Big Brown's Automagic - The last episode in my DSM story.

[CornFed2.4]

Sucks about the insert. So did you purchase the suspension?

[turbotalon1g]

Originally Posted by JET

Once you get it running then head over here and we can weld up your toe elim's.

I didn't mean to ignore you there sir. I have a precision 185 TIG here, plus I could just take the rear subframe apart here too as to not clog up your space.
I'll be in contact, turns out I know another person that is an electrician and sounds like he will make time to hook up the 220V!

I did purchase the susp.

[turbotalon1g]

4/8/12-
Got a bit more cleaning up outside, got rid of junk I didn't need. Found some parts too.
I loaded up the 2G head, intake, exh. mani to get checked out.

I was finishing the install of my WB and I found one of my hvac cables has been preventing my glove box from closing all the way. it would latch but have a big gap and I just thought it was a normal junky thing for the old car to do, but its not so I need to find a longer cable and fix it.

I also found a box of cleaner plastic interior pieces so I'm happy about that.
While on this subject, I painted most of my old car interior black and it was pretty clean, but one thing I noticed was that it as just too dark in the car.
So this time I'm going to paint everything below the door panels/dash black and leave everything else gray apart from the headliner.

I'm planning on just filling my drivers side motor mount for now I only want to have a front and rear solid/prothane mount.

[A//// Guy]

Good progress!

[Trogdor]

So, the real question is: When will I see you roll'n around Blaine in this bad boy?

[goodhart]

LOL @ 'normal junky thing for the car to do'

I'll have to come and check this thing out some night after work now!

I need to learn how to Tig weld ...

[niterydr]

Good progress big guy, stay in it!

[turbotalon1g]

Originally Posted by Trogdor

So, the real question is: When will I see you roll'n around Blaine in this bad boy?

Lol, hell if I know. To be honest, if the block checks out good and MAP does their usual awesome job at slingin' parts, no reason I can't be driving it around this weekend. Susp. should be here before weekend too.

Originally Posted by goodhart

LOL @ 'normal junky thing for the car to do'

I'll have to come and check this thing out some night after work now!

I need to learn how to Tig weld ...

This is what I plan to do in a few years regardless of what skill or non-skill my welding is at when I'm done with this degree.

http://www.hennepintech.edu/programs...al_Fabrication

lol, its true, kinda like the pushing coolant thing.

Originally Posted by niterydr

Good progress big guy, stay in it!

I'm trying.

So i acquired some mudflaps a while back and I was wondering if I should run them or not, they need to be "reconditioned" but I'm not sure if i should sell or keep and run them.

[Halon]

Sorry wasn't able to make it by on Saturday. Looks like your making good progress.

[turbotalon1g]

4/11/12:

So i switched to 10-6s this week because I hate rush hour traffic and I wanted more time in the am. Anywho today was the first day in a while I could make it outside and it feels good.
I realized that my glove box still hangs down too far, so its junky anywho and I need to fix it.
I spent an hour outside and I'm gonna try and budget 1 hr/day if possible to do stuff.
I purchased a low mile front cover and manual cams, well I got the box open the front cover is junky as hell with glue or some shit all over it, someone took a grinder to parts of it, vice grip marks on the inside where it should mate to the block.
So while I made some ok progress outside, opening my package before coming in angered me a bit.

Hopefully this weekend I can get the head back on the motor.

[turbotalon1g]

4/15/12:
well I'm back to working 730-330 for this week then I start my late shift the week after so hopefully I'll be able to find time to work on the car a lot more.

Anywho the fun stuff. I picked up a IPT restalled converter to use with my current setup.

Here is the trans finally out of the car, took me forever, but it didn't help that I was getting sidetracked every few minutes.

Only a shortblock left, but good news! Deck is good and head is getting stage 0.5 munchgsx treatment.

Hub assemblies, control arms both need ball joints and I have polyurethane bushings to put in. I figured that I could/should get around to installing that 5+ year old polyurethane bushing kit, getting there slowly. All that's left from that old kit is for the rear trailing arms. I'm kind of excited really especially since I have Koni's and GCs with eibach springs in the car.

This is how fun getting the trans in the car is, the auto is a shit ton heavier.

Finally Progress made, transmission bolted up to motor. Torque converter installed. Block checked out good and after finding out that a head I got from a local was junk (I got hosed) luckily I have a backup getting sorted to go on the car. Nothing good sadly just making sure it doesn't leak and such and it will have stock cams.

So i was about to clean up this mess and well look what Cecelia told me. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥



At this point, i need to get all the head put back on the car, the interior put back together install my WB, get a longer HVAC cable, install suspension, pickup 90 water pipe and install, install FF OFH, wait for new plastic retaining clips and install splash shields.
That doesn't really cover everything, but you get the idea. I'm still hopeful to make proving grounds but we will see. I'd like to be ready for say the first official dyno day/1st may.

[tehehodi]

LOL at ♥

Nice job man! Seems like it's coming along quite nicely! Wish I could give ya a hand!

[blackrosenova400]

Im running the stock auto cams now too. I can tell you that I think all intake cams are the same and the exhaust cams are differant as far as stock cams go. I swapped in a stock manual exhaust cam that had more lift (measured with a micrometer), and I found a had lost 5-10% power all the way from 3800-7000! Stuck my original exhaust cam back in and have been happy ever since.

This is with a bastard 20g running 32-33 psi of boost.

[C3L1CA]

Nice progress Aaron!

[Halon]

No Tranny jack?

[Goat Blower]

Nice work Brown. I'm doing the 2G head as well, luckily I found an Evo3 intake and TB for it, so I won't need my 2G intake mani. Looking at it, it shouldn't be too hard to port out the opening to 60mm, or TKR said the 2.4 NA motors already have a IM with a 60mm opening. They should be dirt cheap used.

[A//// Guy]

Originally Posted by Halon

No Tranny jack?

Those are really handy.

[niterydr]

Making great progress Aaron!

[turbotalon1g]

Originally Posted by Halon

No Tranny jack?

I got the 800lbs one and the minimum height was too high. I should of just got the one I had originally.

Next time I'm going to get a engine support bar and use ratchet straps.

[carltalon]

Nice work. you should have no problems stalling now.