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Thread: The Old Boat Build... part one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5mall5nail5 View Post
    Heh the stock lifters look like they are made out of dinosaur bones
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    I want pics of OP's car -- this build is legit

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    il take pictures when shes bein put together... its raining too much for my lazy a$$ to get any work done..

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    well i just ordered the ARP stud kit, 3"Vband hotside conversion, wastegate block off plate, injectors (thx McoupeMindy) and headlights for my girls miata so she can see at night. and 8 BKR7E sparkplugs. it was cheaper to buy 8 then it was 6? go figure..

    hopefully im selling my wheels today so il have some spare monies to go have a down pipe fabbed up

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    Quote Originally Posted by 89BMW735il View Post
    well i just ordered the ARP stud kit, 3"Vband hotside conversion, wastegate block off plate, injectors (thx McoupeMindy) and headlights for my girls miata so she can see at night. and 8 BKR7E sparkplugs. it was cheaper to buy 8 then it was 6? go figure..

    hopefully im selling my wheels today so il have some spare monies to go have a down pipe fabbed up
    Pics of car STAT before sale of wheels goes through. Are those vossen/adv1?

    Pics of car/girl if same/hotter than owner of leg in sig pictures..

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    UPDATE : Mounted intercooler and test fitted the head and such to see where everything would end up sitting.. gotta order a few more things as ive hit a few snags and have to order different parts









    WTF do i do with these AC lines?? theres no way in hell im getting rid of it cause it works fantastic!!


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    look at darrens turbo thread. Use 540i A/C lines they are much more turbo friendly. He has great pictures of them and how he routed his down pipe.

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    I'm going to bend the lines an have a downpipe made to avoid them. :/ I'm so close to being done.

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    be careful not to kink them. The smaller one is easy enough to do but the thicker one is hard. It is steel and doesn't bend easily without kinking it. Even with a pipe bender. The e34 540 ones will help but even then, it will be close especially if you do a 3in DP. That said you may have more clearance between the fender and the m30 VC, than I have between my fender and the M50 VC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by darrenforeal View Post
    be careful not to kink them. The smaller one is easy enough to do but the thicker one is hard. It is steel and doesn't bend easily without kinking it. Even with a pipe bender. The e34 540 ones will help but even then, it will be close especially if you do a 3in DP. That said you may have more clearance between the fender and the m30 VC, than I have between my fender and the M50 VC.
    VC meaning valve cover? yeah i was thinking of having a DP made that comes off the turbo over laps the valve cover a bit then go down.. it seems like the most simple thing to do.

    and i wont be done by the 14TH sorry man. between this, the girlfriend , the girlfriends miata , and the dogs i STAY broke. lol

    BUT i have some BADASS plans like where my wastegate dump will be located. and some other little goodies

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    yeah I meant the head and the valve cover. Doing turbos on these cars you need to get creative with some things as you know. I can't tell from the pics but you also might have more room to route the down pipe between the fender and the a/c lines. You'll get it!
    Last edited by darrenforeal; 10-06-2011 at 02:27 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by darrenforeal View Post
    yeah I meant the head and the valve cover. Doing turbos on these cars you need to get creative with some things as you know. I can't tell from the pics but you also might have more room to route the down pipe between the fender and the a/c lines. You'll get it!
    Bent the A/C lines using a old trick my dad showed me involving 2 MASSIVE box wrenches.. i used a 14" long 24MM and a 14" long 26MM linked them together and bent them out of the way.. quite nifty

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    nice job

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    MOAR pictures coming.. mounted the oil cooler and ran all my braided lines as well as bolting down my Modded VAC oil plate.


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    some one recommend me a nice steering wheel.. something that has suede, wood would be nice as well. something that wouldnt look out of place in a 7 series.


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    im not going to have any issues with where i mounted the oil filter plate am i? i just realized i mounted it a bit high

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    finish the damn car already J*****

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    dude it takes alot of money and time to have a super clean build..



    ARP studs finally arrived.. $212 for them on ebay.. sealed in original packaging..


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    this may seem like a noob thing but i just noticed this

    what does it mean? (markings on piston)


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    i assume it means the bore and manufacturer?

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    yeah yeah yeah, just finish it already

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    Update: head is bolted on and torqued down, turbo mounted , wastegate mounted, wires sorted ready to be extended where needed, radiator is plumbed,

    expect first start sometime next weekend (thursday or friday my weekend)

    pics will be posted tomorrow morning

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    soooo ive been extremely busy the past few days.. but heres a major update.. its got a few more parts that need to be here before i can start it up for the first time..


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    heres my favorite picture of the car.. with my buddies perfect caption..

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    also im realizing in order to run a air filter.. i have to make a intake thru the high beam.. i have no choice..
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    who needs a filter? its behind a headlight, thatll filter out most of the small birds/woodland critters/kids. 5mall5nail5 runs filterless, and has made great power without it. and hasnt killed his motor, which is a plus.

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