Jims '93 Alltrac Build Thread, start up vid PG7! Options

[Smaay]

Glad you finally got an ST185. i cant see the pics till i get home, looking foward to it

[presure2]

installed the clutch line and bled it, installed the heater core hoses, had to switch the control valve to the 3rd gen one, the alltrac one was damaged.
installed the shifter cable clips, just waiting on the bushings from CRW to complete that.
finished the screamer pipe, and sliced and diced an old downpipe i had for the 3" flange so i can start welding up the b-pipe tommorow.
the hood latch hold downs came in, as well as the BOV flange, tommorow more couplers for the intercooler, solid crossmember bushings from speed source, and fittings and line for the water lines for the turbo should all arrive... should be a buzy day tommorow!
pics then!!

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pics of some of the above stuff.

the screamer pipe welded and painted:



installed:



my version of recycling! (ill grind it down and clean it up tommorow before i start welding.



hks bov flange



the alltrac heater control valve:



the 205 one:



the brackets:



205 control valve, installed:

[Ted95]

looks good manny, cant wait to see the b-pipe!

[presure2]

and the aerocatch hood latches.

these things are really cool, they come in 2 versions, a top mount version that sits about 1/8" of an inch above the surface, that use screws and nuts to hold them on, or a bottom mount style that goes in from the bottom and mounts flush with a nice flat surface, that use adheasive to mount them.

i wasnt sure about the flush mount style, and knew the top mount ones work on an alltrac (pat c has them on his 200+MPH alltrac with the same hood jim will be using) so thats what we ordered for him.

packaging:



the latch (open) and pin (hardware is included as well, just not pictured)



the pin in place:



latched:



these things are quite a bit more than your average hood pins...but man, they are definetly 100000x cleaner, and more secure. they even come in locking versions!

aerocatch.com site

more pics of those when i go to install them...that should be an interesting process!

[KAOS]

more pics of those when i go to install them...that should be an interesting process!

I bought a set of these for my ST205 hood, so I would be very interested to see how you fair with this install

Great stuff so far... makes me drool.

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got the crossmember bushings, and couplers in today, so i installed them and started fabing up intercooler piping.

a few pics.

the speedsource solid crossmember bushings:



installed:





and the hot side of the IC piping. ill grind down the welds and prep the pipes for coating tommorow:

[_Jim_]

PURE AWESOMENESS!

[Smaay]

looking good, if you can benifit from this thread on the exhaust or charge pipe routing feel free. its alot tighter in the 185 engine bay.

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=66058

This post has been edited by Smaay: Nov 24, 2010 - 10:20 PM

[presure2]

looking good, if you can benifit from this thread on the exhaust or charge pipe routing feel free. its alot tighter in the 185 engine bay.

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=66058

thanks, man, and yea, its definetly tighter all around the bay, and under as well.
thanks for the link, good stuff for refrence.

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2 pics i forgot to take last night:

[99GT]

Manny what welder are you using?

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i use a lincoln sp135-t.

[lagos]

What type of saw are you using to cut the piping? Sawzall?

[presure2]

What type of saw are you using to cut the piping? Sawzall?

naa, i use an old chop saw that i got years ago at a rolling harbor frieght type deal, it was like 70 or 80$ at the time.
i just buy the ace brand 10" metal blades for it.

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so today i modded the radiator fan, and made the cold side intercooler piping.

pics.











almost done!

[bccentaur3]

Just amazing work Manny. Will the st185 be getting the st205 rear diff installed from the clip too? One off these days I'll make the trip out there for the big annual meet just to hang with you hahaha

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thanks will.
he didnt bring me a whole clip or anything, just a motorset and WRC tranny.

[bccentaur3]

Odd because he bought a clip and it would have made sense to throw the torsen diff in the trac, fingers crossed trying to work on a deal with Jim to get the rhd stuff plus awd conversion

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got more work done on the car yesterday, finished up the intercooler piping, and made the b-pipe.

i also made myself a pipe beader, out of a pair of vice grips, a 3" exhuast clamp, and a washer.
(how to is here: http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=76924 )
pics of that and the IC piping.







how it gets used:



the results:





the pipes welded, and then grinded down and beaded