Shoota_77

Food looks amazing! Bathroom looking titts too! The copper base is an awesome idea, we’ve got a leaking shower base at the moment. In a 6 year old house.... Dodgy waterproofing much....?

500kW not enough? The thirst for more is relentless! Hopefully hitting the key on mine by this weekend and tune is on the 22nd of this month. Can't wait!

Ok, MAYBE I'll be ok then as I've got twin -6 feeds which should flow a fair bit more than a single -8. I'm running 2200cc injectors so they will be mire than adequate. It will depend if it was the ability of the pumps to push more or the capacity or the size of the hose to flow more volume. One way to find out! I really don't want to have to upgrade my fuel system at this point....

@welshy_32ZILA firstly shit!!!!! I've got twin 044's so I'm in strife... What fuel lines and what size injectors? 1.45 arse end would definitely be the right size for mine but I honestly don't want/need 600+kW. 500-550 will be insane and require way more skill than I have to control it! I love how you (or whoever filmed the dyno run) was giggling like a little school girl! I'll be the same no doubt!

Cool, I’ll try to remember to order from you next time I need some stuff. 7 years shows how terrible my dedication is! I’ve had that many false starts it’s not funny! This time is finally the time though. I can almost taste it! Enjoy the rest of your holiday.

Ha ha, you've got it all worked out! What do you sell in the e-comm store? I've love to think I'd have this thing running by next week if I can put a decent amount of time into it this week. Melbourne Cup Day tomorrow so will hopefully get most of the day to work on it. The kids will get fed breakfast and lunch, other than that they're on their own! The good wife is working so I'm on dad duty. That generally means spending as little time with them as possible! I love them but they need to learn to be self sufficient in case of the next zombie apocalypse.....

Yeah definitely rolling out some nice lines now. Trust me, I still completely F up the odd one still! I'll think I'm flying along then next minute hit a thin spot and blow a hole through! I'm pretty good at filling holes now, plenty of practice! My skills at welding together non perfect joins are all so a lot better that a few weeks ago. At the start of this unless it was a perfect butt between the two parts I would be in all sorts and blow holes everywhere. Now I can still move along pretty well even with a 1mm gap between the two parts. As for a tuning shop, it's every car nuts dream but unfortunately I understand that it's not a reality for me now. However, if I get sick of flogging cars for a crust then who knows! It's crossed my mind many times over the past 5-10 years every time I question my commitment to what I do now. Car sales management pays too well to just up and leave it so I think I'm stuck for good! Selling cars is like the mafia, you do it for a while, decide to get out cause it's killing you, try something else for a while then realise the money and perks just aren't the same outside of the game so back in you go! I've only pondered leaving, not actually done it like many others that have and regretted it.

Down stream of intercooler piping is done. Damn that was a mission..... I think I just made something simple really bloody complicated! A lot of pissing around but came up ok in the end. Apart from water/meth nozzle all piping is done. I'm really enjoying all this welding, going to need a future welding project to keep my eye in. Next is plumbing the coolant, oil and oil drain to the turbo. Should be pretty easy compared to what I've already done. Ive got an Aeroflow kit for the coolant and water so should be nice and neat. Turbo drain looks tricky with minimal clear paths from turbo to block fitting. Might have to make up some metal tubing to get past the turbo then just hose from there.

Beautiful car! Bloody R32's, they've grown on me.... In many ways an unmodified car is the smart move in terms of future value. Unfortunately smart and fun are a little too far apart for me so modified is the only way! Enjoy it!

Oooooo. Good news then....

This anyone on here? Specs from the description- RB26, EFR8474 with 1.05 rear, E85, 6Boost, Twin 40mm wastegates, 4” exhaust, EMTRON ECU. Makes me think 550kW atw might be out of reach for mine as the specs of this car are quite similar to mine bar mine being a 3L bottom end. Then again the 3L is nearly 9% bigger than a 2.6L so maybe! Will find out at the end of the month I guess! I’ll be stoked with whatever it makes to be honest, at least it will be finally running!

Pretty much finished off the hot side of the turbo to intercooler piping. It could have better to be honest but I can always redo it later on. I'm out of Argon so need to top up today before I can do any more. Hopefully I'll get the cool side of the intake piping finished over the weekend. Its a bit trickier than the other side as it has the blow off outlet. I also need to mount the water/meth mister in that piping too. I've got a basic idea on how I'm doing it but will play around once the rest of the piping is finished. Shouldn't be too hard though. 19 days till my tune booking so the pressure is on!

Sounds good! I really hope it works out for you. People like you that invest in making these beasts even better by bringing them into the modern era deserve to be rewarded for it. I hope it works out well for you.

Stumbled over it a few weeks ago. It looks brilliant but I’m afraid it will price most people out of it. I could be wrong but I see it priced in the thousands which could turn most people off. Brilliant engineering though, you’ve done a great job! I pray that it is affordable and I’d probably be all over it!

Yes. Particularly for a race car that will see high revs. Make sure it’s a baffled reservoir that is designed to slow the oil down upon return. I’m not sure if it’s foaming (fine bubbles) or the speed that the oil is hit the reservoir but either way it needs an internal method of controlling it or you’ll have oil everywhere after a few laps.

Awesome!

Finally finished off the exhaust today. There's a couple of bits I'd redo if I had the time but it can wait. I'll get it up and running and worry about bring pretty later on. Was definitely a learning process. Even after all that welding I still don't nail it every time! Such a hard thing to perfect. Got a start on the intake pipes. Throttle body side tacked up. Still need to add the blow off valve pipe and make up a bracket to bolt it to the body like the factory setup. Anyway, VERY happy to have ticked off the exhaust, it was probably the hardest bit of the whole conversion so great to get it out of the way first.

Great looking car, wheels actually look pretty good.

Looks nice! Must admit I'm a sucker for carbon! Love the number plates too! ??

Agreed, bin that shit! Get some nice Jap wheels on it ASAP! Edit- I just googled them and they’re not what I expected, post a pic and I’ll reserve my judgement till then! The rest sounds good though. Hopefully a well sorted rig that make you wonder why you didn’t get a snail ? ? powered beast in your life years ago!

Not much to report, received the replacement flex joint for the dump pipe so cut the dump and removed the right amount. Tacked it all in. Finished off the last section of wastegate pipe. Back purged and fully welded the whole dump pipe and make a good start to welding up the wastegate pipe. Exhaust should be finished by the weekend thank God! I've put the pressure on myself and booked it in for a tune on the 21st of November. My birthday.... Gutsy move but I need an end date to work towards so I don't slacken off! The end of the is somewhere in sight!

Looks like it was filmed on an Iphone 10...... Surely you've got a better vid of it than that!!

If it's an original plastic bumper (looks like it) then plastic welding is the best option. I'd try and find another bar first though as you'll spend a lot of time trying to get it looking good even after plastic welding it.

@mr_rbman boom boom! Thanks for the tip. I might try a better Pyrex lens kit. They look better than what I’ve got. Wouldn’t mind trying a 10 or 12 sized cup for better coverage.

@mr_rbman just using a cheapy Ebay gas lens. I think the cup is around a 7 or an 8. Generally running around 12-15cfh gas flow. The thing I find I'm doing wrong is a) I shake like a dog shitting razor blades so it's never straight (!!) and b) I often get the material too hot. I had the settings really good early on then changed it to weld a thinner piece of material and couldn't get it back to where I had it!! It's hard to find that fine line of maintaining a good puddle and keeping up a good speed while adding filter at regular intervals, especially when you're welding around corners all the time (pipes) and need to constantly rotate the piece you're welding. The pros make it look so easy! Welding the wastegate merge on was the hardest bit of the lot. I cut the end off to get in there a bit easier but still found it really difficult. Also welding it back on where I cut it off was hard too. I stuck the tungsten out further to reach in there a bit further but then the weld suffers from less shielding gas around the weld zone.