My haggard FD

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Going N/A

 

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Doing race car stuff.

I bought these tab washers ages ago for using lock wire on fixings that you couldn’t drill, thought I’d try them on the turbine bolts. I have no idea how these are supposed to be installed and there are no pics online, so hopefully this works:

 

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Still chasing down my exhaust leak. Had a custom v-band machined up:

 

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Old manifold is all cracked, so Black Friday purchase:

 

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I did fit the manifold and mock up a downpipe, ready to get wastegates and fit it all up…

…but then I spent all my rx7 money on ski equipment. So here’s a picture of some skis.

 

[JoeLanger]

Are they for the rear wheels? Skids?

 

[jack.am]

Are they for the rear wheels? Skids?

For the front, like a snow mobile

 

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Updates!

Moved the car from its grave in Kent to my new place in Matlock. Bought some posh wastegates. Draw filed my turbine housing flange flat, which took forever.

With the car outside my house now I should be making more progress.

Loaded up

Installed in its new home

 

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Tig ol burbo

 

[Stefd3s]

I see Henry has been visiting you too

 

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Heard from the fabricator that my downpipe and intercooler are ready. The downpipe I needed to remake for the new turbo and manifold, built it myself and had him do the finish welds. The intercooler needed a new cast section added to line up with the turbo:

 

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Got the black crinkle paint out today for the FMIC end tanks, and tested out my fine brushwork on the compressor housing after drilling out the boost reference. Also fitted my Turbosmart oil pressure reg on the turbo feed line.

 

[Stefd3s]

The black looks nice tbf will it run before mine

 

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The black looks nice tbf will it run before mine

If I can get the intercooler to line up when it goes back together she's good to go. Still needs some bits like wastegate lines, EGT, bit of wiring to get mapped.