Eternal's Straight 6 Build Thread

[AshG]

p.s make sure whoever welds up the plenum uses 4043 tig rods as they have extra silicon content in them especially for welding cast ali, if they dont use them likelihood is that it will crack at some point leaving you at the side of the road.

[Eternal]

Hi Ash thanks for the offer of welding i might have to take you up on that if i cant find anyone local. Its a little bit of welding... but i wont be able to get the thing running without it :(

Soo i guess i would need copper marine fuel lines with an ID of 8mm and then -6AN fitting i think...

[K4KEV]

hey Alex.... nice to see you back with the beast ....its hard to get back into the flow when you have had a substantial break ..keep the piccies coming

[Eternal]

Moving the car to a new garage on Sat so will be able to start work again. First job is to remove the engine and gearbox and get all the brake lines and wiring done. After that get the engine/gearbox painted and fit flywheel and clutch. Think i will also get a new exhaust manifold and make things look nice. Kev has inspired me.

If i can find about 1.5k i think i can get the engine running in the next month.

[Eternal]

Moving garage tomorrow hope all goes well!

Had to spend 3 hours in the snow today trying to pull a trailer out of the snow only to find that it had a wheel seized. Eventually dragged it onto the road and spent the next hour getting the wheel unstuck. :(

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[Eternal]

New garage and also inlet plenum mostly welded!

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[Eternal]

Intake plenum welded and installed and all fits! Cam cover breather pipes relocated to rear. Have a small amount of finishing to do but apart from that its all good!

Wiring harness for 300zx and Stagea RS4 along with ECU for both. Also a R33 GTST starter/alternator loom and various other bits. Ohhhhh its going to be so much fun............

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[twinturbo]

Looks like a reasonably sized and very tidy garage!

TT

[Eternal]

Stripped down so i can install all the fuel, clutch and brake lines along with wiring :D

While out will give the engine a nice clean up and try and make it look good as new.

*MISSION - Make engine look as nice as Kev's.......*

*MISSION - ACCEPTED!*

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[flyerncle]

Better contact the CAA for your pilots licence,your gonna need it.

Nice one !;)

[K4KEV]

might need to go to NASA for some training:D

[flyerncle]

Differences training at least.....:eek:

[BORNXenon]

I love this build, just for it's sheer lunacy! :)

[Eternal]

Just started to install the fuel lines to the rear.... Have a couple of questions if anyone can help! HELP ME! lol (http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=88221#post88221)

Phone ran out of power so will have to post some pics tomorrow some time.

[flyerncle]

If you want lunacy,look at the Lucra car in the states.

My pal does the electrics for it,5/600 bhp 900kg need I say more......

[Eternal]

Humm how does that look to you guys? will i need anything to hold the fuel pipes apart or will they be ok like that?

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[Eternal]

Engine paint update #1

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A few hours later and £30 in drill bits >_<

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[Johno]

Looking sweet as usual :cool:
Any thoughts how you are going to vent the fuel tank?
I guess she's going to be pulling the fuel out of the tank pretty quickly:eek:

[Eternal]

The tank has a breather hose welded onto it. I will have a one way valve to allow air to pass into the tank but not allow fuel to come out. I think that should world ok.

Engine starting to look clean!

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[robo]

Nice to see the build is back on track:) I see some kev inspired painting going on:p . Looking good.

Bob

[Eternal]

More engine cleaning :D
http://imageshack.us/a/img802/9210/20130204181800.jpg

Soooo.... any of you guys think this kind of clip on the rubber fuel line will be ok? Thinking of having a ally nut welded onto the tank hold the fuel lines still and stop them flopping about.
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[Johno]

Hi Eternal,
I guess I should have known about the fuel tank vent breather pipe for some unknown reason:rolleyes: Very similar tank to mine...:)
I know you mentioned you are going to fit a one way valve to prevent vaccum but are you also planning on fitting a vented fuel cap?

If you do weld a nut to the top of the tank keep it as near to the fold as possible as this will help prevent distortion to the top of the tank.
Would it be possible to make a bracket from the Mazda fuel tank sender cover picking up two of the bolts, just a thought.
Anything you weld to a fuel tank increases the risk of a leak or failure in the future.
Also I know you are aware but IVA requires an earthing strap from the fuel tank to the chassis. Iguess you could do this from the sender flange as well.

[flyerncle]

Agree with johno,it would be a shame to clag something on the tank, would it be possible to fix the pipes down to the securing strap when you fit them.

[Eternal]

The securing strap does not go anywhere near it. Trust me the threaded ally tube would be welded on nice. A friend near me is a professional welder and he can do it. I don't see any other options apart from letting it float around in the air but I'm sure Mr IVA wont like that much.

[robo]

A blind rivnut would do that job. Installed with a drop of sealer it would never leak, just thoughts.

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/400371613488?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&cbt=y

Bob

[Eternal]

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[Eternal]

Full car loom and dash arrives tomorrow! Cant wait to get it fitted and tested. Will post some pics tomorrow along with some updated clean engine pics. Till then here is 1 more.

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[Eternal]

Full car wiring loom arrived today along with the complete Digi Dash.
Also complete ecu/engine/starter loom (hybrid of 300ZX, R33 GTST Spec II,Stagea RS4 and R34 GTR)

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[Eternal]

Need a smaller steering wheel cant stand the sierra one. Don't suppose anyone knows of an IVA friendly one that's a good fit?

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[ayjay]

I 'm sticking with the sierra s/wheel for now then the world is my lobster(:p ) post IVA

[loony]

Maybe something like this (should be IVA OK):
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x172/vwvr6_mk2/MOMOV36.jpg
It's 35-36cm D&W steering wheel made by MOMO - with standard MOMO bolt pattern under "soft" horn button.
I couldn't find it at Ebay, but maybe worth to try.

Or:
http://img02.tablica.pl/images_tablicapl/63309757_1_644x461_kierownica-sportowa-momo-kielce.jpg
http://img02.tablica.pl/images_tablicapl/63309757_2_644x461_kierownica-sportowa-momo-zdjecia.jpg

[Cyberbeej]

What about picking up a westfield wheel, there small enough and iva friendly.
i've got a poxy wine colored one for iva. Picked it up cheap cause of its color.

[Eternal]

Great ideas on the wheels guys! Will look into getting a westfield wheel.

Just went to install the exhaust manifold and broke off another stud on the last nut! FUUUUUUUUUUUUU......................... These standard nissan studs are made of butter.

[Eternal]

Quick photshop of what i want the car to look like when its done....

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[Eternal]

BIG engine! Intake installed and more or less finished. Need to bolt on fuel rail and a few other bits but one bit ticked off the list!

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[Eternal]

Not sure if i have said it before but here is a link to my YouTube channel. I am attempting to get 1-2 vid's a week uploaded.

http://www.youtube.com/user/EternalRB?feature=mhee

[robo]

Quick photshop of what i want the car to look like when its done....

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/530965_10151756995214619_2053759043_n.jpg

Who does that bodywork, Kin like that Drool :)

Bob

[Eternal]

Little engine update.

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[K4KEV]

starting to look the dogs Alex keep it up cos I cannot wait to hear what it sounds like.

[Eternal]

Column wiring done ignition works and turns things on. Starter relay ticks so that's a great sign! Flasher relay not installed so cant test indicators. Lots of stuff does not work but then again most of the car is not wired heh.

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[Eternal]

Engine bay wiring :D getting so much closer to having the engine in!

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[twinturbo]

Comming together,

where was the loom from? I am going to build my own from left over sierra/granada/scorpio plugs and wiring sections...

TT

[Jimmyd]

Is that a "T" in your front brake line? If it is I don't think that's allowable. Is there not a requirement to have separate lines from the master cylinder to each front wheel? I may be incorrect.


J

[PorkChop]

Who does that bodywork, Kin like that Drool :)

Bob

That's a Donkervoort Bob :)

Great ideas on the wheels guys! Will look into getting a westfield wheel.

The Westfield Sport Turbo's steering wheels are quite nice; another alternative might be a fairly early MX5 wheel, if it's not too large.

[Eternal]

Yeah its a good old Donker heh

Loads done today! Flywheel, clutch, fork, gearbox, radiator, intercooler and engine fitted in one morning! Got to love the clutch alignment tool and flywheel clamp...... Proper job!

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[Eternal]

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[Eternal]

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[Dualist]

:eek: Looking beautiful mate.

[Johno]

My god...:eek: :eek:
That's a tight fit, did you have to use Vaseline..:D
Credit where credits due that is one serious car you gonna have on your hands.
Any idea of how many BHP you going to get from that beasty?

[twinturbo]

My god...:eek: :eek:
That's a tight fit, did you have to use Vaseline..:D
Credit where credits due that is one serious car you gonna have on your hands.
Any idea of how many BHP you going to get from that beasty?

Well the stock BHP is arround 250BHP, so with a few design hinderances added , and a few removed.. ....

TT

[Eternal]

Its going to be a bit of an animal.
As for BHP im going to detune it for IVA to around 200bhp but in normal tune i expect around 300. Cant do much more than that unless i swap out the turbo but the block is good for way more.

Was fun fitting it by myself! Tell you what it was a bit tight at times and only scratched the paint work once lol

[robo]

Beast:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
And it would be a lot cooler than that but four is your lot on here still.

Bob

[Eternal]

Went to Japfest this weekend and saw some mad cars but also got my ass in gear and ordered all my silicon hoses, ss mikalor clamps and ally pipes for the intake system. £120 later and i should have a sweet looking system when it arrives. Think I'm going to have to get a nice new HKS SSQV bov to match heh.

Will take some pics and upload them on Thu night when all the bits have arrived.

Oh also an update on the engine. I managed to get it running way smoother still have a long way to go but here is a vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI8zX7kzolo&t=5m35s

[Eternal]

Picked up a nice new HKS SSQV 4! :D

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8466/92323010151904652639619.jpg

[Stot]

Its going to sound like a lazer blaster. :D

Cheers
Stot

[CTWV50]

Is this build dead now????:confused:

[Eternal]

Not dead I'm still here and still building will have an update for you soon! Chassis wiring loom completed now working on ECU stuff.

[Badger]

I look forwards to seeing the updates!

[Eternal]

Chassis wiring completed and tested. Few little bits to do but well on its way! Engine loom has been stripped down and all non essential plugs and wires have been removed. Getting ready to reroute it and make the connections to the body loom then it should all be more or less sorted. Will need to mount the skuttle and firewall then can start to mount stuff. Anyhow here is a little pic of it atm!
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[Eternal]

update to follow!

[Eternal]

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[Eternal]

Protech shocks! Big thanks to my sponsor Kevin over at Protech for the custom made and colored shocks!

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[garyt]

looks awesome and those shocks are something else, keep us updated :)

[twinturbo]

Good to see you back :)

Small steps but it's progress :)

TT

[Davidbolam]

Good to see you back building again. Are you going to post any more YouTube updates soon? I used to enjoy watching those. David

[metal matt]

I must say I am looking forward to seeing this progress. I think I started to build my chassis around the same time and then I stopped for a few year because of having kids. I also second the you tube bit I did quite like watching your progress

https://haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=13262&page=12u
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124541083@N02/

[Eternal]

More panel work! New YouTube video will be uploaded in the next 24 hours just waiting for some video rendering to be done for the intro!

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[Eternal]

I'm back!
Still alive and making slow progress but just wanted to say I will be on it again and trying to get it finished by xmas ready for the test at the start of 2018!

[Eternal]

Finally found the calipers I needed! Amazing how hard new Cosworth vented rear calipers are to find without costing £500+, Also found some new Jaguar X Type front calipers to fit 300mm disks wooooo! Cant wait to fit!
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[Eternal]

The last of the caliper parts arrived back today!
Jaguar X-Type front calipers to go on ST170 300mm disks.
Cosworth Scorpio vented rear calipers to go on 273mm rear disks.
So hard to find all the parts but finally got there! It's going to be a busy summer with loads and loads of updates so keep an eye on the page and YouTube!

I don't suppose any of you know the length of bolts used for the sierra calipers to the hub? I seem to have lost my originals! Doh!

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