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Build Thread The Hoopty Chronicles - New House, New garage, New Car?
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Pro tip: Instead of catch cans, just leave the front and rear intake gaskets off to allow the motor to vent freely.
So about yesterday - It was one of those days where you have no business trying to squeeze in working on stuff in between other engagements because you get in a hurry and sh*t happens. I did get the oil drain in
Liberal RTV on the back
For good measure, I got a 1/2" pipe cap, cut the back off and screwed it on the back of the fitting and used a little more RTV to make sure there would be no leaks
When installing the oil pan, I guess one of the holes had a burr in it. I started all the bolts and was running them down with a socket on my drill. WTFover.
And here's the current status. Ready to drop in for a test fit. I think the header will fit but the pan will need clearancing. Will find out this week, if not tonight.
And finally, I saw this and decided it needs to get hung on the wall of my cubicle today.
I put a sheet metal skin on my alternator bracket to make it a little more....well... less hack-job-ish. I think it turned out well.
I also knocked down the welds on my A/C bracket and dropped them off with my buddy Scott Coates at Coatings by Coates to get powder coated black. The coating should make it look like someone knew what they were doing when they made it, hahaha. His work is top notch and we are currently scheming on a color for the stuff in my engine bay once it's all finished up.
I also knocked down the welds on my A/C bracket and dropped them off with my buddy Scott Coates at Coatings by Coates to get powder coated black. The coating should make it look like someone knew what they were doing when they made it, hahaha. His work is top notch and we are currently scheming on a color for the stuff in my engine bay once it's all finished up.
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I've done some cool stuff when I got in a hurry too. It usually resulted in spending way too much money, throwing tools, and ultimately drinking too much. 
Last night was a learning experience more than getting things done. We learned that:
- The header I was building won't work in any way/shape/form
- Real estate is a premium
- Most turbo kits look the same because it's easier to run them that way.
I will keep at it tonight.
- The header I was building won't work in any way/shape/form
- Real estate is a premium
- Most turbo kits look the same because it's easier to run them that way.
I will keep at it tonight.
I got it,.....was that before or after they got arrested for snooping around on the nuclear wessels?
Transparent aluminum,......Why they don't use that in all of the giant aquariums across the US is beyond me. After all, we've had the recipe for that stuff since Scotty left it for us in 1985.
But all of this is pure rambling actually.....
I only stumbled on your post Allen on my way back to "I told you so" town.......
It's located right here on the map.
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/the-hoopty-v2-0.879126/page-105#post-8968524
OOO oooo ooooooo my turn!
*braces*
WROOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG.
It actually fit, it's just that where the collector sat in relation to the turbine housing placement in relation to the A/C lines, alternator, and radiator was never gonna work. So the downward angle of the shorty header I had waiting on the shelf works better in this case.
I looked at it. I saw that the tubes cleared the strut tower.....(amply)
But, there's more to "fit" than just fitting in the box. (all stuff I'm sure that you are now all too painfully aware)
Building a header is a bit ch, especially when you gotta do it one little splice at a time, and now don't have the luxury of being able to hold the joint w/ one hand, and pop a tack on with the other.
You have to know what to edit, and what not to post. If I knew that there was a I told you so Vulture sitting out there just waiting to swoop down on my dead ass,.... I'd probably wait till I solved the issue before posting progress of it.
But,....because I'm such a nice guy too.....
I'm sorry you had that problem Collin,....Keep at it though,..we all stumble every now and then,.and you'll beat this.
Nice job on the welds too.
Oh, what's in the picture is NOT what I built. That's just a 'regler ol shorty - aka Plan B. But I post my stuff regardless for two reasons - 1) I have no shame and 2) I value the input of others (i.e. you) to tell me where I'm effing up and say 'do it this way.
Edit 1: Plan B (pictured) should work fine, I just ran out of time last night to get any further.
Short term - in front of the front tire.
Long term - it will go down and outboard of the frame rail, come back in through the K member and straight back to the cat back. Similar to Raceoholic's DP.
lol
Turn that turbo around and save yourself some square footage. Running a DP across the engine bay f*cks up all the accessories routing and clearances. I'd avoid it if I could.
Unless it doesn't fit your long term goals. Even in that case I'd turn it 90* and forward face the turbo
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Mine is forward facing and i hate it. It's all got to come out to get to spark plugs. Not a good design.
Well, the DP won't go down behind the engine like most do. No room. It won't go on the drivers side either. Keeping all the accessories is a mofo. I got a decent amount done tonight. Got a little further than this tonight but posting multiple pictures from my phone isn't easy. But this is the bulk of it.
Here's the whole story from last night:
I bolted on the PS pump and hooked up the hoses, ran cables, blah blah etc. to make it as close to a complete engine bay up front as I could. After a couple of fitments, I got a 45° bend cut just right to snake between everything as such:
Then we added another piece and a V band so I didn't have to keep unbolting the header.
Then we ran out of welding gas, but it was well before my self-impose 8 pm curfew so I decided it was time to start working on the merge into the flange. It started off well, or so I thought:
But the execution left a little to be desired.
Although, it fit on the flange pretty well.
It's pretty well documented that I'm a function over form time, but even I can't let this go. It looks like a bag of mashed up a-holes. I will re-do it tonight, although I have to do a brake job on the coyote which will probably take up most of the evening.
Making progress at least! The more I use the TIG, the better it seems to be getting, although I keep finding myself saying "you dummy, you know better than to try it like that." After burning a hole through something. Still worlds better than using the MIG, although it would be nice for tacking pieces together in place.
I bolted on the PS pump and hooked up the hoses, ran cables, blah blah etc. to make it as close to a complete engine bay up front as I could. After a couple of fitments, I got a 45° bend cut just right to snake between everything as such:
Then we added another piece and a V band so I didn't have to keep unbolting the header.
Then we ran out of welding gas, but it was well before my self-impose 8 pm curfew so I decided it was time to start working on the merge into the flange. It started off well, or so I thought:
But the execution left a little to be desired.
Although, it fit on the flange pretty well.
It's pretty well documented that I'm a function over form time, but even I can't let this go. It looks like a bag of mashed up a-holes. I will re-do it tonight, although I have to do a brake job on the coyote which will probably take up most of the evening.
Making progress at least! The more I use the TIG, the better it seems to be getting, although I keep finding myself saying "you dummy, you know better than to try it like that." After burning a hole through something. Still worlds better than using the MIG, although it would be nice for tacking pieces together in place.
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