Project Lex (92 Royal Jade SC300)
06-21-11, 03:30 PM
#170
Got a fantabulous pie cut style bend rigged up to get around the hotside. Not the most beautiful arrangement ever, but it is temporary until I eventually switch to a forward facing intake manifold. So it'll do just fine for now I think. Welding it might not be so fun...
Also got the V-Band flange for the WG fully welded around.
Also got the V-Band flange for the WG fully welded around.
Last edited by Halon; 06-22-11 at 07:55 PM.
06-22-11, 06:24 AM
#171
Got a fantabulous pie cut style bend rigged up to get around the hotside. Not the most beautiful arrangement ever, but it is temporary until I eventually switch to a forward facing intake manifold. So it'll do just fine for now I think. Welding it might not be so fun...
Also got the V-Band flange for the WG fully welded around.
Also got the V-Band flange for the WG fully welded around.
06-22-11, 08:17 PM
#172
Thanks for the heads-up. Should be fixed now.
Dropped off the pie-cut ghetto bend to get welded, should be done Friday. Got all the other stuff back from him. Thanks again Momin, your TIG'in skillz are awesome!!
Also bought a can of black Plasti-Dip. Got the idea from another local who used it on his engine bay. Figured it may be a nice cheap coating option for my pipes. It'll dry as a sort of rubber coating, like the handle of some hand tools. Supposed to be extremely durable, if there's ever a flaw you just spray more on and it melts right into the old stuff. If you want it removed, just cut it and peel it right off. Also it's a nice flat black, which is exactly what I want, keep it clean/simple/OEM looking.
Also needed to get something to mount the gauges to. A-1 Acrylics in Osseo here hooked it up, thanks to Matt Dizzle for recommending them.
http://a1acrylics.com/
They have lots of scrap stuff, and they charge $1 per pound for scrap. So walked out of there with a huge piece of this matte finished textured piece of ABS Plastic for $2
Here's some pics!
Dropped off the pie-cut ghetto bend to get welded, should be done Friday. Got all the other stuff back from him. Thanks again Momin, your TIG'in skillz are awesome!!
Also bought a can of black Plasti-Dip. Got the idea from another local who used it on his engine bay. Figured it may be a nice cheap coating option for my pipes. It'll dry as a sort of rubber coating, like the handle of some hand tools. Supposed to be extremely durable, if there's ever a flaw you just spray more on and it melts right into the old stuff. If you want it removed, just cut it and peel it right off. Also it's a nice flat black, which is exactly what I want, keep it clean/simple/OEM looking.
Also needed to get something to mount the gauges to. A-1 Acrylics in Osseo here hooked it up, thanks to Matt Dizzle for recommending them.
http://a1acrylics.com/
They have lots of scrap stuff, and they charge $1 per pound for scrap. So walked out of there with a huge piece of this matte finished textured piece of ABS Plastic for $2
Here's some pics!
Last edited by Halon; 06-22-11 at 08:23 PM.
06-24-11, 12:14 AM
#174
Got things fairly buttoned up today. The piping is all done. You can see I had to do a little special something to the TB because it was hitting the massive BW exhaust housing. I'm referring to that as the "ghetto bend" from now on.
I do still need to add a bov flange to the piping, but I may take it for a spin around the block as-is.
Also I started on the gauge surround piece for the two gauges.
I do still need to add a bov flange to the piping, but I may take it for a spin around the block as-is.
Also I started on the gauge surround piece for the two gauges.
06-24-11, 09:35 AM
#175
Got it started up today. There's no BOV installed at the moment however.
Here's some pics as it sits. Also a pic of my gauge setup. I'm not the best at making interior stuff, so I know it doesn't look "OEM" but I think it looks pretty good and will do the job just fine. You might notice that boost gauge has some dents in the outter ring. A replacement is on the way and should be here very shortly. Gauges are setup so that when you start the car, the boost gauge is lit up white, and the wideband has white logo's with blue back-light. Soon as you turn on the headlights, the boost gauge changes to blue, and the wideband slightly dims.
Took it for a very quick spin down the road. It's running pretty rough right now so I have some troubleshooting to do. But otherwise I'm just pretty excited it started and the gauges are in
Here's some pics / vids. The last pic i just had fun playing with a different camera setting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgLwuAf2YX0
Here's some pics as it sits. Also a pic of my gauge setup. I'm not the best at making interior stuff, so I know it doesn't look "OEM" but I think it looks pretty good and will do the job just fine. You might notice that boost gauge has some dents in the outter ring. A replacement is on the way and should be here very shortly. Gauges are setup so that when you start the car, the boost gauge is lit up white, and the wideband has white logo's with blue back-light. Soon as you turn on the headlights, the boost gauge changes to blue, and the wideband slightly dims.
Took it for a very quick spin down the road. It's running pretty rough right now so I have some troubleshooting to do. But otherwise I'm just pretty excited it started and the gauges are in
Here's some pics / vids. The last pic i just had fun playing with a different camera setting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgLwuAf2YX0
Last edited by Halon; 06-24-11 at 09:39 AM.
07-14-11, 08:15 AM
#180
I have some pics earlier on in this thread of the FMIC mounted and the bumper on. But there was no piping at that time. I' have started putting the bumper back on so I can snap a couple pics. Let me know what specifically you are looking for I guess, and I can try to get a good pic for you.