The Street Truck Community Build- Deadline December 31St At 12:00Am

[diymirage]

Hey like I told you Eelco you can go ahead and break the rules seeing your our rule breaker.

speaking of breaking rules

as we speak the glue on the turbo and intercooler for my FOURBANGER is drying

i also gutted the radiator out of an old eclipse so i can run it on the wildcart

i also added a little more putty to the body, hopefully that will fill the gaps and soon she'll be ready for paint

i also wanted to start one more sentence with "i also"

i also talked to a board member about getting some custom decals for the cart

[Blake Rogers]

I still see that NO ONE that orignally joined still has replyed except for diymirage. Come on, is it REALLY that hard to let dukefan69' know whats going on with your entry? I mean there was some great builds on here that where coming along great and it feels like now that the only participants are new guys, not the guys who decide to participate from the begining.

well i just need to take some more photo's of mine should be done most of it by next weekend (i can be quick at building something) just need to figure out color wise is really the problem i am having maybe flat gray or black bottom half and have the top half met blue hmmmm? Edited November 19, 2009 by moparfan426

[wgflatliner]

speaking of breaking rules

as we speak the glue on the turbo and intercooler for my FOURBANGER is drying

i also gutted the radiator out of an old eclipse so i can run it on the wildcart

i also added a little more putty to the body, hopefully that will fill the gaps and soon she'll be ready for paint

i also wanted to start one more sentence with "i also"

i also talked to a board member about getting some custom decals for the cart

so um.. heyyyy... question..

where'd you get the turbo? i need to get some lol

[Nick Winter]

speaking of breaking rules

as we speak the glue on the turbo and intercooler for my FOURBANGER is drying

i also gutted the radiator out of an old eclipse so i can run it on the wildcart

i also added a little more putty to the body, hopefully that will fill the gaps and soon she'll be ready for paint

i also wanted to start one more sentence with "i also"

i also talked to a board member about getting some custom decals for the cart

Ok cool, get some pictures.

well i just need to take some more photo's of mine should be done most of it by next weekend (i can be quick at building something) just need to figure out color wise is really the problem i am having maybe flat gray or black bottom half and have the top half met blue hmmmm?

Ok cool

[dwc43]

I just need a dist. some engine paint and paint the body. and I should be done.

[Nick Winter]

I just need a dist. some engine paint and paint the body. and I should be done.

Ok David

[MikeMc]

I still see that NO ONE that orignally joined still has replyed except for diymirage. Come on, is it REALLY that hard to let dukefan69' know whats going on with your entry? I mean there was some great builds on here that where coming along great and it feels like now that the only participants are new guys, not the guys who decide to participate from the begining.

Not much left to do....I've still got time!!!!

Edited November 27, 2009 by MikeMc

[Nick Winter]

Not much left to do....I've still got time!!!!

That's Beautiful Mike, great color combo.

[Blake Rogers]

That's Beautiful Mike, great color combo.

dumb question mike how did you mask that so well as my whoa MAD is going to be tricky with all its curves

[Blake Rogers]

well here you go guys pics of the start of whoa MAD!!

i know the pics aint great so bear with me lol

Edited November 21, 2009 by moparfan426

[Nick Winter]

Looks interesting at the least.

[Blake Rogers]

Looks interesting at the least.

thanks its the color i stuck on. iam evening using that 41 willys seats dashbored (witch i have to add to as its to short lol) and the door panels the rear end and i want to use the tires but there huge!!!! so we will see STAY tuned!!! Edited November 21, 2009 by moparfan426

[diymirage]

so um.. heyyyy... question..

where'd you get the turbo? i need to get some lol

i custom build one

i basically popped the hood on the 'sat ,took a good long look and figured

i can do this

Ok cool, get some pictures.

Ok cool

i will soon i hope, but none of the progress has been put together yet to the point where it shows

i also wasnt happy with the body work yet so more filling and sanding is needed

[MikeMc]

dumb question mike how did you mask that so well as my whoa MAD is going to be tricky with all its curves

Use 6mm tamiya tape or 1/8 fineline by 3m.....I like to warm the tape up on a windowsill before I use it...seems to bend real smooth, I also burnish the edge right before shooting. A mist of clear intercoat on the edge will stop bleedthru.

[wgflatliner]

well i got the rest of the materials needed to build the motor/drivetrain.

it'll still be a secret though

[diymirage]

well i got the rest of the materials needed to build the motor/drivetrain.

it'll still be a secret though

whenever anyone says that i automatically think C6 corvette drivetrain

so you better bust out the allison V12 and impress me

[wgflatliner]

whenever anyone says that i automatically think C6 corvette drivetrain

so you better bust out the allison V12 and impress me

good thing it's a secret. i guarantee you it's not that though.

[rollinoldskoo]

ok i'll toss this into the mix.... try to get it done in time.... spent the last week in the hospital so now i got some rest time and build time....

[JamesW]

ok i'll toss this into the mix.... try to get it done in time.... spent the last week in the hospital so now i got some rest time and build time....

Lookin good Gil. You need to hook me up with some bags.

[wgflatliner]

alright so my 55 stepside from AMT has crumbled in quite the literal fashion.

so instead of calling it quits i just purchased a 55 chevy cameo pickup and plan on transplanting the goodies to the new piece.

i still plan on having this done by the deadline.

[diymirage]

Ok cool, get some pictures.

per request here is what i have been up to this weekend

i got the supra rear end mounted to the frame

this gave me the exact location of everything else

so i installed the radiator (was a lil bit afraid it might not clear the hood but there turned out to be plenties of room)

i got the intercooler build and the turbo hooked up

build the exhaust

put the intake manifold in and ran the charge pipes

(the engine and intercooler are one unit now but not yet mounted to the frame)

did i mention i also managed to slap on some paint

the yellow is not as bright as i hoped it would (hopefully some clear will make it pop)

there is also a little bit of orange overspray (freehanded it) but in general im pretty pleased with it so far

(keeping in mind in just getting started scratchbuilding)

i also talked to a board member about getting some custom decals so there is still more coming

(i forgot to ad a picture of the dash, that is the largest single piece of this kit that will NOT be modified)

[wgflatliner]

i got the intercooler build and the turbo hooked up

build the exhaust

put the intake manifold in and ran the charge pipes

(the engine and intercooler are one unit now but not yet mounted to the frame)

could i give you a quick tip? i know i'm not a modeling pro but i do know a LOT about turbo systems and how they work.

on the turbo, looking at the pic i quoted:

the pipe you got going towards the passenger door - you have that going to an air filter.. that pipe should actually be the pipe that dumps down to the exhaust.

the pipe you have going to the front should be going to the air filter instead of the intercooler

there needs to be a piece coming off the housing of the turbo that should run to the intercooler

here's a pic of my turbo on my real car:

the port with the fins (if it were on your model) goes to the air filter

the port going off to the left goes to the intercooler

the port you can't see on the back of the turbo goes to the exhaust, like the following pic:

you do have the other pipe from the intercooler to the intake manifold correct.

i hope this helps, and i apologize if i offend you for trying to give you a tip.

hehe

[diymirage]

could i give you a quick tip? i know i'm not a modeling pro but i do know a LOT about turbo systems and how they work.

on the turbo, looking at the pic i quoted:

the pipe you got going towards the passenger door - you have that going to an air filter.. that pipe should actually be the pipe that dumps down to the exhaust.

the pipe you have going to the front should be going to the air filter instead of the intercooler

there needs to be a piece coming off the housing of the turbo that should run to the intercooler

its all good bro

what you do not realize is that you are looking at a hybrid K04/T28 turbo

in this particular turbo the exhaust gas goes straight through one part of the snail and exits on the bottom

(i realise that is hard to see in the pictures i posted)

the cold air is sucked in through the center of the exhaust snail (i know its a bad design because it heats up the air even more) and then runs through the compression side of the snail and exits in a straight line into the intercooler

i know this is not a conventional design but it works surpisingly well

you know, you're right, i didnt build a proper replica of the K03 or K04 you would put in this engine but there is just so much custom work in this build i couldnt be extremly bothered by accuracy

i mean, think of the parts allready involved

thanks for the advise and i will keep it in mind for the next build

for now, im staying with my line that this "should" work aswell

as long as i can get the same 17 pounds i get out of my 1:1 im good

[rollinoldskoo]

that bug needs 4x4 wheels/tires....

[diymirage]

that bug needs 4x4 wheels/tires....

yes it would, but i had the rear end that you see on it with the matching front rims so i just made do

unless you wanna donate a nice ofroad combo