Here are some more teaser cell phone pics...
Here are some more teaser cell phone pics...
Last edited by hondalude86; 03-26-2011 at 05:28 AM.
Last edited by hondalude86; 03-26-2011 at 05:27 AM.
Moar!
this is cool. good progress. it really makes me wanna do something to my own car when i see progress in a build thread.
I'm mostly waiting on my crank scraper to put the motor together but tomorrow I'm going to size my rings install my valve springs clean out the oil pump and clean up the block/head. And hopefully watch the KY Wildcats dominate tomorrow night!
OOOOOOOHHHHHHHH, C-A-T-S CATS CATS CATS!!! ok, so not much more progress this weekend other than the fact that UK dominated this weekend, mad props for them!!!
So Sunday, I ordered a whole slew of parts... nothing fancy, just the basics to put it together. Everything that is except the oil pump... i took the oil pump off to clean it out, and that damn thing was nearly seized up! So i'll have to order a new one.
There wasn't much progress with the motor. I took off the oil/water pump. The cam is out, the oil pressure sensor for the AEM gauge is installed, the two extra water pump bungs for the carbs were welded shut, cleaned the motor, and found out that the head bolts i ordered are the wrong ones. Got the RIGHT ones on order! Just in case anyone searches the part number you need for the ARP head bolts are...
218-4703.
I ordered from importperformance and it cost me 100 bucks. not bad at all!
Of course there wasn't much to take pics of, and the only think i did take pics of was with my camera phone, but i think you'll appreciate what 2hours and less than 45 bucks in materials can make you... in fact, 45 bucks in material could make you 3 of these...
Yes i made my own, manly sized gauge cluster... I'm planning on running the wiring through the clock opening, provided i can get back there somewhat easy... I've been back there before with my white car, so i know its possible... just a pain.
oh yea, and for my last picture, i have this massive fail...
If anyone ever wondered what the Mazda MZR head bolts look like next to the factory honda head bolts here it is...
PARTS UPDATE...
Still have my Odyssey battery to take a picture of
No crank scraper & oil pan baffle yet (this is what is holding me up the most!!)
Need to do list...
Size my rings per cylinder...
install new valve springs...
get the rest of my ford EDIS/ megasquirt parts (cygnus?)
start the wiring craziness hopefully with the help of cygnus
tap the two exhaust manifold studs that are stripped
assemble motor... (that one is a biggie)
Parts to order...
New del sol radiator/fan (ordered)
oil pump(ordered)
??? (suggestions)
Last edited by hondalude86; 03-29-2011 at 07:13 PM.
Sorry, mac fail...
EBay 3 core aluminum radiator with fan and shroud on order!
HV oil pump (toga) on order
I thought you were suppose to use the Mazda B6 head studs?
Originally Posted by LiTtLe xOx BitT
Hmm, that's strange. Might ask Mushroom_Toy what he used. I believe his A20 was assembled successfully just recently with ARP head studs.
That wasn't the only post I found. Cygnus posted on several places that that was the number to use, plus tdurrs build thread had that too. I'm not asure what the miata b4 is but I do know the mzr motor was the wron one
Yep, I see that same part number referenced all over 3geez. Maybe you got shipped the wrong parts? The B6 is the 1.6 Miata engine. Same as the 1.8 as well. I'm probably wrong about it being those, as the part number does reference the 2 liter Miata engine... Unless maybe the ET2 is that much different from the A20, but I wouldn't think so...
You should e-mail ARP and give them the specs for your stock head bolts and see what they say, might have been a mis-package or the ET2 could have different size for some weird reason. They are super helpful and helped me locate a set of studs for my EK1 motor in my 81 Accord.
Last edited by 2ndGenGuy; 03-31-2011 at 12:23 PM.
The New head bolts worked, so here is a mini update...
Got my parts from cygnus!
TRIGGER WHEEL!!
VR sensor bracket
had to have my oil pickup cleaned since a new one is 80 bucks
Lol that looks like it's seen better days! But hey at least it's inside and will never get seen!
hahaha, yea, the machine shop guy had one hell of a time getting it apart and then back together, but for me, it needed to be 100% and is worth the beat up apperance, and as you said before, it'll be inside! Hopefully monday, i'll get my crank scraper and oil pan baffle, the only bad part is, i don't have ANY time to work on it! school 4 nights a week, and i'm already behind. maybe i'll get lucky on friday and have some honest time to put towards it. I wanted to get some pics to keep this in my head and keep me excited... the hardest part is going to be the wiring. I've got 3 new gauges to wire up, all the megajolt stuff and tons of cleaning to do under the hood, not to mention getting the motor put together. it's literally nuts... I'll have some more money to spend on tools to finish this damn car but i'm still waiting on parts...
Toga High volume oil pump. (4/11 eta)
3core half radiator, slim fan (4/8 eta)
oil pan baffle and crank scrapers... ???
everything else is already here, i've got so many parts here, that I can hardly keep up with it all, I guess thats a good thing!!!
Last edited by hondalude86; 04-05-2011 at 07:49 PM.
Looking good so far! I REALLY want to see what kind of power you put down with this build. That piston rod combo looks killer!
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On the wiring, the Megajolt part is pretty straightforward. Cleaning up the factory wiring is kind of a pain though. No real easy way to go about it though other than to just dig in and git-r-done.
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Yes I can't wait as well should be pretty interesting to see what happens and must admit the piston rod combo is tempting for my next build! Definately be looking at 83mm pistons would still prefer to get some B18 piston blanks made and have the crowns machine myself but for the price you can get these it's worth a shot the CR ratio should still be pretty good. Don't forget if you get a chance to get a shot of the valves sticking out be interesting to see how close the angle is to the pockets in the piston and how far out they are.
Would really like to get forged pistons next time and a higher CR ratio if i can get upto around 12:1 with the right head and custom header and exhaust should easily be able to reach my goal of around 230-240bhp! :0)
Crank scrapers came in today!!! Hellz Yea!
glad to see you building instead of swapping. can't wait to see the end result
I'm hoping to get some work done on Friday.
what is that???
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