Project "Baller"

[meminto]

I will share the specs once its all completed, I had to have them made as the profile could not be sourced anywhere off the shelf...

And yeah the holes are proper oil galleries...

[ca18detgabby]

any word on how much that fuel rail cost you? I want one.....

[ca18detgabby]

ps def need to check out the company/project cars on that site

[meminto]

Yeah 250 aus was what it cost me...

Not bad for a nicely made rail...

[meminto]

Some more work todaqy, under the car mounting fuel filters and assembling lines...





Also made and routed some of the brake lines, here are shots of the braided work so far.





NOS Solenoids..



Finishing under the car tomorrow and hopefully started on mounting the boot gear..

[Ca_Silvia]

Wow dude top notch

[meminto]

Cheers, yeah its all starting to come together now...

Here is some more work completed today... Upholstery and mounting of the fuel gear







And the car itself..



Cheers

[Buddyworm]

The rest is awesome, I just can't handle the bumper. Love the two-tone paint, but oh god is that thing hideous.

[meminto]

lol, it's funny, some people like it others don't..

I like it... but if I get sick of it I will change it...

[ZenkiRHD180SX]

The rest is awesome, I just can't handle the bumper. Love the two-tone paint, but oh god is that thing hideous.

You'll only ever see the back anyway

[DALAZ_68]

You'll only ever see the back anyway

took the words out of my mouth...any chance u can email me the fuel line sizes and what not ...i want to get away from rubber hose and make mine a bit more bling once my build really begins

[meminto]

Yeah mate, email on its way shortly...

How much detail are you after?

lol @ only the back of me....

[ca18detgabby]

I would totally bang the crap out that front end. freaking hot.



totally forgot that was your car.

looks better and better each time I open this thread.

[s13redmon]

Daaammnnn that is gonna be a crazy CA. I just finished putting mine in about a week ago and I love it, such a smooth engine. But yea man, awesome engine and car.

[meminto]

Some more pics, starting on actually installing the fuel side of things in the boot... Not a very smooth day today, few things went semi pear shaped but all good..

I had nothing but trouble with the pickup pump today, snapped a solder joint and took ages to make the braided lines...

Making proper braided lines is a bugger of a job! The hard lines are not as hard to make, but are complex int angles etc...

Fuel Pickup Pump



Boot.. I hate using flash but had in the second pic as it started to sink into dusk..





Cheers

[r34 gtr]

Nice. I want your fuel sending unit, as mine has decided to go all crazy when it gets below a quarter of a tank. Mine is also way less baller-tastic than yours.

[DALAZ_68]

something along the lines of ur set up...a

Yeah mate, email on its way shortly...

How much detail are you after?

lol @ only the back of me....

nice tank up top to avoiding any chocking suring the slidies, im trying to take percausions with my motor...

[meminto]

Hi Mate, You have an email, I forgot to add that the surge is 2 Litres...

Here is an updated view of the head with the RB valves, and the piston/rod (Not tight just sitting in the vice for the photo)







Here is a trial fitting of all the lines in the boot, I need to pull the floor out again to finish off a few things before final..





Just waiting on shims and piston to valve clearance check...



Modified by meminto at 10:08 PM 10/2/2008
Modified by meminto at 4:59 AM 10/3/2008

[NUT-CSE]

Im so envious of you!

[meminto]

Nah don't be envious.... it has had its share of challenges...

[r34 gtr]

I have really enjoyed watching this engine come together. Keep it up!

[bentvalves]

lookin' good man!

modified squish area in the combustion chambers yea?

[meminto]

Yeah the squish area has been modified, some other modifications include line boring of the cam lobe recesses for the lobes to clear..

[meminto]

For those who want some more detail on the head work:

Other than the extensive porting, the valvetrain has been converted to RB25 solid specs, this was required for what I want to achieve, however I researched a number of valve stem length and head diameter combinations...

The RB25 Solid conversion was the best solution (The stem length is longer than its hydraulic counterparts)...

Here is a comparison (I will update the CA18 spring info when I have it handy)



As you can see from the comparison, there are much larger diameters to deal with in terms of valve head size, I must stipulate that larger is not always better, all these components have been thoroughly researched. calculated and matched....

The stem lengths have been machined down, but not to CA specs as it would defeat the purpose..

The cam specs I won't divulge just yet, (base circle is 29mm but you can put 2+2 together for a rough idea), however the lobe recesses were line bored to ensure correct clearance of the cam lobes themselves..

[DALAZ_68]

what was the full downtime for that head...im looking for a shop that can shine up my head nice and perdy when i rebuild...

[meminto]

I am unsure of the actual figure, but around 50 hours of work..

[DALAZ_68]

anychance u can email me the shop info...or figures i should be shooting for

[meminto]

Shop is in australia, I can still email the info if you want..

And figures as in? Downtime?

[bradt]

Nice. I want your fuel sending unit, as mine has decided to go all crazy when it gets below a quarter of a tank. Mine is also way less baller-tastic than yours.

Yeah, your pump is burned up. Fuel acts as an insulator for the pump to keep it cool. Most of it is exposed at > 1/4 so it starts getting hot.

[Buddyworm]

You'll only ever see the back anyway

I have officially been told.