Made a little progress today...

Got the new silicone intercooler couplers installed, man I now understand why people hate having to install them... Such a pain to get some of them on, especially on this car, the coupler from the turbo to the hot side of the intercooler pipe is so awkward to install considering the turbo sits practically under the intake manifold.

 before install

 old rubber connectors

 another shot of the rubber ones

 This one was just a general pain to get due to the sheer awkwardness of the angle the end-tank of the intercooler has.

 This... oh how I loathed this one... Had to get to it from between the cold pipe and the J-boot for the AFM with a long screwdriver and even then I was barely able to undo the clamp.

 About 30-40 min later and its all put back together.

All done... probably should have replaced the diverter valve hose while it was apart but that will come soon enough, already spent enough getting things tidy again on this car...

Thanks to Lindsey Racing for their quality 6ply intercooler couplers that came a whole lot quicker than I thought they would and even came with new clamps for them all too!

A bit of a past due update...

Well, this is a bit past due but here is an update to what has been going on...
The 951 is currently on jack stands as I am in the middle of removing the torque tube and transmission from the car as the rear torque tube bearings went up in it. Rather than rebuilding the torque tube and praying it holds together, I have found someone local that has an extra 944 torque tube which interchanges with the 951. Also while thats out i'll be inspecting the clutch disk and if necessary replace that, also since I doubt the car will be done by hyperfest I will do a timing belt replacement and replace cam seals on the car as well as clean up the engine. The downpipe/mid-pipe is off at Decadence Performance Auto to get the o2 bung for my AEM wideband welded on as well as possibly doing a cat-delete while its out of the car. All new exhaust hardware is here from Rennbay as well as intercooler piping couplers to replace the cracked and aged stock ones on the car currently. The wastegate is off the car right now as I have to drill out 4 snapped bolts and re-tap threads on them. Still have to install the sensor for my water temp gauge to finish that install and once the torque tube is swapped out and exhaust put back on I can also finish my wideband install (wired up, just need to install the sensor and plug it in). After all that, need to get tires and repaint the car, then I should be done for a little while... hopefully.

I promise some pictures here soon, just been too focused on fixing things and less about pictures to take them x.x sorry!

So I acquired a new toy....

I recently got my new toy, a 94 Acura Integra LS that needs some love. Car is Milano Red that was sprayed by some half assed bodyshop of some sort who painted over top of the factory paint... Thus making it a very interesting process for me to get this thing painted... Oh yea, forgot to mention it wont be staying red haha. I intend on painting it white over the winter, and im painting everything, not just the outside. It will be along but worth while project.
Hope to be autocrossing the car come spring time with fresh paint and a change in the suspension setup to something along the lines of a Koni/GroundControl setup. Hopefully will have pictures up this weekend of the car as well.

Drift Nirvana 7/31 - 8/1 2010

Click the image to see the photos from Drift Nirvana at Summit Point 7/31 - 8/1 2010

A lot has been going on....

So it's been a while since I updated here, a lot of things have happened and things have changed. I took the 240 to it's first actual drift event (photos soon! I promise.) I bought a 1jz long block with intents on swapping it into my 240sx. Well while I was in the process of doing that a vehicle hit my daily driver so I've been back and forth with their insurance company trying to get the money to fix my car so everything related to the 240 was put on hold.
Well last week I was offered a trade for a built 94 Integra with a built jdm b18c type-r engine, I thought it over and took the deal. The 240 is in possession of the new owner and the Integra will be coming to me very soon. I also managed to purchase a 1986 Porsche 951 that had belonged to my father and decided to give it a new life under my ownership. It needs some love and a good bit of things fixed but that is what I'll be working on this winter and probably for a long while after that. Photos of both cars to come soon as I get to my computer.


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Cut these the other day

Like the title says, went to my buddies work and cut these. Rainbow Flake Chrome vinyl is such a pain to cut at times... Have I think 3 left if someone wants them. $10/each shipped for 21" long ones. Comment if you want to buy one.


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Current status.

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Fronts on, awaiting engine.