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Old May 18, 2016 | 04:30 PM
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Still to fit new turbo and get rid of the MAF

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Old May 21, 2016 | 05:18 PM
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Not bad considering we only just got it out of the bodyshop the night before covered in dust!

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Old May 21, 2016 | 06:18 PM
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Old May 21, 2016 | 07:00 PM
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Since those were taken, I've had the offending blue master cylinder stopper brace powder-coated black.

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Old May 22, 2016 | 08:12 PM
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Not Bad. !!!!!!!
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Old May 22, 2016 | 08:33 PM
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Few more of mine.

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Old May 22, 2016 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Ascottie75
Few more of mine.

035 by Scott Raven, on Flickr

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Wow never seen anything as clean and genuine to the last bolt
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Old May 22, 2016 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ZANY
Wow never seen anything as clean and genuine to the last bolt
Thank you mate for that comment, its made it all worth while.

Ive had the inlet refurbished and lots of nuts and bolts re-plated.
The engine bay was quite ruff looking last year when i imported it from Japan, so much better now.

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Old May 23, 2016 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Ascottie75
Thank you mate for that comment, its made it all worth while.

Ive had the inlet refurbished and lots of nuts and bolts re-plated.
The engine bay was quite ruff looking last year when i imported it from Japan, so much better now.

2016-05-06_02-23-11 by Scott Raven, on Flickr
I'd love to get mine done or do them myself if I can after looking at yours , did you re plate the bits yourself or get it done by someone else all info will be appreciated thanks in advance
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Old May 23, 2016 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Ascottie75
Few more of mine.

035 by Scott Raven, on Flickr

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Where'd you get that blanking plate for the intercooler?? Looks like a good job!
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Old May 23, 2016 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by MATT93
Where'd you get that blanking plate for the intercooler?? Looks like a good job!
I was just thinking the same thing
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Old May 23, 2016 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ZANY
Wow never seen anything as clean and genuine to the last bolt
Thank you bud, its getting there.

Originally Posted by ZANY
I'd love to get mine done or do them myself if I can after looking at yours , did you re plate the bits yourself or get it done by someone else all info will be appreciated thanks in advance
I got a local company to plate them, i take everything to work and clean it up then send it off to be plated.

Most of the bits only cost me £20 or so and that's for a bag full.

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Where'd you get that blanking plate for the intercooler?? Looks like a good job!
Thanks mate, it came on the car when i got it from Japan.
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Old May 23, 2016 | 07:43 PM
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What would the blanking plate do ?
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Old May 23, 2016 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Guesty
What would the blanking plate do ?
My dump valve is fitted on the underside of the intercooler so the old position has to be blanked off.
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Old May 23, 2016 | 08:01 PM
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My V2 STI RA VLimited. Pretty much standard.


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Old May 23, 2016 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MattyB1983
My V2 STI RA VLimited. Pretty much standard.


WOW.
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Old May 24, 2016 | 12:05 PM
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My rad brackets and battery clamp need some work as they're looking a bit corroded and tired. That aside...I don't think it's too bad.
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Old May 26, 2016 | 03:10 PM
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Old May 26, 2016 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Y


Definitely DIFFRENT I'd get the battery clamp and oil cap done yellow and carbon dip the blue bits that clash with the yellow badly IMO... good effort though
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Old May 26, 2016 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ZANY
Definitely DIFFRENT I'd get the battery clamp and oil cap done yellow and carbon dip the blue bits that clash with the yellow badly IMO... good effort though
Carbon dip has been done before.There aren't many blue/yellow engine bays about.
As for the blue and yellow i got the idea from the early Subaru rally cars.
I might change it when the 2.5 gets fitted.
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Old May 26, 2016 | 08:51 PM
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Old May 26, 2016 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by cjquicksilver
That suspension setup looks monstrous any closer pics mate
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Old May 26, 2016 | 10:07 PM
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Old May 27, 2016 | 07:42 AM
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Nice one
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Old May 27, 2016 | 06:59 PM
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After a hour cleaning still looks horrid
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Old May 27, 2016 | 07:18 PM
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Metal polish this bit.




Toothbrush on the manifold , paint the intercooler. Will be grand after that.
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Old May 27, 2016 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by CharlySkunkWeed
Metal polish this bit.




Toothbrush on the manifold , paint the intercooler. Will be grand after that.
Will do cheers pal i thought you couldnt paint the intercooler what should i use to paint it
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Old May 27, 2016 | 07:54 PM
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After a hour cleaning still looks horrid
Not a bad result looks much better
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Originally Posted by Guesty
Will do cheers pal i thought you couldnt paint the intercooler what should i use to paint it
I just used silver paint on everything other than the actuall core. Gave the core a light dusting just to take the bad look off the tarnished fins.
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