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Offline digitalsolo

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2014, 01:10:39 AM »
Fun to watch you build this.  :-)
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Offline airwolf16

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2014, 01:24:57 AM »
OHHH yea!

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Offline bimbleuk

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2014, 06:17:08 AM »
It's great you are doing the work yourself. Only comment I'd make is the flanges could be solidly bolted to something to reduce distortion. The heads may do but I guess a thick steel jig would be even better. Easy for me to say seeing as I bought my manifolds!

I am making my own airboxes, ram pipes etc.

I've relocated the coils to behind the wings each and there will be an airbox sat on each valve cover.

Offline Kappa

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2014, 11:51:10 AM »
Thanks guys! @bimbleuk This steel mock up is just that a mock up only my aluminum flanges are fully planned and moulded to the heads I plan to make a really nice set with the tig so I thought of that but good eyes seeing how it's not flat haha. I really wish I had a way to make better straighter cuts my chop saw takes for ever with this thick steel :/ I'll head over to your thread if you have any photos of what you're building I would love to see it maybe get some ideas and thanks for the input btw

Offline bimbleuk

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2014, 02:33:32 PM »
Thanks guys! @bimbleuk This steel mock up is just that a mock up only my aluminum flanges are fully planned and moulded to the heads I plan to make a really nice set with the tig so I thought of that but good eyes seeing how it's not flat haha.

Yeah I'll shut up. Clearly you have much better fab skills than me!

Here's a link to my build thread on another forum. The relevant pages are right at the end. I'm rapidly learning composites to finish it!

JPOC - Jenvey ITB install thread

Offline Kappa

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2014, 02:38:13 PM »

Thanks guys! @bimbleuk This steel mock up is just that a mock up only my aluminum flanges are fully planned and moulded to the heads I plan to make a really nice set with the tig so I thought of that but good eyes seeing how it's not flat haha.

Yeah I'll shut up. Clearly you have much better fab skills than me!

Here's a link to my build thread on another forum. The relevant pages are right at the end. I'm rapidly learning composites to finish it!

JPOC - Jenvey ITB install thread

I didn't mean to come off as being better than you but you mentioned you where building an intake so I was being serious about being interested in looking at what you are doing haha. No insult intended !

Offline Kappa

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #21 on: March 12, 2014, 03:57:30 PM »
Thanks guys! @bimbleuk This steel mock up is just that a mock up only my aluminum flanges are fully planned and moulded to the heads I plan to make a really nice set with the tig so I thought of that but good eyes seeing how it's not flat haha.

Yeah I'll shut up. Clearly you have much better fab skills than me!

Here's a link to my build thread on another forum. The relevant pages are right at the end. I'm rapidly learning composites to finish it!

JPOC - Jenvey ITB install thread

Amazing thread! i wish so much i have seen your thread before i started my build... i had to work around that clutch issue and it sucks..


EDIT: on second thought it looks like you have had a massive amount of trouble with getting it to work right.. i ended up building my subframe lower so i could move under and away from it and the steering rack but still stay in the middle. maybe im glad i did this now haha
« Last Edit: March 12, 2014, 04:28:58 PM by Kappa »

Offline Kappa

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #22 on: March 12, 2014, 10:46:46 PM »
Well i hated my first ITB setup so i scrapped it and decided to try something new



picked up a new blade which worked good for 3 cuts and then sucked just like the rest of them



old vs new













Then i started on my second setup which will be more of a box type deal




Offline Kappa

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2014, 11:27:35 AM »


More work got the engine honed out and found out my transmission needs a new case and input shaft 

Offline Kappa

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #24 on: March 27, 2014, 11:28:27 AM »
Sorry one photo messed up

Offline Kappa

Well to give you guys an update here are a few photos. It's so close I can hear it running now haha

I am building my own harness and using a minimum amount from the stock rx harness

Also my cam came in which is sweet

As did my front bumper which is a rep of mad mikes fd

Offline bimbleuk

Coming along nicely. My previous post really needed a smiley at the at the end of the sentence not an exclamation mark. I really did mean your fab skills especially with metal are better than mine :)

On the ITBs I've got them up and running and mapped with EFi Live. I can highly recommend them as they can give a huge boost to low and mid range torque especially. They sound pretty good as a bonus. I will say that the linkage setup is very crucial and should not be underestimated. Very small movements have a big affect on air flow and any imbalance is obvious in the fuel trims.

As I mentioned before 52mm ITBs really are a bit big for my 5.7 LS1 and I was struggling to get the idle down without the throttle blades being fully closed. One thing I did was to insert 2mm restrictors in each vac line to minimise the air passing between each inlet runner. So the bike ITBs may not be so bad after all.

« Last Edit: June 15, 2014, 01:10:25 PM by bimbleuk »

Offline Kappa

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #27 on: September 08, 2014, 03:33:43 PM »
Well after a long time and a tone of issues I finally have an update. Here is my check list of things left to do now.


-driveshaft
-bleed clutch and brakes
-starter
-o2
-Tach
-tail lights
-speedo
-trans wiring
-centre console
-stereo for wife
-e brake
-paint?!
-new tires
-exhaust
- headlights
-oil coolers
-power steering
-fix broken rad

I am having the hardest time to bleed my system for my clutch and would love some advice on how to do it.

But the car finally starts! Here is a quick video of the first start.

http://youtu.be/qc7X-BOK0Pw




Offline 1320king

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #28 on: September 08, 2014, 05:26:45 PM »
LOVE IT flames just spitting out pissed off hahahah

Offline Kappa

Re: Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS
« Reply #29 on: September 08, 2014, 07:48:03 PM »
http://youtu.be/po0yWJ6SuYA

Haha this is a better view of that half way through