Timmy318's 818-S Build Thread!

[timmy318]

sooo jealous, thats a dad thing right?

LSD going in?

I think it already has a lsd.

[Vman7]

timmy318, looking good! engine looks like it is in really good shape. I see you are keeping organized.

[timmy318]

timmy318, looking good! engine looks like it is in really good shape. I see you are keeping organized.

Yup! Keep those designs coming Vman!!!!

[Samiam1017]

What headers you go with.

[timmy318]

What headers you go with.

We opted for the Borla Ceramic Coated Headers

[timmy318]

Got a little bit more done this afternoon. The transmission should be ready for primer tomorrow. Using the scissor lift with a piece of plywood on top of it as a "work-bench" . My dad took apart the alternator and primed the casing. Started on cleaning on a couple of the brakets. AJW said that they have an engine cover in stock or will have one soon so that eliminates the need for me to fabricate one! AJW said that the headers and up-pipe will be shipped tomorrow so it's starting to look a bit like christmas all over again !

[Mechie3]

Nice. I've never taken my alternator apart since I didn't know what would fall out if I did. Looks pretty self contained even with the covers off.

[timmy318]

Nice. I've never taken my alternator apart since I didn't know what would fall out if I did. Looks pretty self contained even with the covers off.

My dad downloaded the manual and it's in there (how to remove the alt covers) along with a bunch of other stuff that we're doing. If anyones interested, I have it hosted HERE (will post link later).

[timmy318]

Well, things are going good! Got part of the trans primed, finished up the brackets and on to painting the alternator casing. Found a nice metallic blue that I like. Only going to paint this one-half of the casing for the alt to see how it actually turns out. The trans and all other brackets are going to be aluminum painted.

[wallace18]

Looking good!

[longislandwrx]

I like that transmission color... looks tough. And i'm loving your small army of jack stands.

[timmy318]

I like that transmission color... looks tough. And i'm loving your small army of jack stands.

That's just the primer on the trans. Lol ! We used that army of jacks to build our '33 before we got a scissor lift.

[Nuul]

I like that transmission color... looks tough.

I concur, it looks really good as is.

[Mechie3]

The only bad thing about paint, is that it chips (at least when I do it) and then it bugs me later. I'm not sure if I'm going to paint, or just clean my trans (or leave it alone...lol). Not that there's a better solution to paint I can think of.

[timmy318]

Well. Had knee surgery yesterday and I'm in a immobilizer cast so I won't be doing much until the end of March . Just gonna tke a wire brush to a couple brackets while it never ceases to snow outside.

[RM1SepEx]

That sucks... what happened to the knee?

[timmy318]

They grinded part of my patella and repaired the tendon. They said that I need this cast on for about 2 weeks and then I can walk without my crutches. Hopefully still going to be able to go and take that bondurant course in April....

[AZPete]

Oh no, Tim! I'm following your primping of the AJW parts so now what am I going to do? . . . the honey-do list?
I hope your knee heals quickly!
Pete

[timmy318]

Oh no, Tim! I'm following your primping of the AJW parts so now what am I going to do? . . . the honey-do list?
I hope your knee heals quickly!
Pete

Lol ! I'm not planning on completely stopping "primping" my parts but for about a month it's going to go rreeaallll slow.

[timmy318]

Well. My dad's been pretty busy while I've just been filing away at parts to get them ready to be primed. Got the trans painted, put the alt and pulleys back onto the engine, and got the AC Compressor painted







EDIT: As you can see, there's an arrow on the second picture. The reason it's there is because the fitting of the PS pump is rubbing on the air-intake. Not sure if it should be or not. Just thought I'd throw that info out there.

[wallace18]

Looks great ! I like the blue, it sure does pop!

[Mechie3]

They all touch. Some have a small flat spot there to give more clearance.

[timmy318]

Looks great ! I like the blue, it sure does pop!

Thanks! Wasn't sure if it was going to work but apparently it did so I'm happy! Looking for a good silicon hose kit to touch up the engine a bit more. Found some stuff we didn't like so much on the disc cover..... Hopefully gonna sort it out soon!

They all touch. Some have a small flat spot there to give more clearance.

Thanks for the info!

[longislandwrx]

are you planning on running the power steering?

[timmy318]

are you planning on running the power steering?

Yes.

[longislandwrx]

you may be able to trim a little silicone off the turbo side so you wont wear a hole in the inlet. just make sure you have the clearance behind the elbow.

[VD2021]

T,
Very nice. Your transaxle looks outstanding and I really like the blue.

[timmy318]

Just received my headers and up-pipe ! It's Christmas all-over again!

[timmy318]

Well, it's been a fun couple of days! My dad and I have going at brake calipers. We brushed the paint off them and now we re-coated them with a metallic silver/chrome. Hope they turn out okay! Finally unpacked the headers and up-pipe from AJW. Cleaned some control arms, painted the hubs and received a new parking brake pads

[timmy318]

Well, I haven't updated this in a while ! We've been cleaning parts and we've been busy sending parts here and there.
- Decided that the paint wouldn't hold up on the calipers so stripped them and sent them off the the powder-coater with the front axle housing
- Rebuilt the rear wheel housing: sandblasted, painted and replaced the bearings and seals
- Rebuilt the emergency brake with new brake shoes and hardware kit
- Sandblasted and painted the rotors
- Sent the headers & up-pipe off to be ceramic coated in NY
I won't be posting any pics until sometime next week when I get back from Bondurant (excited if you can tell)! Anyone taken one of their courses?

[wallace18]

I did Skip Barber years ago. You will have a blast. Have a safe trip.

[timmy318]

And yet again I must say I haven't updated this little thread in a while. It's been close to a month now . All I can say about the Bondurant course is that I probably will never have that much fun packed into three days again. When we got back from Phoenix, we decided we needed a new edition to the family and set out to find a perfect match. Well, the match found us and it was a pretty sweet one at that:


'07 Porsche Boxster with 12K on the odometer. Previous owner rarely drove it because of his other toys (found a pic on the internet that looks just about identical to the one we bought, the weather isn't to good outside and the car isn't cleaned ).

[timmy318]

The headers and up-pipe arrived from New York where we had them ceramic coated. They look white now but they said that they will probably not stay that way for long. We had them ceramic coated by swaintech and used the white lighting ceramic coating.

[timmy318]

The front suspension has been completely stripped down and the parts powder/painted, and installed new bearings/seals. Due to severe galling of aluminum threads when we disassembled some of the parts we had to install stainless steel helicoils to repair the threads. A nice plus is that the donor from AJW Performance included new rotors and brake pads !

[timmy318]

Here's a pic of the....... right rear suspension assembly. For those wondering why a picture of the up-pipe isn't included is because we took yet another bracket off the engine and primed it and then decided to try and put the new goodies on it to only find that the up-pipe bolts to that specific bracket so we only installed the headers on engine with the up-pipe waiting in a nice box waiting to be unpacked. That's all for now, more pics will be surfacing soon. Been counting down the days till I get my 818: 56 days .

[AZPete]

Tim, yes you've been negligent in not posting enough pictures! I like the work you are doing and hope that I will soon get a crate of goodies from AJW so I can also create some artwork. Nice Boxter.
Keep the photos coming!
Pete

[timmy318]

Tim, yes you've been negligent in not posting enough pictures! I like the work you are doing and hope that I will soon get a crate of goodies from AJW so I can also create some artwork. Nice Boxter.
Keep the photos coming!
Pete

Lol. Sorry about that! I'll do my best to post more pictures. Can't wait to see your build thread! Good luck!

[bnr32jason]

What all is going to be involved in maintaining the power steering? I was under the impression that it was quite a big custom job.

[Mechie3]

Might be as simple as making braided AN lines to go to the front (assuming it doesn't restrict flow over that long a distance). I made AN lines for my WRX for looks. Cost about $100 for the steel fittings and teflon lined tubing.

[timmy318]

Have another update here. Didn't do much of anything on the car today, had to help someone in the family move houses. My dad installed the up-pipe and took the O2 sensor out of the old one and attached it onto the new one ! Anyone getting an 818 around Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, or any other place around here (Owensboro, KY)?