Going to Finish the Fetus, finally... ARP/B6T/Topmount GT2560r/FMIC etc.

[festyfreak39]

hello all,

So long story short, built my b5zt festiva and its fun, but i want to go for more power, and have more of a weekend then DD car, so i've finally made/done some work and bought a whole bunch of stuff to legitimize a build thread. I originally thought i was going to do something crazy with the car, but i ended up booking a month off work to go to Hawaii, and bought a Volvo instead haha:

Rebuilt Turbo:


Top Mount Cast Miata manifold:


New bolt/hardware: i love this hardware i used it on my turbo miata, holds up great


Got one of my bazillion miata intake manifolds, going to try to thread in some AN fittings for a catch can. Still debating between miata/gtx. I have to decide the better way of mounting my catchcan/routing lines.






Things bought:

-Rebuilt 323 gtx engine/transmission
-Intercooler/piping/bov/hoses
-Turbo/cast manifold
-Oil Feed line
-Water turbo feed line


Things i need to buy:
-Injectors (got a line on some, have to see if they really fit or not have a thread already on them)
-Megasquirt (had mspnp for miata, way to confusing to convert)
-Clutch


Things i need to figure out:
Axles, Fender Flares/wheels, and engine mounts.

[Flyin4stroke]

Going to Finish the Fetus, finally... ARP/B6T/Topmount GT2560r/FMIC etc.

You won't be complaining of not enough power after a gtx build believe me.

[festyfreak39]

You won't be complaining of not enough power after a gtx build believe me.

Amen, i was going to do a zm-de-b6 hybrid with custom intake manifold and exhaust manifold but again, money ran out. haha this will do.

[sasquatch]

sweet bulid

[festyfreak39]

sweet bulid

Thanks!

Not as crazy as i wanted, but oh well. More pics and stuff coming soon

i still got to figure out which axles i can use, i cant remember where i put my 323 GT axles :|

[festyfreak39]

Bought some more stuff today:

Mishimoto half rad, and Silicone hose set.

[festyfreak39]

Did some little stuff today:

Cut!


What it will look like from the top:


Drilled/tapped for 3/8NPT, Going to run 8AN Catch Can lines:


De-Mazda-Nizing and DOHC twin cam 16v'-nizing the valve cover:


Saturday i start to work on the engine/trans/.

[festyfreak39]

Just a small update, Tomorrow is the big day, going to do alot of work/take stuff apart tomorrow.

Anways, bought this flywheel a LONGGG time ago, Thought it was for a festiva, it wasn't. I tried to put a miata clutch on it, wouldnt fit the miata clutch was too big.

Which leads me to believe its from an F series trans. Now i have to figure out do i use this light flywheel with a stage 2 clutch for an F series trans, or do i use a stock heavy miata/323gt flywheel with a miata/323gt clutch? decisions decisions...

Anyone have any input? can a stage 2 spec clutch hold 230-250whp?





Second coat of primer/mud on the valve cover. Tomorrow should be more exciting Thought i was going to go silver/ might go black now ARGH i hate decisions.

[sasquatch]

run down to princess auto, pick up some high temp flat black... it will be the last color you EVER buy... from that point on in your life, if something needs painting, it will be sprayed with PRINCESS AUTO HIGH TEMP FLAT BLACK!!!! its the BEST spray paint EVER MADE!!!

[festyfreak39]

run down to princess auto, pick up some high temp flat black... it will be the last color you EVER buy... from that point on in your life, if something needs painting, it will be sprayed with PRINCESS AUTO HIGH TEMP FLAT BLACK!!!! its the BEST spray paint EVER MADE!!!

word brotatoe, im going to make a PA run pretty soon here!!! i might do wrinkle black on the valve cover though. Block is going VHT flat black.

[festyfreak39]

OK guys today was an expensive day:

Engine/Trans assembly, Mishimoto rad hoses/civic half rad never used

Grand total: 700Cad. Did i get hosed? I thought the engine was alot prettier, the guy is a friend and swears its Mazda rebuild, hes a tech at a dealership.

Got some other things figured out aswell, cleaned up the garage, found the injectors im going to use: rx7 550's. direct bolt ons, = winning. Will get bigger ones later on.

Going to start tearing down the motor, replace water pump, timing belt, tap for AN fittings on block etc etc.

These are getting painted/balanced/and made pretty Anyone have an idea for a funky color?


Second coat of mud on the valve cover


Mishimoto silicone rad hoses:


Mishimoto half rad with awesome-mishimoto-ness cap


Engine, going to clean it, new gaskets etc etc. Anyone interested in an intake manifold setup?




That is all for today,

Tomorrow i start to clean

[festyfreak39]

Oh and sorry for the horrid pics, dslr is coming out tomorrow muahaha.

[nitrofarm]

Freak I'm lost what is the reason for slicing the valve cover?

[festyfreak39]

Freak I'm lost what is the reason for slicing the valve cover?

slicing the valve cover so that i dont have to take the valve cover off any time i tough the cam gears, im just mudding the valve cover for discrete-ness.

Plus it adds 10HP of gangster status.

[festyfreak39]

Well today was a good day, extremely pleased.

on the hoist


dirty trans


mid day motivation hehe.


From the top, cause ladies like it that way best


Nice and clean, going to prep for block-re-paint and head cleaning later tomorrow


Clutch: expert opinions is this clutch in ok shape? I'm running out of budget might have to re-use this instead of a spec stage 2.




So next: Paint block, clean head, start on down-pipe construction (yikes)