San Diego builds, One the easy way, one the hard way

[matteo92065]

The dashboard is done! I really like it now. It holds my phone, Accessport, has USB, etc. For the gap between the sheet metal and the plastic dashboard, I designed, then 3-D printed, a piece that has the 818 logo and backlit with red leds. Now I can see all my switches and plugs at night. The sides are wrapped with carbon fiber vinyl, and the front is anodized black. It was one of those projects that went on for months.

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[Hindsight]

Slick! Looks like you got the Race Logic traction control all hooked up. How is it working for you? I'm just about done with my wiring harness.... the only factory wires left to add are the four pink injector wires and I saved those for last since they splice into the RLTC system. That digital adjuster looks really nice.

[Bob_n_Cincy]

great job on the dash console Matteo.
I can se you put a lot of time into it.
Bob

[matteo92065]

Thanks! No unfortunately the race logic is no working yet. The system is not seeing one of the abs sensors. I've done all the simple checks; sensors are working fine. It almost seems like the bad sensor is moving around the car!? I've build an old lap top to run the race logic software under Windows XP. I will hook that up as soon as I get a gender bender. Long story.... The db9 cable ends at the most inconvenient place possible on the 818. So I ordered a DB9 extension cable but got the wrong genders. Argggg! I want to look into all modes of failure before I make the call for help over the pond.

I really need the traction control working; the temp is dropping and the colder air, tires, whatever, is causing more power in the mornings. It will now spin the tires in third gear as the turbo kicks in.

[bbjones121]

Thanks! No unfortunately the race logic is no working yet. The system is not seeing one of the abs sensors. I've done all the simple checks; sensors are working fine. It almost seems like the bad sensor is moving around the car!? I've build an old lap top to run the race logic software under Windows XP. I will hook that up as soon as I get a gender bender. Long story.... The db9 cable ends at the most inconvenient place possible on the 818. So I ordered a DB9 extension cable but got the wrong genders. Argggg! I want to look into all modes of failure before I make the call for help over the pond.

I really need the traction control working; the temp is dropping and the colder air, tires, whatever, is causing more power in the mornings. It will now spin the tires in third gear as the turbo kicks in.

Did you run shielded cable for your abs?

[Frank818]

Wow!! That's a really nice fighter jet!!

[matteo92065]

Wow!! That's a really nice fighter jet!!

I know... Right! Thanks.

[matteo92065]

Did you run shielded cable for your abs?

Yes I'm using the shielded cable from race logic taping into the Subaru twisted pair wires. Abs works fine. Sensors seem to be working. I have 3/4 reading correctly to the race logic display. Just don't know what's wrong?

[svanlare]

That is a very serious looking dash! very nice job on putting it all together.

[AZPete]

Wow on the dash!Nice work.

[Hindsight]

While hooking mine up, I noticed what appeared to be an inconsistency in ABS signal wire color. From the research I did, the signal wire is always the white wire, but that's the white wire on the SENSOR side of the plug. On the ABS side of the plug, the wire colors were not always the same or even consistent (side to side, front to back) on mine. For example, one side of my car uses green and blue twisted pairs, and the other side used black and white. On the side that uses black and white wires, the signal wire color went from white to black as it passed through the ABS sensor connector in the front, and stayed white to white in the rear. Since I haven't turned mine on yet, I can't say that this is right but I'm pretty sure it is. You might check that out on yours.

[matteo92065]

While hooking mine up, I noticed what appeared to be an inconsistency in ABS signal wire color. From the research I did, the signal wire is always the white wire, but that's the white wire on the SENSOR side of the plug. On the ABS side of the plug, the wire colors were not always the same or even consistent (side to side, front to back) on mine. For example, one side of my car uses green and blue twisted pairs, and the other side used black and white. On the side that uses black and white wires, the signal wire color went from white to black as it passed through the ABS sensor connector in the front, and stayed white to white in the rear. Since I haven't turned mine on yet, I can't say that this is right but I'm pretty sure it is. You might check that out on yours.

That is a quick and easy test that I did not think of, Thanks! I'll try it this week.

[Hindsight]

Let me know if it works. You can see the wire color on the ABS side of the sensor just on the other side of the plug before it goes into the wire loom. It really made me scratch my head when I saw it.

[matteo92065]

I did this on Sunday morning: http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...ars-and-Coffee

It was nice meeting a couple of car fellas.

On the way back I took a quick and dirty video of the dual temp intercooler gauge. Green needle is post IC, Red is pre IC. Engine was fully warm, pull was from 0 to ~80mph, up hill.

https://youtu.be/DkB9QnhzHTE

[bbjones121]

The dashboard is done! I really like it now. It holds my phone, Accessport, has USB, etc. For the gap between the sheet metal and the plastic dashboard, I designed, then 3-D printed, a piece that has the 818 logo and backlit with red leds. Now I can see all my switches and plugs at night. The sides are wrapped with carbon fiber vinyl, and the front is anodized black. It was one of those projects that went on for months.

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Looks great!

[Mechie3]

Nice video. The green needle hardly moved.

[matteo92065]

And now it rained on my car! I always check the weather before I drive the 818 into work, and it was not going to rain!
The cover worked great. Car was dry inside.

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[bbjones121]

And now it rained on my car! I always check the weather before I drive the 818 into work, and it was not going to rain!
The cover worked great. Car was dry inside.

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I need one. Where did you get it?

[Frank818]

Then if it wasn't supposed to rain, how come you put the rain coat on it anyway?

[Ray]

Then if it wasn't supposed to rain, how come you put the rain coat on it anyway?

See all those trees?

Packed full of crows off and on during the day.

Ray

[matteo92065]

See all those trees?

Packed full of crows off and on during the day.

Ray

LOL,
It's not a rain coat, it's strictly to protect the interior from the sun, falling stuff and help keep people honest. But it did keep the car dry.

I'll get the name and link of cover tomorrow

[STiPWRD]

I'll get the name and link of cover tomorrow

One of these perhaps?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001S2XOB6/

[matteo92065]

One of these perhaps?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001S2XOB6/

Yes, that is it. thanks.
I tried ordering from Amazon and they were out of stock. I ordered direct, and actually got a call back asking "Its going on what?". I explained a little about the 818.

It could fit a little better on the 818, but I'm very impressed after yesterdays wind and rain. It stayed on and kept everything dry.

[bbjones121]

It isn't the one for the mr2?

[matteo92065]

It isn't the one for the mr2?

I'm pretty sure I got size "C14" to fit Porsche Boxster as seen here, http://www.capoptop.com/size.htm

[matteo92065]

The Hard way car is getting a body now.

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[Tamra]

Whoa! Neat!

[Hindsight]

Wow! Are you rolling all that on an English wheel?

[Mechie3]

Finally I see pics of what you told me about almost a year ago! Are those BRZ headlights?

That looks sweet!

[matteo92065]

Yes, English wheel and lots of other sheet-metal tools.
The entire body will be hand formed aluminum.
Yes, BRZ headlights.

I don't have a thing to do with the body. I'll be watching it just like all of you.

[Kurk818]

Do you have a rendering of the final goal? Id love to see the what you had in mind for the rear end.

[Mechie3]

Note to self: If you ever move to SD try and get a job working for Victor.

[bbjones121]

I want to see inside of hard way. I liked what you were doing with it.

[Frank818]

That's an 818? A "hard" one I guess.

Note to Craig: if you ever move out of IN, you won't be able to register your car before you finish building it and you will have to comply to regulations. lolll

[matteo92065]

Part of building a car is testing it.
I went for a long hard drive yesterday. It was awesome!
https://youtu.be/WHqoVPTuNQ8

[Tamra]

Beautiful drive!

[Canadian818]

Great video

[Hindsight]

Very nice! I miss California for the epic drives (and the weather that enables those drives).

[Aero STI]

Matt, great video. The different views, including the suspension at work, are awesome. Nice job!

[svanlare]

Thanks for the video, very nice. Do you have any more photos of the interior? I'm beginning to think about ideas, and I like the red glow on under the shifter.