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> Grapplers FC, will it ever be done...
Grappler
  Posted: Aug 9 2012, 09:48 PM


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Originally I bought this car as a daily then it caught on fire and then the fun began.

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Part that tends to fail on FC's causing gas to leak onto manifolds... the evil pulsation dampener

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Fast forward one failed build, to this build

Stock vs Not so stock

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Parts from JDM land

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Shiny

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Note that this is the ultra cliff notes version but Just to give an idea of what I have so far into the build.

Walbro 255lph
KN Filter
550cc Primaries
Marren 1680 Secondaries
Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator
Emissions Removed AC/PS
Megasquirt ECU
Invovative Wideband
Autometer Boost Gauge
Divided T4 Manfifold
57trim t04e
Throttle body mod
-6 an Fuel lines
FD alternator and double pulley
Greddy RS
Flexalite Efan
Koyo Radiator
Turbo 2 motor
Turbo 2 Transmission
Vmount intercooler (in progress)
4" turbo back exhaust (in progress)
Vmount Hood

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Posted: Aug 9 2012, 10:21 PM


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Who's miata is that in the background? It's effin' sexy.

My bad. Anyways, you have an awesome FC, I'm dialed in for updates!
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Posted: Aug 10 2012, 07:24 AM


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QUOTE (chillined @ 9 hours, 0 minutes ago)
Who's miata is that in the background? It's effin' sexy.

My bad. Anyways, you have an awesome FC, I'm dialed in for updates!

Updates will come when he gets a chance to work on it, but that's a different story entirely. It's stupid close right now.

The Miata is our buddy's, I remember when that thing ran...
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  Posted: Aug 10 2012, 04:30 PM


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Found a few other photos from the build

a few of the fittings I currently have sitting in the engine bay

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Oil Cooler

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New piping on the greddy core biggrin.gif

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what happens to 550cc injectors and 1680cc injectors at 43.5 PSI

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Almost the entire exhaust

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Posted: Aug 11 2012, 11:41 AM


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nice job

how does the megasquirt work for you?
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Posted: Aug 11 2012, 02:47 PM


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QUOTE (Grappler @ Yesterday, 4:30 PM)
Almost the entire exhaust

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Damn, is that 3"? Looks like its designed to make as much noise as possable. awesome.gif

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Posted: Aug 11 2012, 03:50 PM


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Damn, is that 3"? Looks like its designed to make as much noise as possable. awesome.gif

4".

And it'll be loud, but it's got one legal muffler!

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  Posted: Aug 11 2012, 06:16 PM


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QUOTE (backalleyracer @ 6 hours, 34 minutes ago)
nice job

how does the megasquirt work for you?

Took me about 10 days to assemble (2-3 hours a night)

Firmware is loaded and so are the base maps just need to be able to finish the rest of the car.
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Posted: Aug 25 2012, 10:08 PM


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My heart goes out to all the car alarms within ear shot of that exhaust
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Posted: Aug 26 2012, 05:07 AM


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QUOTE (sideways @ 6 hours, 58 minutes ago)
My heart goes out to all the car alarms within ear shot of that exhaust

God knows I set off enough of them by myself.
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Posted: Aug 26 2012, 08:19 AM


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Damn sweet and sexy FC. I want sound clips. Is this your first rotary experience? If so how was the learning curve?
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  Posted: Sep 4 2012, 06:56 PM


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Yeah its my first car/rotary I actually am a firm believer in the phrase "Rx7s make mechanics out of anyone".

As far as learning curve its actually not hard at all if you are at all familiar with regular piston motors there are a lot of things that transision. They just have a slight twist when applied to a rotary.

I promise there will be sound clips when its running.

I get to go work on the car for the first time in a couple weeks tommorow, due to some unforseen circumstances :/
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Posted: Sep 5 2012, 12:49 AM


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unforseen?

its an rx7 - it breaks tongue.gif

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  Posted: Oct 3 2012, 09:59 AM


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Well the car was dropped onto a jackstand... so it needs a new pan/oil pickup
(not by me mind you)
That and they place I was working on the car at is no longer availible so into storage it goes again sad.gif
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  Posted: May 21 2013, 09:18 PM


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I couldn't sleep so I went to go look at my car :/ This sucks...

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Posted: May 21 2013, 11:19 PM


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Is this technically called cold storage or something, or since because its summer time right now, is it just storage without the cold part? Anyway, I hope you get it back up and running soon. I hate seeing cars wrapped up like that. sad.gif
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whats going on here
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  Posted: May 22 2013, 09:55 AM


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Its an underground garage. I havent been able to work on it since October.
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Yeah, and I got you a decent paying job. Time to get the girl a ring and that car an exhaust, some fluids, and a tune. wink2.gif
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Long as we find a place with a garage and a 110v outlet I gots this smile.gif

we shall see what I can do in 5 months wink2.gif

The first one definitely for sure.
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  Posted: Aug 5 2013, 03:04 PM


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Update time!!!!


Moved to a new place as of last weekend FC is sitting in my garage tongue.gif

Progress to be made hopefully soon biggrin.gif

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Gahh and wash my car hopefully soon sad.gif

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GRAPPLER LIVES! Good to see you back man. I'm looking forward to progress! And yes it does need to get washed. tongue.gif

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Posted: Aug 5 2013, 04:27 PM


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The garage looks bigger in person, I promise.
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Posted: Aug 5 2013, 04:35 PM


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sell me your hood tongue.gif
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  Posted: Aug 11 2013, 09:15 PM


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QUOTE (THE_HONDA_CG2 @ Aug 5 2013, 03:40 PM)
GRAPPLER LIVES! Good to see you back man. I'm looking forward to progress! And yes it does need to get washed. tongue.gif


Indeed I am back. Hopefully get the rest of the parts out of the back of the car this week and start doing work.

QUOTE (Spaz Posted on Aug 5 2013 @ 04:27 PM)
The garage looks bigger in person, I promise. 

It is most certainly bigger than it looks It also doesn't help that there is more stuff in there other than the car then I would like but it is a start.

QUOTE (backalleyracer Posted on Aug 5 2013 @ 04:35 PM)
sell me your hood tongue.gif


To be honest I am a bit unsure as to how much I like the hood. Its going to be a necessity for the build but I don't like the fitment towards the windshield.





I went and bought a white board a very large one in fact the largest one the store had and put my list together again.



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