My engine bay and engine redo - 98 TA
04-19-2011, 04:27 PM
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Build is looking good man definitely picked up where you left off pretty quickly with your new additions!
04-19-2011, 06:23 PM
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I'm highly motivated now. My wife and I are going on a weekend trip for out 9th anniversary in June, sans kids. Would be very nice to take the car on the trip, just the two of us like old times. 
04-20-2011, 07:22 AM
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Almost done with the accessory brackets. I'm going to powdercoat the pulleys tonight and then reassemble them. I powdercoated my new valve covers gloss black last night, but not sure I like them being so glossy so I may redo them in a semigloss black.
04-23-2011, 11:20 PM
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Sprayed some more powder tonight. Did the front and rear covers, the front because I wanted to match the satin black the engine block will be, the rear just because I wanted it clean and it was the last bit of satin I had and figured I'd use it up since it was really old and sucked for any good stuff anyway.
And here is a picture of my accessory brackets all assembled.
And here is a picture of my accessory brackets all assembled.
04-25-2011, 09:16 AM
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I'll update more this weekend. Rough week, two big projects to get out at work, plus this is finals week and I have a final exam tonight and a 10 page term paper due on Thursday.
So no working on the TA this week.
So no working on the TA this week.
08-07-2011, 03:11 PM
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i just read all 6 pages of this thread to find out its not finished, its like watching a movie and the power going out just before the ending lol.
congrats on tackling this project btw!
congrats on tackling this project btw!
09-21-2011, 02:12 PM
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Well, I am back again. 
Life has been crazy, working my *** off and going to school. Now I'm trying to put a new engine in the van my dad gave me so I can sell my Suburban to pay for my last semester of tuition. And having two kids and a wife. Yeah, I'm busy.
But I finally got off my *** and cleaned the garage and got motivated on the car again.
I mounted the nitrous tank and ran the supply line. I welded studs to the floorboard and then ran the studs through the carpet and bolted it down. Then I ran the supply line through the drain plug over the tank. I have a blowdown line coming, I'll mount that when it gets here. I also bought a new front bumper to replace the one I cut for the intercooler back when I was going to do turbo.
I also finished fabricating some C6 brake brackets for the front. I have one side mounted and am working on the other side now.
I pulled the ABS module and am fabricating a bracket that bolts in that location and then the nitrous controller will bolt to that plate. I'm going to clean up the fuel lines to hide them a little and also hide the brake lines the best I can.
Engine bay is ready for paint too!
Nitrous mounted:
Life has been crazy, working my *** off and going to school. Now I'm trying to put a new engine in the van my dad gave me so I can sell my Suburban to pay for my last semester of tuition. And having two kids and a wife. Yeah, I'm busy.
But I finally got off my *** and cleaned the garage and got motivated on the car again.
I mounted the nitrous tank and ran the supply line. I welded studs to the floorboard and then ran the studs through the carpet and bolted it down. Then I ran the supply line through the drain plug over the tank. I have a blowdown line coming, I'll mount that when it gets here. I also bought a new front bumper to replace the one I cut for the intercooler back when I was going to do turbo.
I also finished fabricating some C6 brake brackets for the front. I have one side mounted and am working on the other side now.
I pulled the ABS module and am fabricating a bracket that bolts in that location and then the nitrous controller will bolt to that plate. I'm going to clean up the fuel lines to hide them a little and also hide the brake lines the best I can.
Engine bay is ready for paint too!
Nitrous mounted: