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Managed to mount and plumb the pcv side catch can this morning. Turned out good, nothing fancy just a cheap can, brass fittings and black hose. Been for a small drive and it appears to be 'clearing its throat' and the faint oily smell is all but gone. Result.

Once I have the new cooler and piping mounted I will run the catch can on the rocker cover breather side.4f2ef3c394039a36b659e94d594ff16a.jpgbd499a9d4f8b20574ad416d74ac1b11e.jpg

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I wasn't so thrilled with how the dash looked, tried some rejuvenation products which didn't really last and wasn't happy with the dash cover, just didn't sit right over the aftermarket gauges.. So I looked at some options, remembered I used vinyl paint to paint a motor bike seat a while back with decent results and yes, I used sand paper to line the front window... Heres my attempt at a dash.2c2129673339f75d2b120af5be0e77ee.jpg2f97bd5141ad0680a0f08eb4536c7964.jpg432136b6efacf654fc5c034d2002e13c.jpg355e71414f261d07198487bf891f5546.jpg3b999c8856077b9fcbf30c3c8c9fd645.jpg16f5ff567cec059e7bbdda6eb38d2b69.jpg

 

Next job is intercooler and pipe work. Going stealth flat black, especially don't want no visible cooler from the front. Quick stuff, 2 coats of etch primer and high temp black. Looking good so far.b81016f087c213d62762b39c82cf99e9.jpg

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Productive day.. Intercooler, piping and under battery intake fitted. I ended up having to remove the factory power steering cooler and loop the lines together. Will look at that again soon and hook up some sort of cooler.

A/c lines bent up, condenser repositioned, top radiator brackets drilled to sit further back.

The air filter has seen better days so I will be ordering one asap and getting it on.

Unfortunately on the way home, the car was sluggish, struggled to spin up and boost. I triple checked all the clamps and silicone hose so something is not right. Oh well, more tinker time coming up.b09cf03a2828f5550b881ea8f60be4ed.jpg3bc45af83f564ed13d38073232e22ebc.jpg528a4227cfb0ea1feea899c2746aaf8a.jpge994b4582566242c834df4367e61185f.jpg

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So had a look at the car quickly and spotted it straight up. The hose blew off the throttle body, fixed it up re positioned the pipe a little better and first hit it blew off again. Some t bolt clamps coming up I think.

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Stop getting up it without a re tune mate, you’ll be doing an engine swop instead of enjoying it !!

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Yeah I'm gonna park it now and drive the back up bomb. In saying that, it let go at around the same boost level it was tuned at.

You ever seen these pipes blow off? It feels tight and solid when mounted not sure how much the engine movement comes into play though.
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It’s super common for that arrangement cold side to pop off, don’t go nuts with T clamps get a good Breeze clamp on it 

 

clamp the silicone to the throttle body first, then insert the pipe into the silicone that way you know it’s sitting on the TB perfectly first without tension fighting it ;) 

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