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[jack be nimble]

i got a evo style bar cheap even though i hate the big light cut outs, but still had to cut it a bit for the front of radiator pipe. dunno about a grille tho, cause it wont fit and its only new so dont want to cut it up.

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plan is to run a water to air cooler and put the standard bar back on for the stealthy look.

could have used the jummy passenger side driveshafts but wanted the centre shaft one and even length shafts. used the drivers side jummy shaft, no problems. also i couldnt get the cv off the shaft for me to even think about swapping the outers over.
today was fitting the evo bar mostly and between the fingers are itchy from grinding fibreglass.
more tomorrow.
jack

[jack be nimble]

its back on wheels and out of the garage. it needs interior reassembled, but other than that its pretty close. should put in the gsr tank before i build the exhaust.
ordering pipe now.
but i have to go back to work tomorrow so that puts a stop to things for a bit.

[jack be nimble]

ordered 4 90 degree mandrels and 2 flanges in 3" stainless for $176 posted to perth from this guy, should be here next week sometime. sweet price.
http://myworld.ebay....eexhaustonline/

[jack be nimble]

mandrels arrived in fine time. have fitted the gsr fuel tank. it involved flaring the end of the fuel line to be able to bolt up to the flex hose on the tank. loom is different. havent investigated that yet and will need to look at plug in car to figure it out.

have done the exhaust. was a sedan 3" stainless system. just chopped it off at rear of fuel tank then swapped and cut pipe as needed to go up and over rear axle. tried to leave plenty of room for when i get a rear diff. didnt actually need the mandrels as there was enough pipe and bends. fired up the tig and stuck it all together. certainly better with the tig now i have finished. in fact i think it took me longer to fix the holes from the first 10 mins of welding than to weld the pipe once i got it going good. bit burnt on the chest where the shirt was open.

not much left now.

refit exhaust, plumb and fit radiator, wire up fuel tank to body loom, reassemble interior

[jack be nimble]

tank plumbed up, just need to wire it. exhaust fitted and ready to go.
had to mess with radiator plumbing as bottom hose is wrong.
wiring for tank tomarrow

[jack be nimble]

slave clutch cylinder leaks a bit as well so gunna get a kit for it as well

[jack be nimble]

here is my exhaust. no comments on the welding please, i know it doesnt look the best. but its all by me and the later welds are better than the earlier ones. i must remember to keep flanges bolted together to slow the distortion and i was having trouble getting a small bead on the flanges. and i blew some holes that needed fixing. practice practice practice.

[nwr31]

looks good, want to practise on my car? will pay in beer or cash

making some great progress there too

[jack be nimble]

got this intake too for later
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does that attachment work for others?
wait for postage quote will probably double the cost.

sure nrw31, what do you need done. and i drink rum and collect $100 notes. lol

Edited by jack of all, 19 July 2011 - 01:09 AM.

[nwr31]

haha, no worries.

im going to need my new 3" front pipe/dump exit welded to the old 3" flex joint (just before the engine sump)

i also need to make up some sort of screamer for the 38mm gate (prefer this to be plumbed back eventually)

wont be for a while yet tho
cheers

[jack be nimble]

i got 3 90 degree 3" stainless mandrels that i didnt use if you want them. $40 each

[jack be nimble]

well the big girl is running. but it has issues.
it idles pretty high maybe 1100rpm and it is pissing water from the top heater hose.
and no tacho.
i had the gsr throttle body but it didnt suit my evo piping. i had magna tb but the tps points the same way into the bov port. i using a sonata tb it the same as the magna but the tps is canted the same as the gsr one.
will be looking for vacumn leaks

[nwr31]

good to hear its running, im ok for 3" pipe, need to get some to suit a 38mm screamer/plumback tho.
cheers

[jack be nimble]

well it goes pretty good. been around the block and back. got water leak fixed and is idling ok. pulled off isc and cleaned, set tps, silicone on throttle gasket. all fixed.

bit silly testing in the drizzle as the front walks around a bit under power. nothing like the 1.5

now to think about a rear diff

still got some wiring issues to work through:
no tacho, no indicaters, no wipers, no washers, no fan inside, aircon fan is on and little orange light on aircon is on when aircon is off. all good fun!

Edited by jack of all, 20 July 2011 - 08:34 AM.

[RVR97]

i got a evo style bar cheap even though i hate the big light cut outs, but still had to cut it a bit for the front of radiator pipe. dunno about a grille tho, cause it wont fit and its only new so dont want to cut it up.

http://au.groups.yah...ount=20&dir=asc

plan is to run a water to air cooler and put the standard bar back on for the stealthy look.

could have used the jummy passenger side driveshafts but wanted the centre shaft one and even length shafts. used the drivers side jummy shaft, no problems. also i couldnt get the cv off the shaft for me to even think about swapping the outers over.
today was fitting the evo bar mostly and between the fingers are itchy from grinding fibreglass.
more tomorrow.
jack

Did you angle grind your welds? My 1st gasless mig weld looks like crunchies ahhaa

[jack be nimble]

gasless mig looks rough and the flux will kill you eventually. but if its what you got, you gotta go with it.
most of the tigged stainless exhaust wasnt ground. and you can run over it again with the tig to smooth it down

[jack be nimble]

'no tacho, no indicaters, no wipers, no washers, no fan inside, aircon fan is on and little orange light on aircon is on when aircon is off. all good fun!'

indicators dont work until you plug hazard light switch back in. duh. NEXT!

Edited by jack of all, 29 July 2011 - 01:14 AM.

[nwr31]

lol @ the last bit, ive done that myself

[jack be nimble]

'no tacho, no indicaters, no wipers, no washers, no fan inside, aircon fan is on and little orange light on aircon is on when aircon is off. all good fun!'

indicators dont work until you plug hazard light switch back in. duh. NEXT!

wiper washers had blown fuse, because plug at wiper motor was wired backwards 1-2 were 2-1 and 3-4 were 4-3. this is from that wiring and plug getting changed as it was burnt. duh. NEXT

fan. not plugged in. duh. NEXT

Edited by jack of all, 29 July 2011 - 04:04 AM.

[RVR97]

here is my exhaust. no comments on the welding please, i know it doesnt look the best. but its all by me and the later welds are better than the earlier ones. i must remember to keep flanges bolted together to slow the distortion and i was having trouble getting a small bead on the flanges. and i blew some holes that needed fixing. practice practice practice.

HAHA thats a tiny exhaust beside the wall!