Yeah did it myself, second time came out better. Takes time but worth it in the end.

 

I agree, looks great. You did a good job to get the pattern lined up from the hood. What's next for plans? Pity about that load shedding, on the flip side it would give you more time to work on the car!

 

Hey man, yeah have got a lot to get done on the car still but have done most of what I wanted to do so far, pulling engine on Saturday morning, once the engine is pulled will spray engine bay, remove all suspension bits and get new bushes installed as well as getting the suspension sand blasted, going to service my HKS coilovers and sort out my brakes. Engine should be reinstalled next year in January and should be ready to start up in Early February, will have to run in the newly built motor and then tuning

 

Howsit bud.

Where you gonna get all ur suspension bushes and stuff from?

 

Got a guy that will do it for me and can change the stiffness of the bush which is pretty rad I have some super pro buses for the rear but noticed some of my front bushes are starting to look a bit tied.

 

The bushings can be a serious pain. Definitely worth getting someone to press them. Good call on the sandblasting too, nothing like a clean undercarriage and in your case freshly painted bay! Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

 

Ok finally pulled the engine on Saturday, didn't manage to snap pics because was in a huge rush.
Will post pics of the bare engine bay, Parental guidance is advised, nude engine bay pics coming soon......

 

And hows it looking?

 

Will have to snap some pics, completely forgot about it.

Motor has been stripped and no damage was found at all, so happy about that, parts have gone in for carbon cleaning and after that will be balancing and lightening the rotors and porting has already started

 

Lightening and balancing hey, are you looking to grab some more RPM up top?

 

Yeah going to see how this effects the upper rev range for more boost. Hopefully can run past 8000rpm.

 

Whats up guys, so managed to snap some pics this weekend.

Got myself some Bridgestone Potenza Semi Slicks with around 80% tread left, will run these on the road as well.



Nude engine bay pics, before the clean begins this weekend....

 

Nice progress James!!

Is that a stock clutch thats in the box still?

I need to clean up my bay too

 

Yeah I think it is, going to pull it out and have a look, custom clutch setup will be install with motor.

 

Nice build , hope we can all meet up soon with out cars for a nice breakfast run

 

Meant our cars not without cars lol

 

Some pics of the start of the porting process, this is before polish and just the shape of the port, its huge

Stock Port



Masked off



Ported before polish

 

Ports are polished, parts ready to be sent for balancing and lightening as well as proper cleaning.

 

Nice work! What template did you use for your porting?

 

Custom template was used, the guy that did the porting uses his own made templates.

 

WOOPSIE (2nd to last picture)

 

Ya, sorry to see that. Are you still going to use the iron?

 

Sorry to be a noob but why do you say that?

 

If you look at the top right side of the port it looks like he slipped with the dremel. Also run your finger up and down the iron on the right and left side of the centre hole on the flat surface and make sure there isn't any bumps (step wear).

 

the grinder got away from your buddy and he grinded a little squiggle in the face of the iron. it's still useable, but obviously a little accident. it's important to cover the iron face with some thick tape in case this happens (i've done it before).