Make me a swirl pot please! I actually like the old autometer gauges better but everything still looks great.

The old Autometers do look more vintage but I understand you can’t choose gauges for looks. Clean install, and it looks nice sitting next to the Evos.

cheers guys!

Its funny that the original gauges are so ancient, they are actually Stewart Warner ..

JayRome said:

cheers guys!

Its funny that the original gauges are so ancient, they are actually Stewart Warner ..

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Oh yeah, they're not Autometer. They look a lot like the old Autometers I used to have. I really like those.

I used to run the Z series for a little while because they matched the 1g gauge cluster really well, even the lighting color:

I wanted to run all the Autometer Cobalt stuff to match my cluster, but the digital ones can be logged and more compact now days.. I might go back one day..

JayRome said:

I wanted to run all the Autometer Cobalt stuff to match my cluster, but the digital ones can be logged and more compact now days.. I might go back one day..

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Do what works man, logging the readings is important. Looks are secondary

Intercooler upgrade:

@JayRome I very much liked your old intercooler with the custom, swept end tanks. I'm interested in knowing a few details of the upgrade: was there a volume issue, core issue etc? Just curious as the sharp transitions seem less efficient to me, but I'm no intercooler expert.

ThunderChild said:

@JayRome I very much liked your old intercooler with the custom, swept end tanks. I'm interested in knowing a few details of the upgrade: was there a volume issue, core issue etc? Just curious as the sharp transitions seem less efficient to me, but I'm no intercooler expert.

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Um basically.. i got.. bored? Ahahha... my other intercooler was just a freeby from a friend, and was fairly aged (paint made it look good) so it was time for an upgrade (thank you ebay sales).

Design is due to space constraints, but its not as bad as you might think. I spent a few hours with a die grinder to flow out the internals accordingly. It flows better than most that are welded at a 90 as the edges are actually curved inside towards the outlet/inlet. Id say both coolers have the same volume, as the old cooler had empy space doing nothing thanks to my tank design. Now the extra volume is extra cooling fins, so no big loss.

Its not the greatest, but it will do fine for how i use the car...

Designs not far off this, if i had the time, id cut it open and add air diverters inside to help more if i was chasing every HP.



Check out Rob Dahm's vid on his intercooler flow:

Makes sense! I appreciate the explanation, car is looking amazing as always

Any word on your twin-charge ventures?

Superchargers are getting harder to find around here, going towards a compoud setup.

Also the BorgWarner S200's are really cheap these days, so a few ideas being tossed up.

How ever buying a house soon might stop this for a while, so hopfully I get tuned before that happens

Wheel upgrades:
Lenso Venom3
18x10 +20
255/35R18 Falken's
Lost 3kg a corner compared to previous set up

Pressure testing... found a leak, should have rebuilt it when i bought it many years ago







Need to remember to empty my muffler water more offten (yeah e85 can suck when you dont drive the car enough)





Cut off a hotdog to see how it would sound.... still not loud.. Got bored and added a dumpy tip from left over bends from other jobs..













Alloy cover to tie in the 6bolt lower cover. Later model head does not have mounting points below the cam gears for timing cover. So at times the timing cover can flex and touch the cam gears.

You have some really awesome welding skills man. Wish I could TIG like that. I just drool looking at all your custom Ally parts under the hood and that stainless exhaust tip came out awesome.

Love the car keep up the good work.

It has been 10 years or so since i installed the reverse head for shits and giggles, was a budget build so reusing valves and springs etc was the go. Probably time I rebuild the head properly.

Super Tech valves
BC springs
Switched from HKS 272 to GSC S1






Checked over the pistons and rings




Finally got rid of this useless bracket thats been stuck their for a while (power steering pump bracket, replaced with elec-hydraulic pump)




Scrap alloy catch can, plumbed back into intake pipe, 2 stage filtering/seprating

Rebuilding front vicsous lsd with thicker oil








Seeing if I can rebuild VCU...

Been following this for 7-8 years. Literally my favorite build thread ever.

BeatupVR4 said:

Been following this for 7-8 years. Literally my favorite build thread ever.

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Build threads like this are absolutely the best part of the internet.

Got sick of the power steering whine on long drives, finally moved the pump further away from the fire wall.
Routed the hotside pipe around the power steering pumps new location.
Can't hear it in the car anymore.

old position


new location

That probably makes a huge difference. That location looks good and works well for what you were trying to do. Nicely done.

Back when I was planning out the location of everything it all revolved around handling and balance - so anything with any weight to it had to be placed rearward of the front wheels, preferably in the hatch area if possible to help with weight distribution, and as low to the ground as possible for center of gravity. Sound and comfort be damned Of course, that wasn't always possible, but it was always the first thought on everything. It's nice to not have that rule all the plans, in this situation for example.

This is simply amazing.

Ludachris said:

That probably makes a huge difference. That location looks good and works well for what you were trying to do. Nicely done.

Back when I was planning out the location of everything it all revolved around handling and balance - so anything with any weight to it had to be placed rearward of the front wheels, preferably in the hatch area if possible to help with weight distribution, and as low to the ground as possible for center of gravity. Sound and comfort be damned Of course, that wasn't always possible, but it was always the first thought on everything. It's nice to not have that rule all the plans, in this situation for example.

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Yeah..... I started that then gave up on making it track worthy. Way to much designing and memories to possibly wreck it. Turned it back into a cruiser and put the sound deadening back in. Now its just for pure shits and giggles for designs i want to try out, pure fun now.

Maybe this has already been answered, but what do do you for "work"? Your fabrication skills are great!

KCDsmDude said:

Maybe this has already been answered, but what do do you for "work"? Your fabrication skills are great!

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Thanks mate.

Current job is Plant Maintenance Engineer, but i don't have any qualifications on paper (worked my way up without schooling, all hands on etc, so many different jobs). I build other peoples cars on the side. I am a qualified massage therapist, it paid the bills and got me some tools and this Galant when i was younger. The mod bug hit and it was all DIY learning from there. I literally learnt engineering from this car ahahah.

Brake upgrades

Master cylinder:
GTO/3000GT Twin turbo 1-1/16" master

Front:
Evo 8 Brembo's on the front (fairly normal upgrade)
Custom brackets
Winmax W3's
Unknown 320mm slotted rotors



Rear: (there is a kit for a brembo rear upgrade, but that requires welding and spacing the hub out.
Developing a bolt on rear brake upgrade with available parts (junkyard parts)
No longer stuck with single piston with in built hand brake (E brake)

Subaru twin piston Sumitomo caliper
296mm vented disc custom slotted (Bolt on disc, off the shelf item)
Custom brackets

Disc fitment





Mock up/caliper placement
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Fabrication











Fitment check


Hand brake (E brake) design on the way.....