New Owner of 1837/2000

[GSTwithPSI]

Fuel tank bolted up:

Fuel pump bolted in and rewired:

-6 AN pump to feed:

I fired up the fuel pump using the test port under the hood, and no leaks! I made an initial fuel pressure adjustment, and the fuel system should be good to go now. I'm just waiting on some piping and couplers to finish up the intercooler, and then this thing should be up and running.

 

[ApexHunter]

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[jepherz]

Nice work! Frankly, people get way too worked up over a little rust. You handles it nicely.

 

[GSX_TC]

That has to be the cleanest stock tank I have ever seen! Good job man.

 

[GSTwithPSI]

Well, this isn't good...

You have to disassemble the entire hub just to get the lug stud out. I figured this was as good a time as any to replace the wheel bearing. Here's the hub with everything removed; bearing, seals, everything pressed out.

Here's all the new stuff. It's pretty simple, just a bearing, snap ring, and 2 seals.

Aaaaaaand...everything all assembled.

I mounted up my oil cooler.

Got the radiator in.

And, now for the good part...

The core just barely fits behind the bumper. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

The car is getting really close to being done. I just have a few more little things to button up. I have a couple days off coming up for the 4th of July, and am hoping to have the car running by the end of next weekend.

 

[coyotes]

Looks good dude, nice work.

 

[EHmotorsports]

I know most of the time pictures don't do things justice and this looks great! I can only Imagine how nice it looks in person.

 

[strokin4dr]

What are the big plastic caps on the strut towers?

 

[GSTwithPSI]

They are super cool JDM covers /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rice.gif

 

[coyotes]

I like those fans, my intake pipe is pushed against my fans so it may be time to upgrade.

 

[GSTwithPSI]

The car is really close to being done. I bolted the exhaust back up, and it looks great all painted up. I filled the trans up with MT-90, and the transfer case and rear diff both got new ShockProof.


I also primed the engine using the T00ners method, which worked great. It's super easy, and primed the system all the way up to the head.

All the oil you see in the picture was pumped in through the bottom. I didn't add any oil up top, and you can see the result. The HLAs are nice and oiled.

B16G...

A few shots of the engine bay with the intake installed. It's about 95% complete at this point.

I have to install the plugs, add coolant, and do a few more little things to get the car all buttoned up. Hopefully I can get it running tomorrow /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif .

 

[slugsgomoo]

I love how tidy everything is. The engine bay is looking terrific!

that said, stock intercooler hoses & air intake, 16g, good sized front mount and a magnus? I'm confused.

 

[GSTwithPSI]

Thanks for the compliments, guys. I really appreciate the positive feedback.

Andrew, I had a bit of a parts conundrum on my hands. I began this build way before I planned to because of issues with that came up with the car. I basically made the call to install the parts that I had while the motor was out, knowing I didn't have all the pieces I truly needed for a well rounded build. I'm making plans to do more upgrades in the future so the setup is more balanced. I think this is a great setup to break in the new motor, though. I'll be upgrading as time goes on and budget allows.

 

[GSTwithPSI]

Finished up the car today. I'll be firing it up for the first time tomorrow morning. Hopefully everything goes good, and I can start breaking in the new motor. Fingers crossed...

 

[G]

Dang, nice progress. Looking good looking good.

 

[the_underdog]

Good luck man, your car looks great and I love the progress you've made with it!

 

[ApexHunter]

Looks really nice. I was thinking that saying "throw a rod" would be analogous to saying "break a leg" but i feel like given your history that wouldn't really be funny. Anyhow, good work, hope that thing is running as we speak.

 

[GSTwithPSI]

G, Tom, David, thank you.

David, if there's one thing I've learned here, it's you live and learn. Actually, I believe Mark may have taught me that /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif.

I got the car running pretty good, but I ran into a problem with the intercooler pipe that wraps over the manifold. I think it was a bit too close to the manifold. The heat coupled with the pressure was just too much. It blew apart while I was doing some breakin runs. I only got about 16 miles on the car.

I have some kinks to work out. My timing light took a sh*t, so I couldn't set the base timing. The clutch slave needs to be replaced, as it seem to be weeping a little fluid. I need to do a boost leak test to make sure everything is sealed up tight. Just little stuff overall, which I feel is to be expected when so many changes are made to the setup at one time.

I have a question for guys running the Magnus SMIM, though: Do you have any issues with your shifter cable routing? My shifter cables exit the firewall right under the Magnus manifold. It makes it impossible to route them so they aren't contacting the bottom of the throttle body. The Magnus places the TB about 3 or 4 inches lower than the stock manifold. Anyone else experience this?

Lastly, I've read to do an oil change 20 miles after the first startup. Sound right to you guys?

 

[turbowop]

My cables contact the underside of the throttle body as well due to the Magnus. It's a common issue. Anthony (Mitsuturbo) fixed this by installing an ISC from a different car, which is a great idea. It bothered me at first, but after years of it being that way, I don't even worry about it anymore.

 

[ApexHunter]

~20 miles sounds about right. I think you want to get the oil up to operating temp, call it 180 or 200, and let the temp combined with the circulation get any left over micro grit and crap that didn't make it out during final cleaning/assembly.