Diary of a Madman; TitaniumTT's see you @ DGRRXI RE-REbuild

[Force13b]

You are a maniac.......but in a good way

[helghast7]

broken bolts keep fucking me up

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by helghast7

ohhhhh.....hmmmmm...well for that matter ill leave the other 4 ic pipes unpainted aswell....we need to talk prices though, this mans money tree has been withering since i bought the fd, hahaha

Funny how that happens isn't it. Prob one of the reasons mine remains in storage

Originally Posted by Force13b

You are a maniac.......but in a good way

I'm not a maniac, I'm a Madman You need to com to Deals Tyler. How'd the surgery go?

Originally Posted by helghast7

broken bolts keep fucking me up

That sucks dude, I broke one of the welded nuts INSIDE the frame rail tonight. That pissed me off. We were able to get it out, but still, WTF... I thought I was done welding on the chassis, I have 3 more places damnit.

Your seats will be done in the next two days. Alex and I traded cars, mine is hibernating at his place, under her fitted cover, next to his abomination of an engine, and his showed at my shop today for paint. Here we come DGRRX!!! WOOT!!!!

[sickofpistons]

i just thought I would ask, is that rocker warped (OLD JACK POINT MAYBE) or dented?

[TitaniumTT]

It is, I mentioned it earlier, and it's not nearly as bad as it looks int he picture. To fix properly would require repainting places that will be seen with no breaks over the car, repainting where I cut out was fine becuase I could use the seam sealer as a tape line and it's behind the fender so it'll never be seen anyway. FWIW the paint matched perfectly, and you can't see the tape line, where as fixing that, you can't break it meaning the entire car would be subject to clearcoat. Something Im not willing to do right now. Next winter probably. Wherever that damage came from it was there when I bought the car, I think the PO ran over a curb based on the damage that I cut out, repaired, what was under it, and the large scratch running down the center of it, it wasn't jacked, it was hit and dragged.

[sickofpistons]

Wished I could afford to repaint mine! ha dont see that in the near future. Any new progress? What all do you plan to do ignition, and fuel wise, didnt see that?

[helghast7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Funny how that happens isn't it. Prob one of the reasons mine remains in storage

yea no kidding lol, its ok though, im enjoying every second working on it

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

That sucks dude, I broke one of the welded nuts INSIDE the frame rail tonight. That pissed me off. We were able to get it out, but still, WTF... I thought I was done welding on the chassis, I have 3 more places damnit.

yea i had one of those..i ended up punching the welded nut out and tapping the frame lol, it was the only thing i could think of doing since it was too far in the frame to nut and bolt, ill show you when i bring the car lol

and whats even worse is all three bolts holding the fans to my radiator are seized, one broke, i cant get them out and i have no clue how to remove them without fucking up the radiator...whats worse....i know for a fact one of my fans is on its way out...and pb blaster is doing nothing ..my only hope...the fan healed itself after sitting all those months

btw...can aluminum handle direct heat(torch)? my last hope is to heat it up to losen it

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Your seats will be done in the next two days. Alex and I traded cars, mine is hibernating at his place, under her fitted cover, next to his abomination of an engine, and his showed at my shop today for paint. Here we come DGRRX!!! WOOT!!!!

thats kickass, it just so happens ill be breathing life into her this weekend

what perfect timing, i love how everything is working out so far

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by helghast7

yea no kidding lol, its ok though, im enjoying every second working on it

Yeah, first thing I said when we wheeled the FD in was, DAMN, she looks good in here..... fuck your paint Alex, time to work on the FD

Originally Posted by helghast7

yea i had one of those..i ended up punching the welded nut out and tapping the frame lol, it was the only thing i could think of doing since it was too far in the frame to nut and bolt, ill show you when i bring the car lol

Nice... great way to fix it! There's a co called Fastenal, they have one time use nutserts that I'm going to try on mine. If it fails, I can get to it and pull it out and try to weld something in from the backside.

Originally Posted by helghast7

and whats even worse is all three bolts holding the fans to my radiator are seized, one broke, i cant get them out and i have no clue how to remove them without fucking up the radiator...whats worse....i know for a fact one of my fans is on its way out...and pb blaster is doing nothing ..my only hope...the fan healed itself after sitting all those months

Awesome, glad I bought a southern car At least I have the luxury of being able torch, cut grind to my hearts content and then repaint everything.

I'm actually thinking flat black now

Originally Posted by helghast7

btw...can aluminum handle direct heat(torch)? my last hope is to heat it up to losen it

It can, the only problem is it gives almost ZERO warning before it melts awayand falls apart so you need to be REALLY careful.

Originally Posted by helghast7

thats kickass, it just so happens ill be breathing life into her this weekend

what perfect timing, i love how everything is working out so far

SAHWEET!!! Do you think you'll be able to swing up Tuesday or Wednesday to pick them up? There's a ton of weather coming our way Thurs-Sun and I want to leave the FD out of Le Annex Part Duex so you can sit in them before you take them home incase there are some adjustments to be made. As Alex told you tonight, the range of motion is limited because of how wide they are..... they are so 'effin comfy though! All three of us are about the same hieght/build and where they are, they're great. As far back as they can go is too far for me to be comfy. I can't wait to get started on that car.

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by sickofpistons

Wished I could afford to repaint mine! ha dont see that in the near future. Any new progress? What all do you plan to do ignition, and fuel wise, didnt see that?

Yup, I spent close to $3k on product for my paint job

Fuel is going to be handles by 725/2000 (yes, two thousand) ID injectors. Right now ignition will be a secret Bosch inductive coil unless it makes less power than one of the other coils that I'll be testing. I'm not going to drop the coin on a CDI system unless it makes BIG power, but I just don't see it happening on a rotary at my torque levels.

[NeatoCheetoFB]

peekaboo!

[helghast7]

damn...thats a bummer..the earliest i can get there is friday night

[WE3RX7]

I expected to see pics by now of it back on the ground, lol.... damn you and working on other cars! Seriously though, this will be the best deals gap ever if you wrap the car up and get it down there... I'm also pretty exited to see the infamous alex and his car...

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by NeatoCheetoFB

peekaboo!

I SEE YOU!! Now shedap and make plans for Deals!

Originally Posted by helghast7

damn...thats a bummer..the earliest i can get there is friday night

Couldn't resist could you Get them in yet?

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

I expected to see pics by now of it back on the ground, lol.... damn you and working on other cars! Seriously though, this will be the best deals gap ever if you wrap the car up and get it down there... I'm also pretty exited to see the infamous alex and his car...

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllll, she was on the ground, rolled onto a trailer, and now under a cover, back up in the air in Alex's garage for the next two weeks.

soooooooo, the last round of pics for a few weeks.

Ok, tomorrow... not loading for some reason

[TitaniumTT]

Lets try this again shall we....

The start of my fuel cell.......



Bottom of the surge tank all welded up. 7" Diameter tube, will hold about 5 qts when finished



Expansion tank for Alex. So pretty, I just had to get a pic of it



Interior of my car after the Lizard Skin. Time to start putting things back in.... YAY!!!!



Harness for the MoTeC. I love these harnesses, everyone should have one...... hint hint...

[TitaniumTT]

The MoTeC and the TCMux mounted up. Two things piss me off about this pic -
1) no one will ever see the billet mounts after this pic unless something goes wrong (So everyone look, and drool a little, and ohhhh and ahhhh for me.... please)
2) the sticker on the ECU is upside down. It's driving me insane



I decided to get rid of the old Prestige Alarm. It served me well, lasted about 10 years before it started acting a little hookey. So I replaced it with a Python remote start unit with a 2-way remote, 1-mile range, all the goodies. This is what it looks like AFTER I removed about 1/2 the wires. Most people just cut them short and tape them up...... I de-pin them from the harness and save the entire wire, JIC I want to add it back in later down the road.



And there is is all buttoned up with the power distribution for the MoTeC, the AIM digital dash, the coils and the solenoids. So neat, so sexy. THe only thing missing is the main distribution and 70A sealed relay which should be here any day now. That was a SEXY piece. Just had to have it.



Here is the Front Harness. Had to add the wires for the ABS sensors - IF THEY EVERY GET HERE, a few wires for the MoTeC, power going back and forth, alarm wires, etc etc etc etc etc...... such a PITA. I need a 12-14' long workbench at my next shop. This 7'ers aren't cutting it anymore.



I have a battery disconnnect switch in my car. GREAT little piece of equipment. THe only problem is, when you kill the battery, you kill everything, unless you rewire some shite. Things that you want with constant power even when the battery is off would be, radio mem, alarm, power windows, power door locks, remote trunk release, maybe something else if you want. But instead of adding an AUX fuse block, as I've done in the past, why not tap into the stock block and make use of some unused spots? This is wiring sex right here.