the life of me get the tranny flush to the motor for some reason. rick, your in for some fun car should be back together for the most part by tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 wow what a pain... I want to hear what happens tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 i'll have most of it together, but my dad just called me and told me they wont have the housing welded until monday. so monday she should be up and running. thats if i get my stupid air oil separator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 that's cool that your dad helps you and all hehe everytime my dad sees/hears me doing anything on a car, he would say don't do anything and I'll take it to a place and they'll take care of it hehe yay hopefully you get the separator and it's all ready on Monday yahaaayaaay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B. Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 :( i dont like the sound of this thread anymore.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 27, 2008 Author Share Posted September 27, 2008 haha, sorry rick. dont worry though, ill be willing to help out, and two set of hands are better than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted September 28, 2008 Author Share Posted September 28, 2008 you guys deserve some pics. so here ya go. my turbo, waiting for the compressor housing to come back. the box that says cx racing was some intercooler pipes i bought off ebay. 110 bucks shipped for a 45, 2 j pipes, 1 straight, and two 90 degree bends, with silicone couplers and t bolts. you can choose what size couplers and t bolts you want, and also what kind of piping you would like (size and bend). awesome deal. remember that front piping coming out of the TB? well i spent some time on it sanding it down and polishing it up. bad pic, but you get the idea. im an asswipe and forgot to snap a pic when i had the clutch on but the tranny not connected, so you can get a shot of the box i sanded down the strut ends from the red that was on them. got too tacky for me. plus, i like this look better. and my braided ps line. you can also see i paralled my fuel lines, but its nothing much to see since they are just rubber lines lol. i covered them with some heat sleeves just in case. intake manifold is off AGAIN...sheesh. you cant see but i also relocated my overflow tank to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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