Bean

thats alot of cash. i wouldnt bother with the bb td04. considering you can pick those turbos up so cheap its just not worth  spending that much on one. You could just get a bb VF turbo of similar size.

Midland turbo have a good rep and liam sorted out my ct9 hybrid which i sent to him in a box of bits and its still gonig strong about 5 years later.

2 hours ago, ste91 said:

I occasionally come on here and have a quick browse but don't really bother posting much anymore and I expect a lot of others do the same, it's just not what it used to be.
It's funny that there's still so many old names around after all this time though. I wonder if it's worth posting in the progress blogs does anyone even read them now?

thats the best bit. ive always loved a build thread even if its just general maintenance ect.

i still check the forum quite regulary.

Ive looked through some old paperwork and i managed to find the little green slip the DVLA issued the new reg onto!

Looks like its tax ran out 1st Jan 2012!

and mot ran out 2nd May 2014

I searched through my old emails and i mesaaged the guy selling it when it was listed. heres  a few screen shots. At some point it put a rod through the block and this guy built another engine for it.

This was the seller

This was my old toms kitted evo td05h, 6 speed starlet from back in the day.

After i sold the car about 13 years ago i know it changed hands a few times and was on ebay at some point and im sure some parts came off it like the toms from bumper. It also apeared on a tv program which i think was about teenage pregnancies (lol) in a dodgy area at one point.

When i sold the car i kept the private plate L13 GTT but it was reissued with a px53 year plate as that was the year it was imported for some reason. But i have no pics of the end of the registration and i cant remember the rest of it so no way of checking if its still on the road.

I just wondered if anyone knows if it ever met its end. The chassis number was EP82-0463840 i think. Ive checked this number and it comes back as a white 94 gt so should be right.

REG PX53HTK

A good way to identify the car was that the front panel was cut near the bonnet catch to clear the early WEPR manifold which you can see in the pics.

I always wondered what happened to it so it would be good to find out. There werent many 6 speed starlets of this spec back then so im hoping we should be able to track it down.

good effort mate. nice to see youve got a filter on the gun also. Have you got a little regulator on the gun? you might find that helps. I know you have one on the compressor but one on the gun allows you to fine tune what your actually getting at the gun.

Keep up the good work mate. First time I've seen that hybrid of yours, thats a big CT turbo haha!

I've an old tongs on mine Liam rebuilt for me with an uprated bearing but I always wanted to get hold of a td12 to try at some point.

Nice brake upgrade too, I had heard of these been fitted years ago but never actually saw a set fitted. I've a spare set of those in the garage from when I rebuilt my GT4.

I can remember OKY from back in the day nice to see its going strong and well looked after.

nice build it should be a cool setup this when its up and running. Much better building the 5e it should drive really nice with that turbo.

No updates on here as i sickened my self fighting on with a yaris engine swap before xmas. Did all the work then the engine turned out to have a massivly gone head gasket so sulked about that for a while instead.
I local guy i know did some repairs on the manifold for me and a also welded a bit of pipe onto the turbo compressor housing for me. It took him a while to get round it getting them done but hes done a great job.

only got comp housing pics for now.

Turbo housing welded by Bean Beano, on Flickr

ive  a mint condition rebuilt vf35 available if your interested in one of those. it was a great setup on my 5e.

Nice job one a Vac fitting 👍

I received a few more parts in the post
Turbo oil feed parts, it came with a non weld sump return fitting but i wont use that as i already have a weld in fitting i will use i just need to buy the right size braided line and a couple of fittings.

Boost updates by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Flange changed on the decat, hopefully i didnt warp it.

Boost updates by Bean Beano, on Flickr

I got the oil switch removed and fitted the new adapter piece in its place then connected everything up. A nice shiny Hamp next to it.

Oil line by Bean Beano, on Flickr

I ran the oil feed under the power steering pipe. i will secure it later. The oil line has a little filter screen in it which is a good idea. It could possibly stop anything getting into the turbo and it will be easy to split the line now and again to check it or repalce the filter.

Boost updates by Bean Beano, on Flickr

I used a M12x1.25 to AN4 adapter with a 1.8mm restrictor to fit the evo turbo. i must have every size turbo oil feed adapter you can buy in my tool box now.

Boost updates by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Ive also marked up where i will likely fit my oil return fitting into the sump. New oil return gasket and flange fitted onto the bottom of the turbo.

Boost updates by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Thats about where im up to now. Ive had a little mock up with a civic half rad. I will probably remove the standard rad mountings and move them to fit the civic rad when im happy everything will fit. Probably need to order a decent thick alloy civic rad at some point. I think im going to try get an intercooler core with pipes coming out the back of it rather than the side, then try fit one to the side of the rad and the other near the turbo then pie cut some alloy pipe up to make a smooth bend for the turbo hot side pipe.

9 hours ago, Calum122 said:

Yeah that looks the part. I would love an arcade machine, but I wonder whether or not I'd ever play it, or if its just a novelty thing...

To be honest i dont play them much, but i do like them and they are going up in value too. You used to be able to pick machines up pretty cheap but i think they are more popular now the whole retro thing has got quite a following. When ive got an empty house i like to fire them all up have a few cans and have  a few goes, you cant beat the old sounds they make and when they start getting a bit warm the smell of old CRT monitors,  awesome!

9 hours ago, Calum122 said:

I heard, the jump between turbos on the earlier and later ones are mental. Is what I heard.

 

But for conservative power 300ish you sould be laughing I would have thought.

I think the Evo 9 is the turbo to have but theres so many options now you can just buy the billet wheels and the compressor housings to match them. I will stick with what ive got and see how it goes. I need to work out the best way to block those twin waste gate ports off. I think if i buy a couple of v band flanges, clamps and a bit of pipe i can make some short stubs up with a bit of pipe welded onto the flanges then cut a circle and weld the ends of the pipe up. That way im not modifying the manifold so ive got the option in the future of going external or if i sell it the guy who buys it can.

A few parts have started to arrive.

Parts by Bean Beano, on Flickr
Turbo to manifold gasket from ID Workz i wasnt paying Mitsubushi 35-40 quid for that.
Some bolts to attach the downpipe to the turbo elbow
Some new studs for the turbo
oil feed fitting with i believe the correct 1.8mm restictor which im not quite sure is the right thread size now ive seen it.
and some stainless washers.

Nice updates. Ive not heard of those pumps before but sounds a good alternative to the usual walbro unit. 

Just for Callum122

Its a Williams Big Guns machine. Ive played it for hours and hours now its really good fun. ive never really been into pinball as there was never any round my way. I play on them a bit when i go to the retro gaming arcade events and stuff i go to but i never thought i would own one as they are alot more expensive than you think. Especially compared to the arcade machine prices.

Big guns by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Big guns by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Ive actually machine polished that play field, it really brought the colours out. Ive polished all the chrome too, New flippers, all new rubbers, star posts, new troll decals, new balls, various soldering repairs, new targets, loads of new bulbs and lots and lots of cleaning as it was pretty manky.

Ignore the state of the room.

Big guns by Bean Beano, on Flickr

I really enjoyed working on this and i can just about get my head around how things work on them. Theres alot more to them electronically than i thought and this machine is from 1987 same age as me! Theres still a couple of little bits it needs and a few odd parts i need to order but it plays great. ive got a little of the art work to touch up too.

Had a guy round tonight i sort of know he works at a local welding place that does NDT and stuff. He says the turbo mani repair and welding a bit of pipe onto the compressor housing is no bother and ive showed him how i want my intercooler so i might need some custom tanks making up for it and pipe work sorted for it. Hes also got a CNC lathe so said he could make me a nice piece up for the turbo housing. I will probably make the piping up my self do all the cuts ect and just tape it all together then get him to tack it all then test fit and get him to fully weld it up. Im not confident enough doing a heap of ali tig welding.
So i wipped of the compressor housing and the wheel is mint, not a mark on it. Also ive searched the part number stamped into the turbo and turns out ive actually got an Evo 6 GSR 10.5T turbo not an evo 8 turbo like i thought. Not sure what difference this will really make. I will just give it a go and see how it gets on. If its too laggy i will looking into other options.

Turbo wheel by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Pinball you say! incoming!

Ive been mega slacking on this again! After getting it back from the arches been done i just couldnt be arsed really. I got into a pinball machine restoration i picked up and really enjoyed doing that.

Anyway jumped back onto the teg last week.

This arrived

Parts by Bean Beano, on Flickr

which contained a few goodies

Boost by Bean Beano, on Flickr

I bought a mint Evo 8 turbo years ago which only had running in miles on it i have had stashed away.
The turbo elbow is new as is the downpipe
Boost by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Thats the stock Evo turbo elbow vs the stainless one it should flow alot better.

Boost by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Boost by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Im just fitted these parts so far to mock things up to see what else i need to order or modify. My decat is a M2 one so thats adjustable but it has teh flange on it which Honda use for the donut gaskets so ive cut that off and prepped the pipe for a new 2 bolt stainless flange which is on its way with a heap of other bits n bobs ive ordered.

Everything seems to fit really well so far

Boost by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Boost by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Boost by Bean Beano, on Flickr

So plans are to probably just run the internal wastegate as i cant see the need in running twin gates on a low boost setup it just seems like overkill and a waste of cash and fabbing up 2 screamers ect. So i might buy 2 v band flanges and clamps weld them to a short piece of pipe and block them off. or If i decided to go external i could T them off into one bigger WG.

Ive found two hairline cracks in the mani (typical Race-Tech). A local guy i know works at a welding and inspection place so hes going to have a look at it for me. I could see if he will dye pen it to check for any further cracks. I will likely make a brace to help support things after the repair. Hes also going to weld me a short piece of intercooler ali pipe onto the turbo hot side as it has a flange on it.
If i end up chasing cracks on this mani i might make a jig for it and have a go at making a new one out of mild steel.

get some pics up and keep us updated.

Good to know there is other options out there.

Still dailying this with no issues other than my exhaust rear hander i made a few years ago cracked and fell off while the car was parked up which was weird, so i welded that up and that was that sorted.

Over a good while my drivers window was getting worse and worse, some times it only seemed to work on warm days, other times the door card needed a tap to get it moving. then it started not driving the wondow back up at all.

Luckily i have quite a few spairs including 2 complete gt doors. So i stripped one of these down and then the same to the one in the car.

20190825_175951 by Bean Beano, on Flickr

This is what both the motors looked like inside. The one on the right was the one i removed from the car.

Window motor rebuild by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Window motor rebuild by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Window motor rebuild by Bean Beano, on Flickr

I stripped the gear mechanism down and cleaned it all out, degreased to remove the old manky grease then regreased it with new stuff.

Another pic of the one which came out the car

Window motor rebuild by Bean Beano, on Flickr

The window works great now. Its probably a good idea if youve got a GT and you havent ever repalced the motor to take it out and check the condition and do this, and regrease all the mechanism it could save you having to replace the motor.

Another fix which didnt cost me anything so chuffed with that.

Little video of my rapid window!

Window fix by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Looks a nice one this, which is rare these days i think. keep us updated on the build. i do miss my oldGT with the Toms kit on now.

maybe check youtube for old footage of it.

You can port the stock one out quite a bit which helps. The JAM manifolds are good but you have to remember they are a 20 year old manifold now.

i dont know where the pics are now. just cracks in the colelctor mine was. They are repairable but its alot of work and expensive if you cant do it your self as its time consuming to do it right. You shouldnt just blast these with mig as the repair wont last and proobably crack further.

Best thing you can do for a ct9 setup is a wepr power up kit with external wastegate.