It'll be a shame to take it out and get it dirty - watching this and Ryan's come together I am getting some great ideas for mine but I may require a good divorce lawyer

 

Agree with you that the exhaust appears to sit rather low.

 

I've got a replacement light unit to go in, Rhys had not realised and dropped the old one.





Not completely finished but not far off....















New arch liners...





I offered the flaps up today they are going to look great fitted, the car needs to be mopped over by Craig from the paintshop before I fit them as they will get cutting compound on them.

A few more general ones....

 

It will be clean under the dirt Jon... Partial resto planned there by chance ?

I'll dig a picture of my blue classic out for comparison shorty Micky, if need must and its just to low to be safe or look right I do have a P1 back box that will fit the short term gap.

 

A few more....

 

This project just keeps on getting better as the pieces come together,you must be well happy SIand your project is a testament what hard work and good planing can accomplish,we'll done mate.SJ.

 

Ok snagging list time which I need to get hold of ASAP.

1. Speedo cable clip

Mine...



Example of what's needed, see the small clip....



2. Plenum chamber (the one on the car has been repaired at some point after a pipe has snapped off)



3. Intercooler pipe work for OEM DV



4. Washer bracket for clutch spring, no picture but a rough diagram showing what's needed, I have got the spring in the picture.

 

No need for insults, it's not my fault I'm only 5'8".



Photo of where my Nur Spec sits for comparison;

 

chuffing amazing project.

well done, the car will be as good as new.

 

Thanks SJ I'm pleased your enjoying it, I have to say I am very happy indeed with the way it's going here, I always expected that there would be some problems but I've not had hardly a thing touch wood as yet other than a few odd bits missing. From this if I had to offer any advice to anyone irrelevant of how much hands on involvement they were going to have the three words of advice would simply be planning, planning and planning, that's the key.

Do you want to borrow my anorak when I've finished with it

 

Thanks Dan you will have to find me when I'm at the next show with it see what you think close up

Predictive text sorry

That sits completely different right into the bumper recess, mine actually touches the corner of the heat shield, trouble is working with tolerances you can be within but on each opposite point like I think I am.

 

Yep different to the last one by a long way....









Major difference...





Pants

 

I ******* LOVE this car. It's awesome on a grand scale.

 

I knew I had a clearer picture this shows it up a treat....

 

Cheers

 

Possibly, I wasn't going to bother, but having seen how much better they look with a clean under-belly I could be tempted to go at it a bit a time

 

Mine had to be done in a big scale Jon but I'm sure you could chip away at sections a lot easier.... There's two ways of approach you can either remove what you have in sections or get all the main parts from a breaker prep them all in one hit to save on the costs then swap over sections at a time

 

Yeah, I'm toying with getting thing like engine and diff cradles, get them powder coated/painted and then when I strip stuff off to swap the treated stuff in I can clean up diffs, driveshafts etc. Hubs and the likes can be a weekend job, engine bay will be handed over to Ryan to do as I don't have the facilities to rip the engine out, but I'm toying with a one off colour - my car is by no means OE

Just need to find the time as I want to do as uch as I can myself

 

Cool yes that's the way, if you are going to get anything bead blasted its worth considering it will be cheaper to have it in one hit, the guy that did mine quoted me a one hit price followed by zinc phosphate anti corrosion layer sprayed straight on

 

Some bits will be DIY with red oxide and hammerite, but the big jobs will go through a local contact here for dipping and powder coating

 

That sounds like a good plan there Jon, when I was looking at what to do what colour my theory was anything that bolts to the body was to be one colour then all the suspension workings another. This does pan out to what you see as the Sti pink upgrades, basically anything you see as Sti pink I have in silver and the rest in dark grey.

 

Just mulling things over here regarding the exhaust... Is anyone running a H&S built for Scoobyworld "Racebox"

http://www.scoobyworld.co.uk/catalog...roducts_id=686

 

With a white car pretty much any colour combo would work as long as don't start to create a kaleidoscope effect. The colours you have chosen are subtle and look very OEM. My DBM car was a bit more difficult - I have experimented with purple hoses, blue hoses and now finished with red and black for the detailing which, whilst not OEM, is blingy enough without being too in your face. Underneath I'm still looking at some more reds but a grey/titanium/anthracite finish would break it up nicely if I stick to a simple black for the arches and floorplan. The floorpan is going to be the killer though

I could do the same as you and take the car off the road as it is a toy so it won't be missed, but I don't have the tools or space and I'm very much a hands on person when it comes to this stuff - may have to find a friendly welder to knock me up a drive on full length ramp

 

Si, did you think about buying a bead blaster and doing the work yourself? I'd guess it would be cheaper, but more work for you...

 

Si, if you like the system as it is, just get the hangers cut off and some new ones TIGd on.

 

I just don't understand this, HKS stuff is top top quality and mine fits very well indeed. Something is amiss I'm sure

Perhaps another look at it with fresh eyes and a fresh approach is needed.

 

Lovely build up. Attention to detail is top work. With regards to the exhaust just tweak the hangers down a bit that will pull the muffler up. Just make sure you have clearance on the suffrage to come up a few mil.

 

Turn the rubbers sideways so they're shorter too, that'll bring the box up

 

I like the idea of a titanium finish that would go well on DBM... A couple of scaffolding planks and some framework could give you easy access?

For small items it would have been worth looking at Ollie but all the larger parts it was easier just to go for a one hit job lot, not to bad a price really I had a lot done.

 

I think that's the only way it would fit, maybe something to do with the standard downpipe I have stepping it out. It's more than just the hangers Frayz it's the length plus angle, I modded my old one as it was a new age exhaust so to fit I think I would have to have the flange changed slightly plus the hangers to make it work. The picture below shows it clear the box touches the heat shield in two places. It's not the pipe I know it was off Ade's classic and I know it fitted fine... I think for some reason it just does not want to fit mine
You can also see on some of the pictures it's not happy on the rubber mounts, as it's under tension.




It's great quality and volume is perfect as we know Kev.

Thanks pleased your enjoying the build I'll sort the exhaust just need to decide the best approach.