hodge Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 I love your engine bay. When are you going to start doing this full time I don't ever think it will be a full time thing Neil. I've thought about it a lot over the last few months and think It will lose it's enjoyment if I do it for a FULL time job and the way things are people are spending less and less money on modding cars so I recon it's a dying market. On the other hand I am hopefully in the very near future going to kick off a small business in my spare time, doing this sort of thing. I'm looking into units local to where I live at the moment actually. So fingers crossed with a bit more space things might get moving. But who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 is the cam belt second hand? or is that the enterprise belt your on about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 The power enterprise belt is duller than the Gates belt mate. I'm just being anal don't worry about me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 yeah dont start being anal mate lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 cheers matt. I might just be able to fit you in mate:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil-NA Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 On the other hand I am hopefully in the very near future going to kick off a small business in my spare time, doing this sort of thing. I'm looking into units local to where I live at the moment actually. So fingers crossed with a bit more space things might get moving. But who knows. I see your point on losing interest. I'm am also certain that if you worked on the other cars to the same high standard you have done with yours then their would be no shortage of business. Some people want a 'job' doing and others want a 'perfect job' doing, you would certainly cater for the latter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Wow Hodge, looks amazing ! Great work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 Wow Hodge, looks amazing ! Great work mate Ceers dude:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Looks so simple and clean. Nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Looks so simple and clean. Nice one Thanks josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallis Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 looking very tidy mate, i bet you really cant wait to get it started now! keep up the good work mate;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Spent some time tidying up some things on my extensive get the car running list. The exhaust is now finished, and I'll be getting the wideband sensor welded onto the midpipe tomorrow so it can all go on for the final fit. I finished the wiring off from the fusebox loom to engine loom. Because I converted from N/A to TT one of the multiplugs required changing. The TT plug has 5 wires, 1 black, 1 white, 1 blue, 2 black/red. The N/A plug has 1 black, 1 white, 1 black/red. The TT plug is removed from the engine harness. The blue wire is just blocked off and taped up, The thick black/red is spliced into the thiner black/red. So I was left with 1 black, 1 white, 1 black/red. These are matched up with the wired on the fusebox loom and inserted into the N/A engine loom plug. Then plug the 2 together and I was done. Easy. Next on the list was to reposition the wiring under the drivers wing as on full lock the tyre was catching slightly. That's all for tonight. I'm off work for 2 weeks next week so the car will get some stick, hopefully get as many jobs done on it as pos. I'll post some pics later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Well........ I have a 14a that could do with a donation of a 2jz in it lol, when you get bored after you have finished this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Well........ I have a 14a that could do with a donation of a 2jz in it lol, when you get bored after you have finished this. No probs fetch it over Monday I'll have it back to you Tuesday afternoon at the latest:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 lol, I'll hold you to that haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 few pics from the other day. Cut a 22mm hole in the midpipe for the wideband bung. 4-3inch reducer and v-band welded onto the Super dragger pipe. Tidied up inner wing wiring. Needs undersealing before I refit inner arch guards. Showing how tight and close the 4" IC pipework is. Cos the car is jacked up the anti roll bar sits on the pipework but when the cars on the floor theres loads of room. Ive also re-routed the Defi water temp wiring. origionally i had it running through the inner wing and up and over the side of the fan shroud to the sensor but I thought it looked too untidy, so ive removed it all and now and ran the wire straight back to the engine and through the plug cover and down the back of the engine through the bulkhead. looks much more tidy I recon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 very sneaky bit of wiring their mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 very sneaky bit of wiring their mate. Well I do like tidy lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 That you do fella, will be great to see this at a show next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 That you do fella, will be great to see this at a show next year. Trust me mate when its ready it will be at EVERY show. Ive got a lot of driving catch up to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsup69 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I dont know what else to say apart from WOW! What a built this has been cant wait to see it at the shows. Very very impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaMoCo Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Will you lose many hp if you go from 4" to 3"? Doing nearly the same with my car. inclusive the WB. Have a brand new Whifbitz exhaust but i´m not sure if i will go from 4" Turbo to 3" exhaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I went 4" downpipe/midpipe to 3" system on my car a while back, i took it off after 2 days, killed the performance on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaMoCo Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 That´s what i think about. the back pressure will slowdown the turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 I have to disagree. I've seen numerous cars with 3" exhausts running big power without an issue. If it does prove a problem then I'll make some 4" pipework for the backbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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