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Offline DSR88

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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #135 on: October 07, 2011, 09:19:03 PM »
Hi Skip,

Ok it is time for a up date. Page 2 is not a good sign.
Now Jim and I are making progress on the rebuild of our comp coupe I am starting the build of the roaster. Jig is ready front end and rearend is on the jig body will be here soon engine will be done soon and trans is about done.
Now how are you doing ?
                                      Donnie
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« Reply #136 on: October 11, 2011, 01:20:33 AM »
Hi Donnie,

Glad you’re making progress with your Comp Coupe and Roadster.
 
Since Memorial Day I’ve been keeping a pretty low profile. However, recently my situation has improved and events are now trending in my favor. So my attitude is improving and I’m back working on the car.
 
The Toyota core engine and trans are in the car and I’ve sourced some of the items I need to move forward.
Maybe next year I’ll be able to give some competition to the #369 Waters - Manghelli – Romero Toyota/Roadster.

Skip Pipes
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« Reply #137 on: October 11, 2011, 01:22:05 AM »
Here is the trans mock up.

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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #138 on: October 11, 2011, 05:35:55 AM »
Alright!! you're back on track to posting again.
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #139 on: October 11, 2011, 07:12:44 AM »
Skip, It's good to see you back on this!  :cheers:
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #140 on: October 20, 2011, 01:14:42 PM »
Been out of town for the last ten days bet keep up the nice work .
                                      Donnie
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« Reply #141 on: December 21, 2011, 03:10:35 AM »
Well I’m back up to speed and decided to take 2 steps backwards to take 1 step forward. I wasn’t entirely focused when I installed the Toyota Engine/Trans and that needed to be sorted out.
 
The original build plan for the car was to use a Big Block Chevy bolted to a mid-plate. It’s the right design for the car, so I decided to rip the mess out and start over. I had a good friend Nathan cut me another blank mid-plate. Then, Jorge Puerto offered to help me sort out the mess. We ripped out the Toyota engine/trans and then Jorge went to town carving up the mid-plate. We cut out the old mounts and repositioned the engine/trans, then sandwiched it to the new mid-plate. Looks good if I do say myself.

Yes, I’ll be fabricating a custom 360-degree scattershield from ¼ inch material.

Next up, Jorge and I tackled the intercooler mounting.
 
I didn’t want a repeat of the engine install so I did a fair amount of procrastinating and thinking about how I wanted to mount the intercooler. This intercooler will handle up to 1,000 HP and I think I came up with a good mounting solution. Additionally, the mounts are adaptable for future upgrades so I can fit a much larger intercooler.
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #142 on: December 21, 2011, 03:13:45 AM »
Next weeks project is to finish the front motor mounts, then on to the fuel tank. 
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #143 on: December 21, 2011, 03:29:49 AM »
Skip so glad to see you back at it!
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #144 on: December 21, 2011, 04:38:03 AM »
Good to see you back at it Skip. Did you build the intercooler? It's a nice looking piece.

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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #145 on: December 21, 2011, 05:55:40 AM »
Skip,
         That guy looks a bit familiar  :-D, thanks for giving me the opportunity to be apart of your build and I hope I can lend a hand all the way to the end.
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #146 on: December 21, 2011, 04:12:57 PM »

Good to see your back on it Skip!
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« Reply #147 on: December 22, 2011, 02:57:49 AM »
Hi Pete,

I didn't fab the intercooler. It's not that I didn't want to, but for what I paid for the finished piece I couldn't buy the basic material. I found it locally at CXRacing.

Here's a picture of the turbo manifold that Dan Aleshire found for me.

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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #148 on: December 22, 2011, 07:37:03 AM »
You keeping the mousetrap as a model so you can build a better one? :-D :-D :-D

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« Reply #149 on: January 21, 2012, 06:24:59 PM »

What's the latest Skip?
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