106 turbocharged project - RALLY DESIGN COILOVERS - TOPMOUNT QUERY? - Page 18 - Saxperience

mark1311 · 13th October 2011, 23:25

who made the mounts mate? thickness of the steel?

Mathias · 13th October 2011, 23:32

believe its 3.2mm steel mate, and one of my friends works for an engineering company, i cut the material and he did the welding for me.... im currently doing a welding course but not confident enough although i'll be welding them in myself

Mathias · 14th October 2011, 21:39

New fuel lines and other parts here today, will finish fitting front brakes and driveshafts tomorrow

Mathias · 17th October 2011, 21:36

Doing a few things on the car tonight, trial fitted doorcards and bins, trial fitted polycarb windows and made up new intercooler mounts, few pics

new battery and fuel lines with few other bits turned up today, will get car back on wheels this week.... mock fit cage and seat, weld cage mounts in, fit brake lines then paint interior

crisppug · 19th October 2011, 20:51

awsom blog andy,great to see your sorting it all out.i always get satisfaction from trying to inprove stuff and make it neater.just make sure it dont turn into an obsession lol.

cant believe the previous owner put battery cables under the floor by the exsaust lol

good to see your puttin that intercooler right

car also looks awsom with the carbon etc

Mathias · 19th October 2011, 23:53

Thanks mate.... Intercooler mounts now finished, new smaller battery mounted in rear with new cables made for interior

Cage will be mock fitted tomorrow then mounts welded in

Mathias · 21st October 2011, 21:43

Few parts arrived today.... tow strap, new fuel lines and inline filter, hose separators and p clips.... will mark out and fit fuel lines over weekend, also mark out c clips for brake lines and then paint

fairmorn308 · 22nd October 2011, 04:43

Looking good mate

Andy_K · 23rd October 2011, 21:27

Looking good Andy. Where did the hose seperators come from?

Mathias · 24th October 2011, 22:04

Not much done tonight, got a spoox ecu engine mount fitted and made a massive difference in engine movement which is good as the turbo is VERY close to the radiator

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Originally Posted by Andy_K

Looking good Andy. Where did the hose seperators come from?

cheers andy, got them from torques on ebay, good quality and good price too, pm me if you want a link

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Originally Posted by fairmorn308

Looking good mate

thanks mate keeping an eye on yours too!

Tufty · 24th October 2011, 22:46

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Originally Posted by Mathias

Not much done tonight, got a spoox ecu engine mount fitted and made a massive difference in engine movement which is good as the turbo is VERY close to the radiator

cheers andy, got them from torques on ebay, good quality and good price too, pm me if you want a link

thanks mate keeping an eye on yours too!

How close is very close?

Aaron · 24th October 2011, 22:06

Looking good mate, did you get the bits ok? just pmd you..

Mathias · 24th October 2011, 22:59

half an inch away from radiator..... however there is now no engine movement at all, obviouisly there may be when driving hard.... but confident it will be ok :?)

simmo · 27th October 2011, 19:57

I'm Feeling that black intercooler!

This car keeps getting better and better!

Mathias · 28th October 2011, 23:07

Thanks ollie

tonight i have

- fitted driveshafts
- removed oem fuel lines and started to mark out where new fuel lines will run
- mock fitted braided fuel lines
- made a little bracket to mount wilwood bias valve
- drilled holes in bulkhead and rear floor pan to accomodate new fuel and brake lines

also managed to source a mig welder to borrow to weld cage mounts in, and have sold my corbeau revolution in favour of similar but slightly different seats pics when worth taking them

fairmorn308 · 28th October 2011, 23:15

Sounds good. Mocking up the lines take the longest. I went thru all that before mine went to bodyshop

Mathias · 28th October 2011, 23:16

it does take time, over the weekend ill start drilling holes for p clips and fit everything with cage etc so i know there are no problems before welding mounts in and interior is painted

fairmorn308 · 28th October 2011, 23:20

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Originally Posted by Mathias

it does take time, over the weekend ill start drilling holes for p clips and fit everything with cage etc so i know there are no problems before welding mounts in and interior is painted

Exactly. How you fitting the P Clips? I used rivet nuts and found them to be fantastic so using them for alot of things.

Mathias · 28th October 2011, 23:36

Was thinking of using rivet nuts also.... Best option for keeping things neat and easy to use, have you used a proper rivet nut tool or just drilled holes and tapped the rivet nut in?

fairmorn308 · 28th October 2011, 23:43

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Originally Posted by Mathias

Was thinking of using rivet nuts also.... Best option for keeping things neat and easy to use, have you used a proper rivet nut tool or just drilled holes and tapped the rivet nut in?

proper rivet nut tool. I got mine off ebay and works a dream, you only need m4 inserts and they work good. Here is a picture of mine fitted.