The Turbo TA is BACK!
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Thanks guys! I am glad to see people are following, and enjoy it as much as I do. I need to get off my *** and make a YouTube video update on the car one of these daysThe 4-link brackets are welded up and in the car! First he welded up the doubler plates.
And now in the car
And now in the car
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That is a great question. I think with the drivetrain I have now, the turbo is my limiting factor for power. That will probably top out around 1800 or so HP. Depending how light the car ends up and everything else a mid 7 would be nice. I would also like to complete a drag and drive with a 7 second average with this combo. Ultimately I want to go twin turbo big block, and then I will be aiming for low 6's, but that wont be for a while.
That is a great question. I think with the drivetrain I have now, the turbo is my limiting factor for power. That will probably top out around 1800 or so HP. Depending how light the car ends up and everything else a mid 7 would be nice. I would also like to complete a drag and drive with a 7 second average with this combo. Ultimately I want to go twin turbo big block, and then I will be aiming for low 6's, but that wont be for a while.
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Shes off the jig! Final welding is going to be starting along with tin work etc.
Also after some discussion, we are no longer going to powder coat the chassis. There are a bunch of reasons for this, but a big one is welding anything to it later. Like adding brackets and tabs for mounting things, doing a front end later etc. I have actually been stressing out about all the small tabs and brackets and **** it will need, and trying to think of everything. Now I wont have to, and I can handle doing that stuff later.
Also after some discussion, we are no longer going to powder coat the chassis. There are a bunch of reasons for this, but a big one is welding anything to it later. Like adding brackets and tabs for mounting things, doing a front end later etc. I have actually been stressing out about all the small tabs and brackets and **** it will need, and trying to think of everything. Now I wont have to, and I can handle doing that stuff later.
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Well another successful trip to the land of 1,000 lakes to see my baby! There wasn't much to see beyond what I have already posted, but you know I am going dump a bunch of pics anyway 
I am also working on a video for YouTube, which I should have up this week.
Anyway, we started today bright and early, and freezing!
The nice thing about leaving so early was the roads were empty, this was 294 just south of 90!
Going through Illinois and Indiana was smooth sailing. Then as soon as I crossed into Michigan it was snowing. Not a big deal, I am in a truck, except that they dont believe in salt out there so it was slick as ****!! I got sideways a few times, and lost count how many cars I saw in ditches!
I managed to make it without too much excitement though, and got to see this work of art!
Kind of my view
4 link bracket in
Front end Monday!?
So now that I got to see it all again, it was time to brave the weather again, which got worse. This was a lot of my drive back through Michigan
Luckily as soon as I hit Indiana the snow and slick road stopped and they just got better the rest of the way home. It was great seeing the car again, and seeing the progress. We also talked about some of the finer details to get a head start on all of that. That is all for now, keep an eye out for a video this week!!
I am also working on a video for YouTube, which I should have up this week.Anyway, we started today bright and early, and freezing!
The nice thing about leaving so early was the roads were empty, this was 294 just south of 90!
Going through Illinois and Indiana was smooth sailing. Then as soon as I crossed into Michigan it was snowing. Not a big deal, I am in a truck, except that they dont believe in salt out there so it was slick as ****!! I got sideways a few times, and lost count how many cars I saw in ditches!
I managed to make it without too much excitement though, and got to see this work of art!
Kind of my view
4 link bracket in
Front end Monday!?
So now that I got to see it all again, it was time to brave the weather again, which got worse. This was a lot of my drive back through Michigan
Luckily as soon as I hit Indiana the snow and slick road stopped and they just got better the rest of the way home. It was great seeing the car again, and seeing the progress. We also talked about some of the finer details to get a head start on all of that. That is all for now, keep an eye out for a video this week!!
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Its been a bit, but I have some small updates!! I was warned that now they are getting into the slower more tedious aspects of the build that updates would be slower. First up though, I finally got my carbon door panels that I had ordered like 4 months ago!
You can see along that formed edge, not great...
This is the other one, with some scratches all over
I realize that I am spoiled with Kostick parts, but these are just not acceptable. I am seeing what I can do about returning these, or getting money back etc. Then I need to decide if I get the ones that Rock Solid Motorsports just released, or just buy a sheet of carbon and make my own. The thing I liked about these over either of those two options is that these wrapped over the top of the door giving it a more finished look. Oh well I guess
Moving on to the better stuff, I got some pics last night mocking up the 4-link!
I don't even know what to say!![img alt=""]data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7[/img]
You can see along that formed edge, not great...
This is the other one, with some scratches all over
I realize that I am spoiled with Kostick parts, but these are just not acceptable. I am seeing what I can do about returning these, or getting money back etc. Then I need to decide if I get the ones that Rock Solid Motorsports just released, or just buy a sheet of carbon and make my own. The thing I liked about these over either of those two options is that these wrapped over the top of the door giving it a more finished look. Oh well I guess
Moving on to the better stuff, I got some pics last night mocking up the 4-link!
I don't even know what to say!![img alt="
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I may be a month late, but I finally cobbled together a video. Check it out and let me know what you think! Also feel free to Like, Comment, Subscribe, Share etc. I need that sweet sweet youtube money, and I am far away from that still LOL
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I think the door panel saga is somewhat resolved now. Only because I bought another set from Rock Solid Motorsports now LOL. I am not going to get into all the details of what's been going on with the other set. Lets just take a quick look at the new ones, and do some comparison.
It looks beat up, but it has a protective film on it. I didn't peel it off, but I looks like they are pristine underneath. Also these are a glossy carbon finish which will better match the interior of the car. The dash is a matte finish, but everything else carbon will be gloss.
Here are both sets just because I have em LOL
One thing I did notice was that the new ones seemed kind of heavy. So I weighed them
4Lbs 14.2oz DAMN! Lets compare to the other set which I noted were very light when I got them.
1lb 11.1oz DAMN! So the new ones are 3lbs 3.1oz heavier. Still way lighter than stock, but for comparison the dash board is 3lbs 3oz for the main body. In order for these to have any rigidity though, they need to be thicker so it makes sense.
Anyway, that is about all I have for now. I think next week I am going to try and get out there to check in on the car. I am not sure how much progress has been made, but regardless I want to go see it. In the meantime I will leave you with one more pic of the rear end
It looks beat up, but it has a protective film on it. I didn't peel it off, but I looks like they are pristine underneath. Also these are a glossy carbon finish which will better match the interior of the car. The dash is a matte finish, but everything else carbon will be gloss.
Here are both sets just because I have em LOL
One thing I did notice was that the new ones seemed kind of heavy. So I weighed them
4Lbs 14.2oz DAMN! Lets compare to the other set which I noted were very light when I got them.
1lb 11.1oz DAMN! So the new ones are 3lbs 3.1oz heavier. Still way lighter than stock, but for comparison the dash board is 3lbs 3oz for the main body. In order for these to have any rigidity though, they need to be thicker so it makes sense.
Anyway, that is about all I have for now. I think next week I am going to try and get out there to check in on the car. I am not sure how much progress has been made, but regardless I want to go see it. In the meantime I will leave you with one more pic of the rear end
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Yeah they do overall look a lot nicer. I like that the others wrap over the top, but that is basically the only redeeming quality. It always annoyed me they don't have a hole for the door handle too.
The rear end is a work of art! I don't even want to put it in the car LOL
The rear end is a work of art! I don't even want to put it in the car LOL
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Yesterday the wiife and I took a little road trip to check in on the car and also pick up some parts. The shop has been really busy knocking out some other projects, and I have told them they could drag on my car some since I am not in a hurry.
They moved the chassis the other day, and were working on the driveshaft enclosure yesterday.
When we showed up. I was distracted by the rear end, so here are a bunch of pics of that
We even got the wife to hop in!
You can see the trans was in the chassis there, and also the body in the background. I believe they are going to be getting it back on the table to put the body back on soon, then comes tin work!
On the way home we also met up with someone to get a set of big boy injectors
They are Moran 550lb injectors. I will send them in to Moran to get the full workup before I use them, but I traded my old ID injectors even for them. Couldn't really pass up that deal since that basically makes these free!
All in all a nice lil 550 mile day. Always good to hang out in the shop for a bit and see some of the bad *** projects they have going on.
They moved the chassis the other day, and were working on the driveshaft enclosure yesterday.
When we showed up. I was distracted by the rear end, so here are a bunch of pics of that
We even got the wife to hop in!
You can see the trans was in the chassis there, and also the body in the background. I believe they are going to be getting it back on the table to put the body back on soon, then comes tin work!
On the way home we also met up with someone to get a set of big boy injectors
They are Moran 550lb injectors. I will send them in to Moran to get the full workup before I use them, but I traded my old ID injectors even for them. Couldn't really pass up that deal since that basically makes these free!
All in all a nice lil 550 mile day. Always good to hang out in the shop for a bit and see some of the bad *** projects they have going on.