keenster Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Fancy. I just used electrical tape over the old stuff, which, is essentially cheap electrical tape. There are colors to choose from, as well! Hahahaha gotta do what you gotta do. I went to Summit Racing and they had the expensive brand or they have their own brand which was way cheaper. And worked just as well. The sleeves are split in the middle so it's relatively easy to do. and I figured black wasn't too fancy. No rice looking stuff. If anyone does this in the future, it's called sleeving wire wrap. You will need; 6ft of 3/4" Summit Racing P/N 890342 10ft of 1/2" P/N 890341 20ft of 1/4" P/N 890340 And a ton of small zip ties. All together it cost me $48. Opposed to the $150 for the expensive name brand stuff. On some spots where the sleeving didn't go all the way around, I just double wrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenster Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Anyone have any idea what this is and where it goes? I can't find this anywhere in my pictures. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/29/41c0b2806257cd37a2389fd096094aad.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooTBeeR Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Wtf? "Build" Thread <--Link (OLD) '05 EJ255 now a '13 EJ257 Bottom End w/D25 heads (NEW) Forever Slow [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenster Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Right! I hope this is a messed up joke someone did to me at the shop. I can't remember crap about this thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooTBeeR Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I haven't seen anything that looks like that, that I remember, but I haven't really looked at much of the intake manifold either. Until I get my new silicone lines and my TGV delete "Build" Thread <--Link (OLD) '05 EJ255 now a '13 EJ257 Bottom End w/D25 heads (NEW) Forever Slow [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenster Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Wrapped my headers and sprayed them with silicone for heat wrap. Summit racing had a kit for a $100 with 100 ft of wrap silicone and the metal zip ties. IO also picked up a bunch of fitting for the fuel set up. All I need for the fuel system is the SS braided lines. I'm ordering those from XRP and going with the PTFE line. I also picked up my Derale thermostat for my AUX tranny cooler since I am getting the mishimoto radiator. I'll be running a temp gauge with this so i can keep tabs on the tranny temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenster Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Put the engine back in yesterday. Then found out I put the engine mounts on wrong. Just got to swap them. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/28/c0aaad985d06ae801b7225fc9d1050c3.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/28/82de938b6ec4c4ebceb03b0176415451.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/28/93b7bd7d2e738638fd2788ffccb4cdbf.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenster Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Got the snail in yesterday from BNR. I went with the 18g. It's a pretty nice unit. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/03/80cf0042f08ce1ab95430320ab48b0e6.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenster Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 I machined a bracket for the fuel pressure regulator and installed fuel lines. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/25/8707b43c1e595b005c37fc924f276661.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/25/119133bc2d5c6057f33296dd0c721f4e.jpg My spot of choice http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/25/cdae86c46636372bd62b825009fecb18.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/25/1d47ee43c3931cf0c397e535479e83cd.jpg And the fuel lines. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/25/ab0e52ef80856a54fba799389c7c31c2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenster Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) wow been some time since ive posted let alone finish this thread about my build. so to bring everyone up to speed. the build was great. there are a few differences i made after going to the tuner out in Pittsburgh. the GFB show off valve is poop. went to turbosmart. did a moderate tune of 305 hp. pumped and happy about it. its a sleeper that muscle cars are embarrassed by. the biggest downfall ive had with this build was the turbo. i went with the BNR 18G and im not dogging or bashing Brian at BNR. but i should have gone with a more "name brand" turbo. the turbo itself is leaking oil after a few years, so im guessing a seal went bad. theres some (more than some) oil around the turbo itself and some in the IC. thats okay we build and we learn! the day i took the car to get tuned the power steering pump went out so that was a fun hour and a half drive to PA. i honestly never fixed it and i muscled through the steering wheel to this day. the car has been parked for about 2 years now. im planning on fixing the power steering and replacing the turbo and get a retune. but i have to say my favorite upgrade to this car was the suspension. this thing handles like a gokart! took it to get aligned and i went with a 1/4 inch toe. and omg this thing just rips around corners! i know i dumped so info fast and was not thorough but i plan on getting back into this addiction and posting again soon. Also i have been getting some inquiries about the rear diff bushings that i made. i have been unreliable about making them for members in the past and i apologize! we all go through some crap and it happened to be my time for crap. so im going to make about 10 sets of those and have them on hand within 2-3 months. just bare with me as im a busy dude right now. hope you guys are still killing the scene out there with these badass cars that the common man has no idea about! God speed my friends. Edited July 7, 2021 by keenster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 welcome back. all yer pics went away :sadface: Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenster Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 Working on stage 2 with this. Sti PS rack, steel Braided lines. Plus doing a bunch of chassis bracing. Pics to come shortly. feels good to be back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenster Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 Little PSA about trimming the STI steering rack. No trimming needed if you have the Perrin PSRS offset bushings installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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