David P

It will the first time for me too, but it was also the first time I have built a supercharger conversion or a charge-cooler. I am pleased with the job so far, here are some more nice pics if you're not fed up with seeing them...........

Cheers Barney, I wish that job was next on the list. Cables to make, hybrid transmission to build and test, T.T. auto diff to rebuild and fit, pre radiators and pump to fit, hydrogen generators etc. to fit, water/meth tank, pipes and pump to fit, EGT and boost gauges to fit, fabricate a cold air box for the filter and make a bonnet that will go over it. Then bolt on the supercharger.

It's a 6" x 9" KNoptical delusion.

The belt, filter and induction insulation have been added to the equasion, it's starting to look almost like a real one!

Has no-one ever tried this?

There are 2 speed sensors Dave, both in the tail of the transmission, SS2 is for the speedo, I think SS1 is for the ABS & TC?

I have dropped my T.T. ICV and broken it. An N/A ICV looks identical, but the part numbers are not the same. N/A 22270-46050 T.T. 22270-46060 Are they interchangable?

Keep up.

Here you go Dave, the Duraglit belly button fur balls have been declared over. That's as shiny as 'valliant' gets for now. Top tip! Don't use an angle grinder anywhere near this Duraglit fluff, it goes up like a flash! It caused a worrying few moments...... I have built the shiny bits back up with all the components I have, but still waiting for the Gatorback belt and K&N air filter to arrive.

http://www.nicedeals.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=32&g2_serialNumber=2 + Fairy lights =

Looks like they copied the Hyundai Coupe!

Volcanic eruptions too, this has gone beyond a disaster movie, I hope it goes no further.

The one that bit me was the swirl pot, my specs were getting steamed up and WHANG!

Thanks for the info Barney, I admit that I hadn't given the butterfly a 'blow job' before it was welded, but it seems a bit slack to me. However, I am now challenged, the better the fit, the better the boost, pity to waste it.

Not planning to reduce the build thread to a look at my shiny bit, I seem to remember that discretion is the better part of 'valour'. I will post some pics tomorrow. I have found a tool to use on the charger, but it won't get into the crooks and nannys, my polishing wouldn't win a contest, yet will be as shiny as I can get all this aluminium in the 3 days I have allocated for this sh!tty job, I can upgrade it as and when the less shiny bits annoy me. I am more interested to be getting on with the transmission than fannying around with a duster. I have discovered that the bypass valve butterfly is not happy. I think the casting must have warped slightly from the heat and pull from TIG welding on the pipe. It operates without sticking, yet does not completely seal when closed and I don't want to be loosing any of the hard earned boost. Can this corrected by reaming the valve body? Input please.