AFGMOTO1978 Build Thread by afgmoto1978

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Alright, got the motor, tranny and my Mazdaspeed power plant frame in and ready for all my custom fab work. I got a Koyo Rad and a Greddy RS Recirc BOV for the secondary turbo for bypass duties Thursday. I got this stuff at Speed Concepts off of TV Highway; they can get just about anything you want aftermarket-wise.

I have the Pineapple Idler Wheel kit installed for the air pump relocation, this idler wheel prevents the water pump wheel from skipping when the air pump is removed.

I will be reusing my Spearco bar & plate IC I already have for the twins and will upgrade to a larger unit when I go single next year.

I'm also in the process of mod'n the UIM by relocating the brake booster vacuum plug from the rear secondary port location to the -20deg idle control valve mounting location. Granted both front and rear rotors will be affected now, but it will be equally affected, which in theory should aid in getting a closer AFR ratio between the front & rear.

If some of you were wondering the reasoning; Mazda put it there because of it's proximity to a RHD brake booster. That's all great for RHD, but its a stupid location for a LHD setup with that long *** air line across the firewall. This setup should clean that up nicely, which will make room for my new strut tower bar I will be making too. 

1-2-2007

Alright, relocated the brake booster bung. Had to fab up a special tool for an air hammer to get it out and in the new location. Plugged up holes and sand blasted it; it will be ceramic coated later.

1-4-2007

Got the stainless head light plates done and the Hella light mounting holes are just off (1/16), doh! Anyways I was at least able to start proper mockup. Overall fit up is pretty good, but I need to remake the headlight plates, cut off the unused ear on the high beam lamps to clear the housing, make some custom support plates to properly support the front of the covers for high speeds, remake the existing cover support brackets. Basically everything except the housing and lens! Put some tape on the lens to get an idea of how much I would want painted black.

1-19-2007

after getting the sleek headlight kit all properly fitted up with the new headlight bracket I made, the bulbs are finally in full view (the marker lines show how much of the lens was blocked with original setup). However, I didn't like how little material was left on the remained headlight structure so I've been redesigning and fabricating a welded structure that I should be finished fabricating today and have it welded on the chassis tomorrow.

1-22-2007

Got the new headlight frame all welded in and it turned out pretty good, nice and solid. I still need to add a gusset to support the bottom of the headlight panel, but other than that, Im there. Also started playing around with the turbo ducting and how Im going to join the two turbos, the picture will give you an idea of the direction Im going. Also I plan on having the bypass valve (Greddy BOV) on the secondary plum back in to the intake serpentine tube. 

Alright stopping point more updates tomorrow.

1-27-2007

Alright, got the headlight shroud mounting plates done, looks nicer than what came with the kit. Also, I finally got my IC core and proceeded making the end tank for the turbo side and welded it on once I welded and smoothed out the internal seams.

Tomorrow I will modify my Greddy elbow to the configuration I want it to be (wish I could get the HKS elbow (Still do) that comes with their v-mount kit, but oh well). I also started fab'n up the twin turbo connection tubes. Hope to get that done tomorrow too.