Dat73z Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) This evening I had an hr so I packed and pressed the rear end together with new OE bearings and seals. Unfortunately, one of the stubs was extremely difficult to turn when pressed on. This is a new one on me, apparently the dust shield was binding with the strut assembly. Fortunately I have a couple spare dust shields but I'll try and lightly bend this one out first before pulling all the studs out and starting over. Edited October 22, 2023 by Dat73z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 After disassembly it was apparent what had happened. The dust shield lip somehow caught on a couple of areas of the KW powdercoated strut assembly. After some beating with a hammer things looks better. I'll ensure there are no raised edges on the strut assembly or dust shield, throw a coat of paint on everything, and re-reassemble. Hopefully I can get it back together this next week or so, the general mechanical work is easy but time consuming. I'd like to get back into some welding and fab work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 It has been a ridiculous month and I had to take a break from the project due to working insane hours and balancing family time, but I'm back at it again. Since the last update I wrapped up the bulk of the suspension and brakes upgrades and started tearing back into the turbo aspects. I need to fully mock up the new manifolds and turbo setups into the car before we continue with the new cnc intake manifold setup so I've started tearing everything back out again. This will also allow me to refabricate my midpipe to downpipe connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Life got busy but I recently started working on the build again. Since the last post I've been cleaning out the garage and figuring out where things are at. All of the new suspension is on and I pulled the midpipe to begin refabrication around the new turbo setup. I also sent the vintage SK 50s out for restoration and started assembling my wheels with the 245s for more traction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 I had a couple of hrs this morning so I stripped out the old turbo setup and started mocking up the new Vband G series and wastegate. There is a lot of fabrication work ahead and it starts with mocking up all the hard parts in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 Had to take a break for a couple of months and go on a bunch of family trips. A few left to go but long lead-time parts are trickling back in. Had my vintage SK50s fully restored by Kyusha House as the older castings are better suited for the surge tank, they look fantastic. Once I get back in from traveling will see what it'll take to get the custom intake manifold cnc'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 It's been a busy year but I've been making progress on the build. Since the last update I've installed a CD00A transmission, had a AL driveshaft made up, performed some retrofit modifications on the SK50s for boost/fuel control + swapped venturis, and in the final stages of the cnc intake manifold. This winter I'd like to wrap up fabrication on some new stainless fuel lines and the exhaust. If I can swing a trip down to SoCal I'll drop off the new exhaust manifold, turbo, and downpipe for inconel shielding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 Man everything looks great! I have a Yoes oil spray bar, the one you have is HUGE in comparison! I do have a question though......running carburetors....why a fuel setup more in line with EFI?? Surely 3-4 psi / standard carb flow is sufficient, or are you overbuilding for the future? I don't even know HOW you found the HKS surge tank and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted November 13 Author Share Posted November 13 On 11/3/2024 at 1:37 AM, A to Z said: Man everything looks great! I have a Yoes oil spray bar, the one you have is HUGE in comparison! I do have a question though......running carburetors....why a fuel setup more in line with EFI?? Surely 3-4 psi / standard carb flow is sufficient, or are you overbuilding for the future? I don't even know HOW you found the HKS surge tank and stuff. Fuel system is set up for carbs, as recommended by Aeromotive for carb forced induction applications. The setup is for rock solid base pressure but also maximum volume which is very important in high fueling demand FI carb applications. I haven't been posting much as life has been crazy busy but the build goes on in the background. After the trans swap I determined I could no longer use my fuel line routing so I've upsized to SS hardline -8 feed and -10 return while also upsizing the regulator and fuel pump. The fuel pump is a walbro 450LPH, which I'm planning to run single but could also go double mounted inside an in-tank surge tank with an integral Pierburg lift pump. The fittings are full flow so there is minimal restriction in the feed/return. New manifold, turbo, and other hot parts went out for shielding last month so hopefully those come back soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted Friday at 03:26 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 03:26 PM Still waiting for parts/materials and I've been doing a bunch of fabrication work in the background. I was chatting with my machinist the other day and it's amazing how supply chain for many parts and materials still hasn't caught up to pre-covid times. One of my objectives for the build was to run AC and Power Steering, so when putting together the first iteration of the build a few years back I measured and intentionally fabricated around future component locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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