FDR1FT TAXI (2012 D1 Spec Yo!)

[rx7ali]

Please ignore the mess, but here\'s the spot welded  nuts in place of the :censored::censored::censored::censored: one\'s which have been cut out.

I\'ll be painting the whole of the inside area with seam sealant.
And here is an idea of what i\'m welding over the top to cover the holes:

I\'m only going to be spot welding the corners and then using a sealant around the edges then finally paint the whole area with

[rx7ali]

Havent updated for a while but here\'s a quick random update:
 
Le Fin - Replaced diff brace mounts.. Far from perfect, but done

 
Some pics from the fast show which was my first Taxi Event back in March?
 

 

 

 

 
Not sure about these... :confused: Should have gone fleuro?

[rx7ali]

Has been a while as had not,alot going on car wise since my first taxi day.
But getting a list of bits to do now foklowing buying a few bits.
Spare ppf (to be seam welded for stiffness)
poly diff bushes (in the post, stiffen up back end)
Tein hr coilovers from chris stretton :-D & dm-motorsports
Bosch 044 pump (just won on eGay) :-D
Swirlpot (need to buy)
Yellow advans waiting to be wrapped in rubber
freddy (fake greddy) elbow needs silicone joiner

[batman]

Completely different update:
After speaking with a friend Pete i decided to follow his exaple and reinforce the mounting points used by the DIY diff brace. This involved cutting a hole through the floor of the car to where the offending crappy nuts were, cutting them out and then tack welding some decent one\'s in place.
So i drilled a few holes and with a pair of metal snips started a hole:

Once the hole was big enough i then used the existing nuts as a guide to drill larger 10mm holes:

Then using metal snips cut the nuts into 4 pieces which then pulled off easily:

I\'m now here, m10 bolts and nuts in place securely, ready to tack weld the nuts into place:

Once the spot welding is done I\'ll tidy up the butchered floor. to ensure it is covered and rust proofed :-)

 
 
started a hole with snips lol you animal im gona buy you a grinder and a cutting disc for ya birthday :Giggle

[rx7ali]

started a hole with snips lol you animal im gona buy you a grinder and a cutting disc for ya birthday :Giggle

My birthday is tommorrow :-)

[rx7ali]

Ok so a bit of a bigger update today.
I poped into the garage with the idea of doing a couple of little bits.
Started welding a spare PPF i have to give it a little more rigidity.


Then had another stap at applying stickers lol:

Which was all fine ... and then i decided to have a go at freddy (my fake greddy elbow).
Because freddy is shorted than the stock elbow it meant re-jigging the intercooler piping.
But once i started stripping bits off i couldnt stop and soon ended up with a pile of pipework and i\'d taken off the front mount intercooler.

Sooo.. while the cooler was off and resting in the bay i realised... WHY THE F*CK can\'t i use this cooler for a V-Mount setup?
So next thing you know I\'m draining the coolant and ripping out the RAD to do a test fit.
After slamming the bonnet down and and hitting the pipes a few times i\'ve now realised that fitting the cooler like this: seems to be a good fit:

 
NOTE THE FREDDY IS NOW FITTED LOL
Just needs to either have really gay u bend pipes, or get somone to cut and weld the pipes facing the right way.... SOo... I\'m going to have a crack hat test fitting the rad in a Vmount config, see if the cooler has enough room still and the go from there.
Here\'s an idea of pipe lengths... SO MUCH SHORTER THAN front MOUNT!!!

Shouldnt have started this!!!

[C J R]

This is interesting. I too have a large front mount and a it has been suggested to try relocate it to be a large V mount to shorten the pipes.
 
I\'ll be interested to hear your \'before\' and \'after\' experience.
 
What are you expecting - less turbo lag and quick response ?

[rx7ali]

This is interesting. I too have a large front mount and a it has been suggested to try relocate it to be a large V mount to shorten the pipes.
 
I\'ll be interested to hear your \'before\' and \'after\' experience.
 
What are you expecting - less turbo lag and quick response ?

I have no idea what to expect, hopefully at the hot summer events the coolant temps will stay lower.

[C18WWN]

Ace build chap!!!

I miss my garage, mega props for getting stuck in



*starts looking for a diff brace*

[Grant Monkhouse]

This is interesting. I too have a large front mount and a it has been suggested to try relocate it to be a large V mount to shorten the pipes.
 
I\'ll be interested to hear your \'before\' and \'after\' experience.
 
What are you expecting - less turbo lag and quick response ?

where would you move your monster sized air filter though?

[rx7ali]

Ace build chap!!!

I miss my garage, mega props for getting stuck in



*starts looking for a diff brace*

make ur own :-)

[rx7ali]

Tiny update, went to pub last night with my friend who is doing the fab work on my IC & RAD. He informs me it should be back to me tonight, EXCITED!!
Also.. this just arived:

[rx7ali]

Got my cooler and rad back from my friend from TTS performance. Just ordered some silicone 90 degree bends to connect the intercooler.


Also gave him my charcoal canister so he can fab me up an under car swirlpot :-D
Loads to do, but at least i can actualy start now

[rx7ali]

OK so here\'s how my day in the garage went:
Cracked out the trusty budget MIG and got my mecano bits ready for make a bracket for the front lower radiator mounts:


To save time i took off the existing mounts from the rad that came with the front mount kitt and re used them. Its a very basic setup but it works:

You cant see very well but for the top rear of the rad i have new mounts which my friend TIG\'d onto the sides of the rad. These are now bolted to a bracket either side which connects to the cross member.

Next i cut and extended the radiator wiring to allow for the new position. I kept the existing connector and just crimped new cable in place on the radiator side, meaning it can still be removed easily, and if i change my mind its not a massive PITA.


Painted the bracket in .... matt black of course lol

For mounting the intercooler i reused the side mounts which were on the front mount setup. Sorry, no decent pics of this, but I have riveted an L bracked to the side of the bay which seems to be holding pretty well.
And finaly here\'s a couple of pics of the finished product for the day, the ait filters are a PROPER tight squeeze!!!

[rx7ali]

Pictures speak a thousand words... altho some of these will be rather repetative.
But :censored::censored::censored::censored: it: