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fatmanracing
3rd March 2003, 01:01 PM
Mounted the rear diff x-member mounts yesterday, and mounted the front x-member to the core support, also noticed I need to bring the motor forward on the passanger side by like 1/4-1/2" the 1/2 shaft boot is too close to the sub frame, and it wouldnt move forward because of the shifter support rod, so I will have to adjust that so I can bring the motor forward slightly. (So thats the next project)

Other than that, I started cleaning up the IC piping, and I painted the cool pipe with some hammertone finish grey, should look pretty good.
I'm going to work on mounting the FMIC permanently soon too, it was just sorta sitting up there. I found that hardware stores sell that aluminum stair edging very cheap, so that will be my brackets to keep the FMIC in position (cheap and light)

Sway bars were ordered yesterday too, so hopefully in about 3-4 weeks I should have those, I got spanked slightly on shipping, like $90 to get the bars here.... but I have to have them.

Other things I have recently purchased: Fcon & harness (Fcon is going on ebay when I get it), Nismo Front Strut Tower Brace for GTIR, some Rear strut tower brace that I will likely have to modify to work on my car, all my Aeromotive fittings & filters.


More to come....

boostinhard
3rd March 2003, 03:20 PM
Hey,
sounds good. have you ran into more problems that you initially thought you would or has it been reasonably smooth sailing? What d oyou reckon the pulsar will handle like once its all completed? What sort of 1/4 times are you aiming for and what horspoewr figures (are you going to use the SR20 that you had in teh pulsar in your signature?)
Sam

Howie
3rd March 2003, 04:01 PM
Originally posted by fatmanracing

Other things I have recently purchased: Fcon & harness (Fcon is going on ebay when I get it), Nismo Front Strut Tower Brace for GTIR, some Rear strut tower brace that I will likely have to modify to work on my car, all my Aeromotive fittings & filters.


More to come....


nice work! just a note on the GTiR tower brace.. the ends will fit the pulsar nx as it has the same bolt pattern.. but the last gti-r brace i tried hit my bonnet. So you may have to lower it with the nismo item (the one i looked at was a cusco).