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Right, few updates....
I decided to refresh the wheels and change the look whilst I was at it, changing from silver to bronze.
Wheels before:


Wheels after:


I finally got around to finishing off the engine and bits required whilst it was out of the car.
The engine was then ready to go in:

I think this is a thing.

So's this.

Chaos

Initial fitting of the engine with stock rad and battery location.


No way could I get it all to fit like that, so I reworked some of the bits.



I've refurbished the brakes ready for action.

And fitted the refurbished Tein Super Street suspension and wheels.

It's pretty much ready, I just need to fabricate a downpipe and then cross my fingers and turn the key...........................................
I decided to refresh the wheels and change the look whilst I was at it, changing from silver to bronze.
Wheels before:
Wheels after:
I finally got around to finishing off the engine and bits required whilst it was out of the car.
The engine was then ready to go in:
I think this is a thing.
So's this.
Chaos
Initial fitting of the engine with stock rad and battery location.
No way could I get it all to fit like that, so I reworked some of the bits.
I've refurbished the brakes ready for action.
And fitted the refurbished Tein Super Street suspension and wheels.
It's pretty much ready, I just need to fabricate a downpipe and then cross my fingers and turn the key...........................................
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Just gone though the last year of your build its nice dude
300 - 350 is a very very realstic figure, your engine will take that sorta power with ease. what trim turbo are you going for ?
did you ever consider going for a electric power steering pump? i was very very close to installing a corsa c pump but would have had no real purpose on a track car thats rarely street driven.
Whats the score with the downpipe? 3"? will you make it yourself ? as i mentione din my build Gizfab can supply kits as such i ordered 7 tight 45 degree 3" stainless bends and 1 meter or stainless tube with 2 3" stainless flanges 2 O2 bungs and boom made a down pipe without fouling the sump or the sumbframe and using factory mounting point
good work non the less and thanks for thr base Map
300 - 350 is a very very realstic figure, your engine will take that sorta power with ease. what trim turbo are you going for ?
did you ever consider going for a electric power steering pump? i was very very close to installing a corsa c pump but would have had no real purpose on a track car thats rarely street driven.
Whats the score with the downpipe? 3"? will you make it yourself ? as i mentione din my build Gizfab can supply kits as such i ordered 7 tight 45 degree 3" stainless bends and 1 meter or stainless tube with 2 3" stainless flanges 2 O2 bungs and boom made a down pipe without fouling the sump or the sumbframe and using factory mounting point
good work non the less and thanks for thr base Map

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Nice work figuring that out. How does the shaft cope with the different thickness gears? (looks like the 4g gear is about half the thickness of the atr one?)
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Also... I am confused here...
A) how did you get such lovely patterns (with such a nice mix of sharp edges and fade)?
B) how comes the pattern is in B&W flat colour, but then it's blue and metallic? (pattern done in colour coat and then a coloured metallic lacquer???)
A) how did you get such lovely patterns (with such a nice mix of sharp edges and fade)?
B) how comes the pattern is in B&W flat colour, but then it's blue and metallic? (pattern done in colour coat and then a coloured metallic lacquer???)
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Iain.
Iain.
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