All I have had time for lately is reading and researching, keeps the brain on the fabrication train.

I found a place on the interweb that sells cores for all of the above, which leaves end tanks and piping.
The idea is to measure up the area behind the front bumper and design and make an intercooler and a piping/fitting kit which fits a bit more easily (front mount first, maybe side mounts later) and has an actual fitting kit as well.

The end tanks are relatively straight forward, make the desired shape out of metal/wood, knock some sheet aluminium into shape around it and add pipe stubbs as required.

I had some sheet aluminium (too thin for an end tank, but gives you the idea) and ordered a couple of weld on fitting from ebay, just to see what they were like, how they were to weld etc, as usual, a few pics.



The welds arent great, but got the hang of them on the last stretch, so i know how to approach them next time.

And just for good measure, while i had the welder fired up, attacked some scrap aluminium i had.


Sorry for the teasers, but another nother "watch this space" post.

Niall.

cool!

Have you thought about catch tanks as well?

I have indeed, was going to try and source the push fit ends that the audi uses on the rocker covers etc for the spider hose, or failing that i was going to do something really fancy with the AN fittings(above) like here, might be slight overkill though. But a simple catch can should be very do able.



Niall.

Any update on fmic kits

Could I also suggest a bespoke WM fluid tank, to fit either in the engine bay, boot space, etc? Size, maybe a gallon (4/5 litres)?

Unfortunately not yet, they are onthelist, I will get there.

Niall.

You sure can, will add it to the list.

Niall.

That's cool, I got a list of jobs to do before fmic anyway, but definitely interested