Astroboy's humbling build. - Page 9

astroboy · 12-29-2011, 08:52 PM

Ooh yeah, proof of operation!

Bigass thanks again to Dave!

dliverance · 12-29-2011, 09:02 PM

Cowl cover looks awesome. Did you sand it afterwards?

astroboy · 12-29-2011, 09:51 PM

Thanks, after I cut it to fit I scrubbed it down with a greenie and mineral spirits. Then prime, paint, and matte clearcoat.

astroboy · 01-06-2012, 09:38 AM

So there was a request for me to illustrate how I did my manual popups. This is how I did it, and it is not 100% done yet as I have yet to make the up position on the arms yet. Also there is some slight play in the cover so the lighting may be a tad shaky/bouncy. For me that's more or less a non-issue because she almost never is out at night. Onto the pics!

There was a lot of measuring to make sure I would have easy access and there would be no interference. Once we decided on where to put the hole we drilled out the arm and welded a 1" steel tube in the same size at the ball lock pin (which came from West Marine).

The arm will have a second hole/tube installed for the up position.

Then we used some right angle stuff to make the rear support for the ball lock pin stabilization.

This is how the ball lock sits on the side of the headlight framing:

And it in the car:

astroboy · 03-05-2012, 01:49 PM

Dave came over and sorted a tune for me, now I can plow forwards and put her the rest of the way together. ~35 miles on the engine and all is well, once I get the appropriate paperwork (misplaced the registration and insurance cards) I will be able to get some more miles on her and change the oil to non-break in oil. Also have a sweet oil leak from the back of the valve cover...enough comes out to get to the ground and make drips

Don't mind the pussyfooting, this is more-so a demo of how smooth the transition from vac to boost is and I don't like making my neighbors angry.

twofourzerosx · 03-05-2012, 06:04 PM

:-D

Finally we had a productive day!!

mighty mouse · 03-23-2012, 11:23 AM

bump

astroboy · 07-04-2012, 03:58 PM

Holy shit it has been a long time since I have been productive with this thing. I test fitted the new wheels today, got rid of my really long hot side tube, and figured out where I am going to be pulling air from that isn't heated by the radiator. Now I need to figure out why I am getting errors when I hook up to MS with mia laptop

PatBroChill · 07-05-2012, 09:17 PM

this car looks sooo good. I love everything youve done to it. hows it been running?

Phung018 · 07-05-2012, 09:48 PM

i <3 this build

12-29-2011, 08:52 PM	#241 (permalink)
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12-29-2011, 09:02 PM	#242 (permalink)
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12-29-2011, 09:51 PM	#243 (permalink)
astroboy Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NE CT Posts: 800	Re: Astroboy's humbling build. Thanks, after I cut it to fit I scrubbed it down with a greenie and mineral spirits. Then prime, paint, and matte clearcoat.
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01-06-2012, 09:38 AM	#244 (permalink)
astroboy Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NE CT Posts: 800	Re: Astroboy's humbling build. So there was a request for me to illustrate how I did my manual popups. This is how I did it, and it is not 100% done yet as I have yet to make the up position on the arms yet. Also there is some slight play in the cover so the lighting may be a tad shaky/bouncy. For me that's more or less a non-issue because she almost never is out at night. Onto the pics! There was a lot of measuring to make sure I would have easy access and there would be no interference. Once we decided on where to put the hole we drilled out the arm and welded a 1" steel tube in the same size at the ball lock pin (which came from West Marine). The arm will have a second hole/tube installed for the up position. Then we used some right angle stuff to make the rear support for the ball lock pin stabilization. This is how the ball lock sits on the side of the headlight framing: And it in the car:
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03-05-2012, 01:49 PM	#245 (permalink)
astroboy Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NE CT Posts: 800	Re: Astroboy's humbling build. Dave came over and sorted a tune for me, now I can plow forwards and put her the rest of the way together. ~35 miles on the engine and all is well, once I get the appropriate paperwork (misplaced the registration and insurance cards) I will be able to get some more miles on her and change the oil to non-break in oil. Also have a sweet oil leak from the back of the valve cover...enough comes out to get to the ground and make drips Don't mind the pussyfooting, this is more-so a demo of how smooth the transition from vac to boost is and I don't like making my neighbors angry.
	__________________ My work: Redherringphotography.com

03-05-2012, 06:04 PM	#246 (permalink)
twofourzerosx Jr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 92	Re: Astroboy's humbling build. :-D Finally we had a productive day!!
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03-23-2012, 11:23 AM	#247 (permalink)
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07-04-2012, 03:58 PM	#248 (permalink)
astroboy Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NE CT Posts: 800	Re: Astroboy's humbling build. Holy shit it has been a long time since I have been productive with this thing. I test fitted the new wheels today, got rid of my really long hot side tube, and figured out where I am going to be pulling air from that isn't heated by the radiator. Now I need to figure out why I am getting errors when I hook up to MS with mia laptop
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07-05-2012, 09:17 PM	#249 (permalink)
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