ro55ifumi Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Quality mate John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Awesome Rob, get that kit on already Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hazell ep91 sr Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Getting there mate!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Oh my god. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5T4R7ET N/A Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 TD04 your going to love this even more now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 right what with work and stuff and getting everythong ready for JAE ive not had much time to touch this although myself and ro55ifumi did have short session trying to match plugs up and we seemed to make some good progress. I also found time to strip the turbo kit downSods law one of the bolts sheered offthe turbo that was on the kit was screwedbut the seller had thrown in a low mileage one so it was just a case of swapping the housings over.once ive swapped the housings over its off for a little bit of sprucing and the mani shot blasting so should look mint again then it will be time to source the final few bits and we should be good.Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuck Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Great stuff... It's Getting there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 yea i should have a bit of free time now works a bit quieter to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh@TunerLifestyle Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 me boosta! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Good progress, have you checked that shot blasting won't affect the strength of the welds or anything? Might sound silly but the sand comes out with silly force! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 yea spoken to a few people who have done it in the past and they have been fine its only to freshen it up so its not going to be a prolonged blasting like you would use to strip etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob H@RCH Engineering Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Shot blasting wont affect anything in fact shot blasting/peening is used to strengthen steel components, just dont get it in anything that has oil/ water in it or in any moving parts that will cause megger problems! If ya need a hand with anything Rob I will be off work from satday and would be happy to help out! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 great update Robster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Shot blasting wont affect anything in fact shot blasting/peening is used to strengthen steel components, just dont get it in anything that has oil/ water in it or in any moving parts that will cause megger problems!If ya need a hand with anything Rob I will be off work from satday and would be happy to help out!yea exactly that rob, and cheers im back to work wednesday and there all weekend but if i get a day free i might actually have the build a starlet party i tried to organise last time lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drongo boi Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Nice progress dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 nice one dude! coming together really well now!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Looking good mate! U must be itching to drive it:Dfinished the last few bits on mine today and turned the key but the batterys dead haha, need to go and get my jump leads from the lockup 2morrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbo Grant Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 She's flying along now. Be boosting up in no time now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Yea just to hear it boost then I can finish all the other bits and bobs off over the winter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james@cjperformance Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Yea just to hear it boost then I can finish all the other bits and bobs off over the winter.They are never finished good stuff though loving how fresh everything looks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Good to see some progress dude,Let me know about the turbo dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Right had a day off today so cracked on and had a very productive day. First job was the manifold when stripping it down last week on of the bolts sheered off so it was drilled and today I finally got round to attacking it with the stud extractor. Surprisingly the stud extractor snapped so it was time for the back up plan drill and re-tap The 2nd job was finishing swapping the turbo housings over ready to be freshened up. 3rd job, clean and paint the ewg and rotate the lid so the ports line up. 3rd job trial fit, for the turbo and the radiator to check for clearance. Some fit some don't. It took a little turbo surgery to give the optimum clearance. Managed to get the water lines and oil feed cleaned up to and in place, and mount the coil and ignighter to. Just need to extend some wiring. More on Monday. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob H@RCH Engineering Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 looking good mate! why dont ya cut all that lug off the turbo if your not going to use it for the waste gate it will look a lot nicer! in your VERY CLEAN bay. That post I put on FB wont work all that well with that rad lol dint realize you had a twin core rad I am still running the stock SR rad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharki_p9 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Looks nasty man! bit less of space between turbo and radiator keep it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Awesome Rob! Not far to go now matey! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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