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mitsuturbo

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Finally clamped down the intercooler plumbing, the rad hoses, heater hoses. Just have some vacuum lines and wiring to do, now. Oh, and i'm rebuilding the exhaust. Once i get wheels and suspension, i should be rolling it out!











 
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I didn't like the press bent 3" exhaust the car had when i got it. So, i built another one with 3" aluminized mandrel bends from Columbia River Mandrel Bending. (mandrel-bends.com)
Awesome place to order from. I spent about $25 more than i needed to because i wanted to make sure i had enough supplies in one order. They had my order at my doorstep the next day when i got home from work! $99 for four 45's, 4ft of straight, and 2 18 degree bends. I wound up using two 18's to go under the driveshaft, and 2 45's to go from the diff to muffler. Now i just have to get it hung properly, and weld it all together properly.





I also got the front bumper put back on. It doesn't look the greatest, but i hope to someday replace it with a JDM one anyhow.



And here's one that best represents GVR4's everywhere! JSB cru hollur!

 

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Haha I love that last pic
 

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Build is looking awesome deffently get some videos of this thing in action.
 

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First time i've been in here...nice work man. I love the visor mounted electronics. Very stealth.
 

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I Finally finished building a new exhaust.
How's it look, guys? I think i managed to tuck it up under there pretty far, and it won't bang around on anything or rub the shaft. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hsugh.gif" alt="" />

I'm not awesome at welding, but this thing isn't going to leak or fall apart. I welded in stainless V-bands where i can put a cat if i need to. I've a cat lying off to the side, with the flanges already welded on, and I've test fit it. IDK if that resonator, or "bullet muffler" will quiet it down any, but at least it makes for a good 'test pipe'.

The exhaust is 3" mandrel bent, all the way back. Typically i see 2 45° angles used to go under the driveshaft, and 2 more 45's to connect to the muffler. I managed to do it with 2 18° bends under the driveshaft, and 2 45° bends to get to the muffler. I figured less bend = less restriction. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif" alt="" />






 
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Should have angled your muffler.
 

mitsuturbo

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Why the hell would i want to do that? Personal preference, i guess, but i think it looks kind of flash and stupid when people do that, especially to our cars. An angled muffler looks a little less retarded on a DSM, at least.
 

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Quoting turbowop:
Sarcasm meter fail.



Dammit, i knew i should have posted this instead!

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/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gifQuoting Barnes:
Should have angled your muffler.

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Awesome thread. Makes me jealous and want to really start tearing into my VR4.
 
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Wednesday night i actually started the car and ran it for a minute or two. I haven't put any coolant/water in it yet, but it doesn't appear to be leaking any oil. That's a good start!

It started right up, but then wanted to die. I didn't bother checking Link, because i thought it was all set up on the old car for 1000cc injectors and GM MAF. Well, funny thing is... I dont remember changing anything, but when i checked, it was apparently set for 450's and a stock MAF. Timing and Fuel maps were the same as before, though. So, once i figured out it was flooded as hell, and after a backfire that scared the living sh*t out of my neighbors, i pulled the plugs and cranked it over a bit with the resistor pack and coilpack unplugged (so no fuel or spark). Then i dove into Link, and found my version of V3 was so old, there was no SD option present. I had to update firmware, and my software. Apparently i bought V3 when it FIRST came out and it didnt have the options i needed to be utilizing built-in yet. Once i got the fuel and airflow monitoring set up, it started right away and idled!

I revved it a little bit, but nothing too crazy. I got it somewhat warm, but not up to operating temp. I still want to rewire a couple things in the cabin. Need to clean up the back seat and put it in, clean up the interior (doors and rear deck), and set up some vac lines. When i started it, the BOV wasn't hooked up yet. Once everything else is done, i'll fill it with coolant, and go over pretty much every nut and bolt ONE MORE TIME... then maybe take it for a drive and break the engine in the way it should be!
 

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Hole in the f***ing transmission.. YAY!

f***.

So, i ran it up to about 100mph on the jackstands, just easily running it thru the gears, earlier.
I go out about an hour ago.. hmm, what's this oil on the ground? f***ing gearlube from the transmission. The outer most housing is cracked. Maybe it happened in shipping, maybe it happened when the PO rolled the car.. I hove no idea. I just know i have to fix it now.

Fortunately i have 3 or 4 spare outer covers. I'll be putting another one on tomorrow, after making sure there's no oil on the mating surface, and applying some grey permatex. A minor setback, but completely unexpected. This is an almost brand new Shep stage 4 trans. Dammit. Not even on the road yet, and i have to fix this sh*t. I thought about JB Weld, but i dont want to risk it eventually leaking from the crack.

This is absolute horseshit. Time to finish this bottle of Powers!
 

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Meh, not a difficult fix, especially if it's already on jackstands. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif

I had to swap output shafts with the trans in the car before. After getting it all back together I never had any issues with the case sections leaking. At least it's just the outer cover and not one of the other pieces. If you had to replace one of those you'd have to reshim the trans. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 
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