PROJECT , TURBO ( bobafett )

[bobafett]

Okay well I finally have an update... I managed to get my spark plug wires built and I think they turned out pretty damn good!

I am using Moroso Blue Max Spiral Core plug wires. These have a high amount of resistance built into the wire, and are meant to work with the electromotive ignition system a lot better than a set of low resistance plug wires would.

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[forrest89sei]

Why did you write FUCK on your timing belt?

[bobafett]

It has been covered before. it says FUCK A20's ;-)

I earned the right to write that on there after having to redo the timing belt about 15 times a day for a few days. PS shaved and decked heads and blocks REALLY do make setting the timing a bitch FYI.

[forrest89sei]

Ok great, now I can say this


LOOKS SWEET!

[2ndGenGuy]

Man those wires are huge. The wire organizer looks bitchen too. Good work! Can't wait to see it running!

[AccordEpicenter]

ERROR 404

Turbo Not found




Hahahaha jk! Looks like its coming together! Im getting the engine back from the machinist prolly next week and the suspension is in the car so im starting to catch up. Who do you think will have their shit running first?

/threadjack

[bobafett]

Hahah you will probably get your setup going again first. I am not in a rush. The main thing now is that I have to rewire the whole car from scratch, which is gonna take some time.

I am forgetting about the turbo for now and just focus on getting all my wiring done and getting a NA street tune.

But I agree, turbo not found. hahah

[Pico]

One Word.......














WOW!!!

[MessyHonda]

engine bay looks good....i want to get a fuel rail...how much do thoes aem ones go for?

[thegreatdane]

Holy shit, that ignition setup looks awesome. Like all the rest. EGT logging, damn your serious about this

Solid front engine mount, huh?

[bobafett]

Yeah the front mount was a temporary thing while I tried to get that turbo working with the ram horn manifold. Turns out that with that turbo, I just couldn't get a downpipe built without major headaches.

For anybody wanting to do a traction bar setup in the front it is the ultimate turbo manifold, but with a stock crossmember it won't happen.

Thanks for the comments. The AEM rail was bought of of ebay a couple years ago, but it was probably around $150. My AEM fuel pressure regulator is suspect, but I need to test a stock one now to determine where my fuel 'issue' is coming from.

If I were to do it again I would buy one of the cheaper GE rails. The AEM is fine, but its functionally not any better than the $75 ones on ebay.

Next up I need to start on putting the interior together, and wiring up the ECU, and all of my gauges and switches. :-) Fun stuff!

The inside of the car will consist of:

2 seats
1 pedal assembly
1 steering wheel
1 shifter
1 emergency brake
1 battery
1 ecu
1 painless fuseblock
9 gauges (Tach, Speedo, Boost/Vac, Wideband AFR, Water Temp, Pyrometer / EGT, Oil Pressure, and Voltage)
9 switches (Ignition, Engine Start, Fuel Pump, ECU, Headlights, Reverse Lights, Single Speed Wipers, Turn Signals, Hazards)
10 indicator LED's (A LED for each switch plus Check Engine Light, and Shift Light)

So yeah I have a lot of work to do! And yes this means my headlights have to go up and down manually unless I keep them up all the time.

[LiquidIC]

sexy

[ZackieDarko]

i call dibs on the 1st ride

[LiquidIC]

i call dibs on the 1st ride

negative you have to put in over 30hrs of work on the car with Chris before you are able to participate big smoky accord rides...


what that said
Me
Zeph
and maybe Justin?
are ride available

[bobafett]

Yeah there is a list of friends who have put in a lot of time on this car...

[LiquidIC]

Yeah there is a list of friends who have put in a lot of time on this car...

because we love you like a sister

[bobafett]

Okay, another small miracle happened!

Thanks to Nick (LiquidIC) ^^^^^^ for helping me with this stupid panel.

I present to you, my new dash! All it needs is 2 more LED's which I forgot to buy, and I am good to go. Gotta figure out how to mount it too, but it will be in a good position and pretty much all but one gauge will be easily viewable, so I will just put my fuel gauge there in the blind spot!

















I am planning on painting the panel black, and also I will be adding an S2000 engine start button in the weird blank area.

[Cheeseburger]

crazy bro! keep it up!

[2drSE-i]

phew you must have spent a small fortune on gauges.....looks good bro!

[bobafett]

yeah those have been purchased slowly over the years. but yeah some of them weren't cheap. now i just need an airplane and i have a good chunk of instrumentation out of the way, lol.

[EricW]

Looks good. Are you going to label the swiches or are you just going to memorize them since you built it.

[AccordEpicenter]

chris those are gonna look sick!! How are you gonna mount them bro? I like the plexi idea!

[bobafett]

I was going to label them, because originally I was going to make 2 rows of four switches, but it put the switches too close to the edge of the panel, and I wanted to leave room for angle iron brackets on the panel, so I needed to leave a little breathing room. So instead I had to cram them together using 3 rows, which didn't leave enough room for labels.

The top row is IGN, ECU, and fuel pump, so those are easy to memorize, they always need to be on.

The middle row will give me some trouble, they are headlights, wipers, and reverse lights. I might want icons or something on these because I will probably never use them. But I am thinking headlights closest to me, then reverse lights, then wipers.

The bottom row is turn signals and hazards. Pretty easy to remember.

As for mounting, honestly I have no idea. I plan on framing the whole thing with angle aluminum just to give it some rigidity so that it doesn't flex around. With all the holes in it, and heavy gauges it definitely is a bit flexible. From there I will just have to bolt it to the very front of the car which means long brackets. So I am not sure how I will get it to be really solid. But I'm sure I will find something that works. I need to keep it pretty close to me in order to reach the switches while strapped into my seat.It is definitely close than stock gauges are. But I'm sure its a doable task to mount a square panel up. It will just need sufficient support from below to support the weight.

[forrest89sei]

Sweet :d

[2ndGenGuy]

Wow the plexi is a cool idea. I thought the sheet aluminum was a cool idea, but this will be more badass. Now you are really going to have to make your wiring neat and tidy.