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GTi_Mini
wow thats a full engine bay
looks pretty neat. keep up the good work
And it's only going to get more full and I'm going to try and keep it looking neat. And don't worry I'll keep it up. It would be crazy to stop now!
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Kennomini
You make it look so easy
I like how your welding onto the outside of the suspension tower and not trying to attach to the front of it, I never would have thought of that and it's probably stronger.
I feel that it is easy, it just takes some thinking and a bit of time. Having some good tools helps too. Knowledge is very important, I do lots of reading and looking at pictures on the internet, I look at the construction of cars at car shows as well as many projects in peoples garages, and I like to think I've learned a lot by doing previous projects.
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Archangel007
Nice work there mate, keep us posted.
I bet Simon is jealous!!
Thanks. And I hope Simon is jealous. That means I'm on the right track if people are jealous. I've been jealous of all the VTEC and Turbo Starlet powered projects out there. The little Suzuki turbo engine in TurboOrangie is fun, but I wanted more power.
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dbr11k
how come your not using a jig?
like what im seeing keep up the good stuff
Because jigs are for pu$$ies and I don't see how dancing around is going to get that VTEC in my car any faster. The truth is I'm using the whole car as a jig and I'm using squares, clamps, inclinometers etc to keep checking what I'm building. I have the car on adjustable Toyota truck jacks at each corner and I check it at various points regularly to make sure it's sitting how I want it. What's left of the stock subframe is properly bolted into the car. I wanted to fit the engine with the subframe in the car so I could figure out what I had for clearance in the vehicle, particularly with the steering rack and the front sheet metal which I can quickly fit with the use of some clamps. When I converted Orangie into TurboOrangie I did use a jig and constructed everything out side of the car and it went well, but I still had to make a couple adjustments when I tried to fit it into the car. I'm still not happy with it and I will probably make a few changes to that project when I am done the Traveller. When I did my rotary engine swap in to my Corolla I build it in the car and it went brilliantly. Since my car still needs paint and it doesn't matter if I work around the car I find it easier this way. But I guess we will see if it was a good idea when the project is done. Once I get the subframe roughed in I will remove the engine and pull the subframe out of the car and I will add some gussets, and clean up and finish the welds with my TIG. And at some point I will powder coat it.
Monday before work I got up a bit early and I whipped up a couple tabs for the right engine mount and welded them in. They still need to be drilled.