OFFICIAL: Vert Build, New England Edition!

[Seanzyyy]

I love this picture.

GL with this build!
looks promising

[BDrags]

I love this picture.

GL with this build!
looks promising

Thanks I love that picture as well. Theres just little pieces left and we should be able to turn the key in a few weeks!

I got my oil lines today but no oil bung =[ Once we get it Sean can weld it up and then we're able to drop the motor in!

[MagikDragon]

I know this thread is in need of an updating. I really can only show this picture. My brother has more of it. I have been in NC for two weeks so this project keeps getting put on hold.


I am almost done with this. I need to finish weld around the head flange and check for pinholes and it should be good to go. I still need to drill and weld in the Wastegate but that is a cake walk compared to what we've done so far. Enjoy.

[BDrags]

Heres the rest of the pics!

[BDrags]

So the motor is almost ready to be put back in! Just have to finish up removing the emissons off the intake manifold.


We picked up my car from Sean's work so we can drop the motor in, in the next couple of days!

[MagikDragon]

Well I installed all the vacuum lines and reassembled the manifold today. Tomorrow it is time to install the clutch, trans and drop the set into the car. This weekend I assume we'll be in a position to start welding some intercooler piping and getting the DP and exhaust plumbed up.

This is starting to get really exciting....

[BDrags]

We finally dropped the motor set in the car! Sean is fabricating all of the piping this week. I can't wait!

[Blake...]

Looks good! Nice manifold... Any way you guys would sell those manifolds? Keep up the good work, i'll be watching this..

[MagikDragon]

thanks man! I thought about selling them, but realistically what would you pay? I know KA-t guys are cheap. What would be a reasonable price to charge for one of these?

[MagikDragon]

Just got back from a long night of welding up the IC piping. My aluminum TIG welding isn't the greatest, but it'll have to do. Tomorrow I plan on finishing the Turbo manifold, I still need to plumb in a WG flange. Once thats done, I can finish work on the DP and Exhaust. Tomorrow will be a really busy day. Hopefully Brendan can post a few pics...

[hoosier240sx]

Props for doing pretty much all the fab work yourself. I wish I had them kinda skillz!The car is looking great man keep it up! I can't wait to see a pic of this car done, or even a video of it running

[BDrags]

Some more picturesss!






It has come along way and I'm getting really excited to see this thing on the road again!


Thanks so much Sean and Kevin couldn't have done it with out you guys!

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Looking good you guys, can't wait to see this beast in person!

[240life]

car looks good I got a question though...I just picked up a 93 coupe w/ ka-t. The clutch is slipping, you guys say your using a sr clutch, are you using a sr pressure plate too? Is it a direct bolt in? I got a couple sr clutches kicking around and if I can fix mine for free I would be very excited.

[BDrags]

car looks good I got a question though...I just picked up a 93 coupe w/ ka-t. The clutch is slipping, you guys say your using a sr clutch, are you using a sr pressure plate too? Is it a direct bolt in? I got a couple sr clutches kicking around and if I can fix mine for free I would be very excited.

It is a direct bolt up but you also need a SR flywheel.

[MagikDragon]

Quick text update, We got a lot of little things done since our last update. We installed injectors, fish plated the area around the strut towers, that are notorious for rust, relocated the relay box on the drivers side, installed the gages, installed the FPR, fixed the wiring in the wheel wells and relocated so it wont rub again. There is probably a ton of other things we did this weekend. Hopefully my brother will get photos up soon.

[Heavy]

so more updates on this bucket of rust....

since we got most of the gauges placed last night i figured i would run the wires and get them working today, i pretty much have no fingerprints left due to hot wires..


this mound of spaghetti was cleaned up

and now its all tucked nicely behind the stereo to power these


and heres another random pic from the other day of sean drilling a hole for the wastegate

and ill leave you with this high quality picture of brendans car...

[nissangirl74]

This is a sweet build guys. great job!

[the converted]

Safety second?

[Heavy]

Safety second?

what is this safety you speak of?

[MagikDragon]

Mark, can you think of a better way to get the leverage needed to drill through SS?

[the converted]

Drill press or a mill? I know there's one there.

[MagikDragon]

not with a big enough vise on it....

[PapaSmurf2k3]

That's pretty much how I did mine. F the haters

[nissangirl74]

Just put a helmet on him, he'll be fine.

[MagikDragon]

Just put a helmet on him, he'll be fine.

I'm pretty sure I'll still find a way to get hurt...

[BDrags]

Mini update!
We installed a DO NOT ENTER SIGN skid plate




Sean did cut out a hole so we wouldn't have to remove the skid plate each oil change.


Sean and I made an air duct for my intercooler.






We are waiting on the manifold to be finished at the machine shop.

[truckmtr240]

sick!!

[BDrags]

Did a little suspension modification. Yesterday Sean and I installed ARP extended wheel studs and SPL tension rods!





OEM tension rod.

[Dr.feelgood]

nice build =)