thetremendoustim Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 hey the flux core will burn through any thin metals like a hot knife through butter, what you're going to want to do is maybe get some sheet metal from home depot or i personally just go to junk yards and ask for old car hoods and grind the paint off, it works just as good, if not better because it's actually the same metal . It takes alot of practice and you should definitely get a right angle grinder, it's a must! Just slowly fill in the hole in a spiral patter from the outside in, using slow spurts. Flux core requires a lot of practice and all the lumps and spatter you can simply grind off with your grinder. It's alot of fun once you realize what you're doing! I have a Miller 100 and the settings I had were very limited, just 1 or 2 for amperage and a 1-10 wire speed. On you Hobart I would probably use.. around 40 or 50 for amperage maybe 60; but the wire speed is the big thing so I'd use a 1 or 2 speed maybe 3, I cant say since I don't know what a 1 speed on a Hobart is compared to a Miller's 1 speed... Practice using different setting, always wear a mask, blah blah blah and it helps if you hold the welder at a 45-60 degree angle so you can actually see what you're doing as you weld (provided you have that mask on). It's really quite fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob80 Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Ok, so a little progress: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Looks Awesome! Brings back memories. You can run 14psi boost with a completely stock ZXT fuel injection and turbo (intercooled). You need to run 65psi of fuel pressure during boost with a RRFPR and a good fuel pump...265rwhp/300ft-lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob80 Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 Well we have 440cc inejctors with the Megan racing RRFPR with a Walbro 255lph pump, but yes, stock turbo. How much power you think that will put down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joela Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Did you guys totally start over? This looks like a new rebuild, not a refresh. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob80 Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Ok, a little update, link: http://s617.photobucket.com/albums/tt260/jacob80a/?action=view¤t=enginestartup.flv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyZ Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I couldn't figure out what was going on for a few seconds into the video, then I realized you must have used a computer camera to record that and it was in something like a "personal mirror" mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob80 Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Yeah, somehow it was mirrored, kinda odd but the video gets the point across, right!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ShaggyZ Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Good stuff. I only have one immediate suggestion - get a much shorter intake pipe. There's no real good reason to have it all the way out there and, in my opinion, looks really odd sitting there. If it was me, I'd shorten that pipe to be just long enough to clamp on so the filter is actually touching the blue silicone elbow the other end of the pipe is connected to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GN240Z Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 runs low tens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob80 Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 Good stuff. I only have one immediate suggestion - get a much shorter intake pipe. There's no real good reason to have it all the way out there and, in my opinion, looks really odd sitting there. If it was me, I'd shorten that pipe to be just long enough to clamp on so the filter is actually touching the blue silicone elbow the other end of the pipe is connected to. Actuall its really the only way we could make it fit. Otherwise, yes, we would make it shorter, thanks for the advice though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superduner Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 some more advice :/ damn dude please tell me you didn't do all that work in the super tight garage. i saw the video" which was sweet btw" and i don't see you you can open either door to get out of the car man hahaha. the build up was sweet! just wish there was more of a walkthrough info for those who are doing their turbo swaps too. LIKE ME! like what turbo are you running? What fuel rail is that ? I WANT ONE! got any advice for me bro ? so far i still got the bare block sitting on the donor car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob80 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Yes, we did everything in that small one car garage. We had to squeeze between the wall and car door to slip in. I wanted it to be like a walk through but the camera just wasn't a priority at times, I apologize. The turbo is stock and it is a pallnet barb fuel rail. Advice from me is do everything right, don't half ass anything because it is NOT worth it. Be clean about everything and just do research. From this point on you will be constantly reading, trust me. Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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