Shaping the end of the tube to match the chopped off snout.

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Trial fit up.

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Spent a few hours sanding out the casting marks on the snout and the hammer marks on the tube.

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Now just have to get my mate Troy to weld the pipe and snout together. (Don't have an AC tig to do Aluminium)

Hey guys, today I moved the wastegate outlet which fouled on my new radiator :blush5: .

Cut it off and shortened it........

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Then welded it up!

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The pipe from the barrel cooler to throttle body now welded.

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I made a mount for the coils. I think they should work there :confused: .

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Here's a pic of the dump pipe, just tacked up at the moment. When I get the lower flange cut and tacked I can see if the flange will fit past the engine and steering box :dunno: .
Then I can weld that up as well. :D

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the only problem you might experience with the coils so low is if you ever run into rain or a larger puddle getting them wet. I would make sure to make some sort of shield or something along those lines to keep them dry. Nice project so far cant wait until i can dig into my rx2 more.

Nice looking project... will be nice to see a vid of it runing ...:)

I plan not to drive it in the rain as much as possible. A sunny day driver.:)
Don't worry I'll post up a vid of it running:biggthumpup:

I am a worst case scenario kind of guy :D

Awesome car. I can't wait to see it completed.

Just a quick update guys, with a few jobs around home keeping me busy I haven't had a lot of time on the old girl. So while I am waiting to get a bit of cash together for the stud kit and the rotors to be machined I have managed to sneak out to the shed a few times. Wore my fingers a few centimeters shorted by sanding and polishing the intake manifold and throttle body snout.

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Still needs another sand I think to get a few more scratch marks out. It's not going to be any show car but I always wanted a car with an engine bay I was proud of. :D

awesome

Just a quick update. Didn't get much done over the break, had a lot of stuff to do around the house.

But I did acquire some coil over struts and S4/5 calipers and slotted disks. :D
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did you have no rust in your scuttle box area?

boy.. that whisky and cola must have set you back a bob or two !:-)

Yea I was quite pricey but I got a free turbo and wastegate:302:

Anyway while I was waiting to get my TIG fixed I decided to make a start on removing the dash. I have a crack free replacement to go in and I need to remove the dodgy chopped loom. A mate of mine thinks he might have a unmolested one.

Dash gone.
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One loom with some dodgy chops
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The connections that plug into the fuse box. Been getting a bit hot me thinks.
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Loom removed.
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Cracked old dash.
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Crack free replacement! :D
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New update :D . Purchased a Xtreme Rotaries side mount alternator kit and alternator with twin pulley.

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On the down side now have to modify my coil mount as there is slight fouling on the front coil. :ugh2: Oh well that's what ya get when you buy your parts one at a time.

Luv your build, looking great!