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EX51GE R
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460 posts
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GTRene said: wow... great pictures too  Thanks, I took them 
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sneaky schnell
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74 months
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They look fantastic. Do you know how much of an effect these custom machined parts will have on the overall weight of the car when complete? Also, slightly OT, how did you photograph them?
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the ronin
542 posts
80 months
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When will you get this sucker on the road.?
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EX51GE R
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sneaky schnell said: They look fantastic. Do you know how much of an effect these custom machined parts will have on the overall weight of the car when complete? Also, slightly OT, how did you photograph them? A fair reduction in weight over stock parts  And a fair bit of photoshop in the pics! (not the content)
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EX51GE R
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the ronin said: When will you get this sucker on the road.? Very soon!! (I hope) impending marriage may intrude proceedings though !
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EX51GE R
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Got a fair bit done this weekend, new fuel tank arrived from pro Alloy (thanks wayne), engine in for the final time on fully finished mounts, got all the uprights finished and on, brakes on, exhaust mounts cut off and repositioned due to a change in engine position...   Still a mountain of jobs to get through though, the list seems never ending ! 
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EX51GE R
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Not much to add at the moment really, what with my impending marriage and Darren having to work 3 jobs at TTS due to losing their fabricator/welder the project has stalled somewhat However i now have the dash8 fuel rail in hand and i'll be mailing that off to Darren tomorrow so he can get started on the fuel system, he's having a go at refitting the charge cooler system this weekend New fuel rail.... 
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GTRene
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93 months
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ooo not so good news then...(about the worker) and euhm marriage? to the car or a real woman  hope all goes well then ;-) and>> that looks real good, very neat and quality so far to see on the picture. and that exhaust pipework its huge...but then 500hp turbo brings a lot air I guess hope you can keep the temps low under there...
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EX51GE R
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79 months
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[quote] Originally posted by deltavOk, a few small jobs taken care of this weekend. Got the bosh 044 pump mounted up as well as the high flow filter. I didn’t really like the idea of mounting the pump in the side pod in the event of a crash so have found it fits quite nicely in this little gap.  Got a few more bits back on the engine such as starter, throttle body, water pipes and most of the wiring loom.  Took the disk cutter to our charge cooler and made the new fixing brackets that mate up with our new cnc engine mounts  Also moved the air temp sender into the end tank of the charge cooler as it was always a barstard to fit in the hose between the tb and cooler. Also modified the outlet pipe to take it from 76mm down to 70mm so its actually the same size as the throttle body.  Charge cooler all mounted up and I made a start on the new pipe work as the old stuff now doesn’t fit with the biggest supercharger   And that’s about it for this weekend as the girlfriend has ordered me away from the workshop! GRRRRRRRRRR. [/quote]
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the ronin
542 posts
80 months
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Looking good except for all those hard 90* bends in the charge plumbing.
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randy
485 posts
145 months
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That fuel pump definitely isn't going to fall off!! Nice work, looking forward to seeing this beastie in action.
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EX51GE R
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79 months
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GTRene
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93 months
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those are some really nice aluminium welds.
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EX51GE R
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460 posts
79 months
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GTRene said: those are some really nice aluminium welds. Pro alloy
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GTRene
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just looked at their website, they do some amazing work, thx for the tip.
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EX51GE R
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79 months
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EX51GE R
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[quote=EX51GE R]Fair bit of progress made over the weekend,despite Darren having to fit in a quick 10 hour rush job on the development R8 !! We fitted the seats to the frames, fitted the S2 centre tunnel, removed rear speaker and stereo, fitted the ATI super damper (  of a job with the engine in!) fitted all the relevant cooling bits (oil, water& s/c) incl pipe work filled the gearbox with oil,bled the braking system. All in all not a bad weekend, leaves Darren with about a days worth of electrical bits to do and then another full day of assembly for both of us, but then it's ready for the driveshafts to be run in on the rolling road slowly before mapping  One day..... 
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Conian
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Scuffers
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143 months
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err... brakes are upsidedown!
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EX51GE R
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460 posts
79 months
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Scuffers said: err... brakes are upsidedown! Ah s t! I knew I'd do something wrong! The problems with working a 70 hour week followed by a 12 hour shift working on a car you've not even seen in 4 months!! Will be remedied in due course, thanks Simon
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