dbr11k Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Posted June 25, 2012 i had it running off the battery as well as a jump charger thing, hopefully it shouldnt have damaged it, i wont be starting it again until i have everything hooked up properly and it goes off for a tune.. thanks man, it gave me some motivation to get it finished anyways !! Quote
kickn5k Posted June 25, 2012 Report Posted June 25, 2012 Nah don't stress if you've had a "charging power" to the battery, you'll be fine. Alt is pretty easy to just get going. Wire power to starter on the bolt. Then wire the signal wire off the plug(ive only dealt with bosh internal regs) will be marked "S" on the reg, to the same post as the wire to starter. The the other wire goes to the light. Easy, and I hate wiring with a passion!! How much boost do you want to run for the moment? Quote
dbr11k Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Posted June 25, 2012 yea ive done them before i just hate doing them haha, fiddly are shit it is, i'll be getting my sparky mate to do it as i know he will solder and heat shrink properly.. it is tuned for 18 psi, but when i get the boost dialled in i will keep it at 16 psi, thats what beau yates ran so i'm sure it will be fine like that, just until i get it re-built next year and tuned for e85.. Quote
kickn5k Posted June 25, 2012 Report Posted June 25, 2012 yea ive done them before i just hate doing them haha, fiddly are shit it is, i'll be getting my sparky mate to do it as i know he will solder and heat shrink properly.. it is tuned for 18 psi, but when i get the boost dialled in i will keep it at 16 psi, thats what beau yates ran so i'm sure it will be fine like that, just until i get it re-built next year and tuned for e85.. 16-18 should be safe with STD cams with 98 pump fuel. Quote
dbr11k Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Posted June 25, 2012 Yea that'd what it was running before, not sure what I will put it uoto with the 288 cams and e85, but like I said that's a while yet Quote
Willis Posted June 25, 2012 Report Posted June 25, 2012 Car will be epic with current setup. Cams and e85 can wait haha. Quote
dbr11k Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Posted June 26, 2012 Haha that's it, I just wanna be able to drive it already.. did a fair bit more wiring today, relay for the starter is done, toggle switch for ignition, push button start, i have to find the new battery terminals that are amongst the shit I have somewhere .. Also waiting on this wrx dash Measured the corolla at 130cm and the guy said the wrx dash was 134cm so it shouldn't be too hard to fit.. I'm losing all the factory wiring or as much that is practical, losing the ignition barrel etc.. I welded up the mounts properly for the quad head lights and will start the wiring for them tomorrow. purchased all the proper sized fittings for the fuel hoses including bulkhead fittings, just need to get some money for the hoses and the new cell, which was about $600 more Quote
dbr11k Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Posted June 28, 2012 Wrx dash board showed up today, I was that hard at work that I got the missus to drop it off for me and started Chopin it up straight away lol It's 140cm across and a corolla is 130cm, so I'm going to cut and shut the passenger side, hopefully the dash pinnacle piece lines up in front of the steering wheel, I'm going to use the little flip up part on top as a space to put gauges, I'm going to prop it up and fiberglass it so it stands up, then get a cheap pinnacle and mould it into the hole to fit oil temp, oil pressure and water temp. I cut a square out underneath that nav I'm going to make a switch panel which will hold a battery isolator, ignition switch and push button start, using the factory hazard switch. Using the right air vent to hold a boost gauge.. Quote
dbr11k Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) Finished work and straight into the fiberglass filler, the pinnacle is going to sit a bit to the left off centre in relation to the steering wheel because I really cbf cutting and shutting both ends of the dash, it's been a while since I have played with this stuff and I didn't put enough hardener in the filler so I'm gonna be here a while lol. I'll start stretching cloth over the holes tomorrow and get the resin and matt out. Edited June 28, 2012 by dbr11k Quote
dbr11k Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Posted June 29, 2012 Sorted out the rest of the fitting issues today, its so god damn big! the stalk actually hits the dash when the high beam is pushed forward lol, but it does suit my extended boss pretty well... and i also made a plug up for it, will do some more fiberglassing on sunday, forgot how slow this stuff is to work with in winter :( Quote
dbr11k Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Posted July 2, 2012 Finally got off my ares today...... Cut a hole in the boot and went back inside to the heater lol. Quote
kickn5k Posted July 2, 2012 Report Posted July 2, 2012 Finally got off my ares today...... Cut a hole in the boot and went back inside to the heater lol. I know what your saying, it's been freezing in Melbourne for almost 2 weeks now. Not long now and you'll be ripping fat skids!! Quote
Taz_Rx Posted July 2, 2012 Report Posted July 2, 2012 Got into the minus' yet stu? -1 on my drive to work wednesday! Quote
dbr11k Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Posted July 2, 2012 Shit, we've been well into minus 5 for the past month ! I normally work through it but lately I just cbf, and I've hav heaps of time off work to do it too :( Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.