New Turbo II hitting the forum

[Arnie_O]

That\'s the one... Buddy your a legend.

[C J R]

Well done Aston, your making good progress.
 
Chris

[Arnie_O]

Went to order my Gilmers today from Aus... Courtesy of Rotary Extreme not happy they are not taking further orders till early 2014... This is not fun

Also started painting the front cover and housings.

Assembled my hydraulic press too. It\'s not fun trying to install bearings with a hammer

[Arnie_O]

Bit of an update
Banzai racing brackets ordered,
Still trying to resist a pineapple racing sump
Also now got the horn for an Apexi N1 dual Catback (probably happen in the future)


Just finishing painting the water pump housing, water pump and OEM Sump

Will be looking to start assembly soon.

[Skifledanabit]

ARGGHHH, I want to see the car in all its glory!!! Must come and visit one day.

[Arnie_O]

Ok bit of an update for those following progress

Rest of the rebuild kit arrived last week.

Had a few bits arrive this week.
Banzai Racing Power FC Commander Holder and adjustable alternator bracket.


And my favourites from Xtreme Rotaries in Australia a set of Gilmer drive pullies and power steering pulley



I know Steve Garbett is gonna love the pullies

[Arnie_O]

further update today.
My Rotary Aviation Super seals are in UK customs awaiting clearance.

Also picked up a practically new Aeromotive A1000 Fuel Pressure Regulator and Gauge today from "Lotuscorsa"


Also got a set of Bosch 1680\'s for the secondary rail

Next up and i really have to say thanks to Clive for this one as he kindly donated a brand new FC3s sump to the build along with a sump gasket, I really was shocked at his generosity. So thank you Clive.


Also have been given a GReddy intake elbow from Jim (lennycarloff) thanks Jim... pictures to follow. I really am amazed at the generosity of many of the members on here. its spurring me on to get this build pushed forward to completion.

Spent a few hours tonight reassembling the power steering pump ect after we stripped it to sandblast and paint. (again pictures to follow)

Lastly I had a brand new HKS circle Earth Grounding kit arrive today its a universal kit so will need to cut the cables to length however i have an FC kit fitted to my 8, along with the instructions installation should be pretty simple from memory.  

[C J R]

Aston, Your pockets must be empty !!
 
Lots of nice trinkets there to play with.
 
Good luck
Chris

[Arnie_O]

Cheers Chris,
Depending on the time period of the rebuild there may be more plans afoot... A cheeky little racing beat order may have to be placed along with the kit to make up some braided oil oil lines

[Arnie_O]

Ok got some questions for the FC experts here (Prof)
I have read over on FC3s Pro that some versions of the stock fuel rail on a Turbo II can be modified to run an aftermarket FPR
as you can see above I have the Injectors and the FPR but can\'t seem to fine any images of the difference between the rails.

My Primary rail looks like the correct version to be able to mod however its the secondary rail that\'s confusing me a little.

Can anyone tell me if this rail is the correct version and if so how I can remove the end that seems to have a regulator attached

Or does anyone have a link to a guide with pictures?

(Or a heads up for a good quality set of aftermarket rails that will fit Bosch 1680 secondaries and 550 stock primaries)

Cheers guys

[Arnie_O]

This is the primary rail as mentioned above

[HaywardRotary]

Primary rail has a pulsation damper in it.(Keep it)
Secondary rail which is the longer one has the regulator on the end, cut it off and weld it with a blank in it.
Use the Aeromotive on return line.

[HaywardRotary]

This is the primary rail as mentioned above

that pic is the secondary rail.

[Arnie_O]

I know the pictures are mixed up lol
From what I hear the aeromotive has a pulsation damper in it anyway.

Are you suggesting I run the rails in series and not parallel Carl?

[Arnie_O]

Bit of an update but this one is not engine related.
Spent a few hours today removing nasty rusty parts from the engine bay.

Mainly the ABS unit and bracket.

As toy can see the bracket is in a sorry state



The bolts and chassis members have some considerable surface rust in hem.


Nice it was all removed I was hit with this nasty


Some moderately serious rust this was the worst, so out with the rust removal wheels to clean all the crap up. And this is how it looked. After cleaning most of it up


Once clean I hit it up with some Hammerite Rust treatment made sure I got plenty in the serious areas.



Time to let it all dry then look at how to move forward in tackling the "hole"

I am also in need of the following bits.
Fuse box (the long one on the strut tower) with no broken tabs
Fuse box mounting bracket (for the above)