Lucifer gets new Turbo setup!

[mikemounlio]

Such a long day at work. Just now off! Time to fly home and get started! Gonna pull an all nighter. Gotta get her done!

Trans in
cross member mounted
i might redo the bov setup. Might leave it for now just to get it running and then redo it when i have a minute.
gotta make a battery tray.
Gotta swap back to stock injectors
gotta reattach all my wires.
gotta finish the exhaust.

Yep not gonna happen. Ill get as much done as i can tho.

[mikemounlio]

Got it back together! It was pretty simple. Tomorrow the trans goes in. I'll start getting the car back together tomorrow night.

So close now guys! Race day might actually happen for me finally

[sc72]

Hey it's not that big of a job so while your in there replace the input shaft seal, might save you some aggravation down the road. good luck and don't skimp on sealer when the case goes back together.

[mikemounlio]

Bruhhhh dowel rod. Even zipties.

I know that now! When i pulled the trans i didnt know that. Its been sitting with no axles since like december! O well! I wont do it again...

[bhazard]

Bruhhhh dowel rod. Even zipties.

[mikemounlio]

My top gear swap is done. I let the spider gears fall down inside the case. I will have to split the case open tonight and realign the gears and tie them up. So my autocross dreams are getting even further apart now. Im gonna try my best to make it tho.

[Fecomatter]

Yea I mean 4o grit would be fien

[mikemounlio]

Its not crazy smooth. I just took some of the old glaze off the surface. I guess we will see soon enough if i messed it up or not. Fingers crossed.

[Advancedynamix]

You don't want the flywheel to be too smooth. look at a new pressure plate, that's the finish you want, otherwise it'll glaze the disk.

[mikemounlio]

Now, did you bolt that reinforcement to an existing mounting point or was there some welding involved? Also, whats the benefit of that reinforcement over stock? Just wondering if it's something I should look into.

I had to weld! A plate was cut up and welded to the body. A section of angle iron was cut to length. 2x more small sections of angle iron were cut and welded to the ends of the 1st part to make a box on each end. Holes were marked and drilled. More holes marked and drilled. Bolts were cut down and welded to some of the holes to make in place studs. I still have to mark and drill 2 more holes and i will weld in bolts to them i hope tonight.

This mod requires welding.

[dliverance]

Now, did you bolt that reinforcement to an existing mounting point or was there some welding involved? Also, whats the benefit of that reinforcement over stock? Just wondering if it's something I should look into.

[mikemounlio]

Got the G-series all cleaned up and ready to go in. I have the clutch mounted. I have all the motor mounts from shadetree ready to go. Tomorrow i will have the trans installed. I hope to get the axles all installed Thursday. Friday might will be spent getting the rest of the car back together. I hope to have saturday to reattach all the wiring.

[mikemounlio]

My core support is 100% finished. I am moving onto the clutch and transmission tonight. I need to polish up the flywheel a bit tho. It is a bit glazed up. I will clean it with a nice soft block as even and smooth as i can. I think that will do the trick.

It would be great if i can get the trans mounted tonight but i think thats a bit much.

Core support is in and looking good. I had to drill the holes for the sway bar mount and weld in bolts with the heads cut off them. My outer sway bar mount holes were very close to the bolts that went to the frame. I think i have them in there nice and solid now tho. I will leave the front bumper off for a week or so to keep an eye on the bolts. I dont want to go ripping the sway bar mounts off and screwing myself over.

[mikemounlio]

I had the drill smoking! I had to cut slow in order to not burn the hole saw. The drill didnt like going that slow. Its all good tho. I let it cool down and its just like new now.

Code support is in place! Almost time to start on the tranny!

I went with 7/16 14 x 1.5" bolts. They were perfect. The bolts on the outside of the frame are a tad long but the bolts on the inside are perfect. I have angle iron welded on the inside from the frame to the 1/4" plate. The bolts go through the angle iron on the inside, the cars normal sheet metal, the 1/4 plate, and the core support bar.

[mikemounlio]

I have my core support bar in place. I have the 4 bolts to the frame section done. I still have to drill the 4 holes for the sway bar mounts. I hope to get that done tonight. They sway bar bolts look like they are going to be a pain. I might have to grind the heads down to get enough room to clear the other bolts. Ill get them in there one way or another. I have a few crappy pictures to post up in a bit. So far its looking good tho.