All great things have a beginning

[Grant Monkhouse]

Stolen my. Dad's welder and had a 5 min lesson on how to MIG weld.

Hopefully it wont rain tomorrow and I can make those brackets

Decided to give my LIM and UIM a clean with some wire brushes and the jet wash, iv put them in the parts washer aka the dishwasher to try get remaining bits of gunk off as going to get a tin of spray paint to tart them up a little bit as I'm sick of them looking horrible

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Can't upload pictures for some reason

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[Grant Monkhouse]

New Injector testing

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[Mr Spiller]

New Injector testing

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I think that bit is flowing well


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[Grant Monkhouse]

Well the parts/dish washer has worked a treat, even after I jet washed them they were still full of gunk.

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[Grant Monkhouse]

I have also just realised where the EGR goes on the LIM, that bits still gunked up.

Iv got some aluminium laying around so will make some block off plates and get them welded too the all the ports that I no longer need

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Antone know how the fc CAS works and with it spins on? I'm putting this on my car as the drag guys all use these

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Figured it out, CAS drive gear.

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Right had enough of that stupid cross member piece in my way in the engine bay cut it out, drilled the spot welds and then just cut it with the hacksaw. Can't see it being that structural as I cut through it with a hacksaw in 5 second.

I will put something back after all important engine bits are finalised

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[Mr Spiller]

Right had enough of that stupid cross member piece in my way in the engine bay cut it out, drilled the spot welds and then just cut it with the hacksaw. Can't see it being that structural as I cut through it with a hacksaw in 5 second.

I will put something back after all important engine bits are finalised

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Looks similar to the 8 one
I think it is structural but also a huge benefit for earthing and pipe / oil cooler fittings
Mine will eventually come out as it hampering IC pipe work  and will be replaced slightly further forward with some thing a bit bigger  / thicker .


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[Paul_13]

Serves as an earthing point and battery /air box mount. About it really
Same as the 8

[Mr Spiller]

Oh yeah
And them too


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[Grant Monkhouse]

It's just in. The way of. Me standing in the engine bay mainly

Chassis will be stuffer when rook cage goes in anyway

I'm sure the subframe is the most cross structural piece at the front anyway

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[Mr Spiller]

Big question
Is grant going  to change his mind and put and FD engine ?


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[Grant Monkhouse]

I'm going to collect parts and build a motor that will make a lot more hp, balanced, lightened, clearence, larger studs, scalloped rotors, semi pp.

All the good stuff bolts uo to the fd or the cosmo plates, intake manifolds and stuff etc

This FC engine I'm hoping to achieve 600hp I'm going to need more turbo though to achieve it easier

Wish I had looked into rew swapping the rx8 when I had my rx8, could have kept it and had 509hp family car

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