*what's the deal*
alrighty then. so, i have some spare time on my hands. this is a result of attending college in a small town and having to wait for my job history to come back from home. so, i acquired a set of used individual throttle bodies from ebay for about $45 shipped. they're 38mm off of a honda 600. i also have a spare f22b1 intake manifold that i picked up for real cheap a while ago. add to that free access to a machine shop(the college's) and a moderately skilled machinist who works for free (yours truly) plus about $70 of spare parts so far, and you have a set of ITB's coming along nicely.

*pictures and procedures so far*

the original intake manifold.

throttles. it came with all the vacuum lines and stuff, i just bought a set of vacuum line plugs and plugged them all up nice and tight.

ban-sawed.
after i ban-sawed the manifold, i milled it down flat, then i cut in-betwen each 'tube' of the casting so i had enough room to clamp down the radiator tube(the biggest the guy at the parts store could find) that i used to couple the throttles to the intake manifold. which was a major bitch to say the least.

here's what it looks like fabbed up. (throttles and intake manifold coupled together).

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the seal on the radiator hose is pretty tight. tight enough for them to stay together nicely, but of course i'm still gonna clamp them down with various sized hose clamps that i bought, as well as some 'high tack gasket sealant'to ensure that i'm not leaking any air.

next, i had to address the vacuum collector(vacuum box, whatever). i rooted through the scrap bin looking for something suitable until i stumbled upon gold! and by gold i mean a hunk of steel 1-3/16" square stock that someone had tacked a bit of steel rod to for some reason. i sawed off the rod, then my buddy Kevin milled down the square stock down past the welds(ended up as rectangular stock because of this). then, i bore a 3/4 hole through it on the lathe.

afterwards, i cut off about 3/8" from the bottom(that didn't have the hole cut through it) to use as a 'cap' for the vacuum box. i faced both pieces off on the lathed, and its an alright finish on them, but to ensure a good seal i bought a roll of black rubber gasket paper. pictured above.

'cap'.

that's where i am so far. i have to tap 2 holes through the top of the vacuum box 'cap' and box itself so i can screw down the cap and get a good seal. afterwards i have to tap all the holes for the various vacuum lines that currently attach themselves to my intake manifold.

i'll keep ya'll updated as i make progress.

-Chris

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my B18a1 non-vtec all-motor build - http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/2205543

DA Squad - # 346

my B18a1 non-vtec all-motor build - http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/2205543

DA Squad - # 346

my B18a1 non-vtec all-motor build - http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/2205543

DA Squad - # 346

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my B18a1 non-vtec all-motor build - http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/2205543

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oh well, hopefully by the time i get a camera, the map sensor's housing(the only thing left) will be done, and i can put up pics of everything on the car.

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vacuum collector box

IACV plug.

everything should be going on this week, if i can get the syncronizing tool. if all goes well - i'll try and put some video up.

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