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  • 3 weeks later...

Moving along here with some real progress thanks to clint/panik who has been working on the exh and wg plumbing. It's coming together very nicely.

Also picked up a battery from the US through NST - good pricing and prompt delivery. Should save a few kg's over the optima that was in there previously.

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The business end of the fuel system is coming together.

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Moving along here with some real progress thanks to clint/panik who has been working on the exh and wg plumbing. It's coming together very nicely.

Is the car down at JPC? Clint needs to do some welding for me as soon as I get my shit back from the painters

Hey Corey - a good mate lent me his spare 26/30 to trial fit various bit's and pieces so I can answer you now. The manifold places the turbo higher than the motor, I have only a few mm clearance between the bonnet and comp cover (less than I have btw the motor and bonnet). The front waste gate sits pretty close to the strut tower as well. As mentioned before the gate plumbing will be fun.

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Never say it cant be done............ :thumbsup:

Never say it cant be done............ :thumbsup:

Very nice work mate, looks pretty neat from this angle :yes:

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top build, always of the highest quality too :) i would be happy letting you work on my car with the standard of work produced! build ups always look so easy on an internet thread lol, i think it will be worth it though.

any new pics mate?

Thanks Brad - few more.

Lower gate pipe

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It's a good fit

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Clint also added a bracket to stop it moving around now there's a flexi and remounted the muffler up higher to suit the standard rear bumper

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From fatz stockpile of carbon bits ;)

The diff mount was from z31parts but it failed in fairly dramatic fashion so I wouldn't recommend one. It was replaced with a solid mount..which reminds me I need to find solid alloy subframe bushes to replace the nolathane ones which allow the subframe to move too much.

No Worries, cheers.

Is the alloy one custom? or do you have a link to where you got it?

I get so much shudder/tramp its not funny....

The current diff mount was cut from steel equal angle into which we drilled a couple of holes :P I did some googling and z31parts have beefed up there diff mounts, the new ones look a lot more robust. I'm sticking with solid though, it's not a daily so the noise is tolerable.

Just got the dash back from flocking:

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Thanks Steve. Stock rear and keeping the rest as is, would consider 31house stuff as a last resort if it looks too odd but not on the radar at the moment. The front sits nice and low which should make a front undertray fairly easy to put together. I'm trying to avoid doing anything which doesn't bring it closer to running at this stage.

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The uras kit hangs very low at the rear so it's effectively a big air brake.

Going to be running sensors for fuel and oil pressure through the ecu rather than the more basic pressure switch set-up to protect the engine. Not sure exactly how this will be set-up at this stage though - fuel pressure will need to be mapped vs rpm.

Sensors are 1/8 npt, this is the port for fuel pressure.

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1/2" (8an) fuel feed line will also be added and planning to use the standard 6an return line.

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Edited by DCIEVE

You would need to see someone who specialises in flocking, I don't believe a motor trimmer would be able to help you. Refer here for a basic description of the process (basically apply glue to the dash, earth it and spray on the material (flock) using a negative charge). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flocking_(texture)

I was charged 150 but I'm told that's on the cheap side.

  • 4 weeks later...

Well Brad Stacy did not disappoint, all the fab work is complete and to a very high standard. Just need to do all the fuel/vac/oil plumbing and then it's ready for wire and maybe one day the engine will get built (6months and counting waiting for the new head).

Some pics of Brads work (http://www.bradstacyfabrication.com.au/)

Harness bar added to the jap cage

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Surge tank & pump mounted in the spare tyre well

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New bracket for the remote filter better suited to the external pump location

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Remounted the thermos (got rid of the plastic clamps), mounted the accusump and added a bolt in radiator support bar with secondary bonnet restraint.

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Tow strap for when it breaks!

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Intercooler pipes with greddy type r bov plumbed back. The battery tray was also removed.

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