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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #405 on: September 28, 2016, 11:45:19 PM »
yep ;D ;D ;D
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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #406 on: October 06, 2016, 06:56:51 PM »
Another update

I've been doing some moving around and tidying up,  the car is now back in the workshop  ;D

I've uploaded a video showing some of the bits I'm doing on the car, click if you're interested

a) exhaust wrap
b) starting to offer up kit
c) front wheel track width and why I've spent sooo much time putting on the A8 suspension

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7j21Ip3AU4&feature=youtu.be

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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #407 on: October 06, 2016, 10:19:18 PM »
Another update

I've been doing some moving around and tidying up,  the car is now back in the workshop  ;D

I've uploaded a video showing some of the bits I'm doing on the car, click if you're interested

a) exhaust wrap
b) starting to offer up kit
c) front wheel track width and why I've spent sooo much time putting on the A8 suspension

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7j21Ip3AU4&feature=youtu.be


enjoy
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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #408 on: October 07, 2016, 08:51:56 AM »
lovely video mate - nicely done.
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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #409 on: October 07, 2016, 01:10:05 PM »
Wow D iv just got a tinglein feeling seeing it looking like a Ferrari now and it's not even my car ,you must be over the moon mate , jd

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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #410 on: October 07, 2016, 03:17:01 PM »
Does this help?



Just Measuring up the wheels front- 20" 8j et55  back  20" 9.5j et45  but I'll take it to a wheel supplier to have a proper measure up when the kit is bonded on
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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #411 on: October 15, 2016, 06:11:49 PM »
Just finished off the washer bottle relocation, the video shows how I did it. I think I've done it like most of the builds completed here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9g-HUtdhcA&feature=youtu.be

Still at it.....
 Currently redoing the rear tail pipes... hope this is done by tomorrow.

 Next I've got to rewire the air con outside the ecu with all the safety protocols still in place. I'm part way there thanks to the mr2 wiring schematics.
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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #412 on: October 23, 2016, 10:06:45 PM »
Just finished watching the naked car lapping the track. 7 years of graft, very impressive!!

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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #413 on: October 24, 2016, 12:29:58 AM »
this thing is going to be a missile!

... a "guided" one I hope :D
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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #414 on: October 24, 2016, 07:25:54 PM »
we worked out that the car was down by 65hp on the track.
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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #415 on: October 30, 2016, 05:19:29 PM »
 Feels a bit like Déjà vu, Exhaust tail pipe fabrication

I made a jig for the new tail pipes, lifted up the car and levelled it up.

They were incredibly cheap, I was considering another set, although they were top quality and a lot more money


 

 I cut and shut the tail pipes so they mimicked the Ferrari style staggered tip design.

Then started to work my way back to the silencer.....


The pipes are now done and now exit the body

top view



side view



I can now move onto the next task of wiring up the air con  :)

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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #416 on: October 30, 2016, 06:06:27 PM »
looking good D. should be completed for this coming season ;) ;)
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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #417 on: October 30, 2016, 09:54:06 PM »
Love the pipes D.

Very nice work, it just looks class.
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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #418 on: October 31, 2016, 03:35:27 AM »
Really nice. Love this attention to detail and a relatively straightforward process, though not without its challenges I'm sure!


I spent weeks trying to find a pair of oval tailpipes for my 93 Porsche turbo build. Originals were unavailable unless I bought the muffler. Not having a lazy $3100 I embarked on the journey of discovery. $80 was a better deal and they were an exact aesthetic copy. Stainless too :)

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Re: V8 DNA 4thirty
« Reply #419 on: October 31, 2016, 10:22:23 AM »
OMG.. Well done fella, looks like your cracking on with her...  We must have two of the longest builds ever.. lol :-)

Keep at it..

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