Sorry I havent been on top of things but it has been slow progress because I dont have any time to get anything done.
I feel like Im in a rutt with the car. I dread having to do body work everytime I see the frame so I have been doing everything else that needs to be done instead. The engine was priority number 1. It was starting to get surface rust so I decided to put her back together. It took about two days of slow work but it is together more or less. I just need to bolt the intake and exhaust manifold on and finish the brackets for the fuel rail. I will just run it and break it in using the stock distributor setup and switch to wasted spark later.
In the mean time I can make a suitable bracket for the EDIS coil and some kind of blank off cap for the turbo dizzy. Just so nobody is confused, Im not running the EDIS setup, just using the coil. I was going to run it until DiyAutoTune.com came out with the dual trigger wheel for the turbo dizzy!
Enough rambling, time for the update.
I got the engine put back together after trial fitting everything and installing the ARP main cap, rod, and head studs. It looks good. I also mocked up the turbo so I could weld the drain line fitting to the oil pan. I didnt put it in any special area, just a good high spot that worked good for the type of fittings I am using.
After the oil drain line was finished, I mocked up the fuel rail with my injectors and RRFPR on the intake manifold to make some brackets to hold her down. I found a suitable piece of stainless steel. It took some time but I have the rough shape and I will finish it tomorrow at work as well as drill the holes in the brackets.
After I finished up all the above things, I fitted the oil sending unit hole with a three way adapter to run the oil supply line and install the oil pressure sending unit. I will probably take the sending unit off for the startup and install a mechanical line just to be on the safe side and properly monitor the pressure but after that I will reinstall the electric unit and gauge. I havent even decided what to do about gauges. Probably just a pillar pod with oil and boost pressure and run the laptop for the other gauges. I might do shadowlogger too with a nook or something. It hasnt had enough development for me to decide yet. I finished up the last day by painting everything. The exhaust and intake manifold got the high temp flat black as well as the timing chain cover. Everything else got crinkle black. It turned out well. I need to touch up the block though.
I finished up my week by installing the PWM IAC mod on my ms2 ecu and going to the junkyard for a scouting expedition. My list included a dodge caravan coil which there were so many there I didnt even buy one. I figured I had the EDIS coil and if I decided I wanted one later, I know where I could get one easily. I was actually looking for LS2 coils but I didnt think I would find them so I searched half heartedly. Then I went to look for a Z31/32 transmission in anticipation for the future tranny upgrade. I already put a deposit on 240hokes trans adapter (same type as big phil uses, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4NyTIHjr-Q ).
I was about done playing around when I came across a kickass dash that I could definitely fix back up. It was so good that even if I messed up the repairs I could throw a cap on it and pass it off as new! On top of that someone was nice enough to remove almost all of the brackets holding it in! It was destiny. I will pick up some repair goodies and go to town tomorrow. I already cut the tapers in the cracks to make the repairs flush.
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