I like seeing DIY cold air intakes, especially on a mid engines and it would be pleasing if you squeezed just a bit more hp from the CAI. Also who doesn't enjoy the musical intake roar of a 4 banger hehe

B24: It's not progressing fast enough haha, I've spent 10hrs on the bonnet this weekend and it's not even in primer yet. There will be a couple of late nights this week and I'm starting annual leave on Friday, so progress should increase!
 
Tree: I really wanted to pipe the intake into the cabin so I can listen to the song of the ITB's, but alas I was worried about the boys in blue classifying it as a child killing device that will end the universe.

I just found my new sig quote :D

It's crazy the amount of time you can spend on the mods. The bonnets look great. Better mod than mine!
 

Cranking out the progress for the MR2 Challenge.


Fitted the first one, just need to pull the Koni shock out of the other side and fit it into the other coilover.


Ever since I bought the car, the battery clamp has been a piece of **** that keeps bending. So I fkn fixed it good this time, riveted some 20mm box section to it and gave it a lick of paint.

Another busy day in the driveway!

First up, the bonnet was given a coat of etch primer. This is the first time I've used an electric spray gun before and it's certainly causing a few difficulties. Despite what it says on the box about paint viscosity, I seem to get better results the thinner I make the paint and increase the spray power... Wierd machines, think I'll be able to make it useful with some hacked mods to it, but in stock form these things are **** :P

 
Next up I started making the ducting that forces the air flow from the radiator to the bonnet vent. This is a rough jig I use for making big bends across the sheet, its not perfect, but it's better then trying to do it by hand or over the edge of a table or concrete slab.

 
The first version ready to fit.

 
And it fits fairly well, just a few areas to modify. You can see where the cutouts allow the radiator hoses to pass through.





 
Quickly put the radiator back in to make sure the thermofan cleared the duct. Enough space to slide my hand down the back of the fan.




 
Now I decided to quickly add the final rough dimensions just for those that might be interested in doing this them selves. It's a very, very rough guide! YMMV!

 
Painted the duct stealth black. Maaaaaad!

 
Then gave the firewall cut out a lick of paint as well.

 
Then I mounted the duct with some rivets and gave the whole lot a quick spray to make it all uniform


 
The view through the front from the numberplate

 
It's getting dark now, so I might go get started on fitting the other coilover and refit the radiator back into the front end.

4 days to go!

Finally after two weeks of waiting, the silicon bend comes from JustJap, so I finished off the intake. I was making some brackets up to hold the pod enclosure, but it's really rigid just from the support of the silicone hose, so I'll leave it be.


Since I dropped the 20V into the TrackDub, the over flow bottle has just floated around on top of the gearbox and in between various hoses and looms, so to avoid it ending up somewhere else while out on track (like on the drive shaft like my old 16V one did...) I ended up making this bracket to hold it.



Will just put a ziptie around it to hold it into the bracket.

And to continue with the tidy up work on the car, I decided to restore the flaking paint on the trims.



Even the wipers that were slowly turning purple copped a rattle can job. Also found out that paint doesn't adhere to the rubber trims (not seals) around the doors. Ended up having to use wax and grease remove to take off the tacky wet paint, which still seemed to add a bit more life to the trims.


Just have the drivers side to finish off in the morning.

I would post up a pick of the bonnet in it's first coat of black paint, but the results are ****. I've officially resided to the fact everything spray paint related is against me currently. The regulator on my air compressor is fail, my compressor is too small, my gun sucks and splatters a bit too often, the wind picks up every time I mix up some paint and my clothes line makes a **** spray booth... I reprimand myself to $5 rattle cans from SuperTheif Auto!

Next up, deciding if I have enough time to sand the rims and give them a spray in sexy white.

Good prep is the key mate

Over the whole 80/180/400/800 grit prep work, washing, drying, wax n greasing removing then spraying.
Thing next time I'll just paint strip everything with the grinder and throw a clear coat over the bare metal :D

U gunna try polishing alli, urgh. Clear on bare metal could look awesome!