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Fiatdude
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« on: September 24, 2009, 07:06:09 am »
Well -- -- it followed me home last week
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« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2009, 07:12:15 am »
Here is something I've got setting on the shelf -- might get it to fit
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« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2009, 07:16:06 am »
Today was the offical start of the project -- and was it expensive

down to JE for a new set of 4" pistons

New set of Pauter roller rockers

New Turbo

New Electromotive Fuel injection system

Anybody want to buy a 1835 -- or a set of 48 IDF's -- or an orginal set of Berg rockers (with a 1 stamped on the arms) bottom ones are some stockers I had laying around
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« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2009, 14:05:53 pm »
looks like a nice little project !!
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« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2009, 14:20:40 pm »
Gasser ?  Wink
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« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2009, 14:57:09 pm »
Quote from: 54caldub on September 24, 2009, 14:20:40 pm
Gasser ?  Wink
with TURBO........................nah,  Grin
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« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2009, 15:56:17 pm »
Korvette Killer LOL --- just an average SoCal Street car -- gonna do a few shows --- Gotta start lining up some serious braking -- -- Anybody got some slightly used stuff laying around?Huh
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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2009, 03:25:56 am »
the project continues
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« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2009, 20:58:57 pm »
Here is the itty-bitty turbo I picked up -- as you can see a quarter will barely fit in the intake and the out is just a bit bigger than a dime -- The exhaust is slightly bigger than 1" square
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« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2009, 05:19:04 am »
Went by Racing Jason's today and picked up one of his welded fans -- -- very very nice

Met Ted by the side of the 605 Freeway and he bought my Berg Rockers -- Thanks Ted

The throttle body is in the house

The Electromotive FI is in the house

The seimens injectors are in the mail

The Total Seal Rings are in the mail

OOOOHHHHHHHH -- touching all these parts is getting exciting
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« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2009, 08:58:15 am »
Can't wait to see this one together!
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« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2009, 04:25:31 am »
I want to give a shout out to my friend Allen Nimmo --This guy has had some very fast toys and owns Performance Techniques Turbos in San Bernardino (909) 824-1020 -- He has done everything from the drags to boats to the Salt -- He even has done R&D for Don Pauter in the years past.  He has helped me with alot of input in getting this project off the ground. If you need any thing Turbo or Electromotive. He is your guy. Here are some pictures of his shop. the second is where all the oops end up LOL
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« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2009, 21:59:42 pm »
Throttle Body fresh off the Mill -- Nimmo did this for the project
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« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2009, 23:20:49 pm »
Hmmmmm Very interesting  Wink

I also noticed that the throttle body uses the same IAC (idle air control) valve as 1.2l corsa's!  Cheesy
(for the americans its a VERY small compac car here in europe)
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« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2009, 00:57:14 am »
It is a GM TB off one of their V6 cars -- -- 50 mm
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« Reply #15 on: October 06, 2009, 01:14:44 am »
Quote from: Fiatdude on October 06, 2009, 00:57:14 am
It is a GM TB off one of their V6 cars -- -- 50 mm

Yeah I should have said Vauxhall/GM/Opel/Holden its all the same  Wink and yeah it would have been on the V6's too - Very interesting  Smiley

What Throttle Position switch you gonna use  Huh
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« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2009, 06:31:30 am »
There is one mounted on there already -- first pic in line with shaft
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« Reply #17 on: October 09, 2009, 19:10:01 pm »
Well -- --After seing what Denham is doing to these angle port head I'd say my porting is quite mild, but here are the heads ready for reassembly
« Last Edit: November 20, 2009, 22:58:44 pm by Fiatdude » Logged
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« Reply #18 on: October 13, 2009, 15:56:43 pm »
Ever wonder just how much bigger a 4" bore is over a 92 mm -- well here is a picture

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss306/Fiatdude/arpm002.jpg
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jamiep_jamiep
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« Reply #19 on: October 13, 2009, 16:24:41 pm »
 Shocked
Wow....
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« Reply #20 on: November 10, 2009, 05:25:47 am »
Something new on the slab
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« Reply #21 on: November 10, 2009, 05:26:40 am »
Some new Aluminum intakes to mock up

\And this is an comparison of where the rings are located on the new pistons -- and yes the wrist pin location is in the oil ring on the new ones
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« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2009, 05:19:34 am »
Holy Crap -- -- This is one for the books  -- --

Trying to get the compression down to 8.5 for the motor and with the dished pistons the .020 and .030 trims of the pistons actually increased the compression LOL

Finally at .040 the compression was down to 8.6 to one -- close enough LOL
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« Reply #23 on: November 13, 2009, 06:18:59 am »
Looks good! Can't wait to see the car at the track Grin

BTW, nice Henry J Cool

~Dave
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« Reply #24 on: November 13, 2009, 06:41:14 am »
My Friend has owned the Henry since High School and now that he has RETIRED he feels it is time to get 'er done -- wants a 10 sec car to drive back and forth and race to the track in Fontana

He has a '56 F100 that does 12's
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« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2009, 00:48:56 am »
It's heart is getting ready to start beating
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« Reply #26 on: November 19, 2009, 21:18:13 pm »
more pictures
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« Reply #27 on: January 08, 2010, 03:06:45 am »
Ohhhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhh

Starting to get excited

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« Reply #28 on: January 09, 2010, 07:22:16 am »
is that thing done yet...hope your putin a bus box in that car Grin
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« Reply #29 on: January 09, 2010, 07:37:46 am »
Going is slow on it -- -- No bus until I break this TI then IRS bus setup -- -- can't really find a bus with the gearing I want though
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