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> Fiid's Project Progress Thead., The Legend of Narparu
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post Oct 16 2005, 10:30 AM
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The shift rod is hooked up. My engine is quite high, but the shift rod still had to be cut and rewelded to sit lower so that it would clear the sump and the exhaust manifold. I went with a rice header from "Megan" racing - it's not equal length, but it sits reasonably tight with the engine. I seem to be able to get all the gears - which is a good start.

I am concerned though since my reversing lights seem to stay on all the time. Hope I didn't f**k up the transmission.


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post Oct 16 2005, 10:34 AM
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Last shot. This one shows the new header setup. At some point I need to get all this metal out of the car and get it powedercoated or painted.

The header, turbo, and downpipe all came off ebay. All the tubing is stainless and the cost was very low since they are all far-eastern mass produced rice parts. Rice and Bochwurst.... tasty.
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post Oct 16 2005, 12:04 PM
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Great progress Fiid! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) Thanks for sharing...
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post Oct 16 2005, 12:10 PM
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Last thing I recall was that this project was up for sale. Good to see tha you are going to finish it, and looks like you've made some excellent progress!!!


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post Oct 16 2005, 12:17 PM
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I got pretty disillusioned with it for a while there. It's hard to balance a job with a startup company, raising a child, and trying to do a project like this. It made things a lot easier doing what everyone suggested way back and going to a single-turbo setup.

Thanks to everyone for the continued support and help with various problems I've run into. Also thanks to everyone who didn't buy the car when it was for sale. I think it'll run soon (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
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post Oct 16 2005, 12:18 PM
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Oh yeah... the engine does actually run now!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) It idles nicely with the megasquirt idle control activated (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
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post Oct 16 2005, 12:40 PM
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QUOTE (fiid @ Oct 16 2005, 09:30 AM)


I am concerned though since my reversing lights seem to stay on all the time. Hope I didn't f**k up the transmission.

Sorry if this is too obvious, but just in case...

It looks like the two wires that control the reverse lights are hanging loose in this picture. Do the lights still come on with them disconnected ? If so, they are shorted together somewhere "upstream". If not, do the reverse lights come on when the two wires are touched to each other ? This is what they are supposed to do. Provided the transaxle actually does shift in and out of reverse (which we all hope is the case !) then the switch should make contact only in reverse. I haven't replaced this switch (just messed w/ connectors) but I'm sure it's straightforward if you can find the part. If you do, be careful 'cause there's a little pushrod that falls out when you remove the switch, and you'll need that for reassembly.


I'm also glad to see that your project is moving forward again. You've done all the really hard stuff already, you definitely deserve to enjoy the ride.
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post Oct 16 2005, 02:27 PM
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QUOTE (jsteele22 @ Oct 16 2005, 10:40 AM)
QUOTE (fiid @ Oct 16 2005, 09:30 AM)


I am concerned though since my reversing lights seem to stay on all the time.  Hope I didn't f**k up the transmission.

Sorry if this is too obvious, but just in case...

It looks like the two wires that control the reverse lights are hanging loose in this picture. Do the lights still come on with them disconnected ? If so, they are shorted together somewhere "upstream". If not, do the reverse lights come on when the two wires are touched to each other ? This is what they are supposed to do. Provided the transaxle actually does shift in and out of reverse (which we all hope is the case !) then the switch should make contact only in reverse. I haven't replaced this switch (just messed w/ connectors) but I'm sure it's straightforward if you can find the part. If you do, be careful 'cause there's a little pushrod that falls out when you remove the switch, and you'll need that for reassembly.


I'm also glad to see that your project is moving forward again. You've done all the really hard stuff already, you definitely deserve to enjoy the ride.

I unplugged those wires so that the reversing lights don't come on for my test firings. The reversing lights are overpowered for the surroundings so they get really hot if they are on too long, and I think they can melt stuff.

Shifting feels reasonably good for 2-5. 1st and reverse seem to be a little less "positive" in their engagement. This might be because the clutch isn't adjusted yet, or it could be something more sinister.

The lights do come on correctly when the wires are touched together. Excellent catch though.


another question for the group.

My downpipe has about 3 inches of clearance around the inboard CV joint. Should I be worried about heat radiating into the joint or is this a non-issue?? I suppose plenty of people run headers right under there and they don't have problems.... so.... ???????????????

Thank again for the support, help and kind words.

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post Oct 16 2005, 02:37 PM
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cv joint should be just fine that close. thats how far the factory one was.....

I bet your shifter just needs to be adjusted better...

I've found it takes 2 people...

One to hold it in perfect neutral with their hands, and one to place it in perfect neutral on the trani side and tighten down the bolt on the shifter linkage.. 5 mins and your done...

Looks like your making some progress!!!

cant wait to see it finished.
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post Oct 16 2005, 03:08 PM
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or, undo the bolt at the shifter base that connects it to the tunnel rod...
put the tranny in secon manually from underneath...
then... put the shifter straight up (with no spring preloading) into second.
tighten down aforementioned screw... and drive.

might require a little tweaking.
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post Oct 17 2005, 10:22 AM
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fiid,
I'm really glad to hear you kept the project! Glad you are making some progress and feeling good about it.

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post Oct 23 2005, 09:08 PM
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For the first time in over a year - I drove my car around the block.

I got the fans installed, fabbed up some exhaust bits, got the LC1 hooked up, ran some wiring for some guages, and fired it up.

There are some pics - I'll post them later.

The engine is in an appalling state of tune - very much like the 1.7 was when i first got it squirted. It makes REALLY cool (and slightly eerie) noises as the turbo spools and dumps it's waste air... (I have a dump valve to put on it yet).

Feels good to get it rolling again!

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post Oct 23 2005, 09:55 PM
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Congratulations! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) Now you need a sound clip for us. It's always awesome to get a car running after a long project.
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post Oct 23 2005, 10:09 PM
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post Oct 24 2005, 01:21 AM
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WAY TO GO FIID!!!

I want to see it. Can I stop by next time I'm in the city?

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post Oct 25 2005, 09:48 AM
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Jeff: Of course you can stop by - just call me on my cell and let me know in advance! Email me if you don't already have my cell number!


Progress:
I did some reading yesterday. I had not fully examined the LC-1 manual. By default - the first analog output acts like a narrowband sensor and not like a wideband. This probably caused some megasquirt confusion.

Also - if you don't have a MAT sensor - the line floats such that the MS thinks that the air temp is -40 degrees C - which has quite a radical effect on air density (like 1.5 times).

So I think it was running REALLY rich. I'm super psyched to do another test run with some logging and see how things go this time. I might get a small hint this time of how fast it's going to be (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif).

Anyways - here's some pictures...

This is my RICE MUFFLER. Turns out it's quite loud. Ooops.



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post Oct 25 2005, 09:50 AM
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Vanilla Rice Rice Baby.


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post Oct 25 2005, 09:53 AM
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Lowering the car for the first time. I think the new engine is a little heavier than the stock engine; which means that my ride height was way low at the back - this was taken while adjusting it. I think the 175lb springs may not be sufficient with the heavier lump; but that should be reasonably easy to fix since I'm running Eibach coilovers at the back.
I might go to like 250s.



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post Oct 25 2005, 09:55 AM
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Reversing out for the first time in a REALLY long time.

I have no wing mirrors at the moment - so this was made harder than it needed to be (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif).


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post Oct 25 2005, 09:57 AM
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Just about to take off up the street. Car is showing it's best side. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)


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