calan

It's ALIVE!

It started right up, and other than a couple of very minor issues it has been running pretty well. The only real "problem" I've had so far is a weeping turbo oil feed line that just doesn't want to go away. It's not enough to even smoke or drip, but still...I'll probably end up going to a stainless line with AN fittings in the next week or so.

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We're getting closer!

I've finally gotten the suspension back together and the brake work done, but as usual... it ended up being more of a project than originally planned. While getting ready to put everything back together, I inspected the calipers and found quite a bit of corrosion, so I decided to rebuild them. (I wrote a tech article on it that can be found here).

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As I get closer and closer to "finishing" this build, I find myself having a hard time remembering what things were like before it all started. So much has changed, but the last year has been a blur.

In an effort to remind myself of what I've gone through and to help keep me motivated, I started going through some of the pictures that I've shot over the last three years since...

Things are moving along fairly quickly now, but I still have some minor hurdles to get past. The biggest issue is that I still need to find a proper J-pipe and get my LICP welded up, and then get the fans/radiator in place and wired. But more on that in a later part...

The last few weeks have mostly been spent dealing with the bolt-on stuff. (SS lines, oil cooler, VC, etc). I also wrapped...

Once I figured out what I wanted to do with the catch cans, everything else around the intake manifold started falling into place.

First up was modification of the PCV valve outlet on the VC. I've never liked the way it comes straight out and into the TPS, so I decided to modify it for a better angle towards the catch can. I also wanted to keep the snorkel to help eliminate as much...