Das $build thread$ by dasbeast3.0

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I changed up my pump choice to the Stewart 55gpm inline. It has a supposed 10,000 hour lifespan. Anyone use one b4?

10/1/10

Well..rebuilding things on the car this coming winter. Heres the new list:

Pull head, deck, port and rebuild it.

Build the block if I can swing it.

AWIC (in the werrrrkkks)

Porsche Boxster 4 pot front calipers, 12.3 tt rotors, and pure motorsport brackets. 

Precision 6262

Redo the front subframe n get rid of the solid metal mount.

cooling system overhaul x2.

If im feeling froggy I may just paint the bay also.

Ill get moving once the colder weather comes:

As for now I have most of the parts for the awic. I had the trunk mount box made to my design, I am having a 3 pass heat exchanger fabricated also... I designed my own since I couldnt find anything to my liking, Precision 1000hp core is here, and I wound up getting the Stewart pump w/ -16 an reduction fittings. After running that thing in the tub, holy sht does it push some water. 55gph is retarded and prob way overkill, but overkill is where its at. 

Tank almost done:

Just got a quote on my custom heat exchanger..$650 plus shipping. That's not happening. 

Next two choices are making it myself (Still gotta learn to weld AL. ) or a ford Cobra dual pass setup with the ends chopped out and 1" npt fittings welded in. It might be a little big tho, Its 30 x 8 x 2.5. I can make room I guess.

10/2/10

I have my doubts about china made cores. They have a low fin count and thick wall design which hinders heat transfer. Don't get me wrong, they are sweet for the price, but I'm shooting for max heat transfer. Look at an oem radiator design and fin count per inch (or better yet a factory cobra or lightning heat exchanger), then check out a chinese or other aftermarket core (same as frozen boost or cx racing etc.) The don't cool nearly as well, Somewhere around a 35% loss in efficiency. Ive been doing a ton of research on it, looking for the most efficient core. Im sure the frozenboost core will work fine, but I already went pretty balls out with the rest of the system, I might as well keep pace. 

My thinking is this: A low pressure, super high flow system.. No 90's, no restriction other than the H/X and IC. All piping and fittings are 1" ID. I want the water cooled as low and fast as physically possible, Which i don't think will happen without a good quality core. I'm limited on core size to around 30L x 2.5W X 8H which is fairly small, so I'm using 2 spal fans on the exchanger to keep air moving continuously. Maybe I'm wrong and totally over-thinking it, but every time I cheap out on something it bites me in the ass and I wind up redoing it.

10/3/10

My dented I/C :

Pump all set minus good clamps:

10/12/10

Revised heat exchanger for better flow, Work being done by Mr. Donny Bailey. I should have it ready in a week or two Basically an upgraded Mustang Cobra Heat exchanger modified to my needs. Now I gotta buy a set of Spals to mount up.

10/14/10

So yea, some jackass broke into my C tonight. They stole my radio faceplate (no, not the whole radio, just the faceplate) My Gps, a beach towel and a fu cking bag of opened sunflower seeds. My girl's truck also got broken into.. took her broken umbrella, near empty bottle of dolce/gabbana perfume and a half bottle of hand sanitizer.

What the f uckin f uck is this world coming to? U gotta be one dumb/homeless bastard to take that type of sht. Didn't touch my tools in the trunk or the avcr etc. Its so stupid, I'm not even mad, I just kinda want my faceplate back. I'd be happier if they took the whole radio. 

2 weeks ago someone robbed my weedwacker, empty propane tank, empty gas can and a pair of jack stands. Theres gotta be a new bum in town er something. Im gonna find that dick and take all my useless shtty items back.

The stupid sht never fails, I swear. I really gotta look for another place to live. I had to post this b/c its just so damn retarded. Maybe I'll set a trap with a half eaten cupcake and a warm beer. Guaranteed bum lure.

Anyway, my box came in today. I have a day off finally so I gave it a quick test fit:

Just gotta trim one mounting tab slightly and she'll fit perfect. The quality of work is Spot on. Fkn guy welds like a robot. Every bead is dead symmetrical / perfect. I'm very happy with the part. I highly recommend Donny if anyone ever needs something fabbed up.

10/15/10

Slow progress: filled my tank today. She holds just shy of 6 gallons. I'm thinking a total system capacity of 7-8 gals which is sweet.

10/25/10

I want to run the oem FW but need a capable clutch and pp. So far Spec is the only one I found that mates up a high tq clutch to a dual mass FW..and I don't want to use a Spec clutch, they suck. Worst case scenario is I run a single mass and southbend setup. Which cost roughly 1 arm and 1 testicle. 

Once I tear the car down I'll have lots of pics of the a/w stuff going in. Tomorrow my 93 officially leaves the garage to make room for the Bramble, so ill get workin shortly. 

As for my plan of attack:

-Wavetrack diff. and complete rebuild by Mr. HGB (Im hoping he can fix the common shift fork issue), 

-Clutch/FW/ PP

-Lastly I'll grab some DSS axles.

After that, I'll mock up all the brackets n stuff for the heat exchanger and start routing/test fitting my feed n returns. Then, find a pump location, Make some (hidden)bracketry to brace the IC core, Weld up new charge piping etc. I have a long way to go. At least the parts are all starting to arrive

I may just do the FST 16.5 lb steel FW and Clutchnet stg 3 organic disk and call it a day. The whole setup is about $1k. Even to retain the dual mass, the clutch and pp kits alone are right up there in price, not to mention having the OEM FW resurfaced. I have some time to sort it out tho..right now I'm concerned with buying a diff and having the trans rebuilt.

11/6/10

Got the HX in finally:

11/12/10

Dropped the 02m off tonight with Mr. HGB. I wound up going with a Peloquin diff since I'm too impatient to wait for the Wavetrac to get off back order. I'm sure it'll do the job just fine. I'm having the shift forks modded so the rivets don't pop out on me, and the trans is getting a full rebuild. I should see it in about 2 weeks. I just gotta order a clutch, Flywheel and PP then I can get my ass in gear. (literally) 

Someone buy my axles or 02a dammit! New, prices: $1350 trans $615 axles.

11/17/10

Sold my 02a finally, so now its time to buy a clutch/PP After some heavy debating and a conversation with a friend (the one and only guy who's opinion I give a sht about), I'll be staying with the Factory dual mass FW and going with a southbend stg3 PP with the stg3 OFE clutch disk. I know my back and forth decisions may seem trivial, but my car will be the one driving home when other people's sht is broken. 

If anyone is curious why I chose this option, Its b/c going down to a single mass/lightweight FW. Will chatter something ugly. Plus it will most likely be the cause of an early death of my trans. Single mass, especially LW cannot soak up harmonic vibrations for sht, even with a sprung disk. Those vibrations, over time (especially on a daily driven vrt) will contribute to wearing the gearbox much faster than I care to replace them. Dual mass is heavy, but it idles well and is a safer option IMO. Doing research, I came upon a lot of horror stories with 02m's and single mass LW FW's. No thanks.

I'll have pics up soon, Thursday the work begins.