Well consignment one is here, another should be here tomorrow.

Pleased with this and am now aware of the huge job in hand in order to make it fit and fit properly. The carbon cone fits beautifully, couldnt help but rest it in place

I have a dummy uppipe fitted and a dummy downpipe coming that will need to be modifed to fit the RHD setup. Its gonna be a pain but worth it in the end i hope.

One all the bits are here i can make a start at getting it bolted up to teh existing 2ltr, where i can check, check and check again that everything fits properly. This assembly will then be dropped back into the car so i can again check that it all fits as perfectly as possible, along with the external wastegate setup.

Once im happy, and only then will it all be taken off and sent for making properly and ceramic coating. Then the 2.5 will be put together.

But heres some long overdue pics guys, i know ive deprived you all recently.

GT3076R

 

Bit small innit

 

Compromises must always be made mate

 

geez, thats bigger than a Scania truck turbo!!!

 

Kin El, size of that!

Better make huge power to compensate for all that additional weight.

 

Its not massive massive, just a nice comfortable size i think. Just hope i can get it to fit nice and that it works.

 

Is that what u tell this missus Frayz

 

Lol, she dont complain (least not to me) so i must be doing something right

 

savage car lad, good luck with the build.

 

Cheers

 

Frayz..

Been quiet on this - Any update on your build for end of 2008?

Trial fitting/ceramic coating completed?

EJ25 lump in progress?

Expected completion date for 2009?

All the best for '09.

 

Just want to put 08 behind me and hopefully sink my teeth into it in 09 mate

 

Amen to that geez

 

Make sure you do, I can't wait to see the finished article

 

5 days in! Is it finished yet?

 

is it started yet ?

 

Sort of

 

Well i guess i owe you all a small update on the car.

Work has started on the car and im doing bits here and there when i get time. I spent 3 days with a heat gun carefully removing all the vinyls from the car and now have the painstanking task of glue removing and polishing every panel inch by inch.

Getting the car back to the way i want it will be a slow process but at least im on it now...

But heres a quick peek to show you that she is still very much alive and a shape of things to come.

Watch this space...

Frayz

 

It will be good to see it back on the road Frayz.

How's the mechanical side of things coming along?

 

You still got this car frayz ?

 

Its all sitting waiting to go together Brian. However, i need to fabricate teh turbo system inc my own up and down pipes. That will be happening soon. The new motor is 90% measured and ready to assemble. But thats the last thing i need to do.

Hence the pic Dunc so you knew i wasnt fibbing

 

About time, but how you gonna mod it to get a buggy in the back?

 

No mate. My buggy is fully welded so doesnt really come apart anymore. Otherwise it would make a quick kite buss

 

It looks superb frayz.

Good luck with the fabrication work on the exhaust.

 

Great to see you've started this again Frayz, it's going to be an awesome car when it's finished and something you can be proud of

It looks sooo much better de-stickered. Are you going to leave it black or put some different vinyl on

 

Cheers guys... she is 100% staying without any graphics...

I think i clean fresh sunstrip will be as far as any vinyl will get near the car again

 

tonnes of black vinyl at home mate for a sunstrip

 

Nice one Frayz, good to see things starting to move on it, look forward to seeing it on the road some time soon!

 

Lol, dont hold your breath on the "soon" bit mate. But at least im working on it which is more than can be said for the last 5 months lol

 

at this rate it'll qualify for classic insurance by the time it's done