beaterX project thread

[Murlo26]

Damn it, my stupid work sonicwall blocks your site scheides, use photobucket or something :)

[scheides]

Damn it, my stupid work sonicwall blocks your site scheides, use photobucket or something :)

No :) Fix your 'stupid sonicwall' I have an ASA I'd gladly swap in for ya ;)

[Murlo26]

haha, I don't control it, damn IT nubs do :)

I guess I will have to wait until I get home...sigh.

[Mark Leasure]

Nice work Scheides! Man the 4b is so much different than the 4g.

[scheides]

Well just like I thought, work owned me most of the rest of the week. Finally got into the garage today and cranked in one bolt after the other for a couple hours...made some progress despite several 'ghey bolts' and my own stumbles :P

Wiring harness ready to string up:
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evox-motor-take2/Photo_10_001.sized.jpg


all accessories, pullies, IM, fuel rail, harness, and turbo system bolted up and ready to go back in the...wait what the....
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evox-motor-take2/Photo_8.sized.jpg


I forgot to bolt up the m-f'ing xfer case! I had left it on the trans jack in the corner of the garage since I was sick of tripping over it....
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evox-motor-take2/Photo_12_001.sized.jpg


Gah! I ended up trying to bolt it up through the bottom but the dang thing is so huge even with the downpipe off there's no chance of getting it up through the bottom. So, off with the turbo system again, on with the xfer case, and on with the turbo/mani/downpipe. Since I had the downpipe off I inspected the ef4 again and it's looking ready to rip!
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evox-motor-take2/Photo_11_001.sized.jpg


Axles took about 30 seconds to put back in and suddenly I was ready to do the deed.
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evox-motor-take2/Photo_9_001.sized.jpg


bolted up the chains, up with the chassis, and yoink in goes the motor/trans/subframe:
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evox-motor-take2/Photo_7_001.sized.jpg


Fiddled with the motor mounts for a few minutes and decided it was enough for the day:
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evox-motor-take2/Photo_7_001.sized.jpg

So, a few more hours of work and she'll be ready to fire up...hopefully next weekend I'm ripping around in this thing and breaking in the motor/clutch...Proving Grounds I see you coming!

[evotuner]

Youre a freak!!

[scheides]

Youre a freak!!

I just work here :)

Spent about 2 hours last night with the help of Rosey, Spaz, Murlo, and my 4-year-old neighbor kid. Motor is back home. 2 motor mounts, 6 frame bolts, , 6 little chassis-stiffening bolts, 4 driveshaft, 2 downpipe, 1 ACD line, and some Grain-Belt Nordeast done....

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evox-motor-take2/evox_motor_round2_backhome.sized.jpg

[goodhart]

How's it feel having a DD other than your Evo so you can work on it at your own pace?

[rose0529]

woot that was like clock work last night!

[scheides]

How's it feel having a DD other than your Evo so you can work on it at your own pace?

Fantastic. I wish I could do it forever. DD is pretty fun too so that helps :)

woot that was like clock work last night!

Hell yea! Even Anna commented on how smooth things were going compared to last time.