Project Seabiscuit

Here it is Project Seabiscuit, my 1992 Plymouth Laser RS 4G63T AWD 4/6bolt. I'm hoping to document my progress here, and post up some photos of what I've got so far, and as it comes along. So administrators let me know who's willing to host the pics.

I trailered the car home 2 weeks ago Sunday August 30th 2009. Since have put about 15 to 20 hours total work into it. Today Sunday September 13th I pulled out the engine and transmission.

The plans:
Full bottom end build with forged rods and pistons
Light weight flywheel and ACT 2600 clutch
Stock head and cams with complete rebuild
Larger injectors
Evo III 16g Turbo
Front mount intercooler
DSMlink tuning including socketed EPROM ECU
Complete tranny build with Evo III close ratio gears
Rebuild transfer case, rear differential and entire front end
3" exhaust with no cat and magnaflow muffler.
theres a whole lot more, but thats all I can think of for now.

This will more than likely be a 1-2 year project depending on available funds, but so far it's off to a great start.

this sounds like it can be interesting. would yo mind if i run this by my teachers to see if they have any suggestions?

nice list i will take one of everything also...for the pictures send them to me and i will get them posted or try asking ed he has done this before i am not really sure how to do this.

Yeah run it by them, it's a fairly simple build. The entire car is already set up for the stock turbo so it's pretty much just throwing forged pistons (which I'm getting 2nd week of October) in so that the detonation I get at higher boost levels on 93 octane doesn't blow them to pieces. Other than the pistons the lower end is pretty bullet proof up to 600+HP. Then bolting on the larger turbo, bigger injectors, Front mount intercooler, and a decent tuning program (DSMlink seems to be the end all for my car). I measured the cylinders, and they are well within spec (at 86k miles they actually still have the factory crosshatching visible on the cylinder walls) so I don't even need to bore it out, just a decent hone job, and hot tanking and the block is ready for new bearings, rings, pistons, and the other new goodies I'm putting in.

nice all sounds good cant wait to see this thing in action. and i will be there soon to help and lend a hand

Engine build is expected to be done by Halloween. Then it's on to the tranny build, with turbo and engine management to follow.

nice nice nice looks great...glad to see you were able to get the pics on there

dude, looks sic

quick question...once you have everything completed, you planning on running it at the track?
Can't wait to see that thing completed.

Yup the plan is to have her at the track running low 12's while also being completely streetable. Really anything under a 12.6s 1/4 mile and I'll be happy. For now I'm working on the GO factor and once thats stable I'll start working in the show area.

and heres an update on progress. I have decided to scrap the idea of using forged pistons, and stick with the stock pistons. I cleaned them up the other day, and they are in great shape, and are proven to hold more abuse than I plan on throwing at them. So the motor will now be stock crank, rods, and pistons. Nippon piston rings, ACL race bearings, all new gaskets, new waterpump, and balance shaft eliminator install. it's just about 11pm and I am in the middle of painting the block because we got a nice warm not too humid night to do it, and being locked up in the shed with a can of paint and no ventilation I think I'm high as fuck hah. This weekend is time to hone the block, and start assembly.

that would be sweet. I was asking around at work and the closest track around here is supposedly down in Daytona. Eventually, i will make it down there. I really wish I would have made it to the track in Lake Worth. Owell, atleast I'll have better numbers now.

hey, at least you will be saving some money using the OEM parts...and as long as they can hold the power like you said you should be golden.

sure as hell wish i was there to help...i would have a chance to learn a lot. i have always wanted to buy and rebuild a car...hopefully at one point of my life i will be able to without having Anais kill me lol.

i wish we would have made it to the track also ... project looks great cant wait to see it back on the road

The bottom end is done, and should have the head on first or second week of NOV. so things are moving along.

the progress is awesome cant wait to see it on the road

pretty!!!

So the head came back from the machine shop, I'll post a few pics sometime maybe next week, but a little progress is better than no progress right? Things are slowing down for the winter, I'll either be dropping the motor in before december, or not till late february at earliest. and the tranny build is going to be the major winter project.

maybe i'll be able to help you ove rmy winter break. it starts mid-december. You gotta manual or auto tranny?

Manual thank god, I dont touch auto trans, too many little pieces hah.

why you got to be prejudice against transmissions

As of the beginning of March this year 2010 Project seabiscuit is a complete road ready vehicle. With the help of an extended credit limit and some serious overtime the motor and tranny went in and everything has been tied up and tuned to make it fully streetable. Due to my recent move I am not driving it today, but plan on flying back up to NY and driving it down sometime closer to the Fall. Of Course I didn't have the budget to fully build the car as I intended so here are some of the things I was able to do with it.

Engine: Stock rebuild with stock bore, NPR rings, ACL race bearings, Balance shaft elemination kit installed, Neoprene Engine mounts, Stock rebuilt head with new intake and exhaust valves, and 3g lifters, Cruise control has been eliminated, and ALL emissions related equipment has been removed

Everything else: 2 1/2" turbo back cat-less exhaust, 7lb flywheel and 2100 lbs clutch pressure plate with street clutch disc, extended clutch slave cylinder rod, Aluminum shifter base bushings, Brass shift cable bushings

Next steps: Fuel upgrades, 255lph fuel pump, fuel pump rewire kit, 550cc fuel injectors, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, Manifold Absolute Pressure fuel metering system install, Tuning by use of DSM Link.