Remember this....

[Kenny.S]

I know it would of been easier to put the up pipe on with the engine out but i've got to have new power steering pipes made so leaving the up pipe off will make getting in there a bit easier. I had a look last night before i was near froozen to death and i didnt think the up pipe looked that bad? suppose ill find out sooner or later, but i didnt really have much choice.

I've still got a long way to go yet, as i mentioned earlier i need to make a new mounting bracket for the power steering pump and i'm using one of those tiny little nippon denso alternators so i need to make a braket and adjuster for that.

 

Kenny

[drb5]

Is it defo a 3 bolt jobbie?

 

If so, you'll need to lift the engine out the cradle to get it in, then you have the fun of tightening up the 3rd bolt nearest the head.

 

Damn i do so love scoobs! [8-)]

[Kenny.S]

It's a 3 bolt one, GT spec II i think, what ever Mark supplies. Managed to get it on with out too much grief, just had to turn it slightly to get it between the head and the cradle. The bolt nearest the head is a bit awkward but i managed to get it with 2 stubby spanners.

 

You know you love them []

 

Kenny

[fai17]

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Is it defo a 3 bolt jobbie?

 

If so, you'll need to lift the engine out the cradle to get it in, then you have the fun of tightening up the 3rd bolt nearest the head.

 

Damn i do so love scoobs! [8-)]

I take it you've done a few...

[drb5]

Lol at Kenny.

 

Not done a few Peter, as i don't go there no more. [] I'll stick with the good old proven 2 bolt jobbie....as long as they are of decent quality. []

[Kenny.S]

 

 

[ANDYJDMSTI]

Looking good Mr S []

[Kenny.S]

Didnt realise it'd been so long since i last updated this.

My car used to have a 90deg turbo inlet and as such the powersteering pipes at the pump end where right in the middle of where the new inlet pipe wanted to go. I looked at using ps pipes from a phase 1.5 car but i also had to make a new bracket for the ps pump, to lower it down closer to the block in order to get the intercooler pipe to clear the pulley. This left me with no option but to have new hoses made, i got them done by a company called spectrum hose, they were very helpful and new exactly what i was after. I just sent them the metal part of my original pipes and told them how long i wanted them,

The throttle linkage was clashing with the alternator so i had to make a new bracket for that too

This was the first idea i had for a tensioner but i wasnt happy about the belt being doubled back on it's self, the belt can cope with it but i just didnt look right. I've made a much simpler set up now but i dont have any pictures of it. You can also see the dv set up in this one

If you recall i was also going to bond the element from my original maf into the trumpet for the air filter but once again i had a change of plan on this and decided to go for a 300zx maf, it also means i can change it easily if need be. I made up a flange from a bit of 6mm ally plate, yes it did take ages, chopped the trumpet down and then made the two a snug fit, leaving the trumpet shy of the other side, i then had it welded from the back (maf side) once the weld was carefully filed down and smoothed off with some 320 wet'n'dry on a flat plate, the weld was almost invisable

I was hoping that when i turned the manifold round the iscv would clear the bonnet but sods law, it didnt, after a lot of trial and error i ended up mounting it here

The pipe stubs for iscv feed and return from the dumpvalve

Inlet pipe in position with the return pipe from the dumpvalve fitted, if you think it looks like its a pig to fit you'd be right !

When i had to move the ps pump that also meant that i had to remote mount the reservoir,

I cheated a wee bit with the header tank, i saw it on the rcm car so i gave them a call and asked for the same thing [] it fits up there quite nicely.

Due to the size of the throttle body wedge the std throttle cable bracket held the cable too far back, i could possibly have got a different cable but it was easier to make a new bracket

I've done a few other wee bits and bobs but that's it pretty much up to date. Before i came offshore i sent all the brackets away to be powder coated so hopefully they'll be there when i get back, along with the last few bits i need, If everything goes to plan i should get it fired up next weekend []

 

Kenny

[the squiggle]

Looking awesome mate

Going through your town last week to meet the Septics i was thinking how you were getting along with your project RA.

 Some very neat solutions to some pretty monumental problems, me i would have cut a hole in the bonnet wi a gas torch to get round the idle valve problem but your solution shows good thinking and perserverance

 

[Kenny.S]

Cheers Grant,

It's taken so long to get this far i cant believe that it's almost ready to fire up, just hope it does!! lol The iscv was actually one of the most time consuming annoying problems i had to solve, it was by pure luck more than anything that i stumbled across that iscv which is actually from a twin turbo legacy. The inlet is a straight pipe as apposed to pointing down or to the side. Once i had that it made things a whole lot easier.

It's booked in for a re-map on the 5th of June so it looks like i'm going to miss the "June Run" hopefully there will be another one later in the year?

[colin_ross]

Unbelievable work Kenny, you really need to think about changing jobs as you could defo do this for a living. The quality of the custom parts looks outstanding, better than shop bought.

The only thing id be concerned about is the position of the maf. Are you not going to have turbulance issues with it being so close to the filter?

[jcscoob]

Kenny your right it has been a while sinse you gave us an update, but holy cow its all looking very proper.

Great work, pations is a virtue, dig in [y][h][]

[Kenny.S]

Cheers Colin, but if i did this for a job it would spoil it as a hobby, besides i doubt anyone would be willing to pay for the amount of hours required to make some of the parts. 

The maf isnt really any closer to the air filter than normal, i'm pretty sure the turbulence issues are caused by having the maf too close to the turbo.

However it remains to be seen how badly it suffers from lift off judder on part throttle.

 

[fai17]

Your project is coming along very nicely......

As for your maf sensor thing.....What ecu do you run?

I ask this because ,like alot of classic owners use Apexi PFC, i think you can get a MAP conversion for your MAF if you are using an Apexi and will bypass the MAF issue.

 

[colin_ross]

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Your project is coming along very nicely......As for your maf sensor thing.....What ecu do you run?

I ask this because ,like alot of classic owners use Apexi PFC, i think you can get a MAP conversion for your MAF if you are using an Apexi and will bypass the MAF issue.

Yo're half right Peter, you used to be able to get a mafsim upgrade for apexi on the classics. Andy has said that he's is considering not supplying them any more. If you want to go mafless on a classic you may need another ecu.

[Kenny.S]

All the various bits back from powder coating

 

I got a bit engrosed putting it back together and forgot to stop and take pictures

Not far away

I took the plugs out and turned it over on the starter for 15 seconds or so left it for a few seconds then did the same again.

Put the plugs back in and it fired up [] the oil pressure came up within 5 seconds. It sounds fine mechanically but it wont idle worth a dam  It hunts between 1k and 2.5k. After a bit of fiddling around i tried unplugging the iscv and it got better, i loosened the screws on the driver and turned it till i got a steady idle, as soon as i put the plug back on it starts hunting again? Interestingly enough doing this doesn't cause the cel light to come on.

As you'll see from the pictures i've got the iscv remote mounted but i never really thought that this in it's self would cause an idle problem, but it looks like i could be wrong. I cleaned it with brake cleaner before i fitted it and it was moving freely. Any ideas or suggestions much appreciated.

 Cheers

 Kenny

[fai17]

Car is looking even better now....sorry i can't help you on the idle issue[:'(]

I'm looking forward to see your car soon.

[euan_r]

stunning [H]

[Kenny.S]

With some help from Pavlo I eventually managed to figure out what was up with the iscv, i had the fecker wired up the wrong way [:$]

I also had a bit of an issue with water temps which appear to be due to a faulty thermostat, i put the std 78 deg one back in and it's working fine.

It was supposed to be getting mapped on the 5th of june but i think i'm going to wait and use this date to get a running in map put on it then do some more miles and go back the following week to get it mapped. On the up side though it passed it's mot []

 

[colin_ross]

Stunning Kenny, a real credit to you.

 Now don't be afraid to use it and abuse it.

[Kenny.S]

Dont worry i will []

[frank c]

Your looks absolutely stunning mate, it's a credit to you.

Well done and i look forward to hearing about it once it's ran in and mapped. I'll look out for it if your planning a trip to Port Seton.

Enjoy

[st3ph3n]

Can't believe it's been over a year Kenny. Looks fantastic though. All the pipework and fitting looks perfect. Sign of a good install. Hope you get good results []

[Auldy]

looking gd mate [Y]

is that the pace front mount intercooler and radiator yeh??

[Kenny.S]

It's a Lateral Performance kit, from what i've heard the Pace one isnt very good.