Been spending money!

[grinder]

glad you liked the photos !!

the better half thought i was an idiot keeping breaking off to take them !!

here is one from the drivers side for you

[hawker182]

Wow this thread grew lol

Nice job on the welding, had my car up on 4axle stands all day whilst faffing with it and didnt come across any holes but then i didnt delve to deep. I i find some in the future may be paying a visit to chorley with a six pack

funny bout the boost gauge aswell, i have mounted mine above the stereo lol was dead easy to do, and actually fitting the thing and getting it working took about 2mins.

Whilst the car was up though i did find some holes in my backboxes :mad: so went and brought some Gun Gum and made a sleeve and had fun patching them up, seems to have worked will find out when i take her for a spin in the morn lol

Also the airbox assembly is easy enough to remove just need to buy an adaptor as mine is pre 89 so have the square fittment on the airflow meter with the flap inside, didnt know this at the time so the k&N\'s still on the table. Are they universal? or will i have to order an RX7 specific.

All in all though a good day learnt alot about the cars mechanical and electrical systems, changed alot of the hoses for coloured silicon ones too so startin to look a bit bling too.

Plan for tomro is to get the K&N cone fitted, some sort of heatshield for it, need to find somewhere to buy a vented headlight cover, any1 know of any links?

Also gonna try and get my headrest speakers working cause they aint at the mo, have no idea where to start, suppose just work from the speakers backwards till i find the problem.

Will try and get some pics done soon cause i am pretty proud of my achievments, seein as i am just an enthusiast and no expert!

[grinder]

funny bout the boost gauge aswell, i have mounted mine above the stereo lol was dead easy to do, and actually fitting the thing and getting it working took about 2mins.

errrr how ??

we need a pic to see how you have done it

[hawker182]

Yeah am waiting to borrow a mates camera but will get some piccies done asap. Also went to get a airflow adaptor today but it was gonna take a week to get it. Luckily for me they showed me a complete pipercross metal mesh induction kit which came with the right fitment...bizzare! so as i just couldnt wait forked out £100 and brought it, drove home very quickly and got it fitted in about 15mins. Boy oh Boy  my car now makes the most awsome noise, its like a f****n jet plane taking off and when the turbo starts sucking . On a more sensible note though it has improved performance throughout the revs more than i thought it would. Deffinetly get yourself a cone under there. Have removed the flash to pass lense and that seems to help alot, just gotta construct a heatshield and try and get another cold air feed in there and it\'ll be SORTED! People just turn and look at me coming down the road and you can see them thinking "what the hell is that" I LOVE IT

Now tomor\'s job change brake pads, paint the calipers and service the IC and do an oil change. Never got round to sortin my headrest speakers, was to excited about my new induction kit lol

Will get some piccies up asap

[hawker182]

Oh and the boost gauge, just fed the hose through a gromit in the firewall just above the acc pedal, pulled off the boost sensor vacuum hose and connected my new clear hose to the fitment already there (number 14 in the diagram) then fed the hose into the dash stuck it onto the back of the boost gauge, connected the lights to the lighters +/- and voila!

Then just fabricated a bit of plastic to size heated it and bent it to the right shape so it slots in above the stereo, nice and snug  cut out a hole stuck the boost gauge in, again nice and snug  and jobs a good\'n. Just cable tied the hose in the engine bay and behind the dash to keep it out of trouble!

[grinder]

hawker - what panel filter did you remove then ?? was it just a standard yellow one ?

[hawker182]

Not sure some of the bolts had rounded off, when i\'m done today i\'ll sort it out and have a look for ya

[hawker182]

Right just took me about half hour to sort those bolts lol but got the box lid off and yeah its a yellow filter, take it this is stock? just off to my local DIY supermarket to build my new cold air box. Gonna look abit like this but better  found this picture on fc3s.org.

Also fitted a BOV valve today, a bailey dumpvalve all shiney and WHOOOSHY. Makes a noticable difference got it at a bargain price though, my fraudulent mate now works in the ripspeed section at halfrauds....tis all good

Will post pics as i go getting a camera tonight