Nanglebadger

great to see another local one!!!! nice work dude, hope it comes together quickly for you! Phil.

superb work as always dude. liking the aero catches, puts ideas in my head to do something similar!! dual fuel rail set up is awesome! top work!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Phil.

superb! Phil.

Definitely shorter, thanks to help from you bud! Link for washers would be uber dude, looking for anthracite/grey ones, M10 i think you said i need for the bay?? Phil.

When Jay fitted mine he used a shed load of WD40 to pursuade the feckers to go on. Took some time though, wasnt easy, and once on they got horsed up with jubilee clips. Phil.

is it any different to regular plumbers tape then chaps? Because I have plumbers tape in the house. Updated to-do list to keep me on track: Tidy engine bay - started New radiator bracket - redesigned version to follow Wire in all Apexi gauges - done, just need to connect sensors for oil and water Fit oil filter relocator - o-rings sourced, and don't fit. PTFE tape to be used instead. Fix bumper support bar Catch can needs emptied and wire wool replaced Boost controller needs replaced Repaint all 4 calipers Fit harness crutch straps Weld holes in spare wheel well Paint rear floor Tires for Volks New bonnet Fit anti-lift kit Wax oil Air fuel ratio gauge Wideband gauge Front ARB Shorten the intercooler piping Fit powder coated inlet manifold Paint rocker cover and inlet manifold support bar (also: source new rocker cover oil seals and polish/replace nuts) - rocker cover painted, need a new PCV valve Repaint ends of front strut-brace Source some shiny recessed washers to tidy up engine bay Address the seats Phil.

Do I have ptfe tape? I dont even know what ptfe tape is man!!!! BUt I'm sure it cant be hard to find! Cheers Redz dude, wee bit of backwards movement recently, but Chris wiring up the gauges has definitely been progress in the correct direction! Phil.

thanks guys!!!! Mr Bower!!!! U reading this handsome???????????? Phil.

Price required on spoiler and clocks please dude. Cheers, Phil.

my oh my those are bloody handsome!!!! super clean looking!!!! and some really cool touches on both motors! Top work gents! Phil.

Cheers Marc! lol I know u don't like sump sealer, but i can honestly see some being used to complete this stupid kit! Failing that, u could send your PFTE tape pictures to Bower, I have no doubt he would attempt that madness when he's here!!! lol! Phil.

looks silly clean inside dude. Phil.

:thumbsup: Phil.

aahhhhhh i see i see, i thought you and John were doing some magic on your phones to do it, that makes more sense now, thanks dude!! Cheers Hookie bud! Phil.

Good man cheers dude!!! there must be a simple way of doing that, putting the pics up here from instagram! someone really needs to tell me how!!!! drivers-side dash is all back together, as is the centre console. Passenger dash/glovebox all being rebuilt this evening. I realise it will have to be removed once The Man, aka, Mr Green, aka, Smokey Joe, aka, Stealth-Mode-Lexus-Driver returns, but we disucssed this and Chris would rather it was all reconstructed, and then we will deconstruct as necessary for the future tinkering of wires. I have also straightened out all the gauges so that they are all now even, they look a tad wonky in that pic lol! Next up - get this damn eye bolt OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Time to get back underneath the car and get a hand up into that exhaust recess. Phil.

Update A man, a man in a Lexus, he came to my house brandishing spade connectors and a crimping tool. He did some voodoo, and now there are some illuminated gauges on the dash. But then, then he said he was going to come back in a couple of months, and he would do some more voodoo with his spade connectors and his crimping tool, to make more lighting of the gauges and to make the water temp one actually read a temperature!! And all the while, a badger stood and watched, marvelling at his unravelling of the JDM daisy chain wiring loom conundrum. He did make himself useful though by returning the speedo clocks to their OEM illumination colour!! No more faded crappy blue! OEM green FTW! As always, some sexy pics on the GaragEP instagram feed, #GaragEP! Phil.

freaking superb! Phil.

looks great dude!!! Super tidy! Phil.

hmmmmm, i sent you a picture over on whatsapp as you appeared in my contacts list. still nothing? Phil.

u have message on your portable telephone device. Phil.

This weekend is pretty hectic with wedding things bud, i SHOULD be home in the afternoon, but I'm not sure at what time yet. You'll weep when you see the wires hanging out of her anyway lol!!!! drop me a text sure dude, but there is no panic, once this wedding lark is over at the start of June things will be muuuuuuch quieter! Update Got the eyebolt to move using a bigger screw driver! But now it just spins, so that confirms my half-assed theory that there is a nut on the other side. Time to bust out the axle stands again and try and get up in behind the heat shield!!! Then I will have all the busted pieces of the subframe freed up and removed ready for repair. Drawing of the radiator bracket has been completed today, so hopefully my colleague can get something machined and folded in the next few weeks when the workshop is quiet. Phil.

tasty! Phil.

nice progress dude, looks super clean! Phil.

SPOTTED!!! Tropicana coloured N/A, came from Hillsborough direction, then joined the M1 heading towards Moira but continued on towards Lurgan / Portadown. Stock front end, but the rear bumper had a valance-style piece moulded in, similar to what Joel had sitting for his, M3 style wirrors, side skirts that looked like they may have been part of that crazy German kit that was floating about a few years back, and a spoiler moulded onto the OEM small spoilers for the N/As. Tinted windows, exhaust, speedlines (I think, car was moving), and sadly some damage to the N/S rear panel. Never seen the car before, certainly different to the normal EP floating about. Female driver. Anyone know it????????? Phil.

@Rob - thanks for that dude, I will try to remember to drop u a PM! Gents - thanks for the guidance there. Those multipacks are on ebay too, I just wasnt sure about ordering anything given the various kits in work didnt offer up a solution. Silicone - or sump sealer - may be a viable option i guess, thanks Jezza! Phil.