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Funny you say that about Craftsman vs HF......I took a stroll locally to check out all of my different options in person. That Craftsman box was junk, just like you said. Ended up bringing home the new series 56" from HF. It was by FAR the nicest box I looked at, even over the much more expensive ones. I unloaded it by myself which was comical. It feels amazing to go down from 3+ boxes to one. Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr |
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09-08-2019, 08:05 PM | #702 |
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The HF boxes are nice! I own a snap-on box from my previous life and the HF is very comparable if not better for the money. When I move I may just go HF and see what I can get for my SO box as I am just about out of space in it anyway.
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Late to the party here but we use HUsky boxes from home depot. They run some very good deals like this puppy . $498 for a 52" with chest and cabinet.
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And thanks, man. Hopefully I'll have some fun/interesting updates soon once I start building the 3.1L for the Red iS. Big cam, standalone, stroker crank, and naturally aspirated..... aka the worst dollar per hp gain money can buy, but only the best sounds. Quote:
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The goods have arrived! Still waiting on the pistons, but I'm going to get the head over to the machine shop just to have a final approval now that the cam/rockers are here.
I'm dropping the headers off at my buddies shop to get vband flanges welded on (offset for clearance) so I can just drop them in with the engine and not have to worry about pulling them back off. I've also been going back and forth between using my Magnaflow cat section or just having him make the merge further back for the gainz (much like this https://flic.kr/p/2heUzJX). I don't really know what size injectors I'll need, but I have M50 injectors I'm going to leave in for startup with the 3L SSSquid chip until I switch over to the MS2. Ported 731 with 885 valves IE 284/280 Billet Cam IE HD Rockers S52 Crank/Rods Custom 86mm JE 4032 Pistons Riot Racing BBTB IE Long Tubes Injectors TBD MS2PNP Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr |
09-21-2019, 09:12 AM | #707 |
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I got more shiny stuff!
The custom 4032 slugs made for the 731 head came in. Pretty exciting, and they made them much faster than I thought they would. The finish on the 731 head was pretty poor (machinist said "I think whoever cut this needs a new cutter"), and a few spots needed welding around the coolant jackets due to corrosion. Once all that's done it's going to get the right finish for the 86mm bore cometic HG (50RA or less). The block is getting disassembled, cleaned, and then off to get honed, because...... the pistons are in! The last piece of the puzzle for a little while, until I get all everything back from the machine shop and can start assembling it all. I also need rod bolts, but there's no rush on that. Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr And the black car has been a bear to clean up. It's running great, but doing a two stage correction on stubborn and finicky single stage has been cumbersome. After what feels like a million different products and combinations, I'm using good ole Meguiars 105 to cut on a foam cutting pad, and Meguiars 205 to finish using a foam finishing pad. For whatever reason, my microfiber pads did NOT work well on this paint, no matter what cutter I used. This was before hitting it with 205. There are still scratches, but anything left is too deep to remove. Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr |
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And no coatings- it ballooned the cost of the pistons like crazy so I didn’t go for it. I went with 4032 over 2618 so I can run them a little tighter and (hopefully) avoid the ole uncoated JE piston slap. |
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09-21-2019, 06:41 PM | #710 |
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Sounds perfect then. Minimize costs and shouldn't have an issue without coatings.
You *could* coat them at home, there are kits for that... If you have any concerns about it. When I did my GTI I used hypereutectic cast pistons and wasn't concerned about noise too much, but I specifically avoided forged to avoid the noise though, didn't know they had options for different materials at the time. Derp. |
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Worst case scenario I don't think I'll notice over the noisy single cam sewing machine that is always at work in the engine bay |
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09-24-2019, 09:12 AM | #712 |
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Yes. Engine builds get me excited. Unless there mine, then I have anxiety.
I'm interested to see how the aluminum pistons work out. Do you plan to bump the redline higher?
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Finished up the detail on Black Betty! This single stage gave my polisher and I a run for our money. It looks like a different car! Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr |
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09-27-2019, 01:55 PM | #714 |
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I'm not sure how you find these straight old cars. Any car I have polished to that extent shows dings all over the place. Looks great.
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holy ****, that looks fantastic.
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In all seriousness, there is a certain type of old car that I seek out. One that's well optioned, has had certain maintenance done, etc. I have had so many E30s I can tell what I'm getting into most of the time by wear on random parts, whether it was washed regularly, oil changed regularly, etc. I have a convo with the fuel vent tube in the rear passenger wheel well and it tells me the secrets. Now that E30s have gained popularity, all of the ****ty ones have popped out of the wood work, but the good ones just stand out (usually), even if they're covered in crud. Honestly......look at German luxury cars today. There are certain models/trims that you see being driven like hell, bumpers dinged, brake dust caked so deep you couldn't dig yourself out of it, and some young person driving just beating it (think white blonde gal driving a c class or a 1 series). And there are other trims/packages you see that are always clean, a fresh set of wheels, etc. I think the same thing rings true. I've seen some CLEAN Miatas, and they're never base model hooptys, they are some package that someone really wanted and sought out and cared for! And even in the two owners after him abuse the car, one can *usually* bring it back unless it was totally trashed. I typically try to find the cars that someone bought intentionally, for themselves, and cared about. And I think it shows! Thanks!! Yes, the exhaust note shall be a symphony at 7200 rpms. I cannot wait for that! I bought that Yi Action cam when you all were talking about them a few years ago....I'm going to do my best to capture the sound when she's up and running! I bonded a bit more with Betty this eve. My central locking on this car isn't working properly. I pulled the central locking module board and soldered the tab back on the fuse. System still not working properly, although now it's trying. It'll lock the right side of the car from the trunk and passenger door, but then it immediately unlocks. Me thinks the drivers tumbler failed. BMW thought it'd be the drivers footwell would be a great place to put this module..... right by the.....sunroof drain. Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr This was a satisfying repair. the front seats are pretty nice, aside from the drivers seat bottom cushion. It was a nasty dyed, shrunken, cardinal piece held in by zip ties. A fresh panel/foam plus some hog rings did the trick. Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Edit: I just realized you can see my next issue in the bottom photo, to the left of the seats..... the Forester decided it doesn’t want to keep its oil in anymore and leaves a trail wherever it goes. Last edited by blue91lx; 09-27-2019 at 10:39 PM. |
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Last update of the weekend. I made a bit more progress today on some things I was procrastinating on.
I wanted to fix the central locking system since it still wasn't working after soldering the fuse in the module. I pulled off the drivers door card to investigate. The actuator was fully seized. Worked that loose, still no workie, although now it was triggering the other doors. I then found that something inside the lock mechanism was frozen, so I pulled it apart and worked with it and got it to free up! Now if you pull the lock up, everything unlocks. Push the lock down, everything locks. The drivers side door and trunk tumblers are still a bit picky, but I'm not rebuilding them. It works well enough to keep your car locked up and safe! I also took the opportunity to fix the sagging door card, which was a nice win. I stole the nice cowl vent trim and wiper arms off of the parts car, and hit the wiper arm caps and some crack free grills I had with SEM trim. I installed a nicer early model lip I've had for sale for three years that I don't think anyone is buying. The faded kidneys stick out pretty bad, so I'll refresh them next weekend. It has been pretty satisfying bringing this thing back to life! Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr |
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Thanks! Yes these early model bumpers are terrible. I wish it were in the cards to do euro bumpers one of these days, but none of the early models I get are keepers. This car is beggin for euro bumpers, though.
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