Now official build thread! Kappas 92 FD swap LS something lots of DIYS

[digitalsolo]

Fun to watch you build this.  :-)

[airwolf16]

OHHH yea!

anxious

[bimbleuk]

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.

[Kappa]

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

[bimbleuk]

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

[Kappa]

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 !

[Kappa]

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

[Kappa]

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

[Kappa]

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

[Kappa]

Sorry one photo messed up

[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

[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.

[Kappa]

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

[1320king]

LOVE IT flames just spitting out pissed off hahahah

[Kappa]

http://youtu.be/po0yWJ6SuYA

Haha this is a better view of that half way through