yellowmsp03.5's Engine/New Turbo Build :)

[yellowmsp03.5]

So here's a couple pics to hold some people off for a bit...

here's the new engine:
JE 8.5:1CR standard bore
Pauter Rods
Clevitte Bearings
ARP Hardware
Blueprinted, Balanced Everything
Stage 2 PnP Head
5 Angle Valve Job w/ 1mm Oversized valves
no cams yet

The Turbo Build:
MAM New Sleeper Manifold
Mam Sleeper Downpipe
Garrett GT35R 0.63A/R

the manifold is going to be modified thats why there is no flange on it in the pics.. i dont know where the turbo will need to be mounted yet so i will place that where i want it and then weld the flange on according to the turbo clearance (if needs to be angled, moved forward/back etc) the manifold will also have an external wastegate flange welded into the front of the collector

the downpipe is cut apart aswell. i am cutting it off and welding on my flex and cutout from my old downpipe. the flange is cut off the top of the downpipe becuase im converting it to a V-band for a lot easier/cleaner installs

and as if building a new engine AND new turbo kit wasn't enough.. i decided to cut apart my front buddyclub bumper aswell. i decided to cut it to open up the front opening and expose about 25% more of my FMIC. i also cutout the foglight spots and fiberglassed over the holes. in doing this, i have given the bumper a whole new look and something more of my own style.

will take more pics this week when most of the remaining parts come in

:)

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the PnP job :)
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the front bumper cutout
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8933/img1968yt6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
the bumper with a piece filling in the bottom to give an idea of what it will look like when finished.
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/4946/img1970ir7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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ok the server went down on imageshack so i will post the rest later this evening

[FunkRider]

FS-DET porn or ban!

[yellowmsp03.5]

uploading some pics now..

[prot3g3]

looks good scott. were those taken from today?

have you made any progress since? (if not taken today)

[KJS]

Makes me wonder if i should have got my head PnP'd...

[yellowmsp03.5]

yes those were taken this afternoon.. not too much progress as im waiting for parts to move forward (headgasket, clutch and flywheel to finish engine & flanges, and turbo to be able to weld the turbo kit together)

then all i really need to do is drop engine in, bolt on turbo kit (after coming back from ceramic coating, install AEM EMS, Nology Hotwires, plugs, install rear mount and tranny mount, relocate battery to the rear and finish up the full wire tuck :)

that list seemed soo much shorter in my head

[Marleymar]

^ git her dun one of my fav cars Summer will suck if this car isnt on the rd

[yellowmsp03.5]

thanks marley :) it will be back dont you worry! and stronger than ever. ill be sure to take ya for a ride

[evil_y2k_twin]

I've been waiting for this forever Scott! lol

[KJS]

I cant wait to go head to head at the track. :cool:

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[yellowmsp03.5]

Ummm sorry dude, my car doesn't race haha... Never seen the track before in its life...

Its on biatch!!!

[maztenzin]

pictures coming up...? want'd to see some work done here...

[prot3g3]

pictures coming up...? want'd to see some work done here...

pictures are up in first post.

[burlingtonprotege]

looks amazing scott, what are your plans for the transmission? your going to be throwing up some really nice numbers cant wait to see it on the road

[kz9]

Looking good Scott!

So I take it ur finding out how a 2 month project can end up a 4 month project eh? :P

[yellowmsp03.5]

ya.. i found out that last year with the first turbo build..

this one is more a matter of money then anything else.. its freaking stressful haha.. takes a lot of planning and hard work to get this done the best way and make it happen

and for the tranny im not doing too much this summer.. i will be ripping the tranny out again next winter and completely redoing it with a full PAR gearset/bearings etc.. i will also be going with the quaife lsd next year..

this year im just welding my stock lsd and putting in the GTX 3rd and 5th for now.. i know they arent too much stronger but im only gonna run around 300whp this summer until the trannys built next year.. then ill go to break 400 which is what i was always aiming for

but i cant do it all this year.. i wanna drive my car sometime and the tranny work i want is another 6 grand or so.. so its gonna have to wait.

[starscream]

what you really need, is a fred flinstone car.. who care about trannies and turbos.... just eat some beans and have some good shoes and peddle away!

[Egyptshun]

this year im just welding my stock lsd and putting in the GTX 3rd and 5th for now.. i know they arent too much stronger but im only gonna run around 300whp this summer until the trannys built next year.. then ill go to break 400 which is what i was always aiming for



lol I love how you made it sound so small...only 300 whp haha I'm definitely subscribing to this thread to stay tuned! Great stuff man

[yellowmsp03.5]

got the new TiAL BOV and WG today.. ill post pics when i get home tonight..

now i have these i can weld it all onto the dp and mani and have that shit almost done

step by step it comes together

[angeloTNT]

very nice car... dedicated person to add to it!.... i remember that bumper on the ground getting tossed around by the wind like a bag.

[yellowmsp03.5]

ya... i kind of lost care in the paint since it was all ground up from autoX... and i knew it was gonna be getting painted again very soon

[yellowmsp03.5]

so i got my TiAL 50mm BOV and TiAL 46mm external wastegate in the mail today.. this is how pretty they look.
they are all V-band fittings and i got the weld on flanges to weld into my cold pipe and manifold collector

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/2185/img1972pd0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/7974/img1973ry2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Without the v-band clamps and flanges
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5271/img1974nn4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

BOV
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/3443/img1975um2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and inside the massive valves
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4105/img1976da9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

just need to weld on the flanges and hopefully send the mani,dp, valve cover and turbo away for a jethot coating to look all chromed and keep the heat down under the hood

its coming along

[yellowmsp03.5]

just ordered some more parts right now

Spec Stage 3+ Clutch (capable of 475ft/lbs)
Spec Aluminum Flywheel
AWR Tranny Mount (95duro)
Prosport Oil Sandwich Plate

also somewhere in the mail is my

Cometic HG
Samco Rad Hoses
Billet Aluminum Straight Thermostat Housing
NGK V-Power Spark Plugs ZFR7F (on sale and free shipping so why not haha)
and last but not least my
AEM EMS

the only thing i still need to order is the GT35R. and i can't do all that much without it since i need to to figure our fitment for all my welding (flanges, mani, dp, wastegate) and then i still need to send it out for ceramic coating

anyways.. just wanted to update :)

[CrazyCaker]

Very nice dude! I love the new BOV and wastegates with the v-band connections.

[yellowmsp03.5]

thanks man.. me too!!

vband for the win (i think i have heard that from a fellow member before in the past ;))

[CrazyCaker]

definitely vband FTW! I only have my exhaust housing on the turbo with a vband connection.

[solo.]

Hey Scott, where did you get the ZFR7F spark plugs?

[yellowmsp03.5]

Crossover Auto.. i ordered a bunch of other shit from them also so got these for almost nothing

[Marleymar]

The Monster is almost alive man make sure you video capture the first time you Fire that beast up.....It's Alive !!!!!!!

[Spin_E!]

Dear god I can't wait to see that car man!

Did you have any luck selling the old kit to that guy on US boards???

Also cancel the order for the sandwich plate.... I've had one in my room doing nothing for 3 years you can have!

[yellowmsp03.5]

ya sold it to the guy from the US board... shipping it next week hopefully

[Spin_E!]

Fan too???

[yellowmsp03.5]

sorry bud... :( gave everything away in my garage that i had lying around...

[Spin_E!]

Ah well... Good luck with the rest of the build. And again I can't wait to see this thing up and kicking!

Pics are sooooooooooooooo sweat!

[yellowmsp03.5]

will be picking up the Garrett GT35R 0.63A/R from Mosi Tomorrow at the westside meet :):) then i can start welding and get this baby up and running :)

[CrazyCaker]

^ Sweet! What's the trim on the compressor housing?

[yellowmsp03.5]

its 56 trim compressor side and 82 turbine trim

i picked the 0.63 A/R out of 0.63, 0.82 or 1.06 becuase it is the quickest to spool.. it just doesnt have as much power up top.. but its a ***king GT35R so i think it will do me enough.. haha

[yellowmsp03.5]

some new toys arrived today:)

the AEM EMS, AWR tranny mount, oil filter sandwich plate and got the SLS thermostat housing earlier this week
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/197/img1980ft2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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picking up the turbo and Cometic HG tonight!!!

[starscream]

^ Wheres the rest of it?! I know theres some condoms in there somewhere ;)

[yellowmsp03.5]

condoms?? for what?

no laleet you cant stick the thermo housing up your ass!

[yellowmsp03.5]

and finally what ive been waiting for.. :)

the brand new Garrett GT35R
(i couldnt get it in V-band like i wanted without waiting weeks:()

comparing the new to the old
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comparing turbines
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and some other goodies
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welding this weekend will start :) ill keep you guys updated

[CrazyCaker]

Yummy! Now send that exhaust housing in for ceramic coating before you use it!

[prot3g3]

wow scott, that thing is massive. any idea how much boost you'll be running?

[yellowmsp03.5]

not sure on the boost.. i bought my wastegate with an 11psi spring in it so it will be at that as the lowest... im gonna tune it to about 300whp for now.. then when i rebuild the tranny in the future ill see what this turbo can do..

id like to run 16psi daily and 25psi track when im done. my goal is to break 30psi but i doubt it on this turbo

[yellowmsp03.5]

and ya joe the turbo, mani, dp, and valvecover or going in for a ceramic coat once everything is done

[KJS]

wow scott, that thing is massive. any idea how much boost you'll be running?

Holy feck, Scott.
You plan on going to the moon with that thing? :p

[prot3g3]

not sure on the boost.. i bought my wastegate with an 11psi spring in it so it will be at that as the lowest... im gonna tune it to about 300whp for now.. then when i rebuild the tranny in the future ill see what this turbo can do..

id like to run 16psi daily and 25psi track when im done. my goal is to break 30psi but i doubt it on this turbo

god dam, thats nuts!

this thing is going to be a beast. im impressed.

[yellowmsp03.5]

thank you sir :)

[Matjas23]

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/227/img1985sx5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)


daaaaaaaaamn look at the size of this bitch, you're insane man

[starscream]

Wheres the turbo?! i cant see it... oh wait, there it is sucking in small animals and children

[Spin_E!]

I'm sooooooooooo jealous!!!!

Damn you Scott.... Every time I read this friggin thread I wanna spend more money!

Hey did you want that sandwich plate?

[yellowmsp03.5]

ya... the hard part about this turbo is fitting it between the block and the rad... i have about 1/4-1/2" max of room on each side of the compressor housing

kinda tight

[CrazyCaker]

ya... the hard part about this turbo is fitting it between the block and the rad... i have about 1/4-1/2" max of room on each side of the compressor housing

kinda tight

I had the same problem with mine as well. I had to fool around with the compressor housing and clock it so it just barely fit. It now sits about 1/16" away from the clutch bleeding screw, which is the best I could do or it wouldn't fit at all.

[snafu]

Whhoooah, haha:) Crazy stuff man, it's amazing how many smaller pieces you need for a big build like this.

[yellowmsp03.5]

so i knew the turbo would be a close fit but its a little bigger than i thought... i have 1 1/2" from the compressor housing to the a/c condensor (with rad out obvi.) so my AWR rad will not fit (thicker than stock)

so this led me to a problem.

my solution is cutting all the tabs and coolant return outlet off and sliding it in front of the a/c condensor behind the bumper. to do this i had to remove the hood latch (wanted hood pins anyways) bend the a/c lines out of the way (tuck inside the frame now) and remove the vertical rad support.

ill be relocating the coolant return outlet elsewhere on the bottom tank and will be fabbing up two new vertical rad supports to place inside the frame (between rad and condensor)

by doing all this it gives me A LOT more room to play with in the front of the engine bay and makes my life easier after this work is done...

i just figured out what needed to be done tonight and made some sketches and plans.. will start cutting and welding tomorrow..

hoping to post some pics tomorrow night of the rad relocated and the flanges tacked on the mani and dp :)

MAKING SOME PROGRESS

[cruisinblackp5]

Keep it up, Im getting excited for teh track days

[KJS]

Waiting for the pics.
It may be a PITA to do all of that work, but you cant complain with a bigger turbo, can you? :)

[yellowmsp03.5]

i dont really look at it as a pain in the ass.. it will make EVERYTHING easier after this is done.. and will make the engine bay look even cleaner with my wire tuck:) haha

and i like doing custom fab work so it kinda made me happy haha.. fabbing doesnt bother me.. its buying more shit i didnt want to buy that bothers me..

kinda like new custom rad hoses haha :(

[Mike_Moss]

That's awesome, Scotty!!! I can't wait to see the beast!

[prot3g3]

because the a/c isnt all that important to me.. i just wanna get the car running and drive it.. more important things than the a/c

and i really dont want to get involved in rerouting the a/c lines.. that is dirty work

and i dont like getting dirty haha

haha a farmside member who hasnt gotten dirty . bs

when should it be all buttoned up?

[yellowmsp03.5]

some new parts came in today :)

the last of them pretty much, other than a few odds and ends

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/4894/img0602bm1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/7999/img0603ba8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

now i pretty much have everything that i need to bolt it all together.. just need to do the custom work on the engine while its still out before i drop it in...

so the only thing left is the hard part haha

[yellowmsp03.5]

btw Joe i weighed the flywheel when i got it and it is sitting at 7.2lbs.. not sure how accurate my shitty scale is though..

[Kansei]

I miss that engine :'(

[yellowmsp03.5]

haha.. it only sat in your room for a day man haha.. almost 24hrs before i picked it up haha

[Kansei]

I still miss it.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2452581661_f4a364f936.jpg
cherish the memories

now get your car back together! I need to see it in one piece and able to move under it's own power before I move 3,700km from Toronto

[yellowmsp03.5]

btw the clutch is a Stage 3+ with 475lb/tq rating.. full face for streetability :)

i pulled the car up from my barn where it sat all winter... the driveway was a little muddy at the bottom.. haha

now its up beside my garage so its easier to test fit the new parts.

how i got it up the steep hill:) thank god for owning a big strong truck also :)
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/6580/img5131wq4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

chains disconnected and seeing it for the first time in natural lighting and on pavement... damn i miss my baby
http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/6075/img5133fa8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

engine bay.. everything is disconnected pretty much.. other than the axles and engine mounts.. im keeping this engine in the for fitment of the new parts in the car. it is a lot easier to fab up the parts bolted onto the new engine out of the car and then bolt them up to the blown engine and see how they fit inside the engine bay.. i have the best of both worlds this way. it will stay in until everything is ready to swap and i will do it all in a weekend
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/2540/img5134bg1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

me tired of looking at all the work still to do haha..
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/7084/img5127mj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[KJS]

Looks like you've got a great little project ahead of you.
It's good to know that the flywheel is 7.2lbs. Better than 9lbs like I think was originally said? Im happy about that.

... And that is some serious mud.

[yellowmsp03.5]

ya man.. a lil muddy eh? haha...

gonna try and get some welding down tonight and grab some pics to see the progress

[prot3g3]

gunna give that engine bay a scrub? ( as if your list isnt big enough already lol)

those yellow overlays on the lights look sweet too

[yellowmsp03.5]

updated pics of the mani turbo and dp mounted temporarily.. they are just tacked right now and will be taken out of the car and welded up to look all pretty... this was to hold it all in place after all the cutting and fitting was done.

came out pretty good i think.

heres the car, notice the rad now fits in front :) (it is backwards because i need to cut a section of of the horizontal rad support to fit the top outlet)
and for those who notice and plan on commenting.. yes i know the center cartridge of the turbo is upside down, and i plan to fix it soon.. just wasted important for the fab work
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6696/img0614ns5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the turbo, mani and dp all mounted up :)
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closeup of dp placement
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rad placement shot
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turbo and mani placement
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/1690/img0619tx1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

closeup of size :) and room between block and a/c haha
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whole setup view
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the carnage!!!! this was after it was all cleaned up and i ripped off all the hanging and chewed up skin.. you should have seen it before
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/1143/img0625hp0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the cause! haha a little bit of a slip off the pipe haha
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/1193/img0626vq1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[kz9]

Looking good

[yellowmsp03.5]

thanks kellan

[vtec-this]

looks like a great setup. maybe i missed it earlier, but what are you planning on doing to the trans to keep it alive with all the new power your gonna have? 3rd gear in particular..

[ansonr1980]

that sweet looking, keep up that good work

[yellowmsp03.5]

jeff, i will be tuning it VERY conservative for a bit until i can buy a tranny and build it in my garage.. then when its done i will be swapping them out in a day...

the ultimate tranny i would like is a PAR gearset with quaife lsd but that is down the road a bit money wise..

for now im going to have a welded stock lsd and stock gears.. i have a stock tranny lying around if i blow out 3rd in this one..

after the new tranny is built i will be going for a power tune and raising the boost.

[starscream]

Scott question. given where your RAD is, what about your front bumper? wont it like hit the edges of the rad? OR did you already test it with the bumper on and have clearence?

[yellowmsp03.5]

the rad will actually sit a tad bit lower that where it is in the pictures.. it is actually hanging on bolts supporting it up haha..

i will be notching out a round section out of the bottom of the rad support and the top outlet will be located there so it will be lower than picture here..

and no it doesnt hit.. not even where its located now

[yellowmsp03.5]

ok so.. change of plans again..

originally i planed on relocating the rad up front of the a/c and behind the fmic core... so i held the fmic up originally and and test fit to see if the rad had clearance, and it did.

just yesterday i realized that i had a piece in the way and when i was holding the fmic up to test fit, it wasnt sitting properly and was giving more clearance for the rad then it actually should have.

so now i bolted the core up to MAKE SURE clearance was there, and the rad doesnt fit. :(

which is forcing me now to do what i really should have done first of all like everyone said. im going to be locating the a/c condenser up front and extending the lines. then i will put the rad directly under the rad support (where the condenser originally sat) i have about 1/4" of room of play for the rad vertically and will have to cut into the rad support to make it all fit. i will then be adding more structural supports after everything is placed where i want it and i can see where i have some extra room (doesnt exist in this engine bay haha)

so thats just this weekends update.

a little setback but will get me further in the end and is the correct way of doing this all.

[Kansei]

so how will you reach the rad cap now?

[yellowmsp03.5]

:confused: cutting out the top and inside of the rad support, and then welding in a brace around the cap and outlet... i guess you wil have to see it..

this rad support will be stronger then ever haha when im done with it

[Mike_Moss]

hahahaha!

That sucks Scott, but it's good that you found a solution!

[KOOPA]

Dang, can't wait to see the final product. Good job on the Pro:brock: !

[yellowmsp03.5]

thanks man :)

[angeloTNT]

Good job Scott. Cant wait to see the final product...

Although... this picture looks familar....
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/7084/img5127mj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

oh yea it was this day lol...

http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v136/202/49/510741648/n510741648_182637_6003.jpg

thanks again!

[yellowmsp03.5]

so got a little bit more done this weekend.. i know it doesnt look like too much but it was A LOT of work to get it to fit all right

i had to cut out the rad support to fit in the rad underneath it.. the a/c condenser is now in front of the rad like it should be
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3910/img2001mk4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

rad, then condenser, then fmic core... not too much room to play. around 1/4-1/2" between the 3
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/1446/img2003uc5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

then here is the new rad support that i fabbed up and tacked in place.. fits like a charm :)
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2494/img2009ll5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

all three stacked in front of each other
http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/8042/img2014ds2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

a/c lines sneaking through
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2923/img2013cv6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

frame notched out for the other lines
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8597/img2007tm8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and the final fitting.. now it just needs to be painted and welded on for good.
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/583/img2015bo6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[kz9]

Is ur hood gonna close? (I know ur gonna be using pins, right?) Cause ur rad is higher and the cap seems a little high to me.

Also I see some upper air dam cutting to make the A/c Condensor fit in the bumper?

[yellowmsp03.5]

technically the rad is still in the same location as stock height wise (maybe a couple mm higher if anything) but it has just been pushed back. the rad would have fit under the stock rad support if it didnt have that low point in the center and have the bolts for the rad mount brackets sticking through the bottom... but the new rad support is more or less in the same location height wise... give or take a couple mms

and the hood, bumper and grill fit on perfectly still.. the a/c is basically in the placement where the old vertical rad support was which was nowhere near the grill and such so there is no problem there. and yes i'll be using hood pins

[kz9]

sweet

[prot3g3]

how come your rad fins are all bent to shit?
i mean i know how big the bugs are up here in farmside...but geeze lol


also the rad looks sweet where it is. really sets it off and gives it a unique look. props

[yellowmsp03.5]

because if you remember back a couple months i blew my engine... well the shrapnel from the block scattered forward into the rad.. it actually took out a main vein in the rad that i need to weld off to repair it

[prot3g3]

ah that makes complete sense now. i just thought where it blew (behind the turbo mani?) it wouldnt have made it to the rad.


also how come in the pic of you hauling it up there are overlays on your lights? then on the update there gone??

[Mike_Moss]

Looks great, Scott!!!

[yellowmsp03.5]

because i touched one with a freshly ground piece of metal (still really hot) and it melted right through it so it was garbage.. i now need to buy new ones.. but this time i will put them on when my car is done haha

[RicecookerP5]

the overlays look good on a yellow car. I had yellow ones on my car too (for like a day) and took them of because it didn't look quite right with red. Maybe it's because they were on my chrome set? :confused:

The engine bay is looking impressive. Nice work on the rad support. I didn't realize how big your ic core was. The manifold and larger turbo compliment it well. The setup is looking badass so far. Where are you going to run the piping to the end tanks? It doesn't look like you have any room to work with.

[yellowmsp03.5]

the i/c piping is all done already.. i fabbed it up last year for my last setup but made sure it would work with this one too becuase i knew i would be doing this very soon.

i will show all the piping route this weekend.. it is as short as possible though. just need to weld all the aluminum pipes together to get rid of all the couplers i had last summer.

thanks for the compliments chris.. and the overlays will def be going back on..

tonight i just did some test fitting and actually bolted the hood on tonight instead of just placing it on like on the weekend and to get a snug fit i had to cut away some of the undertray of the hood to clear the rad support.. not much though.. just enough to miss

[yellowmsp03.5]

the best part of this whole build just came in yesterday haha.. got it made by a company in australia

anodized red to match my vacuum lines, plug wires, couplers and other other little accents

and no i dont want anyone bashing me and saying im an idiot for not running a filter.. i have it all sorted out and know what im doing so dont give me a hard time about it haha

my new turbo bellmouth (velocity stack) should suck in a ton air compared to the restrictions of the smoothest flowing filters..
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5843/img2039od1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/7933/img2040kl8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

on the turbo
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8962/img2036ik6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/7143/img2037hl9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

looking down the entrance to insanity!!!!
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/2421/img2038bt0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the only problem is that i got the bellmouth to fit over the inlet on the turbo which is 4".. so i got them to make the bellmouth at 4"ID but didnt realize that the turbo has a barb on it so the coupler doesnt slip off which means that the bellmouth doesnt fit on.

so im taking the compressor housing off and getting the barb machined off so the stack will fit over it perfectly :) should be pretty sweet when finished

[angeloTNT]

looks good scott, im surprised you actually have room to put that in lol.

[yellowmsp03.5]

i gave them very specific dimensions.. the outside of the opening is 8" wide.. it barely fits..

ill post up pics of everything mounted tomorrow

[kz9]

I'm looking into running a Vs, but I have to get a custom one made. PM the contact on that part.

BuT, also I will be running a filter around town. One bad rock bounce and the turbo is toast.

[KJS]

Sexy little piece of red metal you got there. :yes:

[cruisinblackp5]

SWEET, its all coming together. Looks dope and I too am surprised that fits

[evil_y2k_twin]

Awesome! makes me want to start my build now!

[starscream]

i heard scott was trying to put a 13B-REW (Rotary Engine from the FD RX7) into his pro!

Just kidding, looks good dawg! I like the Italian Horn Intake...whats the company that makes them, good info to have for the future.

But seriously a 13B-REW Scott....do it up :D

[Mike_Moss]

Nice!!!

[yellowmsp03.5]

welcome home buddy

[yellowmsp03.5]

theres been quite a bit more progress on the car fabbing wise but i dont wanna post anything up until the fabbing is done.. should be very soon.

[raghtal]

The suspense is enough to drive any Emo kid to go insane!

[yellowmsp03.5]

arent emo kids already insane and wanna cut themselves?

hold on,

was that a joke directed at me??

jackass

[superdave]

Guys, don't make scott cut himself! :p

[Kansei]

The suspense is enough to drive any Emo kid to go insane!

+1 you're killing me dude

well I am but symbolically, you are

get that thing running already :P

at this point I've resolved that I won't ever see it running again before I'm gone

[yellowmsp03.5]

i hope it have it running for labour day weekend (in canada thats the first week of sept ;) haha)

[Kansei]

i hope it have it running for labour day weekend (in canada thats the first week of sept ;) haha)

it is here too.. just called "Labor Day".. first monday of sept

I'll be driving tail of the dragon in Tennessee by then though :p

oh well I'll get to see it in pictures at least ha

[prot3g3]

scott, here is your next challenge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dWVOohIcgk&feature=related

[kz9]

Omg!!

[raghtal]

http://www.happycountdown.com/yellowmsp03.5/index.cfm

[Matjas23]

^lmfao (in a good way:) )

[raghtal]

^lmfao (in a good way:) )

Did the song play for you?

[yellowmsp03.5]

haha you have wayyyy too much time on your hands man.. thats funny though.

like the choice of music.

is this supposed to be counting down to aug 1st?

[raghtal]

haha you have wayyyy too much time on your hands man.. thats funny though.

like the choice of music.

is this supposed to be counting down to aug 1st?

We're already in August dude :lol:

It took me 2 minutes (literally to search, find, use/create, copy and post this)

Its counting down to Sept 1 (Labour Day)

[CulRidr]

We're already in August dude :lol:

It took me 2 minutes (literally to search, find, use/create, copy and post this)

Its counting down to Sept 1 (Labour Day)
You should have taken 3 minutes, because there's less then 18 days until labour day ;) :D

[raghtal]

You should have taken 3 minutes, because there's less then 18 days until labour day ;) :D
I was nice; I gave him until the end of labour day, including the holiday in his first weekend in Sept ;-)

[raghtal]

Hi Scott.

[yellowmsp03.5]

i dont think ill make that deadline anymore.. ive been shipped out of town until mid sept so i am only home on weekends and is hard to get everything sent out and picked up/delivered and all that shit on weekends nevermind do the work and everything too.. ***k i am trying though

[Junior]

No worries bro. Take your time and do it right. No use in rushing, since you've already been off the road for a long time another couple weeks won't kill you.

Think positive man.

[raghtal]

Cheering section is still here.

Help too if/when needed.

[Euro20th]

I didn't want to ask you if its done afraid of the truth, well no need to rush bud.

[yellowmsp03.5]

UPDATE:
so i have everything fabbed and tacked together for the turbo portion of the build.. i am going to be putting all the finishing welds on it this afternoon and hopefully get it all done and ready for chrome/ceramics this week..

heres some shots.. nothings cleaned up and looks shitty, but it will be all cleaned up and look pretty for the next shots.

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/7056/img2041nq9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/1117/img2042ft6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6728/img2043eu4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

nice smooth transition under the engine.. should flow pretty damn good!
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8427/img2044ar4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

pretty tight fit in the tunnel.. had to be perfect fit!
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/4706/img2045if1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Y-Pipe for the Electronic cutout :)
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/3512/img2046us1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7083/img2047ou6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/289/img2048sw3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[sixtwosix]

scott are you going to be home today wouldn't mind stopping by to take a look up close

[cruisinblackp5]

Looking good. If you need hand, just let me know. I usually have weekends off

[kz9]

Looking good.

[evil_y2k_twin]

Very nice!

[yellowmsp03.5]

sorry kev.. wont be home til the end of the week.. working out of town all week and home on weekends...

hard to get much accomplished when im never home

[raghtal]

Good stuff, nice progress!

[Mike_Moss]

Very nice work!

[dead_cactus]

Looks awesome

[yellowmsp03.5]

so got everything done with all the finished welds this weekend.. ground some down to the have the smooth and seamless look to them after they are chromed :)

i also ground all the insides and smoothed all the interior welds and flanges to make sure the flow was as smooth as possibly. the coating will also help with this

while i finished up all the smoothing and grinding tonight, i had a buddy remove all the parts i wanted to be chromed/powder coated becuase im sending all the parts in for chroming/powdercoating and ceramic coating tomorrow night and should have it back on friday evening :)

i have the new front rad support and vertical supports fabbed and painted, just have to be welded into the car and weld my new mounts for the a/c condenser and rad on the the vertical supports.

then the "custom fabbing" portion of this should be done.. then its just assembly from there on in

so things are starting to take shape.

i have everything pretty much ready and prepped to lift out the old engine this weekend. gonna give the bay a good cleaning and then drop the new one in..

still aiming for Oct as long as i have enough money to purchase the last few finishing parts i need to run

anyways heres some pics with everything laying out ready to take to Fireball Coatings (except the black pieces, thats the rad support and was just painted)
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/8563/img2050bz9.jpg

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/884/img2051an5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1081/img2052um3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

some shots of the grinding i did on the inside to make sure the exhaust has the smoothest path as possible when exiting
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/618/img2053sj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[CulRidr]

are you planning on putting some light weight pulleys, or do you figure you've got enough torque with that monster turbo to say "***kit"?

[02Red]

Wow, this car will be incredible.
I wanna see new pics:)

[yellowmsp03.5]

are you planning on putting some light weight pulleys, or do you figure you've got enough torque with that monster turbo to say "***kit"?

i plan on it yes.. but i dont have the cash for them at the moment.. got more important things on the list that i NEED in order to get it running so the pulleys are going to have to wait.. even though i would love to put them on while the engine is OUT of the car still haha.. oh well

[CulRidr]

i plan on it yes.. but i dont have the cash for them at the moment.. got more important things on the list that i NEED in order to get it running so the pulleys are going to have to wait.. even though i would love to put them on while the engine is OUT of the car still haha.. oh well

Ya the "being out" part is the reason I asked...hopefully it won't be too much of a bitch for you to add later on...

Looking forward to seeing the results in pictures, and maybe in person someday :)

[Aitch]

Saw the engine today, and all I can say is OMFG WANT!! Scott you're doing an amazing job with this thing.

Sad to see the car all torn apart but it will be worth it in the end.

[starscream]

we'll scott did say he was gonna give it to me for free.... so thanks scott for the good job on my motor ;)

[CulRidr]

Saw the engine today, and all I can say is OMFG WANT!! Scott you're doing an amazing job with this thing.

Sad to see the car all torn apart but it will be worth it in the end.

Is all the powdercoat done and re-assembly of the motor completed? Looking forward to those :gpics:

[Aitch]

Powedercoating is ongoing, as is some final assembly. The old motor is still in the car so Scott still has lots to do switching some parts over to the new one.

[yellowmsp03.5]

all the parts are back from coating and dont look too shabby..

got all the hot parts of the turbo setup done in a polished ceramic coating and all the backets and coolant pipes powdercoated in a Red Chrome to match the V-stack and TiAL valves.. the coldside of the turbo (compressor side) is done with a black heat dissipating coating to keep it cool for the incoming air..

the valve cover is done in the polished look to match the turbo setup but it wasnt done for these pics

heres some pics of it together
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/7876/img2066fs8.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/9076/img2068rh8.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/3652/img2065mo8.jpg

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/5572/img2067je1.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5831/img2064vh8.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1452/img2069mt8.jpg

engine swap will soon begin.. start with swapping all the parts over and then drop it in..

[dead_cactus]

Thats beautiful. Nice work.

[evil_y2k_twin]

omg omg omg, so this is why you took oof so quickly from the picnic? lol
Hot stuff. outside of car yellow, inside engine bay red....Mcdonalds?

[yellowmsp03.5]

red interior also.. i like the yellow and red scheme..

and thanks for the compliments.. the hard work and long hrs are starting to take shape.. the first drive will be nice though..

and no i left to take my gf to work and see my grandma in the hospital..

[prot3g3]

holy shit scott.

talk about attention to detail + A BEAST.

excellent work.

[viper_707]

red interior also.. i like the yellow and red scheme..

and thanks for the compliments.. the hard work and long hrs are starting to take shape.. the first drive will be nice though..

and no i left to take my gf to work and see my grandma in the hospital..


never got to show u the lip, but i hope your grandma is ok. thanks for the bbg too :cool:


engine looks good too. cant wait to hear that funnel on that turbo

[yellowmsp03.5]

i saw the lip actually.. looked awesome, only reason i knew it was yours is because it was all nicely shaved on.. good work budddy

[kz9]

Did you test fit ur WB in that bung? Is it going to stick in ur rad?

Looks FFFFFFNNNNNNN AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[yellowmsp03.5]

its actually for the o2 sensor.. my wideband is in the midpipe but yes i have tested it.. your talking about for clearance? if so, then yes it fits and clears the rad

and thanks for the compliments

[kz9]

Also, what about supporting that wieght?

[kz9]

Why not closer to the engine? Closer is better.

[yellowmsp03.5]

the manifold is bulletproof.. but i started fabbing up a bracket that bolts to the two threaded holes in the MBSP where the stock exhaust was supported.. it comes up and cradles the bottom of the turbine housing..

doesnt really matter how far away it is.. the A/F ratio isnt changing within another foot of pipe.. still just as accurate just not as hot

[kz9]

imo it helps with response time and tuning. Its gonna work, but when Gary was teachin me a bit on tuning, he said the closer the better. Something to do if exhuast pulse iirc.

If that a MAM manifold... you want to support it. I heard cracking is a bitach with those.

Your build you do what you want, just my 2 cents.

So with that said........ get that monster running!!!! Hopefully the weather is still nice so I can make a trip up for a meet. Or if you need a hand or motivation, I can up sooner.

[00bluees]

that looks gorgeous. i can't wait to see it in person, and in action.

[viper_707]

i saw the lip actually.. looked awesome, only reason i knew it was yours is because it was all nicely shaved on.. good work budddy

thanks. now get this on the road. let me know when your bringing it to a westside me. i wanna come see this thing

[CulRidr]

Scott, that engine looks SICK! Looking forward to seeing what the look of it will be INSIDE the engine bay. Keep up the GREAT work!!!

[kuhl]

f*** thats nice

[02Red]

Wow, that looks amazing. Good work man.

[midnitehour]

wow.. this is the closest thing to driving a pro into a chorme bath. Nice stuff Scott

[yellowmsp03.5]

so finally finished up most of the new rad support.. fabbed up the brackets for the condenser to mount to and welded in two vertical supports to strengthen the horizontal piece. sprayed it in a primer and a quick black coat to cover it up. will redo a better final spray when everything is finished!

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5087/img2073gw4.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/9070/img2074dr5.jpg

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/5796/img2075na1.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3259/img2076cw7.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/7784/img2077qt4.jpg

gives it a custom and unique look under the hood i think.. :)

[evil_y2k_twin]

Looks great~!

[02Red]

Wow man, looking amazing. Keep at it.

[midnitehour]

can the bumper still be used with this new rad mount?

[yellowmsp03.5]

Yes, the bumper mounts to the tabs off the inside of the lights, same as the grill... And I made it so the light mounting didn't change.. The only thing that may have to be modded a bit is the back of the grill may have to be cut away a bit to clear some things.. But that would be the most.

[yellowmsp03.5]

didnt get too much done this weekend.. got everything disconnected from the engine/tranny and popped the driveshafts out.. mounts are loose and ready to undo to pull the engine.. hope to have it all out tomorrow night..

just a lil update for anyone following this.. sorry no pics needed:(

[FairmontPhil]

Pat likes to show me the progress on this and i must say it looks pure sex!! haha... Sweet job!

[yellowmsp03.5]

so ive decided the engine will look pretty sitting in the garage all winter.. as much as i dont want it like that, id love to drive it just once before the snow flies, but ive been had a rough couple months due to my own health issues, loss of family and have been living paycheck to paycheck trying to get this done and can't do it anymore.. and it doesnt make sense to get it on the road for a week and take it off for the snow and then rip apart the tranny again for a new gearset and lsd during the winter.. ive decided to just leave it off until its all done exactly how i want. it will be less work and more rewarding in the end.

so this thread will continue, but be put on hold for awhile until i get my life back on track.. until then, thanks for following along

and screw you guys that are gonna bash me for not finishing it like i said i would do haha ***k off bitches haha :p

[Mike_Moss]

If you need a hand, let me know.

[yellowmsp03.5]

i will.. you will be the first person i'll call.. you and jebus.. haha so we can have a threesome..



threesome working on a car of course..

i wont be working on it for while though so dont keep your calendar open for me or anything haha.

ill be lifting the old engine out this weekend then taking the shell back down to the barn to store it for the winter

[angeloTNT]

yea scott... if u need any help let me know... ill call mike lol

[KJS]

All the best.

I think my car is going to drive for a week and then hit the storage for winter if i can find a cheap beater, so don't feel bad. :p

[cruisinblackp5]

You know if ya need a hand, winter projects are sweet. get some heat going in there and I'll come up during the winter to lend a hand

[Junior]

If you need a hand wrenching, let me know. Down anytime.

[yellowmsp03.5]

wow.. havent touched the car in forever.. couldnt even find the thread since its so old haha

did however get my valve cover back from ceramic coating a couple weeks back. matched to the mani, dp and turbo and designed to keep the heat down.

its more dull then a chrome/polished look which is what i was originally gonna do, but this isnt as "in your face" and will be accented by the red Nology Hotwires on top rather than compete with them. and it is functional rather than just looking pretty

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/9532/img0167jz7.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4537/img0169bf5.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2148/img0168yk8.jpg

i would also like to mention now that i was sponsored by Protege Garage recently, which should help get this project done and on the road quicker :)

thats all for now.

[00bluees]

that looks hot. can't wait to see the numbers that baby puts down. and hear the sound.

is that black duct tape going to be the only thing holding your velocity stack on there?? :p

[CulRidr]

Nice (--> sponsorship).
And to find it quicker, subscribe to it ;)
Now weigh those wheels! :P :whip:

[CrazyCaker]

ceramic valve cover ftw! :)

(you got yours done to match mine didn't you? lol :p)

[Hwy Demon]

Meh. I dont like it.

My TDi is much better!!!

[viper_707]

how does the ceramic hold up to abuse?

[Cocco]

wow scott my valve cover looks sweet all chromed up :D im glad it went to good use, makes the entire engine come together, im getting the one i got from you coated next week

[CrazyCaker]

how does the ceramic hold up to abuse?

I've had mine for years and it still shines like new with just a little wiping.

[yellowmsp03.5]

so heres a lil update.. no real "build" progress to tell you about.. but i got more of it apart and ready for machining and reassembly.

thinking of rebuilding another head a different way. the one i have now is full port and polish, 5 angle valves and oem springs.

i have bought the double springs and titanium retainers and will be picking up the 1mm oversize valves very soon (;)). then i will be installing the Integral stage 2.5 cams. these all require machining to fit so im thinking of selling the built head i have now and machining the stock head i have on the old blown engine, instead of taking apart the built one and remachining it all.

anyone interested.. ?

anyways, heres some updated pics

parts everywhere, tranny open on the ground
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/839/img0287d.jpg

tranny
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2960/img0290zeo.jpg

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9731/img0293f.jpg

LSD on the welding table ready for welding.
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5982/img0284f.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4438/img0285v.jpg

more carnage with the oil pan off from the snapped rod
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2637/img0295i.jpg

through the MBSP
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5523/img0297a.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3502/img0296z.jpg

oil pan
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7242/img0298h.jpg

shrapnel in the pan
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8563/img0294i.jpg

and some shots of the car... put some parts back on to get out of the way
(heres your bumper update haha.. see it hasnt changed)
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/2348/img0305i.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6386/img0306w.jpg

and the new daily driver... will remain stock and reliable for the most part, and stay at that height so i can get to my fire calls when they are not on nice smooth paved roads haha.. picked her up on friday..
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5528/img0334t.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9112/img0336gpb.jpg

more updates sooon.. parts will be coming in soon

[midnitehour]

is it turbo'd yet? :p

get to it Scott!!!

[CulRidr]

How much are you looking for the head? I am very interested...
How many miles on the springs? And do you have good pix of the work done? Flowbench stats and other info would be appreciated :)
I read in your 1st post of this thread that this head has 1mm oversized valves as well...that true?
We can discuss anything else via PM.

[CrazyCaker]

Interested in the head as well. How much?

[prot3g3]

nice scott, lovin the spicy.

can't wait for this monster to be done.

[Junior]

Welcome to the multiple-protege owner's club.

[CulRidr]

For the record, I'd be looking at buying within the next couple of weeks (if it could be ready...)

[yellowmsp03.5]

hey etienne, i will respond to your pm now

[sixtwosix]

seems suiting that you bought a spicy orange msp, another flamboyant colour for flamboyant you hahaha. Hopefully ill see it when i come back to alliston to get my car back on the road

[yellowmsp03.5]

ok,
so i decided to start over on the head and re-work it. instead of ripping apart this head that was already built, i sold it and am starting from scratch on my stock one.

the Supertech SS 1mm oversize valves, Supertech double springs and Titanium retainers are going into this one along with a lot of machining. i would have had to rip apart the built head and machine it for the new springs and cams, and in the end DID wanna have more porting done, so this is the best for me. i will know EVERYTHING is exactly how i want it.
from talking with Ken a lot on Cams, he highly recommends that i run the Integral 2.5s and not the 3s since the overlap might be too much to correct with cam gears and in the end i might LOSE power. so this is what i am ordering when he replies to my PM haha

as for the tranny, this has also changed quite a bit. i decided that i wanted the car done (and not have to wait for 2 months for a custom gearset to be built) as soon as possible, so i PM'd Dino to buy just the 3rd and 4th gears off him but they have been sold out for a month or two. it also made more sense this way because i could take the money i would be saving from the gears and put that toward a Quaife LSD instead of pushing a welded to its limits, and having to rip apart the tranny again down the road.

so now i was back to square one, since i had to wait 2 months for anything to be made. so i emailed PAR themselves and he told me they have everything on shelf ready to order, from 1-5 and casing reinforcement. thats great news! but that also pushed me back a bit, since i planned on just buying 3rd and 4th, i sold my freshly welded LSD to buy a Quaife and now im broke.

so here goes more over-time at work and penny pushing to gather up as much as i have to eventually order the PARs and im done!

in the mean time, i ripped apart the old block a bit more when i was bored one day, look at this ***kin pistons!!! i knew i needed a valve job before, but look at all the burnt oil on top! nevermind the skirts were all blown right off the piston and it itself was cracked in half.. it was like a bomb went off in the block.. i dont even know the the rod went since it broke just north of the bearing and just south of the wrist pin, where'd the rest go??? wow.

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/9690/img0359.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3914/img0360h.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4476/img0354f.jpg

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[evil_y2k_twin]

wow, you def effed that shit up!

[viper_707]

you should look into shot peening your tranny. but not regular shot peening. theres another type (WPF I think, i'll have to look at my book again) its done on a microscopic level and doesnt leave pits. so u are able to do everything from gears to bearings. adds alot more strength than regular shot peening.

[viper_707]

its called WPC treatment

www.wpctreatment.com

[CrazyCaker]

lol, those pistons look like the ones from my spare block did. But mine still had the skirts on them hahaha.

[Thanu31]

hey cool, i was at scarboro mazda 2 weeks ago, and saw the msp sitting in the garage, wondered if it was TOP.. nice ride

[yellowmsp03.5]

ya it was sitting in there waiting for me to pick it up.. I had already bought it, that's why it was in there instead of outside.

[CulRidr]

Updates? Any news from PAR on those tranny parts and whatnot? I want to hear this thing run!!

[yellowmsp03.5]

i havent updated this thread in a while because ive been so undecided on the build, ive put so much work into keep it road legal and everything working (a/c and shiat) and now that i bought the spicy, ive decided that i may as well rip the yellow one apart and make it really competitive.. soo ive decided to strip it all, cage it and run one cf fixed back seat and part out the majority of the appearance cosmetic mods...

i will however insure it for this summer if it ever gets finished and drive it on the streets once in a while to satisfy myself that i completed my original plan.. and i have a bunch of appearances to attend to show people the car who have been waiting for almost two years.. then next year i will completely turn it over to a race car and never turn back

the spicy is/will being modded as well but with daily street driving, fun and reliability as my main focus... like SU SMIC, TB exhaust, Unichip, mounts, short shifter, H&R springs, custom sparcos, 03.5 lip and DG FG grill, Work rims (and some BBS), 2 DIN screen and little things like that that make the car fun again and still reliable while keeping the stock appearance.. building this one the way mazda should have

[yellowmsp03.5]

as for the PAR gears... they are made and waiting my payment.. i just need to figure out exactly what im going to be doing with them and what i want. im thinking of just getting the 3rd and 4th again... im so undecided on everything now with this ***king build

im going to be getting the head done when the cams get in... ordered them 6 weeks ago and Ken just told me another 5-6weeks when i last asked.. shitty

[yellowmsp03.5]

so a long awaited bump.. my last post was May 29th and i was waiting for 6 weeks already.. the cams JUST arrived last week..

the cams look awesome! i went with the Integral 2.5 cams intake and exhaust... they said they will be MORE then enough to run the highest performing engines and that the 3s would have been too extreme and would have had to remove too much overlap and essentially maxed my cam gears out.

i also received another big package last week. a PAR custom ratio 1-4 straight cut and 5th gear helical cut, double synchro, needle bearing gearset...
ratios are:
1st: 2.818
2nd: 2.00
3rd: 1.540
4th: 1.227
5th: .960
Final Drive: 4.105
these are also works of art

and another little thing that also arrived last week was the Adjustable Cam Gears from Focus.

sorry for the ill-lit iPhone pics...
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/9114/img0595rjz.jpg

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now the head will be sent out for machine work and will begin assembly for the second time. this will be the LAST time for this haha

my Quaife LSD should be here this thursday or friday and then i only have to wait on the ARP bolt kit for it. i will see if/what machining needs to be done and go from there.

its coming together people! i got in a big rush with this build and starting going nuts on purchases, but with a big trip to the tip of the east coast in two weeks and then to Maryland in 4 weeks, i need to save some money, and finish a couple things with the orange car that im working on :)

it may run this year... that was the idea and fully achievable, but am starting to lose interest in this one and pick up interest in the spicy that is drivable, at least until winter. we'll see how she goes

[thekid]

^ do you know what part # the ARP bolt kit is for the Quaife? PM me if you want!

[CrazyCaker]

Nice!

I wanted the PAR gear set as well, but couldn't justify it. I'm curious what machining is required for the Quaife, the Mfactory was designed as a straight drop in.

[yellowmsp03.5]

yes i am also curious as to the machine work required... it differs between vehicles as the components are different. supposedly it fits the regular protege but the msps need machine work to the selector fork and a couple areas but DON'T need the speedo gear machine work as ours arent on the diff like yours

and Brian, nobody has the ARP#.. even Sam from Crossover tried to get it for me direct from them with no luck, the only access is the MMS part# which isnt the same as ARPs so it seems i cant buy direct

[thekid]

^ let me know if it's on the MMS packaging...

Only non-ABS vehicles need the speedo gear... I guess it wasn't an MSP tranny that I installed the Quaife in because we didn't machine anything IIRC.

[kz9]

Nice stuff!

Let me know if you need anything. I can always come up for the day and lend a hand to get things done.

[CrazyCaker]

ARP part # 0000-02-6501-BT

[yellowmsp03.5]

That's the MMS part number

[CrazyCaker]

Have you tried calling ARP? I'm sure they could match the MMS part number for you.

[thekid]

^ I have tried, with no such luck!

I see that AWR sells them to, so I'm going to ask him for the part #.

[CrazyCaker]

Just get an MFactory lsd! They provide the bolts, and they are left-hand threaded which screw right into the lsd (I used some red loc-tite as added precaution). lol ;)

[yellowmsp03.5]

lets keep this thread on track guys,, brian pm me if you find it

got my quaife tonight.. will post pics tomorrow

[yellowmsp03.5]

ok so pics were a little late but here they are.. fits in the PAR final drive so nicely :) like they were meant to be.
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4778/img0631f.jpg

yumm
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the complete ultimate package
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4336/img0629bio.jpg



although i didnt get around to installing it as i have been working on a buddys car nonstop for 2 days straight trying to get a year and a half build wrapped up in a week to go on a 10,000km road trip haha
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its a civic yes, but a verrry nicely done civic haha

[kz9]

Is that a SOHC D16?

[cruisinblackp5]

[/IMG]although i didnt get around to installing it as i have been working on a buddys car nonstop for 2 days straight trying to get a year and a half build wrapped up in a week to go on a 10,000km road trip haha


For some reason this sounds like a bad idea. You hav got to be doing some trouble-shooting after some serious mileage, I wish him/her luck on the trip but that sounds nucking futz

[CrazyCaker]

ok so pics were a little late but here they are.. fits in the PAR final drive so nicely :) like they were meant to be.
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4778/img0631f.jpg


Looks good... but you have the gear on upside down ;)

[Brian MP5T]

For some reason this sounds like a bad idea. You hav got to be doing some trouble-shooting after some serious mileage, I wish him/her luck on the trip but that sounds nucking futz

I gotta agree here.

Even just coming down to mom (400Km) I had a timing gear come apart. I no longer see this car as a Long distance car, not all at once anyway. Prolonged driving even at a normal speed will eventually build more heat in all parts.

[kz9]

^thats cause it was a defective part. I wouldn't let that discourage you from making long distance trips.

[Brian MP5T]

I understand and agree. I was just saying that a long trip is a good place to identify weak parts. Sadly it's also an expensive place to fix them.

[yellowmsp03.5]

Is that a SOHC D16?

yes sir, it is.. a rare build in the civic community.

[yellowmsp03.5]

Looks good... but you have the gear on upside down ;)

haha i was hoping nobody would notice that.. i have it like that becuase without the bolts it wouldnt stay together for the pictures haha.. i guess with the closeup on the QUIAFE logo it doesnt help showing the wrong side eh? haha

oh well haha thats though joe

[yellowmsp03.5]

and to comment on the civic... yes he is ***king crazy.. hes going to try and get 2,000kms on before the trip (dont ask me how.. :shrugs:) and he thinks it will be good. hell the engine wont even be past its break in yet haha.. anyways thats up to him. he might end up taking his other car but really doesnt want to

my plan was to take mine until i realized a month ago that it would be cutting it too close and i didnt want to rush anything or not have time to trouble shoot and get stuck out there.

[cruisinblackp5]

LOL I think I may finish my build before you

[timbit]

yes sir, it is.. a rare build in the civic community.

Rare build? Not so much

People boost D series engines more then they boost B series engines.
Those heads can hold 17lbs stock.
And when you can find a complete engine for $350 with nothing wrong with it. Its also the cheapest boosted build to do in civics.

[starscream]

I heard scott was trying to put in a LS7 into his Protege...

[cruisinblackp5]

I heard scott was trying to put in a LS7 into his Protege...

skip the 7 and go for the 9, You know, I wouldnt doubt that of him

[CrazyCaker]

skip the 7 and go for the 9, You know, I wouldnt doubt that of him

Agreed. Someone should try this. Scott, do it! :)

[Andre Diego]

it will be one fast Protege

[cruisinblackp5]

Not sure why the thread got the bump but if there are no further updates and if the car doesn't see the road before April 1st, I'll have you beat in terms of completion. HAve plans changed? I know on big builds sometimes hiccups come up, financially and with parts and new ideas come up that extend projects but I really hope this car sees some road and track time next year, I'd love to see it down the 1320 and some open track days.

[sixtwosix]

and the new daily driver... will remain stock and reliable for the most part, and stay at that height so i can get to my fire calls when they are not on nice smooth paved roads haha.. picked her up on friday..
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5528/img0334t.jpg



LOL ..

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p123/GregDub/_MG_4246.jpg

[Mike_Moss]

hahaha, awesome post :)

[yellowmsp03.5]

haha ***k you hhaha

ive got a lot of changes being revealed come spring also that ive been collecting for months.. i forgot why i originally got the car haha.. my yellow car will end up being the more reliable daily driver haha you watch

[RicecookerP5]

when do you think it'll be back on the road?

[Euro20th]

Scott showed me your post Kevin. Epic! full of win! haha

[sixtwosix]

This post is meant as an electronic kick in the ass to work on your YELLOW car! I want updates!


This post is from September 2008......


http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5831/img2064vh8.jpg

engine swap will soon begin.. start with swapping all the parts over and then drop it in..


This post is from January 2009......
wow.. havent touched the car in forever.. couldnt even find the thread since its so old haha

did however get my valve cover back from ceramic coating a couple weeks back. matched to the mani, dp and turbo and designed to keep the heat down.


http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4537/img0169bf5.jpg


i would also like to mention now that i was sponsored by Protege Garage recently, which should help get this project done and on the road quicker :)

thats all for now.


Then came along this post in March 2009

and the new daily driver... will remain stock and reliable for the most part, and stay at that height so i can get to my fire calls when they are not on nice smooth paved roads haha.. picked her up on friday..
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5528/img0334t.jpg
more updates sooon.. parts will be coming in soon

Then came this came in February 2010....
this is the spicy.. have some big plans for this bad boy.. a lot of them are new/original to the mazda scene.. just wanna try something new with this car and have some fun..


http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt185/yellowmsp035/IMG_3144.jpg

enjoy!!!


And one last thing, a screenshot from "the slammed thread" on 24/7....

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8030/scottsucks.jpg


That's all for now... for the record i'm not flaming you Scott.. i know your taking your time and building the car right. And you bought the spicy so that could be possible. I just want to see the yellow beast in action one day so until that happens i will continue to spam your thread :p

[kuhl]

yeah scott! what's the update with the build! how's everything going, anything new?

[midnitehour]

yeah scott! what's the update with the build! how's everything going, anything new?

this thread is almost 2 yrs old. people stop Fizz'ing old threads.:p

[yellowmsp03.5]

i will have an update in the next couple weeks.. have had a bunch of parts laying around that can't get installed without machine work..

planned on going to Gord Bush as when i talked to him in the fall he said it would take a week to do it for me... forgot that its spring and everyone wants work done now. now its 2 1/2 - 3month wait. so im looking elsewhere for reputable work to machine a head and tranny casing.

after that, there isnt much left. i will type out a full update when i can find time in the next couple days

[yellowmsp03.5]

so heres the update:

ive thought about it for a year or so... and it sucks to say since i will never see this thing come to life and all my hard earned money, blood, sweat, tears and devotion to this project are now going to waste...

the car will be parted out. completely.

its going to be returned to stock, or as stock as it can go, and sold.

a part out thread will be up sometime this weekend hopefully.

thanks for following my battles and sorry for letting anyone down.

[voy89]

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[kz9]

Wow! I wonder how many pm's he has already. lol

Sux to hear dude, but on another note I can't wait for the part out. You know what I want off of you.... ;)

[CrazyCaker]

Wow...

[pro5dippin]

wtfbbq......sorry to hear man, but on to new projects!

[yellowmsp03.5]

Wow! I wonder how many pm's he has already. lol

Sux to hear dude, but on another note I can't wait for the part out. You know what I want off of you.... ;)

gears? LSD? whatcha looking for?

Wow...

ya man.. i actually felt sick after i posted that... never thought id let it go before i finished it

wtfbbq......sorry to hear man, but on to new projects!

not for awhile dude.. my new car to replace these will be a reliable DD with very few mods... im going to build a budget race car on the side to have fun with..

[kz9]

:p :yes:

[kz9]

not for awhile dude.. my new car to replace these will be a reliable DD with very few mods... im going to build a budget race car on the side to have fun with..



Heard this before :p