Bean

Get everything posted mate, its all about keeping the forum going doesnt matter if someone else has done it before you. Its all good starlet content. Im looking forward to seeing the updates as i know you will do a top job.

nice one mate. Yeah build threads are great for keeping a record of work done to the car and when it was done. im still gutted i lost my thread for the GT4 when the forum was hacked! The pics seem to have dissapeared in my build thread of when i got that intercooler which is strange. link Thats definetely the kit i got and i think its as good as they get for ebay kits with a sensible sized core. But im sure i got mine from a uk seller as the postage just doubles the price on that one. have a good search and keep an eye out for one of those kits.

I had a review of all the dc2 jobs on my whiteboard and i actually wiped a couple off which i had done so that was good. I then saw one that said about making the screamer pipe so that spured me on to get that done. Cutting the pieces. 2020-06-03_09-51-15 by Bean Beano, on Flickr The bandsaw isnt half earning its keep. I got some pies cut for the bend. 20200603_220715 by Bean Beano, on Flickr I think i got a bit carried away as when i started trying pieces up it looks like i only need two of them haha. 20200603_220703 by Bean Beano, on Flickr Im gonig to put

poop i would have had one lol.

You maybe did see a mig torch my garage is always a mess. Yeah you would have to spend alot to get a good bender and have to buy long lengths to fit it and probably wouldnt get the bends you need. this is the Tig welder ive got. i bought it about 7 years ago. Made in china but i got mine from italy as R-tech are the sole distributor of them in the UK https://www.ebay.fr/itm/352195085460?fbclid=IwAR2qbKmN1sPqQJyEJatMi71JUKoKaf6MWrhPDbcQii-_qHztEBYM6egBIJ0 You can buy it from R-tech here r-tech As you can see there is a big difference in price. R-tech are a great company thou

Im trying to TIG weld them, this is the fist time ive had a go at making these before so its a bit of a learning curve. Some welds look decent other look poop. Have you got your eye on a certain pipe bender? I was getting this pipe welded up today and the head snapped off my tig torch. I only bought it 2 months ago 20200602_150122 by Bean Beano, on Flickr 20200602_150115 by Bean Beano, on Flickr Hopefully i can get my money back and buy the proper torch i should have bought last time.

I work too slow mate i wouldnt make any money lol.

i re did the old cuts in the bandsaw i couldnt leave them as i wasnt happy with the old chop saw cuts 20200530_175824 by Bean Beano, on Flickr 20200601_151025 by Bean Beano, on Flickr i just need to take my time welding it now.

I got a few more bits n pieces. a big delivery! 20200528_091921 by Bean Beano, on Flickr 20200528_092300 by Bean Beano, on Flickr and assembled 20200528_105220 by Bean Beano, on Flickr A swivel head bandsaw, which im absolutely loving! I got sick of the mess the chop saw was making of the pipework with huge burrs on it which took ages to tidy up and its just a rough old saw. it was also eating blades and makes such a mess, firing sparks everywhere. I got it setup and knocked out a load of pie cuts. This is the hotside piping from the turbo to the intecool

yeah they always charge you the fee for calculating the tax which tbh is a scam.

looks awesome!

Hahaha. 🤣

Cheers mate, i used a genuine Honda sump gasket, i also used a thin strip of scotchbrite the same width of the face on the block where the gasket sits to clean up the area so it was mint. I only put a tiny amount of RTV on each side where i think the oil pump joined the block and something else on the other side where i could see a thin line where it bolted up just incase. The Honda manual says you dont need to use any sealant to seal these sumps just the gasket and the correct tightening sequence and torque on the bolts/nuts. Cheers Sam they are such cool cars and drive awesome.

trying to get the intercooler into position so the bumper and stuff fits in place. 2020-05-22_03-38-46 by Bean Beano, on Flickr 20200522_205351 by Bean Beano, on Flickr peeking through the indicator hole. 20200522_191454 by Bean Beano, on Flickr i had to cut this bar out. More on this later. 20200522_191115 by Bean Beano, on Flickr 20200522_190201 by Bean Beano, on Flickr I also drilled the spot welds out on the piece which attaches to the bottom of the plate the bumper catch attaches to. This allowed me to get the intercooler right back. 20200522_1

Thats the thread updated i had missed a couple of posts.

Boost solenoid landed. Dc2 by Bean Beano, on Flickr One of the differences between the B18c4 and the Type R B18 is this gearbox brace / flywheel cover. on the C4 there is just a small sheet metal flywheel cover and a bracket on each side of the engine. I removed this from a B18c6 ive got in the garage and gave it a quick clean up. Dc2 by Bean Beano, on Flickr and fitted. Dc2 by Bean Beano, on Flickr I then got the coolant lines made from AN6 braided hose and 45 degree black fittings from Torques. I have connected them up one from the idle control valve and the oth

Sump fitted with the baffles and oil return, i wanted to get all new bolts back in this but tegiwa were out of stock and ive been checking the site and they just werent coming back in stock so i reused most of the old ones and used some decent ones from a b18c6 ive got in the garage. Always handy having spares laying about. Dc2 by Bean Beano, on Flickr New mishimoto mag sump plug arrived Dc2 by Bean Beano, on Flickr and fitted. Dc2 by Bean Beano, on Flickr Slow progress as usual but ive not been feeling too good the past week and a half so couldnt get anything done. Ho

Cheers Sam Not much of an update but i got the original sump off ready to fit the one ive baffled. 2 of the bolts were pretty rusty so i got thge rest out but gave them a spray with penetrating fluid and came back to them the following day. They both rounded off but one came out by banging a 9mm onto it. The last one snapped off 😢 Leaving this Dc2 by Bean Beano, on Flickr I got a big set of good quality mole grips on but it wouldnt budge. So i then tried welding a nut onto it but that wouldnt budge it so i tried welded nuts onto it another 2 times but still it wouldnt budge.

Looks a great job! keep us updated. Awesome engines these for what they cost.

in my experience of trying to order parts which toyota say are discountinued Amayama seems to show everything as in stock and available but it actually isnt available.

Not that bracket its the one which is behind the pump which bolts to the engine.

i used some bolts about 15mm longer and 15mm of washers i think to space it out.

Ive used it loads of times for honda and toyota parts. postage isnt too long but expect a week or so.

ive been ordering a few bits n bobs for the teg that i needed for the turbo oil return and the water lines also the stainless bends to modify the wastegate setup. This is the start of the merge collector for the pipework going to the wastegate. Waste gate by Bean Beano, on Flickr Waste gate by Bean Beano, on Flickr This took me ages as i only have a dirty old chop saw and i had to get the angles bang on for a tight fitment. I then cut the old flanges off for a twin gate setup. This also took f00kin ages as i couldnt really get close enough with a grinder or the chop sa

Not much of an update. trying to make myself get back onto this. Gave up finding someone to respray it. decided to just bash on with the turbo kit. One local guy came round to give me a price for respraying and it was 3-3.5k thats with no metal work as thats all done. Need to find someone more rreasonable. I got the oil return fitting welded into a spare B18 sump ive had for ages, i tried to tig weld it first but the torch is just that big on my welder and not a flexi one i just couldnt see what i was doing so i just mig welded it. I welded baffles into it years ago for my B18 eg civic