Manny's '91 GTSexy-T Project

[ARC240]

Answered your question in the other thread man . Oh! And pics of engine bay painted!!! Pleeeaaaassseee....LOL.

[m_melen]

hahaha thanks Mark! tomorrow's my day off so i'll snap a couple pics of what it looks like right now, and how the painted engine parts all look together. i've been averaging 48 hours a week at work so it's hard to get any time for skyrine.
good news! i just got enough funding to order some more parts and get some work done by the machinist. hooray for the no interest loan thanks to the bank of family! lol
now get some more pictures of your silvia dudezzz!

[m_melen]

alright, here's some pics!
for reference, here's how the engine and engine bay looked when i first got it


and here's what i've managed to make nicer!




painted the block and turbo manifold...



yummy yummy bores!


and here's what i'll be using for a horn button since my steering wheel's one doesn't ground. anybody know what's behind that little square panel?


my custom grounding kit


and my new strut bar! should i leave it orange?


Gratuitous shot of my kitty!

[nelsonmxmarc]

Nada behind that square thing. Your best bet is to pull the cluster trim first because if you apply enough pressure on that black insert, it may very well push in lol. The have 2 supporting clips on the back, take 2 seconds to snap out. But ya, your horn should mount perfectly there!

Looks awesome man!! Keep up the good work.

where in montreal are you?? I'm in Pincourt, can't be too far away hah.

Take it easy!

[m_melen]

3000 views, alright! another pic coming tomorrow of my newly painted strut bar, looks alot better!

[m_melen]

here it is. same color as the engine covers. the pics don't do them all justice but this blue REALLY shines in the sunlight.

[Skym]

I like.

[klys]

looking good !

if you need a preview of Nistune if you haven't bought it already I could show it to you.

it's indeed a great tool

and good job on the build

[m_melen]

i haven't ordered it yet, show me show me show me!

[klys]

k well I should have time within the next week!

Ill pm my celly

[jessem]

where did you get your nistune from, and if you dont mind me asking how much did it set you back. feel free to PM me

[m_melen]

i think it's only like 500 bucks, sweet deal

[M13]

Ztune has a wicked deal on the Nistune type 2 boards for our ECU's.

[ARC240]

Good stuff dude, keep it up !

[m_melen]

alright, bad news today. i went to the machine shop to drop off my arp mains studs so they could check that my mains will stay straight. here's the damage.
500 bucks so far, another 250 to balance the rotating assembly, another 325 if they have to line bore the crank mains. so we're looking at 1075? furk.

here's what's been done so far:
small end rod bushes matched to piston pins, block dunked, decked, x-rayed, flywheel and crank polished and balanced, all bearings and clearances measured to specs.