]2eDeYe Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Do the beemer calipers bolt right up? 1 Quote Link to comment
edutechnic Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 [2eDeYe" post=1345385" timestamp="1454089606] Do the beemer calipers bolt right up? Sorry, that's confusing, I'm an e30 nut and have one on a rotisserie right next to the 620. I was doing these for a local e30 enthusiast as a side job. I need to coat the disc brake adapter brackets and my 16x8s and bolt up the Hardbody brakes yet. 2 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 This is coming along real good man! 1 Quote Link to comment
edutechnic Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 This is coming along real good man! Thanks dude! Colors, colors. I can't leave things well enough alone. I'm NOT going to touch my mind chrome bumper. A buddy of mine on here has a few spares for me to play around with in my powder booth (read: carport). I want something that compliments the orange besides chrome bumpers, black grill, and silver wheels, despite that being OEM classy. Been playing around in Photoshop a bit. Thoughts? Stock with the wheels that are going on it 620 original by Brad Buccambuso, on Flickr Grey with grey bumper datsun-with-new-wheels by Brad Buccambuso, on Flickr Cream wheel outers with blue/green/grey centers (so fast, much furious) Master-Opacity-Change-blue-cream by Brad Buccambuso, on Flickr Pardon me, but I love this for the wheels lizardcoat by Brad Buccambuso, on Flickr Paint it gold gold by Brad Buccambuso, on Flickr Cream wheel outers, blue/grey center, cream bumper. Cream, get da money 620-cream-bumper-blue-inner-cream-outer by Brad Buccambuso, on Flickr Cream 'n black 620-blackbumper-blue-inner-cream-outer by Brad Buccambuso, on Flickr Fuck it datsun-with-new-wheels-purp by Brad Buccambuso, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
Rhino13 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I say fuck it haha, but really the grey one and the cream with black look great. 2 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 fuck it, but get the door handles and pillar vents as well 1 Quote Link to comment
mattyhacks71 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Dont forget the gas door and various interior pieces 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 I like the blue/cream wheels with the blue bumpers. 2 Quote Link to comment
edutechnic Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 fuck it, but get the door handles and pillar vents as well Dont forget the gas door and various interior pieces Fo realz,bruhs #goals #someday #pinkisstillmale #alphateam #spraycanwarriors #jdmazfuuuuk I like the blue/cream wheels with the blue bumpers. 2 Quote Link to comment
edutechnic Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 BOOM! She sits. Getting the transmission mated up was one of the more physically and mentally demanding things I've done in a while, judging by the soreness I'm feeling today, and the number of cuts I super glued shut. I've no idea why I'd put the engine in without the load leveler. The try of many tries that worked was slotting the trans mount holes before hand by drilling two extra holes and joining them with a dremel and a large file, placing the bellhousing bolts in place along with the starter (IT'S A TIGHT FIT TO PUT IT IN AFTER!!!), loosening the sway bar and removing the outer crank pulley to get a little vertical and horizontal clearance, and then bear hugging the trans bell housing from above and starting with the long starter bolts and working your way around. Very pleased it's in. Redeye's mounts fit so well! Just grabbed a mini screwdriver and got them in place with the locater pin holes, and the 4 screws into the cross member went in easy by hand. So worth the money! Coated the swap mounts and the Beebani disc conversion brackets in a light grey with clear for no reason other than to see what that powder looked like cured. Need to bring the drums/hubs into work and get them separated with a press to get the calipers and Rodeo rotors mounted. Found some car parts under this mess..but hey, no rust due to grease-dirt encapsulation Left to do: Clutch slave install. Needs a 90-degree fitting instead of truck slave?? Speedometer cable mod at trans Driveshaft measure Slip yoke trimming: look it up on 620 source DS shortening Harness install Ignition splice to fuse box 620 harness crossover ECU wires to pin out to fuse box Fuel pump positive wire Fuel pump clamps to frame rail Coolant lines to rad Heater lines Centerlink flip or mod centerlink? Chk room Pusher fan rewire to fuse box Fuel return hard line bend/route Throttle cable install Tach wiring and gauge installation Press out hubs from drums Install brake lines Install rotors & calipers Bleed brakes Powder coat wheels Mount and balance tires Make skidz 3 Quote Link to comment
edutechnic Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Since my brother in law and I are using the same 3rd-gen Maxima fuse box, we got them mapped out and in a spreadsheet. Not saying anyone else should use this same fusebox, but $20 shipped is cheeeaap for a grip of relays and circuits. Here's a link to the Excel file on my OneDrive: http://1drv.ms/1PaiBR1 2 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Fo realz,bruhs #goals #someday #pinkisstillmale #alphateam #spraycanwarriors #jdmazfuuuuk my golf is going to end up something similar. My s10 was rattle bombed years ago because the ex wife decided to tell me I couldn't do it. 1 Quote Link to comment
edutechnic Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 my golf is going to end up something similar. My s10 was rattle bombed years ago because the ex wife decided to tell me I couldn't do it. No offense, but I think OEM black pastic is best. Color matched looks a bit ricey to me. I was kidding about the pink because someone joked about the bumper/wheel shop in pink. 1 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Wasn't oem black was grey. And everybody has their own personal style. Also, body of that truck is white. Interior doesn't match the body worth a damn but hey, I ain't painting that truck. 1 Quote Link to comment
edutechnic Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Wasn't oem black was grey. Touche. 1 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 I actually have a picture with original grey coming through. Personally I would only do something that extreme on a newer vehicle, my 620's will not receive the same treatment and my golf won't be as overboard as the Chevy. But the ex wife put out a challenge and I had to crush her dreams 1 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Honestly though, wrinkle coat those bad boys. 1 Quote Link to comment
edutechnic Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Honestly though, wrinkle coat those bad boys. I may mess with a wrinkle finish on the valve cover and intake manifold and shave the letters or a color, shave the letters, and clear the whole thing. I'll dive into the aesthetics later, aside from the wheels, which are pretty important :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Wrinkle is sexy.... Just sayn 2 Quote Link to comment
edutechnic Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Wrinkle is sexy.... Just sayn That is supa dupa hot. I love the contrast. 4 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Thanx, hopefully it will be running soon 2 Quote Link to comment
mcordero8 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 That looks freaking sick. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment
edutechnic Posted June 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Welp, project was on hold for a bit, but she's back going now, wired in, and running. Steering Center Link Flip: I've since completed the steering link flip, but used a tapered drill bit from the narrow end of the pitman/idler arm tapers instead of the inserts. I've got the disc brakes bled Alternator wired up and external regulator wires jumpered. Finally no more trickle charging/jumping from other cars... Great wiring diagram for the charge light diagram, stock wiring, wire colors, and how to jumper which wires after you cut out the regulator box here. http://www.the510realm.com/viewtopic.php?t=14397 No spark on cylinder #4. Ended up being a bad contact in the cap. Now runs pretty decently, but the timing from the 360-degree slotted wheel in the distributor doesn't give very good resolution. I've ordered a replacement wheel from DIYAutotune. We're running a trigger angle of 57 degrees in the Megasquirt spark settings after setting the spark table to 20 across the board and verifying 20 degrees with the light. Timing seems to be off for cyl #4 with the stock trigger wheel though, so I'm hopeful the DIYAutotune wheel's better resolution will clear that up. We also didn't have any hardware latency set, so setting that to 100ms seemed to clean up the idle a fair bit as well. I have a decent KA24E base tune for the stock 225cc injectors. Hit me up if you need the MSQ file. DIY Autotune wheel: Stock CAS wheel: We checked the timing and it was getting really off at higher RPM, despite these wheels not having mechanical advance. Exhaust/O2 I've also not been able to get my LC-1 or my MTX-L wideband to work. Both read straight 22.4. I'm wondering if this is from poor grounds or because the O2 bung is 2" from open air with no exhaust on the manifold. The engine will actually rev now that we figured out timing but I have no wideband for tuning. I'm interested to see if the O2 sensor works with more exhaust separation from the open air. I had the white wire of the AFR sensor on a different ground from the black wire and have since moved it over to the common ground for all the Megasquirt sensors. More soon. Fingers crossed my shortened and sleeved driveshaft doesn't blow up and I can figure out a collector flange to fab up my exhaust. 1 Quote Link to comment
mattyhacks71 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Dat 4k Sounds good!! Quote Link to comment
dukerollo Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Cheers from an ex e30 head. I miss my 86 B6. Clean truck. I like what you are doing with this thing. 1 Quote Link to comment
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