Sorry to see this mate, I really like your Glanza so I hope it doesn't come to breaking. If Dan doesn't take the wheels then I would. And the Recaros, AVCR, TD04 kit, Coilovers and probably a few more.
Arches.. Covered in factory underseal, and less dirt than I expected! After a short while.. Once they were fully prepared and seam sealed, I coated them in 2K primer.. Followed by ground coat yellow.. Then the pearl.. Next was the lacquer, did the arches and bay together.
Some pictures and progress.. Engine bay stripped some more, and fully prepared for paint. I removed quite a bit of the seam sealer and reapplied it. After the hardest work out of the way (preperation), the engine bay was primed. First coat of paint applied..
The reason Powerflow aren't very good is because the piping goes smaller on the exhaust bends. This can cause power loss I'm pretty sure. Higher quality exhausts have consistent size throughout and mandrel bends.
The Glanza has now been parked doing nothing for 3 months, and I'm going to start work on it pretty soon. I've started off by stripping the whole front end, and sold everything to fund the project. The first thing on my to-do list is to respray the engine bay and front arches.
Fair point, I had brand new Exedy Paddle on the same car and it was a shamble after 4 weeks so I was just kinda comparing to that! I did around 2k miles on the Spec one. Think I'm gonna order a new one soon for the new motor. Get well soon Jay.