Cheers guys.

I will be looking to make it back to the track for more testing in May then attending Rd 2 of Improved Production at Mallala on June 2nd and 3rd, hopefully all goes to plan.

Flares are carbon and modelled off an MR2.

Mate that looks fantastic! Please keep us updated once you hit the track.

car is looking fantastic.
Love the colour scheme. I opted for blue and white on mine.
Really keen to see more pictures and get some specs on the build.
top effort.

Nice- Torrana flares, suit the build.

That looks great!

Are to going to try to make any meetings this year?

Ok, so need to resize all my photos, have over 100 of them showing the build, just need to time to get them all up.

The car however, is almost completed and has seen the track for the first time last weekend. A good shake-down, a few issues we didn''t see coming but a good first session all in all.

Here's a faily recent pic and an idea of the end result;

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Ok, so it's been a long time, and a lot has happened since my last posts, mainly being busy with other commitments but the coupe is a LOT further on than previous photos.

Hardly even remember what came next... at about the time of removing the engine/box, the next step was to prepare the bay for the SR install. This would allow me to get the motor/box in and start arranging all the other bolt-on parts to suit the left over space.

At the same time as inserting the SR, I planned to have the front sus bolted in too, this would mean I can start looking at ride hight with the weight of the motor and ensure my guards were completed to suit.

I've painted some cars before, mainly track machines, and wasn't looking for a show job, so it all got completed in a single day (prep to completion), out it the open, in the back yard. Before paint, I also removed the battery bracket and all tabs etc.

As far as the colour goes, I've always been a fan of silver bays, it looks clean but you can easily spot oil leaks etc also... plus if I want to change the body color at some stage, I don't need to change the bay.

Here are some pics of the bay getting paint...

Any updates on the car mate?

very good read so far :) , im doing sr20de conversion in my coupe. just waiting on one engine mount :(

yep, already running water sprayers, and they seem to work quite well. (keep in mind the big thing in front is the intercooler, the small thing at the back is the radiator)

We have now been able to keep it cool with auxiliary radiators.

You can barely get a piece of paper between the firewall and the engine head, same between the crank pulley and the radiator. It is a very tight fit.

-Jamie