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Page six of my build thread.
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http://www.mx6.com/forums/fe-dohc/18...st-here-6.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) 43 pictures total. Approximately 8 MB of images to load. Post 1 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1777591-post76.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Finished exhaust manifold, nifty hinges for the sides of the tray/flat deck, tail lights mocked up on aluminium panels, that assembly mocked up on the tray, rather nicely ground fwd engine mount/alternator mount turned into an engine brace bracket/coolant pipe bracket/alternator mount, paint removed from gasket surface of turbo support bracket, exhaust manifold mounted to engine. 12 pictures. Post 2 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1777595-post77.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress report including colours of ignition wires to spark nomenclature reference. Post 3 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1779182-post78.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) megasquirt 2 II v3.0 board internals top and bottom showing mods, tray head board welded on and up, tray side hinges welded on 7 pictures. Posts 4, 5 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1779186-post79.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) http://www.mx6.com/forums/1782488-post80.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress reports. Post 6 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1783308-post81.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) 50sqmm welding cable for battery cable, chrome solid brass marine fuel filler, wilwood brake bias valve, trojan trailor latches/clips for sideboards. 1 picture. Post 7 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1784215-post82.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) quality stainless vband clamp for holset turbine outlet joint, honduh car photo, lindsays ae111 20v blacktop powered toyota levins brakes after i was finished with them, ie, dead :-) in style. 8 pictures. Post 8 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1784788-post83.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress report with bare tray frame weight. Post 9 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1785119-post84.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) trojan sideboard latches/clips attached to head board, fuel pump bracket made and painted 7 pictures. Post 10 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1785669-post85.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Cam and James helping fit the ply to the deck, the tray frame painted with black zinc primer 4 pictures. Post 11, 12 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1785988-post86.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) http://www.mx6.com/forums/1786356-post87.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress reports. Post 13 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1787081-post88.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress report, and two pics of the manifold, wastegate, and turbo mounted to the engine in a preliminary form, repeats also posted in post 1 of this page. 2 pictures. Post 14 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1787277-post89.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) The tray/flat deck bolted to the chassis for good, tail lights bolted to the tray, looking a bit like a ute again :-) 2 pictures. Post 15 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1787278-post90.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress report. Last edited by fredio54 : 11-30-07 at 11:44. |
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Page seven of my build thread.
Page seven :
http://www.mx6.com/forums/fe-dohc/18...st-here-7.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) 66 pictures total. Approximately 13 MB of images to load. Post 1 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1788241-post91.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) bosch 044 910 fuel pumps, sinco customs stainless steel surge tank, and battery all mounted in the box. 5 pictures. Post 2 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1789155-post92.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress report. Post 3 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1790081-post93.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) fuel lines installed under tray, carby fuel pump temporarily installed to prime the main pumps, racor fuel filter installed, chrome marine fuel filler neck installed, blue seas bus bar and circuit breaker, fuel filler pipe welded up and painted, Lindsay asleep on the job on the flat deck tray! 14 pictures. Post 4 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1791083-post94.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) fuel filler pipe installed ready for the deck to go on, fuel tank breathers installed up back of cab, fuel system test apparatus, firewoman standing by with fire extinguisher ready for action, 80psi showing on the fuel pressure guage, stubby 50sq mm ground cable with 60 amp terminals on each end, rear wiring board laid out and ready for wiring 8 pictures. Post 5 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1791483-post95.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) homemade light duty bus bar, rear panel wiring complete and ready for installation, tail light wiring done 8 pictures. Post 6 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1792222-post96.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) badly crashed car in link form, replacement rear loom made up, ally rear panel installed 5 pictures, plus the linked one, and another 4 or so if you find them in the album. Posts 7, 8 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1793820-post97.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) http://www.mx6.com/forums/1794506-post98.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress reports. Post 9 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1795416-post99.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) heavy cable routing from front to rear done, 50sq mm and 8 gauge both run through the cab and to the box, battery box all wired up and looking a million dollars. 10 pictures. Post 10 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1795975-post100.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress report and all rear and ms wiring information with colours and functions. Post 11 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1795976-post101.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) tail lights glowing, indicator lights glowing, reversing lights GLOWING :-) 3 pictures. Posts 12, 13, 14 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1795978-post102.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) http://www.mx6.com/forums/1796295-post103.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) http://www.mx6.com/forums/1796655-post104.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress reports. Post 15 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1796657-post105.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) gearbox brace welded to 4" downpipe (dont copy, needs fixing, see comments thread), exhaust hanger bracket fabbed up, exhaust tacked up and in position underneath on a jackstand or two, the exhaust all tacked up sitting on the deck, the deck all screwed down with lots of S/S fastners, bottom 3" section of downpipe hanging out the bottom of the ute. 13 pictures. Last edited by fredio54 : 11-30-07 at 17:00. |
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Page eight of my build thread.
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http://www.mx6.com/forums/fe-dohc/18...st-here-8.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) 62 pictures total. Approximately 12 MB of images to load. Post 1 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1797222-post106.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) mufflers and flanges welded onto exhaust rather nicely 4 pictures. Post 2 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1797228-post107.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) weight of the exhaust, and exhaust primed between mufflers 2 pictures. Post 3 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1797229-post108.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress report. Post 4 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1798031-post109.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) downpipe welded up, O2 bung welded in, wastegate merger welded in, downpipe primed 16 pictures. Post 5 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1798032-post110.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) downpipe finished and looking lovely all painted. 2 pictures. Post 6 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1798313-post111.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress report. Post 7 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1798990-post112.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) skyline intake tube, skyline engine dury rigged to get home at full throttle without it cutting out, aluminium capping on head board and looking good. 4 pictures. Post 8 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1799957-post113.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) drain tube for the holset turbo made up in its convoluted shape to clear the engine mount and run downhill constantly, turbo, exhaust manifold, downpipe, exhaust, drain tube, and wastegate all bolted up and looking lovely, some nice shots of the exhuast underneath and the chassis looking good with it, made up and painted the mount for the engine braces. 10 pictures. Posts 9, 10 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1800369-post114.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) http://www.mx6.com/forums/1801690-post115.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress reports. Post 11 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1803448-post116.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Link to the 2 bagel intake manifold thread. Post 12 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1805816-post117.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) link to fuel rail for rx7 injectors modding thread, my new koyo japanese made 52mm thick all aluminium race radiator, 6" - 4" PVC intake plumbing with simota's biggest air filter, half finished intercooler plumbing and mocked up intercooler 6 pictures. Post 13 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1808459-post118.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) radiused throttle plate for plenum inlet end, lower radiator mounts, intercooler holes lined with hose 3 pictures. Post 14 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1809773-post119.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) upper and lower steel intercooler mounts made, 2 x 12" curved blade wysco fans mounted to the radiator, corolla adjustable trailing arm turnbuckle engine braces installed. 5 pictures. Post 15 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1810590-post120.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Intercooler plumbing, riveted 3" ally pipe, plenum and lexus throttle body mounted up for test fit, more intercooler plumbing, lower coolant pipe extension S piece, upper coolant pipe short flexible piece, coolant pipe extension pieces painted, coils mocked up on plenum. 10 pictures. Last edited by fredio54 : 12-2-07 at 8:48. |
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Page nine of my build thread.
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http://www.mx6.com/forums/fe-dohc/18...st-here-9.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) 4 pictures total. Approximately 0.8 MB of images to load. This page of the thread is harmless to open, but its nice to have an index anyway. All posts in this page made after leaving New Zealand, and consequently, only a few new and interesting things. Post 1 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1817883-post121.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress report. Post 2 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1817892-post122.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) List of things to do when I get back, link to master antilag thread. Post 3 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1817893-post123.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Historical progress report. Post 4 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1820854-post124.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Thank you list for all those that helped me in some way or other. Posts 5, 6, 7, 8 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1821468-post125.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) (post of pics of mazda diffs for schwine, broken link, with instructions on how to find) http://www.mx6.com/forums/1838201-post126.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) (wheel selection information) http://www.mx6.com/forums/1846006-post127.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) (critical things to do before driving it much or at all) http://www.mx6.com/forums/1859637-post128.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) (things to buy and obtain when i get back) Historical progress reports. Post 9 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1879463-post129.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Link to photobucket directory with all my chassis mod/paint job pics in it. Post 10 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1889211-post130.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Link to Amazd NZ garage with full mod list. Post 11 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1889415-post131.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Me looking VERY tired after getting the ute running and driving the night before, single best picture i have of my engine bay, thank you very much Karsten! links to three other pics of soldering and messy wiring. EDIT added two pics in from getting it running and after driving it. closest thing to finished that i have of it. 4 pictures. Post 12 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1899750-post132.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Post by Stevoh that reminded me to link some other threads. (please do not delete this post) Post 13 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1899815-post133.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Link to theoretical dyno and drag runs thread, Link to 2 bagel intake manifold thread, Link to comments thread. Post 14 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1900053-post134.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Links to 0 - 150kph acceleration video, and 100 - 140kph acceleration video. Post 15 : http://www.mx6.com/forums/1907727-post135.html (Freds FE3 into the ute swap DONT POST HERE.) Links to antz sweet rover v8 bongo truck :-) Last edited by fredio54 : 12-13-07 at 9:26. Reason: added 2 pics to post 11/131 |
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Place holder...................
first post after place holders : http://www.mx6.com/forums/fe-dohc/19...ml#post1924185 just fillers till then. Last edited by fredio54 : 12-3-07 at 9:18. |
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