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[Excursion]

That's the neatest positioning I've ever seen of a cooler fitted that way. It's a shame about the bonnet catch; couldn't you fabricate a brace piece that goes behind the intercooler?

[Mikee_RS]

Hello

[Max M4X WW]

That's the neatest positioning I've ever seen of a cooler fitted that way. It's a shame about the bonnet catch; couldn't you fabricate a brace piece that goes behind the intercooler?

Thanks Mark, The rad will be right up high so Its not going to happen. The 'hook' on the bonnet hits the rad too so this will be removed.

Hello

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[jonyb4]

could paint the aerocatches red so they blend in better?

looks very neat!

[Smo]

So so impressed with how you've done the intercooler and valance!

[Max M4X WW]

could paint the aerocatches red so they blend in better?

I thought about it, but it may look really ropey. There will be enough black on the car so should look OK.

This is how things ended up, the cooler brackets are in front though and they will be behind..



Bumper on photo etc to follow.

[jonyb4]

Epic, looks like a double capacity??

[Max M4X WW]

Epic, looks like a double capacity??

What do you mean?

[jonyb4]

looks very "thick" as in deep/depth

[Tweek]

Looks standard depth to me. It's a single-pass cooler though so that might be why it looks deeper than some.

[Max M4X WW]

Yea its just 60mm or so thick.

[FRSJON]

love the shiney red paint

[Max M4X WW]

Forgot to post these from last week, more on the way tomorrow as I have a day off work..

[jonyb4]

very nice

[Max M4X WW]

Well I got a fair amount done today..

Finished painting my rear arches with Hammerite and fitted the rear coilovers and strut brace.
Fitted X-Type Jag PAS cooler and pipework
Fitted Rad and Intercooler

Pics are not great..

[Tweek]

I see what you mean about the PAS cooler now

That front end is just pure perfection!

[Max M4X WW]

I have a couple more small touches for the front end, but I'm hoping they wont be noticable

[Max M4X WW]

Quick photoshop..

[Smo]

I just want your car so much.

Is your radiator a standard FRST lay out, i.e. pipes and dimensions etc? I take it you're having a custom bottom hose made?

[heeman10]

That's very nice and tidy Max Imagine if the intercooler were to be painted Radiant Red!

[Max M4X WW]

Imagine if the intercooler were to be painted Radiant Red!

Cheers James - I did think about it, end tanks, all of it etc but I thought it could go horribly wrong!

Is your radiator a standard FRST lay out, i.e. pipes and dimensions etc? I take it you're having a custom bottom hose made?

Yes - Do you mean because of the water pump outlet? If so then its had an FRST outlet welded on - not ideal but its what it is (for now).

[jonyb4]

Very nice!

[~S1~]

One again a great looking car from Max with some very individual touches, loving that ic & cutout.

[jayrs]

Looks good max, nice attention to the cut out

[dontpannic]

The thing that impresses me the most is the rubber seal around the cutout on the valance. Perfection.

[Max M4X WW]

The thing that impresses me the most is the rubber seal around the cutout on the valance. Perfection.

Its just a bit of genuine Ford (!) vac hose that I got from TompeteRS for £1 a few years back that has been split down one side

[Fraggle]

Thats a SERIOUSLY well hidden front mount

Love this thread

[Dave5300]

I agree with tweek, front end perfection

[Max M4X WW]

Thanks all, so to aid with my PAS cooler fitted above (with no air flow) I want to try and direct a bit of air through the holes in the valance.

I've 'illustrated' this in the attached mess - but basically I need to think of some small plastic items that I can attach to use as small ducts. They need to be a sort of 1/4 circle size - not thought of anything yet but there must be something kicking around I can use. Cut up plastic drain pipe or similar!

[jayrs]

Have a Ganda around b&q or a builders merchant, look at the wall, cavity, and roof/soffit vents, might find something that would do the trick.

Failing that make a mould and make ya own from fibreglass

[Max M4X WW]

Will do, cant be arsed making anything!

[jayrs]

but sometimes making something is the only way to get something that your happy with...

[Max M4X WW]

I know, start reading the beginning of this thread in 2009!!!

[Max M4X WW]

Well I've just had a bit of excitement and connected up the battery!!

Was a bit worried, as I've changed the whole loom and going by when the engine came out its not had any power for 3.5 years!

Anyway, ignition on and everything seems to work and I cranked the engine a couple of times. ECU and fuel pump fuses were out, as I'm yet to get the engine and car looms plugged.

I still have a stray cut wire in passenger footwell, any ideas?.. (I know the brown plug is for the door ajar switch now)







It was suggested previously that it was a side repeater earth, but this looks to be connected up behind the dash. There is a hole that looks like it should have an earth by one of the kick trim fixing holes though.

[jonyb4]

i think that colour is for a interior light?