[RX SE7EN]

Here are the pics of the spacer welded on, I still have to grind down the welds to make it smooth:



A few welds on the back for strength:


The old V-band clamp that was trimmed for clearance:



Installed, now I have clearance, before, the cutout on the vband was almost touching the LIM: (I was able to keep the two lower studs on the engine, but the top two studs will be changed to bolts so that I can remove and install the manifold without taking the engine out of the car)



Now my new vband clamp can sit like this, and won't need a cutout:


modified compressor housing:



Here you can see the powdercoated subframe: