CURRENT PROJECTS:
THE BLAK LUNG, aka: back-halfed, go to hell street/strip truck - shooting for low 11's/high 10's

STATUS:
- daily driveable, ~180whp, 20mpg avg.

PLANS:
- after I realized I must obtain a home of my own, I have been pouring funds in that direction...BUT, I'VE A CHANGE OF PLANS:

-- bigger compounds, 700whp range: S300 over BHT3B, (62/71/14 over 76/xx/22)
--external wastegate on secondary, going with an Engineered diesel setup http://www.engineereddiesel.com
-- aeromotive a1000 +regulator on the fuel side, injectors to match
-- full billet trans, reverse manual VB
-- continued weight savings
--rear mount battery
-- more frame mods/rollbar
--wheels/tires for the strip

ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION:
~$12k (including $6400 trans)


ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION:
-Mid to late 2010

what have ya'll got?



[Edited on June 1, 2009 at 1:54 PM. Reason : forgot to add expected completion]

6/1/2009 1:47:59 PM

STATUS:



and:



all i lack is time, and money

6/1/2009 1:52:51 PM

75 corvette, needs engine rebuilt after i blew the headers

about $1,000 to fix, just dont have the time to do it since I just got my 80 renegade CJ5 up and running.

trying to buy a NEW car as well.

6/1/2009 3:06:43 PM

not mine, but a friend's i'm helping with a little. http://www.v8mongrel.com

6/1/2009 3:08:08 PM

CURRENT PROJECTS:
Porscheve, aka: 1985.5 Porsche 944 n/a - shooting for a time trial, auto-x, track (HPDE) vehicle.

STATUS:
- daily driveable, ~300whp, 20mpg avg.
- suspension is worn, cracked header , and needs a new steering rack But otherwise good to go.

PLANS:
- Pay off the Lexus
- Save for a house
- Finish college

-- ~450whp range via 383 stroker.
-- Full chryo'd and polished racing transmission with plate type LSD
-- Full cage
-- Manual rack conversion
-- Front end fiberglass conversion/Body Work/Paint
-- Late year '87 Turbo suspension conversion
-- Bilstein Escort Cup Racing suspension with solid bushings
-- New 17" Staggered Rims (from 993 C4) + Tires


I've seen videos of these conversions holding their own with GT3's and z06's on the field. It's amazing how much grip a 944 can have.

ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION:
I'll leave that out... It's stupid rediculous


ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION:
-Mid 2015


[Edited on June 1, 2009 at 3:32 PM. Reason : /]

6/1/2009 3:28:58 PM

CURRENT PROJECTS:
- Yellow Discovery Series I with imported Land Rover turbodiesel

STATUS:
- halfways through turbo upgrade (read: -parked and taken apart) ... waiting on correct parts to come from England

PLANS:
- installing massive front mount intercooler
- fitting an aftermarket trans cooler where the old intercooler went
- somehow making the AC work again after all that
- got to get some stronger 4.7 gears installed in the diffs, might get them pinned at the same time
- upgrade stereo and maybe brakes

ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION:
~$who knows, already spent about $$$k this year


ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION:
-??

6/1/2009 3:46:35 PM

CURRENT PROJECTS:
- red '72 Cutlass

STATUS:
- "mild" 461 big block olds, not currently being driven (really needs new valves)

PLANS:
- either replacing the valves or going with edelbrock aluminum heads, also gonna need headers, a stronger transmission I can keep fluid in, a better cooling system, an alum. intake and a decent carb

OR

6.0 LS2 and a 6sp

ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION:
~$???

ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION:
-??

6/1/2009 3:51:02 PM

CURRENT PROJECTS:
- '90 Jeep Cherokee

STATUS:
- Trail worthy...35" Maxxis Bighorns, Rough Country 6.5" Lift, Aussie locker in front D35, Ford 8.8 welded rear, regeard to 4.88, steel front/rear bumpers, winch, Tom Woods SYE/ Driveshaft

PLANS:
- Full internal rollcage
- Racing Seats/4 pt harnesses
- Herculine interior (currently has some spray on crap that's flaking)
- V8 swap (once my 4.0 finally dies)

ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION:
Who knows

ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION:
-Will never be finished...

Thread: /message_topic.aspx?topic=512207

[Edited on June 1, 2009 at 4:12 PM. Reason : .]

6/1/2009 4:11:54 PM

CURRENT PROJECTS:
1992 Civic CeXy Hatch

STATUS:
- daily driveable, ~120whp 40mpg highway

PLANS:
forged rods
suzuki pistons
rebuilt head ( shaved the honda maximum. actually i went even further)
arp studs
30$ longblock overbored
new rings
14B/16G DSM turbo
450CC injectors
took apart transmission replaced some noise makers
soldered in 4 wire o2 support
soldered in vtec support
chipped and running free chrome (not so bad for free I've found)
estimate the curb weight to be 1900-2000lbs.

GOAL :
run a high 12 on street tires, high 11 on slicks. Trap somewhere in the 11X range.

ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION:
~$200

ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION:
-2 weeks

TOTAL COST :
Under 2200$ (including turbo). Not bad considering I completely removed a stock power plant and placed this POS in its place. The entire stock 70hp setup is in the corner of my garage.



I'll be happy when its over to be honest. I thought cars and more specifically engine building/tuning would be a more rewarding experience. It takes very little knowledge and ends up being pretty boring. Probably would have been more productive to invest in a K series. I figure if I go all motor I'll do a spare s2000 block stroked to 2.6/2.7L and attempt to get somewhere around 275-280WHP with that. Who am I kidding. I'll never do this shit again!

[Edited on June 1, 2009 at 6:27 PM. Reason : oh goal hp is 275whp. 230whp if i use the 14B ive been using for fabrication]

6/1/2009 6:26:19 PM

OPERATION: CUPHOLDER RE-INSTALLATION = SUCCESS

I've been meaning to do that for a few months now

6/1/2009 8:50:21 PM

CURRENT PROJECTS:
240sx 20psi on 93 octane, going no higher

STATUS:
- daily driveable (racing limited to lack of oil temp awareness ), ~400-430whp, 22mpg avg.

PLANS:
*steel-braided oil return line (probably $60+ in parts I don't feel like spending right now)
*oil cooler and temp setup
*torsen LSD
*clean up the engine bay, definitely needs a wire tuck but I'm not super anal about it
*redo rear quarter panel body work so I can flare the fender a bit more (can't flare bondo)

WISHFUL THINKING:
*all new bushings
*whole car repaint
*new seats and carpet
*windshield (only has tiny bubbles all over it, but no cracks)
*body kit (yup)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/shoryuuu/DSC01119.jpg
*EGT setup
*turbo jacket

ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION:
over $15k? I've thrown parts at it for the past 7 years (and one big sum a few years ago) so I wouldn't be surprised if I'm around $10k right now.

ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION:
No idea.

6/1/2009 9:40:19 PM

Sounds like you guys need me to run your books. I can be the garage project accountant.

6/1/2009 9:46:47 PM

aha nothing says budget busting like a $6k+ transmission

6/1/2009 10:26:16 PM

CURRENT PROJECTS:
73 Dodge Dart Swinger

STATUS:
- leaking a mystery fluid(p/s or brake) on the side of trailwood hills

PLANS:
- daily driver status (diesel is cheaper now so...)
- fix mystery leak
- fix shitty brakes(were shitty before leak), swap to manual if current master is bad
- fix some of the 36yr old wiring
- install new p/s pump(leaks also but i thought it was finally out of fluid)
- fix driver floor pan or enjoy free a/c

PLAN B:

-- sell the bitch to finish Duster project

ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION:
~500


ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION:
- running tomorrow and hopefully its p/s fluid

6/1/2009 10:56:14 PM

EVERY PROJECT I HAVE FUCKING STARTED.

Except for a few model airplanes.

6/2/2009 2:18:47 AM

Quote :

"aha nothing says budget busting like a $6k+ transmission"

The transaxle I want is $6,500

6/2/2009 9:11:39 AM

buhhuhuhuhhu - that shit sucks

6/2/2009 10:47:51 AM

CURRENT PROJECTS:
Graduate

STATUS:
98 GTI singing it's swans song

PLANS:
Something made from this decade and AWD

[Edited on June 2, 2009 at 6:14 PM. Reason : fail]

6/2/2009 6:14:27 PM

porcha is going to get a vanagan with the pop up camper and we are going to swap my old D series honda engine into it. Should be reliable enough for our cross country drive before his wedding.

6/2/2009 8:19:31 PM

good news, it was p/s fluid, i finished most of the wiring and she's back to leaking in the parking lot and not the side of the road. surprised it still leaks, weeks after p/s quit working shes still got some fluid left.

bad news, wiring and a fuel filter didn't fix the damn misfire/stumble

is there a way to test a coil other than looking at the spark cause that shit is far from precise

6/2/2009 11:01:02 PM

CURRENT PROJECTS:
89 Super Dodge
97 Jeep TJ
67 VW beetles
86 Yamaha Radian

STATUSES
-broken tranny, bed is off, sitting in garage waiting on me to assemble it
-not broken, chillin in the garage after getting beat on in harlan this past weekend
- one disassembled, other on the side of the garage looking sad
- not running, waiting on carbs

PLANS:
- install 47rh, install bed, install towing mirrors, shooting for 20+ mpg, good tow rig, two tone paint, one day maybe compounds, drag setup. After I get a 4x4 second gen for towing lol
- wheel it like it is for now, tons or 60/9s or some other custom axles later and 40+ inch tires, good trail rig
- I'll have one VW as a restored bug to drive on nice days
- finish the Dodge and get a set of carbs and drive the snot out of it

ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION
- I have most of the money already sunk in this one, so not a whole lot more. $$ for paint
- probably around 10-15k in axles maybe? More if I swap drivetrains, etc. I don't think about that haha
- a lot. Haven't even started adding
- under 500

ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION
- hopefully it'll be driveable within a month or so
- within a year or two
- 5 - 10 years down the road
- as soon as i finish the dodge and get it going

[Edited on June 2, 2009 at 11:21 PM. Reason : .]

6/2/2009 11:19:59 PM

How can you spend that much on axles? are you buying Unimog axles new in the crate?

Project:
78 250 4x4

Status:
low oil pressure on the 400m engine
36'' ground hawgs are dry rotted
axles are geared way too high

Plans
Run 400 til it barfs, add the 460 sitting in the barn
Buy some hummer tires from that guy in fayetnam OR buy deuce axles and go for the gusto with michelin xzls

Cost:
Mainly time, $500 for tires

6/6/2009 11:55:09 PM

i got no projects. cars, boat, and lawnmower all run just fine as is, STOCK. i am so over monkeying on shit. if i want to buy something i want to monkey on i will just buy one already like i like it. if i had the money back i spent on the 4 runner/buggies i would have a boat about 6' longer and an extra motor mounted on the back.

6/7/2009 4:50:53 PM

^that attitude will change. been there, done that. said everything i own will remain stock. shit. that lasted until i bought something different. hell, i even modded my zero-turn lawnmower from a 21hp to a 25hp.

Quote :

"CURRENT PROJECTS: - Yellow Discovery Series I with imported Land Rover turbodiesel"

fucking awesome.

6/8/2009 8:40:25 PM

Projects
1991 Dodge Spirit - needs engine resealed and re-installed
1985 Nissan 300ZX - runs and drives, needs just about everything
1989 Acura Integra - needs an engine, or at least a crank and a rod to rebuild the current one

6/8/2009 9:34:03 PM

CURRENT PROJECTS:
Track bike - 2002 F4i

STATUS:
- Runs well, but currently in squid state. Waiting on a few more parts and a weekend to do it all in.

PLANS:
- Swap the chrome wheels on it for stockers (make some $$)
- Raise it back to stock ride height
- Flush all the fluids
- Change plugs
- Change right side rear set
- Add back the 2nd front rotor and caliper
- Change chain and sprocket
- Probly some pirelli rubber
- Track pads
- Track the hell out of it

ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION:
~$250-500 - depending on if I get tires


ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION:
-Mid to late June

6/9/2009 8:35:53 AM

Quote :

"^that attitude will change. been there, done that. said everything i own will remain stock. shit. that lasted until i bought something different. hell, i even modded my zero-turn lawnmower from a 21hp to a 25hp."

yeah i know. i am jonesin for 2 seater again. i have no idea what or when or where. at some point i will find something that tickles my fancy that is not seen everywhere.

6/9/2009 4:24:34 PM

CURRENT PROJECTS:
1983 Jetta 2-door
http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=540083

STATUS:
it runs and drive. needs exhaust.

PLANS:
short term:
Get it running and drivable (street legal)
- exhaust
- the clutch cable bracket needs to be fixed/changed

long term:
- rebuild 2.0 16v block with forged internals and low CR pistons (already have a head with mild port work) with turbo setup (300-400whp)
- limited slip diff
- full body resto.. at some point i will strip it down to the bare shell (everything.. no glass, no engine, no suspension, etc), put it on a rotisserie, fix the body (a couple dents and some minor rust) and build out from there. once i reach this stage everything that goes on the car will be cleaned/painted/etc. still undecided on many things like paint color and interior. its going to be a while before i reach this stage.

ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION:
short term:
a few hundred dollars, if that

long term:
who knows... i dont even want to think about it...


ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION:
short term: very soon

long term: i doubt i will ever consider it "finished". the goal is for it to be a learning experience in many different areas

[Edited on June 9, 2009 at 5:11 PM. Reason : .]

6/9/2009 5:09:45 PM

Quote :

"yeah i know. i am jonesin for 2 seater again. i have no idea what or when or where. at some point i will find something that tickles my fancy that is not seen everywhere."

you're a man of money. this is all you. please get one and allow me to drive.

http://www.arielatom.com/

6/10/2009 9:16:29 AM

i have some of these...

6/10/2009 10:56:07 PM

Dont we all

6/10/2009 11:13:59 PM

1975 Yamaha XS650

Status: Finished....hahaha no this thing breaks weekly. But it's in a ride-able form and I don't plan on tearing it apart any time soon. Rebuilt it from the ground up since february. It has a surprising amount of fabrication time in it for a bike that looks stock-ish...I made the tank mount, seat mount, upholstered the seat, rear fender, kick stand, rebuilt all the electronics(er, switches) and then all the crap that usually wears out on an old bike. Rattle-canned everything except the tank, which I went all out on with Rustoleum Satin. Only wiped out once(it weighs more than you'd think).

Cost: $1300, $300 over budget. Parts are cheap enough and easy to find, it's just that I didn't plan on having to fix EVERY SYSTEM ON THE BIKE.

I also have another dune buggy chassis close to complete. Waiting on parts and free time.

Come to think of it I have a pretty decent record of finishing my projects, albeit on a looooong time scale.

[Edited on June 11, 2009 at 1:30 PM. Reason : .]

6/11/2009 1:25:20 PM

my first bike was an 81 xs650

6/28/2009 8:02:56 PM