- Joined
- Dec 25, 2002
- Location
- mont, AL
Since payment is sent on the new project shell, I reckon I'll kick off the project thread. This car is going to be built in two 'parts'..
The goal this summer/fall is to get the damaged goods repaired, get the car on the road, and set it up to compete in the street car class for import face off in November.
To that end, not much from the previous 'setup' will change, aside from suspension (since half of mine was thrashed in the wreck). The car will be lightened a bit, probably not as aggressively as the GL was (initially....), and will retain most of the stock wiring/etc.
I'll need to:
-repair the intake manifold, replace the fuel rail brackets and injectors
-hide the fuel cell (heh. damn plastic tanks, can't sump 'em) or figure out another way to feed the 044's. suppose I could just make a new cap for the tank.. hm. that might be the ticket.
-finish the bondo header setup and get a turbo on the car
-beef up the subframe and swap the torque rods over from the other car
-swap/rebuilt the rear end and go to a 3.73 or 3.54 final drive
We probably won't really lean on it this fall, it shoulda coulda woulda run low 10's or faster as it was prior to the wreck, so that with a cleaner tune should do well enough for the street class. I might have to sand bag some, we'll see.
a few words on the engine:
1995 b230F block, pin'd
AQ171 crank (2.5L)
RSI rods and pistons, rollerwave, 16v.
clevite 77 rod bearings
ARP head studs
elring head gasket
beehive springs
FS324 cams
Solid lifters (lash caps and renault lifters. there's better for less talk to fidel & others)
The car is currently gold/tan:
not sure how long it'll stay like that, but we're talking about a $400 volvo, so who knows.
Round two: This is where it's gonna (hopefully) finally be fast- rear end work, either a ladder bar setup with subframe connectors, attached to a built 8.8, or possibly a triangulated 4 link, depends on what kinda mood I'm in when we finally sit down to do the work. Also probably going to at least mini-tub it. A full roll cage will go in at this point (whatever is needed to run a 9.01 and slower, and if it ever goes faster than that (LOL!).. well I just won't run that fast in competition..) and the character of the car will change. more extensive weight reduction, if the cell isn't already in the car, it will be now, that sort of thing.
I would like it to remain street legal enough that I don't have to run out and buy a trailer right away, but I don't really have any plans to drive it around much, especially after the last incident. tagging the wall at the drag strip would be a definite bummer, but the car woulda been a lot less likely to flip, It'da just been balled up pretty good.
Pics of progress:
freeze plug retention plates:
new intercooler core:
as compared with the old one:
cross comparison (sort of) of tubes (well air paths, since they're both B&P not T&F)
side shot of ebay core:
head studs
head back on the block:
strippin' the gleeeeee:
after one evening:
new manifold after some custom fabrication work:
close...
Notcho hole-o
close-up of fitment:
Clean engine bay:
test fitting a couple of things:
borrowed a buddy's turbo for a few days, needed something big to ensure adequate clearance.
room all around, so it should be alright there. might require some hammertime in the engine bay though.
although I'm not so sure about the modified q45 tb:
I'll wait til the engine is in the car to pass judgment on that.
Got the engine in: (yay for lousy midnight pics)
getting things ready:
cutout on the passenger side:
driver's side:
gettin' the fuel system back on the car:
not quite so done back here
The goal this summer/fall is to get the damaged goods repaired, get the car on the road, and set it up to compete in the street car class for import face off in November.
To that end, not much from the previous 'setup' will change, aside from suspension (since half of mine was thrashed in the wreck). The car will be lightened a bit, probably not as aggressively as the GL was (initially....), and will retain most of the stock wiring/etc.
I'll need to:
-repair the intake manifold, replace the fuel rail brackets and injectors
-hide the fuel cell (heh. damn plastic tanks, can't sump 'em) or figure out another way to feed the 044's. suppose I could just make a new cap for the tank.. hm. that might be the ticket.
-finish the bondo header setup and get a turbo on the car
-beef up the subframe and swap the torque rods over from the other car
-swap/rebuilt the rear end and go to a 3.73 or 3.54 final drive
We probably won't really lean on it this fall, it shoulda coulda woulda run low 10's or faster as it was prior to the wreck, so that with a cleaner tune should do well enough for the street class. I might have to sand bag some, we'll see.
a few words on the engine:
1995 b230F block, pin'd
AQ171 crank (2.5L)
RSI rods and pistons, rollerwave, 16v.
clevite 77 rod bearings
ARP head studs
elring head gasket
beehive springs
FS324 cams
Solid lifters (lash caps and renault lifters. there's better for less talk to fidel & others)
The car is currently gold/tan:
not sure how long it'll stay like that, but we're talking about a $400 volvo, so who knows.
Round two: This is where it's gonna (hopefully) finally be fast- rear end work, either a ladder bar setup with subframe connectors, attached to a built 8.8, or possibly a triangulated 4 link, depends on what kinda mood I'm in when we finally sit down to do the work. Also probably going to at least mini-tub it. A full roll cage will go in at this point (whatever is needed to run a 9.01 and slower, and if it ever goes faster than that (LOL!).. well I just won't run that fast in competition..) and the character of the car will change. more extensive weight reduction, if the cell isn't already in the car, it will be now, that sort of thing.
I would like it to remain street legal enough that I don't have to run out and buy a trailer right away, but I don't really have any plans to drive it around much, especially after the last incident. tagging the wall at the drag strip would be a definite bummer, but the car woulda been a lot less likely to flip, It'da just been balled up pretty good.
Pics of progress:
freeze plug retention plates:
new intercooler core:
as compared with the old one:
cross comparison (sort of) of tubes (well air paths, since they're both B&P not T&F)
side shot of ebay core:
head studs
head back on the block:
strippin' the gleeeeee:
after one evening:
new manifold after some custom fabrication work:
close...
Notcho hole-o
close-up of fitment:
Clean engine bay:
test fitting a couple of things:
borrowed a buddy's turbo for a few days, needed something big to ensure adequate clearance.
room all around, so it should be alright there. might require some hammertime in the engine bay though.
although I'm not so sure about the modified q45 tb:
I'll wait til the engine is in the car to pass judgment on that.
Got the engine in: (yay for lousy midnight pics)
getting things ready:
cutout on the passenger side:
driver's side:
gettin' the fuel system back on the car:
not quite so done back here
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