Mark's 1G Winter Projects

[Goat Blower]

I’m just having some fun and the 1G is a perfect and easy platform to do that with. I have an evo too, but I’m not willing to make it a race car. It’s kind of crazy that I put more miles on 1G’s during the year than the evo, although it's easy to do with a winter that seams like it will never end.

Ha, I hear ya. I pulled my 1G out today and drove it everywhere, I forgot how much fun it is to drive, even if the exhaust is a little loud for my taste. The Evo motor build starts this week and it will end up being a lot faster than my 1G, but I'm not taking out any creature comforts out of it whatsoever, both are going to be fun drivers. Can't wait for spring.

[Mark Leasure]

I changed my valve cover venting from 2 –an8’s to a catch can with a single little filter. I was filling the catch can up with oil. From empty to overflowing in one pass! I added a HLA, plugged the vents in the valve cover and drilled a new hole in the back of the head for an –an16 fitting. The machining pictures are of my new stage 5 MAP head.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp207/Wicked_EE/IMAG0408-1.jpg

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp207/Wicked_EE/IMAG0409-1.jpg

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp207/Wicked_EE/IMAG0178.jpg


I built a new catch can with much more capacity and used 2 K&N 3’ filters.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp207/Wicked_EE/IMAG0126.jpg

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp207/Wicked_EE/IMAG0127.jpg

[turbotalon1g]

Nice work. Its kinda hard to see your pics they are bit on teh small side.

Are you going to up and running this year?

[Mark Leasure]

Nice work. Its kinda hard to see your pics they are bit on teh small side.

Are you going to up and running this year?


Yea the pictures were taken with my phone, it must be how they were loaded into the Photobucket’s phone app. I just hacked android on my HD2 this week, I’m new to the droid world.

The car should be running in two-three weeks, and ready for the track in the beginning of May. This winter has been a busy one.

[DSM_421]

Nice work Mark, LOVE this car!

Still have my old red 1g as a winter beater? :)

[sleepydsm]

Glad to see someone knows how to use real tools. Bridgeport ftw.

[Mark Leasure]

Nice work Mark, LOVE this car!

Still have my old red 1g as a winter beater? :)

Yep, still rocking the 91, has almost 250k on the clock. I might upgrade for next winter, the rust is attacking the rear quarter by the gas door. And two of my neighbors have hit it while backing out of their driveway's ...kind of crazy they could not see a bright red car.

[DSM_421]

Makes me sad people have hit it, I don't get how careless and clueless people can be sometimes lol. Yea, lets just back out of our driveway without taking advantage of the mirrors and turning my head to see what is behind me.

Car was damn clean for 250k on the clock minus the rust on the driver side rear quarter panel.

Keep us updated on this blue beast and maybe I'll see you at Cedarvale again!

[santa]

Great work Mark!! I'm doing the same thing to my head with the -16 right there! Maybe I could swing by and you could tap my head for a fee??? :D

[95talonracer]

Nice progress since I seen it.