Congrats on getting through the SB-100 and the first real drive. If they are out for the year, guess I need to make sure to finish up in the first half of next year!
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Congrats on getting through the SB-100 and the first real drive. If they are out for the year, guess I need to make sure to finish up in the first half of next year!
-Steve
I ordered the new coolant tank for the front.
I need to take a closer look at my caps, and which one belongs where. Currently the rear reservoir tank, fed by standard radiator cap, is lowering every drive, and the front tank, fed by one of the stock subaru caps, is always getting fuller and appears to overflow.
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If you have the rear reservoir tank connected to the front overflow tank (as like OEM), then it should suck the coolant back in, from the front overflow to the turbo reservoir, when the car cools down. If they are disconnected, then the front will overflow and the rear will empty = bad.
I'm not sure what solution other people have found who have both tanks- perhaps running a radiator cap for a non turbo subaru, picked up at any parts store, on the radiator and the turbo reservoir would solve the problem, as it would permit both to overflow and pull vacuum as required. The PSI is different on the two caps though, so not sure how that would affect things for someone with a traditional setup.
Tamra
Building 818SR #297 picked up 10/25/14 with Andrew (xxguitarist)
First start 12/21/14, First "drive" 1/17/15
First Dyno at EFI Logics 3/7/15- 310whp at 15psi for break in, full spool by ~3500rpm!
First autocross 3/29/15
1st Registered 818 in Connecticut 7/24/2015. 9 months - 1 day from kit pickup!
To clear up what I have, I found two pictures. Currently both, the front cap and the rear cap, are connected to separate Subaru overflow reservoir tanks.
For the rear, I have this:Moroso_63784 (1).jpg
For the front I have exactly Mechie3's set up: front radiators.jpg
I need to think about this for a little bit, but you might be right Tamra, I may need to connect it back to the Subaru way, running a hose from front radiator and tee into rear reservoir. I thought I wouldn't have to since I don't have the stock turbo reservoir cap, I now have the Moorso standard cap, and they are different sizes/styles so I can't swap caps.
They are suppose to go in sequence. I'm going to have to call the Sacramento DMV and confirm that there are no more. There should be 350 more to go if you really got 150. If that's true there are a lot of people who are going to be pretty upset.
I agree with your logic. I also questioned it. I'm sorry if I didn't make that clear in my posts.
Should I have not reported my experience?
Either way people are going to be upset. I am just trying to help out the community.
Feel free to update this thread with your confirmations.
What you poted was perfectly fine. I will update my thread when I find out more info. I got screwed last year at the DMV and they refused to give me a SB100 number. Can't wait for this whole process to end and hopefully the people at your DMV were just being retarded. If you were the last person I would of really pushed getting to the inspections and you might of been the person in my shoes. Oh well time will tell.
Somewere I read that the state splits up the allotment of 500 to the various districts within the state. Could be that the southern districts allotment is gone. But my memory isn't what it was.
Tamra - I also have the 2 separate overflows. Right now I'm using the same cap on both the radiator and the burp tank/turbo resevoir by the engine. (both are the cap that would normally have been just on the burp tank in the initial configuration, so allows both directions). I haven't cycled it enough times to determine if this is going to create a problem with 1 always emptying and the other always pulling fluid back in.
Just got off the phone with the DMV and they said they haven't reached the 500 limit yet. They wouldn't tell me the current number but they haven't gotten there yet. That was a relief but I'm going to hurry up now and get through my next inspections so I can get my number.
any new interior photos?
Installing the hood hinge now. Its going quite well.
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Thanks for test fitting!
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This project is so much work. Does it ever end? I put on all my body panels like it was my last time doing it. All buttoned up! Yah!
Oh NO! The seat belts don't work! WTF? I have the sedan seat belts and they will not retract enough to reset the child-seat function. Only way to work on them, is to take off the side sails. ARRG! Another two hours gone. Now the mechanism has been modified and all is well now. But it seems like everything about this car has gone that way for me. Do it once, twice and sometimes a third time.
I took some time on the doors and door handles. This simple piece of metal is what I did that makes me feel better about my doors. The handle and liner install with no effort. I'll have to take a picture of final product this weekend.
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That brings me to my three favorite things in the shop this week. 1) welder; I don't know how you can do this project with out a welder. I have made so many little brackets and tabs. 2) cordless rotary cut off wheel; this little guy will make short work of trimming and cutting fiberglass, aluminum, and steel. 3) safety glasses; I use to only wear them every now and then, but with this project I can't pick up a power tool with out putting them on. I've just gotten so use to wearing them. I feel invincible with them on.
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Brackets and welding. These brackets were made for one part of the car. Do you know where they go?
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Tips & Tricks;
After side sails are in the perfect position, tack weld the washer to the frame. This way you can remove then reinstall side sails, and get really close, instantly.
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Brackets look like awic mounts. One mounts near turbo, other on top of trans where the pitch stop used to be. Not sure about others.
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I hear you on the welder. Best money I've spent on the project, and fun to learn too.
Can't believe I missed this thread, damn, I thought I was only stupid about the wipers. lolll
Yeah no welder no project!!!
No cut-off wheel no project either.
Same for glasses, but just the glasses will make you invicible until the day you cut metal with a happy face and get a metal part sling-shotting onto your cheek. Happened to me, got very lucky I had little damage. Or maybe I had and that's why I got issues with the wipers... oh well!
That bracket on the door frame is to hold the handle?
Frank
818 chassis #181 powered by a '93 VW VR6 Turbo GT3582R
Go-karted Aug 5, 2016 - Then May 19+21, 2017
Tracked May 27/July 26, 2017
Build time before being driveable on Sep 27, 2019: over 6000h
Build Completed Winter 2021
This was my view coming to work this morning.
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Driving 25 miles to work in a brand new car that I built feels like trying to go to the moon. At one point you just gotta go. No more around the block with tools near by. No more trailer with in 5 minute walk. Well, I made it!!!
Now I have to make it home.
Congrats!!! That's a major milestone. Better do something about the oil temp and pressure though
Nice!
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Congrats on the first drive. I've been doing the same almost everyday since I got my sb100 number. Trying to work out the kinks.
Awesome drive!
Sad traffic view, though. lolll
Were people watching your car? I know CA is a great place for special cars and one-off cars, so people get probably used to it, but just asking.
About your gauge plate, what exactly is it and how did you tighten up the gauges?
I'm sure you got pix in your thread, though.
Frank
818 chassis #181 powered by a '93 VW VR6 Turbo GT3582R
Go-karted Aug 5, 2016 - Then May 19+21, 2017
Tracked May 27/July 26, 2017
Build time before being driveable on Sep 27, 2019: over 6000h
Build Completed Winter 2021
First night out was crazy. Lots of people, questions, etc.... Then the CHP rolled up. I thought to my self, oh, I'm in trouble now. My brake hoses are not DOT approved, my headlights are too low, my wipers still rub the hood, and I have a check engine light on.
But you know the first thing out of his mouth!? "Is that an 818?" I could not believe it! He said that he has been following the car ever since he saw it on GrassrootsMotorsports a year or so ago. Crazy. He gave me all sorts of advice on how to make things go smoothly.
The gauge plate is a 3-D printed part. Simple. I can make some for who ever wants it. I made it so you can remove the gauges then remove the dash. If the gauges are attached to the dash it makes it really hard to install and remove the dash. To attach the plate, I drilled and tapped a strip of aluminum then VHB taped it to the backside of the dash. Gauges are attached to the plate just like they would to any hole, then the plate screws to the dash with 4 10-32 FHCS's.
And today there was some heavy traffic on the 15 North, and a passenger, in another car, is yelling out the window to me, asking me what kind of car is it. The car defiantly gets a lot of attention.
There are still many little, and not so little, things to fix on it, but right now its been a kick to experience.
Those photos look excellent!
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Nice Job.
Thanks Craig!
Great job, looks good
Bob
818S #22 Candy Blue Frame, Front Gas Tank, 2.5L Turbo, Rear radiator, Shortened Transmission, Wookiee Compatible, Console mounted MR2 Shifter, Custom ECU panel, AWIC soon
My Son Michael's Turbo ICE Build X22 http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...rts-818S-Build
My Electric Supercar Build X21 (on hold until winter) http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...e-Build-Thread
Congratulations!!
Buy the way, I'm going to my nices wedding this afternoon in your neck of the woods at the Mt Woodson Castle. Someone doing donuts in the parking lot would be awesome!
what time? give me a window and I'll try for a fly-by. No donuts, yet.