DIY 550bhp 2.5 STI V3 Type R

[dazdavies]

Engine bay will be white come the end of the weekend.

[eggy790]

wow just read the whole thread, looks awesome and well done!

hats off to you!

[dazdavies]

OK full day on it today.

Engine out, gearbox off. Engine bay stripped and prepped and ready for painting tomorrow.

[dazdavies]

Engine bay is now as it should be.

[DJ_Jon]

Awesome work Daz

[dj219957]

looks much better in white mate.

[bioforger]

Jesus, you dont feck about eh.

[minty]

hats off with the colour change Daz, i bet it took some serious thought as to change the colour after it had been painted.

Keep up the good work mate it's impressive.

[JP4]

Keep going m8 - it's looking damn good. The size of that turbo hanging in the air does it for me!

[dazdavies]

From day one i was pissed off with the purple paint job and then had to put graphics on which I didn't really want to do and ended up hating.


The new paint job is a different story. It's superb and has given me enthusiam for the project once more.

It's slowly beginning to take shape in the manner in which I'd visioned it when i started the project.

[dazdavies]

Started putting the ancilliaries back in the engine bay, I've also painted the brake and clutch cylinders and a few brackets too.

Looks a hell of a lot fresher that's for sure

[beef-on-the-bone]

minty fresh!!

[dazdavies]

OK I've never been happy with the Swirl Pot I had so I've spent the weekend doing it properly. I first ordered a swirl pot with push on fittings which was great until it came to moving it and the braided pipes wouldn't come of for love nor money.
To solve that problem from happening again I bought this from SM engineering (SM Engineering |Quality engineered components for the motorsport industry)





The next job was to remove the tank lift fuel pump (walbro 255) assembly and have some -6 fittings braized on the inlet and return pipes.


This now allowed for proper -6 Goodridge anodised braided hose fittings.



Braided feed and return pipes fitted



All of this was to allow fitment of the Bosch 044 fuel pump which will be needed to supply enough fuel.


Fitted



Swirl Pot and lines fitted.



Job done, all neat and tidy.

[chocolate_o_brian]

Read through and subscribed mate

You know where to come when it requires immortalising on paper

[dazdavies]

Originally Posted by chocolate_o_brian

Read through and subscribed mate

You know where to come when it requires immortalising on paper

I certainly will when it's finished fella

[dazdavies]

Tonight, I've sorted the lines through the car and tidied things up in the engine bay with some proper bulkhead connectors.

[beef-on-the-bone]

tidy!!

[dazdavies]

I decided to have a crack at the wheels.

They aren't finished, I wanted to try a couple of ideas so I have painted two wheels in the schemes I was thinking of. I've now decided so all the wheels are coming off the car to be sand blasted and then I'll paint them properly myself.






My intention was to do them with a red lip but once I'd done one i hated it.




So just white it is.

[chocolate_o_brian]

Good when you do stuff like this yourself.

I did my wheels a few weeks ago with sand paper and rattle cans. Definitely the looong way of doing it, but quite impressed with the results overall.

And cheap too

[wrighty338]

Fuel set ups well tidy Daz, really like that!

Wheels look good too, white with red lip is a winner! breaks it up and ties in with calipers!

[catalunya 172]

looking great fella and its a top job too

[bigsinky]

white is such a nice colour on a classic.

[samcowrx]

Looking good Daz!.

[STI_Baly]

Daz did you have any problems with the piston skirt fouling the oil squirters upon assembly of the engine?

Details on how you got around it would be handy.

Cars Looking Real Good Mate!!

[dazdavies]

Yes mate this has been covered more heavily on 22b. Both on my thread there and Andy's 2.2 Cosworth build thread.

There's three ways to tackle the problem:
1, Machine the block so the squirters sit lower.
2, Machine the pistons to take a little bit out of them allowing clearance.
3, Remove the squirters and blank them off.

Consensus of opinion was option 1 but I've gone for option two. Following on from a conversation with Matt Clark of RCMS ( Mine has their Omega Pistons) I took some out of my pistons with a dremel and had them all weight matched afterwards.

The threads on 22b are probably worth a read as the subject is covered in some detail.

[dazdavies]

Just found this .

It's a couple of months old but thought I'd show my working environment. No posh workshops or protection from the elements here.

All the engine building is done in the garage but the work on the car itself is done on the driveway.

You can also put a face to the name now, that's yours trully LOL

[Brun]

Alright Daz

[chocolate_o_brian]

Originally Posted by dazdavies

Just found this .

It's a couple of months old but thought I'd show my working environment. No posh workshops or protection from the elements here.

All the engine building is done in the garage but the work on the car itself is done on the driveway.

You can also put a face to the name now, that's yours trully LOL

Older than I expected.

[Scooby Hoo?]

A lot younger than me.
Daz is only a Puppy.
Interesting thread Daz, I'll have a chat if I see you around.

[dazdavies]

Originally Posted by chocolate_o_brian

Older than I expected.

lol cheeky fooker. I would blame it on a tough paper round but I didn't even have one

I'm 37 this year