GMballistic Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 << You get the gist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogman Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Woop, coming along nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) Thanks all, and it was a relief when it turned over ok you cant believe! Also wanted to say thanks to everyone for their help (GMB, Adrian, Keyser, Wasso, Chris B, Bennett) and of course others for helping and answering my countless questions of which without this wouldn't of at all been possible. This is the best forum ever in terms of information, help and friendliness. I have wanted to go FI with previous cars but never had a collection of people knowledgeable and nice enough to make me feel confident about doing it. Next stop sort out an appointment with Jez and see what I get out of the beast Edited August 24, 2015 by jumping350 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Congrats! Best place to get a remap. Jez will look after you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martybhoy Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Excellent work glad to see there's been no major issues in the installation process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 small update, checked car over to make sure all is ok, seems good so far. Had to shave more off the Veilside to get intercooler to fit properly with it, sits perfect now now have to problem of where the number plate will go , as I think it will block too much of intercooler in its old spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 You should probably check that space for small animals, birds, children from time to time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 You should probably check that space for small animals, birds, children from time to time I know its quite a gap, my cat used to sleep in there all the time before the plate went in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogman Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 You should probably check that space for small animals, birds, children from time to time Don't go through the channel tunnel then!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 haven't updated for a while so finished some niggling bits today. After removing the sump and checking everything for the oil leak it turned out it was because the barb for the oil return on the sump was just over 10mm and the i.d of the hose from the supercharger was 15mm didnt matter how much tightening of clips was done...it was gonna leak Instead of ripping the build apart to change the hose I put this together with some 12mm hose and a 12mm/17mm barb reducer I cut the oil return hose to the right length (was pretty tight fit) and put everything together making sure the drop was right from the hose to free flow the oil back to the sump...pretty happy and should hold up with no leaks now...I pray Back to my previous oil cooler woes and today I managed to to tighten everything up and started routing the braided hosing and routed out to the front ready for the last thing on the list....mounting the oil cooler stay tuned for oil cooler fitting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Glad you're getting some of the little niggles put to bed now. Re: the number plate ~ what about having a vinyl reflective stick on front number plate on the bumper? not to everyone's taste but it's what I'd probably do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 Cheers GM, aren't those illegal? id happily do that but think it would attract the plod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 also ptfe taped my oil temp sensor and blocking ports and pointed the ports to the sky to aid in less leaks I also forgot there is one more thing to do, file or dremel the hell out of this hole for my CAI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Great read, keep it coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4 Zed Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Nice work DarrylðŸ‘. Make sure you cover up the sc intake as there is loads of plastic and iron fillings generated when dremelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4 Zed Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 You will also need to shave flat the plastic tabs underneath the front radiator cover as it interferes with the CAI as it bends towards the driver side. I can send you pics of its not clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 cheers Bennett, good heads up but i left the filter on and also covered the whole engine bay/SC in plastic and coverings already, im taking no chances its taking ages so looks like il be at that hole for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 You will also need to shave flat the plastic tabs underneath the front radiator cover as it interferes with the CAI as it bends towards the driver side. I can send you pics of its not clear. cheers mate, yes send them more pics on this the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Cheers GM, aren't those illegal? id happily do that but think it would attract the plod Seems to be one of those things were some say they are illegal & some say legal (I don't know tbh). As long as it is a reflective vinyl, with correctly spaced lettering which is the correct size, marked with a manufacturers make/postcode & a BSI mark then I believe it is legal AFAIK. Could be wrong though but I'd imagine it would be extremely unlikely that you'd get pulled for it by the Police. Link: http://www.dmb.uk.com/prod/2424/custom-number-plates-stick-on-reflective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Bit of a pointer...measure your oil cooler mountings after you fit the supercharger All the marks and measuring I did before were made redundant because the intercooler piping wasnt in place before This meant the oil cooler couldnt go where I originally planned and will now probably have to be at a half cocked angle om the crash bar not a problem you say...go to put bumper back on and.... yes!! the holes in the Veilside hit the oil cooler and stop the bumper from lining up properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Bumper back inside and got the trusty angle grinder out and went from this to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 had to take quite a bit off in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) like a glove!! ive made enough room so I can mount the oil cooler lower down and directly in front of the holes as at the moment it is sitting a bit higher To help with the **** angled mountings I bought these mounts to help the situation nearly ready for permanent mounting Edited November 10, 2015 by jumping350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Headed out today while I had some time to measure up and fit oil cooler rough mock up with some holes drilled already, Took a while to get the Mocal mount in the right place and the holes marked out properly on the crash bar Then routed and connected oil lines All bolted up, i still need to cut one more threaded bar and am short about 9 washers and nuts but at least thats the easy bit Bumper back on and lines fit nicely inside bumper and round Setup back to sandwich plate After all the faffing around....oil cooler bang in front of Veilside holes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Nice modifications to the bumper, looks like an efficient use of not much space. Is there any risk of the bumper rubbing on the cooler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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