The Project Pad

saturday the intake plumbing was tackled. i needed a pipe that's secured to the body so that it doesn't rattle around, and when the air filter or turbo inlet elbow is pulled, the pipe doesn't flop around and be a pain to work with, so I came up with this...





finished it in matte black


suction line for the crank case breather system


nice tight fit...


still enough clearance to get access at the back of the light 8)



the downpipe also got wrapped



i bought some of HRP's "original" gold heat shielding... man, that stuff is cool! i pulled the no longer original emissions and vacuum routing stickers out from under the hood and prepped the area...


made some templates with cardstock


cut out and install


and i also wanted to do the AAN heat shield that i was planning on using. the finish on it was getting kind of tattered, so i prepped it and did the best i could. the foil is fiberglass reinforced, so it doesn't want to "stretch" much


once that was done i realized the underside of the hood hadn't been cleaned in quite a while and gave it a thorough once over, then waxed it. alllll good

the little teeny piece of heat foil was for a laugh

i think that's about it for this sunday. i'm beat from driving and pulling an engine and coming back. hopefully more this week


i need to get the flexible portion of fuel supply and feed lines figured out, work on wiring.... , and make a mount for the VR sensor on the crank pulley

DAMN!!!! Looks great Derek!!!! I really am diggin this car.

i think the engine bay looks better without the red valve cover. I personally like the 3b better than the 7a unit 2 but that's just my opinion. Looking really good.

Looking good Derek!! Man you are getting close and now I'm getting excited.

I like the gold stuff. looks clean, i have been looking for a heat wrap for under my hood, what was your source? (if you don't mind sharing)

HRPworld.com 8) it's not cheap though!

Pegasus also has it:

Gold Heat Barrier Film

this is what i got
http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?tpc=R ... on=product

it's 4" wider and $3/ft cheaper.

derracuda wrote:http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o254 ... 040256.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o254 ... 040259.jpg

:? Air filter will collect all the dirt from road etc. Am I wrong? How often you will need to clean it? - once a week or every day?

Derek stuff looks awesome, I hope you will not drive that thing in a rain, at full boost that thing will be like a wet vac

derracuda wrote:this is what i got
http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?tpc=R ... on=product

it's 4" wider and $3/ft cheaper.

Crap, wish i had seen that when I ordered mine. :frustrated:

Time for a mental note...

Thanks Derek!

Will that color clash with Ginster? :-D

Jim, I was going to use some stuff from Parts Express.

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdet ... er=268-280

Sure it's a little thicker, and doesn't make your engine bay look like NASA built it, but it's cheaper...

fasterthenrs2 wrote:Derek stuff looks awesome, I hope you will not drive that thing in a rain, at full boost that thing will be like a wet vac

it's the same place i had the filter on my alpine car for 3 years, no problems :? i do have some plans for shielding though.. and ultimately a belly pan once the spoiler is on the front.

Speaking of spoilers, I saw your post on VWVortex.
Are you making copies of the Votex front spoiler?

Cheers

ralleyquattro wrote:Speaking of spoilers, I saw your post on VWVortex.
Are you making copies of the Votex front spoiler?

Cheers

i hope to i need to get my feet wet in composites with a couple smaller things first, but yes, i do want to make copies of the votex piece. i can't find a reliable source to have them made, probably because i don't want 10,000 pieces, so... i shall be forced to learn 8) i am placing an order for materials today

Do you plan on making more than one?

Votex lips, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Just what I need to complete the front end hotness on my Coupe.

extreme90path wrote:Do you plan on making more than one?

we'll see how it goes 8) hopefully i get the first one without any major problems and then i can makes some more

what materials?? (i am too lazy to go back a page)

i have 5 gal resin, gal catalyst, and lots of glass mat if its fiberglass you want to play with

timmmy wrote:Yeah great stuff D, glad to see you back at it. I guess the race is really on and I think you are gonna win

Haydn, want me to slow 'im down???? (see below for how LOL)

derracuda wrote:TIG yes. the machine belongs to Aaron (speeding-g60, g60freak is the gmail addy), he's been graciously loaning it to me, and i've decided as soon as i can raise some extra funds, i'm buying one... i can't live without it.

derracuda wrote:

ralleyquattro wrote:Speaking of spoilers, I saw your post on VWVortex.
Are you making copies of the Votex front spoiler?

Cheers

i hope to i need to get my feet wet in composites with a couple smaller things first, but yes, i do want to make copies of the votex piece. i can't find a reliable source to have them made, probably because i don't want 10,000 pieces, so... i shall be forced to learn 8) i am placing an order for materials today

I'll be willing to test it for you..

ralleyquattro wrote:

derracuda wrote:

ralleyquattro wrote:Speaking of spoilers, I saw your post on VWVortex.
Are you making copies of the Votex front spoiler?

Cheers

i hope to i need to get my feet wet in composites with a couple smaller things first, but yes, i do want to make copies of the votex piece. i can't find a reliable source to have them made, probably because i don't want 10,000 pieces, so... i shall be forced to learn 8) i am placing an order for materials today

I'll be willing to test it for you..

welll, i have my car to put one on, and my buddies... we'll see how things go when i get there

when i made the crankcase breather can, i intended it to have steel wool of some kind as an additional filter for the hot oily air to pass through on it's way out to the intake, and i got that in last night.




a screen to make sure nothing gets though (on both outlets for the can)


stuffed like a turkey


internal filter back on



i thought maybe the steel wool would create some kind of resistance in line with that filter.... heh. it's basically free flowing. pretty cool 8) i plan to put a small clear catch container over by the turbo were the main suction line will be so i can see what kind of oily air is getting through, or not getting through, just for a little while, and then if all looks good, i pull it and make a straight line.

i'm about to head off to get the fittings for the turbo drain and fuel lines so that can get wrapped up, and i'm almost ready to pull the engine and gut it for the new block.

waahoo!

Did you consider using stainless steel or copper wool? No chance of it rusting from the water vapor. Granted, it will be generally cover with oil, which will protect it, but I like to be safe. :wink: