Build Engr 88 Pickup - 22RE Megasquirt turbo build

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Needed 8282-U-01 fitment kit.. Napa had it wrong on their website but the folks at Uniclutch set me straight.

Going back together

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It drives again. First impressions are good.
No weird noises or rattling.
Pressure plate is definitely light coming from the previous "marlin crawler hd" kit. Need to put a two tanks of gas through it before seeing if it holds boost.

Next thing to fail W56?
 
Clutch pedal was always squeeky.

Drilled it out oversized and made a delrin bushing on the lathe. It's the little things

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Back to the rear axle. Pretty sure this is the largest part to ever be on this lathe.

Half of the axle tube is done with mock up. Need to finish the other side then turn some pucks for an alignment bar.

The axle tube is 3.5" 0.25 wall. I took 0.10 out of the wall to slide over 1.5" chunk of the Toyota 3.17" 0.25 wall. Will brace the top with 4 link and tie into the oem Toyota bracing on bottom

I'm happy with how it is turning out

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Installed the 14psi 1 BAR wastegate actuator from Garrett now that the clutch is holding.

14 PSI at 2600RPM and breaking traction. I think I am finally going to call the engine/calibration done. Time to move on to suspension/digital dash
 
Did you ever get the sensor figured out for your sequential injection?
I haven't. The engine is running good enough for me to not mess with it and move on to suspension. If my igniter ever goes out or I want to chase better fuel economy (currently 14mpg) with sequential and coils I will start again. I would probably end up removing the distributor and putting a hall effect sensor through the fuel pump blocker plate with a cam timing wheel on the cam gear
 
I’ve been thinking about doing the same thing for mine. But haven’t quite figured out a good way to mount the wheel to the cam yet.
 
Got the other side chopped off and tube cut. Next up a bunch of lathe time making alignment pucks

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Trying to maximize up travel knowing that people notch the frame for steering, I am working on high-ish steer with double shearing heims, super tight fit between diff cover and under the arms.

Swapping knuckles for big brakes frees up the old caliper ears for a lower bracket for double sheer

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So many different projects going on, back to the axle. It's fun to work at a facility that has other fabrication car guys and a coworker let me borrow his alignment bar.

To the lathe!

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