Dr Dan's B6 build

[freshtiva]

Looking forward to the pictures. If you have transportation, take your time and do it like you want. I know its gonna be nice.... :thumbright:

[BigElCat]

I've been using Irfan View, and then loading with the FF.com attachment manager. But only dinky pics like this are coming thru.



I should figure something else out, but not tonite.

Bahh, haaa...the 'dinky' emoticon is automatic...I luv it!

[drddan]

4 hours..4 hours since Dr Dan promised the pics...I'm going to try to go to sleep.

I gave up on photobucket recently. It was driving me nuts!

I'm sorry

It just wont let me copy/post.

Image shack or other, maybe? PB has been a pita lately.

[BigElCat]

4 hours..4 hours since Dr Dan promised the pics...I'm going to try to go to sleep.

I gave up on photobucket recently. It was driving me nuts!

[drddan]

Well photobucket is still acting up, I can upload to PB, but cant copy to add pics here.
So til it is fixed, it will be verbal updates. I have pics and will post up when I can.
Yesterday afternoon and today, I scrubbed down the engine bay, wire wheeled/sanded any rust spots to prep for paint.

Whoa, was she a Dirty girl! :p
Used up 3 bottles of Dawn Power Dissolver, and 2 cans of Heavy Duty Engine degreaser, and still had to wipe it down with Laquer Thinner!!!

Shame I cant post pics: The engine bay is now a nice, glossy, shiny, Gloss Black

Did I mention it is glossy

No black can be seen when hood is closed.
I hope to one day have the whole car Gloss Black....

...and this was the best time to paint the engine bay. The engine bay hasnt been this clean since June of 1988

[drddan]

Sandblasted my exhaust manifold at work today. Ready for paint!

Edit: Trying to upload pic, PB has been acting up the last 2 days :nono:

Not getting the drop down menu to copy pics

[freshtiva]

Not a bad price on the down pipe. I think I paid twice that for mine IIRC

[drddan]

LOL< nice job on the valve cover! I did the exact same thing to my B6 a couple weeks ago. The black wrinkle with polished ribs go perfectly with the little plate on top of the intake that says "1.6 INJECTION".

Nice! ..and thanks!

Mine will look Rad with the Chrome Weber carb sittin' behind that valve cover.

[FestYboy]

mine is still in Scrappy 30+k later and after teaching someone to drive stick with it (up hill). holding just fine.

[blkfordsedan]

i was just stating that a non HD Stage eleventybillion will also hold up to the current build (attesting to the abuse that a stock clutch can take).

I was also thinking about re-using my stock Exedy replacement...it only has about 10K miles on it and funds are pretty tight right now. So you're saying that it should hold up fine behind my B6/ported head/FMS cam?
I don't plan beating on it a lot, but I don't want to pull the engine in 6 months to put a clutch in it either.

[blkfordsedan]

Then I thought about the ol' school hot rods, and edelbrock valve covers that were ribbed, wrinkle black, with the sanded/polished rib tops and ...well ....

LOL< nice job on the valve cover! I did the exact same thing to my B6 a couple weeks ago. The black wrinkle with polished ribs go perfectly with the little plate on top of the intake that says "1.6 INJECTION".

[drddan]

Looking at this Bosal head pipe, to hook to the B6 manifold. Its for a 1989 323.
This is the one place that answered me quickly about what size the pipe diameter is too. Stated it was about 1 5/8 dia ID at the manifold flange, and about 1 3/4 dia ID at the cat side. Still havent heard from Summit on the Walker head pipe.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOSAL-736-35...416961&vxp=mtr

[drddan]

Thanks! I was twisting myself all up trying to decide which color treatment to put on my head.

Red or black ...red or black....

Then I thought about the ol' school hot rods, and edelbrock valve covers that were ribbed, wrinkle black, with the sanded/polished rib tops and ...well ....

... say no more! That was it! drool


Especially since, a little down the road, I would like to paint the Festy Gloss Black.

...and GTX bumpers!

[TominMO]

Nice build thread! For the tarp, put something on the roof of the car to act as a tent centerpole, so water will just run off.

[BigElCat]

The engine paint work looks great...I like the wrinkled VC!

Clutch looks like an excellent deal...I'll look for that one when I get my 5-speed.