The Project Pad

derracuda wrote:i'm gonna bet that you get a lot of P/S harmonics with it mounted solidly to the fender well there

I ran out of that type of steel so thats only half the bracket.

Isolator bushings will be utilized :slap:

:-D :wink:

a4kquattro wrote:Note to self, use somma that stuff next time I need to do a brake job (plastic coated steel tubing)

Marc, can you provide info on the brake line and flaring kit (supplier, part #s, etc.)?

Thanks.

All I can tell you is that the tool is a bubble flare type and the line was bought from a FLAPS (friendly local auto parts store) in Manchester NH.. I want to say Sanel (spelling?) auto parts.

its plastic coated steel line.

nice to see your making some real progress Marc, can i get a ride when its done?

3bAudios wrote:nice to see your making some real progress Marc, can i get a ride when its done?

sure, although a car like this is never really 'done'. We tell our significant others that we're 'almost done'. Of course, we know better.. just because its on the road doesn't mean its 'done'. Mwuahaha!

a4kquattro wrote:sure, although a car like this is never really 'done'. We tell our significant others that we're 'almost done'. Of course, we know better.. just because its on the road doesn't mean its 'done'. Mwuahaha!

Shhhh... They may be watching...

:wink:

yea, your singificant other must be pretty understanding to let you spend the time you spend on your cars.......where do i get one?? LOL JK man, your obviously a lucky man

Alrighty, took today off from work because I had a crap load of parts to put on the car and I wont be able to work on it this weekend as I'll be at my cousin's wedding on the cape.

Made some decent progress today :woowoo:

Power steering pump bracket is finished and powdercoated. I think I'll be putting a heat shield in there too to help deflect the turbo heat. Note the copious use of rubber bushins DEREK :-P







I also did quite a bit of work on the intake plumbing. I 'made' room for the new mitsu eclipse intercooler for the passenger side turbo by raising the support bar that runs between the frame rail and the front core support area:





Here's an 'overview' shot of how the intake plumbing is going:



The drivers side turbo plumbing is all set, all thats really left is to connect the mitsu intercooler to the drivers side turbo with a very short ~60 degree piece of mandrel pipe and then a 90 degree exit which will parallel the pipe you see connected to the FMIC from the drivers side turbo. At that point, those two pipes will come into a 'y' that will join the 3" pipe straight ahead.

On the exhaust, here's a preview of coming attractions



All thats left to do there is to hook up a 90 degree down turn after the exhaust valve (Or I might run a pipe all the way out in standard 'side pipe' fashion, not sure yet. I will then transition the 3" pipe back down to the factory 2 1/4" pipe and connect it up to the stock CQ rear box. Stealth, anyone?

In other news, Dennis hooked up an FMIC on his car, I let him use an intercooler I had test run on my wagon, fit pretty good on the A4.



More next week.

nice work that PS bracket looks really good and insulated. if i hadn't brought it up, you probably would have put it together and been like.. man, what's that horrible humming buzzing sound i get all the time when i'm steering :? :-D :wink:

Meh, mine has no insulation and it's not to bad 8)

shut up jim, you know it's a horrible noise :bashtard:

derracuda wrote:shut up jim, you know it's a horrible noise :bashtard:

i LOVE that sound!

Looking good... I've read the whole thread now... sheesh. I'm green with envy. Best of luck, I'll be watching.

Paul

I like the cut-out dealie on the exhaust, I want to do that with my rabbit project! Marc, do you know if an inspection station will raise hell with that? Or are you going to do some sneaky V-bandage on the cut out? Sounds kinda redundant now that I think about it.

Oh, and anotha question, are those MR2 pumps compatable with ATF or only the green stuff? Sorry if this is buggering up your thread Marc, feel free to delete it :wink:

Alloutofdonuts wrote:I like the cut-out dealie on the exhaust, I want to do that with my rabbit project! Marc, do you know if an inspection station will raise hell with that?

doubt it, especially if they cant see it!

My inspection station.. how should I put it.. doesn't ever lift the car off the ground or take any of the wheels off. I go to the same place every year

Or are you going to do some sneaky V-bandage on the cut out? Sounds kinda redundant now that I think about it.

Oh, and anotha question, are those MR2 pumps compatable with ATF or only the green stuff? Sorry if this is buggering up your thread Marc, feel free to delete it :wink:

atf works fine. I'm running a complete 4kq power steering system minus the pump so everything else is all ATF compatible too.

time for an update.

Worked on the car a bit this weekend mixed in with other projects. Got the radiator support bracket powdercoated. The whole thing wouldn't fit in my oven so I did the only sensible thing to do. Cut it in half :tard:





I've finally got the majority of the intake plumbing tacked together. here's the y-pipe with side mount intercooler removed



and in place (no, it isn't touching the alternator):





next step will be to finish the last short section between the intercooler outlet and the y-pipe. After that, I need to finish the rear section of the exhaust.. and then.. and then.. ugh.

holy crap marc, your really cruising on this project!!

newt wrote:Is it done yet?

jackass

Lookin like some good progress Marc! There should be a nice lil 'gauge' at your door any time now as well 8)

woot!

Marc are you using steel or aluminum tubing for the intake pipes?

WAUG0806 wrote:Marc are you using steel or aluminum tubing for the intake pipes?

6061 aluminum

Is that cut-out before or after the baffle? I used a spiral baffle in my brother's RX-7 TII and found 4-5 psi more boost when I removed it.

Jonathan wrote:Is that cut-out before or after the baffle? I used a spiral baffle in my brother's RX-7 TII and found 4-5 psi more boost when I removed it.

before, I'm contemplating putting v-bands around it so I can move it around.

A few pictures from Sunday that I hadn't uploaded yet:

pic of an additional mod I need to make on the heater pipe:



the factory heater core pipes are in a tough spot to make clean hose connections to the two outlets on the engine water pipe, so I need to take it back off and cut 45 degree mitres into the ends so I can angle them back 90 degrees toward the firewall to make a nice semi-straight shot for the hoses.

tacked in a little bling bling while I was at it



today I stopped by a hydraulic hose shop and had them make up the hose I need for my MR2 pump. The Napa I had dropped it off at before gave up on the project.

For the archives, the MR2 power steering pump has 16x1.5mm threads, same as the steering rack threads



other happenings around the shop, Dennis has made some progress on his K24 turbo project on his A4:

Nice Marc.