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It will be left where it is and take into account aswell that the real manifold wont follow this ones route and will flow better, this one is just to hold it where I want it for now.

looks good rick, manilfold design is unique, is that an mpi rad?

Nope it's a fiat cinq rad. Should work well with the electric waterpump and dry deck.

looks great

done a little bit:

started getting the stuff i need to powdercoat ready and after a a poke and a suck, i found breather was well and truly blocked. so i cut it open and found:



absolutly rammed, noair getting through at all so i fucked it off and welded a top back on:



getting better at welding but still not great, so then i blasted it all ready to take to the powdercoaters tomorrow:



still waiting for some 5/16 rod to thread lefty and righty for the roses to come in to finish my mock up of the turbo so i can get my manifold done :( thats the big bit that i need out of the way.

and this arrived, afte lots of help from people on here to tell me what to get.



well thats about it. slow progress.

Powder coating came back, went for something different to mix it up a bit but it came out alot shitter than i thought it would



thought the gunmetal metallic would have a bit more shine and metalicness, not t menion is really thin compared to when i got some bits done in black... oh well lesson learnt. ill use them for now.

how much did it cost you mate

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

20 quid mate. not much, just didnt want the hassle of painting.

Not bad they dont look that bad.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

not too bad in pictures, in person its a little thin and dosnt have a shine to it, there aint no metalicness i can see. they arnt really bad just expected more from previous powdercoatings ive had. usable but not what i expected.

think its coz im havin a shit day my outlook is a bit glum...

ill get the polish out tomorrow...

The powdercoating looks good, i like the colour, nicer than black and it won't show the dirt so less cleaning.

Thankss for the reply about the rad, looks like a nice size, i've been looking for something off the shelf that would fit a round nose.

Edited by george91 on 23rd Feb, 2011.

well hopefully my ankle will heal soon so i can get on with fitting my front end and the rad, then ill post some piccies of fitment. baragain for 30 quid or so.

yeah you can't argue for £30, i was looking at mk2 golf rads might be a bit big though.

where did you get the powdercoating done Rick?

county powder coating in corby, they are really good, when i powdercoated some wheels they came out lovely. would recomend them but not the gunmetal finish, well not yet ill polish them and see how they come up.

they powdercoated the outers on these for me, they looked lovely.

Edited by Rick.SPI on 24th Feb, 2011.

Sweet, I've got some banded steels I might get powder coated.
How much were they for the wheels?

(just on their website)

erm cant remeber to be honest, its not alot if you blast them yourself, they dont blast tho they only coat so it can cost more if you dont have access to a blaster. but luckily theres a blasting company next to them haha.

hmm, awkward... cost would add up a bit and i'm a cheapskate.
Rest of the car looks shit so I might just spray em

nah it still isnt alot with the blasting, i didnt blast the outers myself, i used the company next door, dont remeber the price but remeber think that was good value, especially for the finish, powdercoating looks lovely in block colours and usually its really thick so hides any small blemishes.

Edited by Rick.SPI on 24th Feb, 2011.

i'll get some quotes and see make a decision.

Powder coating looks fine from the pics,certainly not bad for £20 anyway!

Cheers Ross.

Theyll look good on the car with contast in colour via stainless bolts holding them on. Tried 1 bit today and looked better than I thought.

Daft question but,does the Fiat radiator have its outlet and inlet on the same end?The right as in your photo.

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Yes mate both on the right :)

Thats great,should be pretty simple to plumb in,whats at the left hand side?

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