did a bit more today manifold should be finished tomorrow





turbo needs a bit reangling


how it sits in the engine bay












Other thing that are happening atm, dash out to remove a/c and change the matrix, also in two minds whether to flock it and also need to make a feature of the ecu which is gonna sit where the pass. airbag used to be.

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Nice start to what could be a beast of a car. I think it was binka who is/was the turbo man to talk to if you need any advice

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cherry p1.....SOLD (regreting this)
blaze p2.....why did i buy this SOLD
Black p3

hmmm, evening welding courses on the cards!!!

selling my 405 T16 manifold to help towards a DP setup

be interesting to see how it works out! fancy making another one lol

intercooler mock up

in the hole


bumper on


loads of room


plans for the oil cooler is to put it where the horns sit or try and fit it inbetween the rad and cooler.

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did a bit more today, just got in fact!!
manifold is near completion





also thought i would bin that horrible piece of plastic that feeds the thermostat

heres what i started with


couple of hours later


finished


sorry but forgot to get a pic of the bottom mount, also didn`t have time to start the downpipe as i had to help a mate out on his maxi 5 turbo rebuilding two starter motors and wiring in some omex (the gucci bits).

Also had to give the servo pump some space so did that too, as you can see not all the manifold is new, this is because the old manifold i used (gti6) had all the right components i needed, also they were in good condition, i only had to buy 6 90 degree 38 mm bends to make it. all the pipes are withtin 10mm in length of each other too, (so it wont soumd like a bloody sh*tbox subaru )

the downpipe is only going to be 2.5" for a couple of reasons a: because the bore is sufficient and b: a 2.5" pipe is easier to fit in the hole. after the downpipe is made its going for ceramic coating, not sure on the colour yet though.

Well night night puggers am fooked so am going for a kip xxx

FATLAPIT

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yeah not a problem, can only really do it when my car is done because i need every bit of time to try and get my car done for fcs, if i have a spare couple of hours i will do one and pm you pal.

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its 50mm atm but i`m gonna machine a fitting to use the standard pipe without the horrible clip assembly. dont suppose you know what diameter the standard pipe is???

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You need a 3" downpipe on a volvo to get 300+ bhp. 2.5" isn't big enough and makes it all run too hot.

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Nothing to see here

amazing work,how much has the project cost you already ?

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Rallye build: 11 November 1998 - a Wednesday
Team rallye,built for track
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Rallye dead
Secret Team Astor...

just a quick snap before she goes to bed


couple of jobs to do, pull the turbo away from the body and pill the compressor towards the engine so its parrallel.
also remove the power steering cooler and fit a little oil cooler behind the r/h fog light for it. make mounts for the intercooler too.

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on the collector?? weld from the inside and then you can make a nice cone shape to promote good air flow

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