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Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:52 am
by madmike
On E-bay,1st one I came up will work for you, TO4E .57 AR 48.1 trim Should spool up quick for ya,get a dump pipe and a external Waste gate too :wink:

Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 7:43 am
by slayer61
Thanks Mike. Much appreciated :mrgreen:

Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:26 am
by slayer61
So... minor update. I have purchased a new turbo from RAD designs. He's localish to me & I'm looking forward to working with Rodney.

https://www.radesignsperformance.com/pr ... rad-x-3071

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Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:24 am
by slayer61
I made the trip down to meet Rodney on Friday afternoon & pick up the turbo. I think Rodney is going to be an asset to my project! Very much looking forward to working with him.

I spent new years day (morning) down at the local airfield. They were having "arm drop" grudge races. I wander through the pits was very motivational. Lots of twin turbo LS Chevy motors etc.

I couldn't help myself... I went home and ripped the merged header off of the buggy and started adding turbo parts for the first mockup!
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This is gonna be fun! :mrgreen: :lol:

Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:07 am
by rubenski
Fancy looking turbo!

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-A528B met Tapatalk


Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:11 am
by slayer61
45 DCOE in the hands of Car Craft guys down in Riverside.

Waiting on other vendors to get OEM end castings & wedge port gaskets to use as a template for welding & porting the end castings down at RAD in Turlock




tic toc... tic toc :lol:

Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:00 pm
by Chip Birks
Looks like a lot of fun! I Rodney will definitely be good to work with. He's been involved with a ton of builds at this point and knows his stuff.

Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:57 am
by slayer61
Chip Birks wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:00 pm Looks like a lot of fun! I Rodney will definitely be good to work with. He's been involved with a ton of builds at this point and knows his stuff.
You're absolutely right, Chip. I started a "mock up" on a core motor this week and due to my assortment of parts, I was experiencing some "fitment" issues :roll: When I contacted Rodney to explain my situation he said...
No worries. Just bring me the motor & I'll make one for you, guaranteed to fit
That's what I'm talkin' about! Thanks Rodney! :D

Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2024 10:42 am
by Clonebug
Any updates on this…
Is it running yet????

Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2024 6:54 am
by slayer61
I would love to be able to say "yes". But the truth is that I'm retiring at the end of August, our house in California is up for sale and we're moving to Texas. Lots of other irons in the fire right now. :oops:

Thanks for checking in on me though! Be well

Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 3:54 am
by slayer61
Alright, we're settled in Texas, and it's game-on again. I've collected the majority of the parts for my build, including an electronic Boost controller from Turbosmart

https://www.turbosmart.com/product/e-bo ... eet-40psi/

After receiving the package, and reading the fine print, it says "no5 recommended for use in draw through applications." What challenges can I expect using it in my draw through application? Any experience from you guys?

Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 8:43 am
by Clonebug
My guess is that the turbo has fuel mixed with the air and will get into the controller and ruin it.

Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:22 am
by slayer61
Thanks for checking in CB. I finally got an answer from the manufacturer and they said there's no way to alter the fuel supply pressure while on Boost. Boost referenced fuel pressure regulator to the rescue!

Paul

Re: 2276 Draw through 'glass buggy. It's finally happening!

Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 7:15 am
by slayer61
... Alright then... baby steps, but progress, none the less.

We're just about settled in our new Texas house. I built a 24 x 36 shop to house my buggy, motorcycle and reloading bench. I have been slowly adding periphery parts to the buggy. I went with a full MSD ignition. Programmable ignition box, coil, distributor and wires. Added my Boost referenced fuel pressure regulator. I also finished the installation of the air/fuel sensor, wiring and gauge. Yesterday I installed the aux cooler and ran -8 lines in and out.

Sorry, no new pictures to add, but these parts are now on the car, and not on the shelf!