JohnLane John Lane Infallible Moderator Location: Lynden Washington Join Date: 01/14/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 725 Rally Car: The Fire Breathing Monster |
OK so that is enough scrolling down in the previous thread.
The Volvo got it's 9" pumpkin removed for gear ratio change surgery. The Turbo got pulled to redo the plumbing from what will be different exhaust manifolds to it. The manifolds I'll be using will be a nice improvement over the really fugly Volvo manifolds. Kudos to Dave Clark for choosing the right fasteners and materials when assembling this stuff eight years ago. Not a one fastener broke upon disassembly. Note to self: Clay mud makes a dandy ceramic coating on the exhaust parts in the area of the turbo. No rust or scaling on all that mild steel material. JohnLane Overkill is consistently more fun |
MRWmotorsports Martin Walter Mod Moderator Location: North Gower, Ontario, Canada. Join Date: 03/01/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 450 Rally Car: Nissan 240SX |
Built a new 3" SS exhaust that goes up and over the rear subframe, and around the fuel cell. It's going to clatter like a SOB but if we crush this one there's bigger problems.
Found and fixed grouning issue with auxillary lights. Installed 14" rear springs... hopefully won't coil bind now. -Martin. |
DR1665 Brian Driggs Super Moderator Location: Glendale Join Date: 06/08/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 832 Rally Car: Keyboard. Deal with it. |
Well, last night, I blew a water line on the turbo and had to replace it. Of course that involves removing half the intake system. (I can't wait to strip this turd down and simplify things!)
Half-ass installed a water temp gauge so I can keep better tabs on coolant temps while I'm driving it than the stock gauge allows. This weekend, I'll be adjusting the shifter to get 5th and reverse back, then properly wiring up my gauges. Brian Driggs | KG7KCA | PHX, AZ | 89 Pajero alterius non sit qui suus esse potest |
JohnLane John Lane Infallible Moderator Location: Lynden Washington Join Date: 01/14/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 725 Rally Car: The Fire Breathing Monster |
I will be eliminating the water to my turbo. The motor always has fresh synthetic oil. Not too much worry about coking up the bearings.
The 9" rear will also lose 25lbs via replacing the nodular iron pumpkin with an Al-yoo-Min-ee-um part. Less unsprung weight. Woo-hoo. JohnLane Overkill is consistently more fun |
JohnLane John Lane Infallible Moderator Location: Lynden Washington Join Date: 01/14/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 725 Rally Car: The Fire Breathing Monster |
Today I have cleaned up the T-4 flange so that it is ready to accept bigger tubes from the much better exhaust manifolds to feed it.
The turbo will now deliver exhaust to the passenger side so that it need not cross under the transmission. This will improve placement of the air filter and servicability. Oh.... Prolly a better pressure ratio for the turbo too. Yum!! Now I gots to scare up some 2" .120 wall DOM steel tube. JohnLane Overkill is consistently more fun |
low impedance Alex M. Staidle Super Moderator Location: Colorado Springs, CO Join Date: 02/08/2007 Age: Settling Down Posts: 77 Rally Car: 1987 Mazda Rx7 |
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derek Derek Bottles Senior Moderator Location: Lopez Island/ Seattle WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 853 Rally Car: Past: 323, RX2, GTI. Next up M3 ? |
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mothra Matt Smith Ultra Moderator Location: Wilmington NC Join Date: 03/31/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 546 Rally Car: xr4ti |
I finally managed to get the rally car back to square one so that I can begin installing a full set of new suspension bushings. I managed to blow out the exhaust manifold gasket, ruin a set of spark plug wires, and create a leak in the gas tank all in a matter of a few miles. I can't wait until sandblast 2008.
Matt Smith Racing in glorious black and red My daily life is a Saab story (sold!) |
NoCoast Grant Hughes Mod Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
I put in Cossie headlights, on a cossie grill, finished the front skidplate mount, new mounting tabs for VW bumper and a few more Dzuz fasteners. Found out that it sounds like I have a sick cam at idle and that I have pissed antilag when revving it up when it's only firing on three cylinders.
Grant Hughes |
Tim Taylor Tim Taylor Mod Moderator Location: Oakland, CA Join Date: 02/02/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 622 Rally Car: Mazda 323 GTX |
Come on Derek you know you want this one...at least Topi wants you to have it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-MOTORSPORT-E-46-M3-GRP-N-CHASSIS_W0QQitemZ120183153438QQihZ002QQcategoryZ98064QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem derek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I read the rally cars for sale web site. > > > > > > See me go at: > www.11tenths.com > In the long run Reality always wins. |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Super Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
derek Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I read the rally cars for sale web site. Which language? Lots of killer 240s in the old Country. "07-09-21 Volvo 242 Grp H Motor: B23 med Prospark sprut och tändning. Bromsad 240 hk hos Poutanen. Låda: M45 Quaife, tätstegad med hög etta. Bakaxel: 5.13 med lamelldiff (cirka 10 race sedan ny). Väghållning: justerbara ben fram med Svantedämpare. Förstärkta bärarmar. Sänkta bärarmar bak med uppflyttade Svantedämpare. Kaross: Sliten men fullt fungerande. Övrigt: Kort styrservo. 3 tums avgas med kat. Fräscha stolar (glasfiber) och 6 p-bälten. A-bes och startklar. Nytt elsystem 2006 (Conny Nyström) Nytt bränsle 2006 med catchtank, V8-pump + högtryck. Körd tre tävlingar i år av Martin Eliasson. 3:a totalt i Gävlesladden, 8:a av 21 A-förare i Gestrikekannan, 11:a av 21 A-förare i Gränsrallyt. Bilder finns på www.teameliasson.se + reportage Motorsport4sale.com Pris: Pris: 99 000:- BVSA Kurt Eliasson, Skutskär, 026-708 57, 070-303 08 57" Or 07-09-19 Volvo 242 supernat 2400cc Evo motor med mikuni förgasare, SF låda 2:30, SF diff , 5:43 utv, 50mm sellholm ben fram , nyren sellholm bak, justerbara krängare runtom , ombyggd framvagn, rörbärarmar , etc etc, en väldigt välbyggd volvo som är lätt ca 1000 kg oviktad utan förare, bilen är startsnabb å stabil, 2 i back RM 06, motorn är uppdaterad inför 07 endast gått RC RM i år men bilen har gått RC å behöver lite omsorg som sparklådor (finns) å bakre plåten vid stötfångarn etc. Bilen är idag helt startklar men inte fin. För mer info ring. Pris som den står start klar, Från 168 000Kr. Daniel Bååth 070-600 45 69 dbhb@spray.se or Motorsport4sale.com More terror here: http://www.motorsport4sale.com/sv_bilder_2007_071027_mnatta_1e_97105.asp > > > > > > See me go at: > www.11tenths.com > In the long run Reality always wins. John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
Doivi Clarkinen Banned Elite Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B |
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NoCoast Grant Hughes Mod Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
Friends around the shop were working on a FIA Custom Cages install into a GC8 Impreza, cage into a Audi 90 coupe, seam welding a STI, and final gussets into a Golf. That was all slightly before the fireworks and police raid. See Specialstage if you want to hear that story. It was quite the rally car party. There are: A G2 Focus, G2 Rabbit, four Open GC8 Imprezas, Gubelman's N8 Impreza, my G5 Merkur, a G2 Golf, a Open STI, a PGT Audi 90, and a G2 Celica currently at the shop. That's 12 rally cars.
Grant Hughes |
heymagic Banned Godlike Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
Replaced the Audi front struts yesterday, they've been out since Olympus. Car has been on jackstands since May 1st. Pathetic...shame on me. Brent hit the key today and it fired first time and idled. Now to decide how to add some more power..lot's of old 5000 turbo donors around or maybe 20 valve NA. Leaning towards turbo due to cheapness of parts. C'mon DooWops !!
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JohnLane John Lane Infallible Moderator Location: Lynden Washington Join Date: 01/14/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 725 Rally Car: The Fire Breathing Monster |
The Steel is due to arrive today.
I'll be ordering up a bunch of goodies from Burns Stainless. This will be amusing. The Volvo is on stands. It will have mostly fresh exhaust from the exhaust manifolds to the rear of the car. JohnLane Overkill is consistently more fun |