Sam's Proper MX-3 - LT Turbo project *Parting out*
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@1706c34f4a=youdirtyfox:
Cut out my front wind splitter today
from a piece of 5mm black plastic
sheet we had at work wich came on
a palet protecting some metal, its the perfect
stuff!
Looks the bollocks mate. I think you should make these and sell them, I'll take one, it's the exact thing I was trying to do with my V6 splitter and the Cupra splitter (but I can't be arsed smoothing them together yet, or possibly ever).
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i cant wait to see what it looks like on the car
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@56570d3e67:
Looks the !@"* mate. I think you should make these and sell them
If I had a workshop and the raw materials I would,
but alas I have neither….
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got the splitter on the bumper now!
had to make some panel clips using
some stainless and bolted together with
M4 x 16mm bolts and nyloc nuts
got the splitter support rods too,
but there going to have to wait to be fitted
as I need to make some alu posts to fit them.
as you can see it attaches the to back edge
of the original splitter with clips so I didnt actually
drill through the original splitter, also got some nice rubber
edging to go right the way along.
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I'm stealing the idea for you lights if you don't mind fella, just the clusters though. I can grab a load of circular sections from work. Just read your worklog from start to finish, good work fella, how's the turbo coming along?
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Nah cause I dont mind :) Low tack masking film is the way to do it
though that vinyl I used was just too sticky when removing it!Plans for the Turbo are coming along nicely ta >
Need to get the manifold shot blasted and checked for cracks
and possibly welded up, and drill out broken stud and replace that
Buy gaskets and oil lines,
water hoses.
Buy shorter radiator (323F 89-94 hopefully) to pass intercooler pipes past.
swage up current alloy straight boost pipes (none of this mild steel stuff
the yanks use :? ) find a few more black rubber elbows
Buy centerforce clutch and AEM fuel and Ignition controller
I have a choice of MR2 or 323 Turbo intercooler to fit up.Hopefully I can get all that together by the end of the summer
and if its too cold and wet to fit it'll be going in spring 2012.
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@d974f2ec71=youdirtyfox:
Need to get the manifold shot blasted and checked for cracks
You pay for postage and I'll do it for you FOC
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bumper looks really good like oem! nice work mate !!
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@41d43ec847=youdirtyfox:
Nah cause I dont mind :) Low tack masking film is the way to do it
though that vinyl I used was just too sticky when removing it!Plans for the Turbo are coming along nicely ta >
Need to get the manifold shot blasted and checked for cracks
and possibly welded up, and drill out broken stud and replace that
Buy gaskets and oil lines,
water hoses.
Buy shorter radiator (323F 89-94 hopefully) to pass intercooler pipes past.
swage up current alloy straight boost pipes (none of this mild steel stuff
the yanks use :? ) find a few more black rubber elbows
Buy centerforce clutch and AEM fuel and Ignition controller
I have a choice of MR2 or 323 Turbo intercooler to fit up.Hopefully I can get all that together by the end of the summer
and if its too cold and wet to fit it'll be going in spring 2012.Did you roughen the surface of the lights up first?
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@521c6718c1=mx3gulf:
@521c6718c1=youdirtyfox:
Need to get the manifold shot blasted and checked for cracks
You pay for postage and I'll do it for you FOC
Cool thanks, will look into the postage costs.
@ jay > thanks mate, was after that factory modified look :D
Nightstalker, yes I did, after I had applied the rounds of vinyl masking though and only lightly using a red fine scotchbrite pad.
Grill mesh no.2 turned up today, along with this!
3 inch stainless steel exhaust tip, so nice to cover
up the pony pea shooter thats on their 8)
Hopefully its stainless, find out soon I guess if I trying burning the tip :lol:
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Grills up :D
fookin nightmare jobmight of stood of chance of getting this
fittied up this weekend, but I think its
going to be pissing it down all weekend :(
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very nice work looks great
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Top job fella, that really does look very good.
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Cheers dude Im pleased with the way
its turned out, gave me a chance to replace
the cracked headlight glass too.still need to tension the splitter down
a bit with those support rods as it hoofs
up in the air a bit!
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Looking good fella…
Will look immense with a FMIC poking out behind the grill!!! :wink:
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Tidy. Very tidy indeed.
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now that looks well great work
and that extra splitter finnishes it of keep up the good workhave you thought of some smooth side skirts
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Funnily enough, yes I have been!
If thers enough of the plastic
I used for the splitter I would like
to make something like this Rx7
has > Feed underskirts.
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Alright folks, next mod up is these 25mm wheel spacers
I bought off ebay.usa,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250736927618&viewitem=bit of an unkown comodity
as the bore size wasnt right, but luckily enough
a 67.1 > 54.1 spigot ring fits right in there and should
do a good job of centralizing the spacer on the hub.The finish on the rear face of them is terrible though!
I would never let machined parts go out like that…