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littlemags 05-08-2017 04:36 PM

New build
 
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Going new direction and decided to upgrade the power adder to a 88M turbo combo. This will be a max effort build with a few exceptions...still going to keep "some" creature comforts...ie interior MUST be kept...with NO hackery...lol
I will "occasionally" drive it on the street as I do like to hit a cruise once in a while and make a few weekend rides so that will be a must.

I have since pulled the motor and drivetrain...sold the F1a and will be upgrading my rods as well. Current combo is a stroked 4.6 with Manley 5.85 rods with upgraded ARP bolts. I do plan on making north of 1000 HP so I have decided to upgrade the rods while I have the motor out.

Few pics of progress...

slomach03 05-08-2017 07:05 PM

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Wow that's a ton of power! Good luck on the build

DSG2003Mach1 05-09-2017 10:51 AM

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Gonna be sick! Looking forward to watching the progress

sutyak 05-09-2017 11:43 AM

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Also looking forward to the build! Which turbo will you be using? Lots of choices for 1000whp.

TKat13 05-09-2017 11:49 AM

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Signing in on your build, this will be fun to watch.... we want pictures!

ab_mach1 05-09-2017 12:28 PM

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Awesome! <subscribed>

littlemags 05-09-2017 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sutyak (Post 1626217)
Also looking forward to the build! Which turbo will you be using? Lots of choices for 1000whp.

forced inductions...488sx (t6 1.15 A/R) with a 96mm wheel....Borg Warner with FI's race housing....should make a TON..
:)

littlemags 05-09-2017 04:21 PM

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gotta say one thing though...having a BOLT in lower radiator support made pulling entire drivetrain SUPER SUPER easy....once I disconnected the main harness, exh and few wiring grounds..it was out in less than an hour. I dropped everything onto a dolly and wammo...out...easy!
FOR guys willing to go that route I HIGHLY recommend it....

sutyak 05-09-2017 05:17 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by littlemags (Post 1626229)
forced inductions...488sx (t6 1.15 A/R) with a 96mm wheel....Borg Warner with FI's race housing....should make a TON..
:)

Wow, that's a monster. Have you plotted a compressor map?

TKat13 05-09-2017 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by littlemags (Post 1626230)
gotta say one thing though...having a BOLT in lower radiator support made pulling entire drivetrain SUPER SUPER easy....once I disconnected the main harness, exh and few wiring grounds..it was out in less than an hour. I dropped everything onto a dolly and wammo...out...easy!
FOR guys willing to go that route I HIGHLY recommend it....

That's a good idea, after pulling mine a few times I which I had done that. Wait, I still have A/C and would have to deal with the condenser and freon... doh.

littlemags 05-10-2017 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sutyak (Post 1626231)
Wow, that's a monster. Have you plotted a compressor map?

I have not...but have seen it in a similar combo to what mine will be and with a conservative tune he made over 1200...

sutyak 05-10-2017 07:42 PM

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Just making sure you know that'll make more like 1300whp. :-)
Twice I've had too big of a turbo and ended up going a step down. Trying to save you from buying two turbos.

littlemags 05-12-2017 04:56 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sutyak (Post 1626252)
Just making sure you know that'll make more like 1300whp. :-)
Twice I've had too big of a turbo and ended up going a step down. Trying to save you from buying two turbos.

To be honest...I was told it could make OVER 1500 but we were going to keep boost and tune around the 1100-1200 range.

littlemags 07-21-2017 10:11 AM

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something showed up finally. been a two month wait on billet compressor wheels....

DSG2003Mach1 07-21-2017 11:27 AM

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**** that's awesome

TRbetngu 07-21-2017 05:10 PM

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:surprise: this is incredible.

311-420 07-21-2017 05:12 PM

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Gotta do it big!

03Shadow Grey 07-21-2017 09:21 PM

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Good lord that is HUGE !!
Should be easy to afford being sponsored by Pepsi :31::31:

TKat13 07-21-2017 10:07 PM

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Wow... thats a beast.

not a gt 07-22-2017 12:25 AM

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AWESOME!!! I'm in .

littlemags 07-26-2017 05:17 PM

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Starting the welding up engine bay process.....welding support hole smooth and will tack the scott rod panels this week...more pics to follow

SuperMach1 07-26-2017 06:20 PM

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It's going to be sick that's for sure. What made you get rid of the F1?

littlemags 07-26-2017 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperMach1 (Post 1627808)
It's going to be sick that's for sure. What made you get rid of the F1?

well....to be honest...running a COG driven f1 was hard to control cooling temps. even with a full radiator i ran into IAT temps on rise. I added nitrous to cool temps and took advantage of extra torque BUT that caused a sleeve to drop in my teksid. ONCE that happened I actually had planned on a quick rebuild BUT got a great offer on selling my F1 setup to switch to turbo....so here we go

littlemags 07-31-2017 12:06 PM

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a little more work this weekend. spot welded right side panels in. I will seam seal every edge and then fill and block to baby boat smooth....

DSG2003Mach1 07-31-2017 12:18 PM

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That's gonna look great

littlemags 07-31-2017 05:09 PM

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I have a TON of more work to do and I usually only get free time once or twice a week for a few hours at a time. SO THIS will take some time BUT it will be bad-a$$ once it is done.

DSG2003Mach1 07-31-2017 05:52 PM

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I'm incredibly familiar with that schedule unfortunately

It also means any hiccups in incorrect/missing/broken parts can cause extremely long delays

TKat13 08-01-2017 02:07 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by littlemags (Post 1627892)
a little more work this weekend. spot welded right side panels in. I will seam seal every edge and then fill and block to baby boat smooth....

Looks good, I have been really considering doing this as well when I yank mine back out. Keep feeding us pics. :)

speeddemon0712 08-03-2017 09:06 AM

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Nice! Can't wait to see how she turns out. Please keep us updated!

Vndcatr 08-03-2017 12:18 PM

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which model F1 were you running?. New setup sounds like its going to do work! but your setups always impress haha.

littlemags 08-04-2017 07:51 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Vndcatr (Post 1627959)
which model F1 were you running?. New setup sounds like its going to do work! but your setups always impress haha.

I ran an f1a with cog set up at 20lbs and 100 shot NX....

littlemags 08-05-2017 06:08 PM

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little more progress...so I finished my tack welds on right apron and lower frame rail cover. FOR all the non welders...this is actually a easy project IF you have the time and patience. Easy tack welds are simple quick bursts...then grind the high spots down.
Once everything was ground down I put a SMALL thin layer of fiber-smart filler. (fiberglass) over the spots and filled in voids. I let set up for about 10 minutes and then grabbed 80 grit and started knocking it down. THIS stuff turns HARD as a rock quickly and if you wait on it you will be sanding for days.
I still have 3m filler to go over that and then fine glaze coat before priming entire thing. (long way to go for now)

anyways...couple pics of progress...i will post more pics of the process I am using as i go along too. This may differ from others but I feel this will give the perfect smooth look I am going for.

littlemags 08-06-2017 12:07 PM

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little more this morning..left side and filling in holes too....
HINT for novice welders...copper plate with magnets work great for filling larger holes. sit behind hole and weld shut. Mig weld wont stick to copper and makes sealing larger holes a breeze.

sutyak 08-07-2017 08:47 AM

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Looking great

littlemags 08-09-2017 10:19 AM

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more welding of holes/ grinding flat then first coat of filler. I will need to spend the next hundred hours of my life sanding...lol

Vndcatr 08-09-2017 12:03 PM

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Looks good man! ive always wanted to do this, not quite sure why i havent yet lol. For the turbo guys it really cleans up the bay and completes the look.

littlemags 08-09-2017 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Vndcatr (Post 1628032)
Looks good man! ive always wanted to do this, not quite sure why i havent yet lol. For the turbo guys it really cleans up the bay and completes the look.

I know a LOT of guys posting pics of this before and after....I wanted to kinda show the process along the way and really what goes into doing this. I enjoy the work actually but it is messy and very time consuming. I plan on coating the entire engine bay...seal everything and plus paint the inner aprons as well. This will IMO look the best and have that show car feel.

TKat13 08-13-2017 10:53 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by littlemags (Post 1628001)
little more this morning..left side and filling in holes too....
HINT for novice welders...copper plate with magnets work great for filling larger holes. sit behind hole and weld shut. Mig weld wont stick to copper and makes sealing larger holes a breeze.

Looks great; I have a copper plate but minus the magnets, now off to a new search... thanks.

littlemags 08-14-2017 07:44 AM

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another update...spent about 6 hours this weekend on passenger side smoothing out a lot of high spots and...I used 120 grit but will have to go to 320 the whole area before I use poly spray primer.
Will start on drivers side this week and started pulling dash and harness.

littlemags 08-30-2017 11:03 AM

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nothing crazy...over 100 hours into engine bay smoothing already and still LONG way to go.
Finally got my Cloyes Primary timing adjusters (9-3169a)...waiting on accufab chains and tensioners to show...

TKat13 08-30-2017 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by littlemags (Post 1628294)
nothing crazy...over 100 hours into engine bay smoothing already and still LONG way to go.

wow, I may be just fine with my rough edges and holes.... lol

Congrats, thats a ton of work for sure!

littlemags 09-05-2017 02:54 PM

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MORE WORK...dash pulled and complete harness (fast xfi and stock) pulled out...closing up back holes on rear firewall...ran out of 18g metal. did more body work on front inner aprons too....I want to have engine primed and ready for paint before winter...

ab_mach1 09-05-2017 03:01 PM

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Nice! That's gonna be a great looking engine bay when you're done.

DSG2003Mach1 09-05-2017 03:48 PM

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lookin good!

littlemags 09-13-2017 01:40 PM

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finally all holes that I wanted to close out are done and body work is moving along. I have to finish a LOT of glaze work...
plan on poly prime entire engine bay this weekend

DSG2003Mach1 09-13-2017 01:46 PM

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sweet!

did you face the HD bucket that way on purpose for some extra motivation? lol

TKat13 09-14-2017 11:31 AM

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Looks great; btw, do you have another post that has more info on your cage? Looks good and I like the bars up front. Thanks in advance.

TKat13 09-14-2017 11:33 AM

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disregard, I found it. :smokin:

littlemags 09-16-2017 06:41 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TKat13 (Post 1628415)
disregard, I found it. :smokin:

I have changed a few things...no more swing outs and changed parachute mount . I may be changing a few more things but so far I am going to stick with my current set up

littlemags 09-16-2017 06:42 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DSG2003Mach1 (Post 1628412)
sweet!

did you face the HD bucket that way on purpose for some extra motivation? lol

lol....that is my sitting stool when I welded up holes and all the sanding i had to do


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