Round 2: GRM $2006 Challenge Turbo Miater

kcbhiw said:
Pay no attenion to the PVC elbow as it is only your imagination ;).
but it looks so real......



dude, the car looks great! At least, the engine bay. The rest of the pics are from a good ways off :p

Keep it up man, it seems like you're on the home stretch now. BTW am I gonna be invited to come check 'er out anytime soon? ;)
 
aMaff said:
but it looks so real......



dude, the car looks great! At least, the engine bay. The rest of the pics are from a good ways off :p

Keep it up man, it seems like you're on the home stretch now. BTW am I gonna be invited to come check 'er out anytime soon? ;)

You, and anyone else, are welcome to come by, just call before hand :).
 
LSD Installed!

Nothing too complex but quite beneficial. The mock phantom grip limited slip diff is installed. This was custom fabricated/rigged. It's not the best option for a limited slip, but it'll certainly work, especially for the Grassroots challenge :) . I look forward to giving her a test run with this thing next week.

And of course, the obligatory pics (Details eliminated to keep this to one post).
 

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Jolly good show Kevin! You are the pimp. I need to turbo mine. Although I'm obviously not as creative as you in that way. I am a month or two away from safely having the money.... damn you blood-sucking 401K.
 
Prodigy said:
Harbor Freight FTW! (pic #3)

Funny you mention that. I realized, just tonight, how much 'stuff' I have from HF. The car might drive in a circle when trying to go straight, but hooray cheap Chinese tools! :)
 
Kev...took the yata to the track last night. I ran a dismal 16.6 sec 1/4 w/a .176 RT. 60" was 2.384 and my trap speed was 75.49.
The guy I ran against was in a Kia Sephia w/a built motor...and he ran a 16.7.
So...yeah...lol. After that ONE run, I took the back roads home to cheer myself up :)
 
JDM-P5 said:
Kev...took the yata to the track last night. I ran a dismal 16.6 sec 1/4 w/a .176 RT. 60" was 2.384 and my trap speed was 75.49.
The guy I ran against was in a Kia Sephia w/a built motor...and he ran a 16.7.
So...yeah...lol. After that ONE run, I took the back roads home to cheer myself up :)

Whoa...wth. How did the car act? Was it laggy, bogging, what? Was it even boosting? Any idea what the base timing is set to (buy/borrow a timing light and have a look)?
 
kcbhiw said:
Whoa...wth. How did the car act? Was it laggy, bogging, what? Was it even boosting? Any idea what the base timing is set to (buy/borrow a timing light and have a look)?
The car acted fine...felt a bit laggy though. I even put the right HL up for air. ;)
I forgot I have a friend here in town w/a boosted yata also (greddy kit too) and he has a timing gun...I may have him look at it for me. I figured a 16.6 was slow...jeez.(omg)
 
JDM-P5 said:
The car acted fine...felt a bit laggy though. I even put the right HL up for air. ;)
I forgot I have a friend here in town w/a boosted yata also (greddy kit too) and he has a timing gun...I may have him look at it for me. I figured a 16.6 was slow...jeez.(omg)
I think a stock, base model '90 normally runs a mid to high 16.

Run with your headlights up next time. It'll help evacuate a bit of heat under the hood.
 
Ok...I'll try that...but I don't plan on running the qtr til the challenge.
It's a long enough drive up from my house to your place.
lol
 
Hey Kev..are we allowed to pull out the passenger seat?
Not only for the space I need for the 4 stockers wrapped Kumho Victoracers, but for the weight that seat will save me!! No trailer = no space...lol.
And I need to get my safety crap...fire extinguisher from the base exchange.
Ummm....all my stuff in storage gets delivered tomorrow to th house....so I'm gonna get that bigger turbo and the rest of that flyin' Miata stuff that Troy hooked me up with. Hopefully, I can make the intercooler work.
 
JDM-P5 said:
Hey Kev..are we allowed to pull out the passenger seat?
Not only for the space I need for the 4 stockers wrapped Kumho Victoracers, but for the weight that seat will save me!! No trailer = no space...lol.
And I need to get my safety crap...fire extinguisher from the base exchange.
Ummm....all my stuff in storage gets delivered tomorrow to th house....so I'm gonna get that bigger turbo and the rest of that flyin' Miata stuff that Troy hooked me up with. Hopefully, I can make the intercooler work.

Seat is not necessary. I won't have mine installed.
 
Sanding SUCKS!!!

I'm at the point where the drivetrain is complete aside from a few odds and ends. Now the time has come to improve the appearance a bit. That means sanding, sanding, and more sanding - only to be followed up by another jack leg spray booth and finally a clear coat. Those that have seen the car in person can attest to the hideous orange peel in the paint. I've spent the past two nights wet sanding the car and have only completed about 1/5th of the overall surface area.

BTW, the PVC pipe issue was resolved with a piece of 3" hose from a junkyard E150. It looks and works perfectly now. :)

Do or die, the car will have a fresh layer of clear coat applied. I will be out of town all of next week on business (life's a b****, eh?) and that is followed up by only a few days before I leave for the challenge. I depart for the event in nearly 2 weeks and 10 hours. Generally speaking, I have the following to complete:

-wet sand the remainder of the car
-construct spray booth inside the garage
-apply clear coat
-remove remaining existing vinyl (ugh)
-apply all necessary sponsor and cosmetic vinyl
-clean up rear brakes and wheel wheels
-coat the wheels white
-perform alignment on all four corners
-modify the wastegate actuator to open the wastegate further (currently overboosting due to limited WG travel)
-install turbo heat shield
-install race bucket and associated bracketry
-install 4-pt harness and arm restraints
-test and tweak the car in all aspects of performance
-paint the headlight brackets and reassemble/install
-anything else that needs completion as it appears

All in all, I have 9 usable days before the challenge. Only three of those are FULL days. They don't call it a challenge for nothing :D.

And so sets the sun, I'll post a few pics. Pay no attention to the irony of the cones ;) .
 

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so why are you wasting time online? get to it! :p
 
MiaTurbo said:
so why are you wasting time online? get to it! :p

I'm exhausted. This paint is so hard, it takes several hours per panel. I needed a bit of relaxation time, heh (wake up - work - miata - sleep -- repeat).

Three weeks from now, I'll be FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
 
We're getting down to the wire eh? I have to go out of town this weekend for a wedding, so that shoots three days... next week is going to be very interesting lol. #59 240sx will live though!
 
lasermp5 said:
We're getting down to the wire eh? I have to go out of town this weekend for a wedding, so that shoots three days... next week is going to be very interesting lol. #59 240sx will live though!

Awsome! I look forward to seeing it. Any teasers?
 
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