JamesFoster
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Well, after 5 months off the road my car is finally going back together. First off, some pictures of the new one off Sheepey Built top mount V-Band exhaust manifold tacked together. That will be finished tomorrow, and then we'll get going on a new 4" thick intercooler with 3" charge piping, among a few other things.
I also got some new 245/40/17 BFG Rival tires, and while I had the tires off I had my Evo MR BBS wheels powder coated metallic black. They look incredible in person, so happy with how they came out. The pictures don't really do them justice.
I also finally got around to cutting up the stock USDM GVR4 hood I have to install some JDM vents. I know it's not the same as a real JDM hood, but it'll do. Thank you Wookalar for the link to the measurements for factory placement. I had to make my own template, and extremely carefully cut the holes with a 4" cut off wheel. I got lucky and they came out absolutely perfect. I also cut out some of the under hood support so when the vents are installed it shouldn't look too bad underneath. I dropped the hood off at the paint shop yesterday, very excited to get it back.
Here's some progress pictures:
First off, I got bored and cut out the factory crossmember that the radiator mounts to. I'm welding 1/4" steel plate to the frame rails, then we're going to weld in a piece of 1.5"x1.5" .120 wall steel to replace it with, and mount the afco radiator and new intercooler to.
Wheels, absolutely love how they came out:
And here's some of me cutting up the hood:
And here's my manifold, tacked together:
I also got some new 245/40/17 BFG Rival tires, and while I had the tires off I had my Evo MR BBS wheels powder coated metallic black. They look incredible in person, so happy with how they came out. The pictures don't really do them justice.
I also finally got around to cutting up the stock USDM GVR4 hood I have to install some JDM vents. I know it's not the same as a real JDM hood, but it'll do. Thank you Wookalar for the link to the measurements for factory placement. I had to make my own template, and extremely carefully cut the holes with a 4" cut off wheel. I got lucky and they came out absolutely perfect. I also cut out some of the under hood support so when the vents are installed it shouldn't look too bad underneath. I dropped the hood off at the paint shop yesterday, very excited to get it back.
Here's some progress pictures:
First off, I got bored and cut out the factory crossmember that the radiator mounts to. I'm welding 1/4" steel plate to the frame rails, then we're going to weld in a piece of 1.5"x1.5" .120 wall steel to replace it with, and mount the afco radiator and new intercooler to.
Wheels, absolutely love how they came out:
And here's some of me cutting up the hood:
And here's my manifold, tacked together:
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