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PostSubject: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 18th 2010, 7:44 pm

some pictures of the vega I've been building for 2 years now.

heres when I first got her.... She was hugger orange but that color is long gone.
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Can you guess what engine is going into it?
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 18th 2010, 7:48 pm

since then a lot has changed... the quarter panel got replaced, I sand blasted the car, had it primed, and drove it for the first time about a year ago...

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setup was:

1986 ford mustang svo engine
megasquirt 1 efi
stock tfi ignition with an msd programmable 6al-2
crappy ebay "t70" turbo charger
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 18th 2010, 8:05 pm

well... it wasnt good enough for me so I tore her apart, AGAIN, and Here is how she sits today as I type plus a few updates.
She got painted. Hot rod Flatz twilight black (semigloss black with metal flake) thanks to my friend jake for the long nights painting her.
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got the doors on
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I updated my chinsey motor mounts.
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I built a manifold. thanks to western waterjet for the flanges.
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manifold welds
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heres the finished manifold
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this is how I modified the holset exhaust housing for external wastegates and a 3" v-band
I took the exhaust housing off, put it on the mill, milled off as much as I could of the stock 5 bolt flange, ground and smoothed the rest, welded a plug where the old wastegate hole was, and welded on a v-band flange I turned on the lathe. I welded the cast iron with nickel steel rod of course Smile This is the turnout:
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new setup is:
same engine
Megasquirt II EFI running fuel and ignition
distributorless ignition
LS1 coils
holset hx35w that I modified for external wastegates
twin scroll manifold
2 tial 38mm MVS wastegates
C4 transmission
built ford 8" with 3.80 ratio and a powertrax lockrite locker still stock axles (will upgrade)


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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 18th 2010, 8:10 pm

got a recent update though... I started fabbing a downpipe

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here it is welded up and installed
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The start of an aluminum drop out battery box. I have to weld the sides on the bottom still.
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 18th 2010, 8:34 pm

looks preaty sweet. ive got a 72 notch back that i would like to build up some day also.
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dope kye.
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 18th 2010, 8:49 pm

Every time I see that Heinekeg, I get a tear of joy in my eye. That night is one I won't forget... that Heineken tasted like shit for some reason.
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 18th 2010, 8:53 pm

NICE WORK MAN!!!!!!
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 18th 2010, 9:03 pm

kory... that shit was nasty. heinekken, NEVER AGAIN!
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It usually doesn't taste as bad as it did that night. The fact it was beating around Josh's truck for a couple hours prior to drinking it and it was warm probably didn't help in the slightest.
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that thing looks nice man! good work!
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 18th 2010, 10:16 pm

That twin scroll manifold is beautiful man! Awesome build!!
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Looks pretty sick man. tons of hard work has went into it. keep up the good work and keep us updated.
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that is a massive turbo for a 2.3l lol, looks good man
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 19th 2010, 2:30 am

thanks for the support guys... its almost done so maybe ill see ya around on da streetz!
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Hey Kye.... guess who I'm commandeering (sp, Ive been drinking) to build the sidewinder manifold for the K24?. You, I'll pay you in beer and bar tabs...
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Looks good dude. I would really like to come check out your paint sometime. I want a subtle satin black... the metal flecks are kind of intriguing. (Do you like how you've done all this crazy fab work, and I ask about paint... I'm such an ass)
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yeah it is a sweet ass color though. the metal flake really wakes up the paint... Its cool when your standing far away from it, it looks gun metal gray, but when you get close it looks like flat black. Its pretty cheap paint. It scratches really easy because its single stage.
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Looks good dude. I would really like to come check out your paint sometime. I want a subtle satin black... the metal flecks are kind of intriguing. (Do you like how you've done all this crazy fab work, and I ask about paint... I'm such an ass)
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 22nd 2010, 12:14 pm

Subtle satin black mustang? Might not be too shabby.
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 23rd 2010, 9:17 am

I wish I had a god damn windshied! but they are hard as shit to find. looks like im not gonna be driving any time soon.
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That is soooooo sick. Goggles = solution for no windshield Laughing
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I got some insider information that a windshield is en route to BIllings.
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeAugust 26th 2010, 10:48 pm

well as soon as I get back were going to try some of that 20 foot roll of 3m carbon Di-Noc!
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Cant wait to see this in person. Hope you have it done before the end of the season.
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im busting ass on it this week! It WILL be running or im going to set it on fire!!!
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I believe setting it on fire will only set you back a few weeks. Smile
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your right. lol I would probably cry too...
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well bustin ass on the car has got me closer but I havent started it yet dammit. Windshield and back glass are in though. it 2:00 am and Im tired as shit.
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Tomorrow were putting aome of that carbon fiber vinyl on korys car. cant wait to see how it turns out.
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Glass install went well on the Vega! A little nerve wracking, but at least it is in now!
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Excited to see that things are going well. How did the 3m turn out?
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THE BEAST LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'll be out there in a bit to hear it run for muhself!
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congrats on getting it running. now its time to get it on the streets. im sure you still have alot of little things to finish up.
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yes... yes I do...
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Kye, hopefully you'll have her driving down the street by next weekend! You're much much close than you were even a week ago. The car sounds awesome, I can't wait to hear it smashing down 24th St by my house!
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Hurray!! Congrats man!!
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Nothing more exciting/scary than starting a motor after a build. I always cross my fingers before turning the key over.
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thats exacly what I did! cross my fingers and give er a little coaxin to get her to idle with this cam!
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Been a couple weeks since I touched my car. Time to do some more fab work. I think Im going to shit can the intercooler I have and go with one of those garrett water to air cores. I have intercooler piping to fab up though so more pictures coming!
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If you do the water/air intercooler setup how are you going to cool the water? Are you going to run an ice box or a radiator or both? I like the idea of using both so the car is streetable but you can use dry ice at the track for super low and consistant temps.

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get a nice small thin radiator, pump, and a reservoir. put the radiator up front. I could fill the reservoir with ice water.
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A guy I knew that did that would boil the water after two SCCA laps. I think a water/air setup would be sweet but considering the pain of constantly adding ice/water, I think I'd just go with the air/air for simplicity. But that's just me, either way its coming along nicely.
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I am very limeted on space up fron for an air/air cooler. I really dont want to cut up the front grille. plus... thats two laps of hammering on the car not cruising down the street or on the highway.
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeSeptember 28th 2010, 4:37 pm

is this car going to be more of a cruiser or a drag car? for some reason I thought I had heard somewhere that you were planning on it being more of a drag car? Might just be my bad memory.

If it's a drag car.... liquid to air would be an easy decision for me
If it's going to be driven more on the street... it would be a toss up for me, but the simplicity of an air/air would probably win me over. An intercooler doesn't have to be huge to be efficient. Usually the effeciency is more tied to the price tag than the size of the core.
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i believe its about 95% street and 5% drag
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeSeptember 29th 2010, 9:46 am

it will be more street than anything. those garrett cores are a small package for a decent price (280 bucks). and like I said before... I dont want to cut up my front grille, those are rare and mine is in really good condition. I am very limited on space up front. Besides if I remember correctly, the GMC cyclones and typhoons came stock with water/air intercoolers.
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeOctober 3rd 2010, 11:24 am

took her out last night... tuning the cruise area of the fuel map. there are a bunch of dead spots in the map I need to work out. but besides the nasty transmission leak she ran pretty good.
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PostSubject: Re: 2 years progress on the vega   2 years progress on the vega Icon_minitimeOctober 4th 2010, 3:17 am

Just wait until you collect those paychecks now! She'll be coming along in no time!
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