I've been running 10-13 lbs of boost in my BJ60 since 2008. My turbo is not quite dialled in for this engine. Its builds it boost with a bit more RPM, so some hill I still get sucked down to slow.
I've owned an 80 with a 3fe and my BJ60. I sold...
for anyone interested that is a frozen boost air to water intercooler with a reservoir
a recirculating turbosmart blow off valve setup
im using a td04l-13t kinugawa turbo with the 6+6 billet compressor wheel and the 9 blade high flow turbine (to...
Slowly working on getting the bodywork done so that I can get this thing in primer. Thankfully this is a dry climate, so flash rust isn't really a problem, but right now I have a lot of bare metal that's exposed to the elements, so I need to get...
Looks pretty much brand new to me but as I said, looking really tells you nothing about synchroniser rings - they wear where the grab the taper on their respective gear.
Given that everything on this transmission looks good, I would say bolt it...
HVAC - Heater box 1
Although I try to focus on 'critical path' work, i.e. parts that are essential to putting the car back together into a running state, occasionally I focus on secondary items, particularly if I'm sick of seeing the parts lying...
Final update for this thread:
After almost 2 years of sitting, I finally did my post-mortem:
As suspected:
I’ll be starting a modest new thread for my 1PZ swap.
Won’t be as detailed mainly because I don’t really care about...
4. Test and tune. IT WORKS.
On the test and tune I found 10psi and fuel screw out 1.75 turns was perfect. Could hold 110km/hr with EGT's at 750-800 on the flats. Would spike up to 1000F on long hill climbs.
Also found out that my suspect...
Got the fuel tank and lines installed over the weekend! The OG hard lines were in decent shape, except for the last 18" or so of the return line, so I deleted that section, put a new flare on the end, and ran a soft line back to the tank:
Also...
Fitted the Armax cap and new mirrors
As part of the restoration I am tapping every bolt since the new pain is covering the holes
Before installing the Hercules we did install the new black trim overall i really like the looks better
mate! we see so many supposedly really 'smart' people do insanely 'dumb ' things everyday all over the world. Which I am sure you have witnessed frequently.
what you have done is a form of love or art, not dumb. kind enough to share it too...
It's all gravy. Glad you're enjoying the thread.
Next phase for this money pit will be primering the whole thing and sand it. Then prime it again and sand it again.
Then color time.
Pretty sure my color choice is going to rustle jimmies.
Today was the day ! I was waiting for since December 2021 I have the roof in my other parking spot
Thanks to all my friends for the help 8 persons because the truck is so high 😁😃☑️
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