97 DR750 Build Thread .. Picture Heavy

[Lugnut]

Currently have 230 miles on the setup .. Running the car right now on wastegate pressure, and the plan is to break the clutch in and then add fuel .. Due to timing and business obligations it will most likely be a month before this happens !!!! The car is running and sounding great .. The turbos are very audible at 2000rpms and the Tial - 750 - Open exhaust combo gives the car a real menacing sound !!!! I couldnt be happier with the results

[mb3000]

Very nice!

[CoreyB]

Awesome. Love how you guys went all out at once.

[oohnoo]

Awesome build! Especially liking the FMIC while retaining the fog lights. AND...And repainting the engine bay while the motor was out.
Curious how you did the power steering reservoir on the passenger side. Looks like you used the oem oil cooler. Got any details you can provide?

[mh3kgt]

Great build, let us know some numbers!

[green-lantern]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

One question, Did you leave the black pieces that are blocking part of the AEM gauges in? and if so why?

[Lugnut]

Awesome build! Especially liking the FMIC while retaining the fog lights. AND...And repainting the engine bay while the motor was out.
Curious how you did the power steering reservoir on the passenger side. Looks like you used the oem oil cooler. Got any details you can provide?

Jason had the perfect idea of taking the old oil cooler and just placing it in the stock IC location (passenger side ).. We cut the existing metal tubing coming out of the pump (drivers side)to the point where it was flush with and would run behind the frontmount, and then we soft lined it over to the cooler .. I cut a few mooring brackets out of thin steel and we just bolted it up .. Also placed the horn in that spot as well ..

[Lugnut]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

One question, Did you leave the black pieces that are blocking part of the AEM gauges in? and if so why?

Yeah we did leave them in .. And the reason was
A. If we cut into the stock housing we werent sure how the plastic was gonna react to being cut or dremeled out .. There was the possibility it might not have turned out looking very clean ..
and
B. The only blocked view is the first number on the temp gauge, and since the other two numbers are easily readable its not an issue whatsoever .. You can see either 80's-90's or 00's-20's .. On another note, I just realized I didnt post a picture of it but we also have the Wideband mounted right behind the steering wheel on the column .. Its dead center and very in your face so you can see everything happening in the car all the time !!!

[green-lantern]

Yeah we did leave them in .. And the reason was
A. If we cut into the stock housing we werent sure how the plastic was gonna react to being cut or dremeled out .. There was the possibility it might not have turned out looking very clean ..
and
B. The only blocked view is the first number on the temp gauge, and since the other two numbers are easily readable its not an issue whatsoever .. You can see either 80's-90's or 00's-20's .. On another note, I just realized I didnt post a picture of it but we also have the Wideband mounted right behind the steering wheel on the column .. Its dead center and very in your face so you can see everything happening in the car all the time !!!

I probably would have cut it out and made it work somehow. I think it would bug me.

Edit: I was asking because I was wanting to do the same thing with AEM gauges.

[futurevr4man]

very nice build! put up some exhaust videos, and just videos of it in general!

very jealous, looks like an extremely clean and well built car