MarkR Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I've said it before and I'll say it again. I love what you've done!! How much is your engine going to move under load? Will the intercooler pipes at the turbo have enough clearance to allow for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 I wouldn't have thought it will have much lateral movement just back and forward as I accelerate and change gear etc. There's about 5mm to the left of the pipe but it has loads front and back. I'll be putting a 90 degree reducer on that to enable the pipe to open out to 4" for the intercooler inlet. So I'll have some movement/flex there if there's an issue. All the rest of the joins will be welded. Odviously the compressor housing and the pipe both require a damn good polishing lol. I'll do this once it's welded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 wow mate, very impressive!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraHuman Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Stunning car and awesome build, one of the cleanest engine bays I've ever seen, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 VERY nice work mate, I'm most impressed with the time and effort you are putting into this amazing project... keep it up! wow mate, very impressive!!! Stunning car and awesome build, one of the cleanest engine bays I've ever seen, well done. Cheers guys. I am a little gutted I won't have it ready for the pod next week to be honest but I suppose there's always next year. Looking forward to meeting some of you next weekend and checking out your cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supradibbs Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Cut the water pipe in half thats what i had too do worked a treat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 If the n/a pipe doesn't work I'll give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdistc Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Another possible option could be the Twins Turbo water neck rotation kit: http://www.twinsturbo.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=9&category_id=25&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=8 Just allows you to redirect the water neck more anteriorly to provide more space for charge piping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 Cheers buddy. If the n/a water neck doesn't work then that's another option to explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 Spent quite some time on the car over the weekend well infact it was 4am on friday and saturday I emurged from the garage. I wanted to get some of the electrical work done to prove out the electrical system seems ive now got the loom all fitted. Firsty i started with temp fitting the amp for the subs. I was origionally going to use a 5 Channel jackson amp (class A/B). but found it was better suited to running 1 sub and 4 speakers, so ive gone for a 4 channel JL Audio amp which ive bridged for the 2 subs. I think ill sell the jackson amp and get another JL Audio 4 channel for the speaker setup. Eventually ill be making a false floor in the boot and sinking the amps into it but need to find another amp first. next came the dash2. I wasnt looking forward to doing this to be fair but to be honest its turned out to be a lot easier than I thought. At this point I would like to say a massive theak you to STEVE who has helped me out with some of the wiring issues. Cheers dude. So here we go. Started off with the manual which was pretty self explanatory really. Number 1 connector I raided Wez's track car project thread and found these to aid me with the instalation but to be honest they may as well have been in russian cos I couldnt really make head nor tail of most of them lmao. I then proceeded to pull the dash apart for the 100th time and began with the multi-meter. a few hours later I ended up with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Now that looks like a very nice place to sit. Have a virtual pat on the back from me dude, top effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 What an amazing build. Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Now that looks like a very nice place to sit. Have a virtual pat on the back from me dude, top effort How cool is that I can actually feel you patting my back lol. What an amazing build. Very nice Thank you kind sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Been thinking about collies for a while now and think I've just about nailed it. I'm going to go for:- Black 4 inch joiners on the intercooler White 4 inch joiner on the throttle body White 5 inch joiner on the turbo inlet White joiners on upper rad pipe Black lower rad pipe White heater hoses White brake booster pipes BOVS though I'm a little stuck with. I'm going for 2 Tial 50mm BOVS and don't know what colour tops to get. I thought either white or polished to go with the engine bay then I thought purple to match the cam pulleys. Anyone got any thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supradibbs Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Been thinking about collies for a while now and think I've just about nailed it. I'm going to go for:- Black 4 inch joiners on the intercooler White 4 inch joiner on the throttle body White 5 inch joiner on the turbo inlet White joiners on upper rad pipe Black lower rad pipe White heater hoses White brake booster pipes BOVS though I'm a little stuck with. I'm going for 2 Tial 50mm BOVS and don't know what colour tops to get. I thought either white or polished to go with the engine bay then I thought purple to match the cam pulleys. Anyone got any thoughts. Black and all black silicone hoses against the white would look spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinTrouble Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 also white silicon hoses will be a pain to try and keep white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Looks great mate. The interior looks lovely. Steering wheel is very, very nice. Do you need all those gauges if you've got the Dash 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I've never been too keen on that dash screen. I think it's too plain for my eyes. Everything else is looking fantastic though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest watts Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 what is the name of the gauges? very nice supra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Looks great mate. The interior looks lovely. Steering wheel is very, very nice. Do you need all those gauges if you've got the Dash 2? Can never have enough gauges Matt lol. I like to know what's going on under the bonnet. what is the name of the gauges? very nice supra There Defi BF series mate. also white silicon hoses will be a pain to try and keep white Engine degreaser works a treat on all collies of silicon hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Stunning, John. Just stunning. Am sat here, open mouthed at this. The sheer amount of effort is just amazing. How far do you think you are from startup/mapping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Hopefully I'll get it fired up in October when I'm off work for 2 weeks. I'm Gona start it up on a stock ECU just to make sure there's no leaks etc and to get the engine bled off. I havnt bought my ecu yet I'm leaving it closer to the time but there's a lot more work to be done before I even think about firing it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 hodge, see ya Saturday........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 100 pages of awesomeness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I don't suppose this car is going to make it to Pod on Saturday...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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