MrBrown
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- Mar 9, 2011
Well, I started this project about a year ago. I titled it "on a budget" for specific reasons. Everything pictured in this thread was done solely by myself and the occasional help from a friend here and there. I learned how to weld and do paint/body work during this process. Im not an expert in no way but it works for me.
I have been wanting a turbo car since I was younger. Being on this site made me feel like a wannabe since its "Turbo"bricks. Due to people's knowledge and drive for learning and sharing information, I was able to learn how to do what I have accomplished.
I am not finished with this particular project but maybe with some comments from you guys, I will get motivated even more to finish. Being one of the only modified brick owners where I live, it gets hard to be motivated.
So here is what I have: A 91 245 NA B230.
Before I messed it up:
After I messed it up:
I am doing the +T on it and some other things. Goal is to make 300whp which I believe is almost there.
Any ways, forgive me in advance since all of my pics are taken with a phone:
I started to gather turbo parts for about 8 months, then started the tear down:
During the tear down I figured.. Why not do a complete rewiring/location of wires while im at it. This lead me down an evil path:
Drilled into the fender wall and installed a piece of pvc pipe in order to run the wiring and prevent chaffing:
And heres the final mounting and wiring through the fender:
Once that was completed, I removed the engine and started working on the bay. Welded up all the holes and removed the battery holder and welded those holes as well:
Once I welded/filled and primed the bay, I prepped it for some paint. Bought me a harbor freight special HVLP gun (worked pretty good once I modified it) and went to sprayin':
From this:
To this:
I was overall impressed with the turn out. I mean come on, people pay top dollar for something like this... Being that its an engine bay, I wasnt too concerned on how it would turn out. In my case, I came out on top.
I have been wanting a turbo car since I was younger. Being on this site made me feel like a wannabe since its "Turbo"bricks. Due to people's knowledge and drive for learning and sharing information, I was able to learn how to do what I have accomplished.
I am not finished with this particular project but maybe with some comments from you guys, I will get motivated even more to finish. Being one of the only modified brick owners where I live, it gets hard to be motivated.
So here is what I have: A 91 245 NA B230.
Before I messed it up:
After I messed it up:
I am doing the +T on it and some other things. Goal is to make 300whp which I believe is almost there.
Any ways, forgive me in advance since all of my pics are taken with a phone:
I started to gather turbo parts for about 8 months, then started the tear down:
During the tear down I figured.. Why not do a complete rewiring/location of wires while im at it. This lead me down an evil path:
Drilled into the fender wall and installed a piece of pvc pipe in order to run the wiring and prevent chaffing:
And heres the final mounting and wiring through the fender:
Once that was completed, I removed the engine and started working on the bay. Welded up all the holes and removed the battery holder and welded those holes as well:
Once I welded/filled and primed the bay, I prepped it for some paint. Bought me a harbor freight special HVLP gun (worked pretty good once I modified it) and went to sprayin':
From this:
To this:
I was overall impressed with the turn out. I mean come on, people pay top dollar for something like this... Being that its an engine bay, I wasnt too concerned on how it would turn out. In my case, I came out on top.
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