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Slowly getting my engine finished ready for the new bay when it gets back from the spray painter.

Also picked up my new shifter which a nice piece of kit.

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Thanks for the video always good to see this stuff.

Thanks for the tip Cav he is a top bloke and knows his stuff. I just wanted to get the best converter i can.

I love it when i get things in the post.

I also picked up all my parts from powder coating and got my headers back from ceramic coating.

Bloody nice work. There is nothing better than putting clean parts back on your car.

me either.

On another note Cav, who do you recommend for torque converters?

I will need one made shortly. Probably around 4k stall.

I previously had a bf setup but now that i have made the radiator surround it wouldn’t fit. I have tested both and they both pull very similar. I will just see how they go.

For me i wanted a clean look in the engine bay.

To be honest most people say the pedal feel is a bit harder. But i will be upgrading the front brakes to the wilwood 4 piston set up so it should work well once thats done.

Did you have twin mondeo fans? These run 3000 cfm supposedly.

I had some smaller twin 10 inch thermos before and they just couldnt keep it cool. Plus i also had a blocked ac condenser in front of the radiator.

Yeah i have an fg thermo but just didnt suit the clean look i wanted. Plus the fan would have sat above the radiator surround. Trust me i tried to make it work but to much hassle.

The shroud was my first attempt at mig welding and fab work. Once its powder coated should look nice and clean.

Finally have it ready for paint. The problem once i go down this road i keep coming up with extra things to do. Should be off to paint next week, then i will finish getting the motor all finished up and sitting in the powder coated sub frame.

Also finished off my custom thermo fan shroud. I adapted twin ford mondeo thermos. It is blows some…[Read more]

Finally have it ready for paint. The problem once i go down this road i keep coming up with extra things to do. Should be off to paint next week, then i will finish getting the motor all finished up and sitting in the powder coated sub frame.

Also finished off my custom thermo fan shroud. I adapted twin ford mondeo thermos. It is blows some…[Read more]

Finally have it ready for paint. The problem once i go down this road i keep coming up with extra things to do. Should be off to paint next week, then i will finish getting the motor all finished up and sitting in the powder coated sub frame.

Also finished off my custom thermo fan shroud. I adapted twin ford mondeo thermos. It is blows some…[Read more]

Finally have it ready for paint. The problem once i go down this road i keep coming up with extra things to do. Should be off to paint next week, then i will finish getting the motor all finished up and sitting in the powder coated sub frame.

Also finished off my custom thermo fan shroud. I adapted twin ford mondeo thermos. It is blows some…[Read more]

yeah looked at that in the end thought if i have to tak it in and out ill just flare the ends and clamp it.

I will be just using heater hose and double the clamps up just to make sure its sealed.

I went to run the heater hose lines and thought they looked bloody ugly and ran everywhere, plus it doesn’t help when the copper lines that come through the firewall are facing a different direction then what i needed.

So i decided to cut them back in the cabin and make up my own copper lines that i can then run behind the manifold. Which will…[Read more]

I went to run the heater hose lines and thought they looked bloody ugly and ran everywhere plus it doesn’t help when the copper lines come through the firewall facing a different direction then what i needed.

So i decided to cut them back in the cabin and make up my own copper lines that i can then run behind the manifold. Which will look a lot…[Read more]

Just spoke with Paul really nice guy and full of knowledge. Thanks for letting me know.

Bloody nice progress. I think all of us have some Macgyver in us lol.

Where did you get your gearbox from and what type of box are you running?