Das $build thread$ by dasbeast3.0

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sorry pics suck but here is some work done.

Started on turbo bracing, just waiting on my welding gas to arrive this week so i can get it done. also need to weld the new wastegate piping, but im gonna have that tig welded once i get it tacked together, the stupid mig gun doesnt fit in those tight spots. I got rid of the 38mm flange style wg's. they sucked. replacing with mvs v-band jobs.

Other than that, my list on the last page got shorter. I finished all the i/c water lines and wrapped them in some fancy sleeving. **** looks awesome. Made all SS brackets to hold lines away from axles and exhaust since they are routed underneath the car. I moved the oil cooler in front of the rad as well, new location has much better airflow. Also ordered up everything to change my oil return to -12an with no bends (prev. -10 /90deg.). I got rid of the .065 restrictor on the oil feed , the Holset needs a lot more oil to stay happy. It'll run cooler too which is good.

What else ..... brakes and clutch were re-bled, i started prepping a lot of small parts for paint, front window is back in, rewired meth setup w/ weatherpack connectors the tow guy ripped it all out w/ his foot on accident. prob more stuff i dont remember

works been slow and i got a burst of motivation to get this dump finished.

3/13/12

had the day off so i did some ****.

Resprayed mirror, gas door and spoiler.







Welded the WG inlets, ported out then smoothed the welds to look pretty.







-12 oil drain got here too, gonna start prepping that for install tomorrow.