Miotta gets drilled... (BUILD THREAD)
06-12-2010, 06:07 PM
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You got it, hopefully I don't need to take it off ever again though, no offense 
Made some progress today. Was planning since I started tracking the car to use the OEM front brake dust/heat shields to build my brake ducts out of. DId that today with very little effort. SO EASY. Dremel/metal shears/pliers/hammer and I was able to cut out a section, rounding it and trim it so turn radius is all clear.
Also reinforced my one night and cheap as **** splitter a bit. Added washers all over and plate of aluminum under to strengthen it. Lip is also getting sanded and painted the gloss black to match the flares, which I ALSO finally painted!!!
Made some progress today. Was planning since I started tracking the car to use the OEM front brake dust/heat shields to build my brake ducts out of. DId that today with very little effort. SO EASY. Dremel/metal shears/pliers/hammer and I was able to cut out a section, rounding it and trim it so turn radius is all clear.
Also reinforced my one night and cheap as **** splitter a bit. Added washers all over and plate of aluminum under to strengthen it. Lip is also getting sanded and painted the gloss black to match the flares, which I ALSO finally painted!!!
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06-12-2010, 08:19 PM
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Nobody seems to care about this build anymore... but I'll keep posting anyways. Should be making the manifold for the car next week or so....
So lip got paint, few layers and once dry I'll tackle it/splitter and brake duct feed install.
Also got the new (to me) Carbing/RS Aziwa/Moss (can't figure out who exactly made it) 3pt strut bar. Also used it to final mount my brake bias adjuster remote line and spent 10 minutes rigging a brake MC stop.
It is so funny how flimsy the firewall is and how immediatly obvious the brake MC brace is. It's a polyurethane bushing, washer, some shelf bracket material.... JB welded together. It'll be interesting to see how long it lives
So lip got paint, few layers and once dry I'll tackle it/splitter and brake duct feed install.
Also got the new (to me) Carbing/RS Aziwa/Moss (can't figure out who exactly made it) 3pt strut bar. Also used it to final mount my brake bias adjuster remote line and spent 10 minutes rigging a brake MC stop.
It is so funny how flimsy the firewall is and how immediatly obvious the brake MC brace is. It's a polyurethane bushing, washer, some shelf bracket material.... JB welded together. It'll be interesting to see how long it lives
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06-12-2010, 09:43 PM
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Luke Skywalker voice: "I care..."
Seriously though, pretty sweet. I have never seen a braced BMC before. I smell a new product for the ricers:
"Improve your braking consistency with a BMC brace! OEM structures do not have the rigidy to really keep your BMC geometry steady. This is not a problem in a normal commuter, as the flex makes for softer braking with some cushion to it. But if you are going to be driving hard or tracking your car, the extra consistency this little mod can give you is not to be forgotten!
Comes in normal finish, or the powdercoating of your choice for an additonal 30 dollars. Ships within 48 hours.
$74.37
Finance your build with it.
I am ******* drunk.
Seriously though, pretty sweet. I have never seen a braced BMC before. I smell a new product for the ricers:
"Improve your braking consistency with a BMC brace! OEM structures do not have the rigidy to really keep your BMC geometry steady. This is not a problem in a normal commuter, as the flex makes for softer braking with some cushion to it. But if you are going to be driving hard or tracking your car, the extra consistency this little mod can give you is not to be forgotten!
Comes in normal finish, or the powdercoating of your choice for an additonal 30 dollars. Ships within 48 hours.
$74.37
Finance your build with it.
I am ******* drunk.
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06-12-2010, 10:54 PM
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Miotta FTW!
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Luke Skywalker voice: "I care..."
Seriously though, pretty sweet. I have never seen a braced BMC before. I smell a new product for the ricers:
"Improve your braking consistency with a BMC brace! OEM structures do not have the rigidy to really keep your BMC geometry steady. This is not a problem in a normal commuter, as the flex makes for softer braking with some cushion to it. But if you are going to be driving hard or tracking your car, the extra consistency this little mod can give you is not to be forgotten!
Comes in normal finish, or the powdercoating of your choice for an additonal 30 dollars. Ships within 48 hours.
$74.37
Finance your build with it.
I am ******* drunk.
Seriously though, pretty sweet. I have never seen a braced BMC before. I smell a new product for the ricers:
"Improve your braking consistency with a BMC brace! OEM structures do not have the rigidy to really keep your BMC geometry steady. This is not a problem in a normal commuter, as the flex makes for softer braking with some cushion to it. But if you are going to be driving hard or tracking your car, the extra consistency this little mod can give you is not to be forgotten!
Comes in normal finish, or the powdercoating of your choice for an additonal 30 dollars. Ships within 48 hours.
$74.37
Finance your build with it.
I am ******* drunk.
Now go back to enjoying your drunk time
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06-13-2010, 01:13 PM
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I LOVE the brake shield idea. Cheap and effective, perfect. And I actually ditched my strut tower brace but kept the left mount for my strut tower brace, works great. Anybody with a right hand drive want the other bracket?
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06-18-2010, 09:38 AM
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Splitter on and reinforced.
Fluids (minus coolant done)
Left:
Coolant
turbo manifold
downpipe
intake pipe
hotside IC pipe
passenger seat mounting
RETUNE
DRIVEEEEEEE
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06-19-2010, 04:43 PM
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So on todays menu:
Paint/install tow hooks
Begin jigging up manifold and dig into pipe layout/tacking/cutting etc... WTF have I gotten myself into...
Maybe other stuff... depending on how manifold goes.
Paint/install tow hooks
Begin jigging up manifold and dig into pipe layout/tacking/cutting etc... WTF have I gotten myself into...
Maybe other stuff... depending on how manifold goes.
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06-19-2010, 08:27 PM
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Tow hooks installed. Had to weld in front differently than designed due to my vmount and missing lots of random stuff up front.
Raw manifold material
Polished up in prep
Hopefully I can make some progress on manifold tonight. Been semi lazy today.
Raw manifold material
Polished up in prep
Hopefully I can make some progress on manifold tonight. Been semi lazy today.
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