It Only Started As A Brake Change....

[kieranexige]

So I bought all new brakes for the exige from Dave at seriously a few months ago to do a simple brake swap over the winter.

 

Now I've got the car up in the air with the wheels off the old " whilst I'm here " comment keeps cropping up.

 

So far ....

 

The diffusers off at the power coaters for a freshen up, new stainless fixings ordered, new diffuser trim, wishbones and hubs stripped and painted, callipers stripped and painted, new brake lines, heat shields cleaned and treated, new engine mount inserts, pro alloy intercooler ducts fitted and trd airbox install....

 

good job the wife keeps me  fed and watered.

[Alex B]

Sounds like an all round freshen up.

 

Oh and we like pictures!

[Martin R]

Its called project creep and it gets expensive    

[Bryno]

It's a slippery slope!

 

What did you do with the wishbones, paint or powdercoat?

[kieranexige]

I know. It's getting bad. New rad fans and 260 after christmas.

 

I've got new droplinks on order tonight as ones a little worse for wear.

 

I painted the wishbones. I was going to powder coat them but I read allot of good reviews on epoxy mastic 121 and its made a really nice job im impressed.

[Dr H]

Its called project creep and it gets expensive    

 

I tend to suffer form this just a tiny bit

[kieranexige]

Just spent the evening fighting with this trd airbox and my proalloy boost tubes.

 

 

Dam tight fit on the boost pipes I'm sure it's touching the airbox now with the extra depth

[kieranexige]

Herea a few pictures. Been waiting for royal mail as my engine mount inserts have been lost in the post it looks like.

 

Got bored so tried to spruce up the engine bay a little.

 

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[richbk]

looking good, but don't you think those "bilsteins" in the last pic would look nicer if they said "ohlins"

you see how it goes............

[Alex B]

looking good, but don't you think those "bilsteins" in the last pic would look nicer if they said "ohlins"

you see how it goes............

Or nitron...

[kieranexige]

Haha i do already. Look allot nicer too

[chumaxa]

Looks good !! Is there any point fitting Nitron for road use  ? ..

[kieranexige]

Calipers done tonight...well one anyway.

 

[kieranexige]

Small update got the car back on its wheels and out in the morning's sunshine.

 

Had to move a few things around so it's back inside ready crack on with the engine mounts.

 

 

 

[richbk]

looking good.

 

my floating bells looked lovely when fitted, any suggestions on how to keep the centres where the wheels attach from corroding / rusting on the surface, they look pants, and i don't have time to keep removing the wheels to clean them off. wondered if they could be sealed / painted, but figure the temps would cause problems ??

 

richbk