[firebugParticipant Newcastle NSWL67 Gemini & Pathfinder Ti 550 View build HERE Member since: May 7, 2015 Posts: 89]

A few shots of a weekend in April last year during its first ever drive since I’ve owned it. A few bugs to iron out. I need to make a trans dip stick tube so I can get some more fluid into it. Had some slippage when cornering. Tensioner pulley needs some modifying as it was allowing the belt to walk over the front of the pulleys. We lunched one belt and almost a second because of this. I since found the suspected problem and fixed it…

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[firebugParticipant Newcastle NSWL67 Gemini & Pathfinder Ti 550 View build HERE Member since: May 7, 2015 Posts: 89]

New wheels were in order as the old rims were just too close to the calipers, even with wheel spacers there was about 1mm from inside of rim to caliper clearance. So late last year I went out and bought some second hand 16″ wheels. Some careful measuring suggested they would fit nicely over the brakes and not hit the guards. They were also lighter than the 15’s that I had on there. They were a little rough with rash and peeling paint…

Once the old tyres were off we discovered one rim had 2 dents on the inside edge. So off to the wheel repairer it went. Was pretty cheap and came back perfectly round. Then off to the sand blasters to shed all the flaky paint…

Then they received a very quick sand to remove the worst of the gutter rash. These are track wheels so a little character is ok. Then they were etch primed and given a couple of coats of satin black…

Wrapped in sticky tyres…

Fitting the new shoes was a different story. Plenty of clearance for the brakes, but the rim touched the bottom of the shock at full droop. I would rather do without spacers so I moved the lower shock mount up and inward. Now the tyre just touches the shock at full droop. I’m pretty happy with that…

A couple of new fuel filters and an 044 pump now feeds the fuel to the front. New blow off valve installed. Catch can is now in and ready to be plumbed to the pcv. Fuel pressure regulator also in and ready to go when I buy more fuel line…

Harnesses finish off the inside for now…

Dusty and in need of a wash…

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SC14 supercharger acquired and bolted up. Intercooler also in and plumbed. At this stage we were really trial fitting everything….

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Reassembled. Stripped the interior including sound deadener. Floor painted, firewall installed where the back seat was, new parcel shelf, battery relocated and race seats in. New upper and lower ball joints, tie rod joints, full suspension bush kit, custom set King springs, VT front brakes and some eBay special wheels to hold her up for the time being…

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A very quick body prep and respray in the original colour…

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