Wez Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Very nice John, should be a real weapon when finished, great work as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Very nice mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I can't believe I have only just seen this - nice one John, should be cracking when finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraHuman Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Fantastic build,can't beleive the transformation from the shitbox beemer in post 1.Well done to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 Project back up an running again Girlfriend no2 has hit the dust Been working on the manifold as the wastegate fouls on the car where it sits, so ive bought some swept bends to allow me to put it where is sits best, after sorting this and making up the down pipe I made up the turbo return from some ally tube an used the mandrel bender to achieve a nice shape clear from the manifold Decided to make a link pipe between the wastegate and the down pipe to keep it quiet for track days but have it as a bolt in bolt out so I can run the screamer pipe too:cool: Once I was happy with all of the above I fitted it then started work on the rest of the exhaust system this was great fun with the car being just over a foot off the ground I wanted the rear silencer to be small so when I fitted the rear diffuser I could pannel that in aswell, few hours went into this but it sits sweet on the car really happy with it finnished the rear diffuser an sprayed it satin black then fitted it using some ally rivets started work on the butchered loom hopefully got it right removed all the crap not needed and repaired the rest that had been cut or damaged bought a single wiper motor from the scrap yard fabricated up a plate and fitted this hopefully will work out ok fitted momo race steering wheel and made a start on fitting the ally door cards handles ect got the front bumper on but a few mods need to be done on it before I can finally fit it as it looks to happy lol Need to mean it up a bit. The intercooler and oil cooler are now fitted an ive just finnished fabrication all the pipework for the intercooler and radiator Pushing the car about it had a nasty knocking noise coming from the diff sent that to a specialist by me an they stripped it to find one of the main bearings had a chunk out of the race so I had them replaced an the whole thing rebuilt. Its getting there just need to wire the car up now finnish the fuel system off, sort the suspension out and a few other little bits an ill be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Here boy..... Fetch.... sorry john looks great. Is the bonnet nearlly ready for me?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Really awesome project! have to bring that along to the shows mate:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shima60 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Holy crap i missed this to iv gotta say thats one awesome build. Wish i had your skills haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted May 17, 2010 Author Share Posted May 17, 2010 Here boy..... Fetch.... sorry john looks great. Is the bonnet nearlly ready for me?? LOL going to concentrate on getting it running first mate then ill give you the bumper an bonnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdistc Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Looking good. Great project, mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Project back up an running again Girlfriend no2 has hit the dust Lmao Looks great mate, glad this is still going that reminds me, Wheels! will have to be next couple of weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 This is fekking awesome mate! Would love to see it sometime at a meet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 This is fekking awesome mate! Would love to see it sometime at a meet! You are not worthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 O really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimojameso Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Love reading threads like this one. Car looks awesome. Look forward to seeing it finished!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 Lmao Looks great mate, glad this is still going that reminds me, Wheels! will have to be next couple of weeks LOL still got them mate give me a shout ill drop them off to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Just went through your thread. Simply amesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Just went through your thread. Simply amesome. yeah me too, wicked mate looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Fair dues for tackling problems that most of us would simply open our wallets to overcome. Especially the lexan windows, and in particular the door units. I am contemplating fitting a rear lexan window myself but I never thought it was possible to tackle pillarless doors. You sir, are an inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 Fair dues for tackling problems that most of us would simply open our wallets to overcome. Especially the lexan windows, and in particular the door units. I am contemplating fitting a rear lexan window myself but I never thought it was possible to tackle pillarless doors. You sir, are an inspiration. To be honest the lexan stuff has been a pain in the arse its taken so many hours to get it to fit an look right still not happy with the front doors just cant get the contour i want from them Thanks for all the comments though much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Lovely job, very well done mate!! I have abandoned running Lexan in my new Skyline R33 shell, as I have seen the same issues with door glass converted to Lexan, I want to use a heated front screen, which is obviously only available in glass (NOTE #! below....) and the stock door glass and stock rear heated are surprisingly little heavier than 4 mm Lexan. NOTE #1 : Forgetting to move an unrestrained boot lid when taking the truck for test is not a good idea. After remembering two miles up the road investigation showed it had made an inspired dive straight onto my brand new and unfitted heated front screen. If one could murder oneself, I would.... A great project John, keep it coming please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Lovely job, very well done mate!! I have abandoned running Lexan in my new Skyline R33 shell, as I have seen the same issues with door glass converted to Lexan, I want to use a heated front screen, which is obviously only available in glass (NOTE #! below....) and the stock door glass and stock rear heated are surprisingly little heavier than 4 mm Lexan. NOTE #1 : Forgetting to move an unrestrained boot lid when taking the truck for test is not a good idea. After remembering two miles up the road investigation showed it had made an inspired dive straight onto my brand new and unfitted heated front screen. If one could murder oneself, I would.... A great project John, keep it coming please. Yer I think if I could go back Id keep the glass dread to think what its going to look like in 6months time and like you say theres not much in the weight saving. used speedflow today mate verry helpful thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Great project, hindsight is wonderful, isn't it ?? Speedflow are a nice outfit, there may be cheaper, but the support is worth £££'s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 nearly a month... wheres the finished product?? I should be able to do some high res pics if you want and some rigged shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadeS Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Absolutly love it. Very nice job mate. Keep it comming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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