The Bronze Bomber

[Hey_You]

The damaged/filled jackets are as hard as the aluminum, and are machined smooth with the surface. I had them filled once before with a different material, and it held not problem (no leaks atleast). Don't mind the old cam, it's temporary, and will be changed along with the rockers before the engine is boosted.


I ordered up a new muffler too. The one on my car is a POS and isn't fitted well at all. Since I have a welder now, I can position it cleanly up and tucked up. I wouldn't mind a little more noise out the back, so this muffler will do nicely.

[FunfGan]

Do you even have an E30? It takes time to properly build a turbo car, it's a lot harder than making a car low and buying knock off wheels, per se.

Zing.

[Roysneon]

from the title i expected something badass... needless to say i was disappointed.

just cus you haz mad turbo parts doesn't mean your cars hard. but i personally admire the will, so keep going... it'll get there eventually i suppose.

Do you even have an E30? It takes time to properly build a turbo car, it's a lot harder than making a car low and buying knock off wheels, per se.

[Dj Buttchug]

how is that damaged jacket going to seal? it looks like itll leak coolant out the side or into the cylinder

[Hey_You]

^---that's ok. Everyone has their own expectations for things. But I gave the name to the car after many road trips which it failed to die on. For a $900 car, that's pretty awesome. Maybe someday the name will match the car by your standards. Anywho, got some head today!



In the top picture you will notice the water jackets look all sorts of fucked up. They were, and where they were pitted, they were filled. It looks MUCH better in person.

[ubernasty]

from the title i expected something badass... needless to say i was disappointed.

just cus you haz mad turbo parts doesn't mean your cars hard. but i personally admire the will, so keep going... it'll get there eventually i suppose.

[Lrutts]

Love it! Boosted Bronzit for the win. To bad mine will be sold in 2 weeks :(

[Hey_You]

Just because everyone likes pictures.
Got one of these, should help in building a passenger side motor mount arm.

And got one of these, because it was free, best deal ever.

Checking to see what I will need to do to mount my turbo, took these for fun. Will need to use studs for sure.


And the reason why I can't/won't use this particular turbo. I'm bidding on another at the moment



Getting my head back from the machine shop tomorrow. I will reassemble it this weekend most likely, unfortunately with the stock cam and rocker arms for the time being. Will probably get my engine running without the turbo bits then finish building my kit and install once I get them all.

[Hey_You]

Yup, that's the plan. Cylinders aren't very worn at all.. Had a factory rebuild not too long ago, and the guy I bought the block from went ahead and lightly rehoned the cylinders when he installed all new bearings/gaskets/rings. Once I get the head completely built (cam installed and all) I will double check clearance and make sure the pistons don't smash my valves. On a second note, Ohio Truck Parts noticed they sent my turbo to the wrong guy, and I got that guy's turbo. Unfortunately they were out of turbos, so I'm stuck with this one. On a positive side, they did refund my purchase and told me to keep the turbo I have. Looks like I may be buying a new CHRA or another turbo altogether. My pup is getting big, already a little over 20 pounds.

[petrolhead]

Those cylinders look very worn. You're planning on using piano tops with a turbo?

[rares]

that has to be the cutest puppy i have ever seen

[Hey_You]

Small update. The turbo I ordered is not the turbo I got. The turbo I got has a chunk of impeller wheel missing on the turbine side. It is also a wh1c (don't mind) but with an internal wastegate housing. Here is a link to my eBay link saying it was product n555 that I won
eBay Win
And here is the link that shows the turbos that they have/had. As you can see, number n555 is much better than n553. I received n553. I am trying to get this settled with OhioTruckParts, but if they fail to resolve the issue I will be on the hunt for another turbo as the cost of a replacement wheel is nearly the amount I paid for the turbo, then I still have to rebuild it. Just another hold-up
OhioTruck Parts Inventory

[Hey_You]

Not much done lately. Took my head up to the machine shop to have the new valves and springs installed (Would have done myself but I didn't want to buy a valve spring compressor as I would probably never use it agian). Also, the repair I had done on my water jackets had started to come undone, so he is going to re-fix that. If anyone is ever up in Bum-Fuck where I live (Sonora, CA) and needs machine work done, John @ Bettannini Machine does great work, and on top of that he is an awesome guy. I finally got around to pulling my A/C stuff. I won't be needing that anymore, and the compressor won't fit with the manifold (or atleast I don't think it will). Compressor, drier, lines, and condenser weigh about 20-30 pounds I would say. Should offset some weight I will be adding.

I finally found a picture of the turbo I purchased. It's a Holset H1C that I will be rebuilding. I'll post more pictures of it once it's in my possession and during the rebuild. I found this good website for instruction (on a second note, that is not the turbo I got, I originally thought I was getting a h1c, not a wh1c. The one I got has a smaller exhaust housing that is internally gated, and was not nearly as clean as the one pictured)H1C Rebuild

That's it for now. Hopefully after Christmas I will have a better update as I will have some money to spend on myself, buying presents saps the wallet. Maybe I will have my manifold modified for an external wastegate by the next time I start pounding on the keyboard for this build.

[Dj Buttchug]

there is win going on here.

[dothadance]

cars gonna be dope. also on the plus side in the future, if your car ever breaks down your dog can just pull you home :D