KlassicMotion Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Congtats on the baby coming soon! Good luck finding time to sleep for the first couple of months after that! :) Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks Kyle. Gonna be a whole new world. I didn't want to wrap the oil feed line around the back of the motor and after a bunch of back and forth I decided on this: Drilled and tapped a piece of 303 SS. Welded the bitch to the back of the block! Got the passenger side hose made up, just gotta go out after work and test fit! Next is the oil return. I'm gonna drill a hole in the block and tap it for the fitting.... More later. 2 Quote Link to comment
SR20DETdatsun510 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Critical thinking prevails! Nice work man! Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Thanks! I mocked up all the lines today. Tuesday I'll have them made. I was gonna drill and tap the block but it would be too close to the crank. I just went with the oil pan... Water feed line straight out of the block. Not super stoked on the routing but I don't have another good option. Oil feed line is a straight shot.. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Josh.....are you crimping your own lines? Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Nope. A Parker hose shop in town is. They've been nice enough to keep an open invoice with all the fittings as I work through the mock up stage. Very helpful. Josh- Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Sweet.....that's a cool deal! I was gonna want to see the tool and a demo if you were doing it. :) Quote Link to comment
that one guy Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 I really hope you never sell this.And if for some reason you do, be sure to include a booklet print out of all the work you've done so nobody destroys it in confusion.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 I'll never sell this one. I might build another in the future but this one will always remain in the stable. It's funny I look at what I've done and wonder "WTF HAPPENED?"..... I know they make drugs to control ADHD but..... I just shake my head and go about re-engineering something else... Eventually it will be done. The end is in sight now. It's hugely time consuming to do things the way I've done but it's the only way I know. One of my mentors and the best fabricator I've ever seen always told me "If your gonna do it, do it right".....Luckily I have the luxury of time. Problem is I'm impatient... I've definitely improved my patience on this build and learned to never go with your first instinct when building a car. Let it sit for a couple weeks and i guarantee you'll discover it wasn't such a good idea and another better idea will crop up.Looks like I got another side job next weekend that will fill my car fund enough to get this thing on the road. Not painted or finished interior but roadworthy. Now I'll have to try and fit wrenching time into the schedule.I'm sure the first test drive is gonna make it all worth it :devil: :w00t: :ninja: 3 Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted May 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Turbo lines are done. What a pita! 2 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Don't think I've ever commented in this thread...... ..........guess cause I can't think of any words to describe this build....... Hope to see this in person one day :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Thanks and I'm sure you will!! I haven't made any real progress. Next up is moving and then my son being born!!!! Luckily I don't have to move the car and shop anymore. Huge relief! I did buy a vdo oil pressure gauge with 0-80psi sender with 7psi warning switch. 2 Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted August 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Its still alive. Its pulse is weak but still beating.... BUT!!! My son is due any day. Probably by the end of the week :) I've been planning my 5/16" SS hard fuel lines. I built a tubing straightener but need to make a small change. I did get this in the mail the other day.... Canister style fuel filter. Gonna make a new mount for it later... http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000CFQNTU/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1407708249&sr=8-2 1 Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted September 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Got a present.... He's perfect. 8 Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Oh damn!!!! Didn't know that was coming. See you in a couple years. 1 Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Nah :) Still gonna find time for the car. Got a fpr ordered and most of the fuel line fittings. I was gonna straighten some coiled 5/16 line I bought but said to hell with it amd ordered a 20' long x 5/16"dia x 0.028" wall seamless ss tube.... Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Just keep a pack-n-play in the garage..... :rofl: Congrats on the forums newest Datsun enthusiast!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: 2 Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Thanks guys. I got an extra gift called the flu on Saturday. Been in bed for 4 days..... I got some more parts in the mail :) Aeromotive FPR and Russel 0-100PSI gauge. I cut the 20' tube in half and had all 4 ends flared 37deg. It didn't make sense to buy or make a tool for a total of 8 flares. Just gotta order the final fittings and once the hardlines, FPR and Fuel filter are in place I can make the soft lines to the tank and motor. Gonna weld new ends on my fuel rail with #5 JIC fittings to match. I chose all JIC stuff instead of AN due to cost and the lack of -5AN stuff on the market. Running 5/16" line means -5, 3/8" means -6. I'm ok with it though as its steel hardware and bomb proof. Here's the cost breakdown to get from tank to injector rail.... $120 - Aeromotive 13129 EFI Fuel Pressure Regulator $30 - Russell 650340 Fuel Pressure Gauge $90 - Aeromotive 10 Micron, Canister Fuel Filter $60 - 5/16"diax0.028"wallx20'long Seamless SS tubing $50 - 8x flared ends $80 - misc #5 JIC Fittings $100 - SS Braided teflon tubed soft lines. $530.00 Total. Ouch! 1 Quote Link to comment
hobbes_the_cat Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Just keep a pack-n-play in the garage..... :rofl: I literally have done this many times ^^^ works great. Just try not to paint and weld close to the kid! Haha 1 Quote Link to comment
jeph Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 just went through all 50 pages and wow...... you have a massive amount of skills lol keep up the great work, cant wait to see this in person some day. hopefully you saved all the cad drawings for the parts you made so i can buy some from you down the road lol. Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thanks ;) Lmk if your ever in the area and I'll show you the shop! Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Anyone need an inline walbro 255? Brand new with fittings for $75. Quote Link to comment
jeph Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Anyone need an inline walbro 255? Brand new with fittings for $75. i know its a ways a way but if you have it next friday (19th) i will buy it. are you going with a intank setup instead? Quote Link to comment
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