Chronicles of a 13BT swap......

[shaunwil]

That is all I did on the FD ! I wanted a pack of 10 so I could guarantee they where all the same mass on the clutch cover to flywheel. They have had about 360bhp put through them up to now and haven\'t done anything wrong. The original bolts where stainless with a socket head.

Shaun

[shaunwil]

If your worried have you tried :

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Shaun

[captainbizzaro]

Ok cool cheers Shaun.

[Skifledanabit]

I think I\'m going to have to reread this thread and write up a shopping list...

[syebba]

RamoNZ will help u too if u need.

[captainbizzaro]

Ordered intercooler today after a spell of head scratching with a tape measure and settled for a cooler originally designed for a sierra cosworth but it\'s big and the outlets point the right way so happy days. Might have scuppered my oil cooler plans though so my FC cooler might be up for grabs (Ian)!

[Steve-A]

That looks like it should be able to flow a decent amount of air!

Looking forward to seeing this all come together

[captainbizzaro]

Me too, feels like it\'s all been a collection of bits for ages!

[Ian65]

Might have scuppered my oil cooler plans though so my FC cooler might be up for grabs (Ian)!

Cheers Tim, bear me in mind if you decide to sell!

[captainbizzaro]

Intercooler arrived today-it\'s a bit big but what the hey.



Had a quick mess around with where I envisage it sitting..



Also today got gearbox mount, clutch slave, inlet mani gaskets and a solid sunroof so all in all a good shopping trip was had at rxmotors.

[Steve-A]

That is pretty big!

What are you planning to do with the front bumper tim? Going to make any more room for the air to get to the rad and IC ?

[captainbizzaro]

Not sure yet Steve, I\'m hoping that there will be a fair amount of surface on show through the standard hole in the front valence as I don\'t want to chop the bumper about. i may need to remove some innards but am trying to achieve the sleeper effect the best I can. I know I definately won\'t need to widen the hole anyway so thats ok. We\'ve come to the conclusion that with a bit of air deflection underneath we\'ll be able to get decent flow to the rad and there will be a hellabig electric fan on it too for added piece of mind. The majority of these builds have the intercooler next to the rad in the stock position but i just felt like trying something different and if all else fails my tig welding friend can modify the end tanks to suit my needs. I think piping it will be the biggest challenge for sure.

[captainbizzaro]

Good progress tonight- clutch on, gearbox on ready to go in Nev now, then he\'ll officially be a 13BT FB wooo.

[Steve-A]

:3gears-lh Awesome.

Thats cool about the sleeper look. It should really surprise some people :bandit

[shaunwil]

Bit of a question with the inter cooler. Its look quite like a closed Core. Are there any issues with the flow of air getting through to the radiator to cool the water properly ?

The FD intercoolers are an open core for the front mounts.

Shaun