I'm going with a DSM 14b turbo. Still have some things that need to be purchased but I'm on a tight budget so I'm buying a little here, little there. Nothing too interesting to show yet but I thought I'd share.

So far I have:
14b turbo
AEM F/IC *installed*
rx7 460cc injectors
DSM BOV
misc. piping
miata exhaust flange (salvaged from a stock header)
F1 Stage III clutch (too hot in the garage to install lol)

Got the F/IC installed and all purdy. Ran a nylon line to join up with a T for the boost gauge so I'll have a single line going through the firewall.


The only 3 way I'll ever have.

 

I have that pillar mount too, I had to sand out a bit to get my 52mm gauges in. I'm going to be losing that thing too as soon as I get gauges I want.

 

It's actually left over from my S13. Doesnt fit perfect but it's good enough. If I get a bug up my ***, I'll heat it up with a heat gun and try to form it a bit better.

I really like the idea of having gauges in the vents but it's hot as ***** here. I really didnt want to resort to the pillar pod but I think it's the best choice for me right now.....I think.

 

I won't complete/charge my a/c until the car is sorted- now that's an incentive.

 

Oh SNAAAAPPPPPPPPP. My brother mentioned he had a welder so I went to his house to pick it up today. This thing makes my harbor freight flux core look like it came out of a cracker jack box. It's old and crusty but damn does it weld. Chose some random settings and did a quick weld.

 

ooh la la, weld my pipes!

 

Got rid of all the EGR crap and blocked everything off



Waiting on my piping went ahead and made my BOV flange. Still learning the welder so I JBwelded over the weld just incase there are any leaks.



Here's my manifold so far. Right now it's just 2 stock 1.8L head flanges bolted together so I don't warp anything when the welding starts

 

Got the gauges finished up. VDO boost gauge and my new panel meter with 0.01 accuracy for the wideband display. wewt

The meter was a bit too bright so I put 2 layers of tint in there. I also heated up the gauge pod so I cold mold in the panel a bit.

Just dropped off a loaner flywheel at the machine shop too.

 

you couldnt just find a round voltmeter? :gay:

 

I want a welder...I'd like to know how to weld too lol.

 

that is a good *** question. not sure I could find one that's for 1-2v but if I knew anything about electronics I could probably put some resistors or some **** on it and make it work. Doin **** the hard way is my style anyways

hey miatamania. You're not that far from me. I might be up in Boone during labor day weekend with teh in-laws.

 

turn up the heat on that welder for those welds!

not sure jb will last under that heat btw...

 

tru.dat I had the heat too low. the JB is just to plug up any possible pin holes. Because of the lack of heat I was laying a slug instead of a bead. The JB will hold up just fine

I need to find some pics of my old FMIC that was held together with JB..hmmm

 

This build has ghetto written all over it. Just my style

 

you know how I roll

 

Got my manifold bits in so I started fabbing. Figure it'll take about 3-4 2hr sessions. Yeah I'm slow. Ordered some oil lines today. I got everything I need now except post-turbo exhaust parts. I'll order them with my next check which will all I need. Ordering is the easy part. Fabbing and tuning = teh hard *****. Took me a while to get some settings right. The GLOB of weld is ugly yet functional.

So far....




Using a piece from the stock manifold's collector to connect manifold to turbo. Still needs a bit of work before welding.

 

it's beautiful (to me)

 

dopeness, ghetto builds ftw

 

Got my HUGE fmic today

 

some progress.