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Time to start wiring this lot together. After hours and hours starting to make sense of it. This is my version of a millspec consentric twist.

Hi all, I have been a member on here now for over 8 years now. I have learned lots from different members on here, from my first supercharger build to my last turbo build this site has been

Turbo manifold construction in progress.

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Fitted new steering wheel today the old one has done 115,000 miles and is looking rather tired.

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Removed air bag. What a nightmare to get out, in the end I had to resort to google.

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OMP 350mm suede WRC with mid dish.

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Initial reports are feels strange being slightly smaller than standard but the suede is much nicer to touch than the worn polished leather.

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Just got some pictures of my fuel swirl pot that will be used to feed my belt driven Aeromotive pump.

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It will be fitted in the hole that used to be occupied by the standard fan intake.

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P-motorsports alloy fabrication is second to none, just look at those welds

 

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Just got some pictures of my fuel swirl pot that will be used to feed my belt driven Aeromotive pump.

ImageUploadedByThe VR6 Owners  Club1467584210.549378.jpg

It will be fitted in the hole that used to be occupied by the standard fan intake.

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Swirl pot top.png

P-motorsports alloy fabrication is second to none, just look at those welds

 

Quality bit of kit pal.

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Started the big swap yesterday. Firstly I jacked the car up and dropped the oil.
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Drained the radiator and pulled the front end off. I was not sure the best way to remove the driveshafts but a quick look from underneath revealed that from above would be much easier, so off with the manifolds it was.
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I then decided to remove all the wires I don't need simply leaving the horns, headlight, reverse sensor and starter wire as I have made a full custom loom for the engine.
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Next I jacked the back of the car up to remove the full exhaust system.
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After a couple of hours the engine was finally out.
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Then I looked to tidy the bay a little. This will be no show car and is being built to be raced so don't expect any fancy tricks. The abs has not worked for a long time and with a lot of track time planned I decided it had to go both for functionality and as it seems heavy a little weight saving too.
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More updates coming soon as things progress.

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Clutch came today so I can now mate the engine and gearbox together, happy days :)

Went for Don Octane's flywheel and Sachs RCS200 twin plate clutch good for 1200nm.
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The flywheel is super light I think the whole assembly weighs less than the standard clutch pressure and friction plate.

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More updates keeping this thread fresh.

Parts came to upgrade my breaking system to all stainless steel.
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Now I have flexible stainless back to the master cylinder.
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Had to ditch the standard brake split to send a single line back to the rear I can control the power with a brake bias valve.
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Parts came for power steering
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Made new line for low pressure side
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Had another play today. Managed to get a 14mm banjo for the high pressure side of the power steering rack.
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Bent/ swaged the pipe and sent it into the cabin where my electric PAS pump will be.
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Found a nice home for my Aeromotive belt drive pump fuel pressure regulator.
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Fitted two new o rings on the standard plastic water pipe and a new seal on the thermostat housing. I did look at the metal upgrades you can buy but I decided having had VR6 engined cars for the last 9 or so years and never one pipe has failed they are really more about looks than anything else.IMG_1469387346.365335.jpg.3c13338107c677
Then I mounted the front slam panel just to feel like I had done a little more .

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Managed to get an 11" Spal pull fan mounted to my radiator today using the supplied 'quick connect kit'
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Apologies for my terrible fabrication skills, made a bracket today to mount my 19 row oil cooler to my 52mm twin pass polo radiator.
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This is how it will sit. Just need to make some mounting brackets for the entire assembly. On the plus side the new rad, fan & oil cooler weighs at least 50% lighter than the old rad, fan & air con radiator.
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After spending ages trying to work out where I should mount the race battery I have finally found a neat location. I knew I wanted to mount it in the cabin to make more room in the engine bay and for weight distribution it had to be on the passenger side.
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Rear quarter panel it is then.
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