Lots of time and LOTS of money is all it takes

 

You know what they say...money makes speed.

Nice piece of work!!

 

Thanks

I have allways been told "speed costs, how fast you want to go"


I have been sick for the last three monts and have not worked om my car in a while. All that is about to change tough. My new turbo should be in this week and i will post some pics of it as soon as it gets here.

 

Got my new turbo in today. GT42 T6 flange 102mm exducer 1.15 A/R. Going to start making my header pretty soon.

 

Sweet mother of Jesus. I'm really starting to hate you. ha ha.

 

good ****. old school ftw

 

Thanks guys

 

Ok so now you have me curious.....are you using the GT42 on the stock motor with a 1.15 A/R exhaust housing?

 

Yes, stock ports for now. Half bridge next winter. Going to see what it will do tough. It should make boost eventually.

 

Ahhh...OK

I was going to say, you might see boost eventually LOL. That turbo will work very well on a half bridge!!

 

I can't say much that hasn't already been said. Beautifull car. It sure is nice to see such a rare car get this kind of treatment. Its in good hands.

 

1.15 A/R is way to big. .96 Perfect setup.

 

forgot to say thats just my opinion!!! By the way nice nice project.

 

Before I get the car tuned I will buy a 1.01 A/R housing. I mainly bought the 1.15 for building the header and makeing sure it will clear. I plan on porting the motor next winter and didnt want to run into clearance problems when swaping to the 1.15.

 

Finally got off my *** and hung my new turbo. Now it's time to play connect the dots.

 

Looks good.

 

Holy Mackerel........... Great Project!... Keep them pics coming........

 

Wow, looks good. Looks like you'll have plenty of room the way you have it placed. That 5" down pipe looks insane. I'm going to have be a little more creative about placement on my 1200.

I'll come by after work and we'll figure what we need to get started on your header, this is going to be fun!! Hey, wonder what Cabrerra would say? "GT 42 on a street car!!, you cannot do that!!" ...Ha Ha

 

wow....very nice....free bump....

 

A few more pieces of the puzzle.

 

Where did you get that fancy header flange?

 

A friend of mine made it for me. 3/4" mild steel.

 

It has been a while since i updated this thread because i have actually been working on my car. I have got a lot done in the past couple of months while i have been waiting for the stainless steel to build my header. You wouldn't believe the trouble i went through to get 2 1/8 321 stainless!!! I am getting close to being ready to tune, maybe a month or so. All i have left for the car to be ready to tune is drive shaft, wide band controller, EGT gauge, coils, and a little wiring.

Since i have last posted i have mocked up the wheel-e-bar and tacked it together, finished welding the differential back brace, painted the differential housing, install the front and rear brakes, install the proportioning valve, bleed the brakes, make a throttle cable, install my new fuel pump, make a fan shroud and finish plumbing the water lines to the intercooler. At this rate i should be done soon if i don't run out of money.

 

And you said it was gonna be for the street!ShieeeT! The police catch you in that its straight to the repo. lot!!!But I guess thats your plan. Nice to see it back at the top. So each time you have to make a new header you have to re order the steel ? did you get ut painted yet? I wanna see an overall pic!!!!!please. Keep it up-Erik

 

Believe it or not the only thing on the entire car that is not "legal for street use" are the front tires. I ordered the stainless over a month ago for my second header. Like i said it was a real pain to find exactly what i wanted. It was one of those deals where i knew what i wanted and no one had it, but they had something really close. So i ended up having to buy 20' of 2 1/8 .065 wall 321 stainless. At $41 a foot you can see why i was hesitant! Then i had to have it drop shipped to another shop to have it all bent into 90s. They charge a $200 setup fee per radius and a shop rate of $50 per hour!

I want to get the car tuned and get the chassis setup and make a few passes before i paint the car. I hate to think this way but i am afraid that if the chassis setup isn't spot on i take a chance of kissing the wall and don't want to have to repaint.

Thanks for the compliments
Allen