Turbo Rotary B2600i

It looks happy!
Any plans to trim the grille so it fits the contours of the bumper?

i think it looks like one of the characters of the disney movie Cars...

i dont hate the smiley face, but i am thinking of modifying the bumper a bit so it looks a bit more aggressive...

and to fill the little hole that u speak of to fit the contour. i havent come up with anything i really like so far, so it may stay the way it is...

time will tell

I was thinking it looked a little more like the cars in the Chevron commercials than the Disney movie...

Ya i can see that lol.

Oh well. Its different and i didnt have to trim much to make it fit...

well its been forever since i updated this.

i hate that i cant post pics from my iphone on here so thats why updates r so few and far between. i have actually been doing a lot of work on the truck...

lets see if i can remember where i left off...

first off i got some parts in.

Hargett quick disconnect coupler for my intercooler piping to turbo. these things r legit!









then picked up this vacuum block.





So then i mounted up my AEM coils using the same exact design that Jon used...





Then i cut and drilled some tabs.







clamped together and ready for welding.



Yep...



I was going to tuck these away out of sight, but i figured i would show off my more expensive mods even though the bay will be completely tucked. I thought this would be a good spot for the coils.





Half ass bolted up and installing coils.



Thar she blows!





Some of you may remember that i am planning on running a Wilwood reverse mount pedal setup on this truck. so i decided i want to have the pedals mounted up since i am getting pretty close to startup on this truck so i wanna be able to drive it when it fires up.



I bent up some small pieces for the mounting brackets.





mocked up.



measuring for brackets.



m/c mounted to check for clearance issues









blurry...









so i did all of that for nothing because when i tried to put the m/c on and mount it in the truck it didnt fit. the m/c are too big, so either i need to get the remote m/c or i may be looking to sell my whole setup and get a floor mounted Tilton pedal setup. im not quite sure yet, but this pissed me off pretty bad...

so then i had this ford ranger bumper sitting around. so i decided i needed to mount it so i can mount my intercooler and radiator and and and...

basically it was holding me back from final mounting of other things, so i tried mounting it by myself.... IMPOSSIBLE!



so i waited til the wifey was off work and had her change into some dirty clothes and come be my holder so i could get everything lined up and brackets made so i didnt have to hold it and weld and have to redo it five hundred times...

so i welded on my brackets on the stock brackets...







then i tacked everything in place. sorry i missed a few steps cuz i was in the groove. but here is the bumper in place...



picture of the brackets fully welded. still need to gusset them, but u get the idea...





Ballin!



grill back on...



and now the fun begins...



so i didnt take a lot of pics of the process of this once again because i pretty much forgot to. but this is how i mounted my intercooler...

i cut a piece of sheetmetal to length and drilled holes in it for the mounting bolts. then i mounted it up and spaced it where i wanted it in the bumper opening.
then i built L brackets and welded everything up...





then i drilled more holes in the bracket for a baller look and fully welded it up.





then i cut my core support and made mounting brackets for it so its fully removable and solid mounted.







and all back together.



so i am at a crossroads with a few things.

first off is the pedal setup. either way its gonna cost a lot of money to do it right. so i guess we shall see how that all turns out.

then i am thinking of doing a rx7 IRS since i have to change over to 5 lug for the wheels i want and i might as well just do the rx7 rearend while im at it. again this is more money and would involve a new rear section of frame to be built, so this is also up in the air as well... i just cant find a damn rear end for a rx7 at a decent price to save my life...

i made a big purchase that is about a month out from being at my door(fingers crossed)

so i should have updates soon. i go back to North Dakota for 2 weeks and 4 days on the 21st so nothing will be happening during that time. im running out of warm days and sunlight, so i need to get busy on the truck. gonna try and do some stuff today if time allows!

Why not go with a Jaguar IRS?
I can pick up one of many at a junkyard for $85.

The jag rear diffs with the brakes on the diff?

Im interested! How much to ship cuz i would never find one like that here...

They have both styles... inboard and outboard brakes.
Of course, I won't be pulling a complete rear out for free.

How much to pull one?

I also wonder how much freight would be?

I looked locally for irs setups and cant locate anything.