MTBSully

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list of materials for that cart? Also i can't remember, what is the way you pull the motor from the bottom without having to mess with your alignment?

tylert14

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Well, from stainlessworks I got the following:
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1 x O2 Bung (O2SS) = $9.99
2 x A 4 way collector-1 5/8" inlet, 2 1/2" od outlet (FC4163-250) = $115.76
3 x B. 1 5/8" .065 wall straight tubing (1.6SS) = $32.55
1 x LT1 D-Port Exhaust Flanges (HFLNGLT1H) = $154.83
1 x J. 3 1/2" 180 degree mandrel bend (MB180350) = $78.14
1 x J. 3 1/2" 45 degree mandrel bend (MB45350) = $53.54
2 x L. 3 1/2" .065 wall straight tubing (3.5SS) = $47.76
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Sub-Total: $492.57
United Parcel Service (1 x 50.4lbs) (Ground): $21.05

This from summit:
(4)SUM-690043 exhaust tips $17.95 71.80
(6)HOK-32540HKR 1 5/8 j bend $32.95 197.70
(2)MPE-10716 2.5 ss j bend $19.95 39.90
(2)SUM-622003 2.5" U Bend $19.95 39.90
(1)SUM-640025 2.5"x4' $12.95
(4)SUM-630550 hanger $5.95 23.80
(2)WLK-24215 2.5"x12" bullet $39.95 79.90
(1)WLK-24216 3.5"x15.5" bullet $42.95

Plus around $190 in V bands and a turbo flange on ebay. A 3.5 inch stainlless flexpipe for $50 Also I still need to get a few mild steel 3.5 inch u bends and 3.5 inch straight pipe from Stahl. Probably an additional $250.

My exhaust system is all 304 stainless to about the trany cross member, then mild steel. You could save a lot going with mild steel and it's a 100 times better to work with. But I'd rather spend the money up front and never have to worry about rust or ceramic coating. The mild steel I'll coat with POR20 exhaust coating, I've had excellent results with this past the headers on previous cars, never got it to work on the headers though (peels off, dosen't burn off, can't figure it out...).


Look close at this pic. It's a contraption I made up real quick. I'm going to 2 spots to hook a chain to on each frame rail that will allow you to remove/ install the engine with the radiator and all the turbo stuff in place already. I didn't have the materials to do that the night I wanted to pull the engine though so I made this out of an old drill press and some scrap metal lol.


Doing all the work myself helps a lot. Built the engine myself, did the machine work myself, built the trany myself, all the fab work, etc. Only thing I didn't do so far was set the rearend gears up. Had a friend do it for $50. And my friend sprayed the paint for me. Some things in the paint job didn't come out as I would have liked so it's eventually getting redone.

I have a part time job and I guess I'm just good at making money ha. I bought a truck in the fall that made me about 3k profit on when I sold it a few weeks ago. That helped some. But don't get me wrong this thing has me strapped. I hate it sometimes but oh well haha. BTW, turbo was only $1000 it's the little stuff that adds up! It makes the turbo look cheap lol.



2 wood karts from harbor freight, don't know the part numbers just went and grabbed them at the store. $28 for both. The rest I had, I thinks it's a 2x6 and a ~1x8 board. I don't really know how you would pull it and mess the alignment up? I'd think my way wouldn't. But it needs aligned when it's done anyways so it dosen't matter to me.



I'm off tomorrow so I'm getting up early and running to the paint store and hopefully getting the engine bay painted tomorrow. And hopefully Mcleod hurrys up with my clutch! Damn this car... 6 hours of sleep 6 hours of work 4 days a week and the rest is working on this thing. I take friday night off though so I don't go completely nuts.

z28rob18

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alright sounds good. im doin all the work except machine work and weldin up the cage i cant weld for **** lol but a friend is doin it for free. good luck man ill be followin

jarretthise

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hey man thanks for giving me the parts breakdown on everything...that helps out alot..my turbo build prolly isnt till this winter or next spring though ..got some things to take care they call bills first lol...

also nice hitch!!!! just saying haha

tylert14

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Haha thanks. I wanna make a BBQ pit trailer lol.

SoxXpupPeT

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wow man that exhaust looks primo! keep up the great work and pics!

tylert14

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Probably no updates till the end of the weekend. I got the engine bay and underneath of the hood primed and sealed.... Then I went to paint but my paint wasn't there! Apparently I left it at the store, so I gotta run there first thing in the morning, which sucks because I've been told to do everything with 10 minute flash times between coats. But supposedly I have a 24 hour window. FML


No working on cars for me tonight though, off to Akron University then back to cars in the morning!

tylert14

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Primed... Hopefully painting tomorrow...


Repainted the engine, plus cleared it.




Wrapping up the headers...


Return line fitting made...


Return line fitting welded on the oil pan.


Street twin finally showed up!





It's like a big puzzle! Just gota put all the pieces in the right spot lol

skinnies

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Looking good

dlh96T/A

You are doing an amazing job! I can't wait to tear mine down next fall (even though it won't look near as cool as yours)! Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

seawalkersee

How did you keep your edges so clean when you were cutting the camaro sized hole in the front?

SWS

ss.slp.ls1

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Is there anyway you can make the merge into the turbo better? It seems like the two sides coming straight at each other with sharp turns into the turbo will create a lot of turbulence or kill the flow. Just stating my opinion.

tylert14

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Magic! No, I just used a cut off wheel and die grinder I believe. I masked an outline of where I wanted to cut first. Then I just went over the edges with sand paper once it was cut out to smooth it all out. I did it over a year ago...

I had one that didn't have as sharp as turns but it ended up dropping the turbo to low. The one I have now is the best compromise between turbo inlet and outlet location, and the oil return line angle. From what I've gathered it shouldn't really hurt anything. Sure in the perfect world I wouldn't have more than a 45 degree bend anywhere in the pipes but sadly this isn't a perfect world!

I just got the engine bay and hood underneath painted. I thought it would look to tacky ALL white so I left a little black in there in front of the radiator and intercooler.

I'm leaving to go to the mountains with my dad to go turkey hunting til saturday night than I'll be back at it sunday. My aluminum parts should all be tiged by tuesday then I should have a lot to keep me bussy!

z28rob18

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hey so anything new? i was searchin to steal your pics of droppin the motor and noticed it never finished now im curious to how its goin

tylert14

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Yeah I've been busting my ***** lately. I've had some real work to do lately so I haven't got as far as I wanted with the car but it's coming. I spent 24 hours straight assembling everything and getting it in the car one day lol.

Here's the progress pics since the last post.


Turbo sits prety close to the waterpump so I modified the temp sensor a little. It now runs up to a pigtail above the pump.



The beginings of the turbo supports.



All this....



Just to change this. (It broke off when my my bellhousing cracked a while ago)



Crank position sensor mount and sensor,

tylert14

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Getting it ready to go in...























Downpipe mount

Beaflag VonRathburg

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Those valve covers look good. What are they?

tylert14

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Excuse the dirty garage in the pics, I wasn't in the mood to clean after being up for 24 straight hours lol. It got cleaned the next day though!




I'm still working on her but I got a few other projects to work on the next few days before I can really get back to the TA.

tylert14

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Summit cast aluminum valve covers. I had a moroso fill cap and a -6 fitting tiged on them.

Beaflag VonRathburg

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Looking at your work space makes me realize even more how much I need to get my garage set up so I can actually function in there. There's this stupid ******* wall right in the middle of the garage that sticks out that makes it to where you can barely fit one car in there. If you did a little maneuvering you could fit three cars in it easily. I want to knock that wall out, remove the carpeted section, coat the floors, and set up some racks. HHmm, I have tomorrow off and it won't stop raining.