B Reel's bastard child bugeye

Discussion in 'Member Journals & Project Build Stories' started by b reel, Nov 24, 2010.

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  1. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    Well I thought that being on the boards for 2 years it might be time to do a journal.

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    update in 2 years
     
    #1 b reel, Nov 24, 2010
  2. 07Ltd#767

    07Ltd#767 The Neighborhood Drunk

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    that's a nice...bugeye...
     
    #2 07Ltd#767, Nov 24, 2010
  3. nicad

    nicad Yes I am a troll

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    I think you forgot the car part
     
    #3 nicad, Nov 24, 2010
  4. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    First phase is done, now to fabricate everything else that's missing from the pictures...
     
    #4 b reel, Nov 24, 2010
  5. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    just haven't uploaded pictures yet, hence the two years comment
     
    #5 b reel, Nov 24, 2010
  6. Mike@TTR

    Mike@TTR Active Member

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    Looking good!
     
    #6 Mike@TTR, Nov 25, 2010
  7. 2thAche

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    When will it be ready to go into my car?
     
    #7 2thAche, Nov 25, 2010
  8. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    money talks...
     
    #8 b reel, Nov 25, 2010
  9. Alex

    Alex Community Founder
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    You left me in suspense!
     
    #9 Alex, Nov 25, 2010
  10. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    feelings mutual... desk
     
    #10 b reel, Nov 25, 2010
  11. Alex

    Alex Community Founder
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    Ill get to the desk just as soon as I establish whats causing the subscription hiccups :)
     
    #11 Alex, Nov 25, 2010
  12. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    no problems got to hit the refresh button every once in a while
     
    #12 b reel, Nov 25, 2010
  13. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    Here's my Stage II turbo,

    Well I didn't have a stock TD04 for comparison because King has it, so this big EVO16G may give some idea...

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    BNRsupercars FTW Bryan even rebuilt Cohen's EVO16G while I was there. I don't think you could ask for better customer service.
     
    #13 b reel, Nov 30, 2010
  14. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

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    Get the anti surge compressor housing....it'll make the car drive smoother since there will be no compressor surge.
     
    #14 Cool_____, Dec 1, 2010
  15. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    already working on that Coolrex
     
    #15 b reel, Dec 1, 2010
  16. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

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    Sweet. Forced Performance sells them cheap.
     
    #16 Cool_____, Dec 1, 2010
  17. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    true but I can do it for free...
     
    #17 b reel, Dec 1, 2010
  18. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

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    Even better :wiggle:
     
    #18 Cool_____, Dec 1, 2010
  19. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    bumper beam is cut and formed. Have two gussets to weld up then test fit.

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    It's about as bare bones as I could get
     
    #19 b reel, Dec 3, 2010
  20. pEd

    pEd This ain't no Piccadilly!

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    Looks good Brian!

    Wonder whose center section that is sitting on the table?
     
    #20 pEd, Dec 3, 2010
  21. Cool_____

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    Did you fab that all yourself? Very clean and very nice.
     
    #21 Cool_____, Dec 3, 2010
  22. Alex

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    Definitely looks well put together. The PDF you sent over earlier didnt mention what type of metal you went with?
     
    #22 Alex, Dec 3, 2010
  23. AutoxSTi

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    Is that for the interfooler?
     
    #23 AutoxSTi, Dec 3, 2010
  24. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    This one is made of 5052 AL, the center section is Cohens backup, and yeah this is something I do in the little freetime I have.
     
    #24 b reel, Dec 3, 2010
  25. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    going v-mount so the only thing attached will be the bumper cover
     
    #25 b reel, Dec 3, 2010
  26. AutoxSTi

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    Make another one for me after you fab everything up. I'll buy it if it looks good.
     
    #26 AutoxSTi, Dec 3, 2010
  27. motomark

    motomark Loudest fuel pump Tucker
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    Make sure not to get any weld spatter on the dog when you start welding on the dining room table, they tend not to like the smell of their fur burning.

    Ahhh.. the days of being a bachelor.

    Looks really good B. +1 for BNR turbos. Bryan is an extremely approachable turbo expert.
     
    #27 motomark, Dec 3, 2010
  28. Cool_____

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    I dunno about BNR.....my buddy has had nothing but issues with his BNR 18g.
     
    #28 Cool_____, Dec 3, 2010
  29. wagunz_pwn

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    I have a backup center section?
     
    #29 wagunz_pwn, Dec 3, 2010
  30. wagunz_pwn

    wagunz_pwn Active Member

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    Like what?
     
    #30 wagunz_pwn, Dec 3, 2010
  31. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    Do all your friends have issues?
     
    #31 b reel, Dec 3, 2010
  32. Cool_____

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    3 seperate instances on 3 separate cars. For some reason the turbo seals keep going out on them. One is very recent. He was losing 1 qt oil every 1000 miles or so. I've been trying to help him locate it. He said WOT high boost car was smoke screening.

    First things first pull all IC piping and intake and check for blowby oil (forged piston block). None....dry. So I said lets go for a wild shot and put stock turbo back in.....so far ZERO smoke and at 500 miles zero oil consumption.

    The other 2 guys said theirs leaked into the downpipe but this recent one the exhaust side of turbo looks bone dry. Go figure.

    Oh and they don't make the power you think they should.....that's been confirmed over and over. Also these are the Leggy based VF turbos that are turned into 18g/20g's.
     
    #32 Cool_____, Dec 3, 2010
  33. wagunz_pwn

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    Good thing mine is not a "Leggy based VF turbo". :sx:
     
    #33 wagunz_pwn, Dec 3, 2010
  34. blindfold

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    but still rather gay :rofl:
     
    #34 blindfold, Dec 12, 2010
  35. Alex

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    Will the original "energy absorber" work on your new beam?
     
    #35 Alex, Dec 12, 2010
  36. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    It's close, nothing a little mighty putty can't fill.
     
    #36 b reel, Dec 12, 2010
  37. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

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    That ARC oil pan looks really slick and nice.
     
    #37 Cool_____, Dec 12, 2010
  38. Alex

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    I didn't even catch that. Are you sure its ARC and not Moroso? Arent the new Morosos shipping with the "cooling fins"?
     
    #38 Alex, Dec 12, 2010
  39. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    If you look reel close you'll see ARC on the bottom of the pan. Might be deaf as mule, but...
     
    #39 b reel, Dec 12, 2010
  40. Cool_____

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    Look closer Alex.....ARC is stamped on the pan itself :wiggle:

    Ah you beat me to it b reel.
     
    #40 Cool_____, Dec 12, 2010
  41. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    but not quite as dumb as a blond was the rest of my thought. Didn't like the depth of the 2.5 pan offerings and like the idea of cast AL over some hacked up overpriced stock pan. Got the supporting mods to go with it as well. The only down side is header options.
     
    #41 b reel, Dec 12, 2010
  42. Cool_____

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    Still stock oil capacity or more?
     
    #42 Cool_____, Dec 13, 2010
  43. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    7-quart, Tomei baffle, not sure of the pick-up maybe ARC?
     
    #43 b reel, Dec 13, 2010
  44. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

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    What's the latest on this bastard child? It needs to be running already.
     
    #44 Cool_____, Jun 3, 2011
  45. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    It's getting close, LS manifold is being a bitch with the hood though.
     
    #45 b reel, Jun 3, 2011
  46. Mike@TTR

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    Just install the mega scoop so you can fit that 8-71 blower already!
     
    #46 Mike@TTR, Jun 4, 2011
  47. Trancetto

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    o.o
     
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  48. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    I think a 7.0L WRX is enough
     
    #48 b reel, Jun 5, 2011
  49. techlord

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    guess it will be another 2yrs ;)
     
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  50. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    started getting parts back from powder coating,

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    #50 b reel, Sep 24, 2011
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