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Marham prep with angle grinding goodness.

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:19 pm
by Jon
With Marham approaching quickly, I thought it was time to ditch the top mount interwarmer...

Before

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Remove bumper and wonder how the fuck to fit all those pipes etc

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The calm before the storm

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Time for some grinding

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And some more

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Surprisingly good results!

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A quick test fit

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Some bling

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Some more shiney bits

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Chuck the bumper back on and tidy under the bonnet

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And hey presto

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Bring on Marham :auto:

Mahoosive thanks to Fezza & Ady for the help and stopping me setting fire to my car when i got pissed of with the fitting :)

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:24 pm
by Stuart
And I bet you giggle like a child every time you see that last photo :D

Nice work Jon; you are definitely eligible for exclusive entry into my angle grinder club :thumbs: Best of luck for Marham. I would politely suggest some mesh in front of the intercooler, especially for that event. It would be a shame to get a little stone chucked up from a car that you're following down those big straights with big speeds.

Great work :)

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:57 pm
by Daniel
Looks tough mate :D

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:01 pm
by Mr Fletcher
nice install :thumbs: i have to agree with stu about the stones my bmw rad looks shite where i have perhaps been following to close on track days :o

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:01 pm
by Rob S
Looks the nuts, but PLEASE protect that intercooler, be a bloody shame to have to take it all apart again!

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:37 pm
by Ben
awesome work chap :)

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:39 pm
by pablo
Nice install, your pictures make it look so easy....Well done.

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:54 pm
by RX7
Very nice mate. When at Marham it would be cool to take the numberplate off to maximise air flow. What are those red round things though ?

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:11 pm
by Jon
RX7 wrote: What are those red round things though ?
Cold air feeds to the brakes (when i get round to properly finishing them).

Thanks for the comments guys, But if it gets bashed at Marham then so be it. As long as it does it's job.
PS
It was a LOT harder than it looks on the photos! Especially grinding away one third of the bumper, One slip and....

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:24 pm
by fezza
pablo wrote:Nice install, your pictures make it look so easy....Well done.
It really REALLY wasn't!

Looks much better though. Roll on Marham! :cheers2: