dtjackten progress log..... soon to come twincharged

speed127 · Post by **speed127** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:23 pm

I kinda like the rear 'seat' area but if it was me I would do it a little different. From the looks of things your going more race for this car and because of this I would remove the door panels and all the carpet. Also the rear where the sub box is I would make out of a piece of metal all the way across, not chopped out in the middle for the box. As far as wiring you can just run it down the side and have it neatly clipped and covered just like a real race car. Eather make it race or not..... half and half just doesn't seem to work for me. I do like the seats and roll bars though.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:53 pm

thanks for the comments. this car is more of a show and go car.. i attend alot of local car shows. the original setup i had i did like the four bucket seats, but odviously with two sparcos it will just not work anymore. i am going for more of a full interior but racecar type theme.... not sure if they really go good yet...

some days i like it.... others i dont....

got my turbo manifold today.. thing is heavy as hell.. mounting it on the car with two bolts to get an idea of what i have to do... should have parts from asp on monday, and crossing fingers i have turbo on tuesday for the install.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:53 pm

alirght, updatesssssssss.......

first i got all my parts from asp... yet another happy order from asp. thanks alot erick

got the turbo on wed.

thanks alot manny for everything

started the install last night, just did not have time to take any pics...tonight.... i did

the s256 is a good size, i had to hammer on the cowl area to get it to fit... i think anthony had to do the same...

pics.
compressor housing tapped for wastegate and mounted.

tial 38mm wastegate mounted.

and intake still in package... (did not want to scratch it)

speed127 · Post by **speed127** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:54 pm

NICE!!!

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:58 pm

Shweet dude. Let hear some vids soon.

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:29 am

sick man cant wait to see what number you get

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:04 pm

alittle more progress today/yesterday. went to get my nitrous line from stm the other day.... amazing job, and thanks to stm for there help. line matched perfectly...

a pic of the bulls eye. talk about a close fit, just cleared the strut bar.

what it will look like when done... (love this pic) just me gots no editting skilz)

from the top

got my oil return done today, and put a new oil filter on it, i have to figure out ic piping, besides that i think i am almost ready to get this thing to the exhaust shop. should have the dump tube done tomorrow if not the next day.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:59 pm

holy massive sized turbo

Forest Green 2k · Post by **Forest Green 2k** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:22 pm

I wanna see this car

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:45 pm

chris.....

we need to try to meet up sometime, once the weather breaks of course.

forest, u are about two hrs away from me, not far at all! i am sure over the summer we could meet up if u would like.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:16 pm

if i ever come into some money ur bay is damn near exactly what i want mine to look like.

neonpla · Post by **neonpla** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:12 am

Looking great man, is there anyway for you to put a grill in the upper portion? The dead space is killing the front end imho.

Love the turbo selection, several Srts are running 10's with that turbo, make it happen!

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:52 am

i am going to try to get a grille in the car once i find one... just to see what it looks like... tens.... lol, i hope... but prolly will not happen... we will see though.

i am taking flanges to a fab shop today to get the downpipe done. should not be to bad i am hoping... after i get that done, i should have the car ready to take to the exhaust shop, (i have been thinking about doing the exhaust myself, but not sure yet)

just going out now to work on some final clean up of wiring and what not, i figured out the dump tube last night and need to get that started as well.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:48 pm

sent some parts to a local fab shop today, should have all the parts i need by tomorrow, but prolly will not have a chance to get them till wed.

fab shop has vband flanges one he is hooking to turbo flange and the other he is hooking to the downpipe (had the perfect peace of scrap for my downpipe, WIN!!!) he also has my wastegate flange and dump tube, so that will be installed prolly this weekend then i have to try to figure out my exhaust...
thank you jamie at timothy customs for your help!

also a friend of mine stopped in the store today and he was in our local pawn shop (lol, sad thing is i did not even know we had a pawn shop) told me the had a netbook there, i went down to look at it today, and i am going to go get that tomorrow depending on what kinda deal he can give.... never delt with any pawn stores, but the computer is slightly used and in good shape... so we will see tomorrow.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:51 pm

looking great. i hope you have more fun with the turbo then i did. considering it sat in my room for 5 months without use. oh well. i already got something else planned. bahahaha.

smallblockfreak · Post by **smallblockfreak** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:01 am

Looks good buddy, I'll just mail that grill to you since I'm never even at my place anymore. Driving semi kinda sucks lol. Daytona got rear ended and spirit is sold so I'm getting another neon then buying a dart with a slant six for my turbo car. Hope the car does good this year btw you have a pm sir.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:41 am

lol, thanks manny, and yes the pics in my engine bay are better than the ones i got from you with it sitting on the floor, lol

wayne, whats up? sucks to hear about the daytona, that blows, i did not know u were drivin truck now? i got ur new number but i sent u a pm also.

i just got a call from the shop my parts were at, THEY ARE DONE!!!

should be going tomorrow to get them, seeings we got a foot of snow last night and i dont really want to drive cross town to get it.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:02 pm

well, i just came in from the garage, i am going to have to take the car to the exhaust shop unfortunatly. but besides that i am ready to start the car!!!!!!!!! well, that and get my laptop so i can run megasquirt...

i may put stock injectors back in the car and run the car like that to check for leaks before sending it to the exhaust shop.

a few pics for all you pic whores on this site

a few of the exhaust, and vband setup.

and last but not least the final result... (besides some clean up and wiring the headlights, adding clamps to intake, exc.)

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:24 pm

If it's gonna see quite a bit of street duty, you may want to spray it down with something so it doesn't rust.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:06 pm

alright, thanks for the tip erick, i have some high temp paint in the garage.

04 Mo Neon · Post by **04 Mo Neon** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:53 pm

Man you have come "(along doesn't even do it justice)" way from what I remember on dodge forums. So much so that I've finally decided I have enough time to return to modifying my car which had been on hold the last 5 years due to college, (18 hours left xD). I read/skimmed through most of this 40+ page thread and it really makes me appreicate where you have come from over the years.

But by far the most epic and most needed part of the entire build so far was finally updating the seats. I tear'd up a bit.

Anyway I just got myself to make time and get registered on these boards since I might actually have stuff to post again and can't wait to see where you go with the rest of your interior/car.

Oh an hai!

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:39 pm

The engine bay looks great Dave, well done

Now running vids are in order

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:04 am

Danteneon wrote:The engine bay looks great Dave, well done

Now running vids are in order

agreed, get some vids

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:14 pm

X 100000000000000000000000000.99 get vids meow

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:48 am

04 Mo Neon wrote:Man you have come "(along doesn't even do it justice)" way from what I remember on dodge forums. So much so that I've finally decided I have enough time to return to modifying my car which had been on hold the last 5 years due to college, (18 hours left xD). I read/skimmed through most of this 40+ page thread and it really makes me appreicate where you have come from over the years.

But by far the most epic and most needed part of the entire build so far was finally updating the seats. I tear'd up a bit.

Anyway I just got myself to make time and get registered on these boards since I might actually have stuff to post again and can't wait to see where you go with the rest of your interior/car.

Oh an hai!

wow, dodge forum... i need to update that progress thread, i have not done that in along long time.... lol, long time no see

news, i am going to pick up my new netbook on my lunchbreak so i can start to tune the car once teh exhaust is on the car (needs to go to the exhuast shop but he is on vacation) no wideband in the car yet..... the car will be running friday night on stock managment, will be loud as hell seeings it is just off the down pipe for an exhaust....

i will try to get a video this weekend...

i have also been working on shift lights and flat shift on my ms so i have been doing some wiring on the car as well...

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:29 am

dang man it has in deed come a long way good job man

acr · Post by **acr** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:31 pm

I like the turbo set-up you have it looks pretty much like the one I got from ASP but I think I have a different compressor, but the turbine looks the same.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:33 pm

it is a s256 turbo with the extended tip, so yeah it prolly is the same as yours if u got your kit from erick,

just got my asus netbook today, love it, i think i have all the programs downloaded to the laptop, now when i get my exhuast done i will be starting the car with that. till then stock ecu to get to and from the exhaust shop. soooo nooo boost for a little longer...

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:24 pm

car started this morning on stock ecu. sounds sweeeetttt with no exhuast, lol. netbook works great, and tonight i will be checking for leaks and getting the car back on all four wheels.

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:51 pm

sweet man what did you do with your old turbo?