My 1986 Grand National (re) Build Thread

[motorhead]

IIRC the battery ground strap goes to the PS front side of the block.  Make certain there is a clean, paint and rust free, surface for the cable.  Otherwise you are going to have a serious amount of electrical issues.

EDIT: http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/threads/battery-ground-location.405183/ Yup right around/on the turbo support bracket.

I also recommend running some additional grounds between the block, body, and chassis.

[GavinHunyady]

Thanks
I searched like crazy and couldnt find that thread. Anyhow, that was where I supposed it went just based on the length and size, but I wanted to make sure. I have a strap on the back of the driver side head to the body, but I was thinking about running one from the engine to the frame somewhere too.

[good2win22]

Lowest bolt hole for the turbo J bracket on the block.  All that I have seen have been sandwiched between the block and the J bracket.
 
Looks like Mike beat me to it.   Thanks for the shout out in your vid!  I spoke with Jason the other day and he said he's still about 4 weeks out on the exhaust.  I was hoping to get that same exhaust as well....  Looking good with the build!

[GavinHunyady]

Thank YOU for picking up that wire loom for me! I have the actuator on the turbo, I just welded it to the compressor clamp. About to go install the FMIC right meow.

[GavinHunyady]

finally got over the hump on a lot of things. I had to put someone on blast too, some of these jokers on the other board are ridiculous.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaJPdSpsMMg
 
 

[Scoobum]

Gavin, I used a 3/4" Champion spacer to clearance the two pipes...and I use stock engine mounts with the RJC engine brace.

[good2win22]

Top of my up pipe rubbed the hood insulator with both HR engine mounts and a precision stretched SLIC. I removed the passenger side engine mount and went with a stock one there. Then put in an HR poly tranny mount. No rubbing after that. 


LT1 MAF measures almost 3 1/4 on the outside diameter. Have to stretch a 3 inch coupler to fit it but it will go on. 

I did the exact same thing with the actuator by welding it to the existing clamp on a TE44. It appeared to line up well in the vid

Should have stayed on the dudes screen name a little longer in the vid.  Did you blast him on a feedback thread?

[daveismissing]

So you can only get a parallel flow part that can't be flushed should the compressor kak?

[GavinHunyady]

Top of my up pipe rubbed the hood insulator with both HR engine mounts and a precision stretched SLIC. I removed the passenger side engine mount and went with a stock one there. Then put in an HR poly tranny mount. No rubbing after that. 


LT1 MAF measures almost 3 1/4 on the outside diameter. Have to stretch a 3 inch coupler to fit it but it will go on. 

I did the exact same thing with the actuator by welding it to the existing clamp on a TE44. It appeared to line up well in the vid

Should have stayed on the dudes screen name a little longer in the vid.  Did you blast him on a feedback thread?

OK, I already ordered the HR trans mount, we'll see how that works out, if not I'm going back to stock mounts. That would really suck after spending all that money on poly mounts.
 
I guess my cool air filter cone only works with the stock MAF then.
 

So you can only get a parallel flow part that can't be flushed should the compressor kak?

Sorry, I'm not picking up what you're putting down here.

[motorhead]

There are some real winners on the other board... approach with caution.  I am running just the DS HR mount (Gen I from the initial run) and it works perfect.

[GavinHunyady]

I probably didnt need the HR mounts, but my stockers were pretty worn out and oil soaked so I didnt want to mess with them.

[GavinHunyady]

Is this plug from the EGR solenoid? I think it was what my old heated O2 was plugged into, but I cant remember.

[GavinHunyady]

some finishing touches:
https://youtu.be/qyMyTSZbgDs

[good2win22]

That looks like the plug for the EGR.  I haven't seen one in a long time. They are always hidden under the coil pack around here

[Scoobum]

Erics shuts off the EGR via his chip. I tossed the EGR and the box.