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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: northeast_gti-t on 04 July 2010, 09:24
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At last the fmic is now on the car (eventually) Ths twinpass fmic :smiley: was a long!! day yesterday and i still bear the scars and aches this morning! catch can blue silicone hose arrived and no elbow for my chargepipe/dv hose so that wasn't an ideal start :rolleyes: had to leave that and wait for jonny to arrive so we could get started the plan being that we would work along side each other etc all fine removing all the front end and stopping for a chats etc had to sort the crash bars out as unlike with the forge kit you get a modded crash bar the ths one you dont and requires spot welds drilling out so as to remove the double skin on the d/s so as to fit the top hose inside well that was a mission indeed!! jonny had to go and get some new drill bits so lost us some time and he battered his thumb :lipsrsealed: so i had to help out on the both of ours after alot of persuassion and swearing and nearly giving up if i'm honest the crash bars were sorted as well as several broken or worn drill bits :huh: that done then it was a case of getting all the parts on both our cars abit of a mission on mine due to me having headlight washers and jonny not his was a touch easier jonnys r-bumper needed a little trimming to get his to fit and mine needed alot of trimming to fit :lipsrsealed: but 12.30am (bet neighbours weren't happy :evil:) got my bumper fitted cars still on axle stands waiting for me today to fit the headlight covers and sort the catch can etc not had a chance to even start or drive my car yet but will do for work tonight the ths fmic is a very good looking kit and looks well made etc so looking forward to seeing the results wouldn't be in a hurry to fit another tho! but looking out at it earlier it does look nice sat there on the car :smiley: to knackered to put some during/finished pics up (must be bad :grin:) but at some point this week expect to see some :wink:
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You must be getting old if you've stuck this up with NO PICS :tongue: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Hope you've tightened everything up properly :lipsrsealed:
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was just about to say pics dammit, you got there first!!
Even with the trimming does it still look hidden from the outside?
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You must be getting old if you've stuck this up with NO PICS :tongue: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Hope you've tightened everything up properly :lipsrsealed:
:grin: tbh Rhys i feel my age this morning mate i could hardly move this morning :laugh: and haven't the energy to put up my pics :grin:
everythings tight (fingers crossed) i double checked :wink:
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was just about to say pics dammit, you got there first!!
Even with the trimming does it still look hidden from the outside?
Pics will be up once i get the time wes :grin: may even be friday as i'll have more time (finish work fri morning) so will have most of the day
even with alot of trimming and trying to make it neat yes it still looks hidden from outside if i'm honest i removed the four little uprights in the centre lower grille (as im not fitting that grille) got alot of trimming on the drivers side one to also do today and get that fitted etc
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Wes & Rhys once i'm sorted later i'll send you both a pic :wink:
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And meeeeeeee.
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Wow thats dedication i would have said f### this and came back to it this morning.
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And meeeeeeee.
everythings all fitted and sorted now :afro: still bloody ache and got some fresh cuts/wounds :rolleyes: :cry: gotta 10 hour nightshift tonight :cry: so i found some energy to get on here man up and put some pics up pics of the change in the engine bay will be later in the week :afro:
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Wow thats dedication i would have said f### this and came back to it this morning.
dedication or madness :grin: i did say that on more than one ocassion and found myself carrying on :laugh: paying for it now tho
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Decided to get some pics of yesterday and of today now everythings finished looking forward to my drive to work later :smiley: some more pics of the engine bay once the part i'm waiting for arrives (hopefully tommorra) will be up later in the week :grin: but for now heres all the pics to completion :cool:
Front end off.
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00364-20100703-1027.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00365-20100703-1027.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00366-20100703-1027.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00367-20100703-1027.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00367-20100703-1027.jpg)
Quick coat of paint to the crash bars
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00368-20100703-1618.jpg)
Nice shiny new fmic & assembled ready for fitment
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00361-20100702-1249-1.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00369-20100703-1646.jpg)
Fmic Re-assembly
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00377-20100703-2048.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00376-20100703-2048.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00375-20100703-2048.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00374-20100703-2048.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00373-20100703-2047.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00372-20100703-2047.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00371-20100703-2047.jpg)
And now all fitted
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00380-20100704-1506.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00386-20100704-1507.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00385-20100704-1506.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00384-20100704-1506.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00383-20100704-1506.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00382-20100704-1506.jpg)
(http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/mjwvag20vt/IMG00381-20100704-1506.jpg)
comments welcome as usual :smiley:
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you don't need that vented wheel arch any more do you :wink:
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you don't need that vented wheel arch any more do you :wink:
as long as you have a standard one :wink:
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Its pissed.... :tongue:
looks good :cool: :wink: need some xenons now to go with the headlamp washers :lipsrsealed:
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Its pissed.... :tongue:
looks good :cool: :wink: need some xenons now to go with the headlamp washers :lipsrsealed:
cheers steve :tongue: that'll be the driveway :grin:
thanks xenons would be nice but tbh once stage 2 map goes on i won't be spending on it for a long while due to other commitments
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cheers steve :tongue: that'll be the driveway :grin:
thanks xenons would be nice but tbh once stage 2 map goes on i won't be spending on it for a long while due to other commitments
yeah right heard it all before... :lipsrsealed:
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Looks smart!
Spray the polished pipes black at the side IMO!
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Looks like you have done a good job mate good work :wink:
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:cool: :cool: :cool: really smart mate :cool: :cool: :cool: your car is my idol one day i hope mine grows up 2 be like yours. :grin:
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or heat wrap the pipe?
anyways yes I'm sure I could get one from up the scrappy mate, will get on it :wink:
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Quick hijack, I asked you before, but don't rember the answer...
What paint did you use on the inlet mani and the rocker cover? Also why did you powder coat it (any gains?) and the last question *drum roll*, do you need to prep any of it in anyway for the paint.
I did a rocker job on my polo years back using hycote paint which required no prime just sand and spray but it does not have a great selection of colours as I'm intrested in gloss black and a navy/blue colour to match silicone.
Also what catch can is that as my toyosport one started leaking down the fluid level, tried sealing it several times and just giving up on it... Final question is, what induction kit you got there as I want abit more noise so looking at a cone one similar to yours...
The IC looks nice though, bet you can't wait for stage 2!
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Im amazed some of the old timers/natives in that part of the village did not think you were upto no good when you had two golfs there working on them till that time of the night :grin:
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Looks smart!
Spray the polished pipes black at the side IMO!
good idea tim but no way am i removing that bloody bumper before i have to again :laugh:
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Looks like you have done a good job mate good work :wink:
cheers very much matey :afro: hard work and worth it :smiley:
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:cool: :cool: :cool: really smart mate :cool: :cool: :cool: your car is my idol one day i hope mine grows up 2 be like yours. :grin:
thanks very much for your kind comments :wink: proper chuffed with that one :smug:
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or heat wrap the pipe?
anyways yes I'm sure I could get one from up the scrappy mate, will get on it :wink:
aye no probs wes get a one and i can let you have mine then :wink:
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Looking sweet now mate :cool:
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looking good :)
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Looks brilliant mate. One thing though, doesn't the crash bar obstruct a huge amount of air from getting to the cooler?
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Cracking work :afro:
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Looks brilliant mate. One thing though, doesn't the crash bar obstruct a huge amount of air from getting to the cooler?
the bumper in general does but you just can't get away from it unless you run a single pass with a bit more pipework
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Quick hijack, I asked you before, but don't rember the answer...
What paint did you use on the inlet mani and the rocker cover? Also why did you powder coat it (any gains?) and the last question *drum roll*, do you need to prep any of it in anyway for the paint.
I did a rocker job on my polo years back using hycote paint which required no prime just sand and spray but it does not have a great selection of colours as I'm intrested in gloss black and a navy/blue colour to match silicone.
Also what catch can is that as my toyosport one started leaking down the fluid level, tried sealing it several times and just giving up on it... Final question is, what induction kit you got there as I want abit more noise so looking at a cone one similar to yours...
The IC looks nice though, bet you can't wait for stage 2!
No probs the inlet manifold is just satin black halfords 500ml tin the cam cover is powdercoated well i wanted to run without my plastic top engine cover and didn't really want a mass of aluminium cover looking at me so i was going to paint it and then decided to have it properly powdercoated no gains its purely for cosmetics and easy to clean in answer to your question for any metal or plastic work on your car yes it will require prep work all i did for the inlet was mask over the injector bores and t/b and inlet ports cleaned off any dirt etc and gave it 3 coats of grey primer then you simply spray your selected basecoat colour etc 2/3 coats and if you like a couple of coats of laquer (i didn't as the satins slightly shiny)
my catch can is a forge one and when i ordered it i asked specifically for 19mm push fit inlet/outlets as they arent originally see here http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/content.asp?inc=product&cat=0002&product=FMCT073 (http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/content.asp?inc=product&cat=0002&product=FMCT073)
and my induction kit is a carbonio kit expensive but imo worth it and jkm sorted that one for me
thanks for your comments on my intercooler too yes im well pleased with it and hopefully next monday its having a stage 2 map so yep i cant wait :evil:
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Im amazed some of the old timers/natives in that part of the village did not think you were upto no good when you had two golfs there working on them till that time of the night :grin:
first time i'v ever worked that late if i'm honest but i so wanted to finish the re fitting good job the weather was good and i think all of my neighbours know how i am with the golf i do get the ocassional nice comments :smiley:
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Looking sweet now mate :cool:
cheers mate :afro:
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looking good :)
Thanks Linz :smiley: :wink:
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Looks brilliant mate. One thing though, doesn't the crash bar obstruct a huge amount of air from getting to the cooler?
cheers mr bob :afro: not really i don't think as the ideas the same as a forge one in it being a twin pass design constant cold air from the lower grille opening circulating and the hot air goes through and is then cooled by the flowing cold air as it travels well along that idea anyway
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Cracking work :afro:
cheers wayne :afro:
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Looks brilliant mate. One thing though, doesn't the crash bar obstruct a huge amount of air from getting to the cooler?
the bumper in general does but you just can't get away from it unless you run a single pass with a bit more pipework
thats correct :wink: and the twinpass system is recommended for mk4 set up rather than the single pass its down to cost/personnal pref i suppose but the single pass has to have the pipe going over the engine bay and thus draws heatsoak which defeats the object and can reduce the power as such as its not as effective
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Looks good mate but does it involved lot of swearing n cutting to fit this as it's on my next to do list as well
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Looks good mate but does it involved lot of swearing n cutting to fit this as it's on my next to do list as well
thanks mate :smiley: its worth it but yes theres alot of swearing n cutting to fit it mainly its the oem crash bar and trimming your oem bumper but once done it makes you glad you have done it though :smiley: i'd recommend the 'ths' as an alternative to a forge one :wink:
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still surprised you've not colour coded the slam panel
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still surprised you've not colour coded the slam panel
erm no :grin: had enough paintinf for the foreseeable
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yeah right, doesn't that translate to "the wife will see this and slap me" :grin: :laugh:
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abit yep i have said after the fmic and stage 2 map thats as far as tbh there is still the d/s recaro seat base to get changed tho :rolleyes: been putting that off for 6 months now
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i need the recline mechanism fixed on mine, needed doing for nearly a year now. :embarassed: