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Needs more cowbell
- Joined
- Dec 6, 2014
- Location
- Greensburg, IN
Keep up the amazing work!
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Love this car!
Keep up the amazing work!
Are you running a b21ft-b23 stock bottom end?
So, here's the radiator solution I came up with. I kept with the overkill theme. I'm super happy with the way the mounting system came out. I just copied the stock set up, but had to move the whole thing forward a couple inches for fan clearance. It uses all the stock 140 bushings, so vibration shouldn't be an issue. Noah's welds are great, and it was rad to watch that happen.
This is what I ended up doing for the alternator bracket. It's bolted to an M12 stud that I tapped into the block, and the tensioner is made from a combination of B20 parts and a generic curved arm from the local parts store. It's pretty tight between the idler arm mount and the alternator, but I'll have to wait and see how much engine movement there is.
Here's the beginning of the 3" downpipe. You can also see the repair I had to do to the exhaust housing stud when it snapped off yesterday. I ended up having to drill it out completely and cut a shoulder on the backside to use a bolt. Pretty lame, but it'll work.
Pretty slow progress, but now that the radiator is mounted I can work my way forward with the intercooler and oil cooler, and things should progress pretty quickly from there.
Hello Tfrasca, where did you find this downpipe flange TD0$ -> 3" ?
Thank you, very nice car. Regards, Kay
Going back a few posts but I also found my aeroquip drain hose cooked through during an engine pull. Actually mine was cooked THROUGH underneath a DEI heat sleeve, I can only assume it didn't leak because it was on top of the hose at a bend.
I replaced my hose with same and put it on the consumable list. My hose cooked through despite being wrapped in DEI heat sleeve then sprial wrapped in DEI heat tape. I just don't think any rubber hose is going to survive surrounded by a header. The braiding won't hurt, but I would plan on keeping an eye on that hose all the same.
Ideally, I'd angle the mounts forward to mimic the stock setup. I always thought it was weird how T5 swaps use vertical mounts when the motor mounts are tilted back. But everyone does it, so I'm sure it's great. We'll see how much effort I want to put into angling these two mounts.
Any input on that?
Dave Barton Changed his mounts to match the stock style. I checked his website but couldn't find anything. It must have been in a thread here somewhere. He had diagrams of everything also.
I got the SS flange from Yother.com and the 2.5 to 3" transition is from eBay.
I bought a new welder over the summer. I struggled and struggled with it. Hated it. Then I figured out I had the polarity wrong for welding with gas.And yes, I've barely figured out how to use my welder.
I bought a new welder over the summer. I struggled and struggled with it. Hated it. Then I figured out I had the polarity wrong for welding with gas.
Works great now.
Just read this front to back and I?m blown away with your cleanliness and engine bay/build. You and I were cut from the same cloth as far as that stuff goes! Looks incredible.
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I had nothing but trouble with my pro 5.0 shifter
I like my ebay knock off. Only issue was having to disassemble, clean, and reassemble using locktite on everything, and grease the ball seat.