Scum class 318 + Mtech + vortech v2 + unicorns - vortech + Turrrrbo

[golde30]

You gonna make the drive up to picnic??

[pandaboo911]

You gonna make the drive up to picnic??

I'm gonna try to. If I figure out my rear brakes by then.
I'm making the caliper adapter right now, it's quite a challenge.

Dude dem wheelz! What are they exactly, they look amazing on your car. Specs?

The wheels are RH Mesh
16x8.5 et13 205/40 F
16x9.5 et19 215/40 R

[kronus]

bump, feed us

[Jean]

Nice beeld!

[pandaboo911]

time to update this ancient thread..

got laid off and went on vacation so been busy living the broke college student life.

Installed the side skirts finally, what a pain

pictures are off an iphone 5s, actually pretty nice !











Gonna do the rear apron today, i can already tell it's gonna be super fun to put that on.

[pandaboo911]

not totally installed, it's sagging a bit in the back

it's very difficult to get behind the bumper and tighten the nuts up, the valance is in the way.

[oliver.r]

I thought you died, nice to see a update

[kronus]

oh man you are going to immediately destroy your front fenders..

looks good otherwise. are you tightening the mount chassis-side or bumper-side? I've found that chassis-side is a lot easier, but it's been a while since I've had a euro rear off.

[achtunge30]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful car you have there...I love EVERYTHING about it!!!
Someday, there needs to be an Mtech 1 gathering!!!

[pandaboo911]

oh man you are going to immediately destroy your front fenders..

looks good otherwise. are you tightening the mount chassis-side or bumper-side? I've found that chassis-side is a lot easier, but it's been a while since I've had a euro rear off.

as you can see they are already destroyed :D The PO did not roll the front fenders, and the tires pulled the fender lip down on both sides.

I think with a nice roll and the stiffer 450lb springs and bigger sway bars I'll be OK. I'm actually more worried about the rear since I'm limited to just a few degrees of camber

I'm doing the rear bumper side, although chassis side would probably be easier, it's just so hard to get in there with the valance in the way. I can't even fit my hand let alone my arm. I need one of those flexible extensions and like 100 u-joints to get to the nuts.

I think I'll try chassis side , but that doesn't really allow me to make adjustments

[kronus]

I have 400s in the front, a unfortunate bit of tire poke, and they still touch quite a bit on bumps eve though if I can't push the nose down at all.

IIRC the chassis side mounts are studs, and the top nuts are tightened from inside the trunk. That should make it a bit easier to get it in the right place!

[MR 325]

Awesome!

[dillon7]

dreamy. looks awesome man

[pandaboo911]

I have 400s in the front, a unfortunate bit of tire poke, and they still touch quite a bit on bumps eve though if I can't push the nose down at all.

IIRC the chassis side mounts are studs, and the top nuts are tightened from inside the trunk. That should make it a bit easier to get it in the right place!

Oh yeah!! I totally forgot that the mounts used studs.. Thanks LOL

[pandaboo911]

So I'm still stuck with a no-start issue. I verified I am getting spark, my CPS checked out at 560 ohms. So I check fuel pressure, which was 0 psi at the rail.

Tore out my fuel cell to check if the line or pump was clogged from the old gas

Some pics:


the pump, it's a beast, capable of 110gph


During re-install I decided to add some foam tape to the fuel pump bracket to help dampen some of the noise since this will be a daily driver. Also added some rubber washers for additional noise reduction.. worked pretty well






I put some gas back in the tank, gave the pump some juice and before I could check the pressure gauge one of the fuel lines under the car popped off its barb fitting, so I definitely have pressure!!
I suspect the injectors are not opening for whatever reason, maybe a bad ground. Also the fuel pump no longer primes for 2 seconds when I turn the key to run, that may be related to the problem.

If anyone has experienced similar issues let me know!