So it began!
Booked today off work.... little bit of a lay in and started about 10 ish
Standard.... never to be the same again
Drilled a hole for the wideband. The chap i got the exhaust off did the other welding... pretty **** but not blowing so going to leave it as its gonna be heat wrapped
Bumper off, the crossmember is getting replaced next weekend as has 3-4 holes and is pretty rusty, also had a little bump at some point because the crash bar is bent back slightly.
New gaskets and studs
Manifold on
Turbo bolted on and actuator preload set
Rad off and rad fan off too. I have a bigger Almera GTI rad and twin fan but doesnt look like there will be enough room with the turbo
Need to chop down the boost pipe on the throttle body as its too high and catched on the bonnet
Started routing the boost hoses
Cut to the lower headlamp panel to allow for the big old boost hoses. The crossmember will be
replaced next week so this cut out bit will be seam sealed and welded up.
Intercooler on
Micra fan (yellow) and the Almera one, had 2 fans in one housing so cut them apart and checked which was the high speed fan and used that one. Later on when i put the down pipe on i had to cut more of the housing for the fan as the downpipe was catching on it. Will wrap the downpipe as its very close to radiator.
Almost back together - Moved the other horn to the other side of the boost piping as i quite like the noise of the micra horn.... in a weird way
Pretty much how i left it.
The mess
All thats left for tommorow is fit my sump with the oil return in and wire in wideband, boost gauge, oil gauge and wire in and program the Apexi Neo SAFC