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Possibly HKS wastegate if mounted on a separate piece of pipe - depending on diameter and price!

Hi I am after the plastic caps that go over the end of the wipers to cover the bolt - if both in good condition and you get them off without damage. Let me know a price including postage in UK. thanks Paul

For normal lively weekend use and some trackdays is an uprated power steering oil cooler required? There is currently just a looped piece of pipe which is just getting in the way but since it came from the factory like that I assume some cooling is required? I did do a search and noted some people upgrading to an oil cooler for trackdays but I didnt see any real advice regarding when it is needed. Any opinions welcome! Cheers P

Hi Jamie Once I have finished the hard-pipes I am going to MOT it and start using it although I am not really in a rush given recent weather. I have bought a different carb and need to buy a boost referenced regulator and upgraded fuel pump. Once I have fitted those and a return fuel line I can put a belt on the procharger and it should be good to go! I will obviously need to get it tuned though..... It was overheating which was cured by fitting a header tank where the thermostat housing was so that the fill/bleed point is the highest point. Also made up a simple strut brace as it had to contour around the header tank. Made a little ali box with a perspex lid to relocate the MSD ignition out of the way and to keep it dry. I couldnt get the procharger to mount solidly so I made up a spacer out of a block of ali - now rock solid. Added some UK brakes. That is not very interesting but I was still amazed at how much better they are than Jap spec. The trouble is I enjoy tinkering with it too much. Someone is going to have to show me how to drive it when I'm done! P

Made up mounts for oil cooler. I had this off another project and it also runs a fan. I wanted to use the procharger intercooler but it was a right pain as it exited where the DS frame rail was.[ANGRY][/ANGRY] After some head scratching, I just cut a hole in the end of the frame and welded in a piece of steel tubing. The tubing was too thick to roll a bead into so I welded a bead around each end to hold the hoses on. Sorted! You might also recognise the strut brace I cut up to mount the intercooler! I got a cheap universal ali hardpipe kit of e-bay for £60 which I thought was a bargin (polished ali with 2x90 degree bends; 2x45 2x30 and 2xstraight with the hose connectors although they are not great quality). These dont have a bead on the basis you are going to cut them up. I am rolling beads on them and its is coming together nicely!

I managed to avoid the in-laws over Xmas by disappearing into the garage. Given the pics I saw of what JamieP did to props/diffs on his old red car, I decided to weld up a prop safety loop in stainless I also welded in two small straight through stainless silencers to bring the noise level down a bit. I bought an electronic cut-out off a member so I put that in before the last 2 boxes so I can enjoy the sound when I want to Pics.

Guigsy I kind of know what you mean..... We made the hole in the bonnet simply so I could shut it! The bonnet will need cutting about again once I finish fitting the hardpipes, so I will decide what to do with it then. You can see in the picks it is just mocked up as there isnt even room between the procharger and bonnet to fit a pipe/hose onto it

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Provisionally sold cheers

4" Borla Stainless Steel Oval Silencer Brand new, never fitted. Both ends slip fit over 4" pipe. Dimensions: 410mm long (550mm to end of inlet and outlet) 220mm x 130mm diameter. Straight through design. £50 plus delivery and Paypal charges if that is used. Can collect from near Jnc 18 M25. Cheers Paul

What diameter pipe is this for and what is the diameter of the hole in the middle? Only asking as I would want to use it for a non-HKS wastegate. cheers P

Im after the directional output nozzle for the aircon/heather on the part of the dash above the stereo. I assume it is the same as that on the ignition key side so either one will do. Let me know if you have one spare for sale. cheers

Im after the directional output nozzle for the aircon/heather on the part of the dash above the stereo (non-facelift dash if that makes a difference). I assume it is the same as that on the ignition key side so either one will do. Let me know if you have one spare for sale. cheers

I had the same problem twice and on both occations it turned out to be loose drop links since they had been undone them to change over the suspension.

I'm mounting up a FMIC and seem to recall that their is an optimum gap to leave beween the FMIC and rad but cant remember what it is? Did a search without luck. HELP!! cheers Paul

Love the seats - also good luck with the little one - sounds like spending your evenings in the garage is soon going to be a challenge!

Hi I am after the passenger side front hard brake line that goes from the ABS unit on the inner wing to the joint with the flexi hose to the caliper. Let me know if you have it/can sell it and the price. cheers Paul

Hey Rxv8 Im in US at the mo, will drop you a line when I get back - I would appreciate that input. Wouldnt mind seeing your mates v8 porsche either! Cheers P

Cheers Jamie I will just be running a plain old school carb to start with. Rather than messing around I will buy one already customised to run in a blow-through application and I will need a boost referenced fuel pressure regulator to increase fuel pressure under boost (1psi per 1 lb of boost). Some of the american car drag racers are running sophisticated fuel injection set ups but most still run a simple carb but I suppose they dont have to worry so much about transition and all that - it is just about WOT? I was planning to use the wide-band set-up I bought off you to help with the tuning;) but I will get it professionally sorted as well as I dont want to risk running lean under boost [sHOCK][/sHOCK] This may be heresy but when I have run cars in the past swapping between a really well sorted carb and fuel injection I am sure the throttle response seemed better with the carb although across the entire rev range and in transition the fuel injection was always smoother? Maybe that is complete b******s and the fuel injection wasnt set up optimally but that was my experience. I guess it is something like those guys Ive seen lately running bike carbs on car motors. Cheers Paul

Cheers for the comments. Thanks again to Albert and the guys at Knightracer - great job and patience with lots of things changing as we went along. Then again you can see that as they beat me to it and put there own info up on the post. I thought there would be mixed views on the bonnet (the scoop is off a 60s Corvette). I wanted to add something external that reflected the chevy heritage of the motor and to clear the carb hat. I love it!!! but hey, each to their own... The original bonnet wasnt salvageable. Still plenty to do as I have been collecting parts off the forum as they come up including: - cusco 6 point cage - gibson retrimmed seats - nice set of UK brakes with uprated discs - facelift rear lights - Innovate air fuel meter/set up - momo steering wheel - the one in the pics is in the bin! Already added TRD diff and drop links. Will shortly be adding another borla straight through silencer box as it is just too loud at the mo but I will also add an electronic exhaust cut out for when I want some fun (I love the sound and throttle response of a motor with an open exhaust!) Ive still got the standard prop so I'm going to put a safety loop in and change the prop if it breaks. Still have to fit the intercooler and hardpipes to the procharger. Also need to change the fuel system and carb before I can run the procharger. Will need to mod the bonnet further once all the pipework is sorted. Im scratching my head about where to put the air intake as it is at the rear of the procharger and over the exhaust. I dont want to put another hole in the bonnet or it will be like wet paper... I was also thinking of changing the fuel tank for a fuel cell. Has anyone out there done the same and what brand/size did they use (it is a street car so needs to hold a reasonable volume). I had a two-step and boost retard and rev control units in the garage off an old project so they will go on. What fuel do people running turbos with lots of boost run? (ignoring race fuel at £5-6 gallon or whatever it was last time I bought some). Will post a video up when it is all sorted. Cheers Paul

bump - £50

sorry cant get picture to load. Send me your e-mail in a pm and I will e-mail it to you cheers P

Diff on the left is the TRD with the factory Torsen on the right P

I will take some too. Payment on its way

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