Project Mid Mount Vector

[dirk_03]

motor is back in for good.

Tonight after I finished bolting the motor in. I ended up going over the top of the oil filter with the coolant hose and it worked good. Tighted the bolts and checked the clutch alignment and am very happy with the way it is sitting in the chassis.

Note the cobra intake boot! THANKS ULMER RACING.
I would have trouble fitting anything else in there.

Rider view, really standing over the motor and turbo. The wieght is very far back in the chassis. I think this will be very good. I am probally going to mount the battery in the front to just add a little weight up front.

 

[dirk_03]

yamadoo

Got the suspension arms powdercoated, still need to powdercoat a few other parts, suspension is in though and powderclaw is in. Going to work on the ic tommorow hopefully. Still a bit left to do, but i think it is getting closer.

 

[dirk_03]

progress

Couple things that I have been up too. I have my intercooler welded up the way I want it now. Also mocked up the charge tube tonight and will weld it tommorrow. it is pretty short with no tight bends. This should be efficent as possible. I will have to figure out where to put the BOV and Pitot tube after I get it welded up. I am going to work on the Downpipe tommorrow night. I plan to bring home the 120 volt welder to tack it how I want otherwise it will be hard to get it in the right spot.

New wiring harness, Unmolested.

intercooler from the front.

More intercooler

Charge tube

 

[rxrider]

great progress, IC and piping ... nice

 

[dirk_03]

great progress, IC and piping ... nice

Thanks, I have the downpipe sitting here tacked up. I am going to test fit it tonight. After that all I need to do for major stuff is the fuel tank. I got my New(used) unmolested wiring harness in last night and one would think it was made for the skidoo. It fits pretty cleanly in there. I am going to build a new wiring harness with a relay for the fuel pump, and relay for IC fan as well, even though I am unsure if I will use one yet or not. At least it will be done and not a afterthought and can have it all there to plug in when I want.

I think this is coming along pretty cleanly.

 

[dirk_03]

update

Didn't get anything done this weekend. I am ready to start making the gas tank now. I have most of the components done and need to just put it together and do a final fit and finish on them. I am going to build a new Chromoly steering post this evening and then I can get alot done. The gas tank will take a bit of time to get it how I want it as well. I plan to build it out of poster board first and then copy that to aluminum. It may have alot of weird cuts to get the capacity out of it that I am looking for as well.

I cleaned up the garage this last saturday morning and had to do a little photo shoot with my daughter. She already love the big boost!

 

[kinger]

Looks great! I have a 7 week old daughter and I already cant wait to get her wrenching with me LOL

 

[dirk_03]

Looks great! I have a 7 week old daughter and I already cant wait to get her wrenching with me LOL

My daughter is only 7 months old but I can tell she likes being in the garage already. She is not much of a wrencher yet. . . . . .

 

[rxrider]

Nice to have the kids around the garage. I started taking them out working with me at an early age as well. Today, I'm loving it having my 7 yo and 9 yo girls with me wrenching, they're starting to get a grip on it but still lack the strenght needed.

 

[dirk_03]

tank and downpipe

Got some work done on the tank and the downpipe in the past week. I have cut the bottom of the downpipe to a slash cut yet and weld in the O2 bung.

The tank should be right at 10 gallons. I am not accomplishing that I wanted to keep the enitre tank conceiled under the seat and trunk. So it will stick out a little under the tail of the seat but not extend any further back. I will just powder coat it wrinkle black and it should fit in well with the trunk plastic piece. i need to machine a pc for the fuel level sensor and the intank pickups. I am going to use the pickups from a 04 sdi. it has two pickups on it with check valves on either one. This helps it use the fuel down to the bottom. I am not going to put the pump in the tank though. As it takes up alot of room and I would rather that build fuel.

Aluminum That is about to become a tank

bottom pan

Steps closer

 

[rxrider]

I love your downpipe, not to forget your tank, a true one off done by you, keep it coming, you're on a great build here

 

[dirk_03]

steering post

I got to use my cousins bender tonight. It works very well. The post is 16 guage wall thickness chromoly. It has more than enough clearance now from the IC. It is a little tighter on the backside of the headlight now. Oh well i can work with that.

Also some more pics of the tank sitting on the sled. Should be pretty nice i need to order another pc of aluminum. A couple bends with a nice full pc will save 32.5 inchs of weld.

And the last pic is of my coupler blocks. Should help with the ski lift. I now have a wide range of adjustment.

Also bought a different rad cap and tee assembly. This will save alot of pain trying to stuff the stock coolant tank in there. Should help clean up the engine compartment as well. May be a pain to burp but will see.

 

[rxrider]

 

[dirk_03]

progress

I have been going into work early a few days and have my tank nearly complete. I need to pressure test and find the leaks as I am sure there will be a couple. And add a breather port. Either way here is a pic of the tank. After I put the tank on all that needs to be done is braces for the ic and wiring and some assembly. Which all could be done in a good saturdays work.

 

[rxrider]

Capacity? Great work dirk