The journey of one man and his Mule(s)

[Peter Gidden]

Awww, your spare wheel can read in the dark.

[craig]

[Magic Beans]

Awww, your spare wheel can read in the dark.

That wasn't part of the original design aims but I guess it's an added USP

What type of literature do spacesavers read is the next question I guess I'll know if I go to the garage later and find Michelin catalogues and the tyre sealant everywhere

[craig]

What type of literature do spacesavers read is the next question I guess I'll know if I go to the garage later and find Michelin catalogues and the tyre sealant everywhere

LMFAO! Excited space saver!

[ashley]

[Magic Beans]

Last night I tackled another of the areas which has been bugging me since the engine swap, in the form of the silicone hoses. Long time viewers will remember the engine was crammed full of a mix of blue and black vac and boost hoses, which Peter (correctly) decided needed to be replaced by a much less shouty black. The only ones left (due to not knowing sizes etc) were the boost pipes.

As things stood before (note the tatty strut brace bolts )


Incoming


The clamps were all also replaced, to get rid of the old grubby jubilees and Mikalor pieces, in favour of some good quality stainless.

Out with the old




Intake pipe with the new silicone on. The straight piece was an absolute sod to put on! 70-60mm reducer on the other end


The hot pipe, before a series of modifications to the hose feeding into the CC core, as it needs to be a pretty specific length for each leg


One in. Excuse the light imbalance, it's the combination of a flash of energy saving bulbs in the garage




Other one in






Right, what's next

[craig]

Tidy!

[pistol pete]

very very tidy.
i was going the black a silver very clean look, but decided on some colour as you know
but yours looks just awesome

[Magic Beans]

very very tidy.
i was going the black a silver very clean look, but decided on some colour as you know
but yours looks just awesome

Did you go red with the Toyota lettering on yours then?

[Peter Gidden]

Much better Phil. Told you silver and black would look awesome in a white engine bay!

[alan_uk]

that looks sweeetttttt mate were did you purchase that waffle stuff you have round everything i really like it

[craig]

"Waffle stuff"

[alan_uk]

it was all i could think of at the time lol

[craig]

[Peter Gidden]

that looks sweeetttttt mate were did you purchase that waffle stuff you have round everything i really like it

It's called G2, made by a company called Nimbus Motorsport. Used extensively by the aircraft and professional motorsport industries.

About £160 per square metre:

http://www.nimbusmotorsport.com/ProdSho ... &CATID=252

[alan_uk]

yea all of a sudden i dont really like it ill stick to matt black powder coating i only have a n/a lol

[Magic Beans]

Much better Phil. Told you silver and black would look awesome in a white engine bay!

Yup, you were completely right with your suggestion

Somewhat of a departure from what it looked like a little over a year ago when I first bought the blue car

[Magic Beans]

yea all of a sudden i dont really like it ill stick to matt black powder coating i only have a n/a lol

Add in about 5 hours to make the custom wrapping for the pipes and however long it took Peter to make the heatshield cover too. That and several layers of skin

[4ndee]

Holy barnicals batman that's a he'll if a transformation.. I can't help feeling you have caught the anal tidy bug painting bolts next you will be cleaning the dirt off the tyres. Looks awesome though

[alan_uk]

as i say powder coat is your friend lol

looks spot on mate but your car has mega power compared to mine so it deserves it i cant justify it lol

weres my suprise anyways lol its been ages now since you said