Post yer non-MBZ rides
Post yer non-MBZ rides
My '85 Chevy C20. 350 SBC, Muncie SM465 manual trans, Edelbrock carb. Workbody will be ditched for either a flat bed or pickup bed.
My old '72 Chevy C20, RIP. 350 SBC, Muncie SM420 manual, Edelbrock intake + carb, comp cam, heddman longtube headers to 3" summit mufflers.
My Pinzy :
1998 Trek 700 multitrack. I've gotten it up to 55mph a few times.
My non MBZ ride will technically be my MBZ ride. My Volvo 245 will eventually get an OM617, but that's a long term project. For the time being I'll rock the stock red block. Has close to 300k miles on it and each cylinder leaks at <9%.
I recently sold my 88 RX-7 Turbo II. Unlike previous projects, I built this car to be well rounded. Even balance of power and handling.This car was also my first megasquirt project.
The car was fairly modded and being a Japanese car, cops were on the lookout. I tried to keep the engine bay as stock looking as possible.
Oh, and I installed HID's the right way. OEM nissan projectors fitted to the stock pop-up actuators:
My current non-daily driven project is a 68 Mustang 351c. I'm not really interested in restoring it, I'm not into making cars look good. It's been in the family for 20 years and when I acquired it, changes had to be made. First, the carb and distributor had to go:
With a few trips to the junkyard for ignition and fuel parts, an order from DIY autotune, and lots of fab time, I megasquirted the 351. Port fuel injection, wasted spark, single throttle body. The picture below was taken the night I started the car on the new setup. Since then I've fabbed an intake system for it.
Finally, my backup daily is an Infiniti M30. I've had the car since high school and it sort of just sticks around. It's worth less than $1000 and as reliable as the car is, I just can't get rid of it.
(03-15-2009, 02:52 PM)Gross Polluter .....
With a few trips to the junkyard for ignition and fuel parts, an order from DIY autotune, and lots of fab time, I megasquirted the 351. Port fuel injection, wasted spark, single throttle body. The picture below was taken the night I started the car on the new setup. Since then I've fabbed an intake system for it.
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(03-15-2009, 02:52 PM)Gross Polluter .....
With a few trips to the junkyard for ignition and fuel parts, an order from DIY autotune, and lots of fab time, I megasquirted the 351. Port fuel injection, wasted spark, single throttle body. The picture below was taken the night I started the car on the new setup. Since then I've fabbed an intake system for it.
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It's a 2V. I used the intake manifold that was on there to begin with, an edelbrock performer. I machined injector bungs, and ports in the runners to fit th bungs into:
The throttle body adapter was fabbed for fit an Infinit Q45 throttle body and bolt it to the modified edelbrock manifold:
I'll have to update the gallery with some of the stuff I've done recently. The air filter no longer sits off the throttle body, there's a 3.5" 90 degree silicon coupler connected to a pipe that locates the filter next to the radiator at the grille. The distributor has also been completely eliminated. The oil pump is now driven by a custom shaft made from a stock distributor. The only thing you see now is a cap where the distributor used to be.
As far as the rest of the system goes
Fuel:
Bosch Motorsport "044" pump
Mercedes 450SEL fuel filter
-8 feed, stock carb line used for return
Mallory boost compensated FPR
Custom fuel rails from extrusion
2nd gen non-turbo RX-7 injectors, driven in peak-and-hold, 450cc
Ignition:
DSM coil packs
DSM power transistors
ACCEL DIY wire set for mopars
Computer:
MSII on a 3.0 board
MS2/E 2.0.1 Firmware
36-1 trigger mounted to crank
JAW wideband O2 controller
The stock 35 amp alternator was insufficient for all of the new electrical stuff. It just so happens that the 70amp second gen RX-7 alternators have the same mounts as old ford alternators, so it was a bolt in affair for an internally regulated 70amp alternator that cost all of 12.99 in the junkyard.
(03-17-2009, 01:53 AM)Gross Polluter It's a 2V. .....
(03-17-2009, 01:53 AM)Gross Polluter The oil pump is now driven by a custom shaft made from a stock distributor. The only thing you see now is a cap where the distributor used to be.
(03-17-2009, 01:53 AM)Gross Polluter As far as the rest of the system goes
Fuel:
Bosch Motorsport "044" pump
Mercedes 450SEL fuel filter
-8 feed, stock carb line used for return
Mallory boost compensated FPR
Custom fuel rails from extrusion
2nd gen non-turbo RX-7 injectors, driven in peak-and-hold, 450cc
Ignition:
DSM coil packs
DSM power transistors
ACCEL DIY wire set for mopars
Computer:
MSII on a 3.0 board
MS2/E 2.0.1 Firmware
36-1 trigger mounted to crank
JAW wideband O2 controller
The stock 35 amp alternator was insufficient for all of the new electrical stuff. It just so happens that the 70amp second gen RX-7 alternators have the same mounts as old ford alternators, so it was a bolt in affair for an internally regulated 70amp alternator that cost all of 12.99 in the junkyard.
(03-17-2009, 01:53 AM)Gross Polluter It's a 2V. .....
(03-17-2009, 01:53 AM)Gross Polluter The oil pump is now driven by a custom shaft made from a stock distributor. The only thing you see now is a cap where the distributor used to be.
(03-17-2009, 01:53 AM)Gross Polluter As far as the rest of the system goes
Fuel:
Bosch Motorsport "044" pump
Mercedes 450SEL fuel filter
-8 feed, stock carb line used for return
Mallory boost compensated FPR
Custom fuel rails from extrusion
2nd gen non-turbo RX-7 injectors, driven in peak-and-hold, 450cc
Ignition:
DSM coil packs
DSM power transistors
ACCEL DIY wire set for mopars
Computer:
MSII on a 3.0 board
MS2/E 2.0.1 Firmware
36-1 trigger mounted to crank
JAW wideband O2 controller
The stock 35 amp alternator was insufficient for all of the new electrical stuff. It just so happens that the 70amp second gen RX-7 alternators have the same mounts as old ford alternators, so it was a bolt in affair for an internally regulated 70amp alternator that cost all of 12.99 in the junkyard.
On California 91 octane dish water it does not ping with 31 degrees in at the torque peak, 32 degrees at 5600 rpm to the rev limiter, 6250 rpm. Running 12.8 AFR's from the torque peak on until I get it on the dyno to fine tune it. I don't see low-mid 13 AFRs being a problem. Here's my current timing map until I get it on the dyno:
I'll take a picture of the current setup tomorrow and post it up. For the oil pump drive the distributor body was cut at the base where it clamps to the block. The body was machined to fit a sealed ball bearing assembly to support the shaft and then a cap machined to fit the top of the body to retain the bearing. It's a trick assembly built by my father, he's a pretty talented machinist. I just do the sheet metal fab and welding. I'm not good at explaining things, when I post some pictures you'll get a better idea.
AFR, eh? My buddy works there, maybe he can work some magic on a 617 head.
Setup as of today:
Oil pump drive:
The rest of the build pictures are in my gallery:
http://pictures.nsfabrication.com/v/cars/68stang/
She's my Project:
This is about an Inch pushed in:
The only reason it's my project is because I crashed it when I was Twenty One. What happened was, I was going to my house on a summer day for the guys to do the dry wall on my newly built addition. When I was going some woman with her husband IN the back seat. Her husband exclaimed when I was doing the turn "Go Go Go!", and she listened and I tried to steer away and she nailed me. So, I actually landed it good, but I fucked up my knee pretty bad. And if you think I was a rich little 21 year old kid you're wrong. I bought a foreclosure home and got the money to build over the first floor to make the Addition. Then now I've been living there for exactly 8 years. I rent out the first floor and live on the top. But anyways, here's my 1978 Monte Carlo which is a "Project Car":
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Also, here's my Jeep sitting in my friends Driveway today picture from my friend Mark:
That's all for my cars that aren't Mercedes Diesels, or Gas Mercedes Benz's.
All I've got is a '95 Mazda B2300. It was my first car, and I just can't seem to kill it!
Got a new (to me) truck. The war wagon:
'76 chevy 1 ton crew cab. 4 speed manual, goodwrench 350, 10.5" 14 bolt full floating rearend. Perfect for draggin around my toys.
My bike which I need to ride more often
My daily ride.
03 Jetta TDi wagon GL 5spd
H&R springs, Koni shocks .205 injectors, boost & oil pressure gauges on the A-pillar.......probably get a Rocket-chip here soon.
The project car.
73 220d 4spd
When I got it
Today
The other, other car
08 997s 6spd
Diesel,
First off, Veeeerry nice Porche! drool, drool
Secondly, build some shelves and some benches man! You will be so much happier. It is worth the time you would take away from your project, really in one evening you could have a workbench where your compressor is, and your compressor could sit underneath. I just went into new housing developments and went through the construction dumpsters, they're throwing it out anyways. Lots of 2x4's and 3/4" decking that are perfect for bench building. The 3/8" OSB wall sheeting cut-offs make great shelf boards on top of 2x4 'boxes', with 2x4 legs.
Let me know if you need some quick sketches of quick-build, solid 2x4 shop furniture.
(07-10-2009, 09:29 AM)winmutt Thats a sweet ride with some work.
(07-10-2009, 09:29 AM)winmutt Thats a sweet ride with some work.
(07-09-2009, 09:33 PM)Telecommbrkr Diesel,
First off, Veeeerry nice Porche! drool, drool
(07-09-2009, 09:33 PM)Telecommbrkr Secondly, build some shelves and some benches man! You will be so much happier. It is worth the time you would take away from your project, really in one evening you could have a workbench where your compressor is, and your compressor could sit underneath. I just went into new housing developments and went through the construction dumpsters, they're throwing it out anyways. Lots of 2x4's and 3/4" decking that are perfect for bench building. The 3/8" OSB wall sheeting cut-offs make great shelf boards on top of 2x4 'boxes', with 2x4 legs.
Let me know if you need some quick sketches of quick-build, solid 2x4 shop furniture.
(07-09-2009, 09:33 PM)Telecommbrkr Diesel,
First off, Veeeerry nice Porche! drool, drool
(07-09-2009, 09:33 PM)Telecommbrkr Secondly, build some shelves and some benches man! You will be so much happier. It is worth the time you would take away from your project, really in one evening you could have a workbench where your compressor is, and your compressor could sit underneath. I just went into new housing developments and went through the construction dumpsters, they're throwing it out anyways. Lots of 2x4's and 3/4" decking that are perfect for bench building. The 3/8" OSB wall sheeting cut-offs make great shelf boards on top of 2x4 'boxes', with 2x4 legs.
Let me know if you need some quick sketches of quick-build, solid 2x4 shop furniture.
(07-10-2009, 06:53 PM)Telecommbrkr Aren't they all......!?Not if it says Yugo on the back. Although even those these days have such a cache.
1973 Ghia 4-speed-
1991 Miata 5-speed-
1995 Eagle Summit 5-speed winter vehicle, and best of the three for picking up dates-
nice summit!!!! miata's are fun some one needs a TDI in one tough
1997 Chevy Tahoe 4X4 minor lift, 33" tires, rhino liner for an interior and lower part of exterior, intake and exhaust, drilled and slotted front brakes, five HID spot lights on roof, HID headlights, PIAA fog lamps, dual batteries, 200amp alternator, stereo, Posi rear diff, 175,000 miles owned it since 90,000. This is the reason I bought a 123 in the first place (fuel got expensive)
I just picked up this sweet mga! 4 $650
here are some pics of rides I have sold
1957 supercharged Packard I got for $600
my 74 mg midget
1978 e12 BMW 530i
75 MGB I got for $250
71 land rover
71 Citroen DS 21
Got an 05 Elise today with a forced fed 275hp turbo kit and my very first car loan ever!!!
I found out the Elise last dynoed at 250 RWHP o-60 in sub 4 seconds and 0-100 around 8 sec
but it looks like I have to sell the MGA now oh well it's a small sacrifice!
holy shit! thats a very very nice car. How did you come across that? I don't even want to imagine what the monthly payments on something like that are.
Ill race you in 'grimace'-
Closest thing to another ride I got you haven't experienced crowded until you try to get on one....
It was sitting at a small used car lot next to an 1983 Subaru hatch. It was less than half of a new corvette and just as fast!!! It's also half as big!!!
My tow vehicle, 1995 f350, yea it's a "PowerJoke" as some would call it, but it I can tow a 28' fifth wheel and a 16' enclosed trailer and still go from 0-60 faster than your Mercedes
Couldn't find an actual pic of my bike, but it looks just like this one - 2006 YZ250
Don't have any pics of the benz's yet but here's my truck... If I could only get half the power of my truck into the 300D I think I would be happy (400/2 = 200RWHP ) but it would probably be short lived and I would want MORE MORE MORE!
Oops this is old but here is mine.
1972 GMC Sprint
2003 CRF450
2009 Buell 1125CR
'92 Miata - Rally car that lasted two months
I like miatas you murderous miata killer! I see your rally car was a dreaded short nose crank miata, same problem mine may have had, very annoying. What happened to kill it? how in the hell did the hood come up like that?
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(07-21-2010, 06:43 AM)dropnosky I like miatas you murderous miata killer! I see your rally car was a dreaded short nose crank miata, same problem mine may have had, very annoying. What happened to kill it? how in the hell did the hood come up like that?
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Well we go it as a freebie because this girls son had rolled it. One of the cam gears was broke, so we took the car and fixed the gear in about two minutes and had it running champion. While fixing the cam gear by buddy decided to step on the plastic radiator tank and cracked it. we got another radiator from another car and rigged it in there. (keep in mind we didn't give a flying F*&k about this car). The rigging came loose and we ran the radiator over after landing a jump lol. long story short, we decided to run it air cooled. It didn't like that too much and would smoke and snap, crackle, pop, like rice crispys. It resulted in melting the plug wires down into the head. Baahahahaha we laughed so hard and had so much fun! dug out the wires and replaced with new ones. and now it only has spark to 2 cylinders. So the ECU is only firing one side of the coil. Other than that she is good to go... still cranks and still has plenty of compression.
The hood? we bent up the edges to make wings! then we just ran it without the hood.
we also sawzaled off the windshield frame
(07-21-2010, 06:43 AM)dropnosky I like miatas you murderous miata killer! I see your rally car was a dreaded short nose crank miata, same problem mine may have had, very annoying. What happened to kill it? how in the hell did the hood come up like that?
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(07-21-2010, 02:38 PM)Captain America Whats this short nose crank you speak of?????
I'll get a current pic of it tonight!
(07-21-2010, 02:38 PM)Captain America Whats this short nose crank you speak of?????
I'll get a current pic of it tonight!
Hmmm good to know. The coil not firing is because of a bad ignitor I'm thinking....
Hey Captain America I just picked up a 1967 Chevy sport van 108 with a 283 3 speed I can now hang out with the small block crowd! lol
Yeah! They call it the "Small Block Posse" in New York lol That's where my boss is from. They set up 1/4 mile drags in the middle of the F'in freeway!
here are some pics yes of my van lol Hey its got a great running 283 with a 3spd column shift manual!
and the last pic is close to what I want it to look like after I've got some cash
I just have to figure out how to lower it
oh baby, potential!
Lowering should be cake... Cut the front springs and lower the rear with blocks under the axle...
I would but It has leafs up front!
(08-10-2010, 02:35 PM)willbhere4u I would but It has leafs up front!
(08-10-2010, 02:35 PM)willbhere4u I would but It has leafs up front!
Yea it has a solid front axle beam with leafs all the way around
I'm ok with the way the back sits
The front sits up nose happy! I'm thinking swamping the axle on top of the springs would be to extreme! It also has a weird wedge shapes spacer that looks important for the camber?
I was thinking of removing a leaf or two out of the front???
unless there is a drop spindle available of some sort?
What if you shortened the shackles???
It doesn't have any shackles up fornt
here are the pics of how this guy lowered his
sorry hears the link http://dkm.smugmug.com/gallery/1278845/5...2700_ihHEA
either this or make up some kind of multi link set up with air bags!
ive got a few!
2000 2500 cummins (picture from the stealership i got it from)
1974 dodge charger 440
73 Opel GT thats destroyed right now. started a drag car project and lost my job so she lives in the back yard now...
1953 Dodge M37 powerwagon
Used to have this but sold it to get the powerwagon. 84 4 runner with custom suspension i built. Rebuilt it from the ground up, and no it wasnt chrome for very long Never let your roommate give you free paint if he gets to choose the color!
and my last pickup before it was wrecked...