I've gone Festarded (BP+T build): pile-O-parts is almost complete!

[greenbullitt]

just got back from dinner, watching a movie now...and hunting the next ride

[DON SVO]

Hot side coated and the v-band housing installed.

[Oren09]

Delicious.

[DON SVO]

Did some head gaskets on a 5.0 and got slowed down.

Cut thru most of the manifold:


And the V-band is all here. Waiting for a mandrel 2.5" to build the custom down pipe and flange it for the wide band sensor:

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Very nice man... thats gonna be a real pretty exhaust. I wish I could weld like that, maybe one of these days I'll trade in this old flux core for a real mig unit.

[Festevil3]

Hot side coated and the v-band housing installed.

Can you provide me with some more info on this coating? I will be looking at coatings soon, just wanted to get a head start

[DON SVO]

Can you provide me with some more info on this coating? I will be looking at coatings soon, just wanted to get a head start

I used the VHT 2,000* coating. It's pretty durable, but there's a trick to it to make it last better...

Take the parts you want to coat (in my case exhaust housing and waste gate flange), clean them REPEATEDLY with oven cleaner. I'm talking spray/wait/scrub/rinse three times. Then, put them on a cookie sheet you don't care about. Place them in the oven on 450* for half an hour. What it does it allow the metal to bake off any excess crap and cleaner but also allows the metal to absorb the coating.

Pull the tray out and (for me) go straight to the back porch with your already well-shaken can of VHT and hose them down with a thorough (not drowning) coat. Wait 30-45 seconds and give it another good, even spray. Wait a couple minutes and spray it down once more. Give it at least 2 days before cranking bolts down into it.

This is a cheap, ghetto but highly effective method to using a high temp coating without having to pay out the hind-quarters.

[DON SVO]

Out with the old... Oren09 came over and we pulled the carby motor



I smoke cigars and... Well... Tonight we lost a good man due to drowning.







Since it's out and getting re-wired, I'm going to clean it up and give a fresh coat of A7 paint

We had a bit of down time, so we test-fitted the new strut mounts and springs. It's effin' CHOICE. Ball bearing mount and full adjustability... Gonna be fun!

[nitrofarm]

Out with the old... Oren09 came over and we pulled the carby motor



I smoke cigars and... Well... Tonight we lost a good man due to drowning.







Since it's out and getting re-wired, I'm going to clean it up and give a fresh coat of A7 paint

We had a bit of down time, so we test-fitted the new strut mounts and springs. It's effin' CHOICE. Ball bearing mount and full adjustability... Gonna be fun!

Cool Beanz! Sorry about the drowing at sea though....

[Festevil3]

What coilover setuo is that, looks good and full adjustability

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Yea man those are sweet. Looks like your havin all kinds of fun lol..

[DON SVO]

What coilover setuo is that, looks good and full adjustability

It's a RaceLand hybrid setup with 200# Black Magic springs. I detailed how I made the mounts out of WRX mounts earlier in the thread

[DON SVO]

Ordered a Stage 2 SPEC clutch. It's rated to 309tq and SPEC tends to err on the low end. I expect this car to make 230-340tq to the tire so this clutch should be sufficient.

[Prafeston]

It's a RaceLand hybrid setup with 200# Black Magic springs. I detailed how I made the mounts out of WRX mounts earlier in the thread

And when will you be mass producing those mounts

[Powerstiva]

I second the mass production.....