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    very nice, like the undertrays

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    the diffuser looks great, good work!

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    thanks for the nice comments, its made from 1mm ns4 aluminium which is very hard yet light, get it free from work [ordered some extra sheets in for a job as you do ] next job is to join the front to the back just working out a heat vent for the gearbox and dif through the boot, the exhaust will be lagged

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    sounds good and looks nice n professional... just don't close the exhaust in too tightly, as my mate was working for a carbon company and they made a prototype diffuser that was a little too close for a porsche turbo and it kinda had a minor case of terminal fire ...maybe carry the ducting from the gearbox etc around the exhaust too?

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    Quote Originally Posted by joney View Post
    sounds good and looks nice n professional... just don't close the exhaust in too tightly, as my mate was working for a carbon company and they made a prototype diffuser that was a little too close for a porsche turbo and it kinda had a minor case of terminal fire ...maybe carry the ducting from the gearbox etc around the exhaust too?
    im making a 'cup' to enclose the bottom of the exhaust leaving an air gap to aid air flow, and it will be lagged with 25mm thick superwool [ceramic] also im a sheetmetal worker by trade

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    Quote Originally Posted by ex-ctr View Post
    im making a 'cup' to enclose the bottom of the exhaust leaving an air gap to aid air flow, and it will be lagged with 25mm thick superwool [ceramic] also im a sheetmetal worker by trade
    that'll be why it looks so good then! glad you won't be making the same mistake as my mates' boss!

    I'm looking forward to seeing the finshed product... hopefully soon me and my brother will ahve enough progress done to get our own thread going; it's making me jelous seeing all these projects underway when so far our car is just in bits!

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    fitted a egt probe boss for the vems and it gave me a good reason to remove my old exhaust wrap and check for cracks on my diy topmount and found none


    just starting the re-wrap in blue to match my samco's

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    That manifold looks just like mine, although the turbo might be a bit higher

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jez View Post
    That manifold looks just like mine, although the turbo might be a bit higher
    i copied a picture of a well known manifold cost me less than £100 to make 4mm thick so its a bit heavy

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    Great work so far buddy. Just a suggestion but will you support the turbo any further like the YB cosworth peeps do (supports from the cam cover) ?

    Kris

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    Quote Originally Posted by 200krisx View Post
    Great work so far buddy. Just a suggestion but will you support the turbo any further like the YB cosworth peeps do (supports from the cam cover) ?

    Kris
    its that rigid it does not need supporting, anyway its re wraped and ready to go back on, ran out of blue so had to finnish it in white


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    and if you look close you will see i have drilled the nut and stud after tightening with a 2mm bit and wired them, no more lose nuts

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    Love the compressor housing wrap

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    having flu has slowed progress but a managed to make this


    so i could fit this


    down there



    thats the main water pump 110Lpm
    also fitted new brake pipes and fuel lines

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    love that pump - are you planning to run an electric power steering pump too?
    http://sxoc.com/vbb/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=11238&dateline=1227414084
    Quote Originally Posted by S14 Stu View Post
    I'm not a big ford fan but the RS500 is a legend, you cannot take away from it its Icon status and to suggest that its a chavvy car is like saying Kirsten Scott Thomas is a council estate slapper

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrtuning_ben View Post
    love that pump - are you planning to run an electric power steering pump too?
    that's the main pump i have a smaller one circulating water around the engine/heater matrix and don't give me ideas i have enough to do to get it back on the road

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    Quote Originally Posted by ex-ctr View Post
    that's the main pump i have a smaller one circulating water around the engine/heater matrix and don't give me ideas i have enough to do to get it back on the road
    aaahhhh......its just ive been looking at it as a possibility for mine in the future

    if you did it first it would make my life easier

    the second pump circulating around the heater matrix etc......is this tid into the radiator also?
    http://sxoc.com/vbb/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=11238&dateline=1227414084
    Quote Originally Posted by S14 Stu View Post
    I'm not a big ford fan but the RS500 is a legend, you cannot take away from it its Icon status and to suggest that its a chavvy car is like saying Kirsten Scott Thomas is a council estate slapper

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrtuning_ben View Post
    aaahhhh......its just ive been looking at it as a possibility for mine in the future

    if you did it first it would make my life easier

    the second pump circulating around the heater matrix etc......is this tid into the radiator also?
    the small 13Lpm pump just pumps around the engine/matrix the secound big pump operates off a thermo-couple fitted into the rad feed pipe from the rhs of the head [funny shaped casting which has the turbo water pipe fitted to it]
    and has a digital adjustable controler

    all 3 items on this link http://www.daviescraig.com.au/main/display.asp?pid=26

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    fuel tank fitted along with pump, just need to connect it up


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    Quote Originally Posted by ex-ctr View Post
    fuel tank fitted along with pump, just need to connect it up

    how many litres is that tank? cant be too good for long journeys lol
    http://sxoc.com/vbb/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=11238&dateline=1227414084
    Quote Originally Posted by S14 Stu View Post
    I'm not a big ford fan but the RS500 is a legend, you cannot take away from it its Icon status and to suggest that its a chavvy car is like saying Kirsten Scott Thomas is a council estate slapper

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