I agree with Phil, this car looks really good in real life. A real credit to you Josh.

I was lucky enough to see this car yesterday and it is truly awesome. An absolute credit to its owner and an inspiration to those of us starting out on the road to rebuild!

Cheers,
Scotty P.

Thanks for the comments and praise guys

I thought id add some new shots of the bumperettes and the alloy air box. I can't believe how much noise is reduced using it. You absolutly can't hear any turbo noise other than a whistle when i give it some at around 4000rpm. Very stealthy. Unfortunatly, painting the intercooler is a bit of a job now. I should have thought of that during the build.

g'day JamesR
I used a Holley blue for the surge tank priming pump as i knew it would be able to outflow the delivery of the Bosch 044 main pump to the injectors. Holley reds could end up starving the main pump if it was driven hard for long periods of time, eg racing.

Its actually Marks old pump. Works great.

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[br]Nice, Very Nice.

I am not a fan of mk1's without bumpers. You going to leave as is or put bumpettes or full bar on front?

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exactly what i was thinking!

looks awesome anyway. great work.

what type pump are you using to fill surge tank?

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Its actually Marks old pump. Works great.

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...Excellent news...and keep the good work up on this ever-progressing project.

geday just thought i'd say how much i love this conversion looks like a real sleeper untill you pop the bonnet of course.

I had a question for you, with your intercooler i have noticed there are no extra vents put in the front for cooling. How does this work, as in does this keep everything cool...? becuase here in sa i have had a couple of intercooler/radiator people saying i will need to add in extra vents to do the job with a intercooler that looks the same size as yours. Of course i dont really want to because i would rather it look a bit more sleeperish rather than having a big bling bling intercooler hanging out the front. I wont be running the sr20det i will be running a cossie turbo, but that shouldn't really matter probably, they probably produce the same amount of heat.

Cheers Luke

Luke i am running a PWR 500*300*76mm core and the plan is to just leave the front panel standard, see what inlet temps are like, and if it really needs to be done, find an inventive way of getting a bit more air to the cooler. Just see how you go first.

Josh i love the look of your fuel setup. I was under the impression that fuel cells were illegal for road use? Goodluck with the rest of the project, not that it looks like you need it

nigel

Thanks for the comments. Yeah, i was looking at putting 5 x 3 inch holes across the front but haven't got to it yet. It seems to be running quite well even on 38 deg days. You can feel it working when you pull up. The temperature is notably different to the touch. It wouldn't hurt giving it some more airflow though. I then just have to find another place the put the number plate.

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[br]geday just thought i'd say how much i love this conversion looks like a real sleeper untill you pop the bonnet of course.

I had a question for you, with your intercooler i have noticed there are no extra vents put in the front for cooling. How does this work, as in does this keep everything cool...? becuase here in sa i have had a couple of intercooler/radiator people saying i will need to add in extra vents to do the job with a intercooler that looks the same size as yours. Of course i dont really want to because i would rather it look a bit more sleeperish rather than having a big bling bling intercooler hanging out the front. I wont be running the sr20det i will be running a cossie turbo, but that shouldn't really matter probably, they probably produce the same amount of heat.

Cheers Luke

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Having a fuel cell is the same as the old steel side tank. Except the fuel cell has a little more give in an accident and reduces tank fuel slap due to the foam internals. One thing that is a negative is the fact that it needs to still be filled externally for use on the street. Im currently intalling the new pipework to connect the old fill point to the cell top. My engineer has demanded it. But generally fuel cells are ok.

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[br]Luke i am running a PWR 500*300*76mm core and the plan is to just leave the front panel standard, see what inlet temps are like, and if it really needs to be done, find an inventive way of getting a bit more air to the cooler. Just see how you go first.

Josh i love the look of your fuel setup. I was under the impression that fuel cells were illegal for road use? Goodluck with the rest of the project, not that it looks like you need it

nigel

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so fuel cells are legal aslong as you have it conected to original filler point? im helping a bloke build a lh Torana, 600hp 383...the usual...was goin to just do the dodgy and not tell anyone and hope he wont get pulled up..