speedfoos

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So does my dog.

sniperscout

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i hear that

speedfoos

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Start of the weekend wrench extravaganza. This morning's victim was the radiator and grill.

Need to trim a little. It's hittin'




Dremel and done!




Then there was this stupid post on top that had to go.




And everything fit like factory after that!






Because I used the mounting posts attached to the radiator, I didn't have to mess with adding a new foot bracket for the short side. With it secured top and bottom to the raddy cradle, all you need is the one foot on the passenger side.






And yes. The hood latch still fits.




But I put the hood on and saw these two dimples. So it did end up getting damaged in the UPS fiasco. I get to deal with this on Monday now.




Off to Lowes for some bolts and fittings!

filipinop1405

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looking good clint!!! gonna install my strut king pedals right now. yo did you get the shift boot collar from?? i can't find one to save my life!!

speedfoos

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I'm still running the stock shift boot collar. Works like a charm!


All right as you know I went to Lowes today to get some shtuff. My garage is not heated. Well. Was not heated. I picked up this little guy, it sure does the trick!




I also needed some fittings, 6mm x 1/2-inch bolts (which they did not have), and some other stuff. I got the fittings I needed and fixed my UK-lashup that I was running for an oil drain off the turbo. It's still a plumbing fitting, but works much better!






And then I worked on the axle back portion of the exhaust. It went pretty smooth. All told I put another 3 hours in on all this stuff today. Here's the in progress of the axleback. Notice that the car is on the ground so I know I won't have any clearance issues.






And with the bumper on. Sits pretty good if I don't say so myself!






And here it is where I'm leaving it for tonight. I ran half of the finish welds on it, but I need to get the garage cleaned up and work on a project for my wife.




For some reason a two-car garage gets messy in a hurry....

gearbox

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this thread amazes me everytime i look at it lol

lordhelmet

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Sleeper exhaust for the win! Looking good as always Foos. Sorry I missed this but what is the purpose of the d16 radiator?

sicma99ot

its smaller. i assume so he can get his a/c back. lol

filipinop1405

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oh ok clint... it just looks like a different shift boot collar.

speedfoos

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Thanks!

Close. It is smaller, which allow more airflow into the engine bay, which is a must (for me) since I'm going from a vented hood to an OEM one. The DP is what allowed me to get my AC back.

Ahh. Nope it's the stocker!


One more update. I hacked up the front bumper to fit the FMIC. I've got one more area to massage and it will fit right in.

tuningmycivic

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mine looked like that too til i put the piping on....then the foglight hole on the pass side had to be cut a bit...then had to take out the driver side one to match

speedfoos

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Yeah, I'm going to play with some things tomorrow to see if I can't make things fit a little better. I've cut about as much as I want to out of the bumper cover.

speedfoos

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Buh bye.

filipinop1405

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that looks sweet!!! oh yea clint my wife are just waiting to close on our house!!!! hopefully the 19th of dec!!

speedfoos

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Good stuff Jay! Where did you buy one?

sniperscout

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all those sockets are gonna fall when you close that drawer....silly soldiers

speedfoos

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I'm not a Marine, I know how to be gentle when I need to be. Opened and closed it several times today and they didn't fall. They are on pegs that keep them upright. I'm a warrant officer. I'm supposed to be smart.

sniperscout

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pegs eh? tricky tricky!

i didnt know you were a WO... don't even think about telling me to call you sir

filipinop1405

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^lol...

We got one in the subdivision Remington off of 71st school rd near raeford rd.

DaRk_MauL

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Hehehe Clint at home your the EM2 War Officer, he just keeps on cutting ,crashing, breaking, welding,........... everything looks good btw!
I think routing the IC like that, made you use less piping (maybe helps against some turbo lag) and
alot easier to install

speedfoos

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I'll let it slide since you got rid of your NASA mirrors.

Cool. Let me know if you guys need any furniture or whatnot. We're about to get rid of a washer, a large oak buffet, and an old/antique wooden cabinet. I want them gone more than I want money for them.

I'm thinking I will get better throttle response now that about 2-linear feet of that tubing is gone. But yeah, much easier to fit the bumper this way.

filipinop1405

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shoot me some pix and i'll let you know.. of course i gotta run it by my wife!!!

speedfoos

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Hmm...my wife and I have two different ideas on this.

She wants no less than $350 for this pair.

http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/k...foos/Grudunza/

The washer is a base model Kenmore that we got new in '98, used it until '03 and then it went into storage until we moved back to the states. $50 for that, it's in the corner of my garage under some boxes so no pics.

Also in that folder are a couple light fixtures, and some ceiling fans that we are replacing.

I will have an extra dryer as well as soon as I get it repaired (covered under the home warranty FTW!) so I'll be selling the one we're using now (bought same time as the washer) once we get it fixed. Again prolly around $50 for that.

Umm....I've got an extra microwave, you can have that if you need it. I think that's it.

Let me know if any of that will work for you.

speedfoos

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Buh bye.

sniperscout

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thats a good idea with the oxygen cylinders...i think i am gonna copy that too...been needin a radiator overflow

speedfoos

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This is the guy I got them from:

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/blue-busa

He says he can get more of them.

sniperscout

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i did some thinkin after i said that and i think i am going to go with an aluminum water bottle, weld a plate on where the cap is, tap it, powder coat it and use that. then im thinkin about customizing a bike holder as my mount.

speedfoos

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Like this?

Foos' Catchcan DIY

The only problem with those is the allie is so thin that there isn't really enough material to tap for the fittings. I made two of them and sold them. Even used the bike bottle holders you've got there.

sniperscout

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^lol uh yeah...great minds think alike

i was actually gonna do some aluminum welding for the fitting since it is thin

filipinop1405

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man those are good ideas guys!! hey clint still waiting for my wife to see those pix and i'll get back to you!