The Maki project

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I´m gettin to the point where it´s time for startup...bit by bit.
Meaning that tomorrow i´l hopefully have the engine up and running on the new intake and the VEMS system.

..and if all goes well that means that i can start emphasizing the turbo side of it all

So far..we´ve at least got oilpressure.

MSD box is connected and seems to work.Distributor is in.Ign coil hooked up.All the wiring is done out in the engine compartment.

What´s left is tiny stuff.
Hooking the VEMS box per se up,wiring of the tachometer..stuff like that.
Then it´s startup time

[Henger]

Hey Jesper,

das sind doch geile News , ich hoffe es läuft alles gleich so wie ihr es euch vorgestellt habt

Ich freue mich wirklich auf Makis [glow=red]TURBO-BEAST[/glow] und wünsche euch morgen alles Gute beim Probelauf

Gruß Fränk

[Maki]

Hört sich doch alles sehr, sehr gut an
Dann kannste ja fast demnächst die Reifen qualmen lassen Jesper

Bye
Maki

[Henger]

Vielleicht sollte ich Makis Evo einfahren ....wegen meines Alters und meiner Erfahrung , dann würde er auch sicher ordentlich laufen

Fränk, der bestimmt gut einfahren kann, ganz sicher sogar......mal schauen wie hoch die Möhre dreht [glow=red]ahhhhhhhhh[/glow]...

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Frank.
You know that im only doing this for the beer.
Yup..only in it for the beer...

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On a more serious note Maki...it´s starting to look good.
As in real good.
Fact is,i seldom end up satisfied...but this time..i´ll be damned.
Of course there´s details..always are...but the general impression..

Just hope that VK has done their part of it and that no ills will show its ugly face as we start her up.

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HOUSTON.....WE HAVE LIFT OFF!
Elvis have indeed left the building...

Although for now running without any exhaust system,she at least runs.
For the first time...in a long time

No ills at all so far...simply runs.
Now..time for the turbo setup per se..to make the little engine look like Hindenburg...

[LUDE]

Geiles Teil Jesper!
Herzichen Glückwunsch Maki!

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Thanx Lude.
Yup..this simply feels solid-for lack of better words.

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The little things.

Today i looked into the replacement of the "ölbehalter" for the SLS system et al.
Likewise the placement of the intercooler and the radiator.

Ended up cutting the center piece of piping out and building a new one for the radiator support.
Thing here is..
This way it´s easy to restore as the center piece was simply clean cut and can be seamed in again at will.
What we fabbed up though looks more or less stock actually,and it SURE makes more room for the different pieces.

Then..i got the "little things" of the VEMS to work...like the tachometer..various flybacks asf.
So..in essence the VEMS install is all done,and the head work of the intercooler is all in place.

Going to spend the next couple of days getting the intercooler complete and ready for hookup as well as replacing the SLS sytem.

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..and the saga continues.

I´ve just started looking into the placement of the turbo.
Thought is to spend time until i feel dayum good and ready to weld it all up.
Expend the options available so to say.

The current thinking goes along the lines of moving the battery to the trunk and installing the oilreservoir for the SLS as well as the overflow tank for the engine and the windshieldwasher where the battery resides stock.
Reason is that it will simply make for a much cleaner look,and again...if need be it´ll be easy enough to convert back to stock as we´re all in all talking a few holes drilled for various bracketry.

We´ve even played around with making a new right hand side engine mount-that´s would be vastly "lower" in built,and placing the turbocharger besides the motor.However..this was deemed less than optimal from a flow standpoint,so in essence...back to the original plan-which means putting the turbo up where i´ve got it on my own car.

The mod of the radiator support turned out just fine.In fact...it´s a mod that only the REALLY trained eye will detect.
Welded some bungs to the top of the intercooler for fastening the cooler to the top of the radiator support with two bolts.Works great.

Sometime during the weekend i´ll make sure to take more pictures and post them.

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So..intercooler,all of its brackets and what have you is done.
Basicaly what remains to be fabbed is the exhaust hedder and downpipe to mate up with the exhaust system.

Buuut...it being stainless steel...it takes more time than one thinks.
However,project is coming along just fine and it...simply looks thought through and runs well.

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..and the story continues.
Going to take some pictures and post today.

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Well Maki...you asked for it to be "none bling"..and this is what we came up with.
Looks WAYYYYYYY better IRL as you´ll soon discover..

None the less..



Intercooler.Made to fit,and fits like a damn glove.When you walk up to the car the cooler is the last thing you notice really!!



Another view ..and as can be seen the cooler really "disappears".
As you can also see the exhaust hedder is taking shape by the day.



Intercooler with pressure piping,throttle return spring and brackets,intake air temp sensors aso.

As you can see...we´re getting there

General impression is that the whole setup looks thought through.No frills,no "bullshit"...just plain business to rock hard...

[LUDE]

Look very nice Jesper....!

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Thanx Lude.
Again though...it looks a TON better in real life..the impact as you come close to the engine bay is downright....rock n roll...it looks REALLY business...

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Btw.
ALL "details"(like bolts,worm clamps aso)are stainless steel.
The whole thing breathes of an orgie in stainless and semigloss black.

[Maki]

Hi Jesper,
ich werde mich ja morgen selber davon überzeugen können
Bye
Maki

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Maki alter hase.
Bring beer.

[Henger]

Hey Jesper du alter Zauberschrauber,

das sieht doch alles schon verdammt gut aus ...langsam werde ich ein wenig neidisch

Vielleicht können wir beim Hockenheimtreffen auch bei mir auf die Schnelle ein Turbolein anflanschen....damit ich auf der Bahn nicht so alt gegen den Griechen ausschau

Jesper mach weiter mit dem Griechenprojekt, das wird echt geil

Gruß Fränk

PS. Maki, kein Bier mitbringen....das verzögert das Turbo -Projekt nur unötig , Bier für die Wikinger gibt es erst in Hockenheim