I opened up my "Secret Santa" package today...yippeeeee

Thanks Grasshopper (Barry Fuller)

Mattson



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My new soon to be project...a 1978 Volvo 242

Currently has a 2100cc motor producing an amazing 100hp (rated at that amount, I'm sure it's way less by now)

Plans for it???

Install newer powerplant from an '85 240 Turbo model...picked up the engine a few weeks ago, claimed to have 125K miles on it and from looking at the cylinder walls, I believe it, as of now, I don't plan a full rebuild, just clean it up, replace all the gaskets and freshen it up.

Car has a 4 speed that I'd like to replace with a late 80s, early 90s Ford Mustang 5.0 5 speed

It'll get all the wear items replaced in the suspension, new brakes and a redone interior.

Car to be lowered an inch or so and 17" or 18" wheels will find thier way onto the car.

I'm going to need the complete fuel injection (minus the intake manifold) as well as the exhaust manifold and a turbo, so if you have this stuff laying around collecting dust, lets talk....

Budget is $5500 so I got to be careful with the "options"



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I just recieved my laser cut parts from Pat Pickerell of http://www.peridotcorp.com/ Peridot

These things are nice...I guess I could add a laser cutter to my list of tools to buy when I win the Lotto, hahahhaa

Did a trial test fit into the reducer pipe and it's a perfect fit. Now to do some welding this weekend.

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The start of my YCTA914 project....You Cannot Turbo A 914

Here is your chance to learn from my mistakes

I plan on including as much info as I can, including drawings in PDF format and DXF files for those that can use them. Use all information at your own risk.

1st off are the flanges that'll attach the turbocharger to the collector on the European Racing header.

The turbocharger is a TD04-09B-6cm2 from a 3000GT/Stealth that ran the twin turbo V6 models (AWD I think)

More info on my turbo as well as many others can be found here:
http://www.stealth316.com/2-turboguide.htm

Currently nothing special done to the motor (stock '74 1.8)
Only mods is the header and more importantly, the aftermarket fuel injection, mine is a Link ECU
http://www.link-electro.co.nz/home.html

Got my reducer pipe today from Burns Exhaust



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I went to Mesa, AZ this week for business, while there I meet up and had dinner with 6 other 914 fanatics
Thanks guys for not standing me up and forcing me to have dinner by myself again, hahhaa

A highlight of the trip was visiting Patrick Motorsports (http://www.patrickmotorsports.com/).

This is one of the cleanest and most organized shops I've been to, the cars that I saw are extremely well thought out and executed, if I had the money, I would not hesitate to have Jim and his group build a car for me

Kudos to Jim (the owner) for taking the time to offer a show-n-tell to me, I just showed up and asked to see the shop, he easily spent 45 minutes with me showing me the shop and pointing out cool little details on his personal car (the white /6) and his customer cars.

The white car is an original /6 with a 3.6 motor, 915 transmission and WEVO goodies

Oh yea, the blue car is also a 3.6 with 915/WEVO goodies

The red 911 was fully built by the shop and was just too damn clean.....attention to detail was amazing....must win the Lotto



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I decided that I wanted another project to start that'll hinder me from finishing my other projects

Enter the homebuilt furnace for melting metal

This small unit with the help of propane should be able to melt 6 pounds of aluminum in about 20 minutes.

Once I get the hang of it, I will build larger unit to be fueled by used oil (yes, it burns clean with no smoke)

For the furnace body, I was going to use 2 914 steel rims welded together (and still might if I need another one), I cut the center section out of one, it should work very well, it's just ugly.

For my 1st furnace, I am using a 5 gallon can...the lining is a special refractory cement that can withstand up to 2900°

I'll have to make the propane burner later this week.

Sharp eyed viewers will notice that I used a shock "dust" cover on the lid as well as for the exhuast (tube near top of furnace)

The bottom tube is from a bad spindle from a 914

The burner is finished, I got the plans from http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/index.html

It's a pretty simple propane burner, built from steel pipe for gas lines....cost a few bucks to make (the regulator with gauge cost about $40)

I hope to be melting some aluminum and brass sometime this week.




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Here are the new tops.

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My 914 has been neglected for the last few weeks due to me installing new granite countertops in our 3 bathrooms.

It was not as hard as I thought it would be (1st time doing something like this)

Basicly you just measure the cabinets and tell the granite place where to cut the holes...the sinks come with a template for the granite and for the plywood which is added to the top of the cabinet before the granite.

The granite countertops didn't weigh as much as I thought they would which is good since the 2 largest pieces had to go upstairs. Luckly I have a neighbor that helped me carry them into the house....I did just about everything else myself including installing the new sinks, the faucets and the plumbing.

Here are old countertops as well as my fixture for holding the undermount sinks while I installed them.

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Adding WBO2 bung in the exhaust.

European Racing Header for my /4 motor.

My fuel injection (Link) has the ability to gather and use the data from a wideband oxygen sensor.

The WBO2 reader is also used by my LC-1 from Innovate Motorsports.

Adding WBO2 bung in the exhaust.

European Racing Header for my /4 motor.

My fuel injection (Link) has the ability to gather and use the data from a wideband oxygen sensor.

The WBO2 reader is also used by my LC-1 from Innovate Motorsports.




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