viridionplague
02-23-2009, 12:04 AM
so i think its about time i posted some shit up here. ive got a 1992 talon tsi here. cant says its a bad car but it has its "quirks" eventualy they will be fixed but for now, ill keep it at one step at a time.
recently i bought the punishment racing FMIC kit. cost at 410 to my door so its not bad, i see the same kit on ebay at 369 with 31 bucks shipping.
i cant says its a bad kit but it lacks a few things some of the nicer kits would have. first there are no instructions at all!! the supports are kind of thin and flex under the weight of the core. and the j-pipe dosent have a nipple. also the supports were not drilled out large enough for the bolts provided so i had to do that myself.
anyways, i got most the way done, the core is mounted, just need to hack up a pipe to fit my maft and get or the pipes conneted
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt48/viridionplague/001.jpg
here i got the ever so wonderfull sawzall going and cut out the rad supports. this is the first hole, i took the pic right away, its mostly just bent out of the way and hammered down the rough spots
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt48/viridionplague/002.jpg
pic of the car after flexing the radiator out of the way in order to avoid punching it with the sawzall.
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt48/viridionplague/003.jpg
core installed
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt48/viridionplague/004.jpg
a little uneven but i left off here for the night.
anyways i should have this finished up tomorrow and ready for testing. woot. ill also have more pics up of the whole car, ive got a long way to go with it so ill try to keep this updated as it stays relevant.
feel free to ask questions or post any advice
recently i bought the punishment racing FMIC kit. cost at 410 to my door so its not bad, i see the same kit on ebay at 369 with 31 bucks shipping.
i cant says its a bad kit but it lacks a few things some of the nicer kits would have. first there are no instructions at all!! the supports are kind of thin and flex under the weight of the core. and the j-pipe dosent have a nipple. also the supports were not drilled out large enough for the bolts provided so i had to do that myself.
anyways, i got most the way done, the core is mounted, just need to hack up a pipe to fit my maft and get or the pipes conneted
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt48/viridionplague/001.jpg
here i got the ever so wonderfull sawzall going and cut out the rad supports. this is the first hole, i took the pic right away, its mostly just bent out of the way and hammered down the rough spots
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt48/viridionplague/002.jpg
pic of the car after flexing the radiator out of the way in order to avoid punching it with the sawzall.
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt48/viridionplague/003.jpg
core installed
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt48/viridionplague/004.jpg
a little uneven but i left off here for the night.
anyways i should have this finished up tomorrow and ready for testing. woot. ill also have more pics up of the whole car, ive got a long way to go with it so ill try to keep this updated as it stays relevant.
feel free to ask questions or post any advice