Summer upgrades that got a little out hand...1.5 year upgrade

[Hammond_fab]

Chassis started life as a LaFortune Race cars score tagged class 10 chassis package when I first got it. I had gotten it running using a GM525 crate engine a 2D transaxle. After a major rebuild of the 2D I decided I didn't want to go through that costly rebuild again so I decided to pull the trans after a few trips and sell it. 

THIS IS WHERE THE SNOWBALL OF UPGRADES BEGAN.

Picture below was the last trip before its last trip.

 

[Hammond_fab]

So I began the disassembly of the chassis. Took it to our local powder coater (Extreme Powder Coat) and had it sandblasted. I ended having my learning curve of trying to spray steelit through a spray...A painter I am not. But it still came out decent.

 

[J Alper]

sweet build,  who did the body, 

 

[Hammond_fab]

Some time goes by I get the car to a roller. I went with a white with a fine metallic I don't remember the exact color. By this point I am starting to get pumped. 

 

[Hammond_fab]

sweet build,  who did the body, 

I'm not sure who built the original body. I know it was used to make fiberglass molds.

 

[Hammond_fab]

Before sending the body to the Powder coaters it was in pretty rough shape. Rewelded the underside and outside the entire sides of the hood was cracked. The process of filing and sanding began. Took my time to minimize the warping and kept a wet rag next to the areas I was welding. 

 

[Hammond_fab]

Nearly a year goes by and I get a call that my transaxle is complete and ready to pick up. I didn't wait anytime to have that thing stabbed in there. Had an expensive learning curve with clutch and flywheels that can be used with the new S4 transaxles...I have a brand new Mcleod dual disk setup sitting on my shelf if someone needs it...ordered up the centerforce dual disk through weddle.

 

[Hammond_fab]

And then I had this great idea that I should probably turbocharge the car. Because, why not....I ordered up a single billet Aero wheel S480 turbo from VS racing after a lot of internet and youtube research. I followed a lot of Richard Holdener advice.

 

[Realbadlarry]

Meth probably would've be cheaper.....Good work..... More pictures....

 

[Hammond_fab]

Meth probably would've be cheaper.....Good work..... More pictures....

I've been saying something similar to that for a long time.

 

[Hammond_fab]

I ordered up those really cheap flowtech turbo stainless headers off of amazon. I couldn't build them for $250 that's for sure. I went ahead and mounted the turbo using one of those fancy Billet Maven mounts. Got to get some learning experience purging and tig welding Stainless.

 

[Hammond_fab]

Ordered up an Holley Ultra low ram. The throttle body angle coming out of it was incorrect for my application so I decided I'm just going to cut this brand new $800 manifold apart. I needed to get the angle right so it would line up better with my air to water intercooler.

 

[Fullthrottleguy]

Good stuff, and yeah pretty normal  1 mod = 10, 10=100 and 1.5 years later 

Really nice work!

 

[Hammond_fab]

Good stuff, and yeah pretty normal  1 mod = 10, 10=100 and 1.5 years later 

Really nice work!

It happens so fast! We need an AA meeting that's designated for people doing upgrades to their offroad cars. 

 

[Rockwood]

It happens so fast! We need an AA meeting that's designated for people doing upgrades to their offroad cars. 

Upgraders Anonymous? F that. :biggrin:

What’re your plans for wastegate(s)? The cast merge looks like a single gate will be difficult to pull off and still flow well enough. 

 

[Hammond_fab]

Upgraders Anonymous? F that. :biggrin:

What’re your plans for wastegate(s)? The cast merge looks like a single gate will be difficult to pull off and still flow well enough. 

I ended up running two precision 40mm wastegates and kept the merges divided. 

 

[Hammond_fab]

I tried my hand at building my own air to water intercooler. I started with a Garret Core and went from there. The Tial blow off valve had to get mounted to the intercooler because there is no intake runner other than the intercooler.

It uses #12 water lines and a Meziere water pump.

 

[Rockwood]

I ended up running two precision 40mm wastegates and kept the merges divided. 

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Nice wastegate priority on the secondary. Didn’t even notice it was a twin scroll, nicely done. 

 

[BONES]

Keep this coming. This is awesome work.