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DrewIsAmus · 01-28-2014, 09:07 AM

Awesome awesome build! Amazing job on everything! I would definitely like that rear brace and keep functionality of the rear seat! With a young daughter and dog I need the space.
Just getting started on my build. No where near your level though!
Really great work you've done! Keep it up!

mrk1 · 01-30-2014, 06:40 PM

Today was wastegate recirc day, I hate doing these. Nothing like taking a down pipe you spent a while making and carving a huge hole in the side of it. For this one I'm playing with a new quasi bell mouth shape. Fitment is a bit looser then I normal like but since its the first I'll roll with it.

This is a 3" down pipe that tapers to 2.5" I've decided I will find out what I can do with a 2.5" exhaust since I believe most people can hit there power goals with out a 3".

I picked up some new ear muffs today and Remy was really interested in them so I let her try them on.

shaunsweeney · 01-30-2014, 11:36 PM

Love that dog. Nice recirculation tube as well.

mrk1 · 01-31-2014, 01:40 PM

Little TIG action on the 3" V-Band adapter for the down pipe.

mrk1 · 01-31-2014, 09:34 PM

Finished up the crankcase hardlines, small mount tabs bolt onto the tabs on the rear of the intake manifold. Really happy how these came out.

Also almost did the waste gate recirc pipe, the oddly lumpy metal under pan made me rethink the shape.

Bonburner · 01-31-2014, 09:58 PM

Just found this thread and wow your work is amazing!
very exciting and impressive to see your work and progress

zeppy · 02-01-2014, 12:07 AM

This thread and your work=pure talent. Thank you for sharing it with the rest of us.

NickFRS · 02-01-2014, 12:44 AM

This is awesome dude. Hats off to you!

Ben_G · 02-02-2014, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrk1

Haha, actually this picture was taken from the chair at my welding table. I stopped welding because I had that feeling someone was watching me. He is a ninja sometimes.

I know shit about welding, but these look too nice to be crappy work.

BTW, how do you weld with the dogs around? Don't you worry about them staring at the light?

mrk1 · 02-02-2014, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben_G

I know shit about welding, but these look too nice to be crappy work.

BTW, how do you weld with the dogs around? Don't you worry about them staring at the light?

Yeah I do worry but they generally hangout around my desk which is around the corner. I would think anything with eyes will realize the light is uncomfortable and look away.

The bigger issue I had was Remy the black lab, likes to lay around my feet used to lean on the foot pedal and activate the welder

mrk1 · 02-03-2014, 06:04 PM

I told myself I wouldn't cut the front bumper but these fog lights are getting in the way of mounting the oil cooler

charged86 · 02-03-2014, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrk1

I told myself I wouldn't cut the front bumper but these fog lights are getting in the way of mounting the oil cooler

sawzall

mrk1 · 02-03-2014, 06:55 PM

yes cutting is the next step but Im just thinking how I would make a tasteful mesh cover, no home depot gutter mesh

Cridland · 02-03-2014, 06:58 PM

From what I've seen your thoughts will produce something awesome

01-28-2014, 09:07 AM	#239
DrewIsAmus Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: Dark Grey Metallic 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Mont Belvieu, TX Posts: 86 Thanks: 29 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Awesome awesome build! Amazing job on everything! I would definitely like that rear brace and keep functionality of the rear seat! With a young daughter and dog I need the space. Just getting started on my build. No where near your level though! Really great work you've done! Keep it up! __________________ My Build Thread

01-30-2014, 06:40 PM	#240
mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Today was wastegate recirc day, I hate doing these. Nothing like taking a down pipe you spent a while making and carving a huge hole in the side of it. For this one I'm playing with a new quasi bell mouth shape. Fitment is a bit looser then I normal like but since its the first I'll roll with it. This is a 3" down pipe that tapers to 2.5" I've decided I will find out what I can do with a 2.5" exhaust since I believe most people can hit there power goals with out a 3". I picked up some new ear muffs today and Remy was really interested in them so I let her try them on. __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD Last edited by mrk1; 01-30-2014 at 09:13 PM.

01-31-2014, 01:40 PM	#242
mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Little TIG action on the 3" V-Band adapter for the down pipe. __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD

01-31-2014, 09:34 PM	#243
mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Finished up the crankcase hardlines, small mount tabs bolt onto the tabs on the rear of the intake manifold. Really happy how these came out. Also almost did the waste gate recirc pipe, the oddly lumpy metal under pan made me rethink the shape. __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD

02-01-2014, 12:44 AM	#246
NickFRS Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Asphalt FRS Location: Gladstone Posts: 1,450 Thanks: 899 Thanked 440 Times in 286 Posts Mentioned: 75 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This is awesome dude. Hats off to you! __________________ 2013 Sion FRS 2014 Subaru WRX 2014 Subaru XV

02-03-2014, 06:04 PM	#249
mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I told myself I wouldn't cut the front bumper but these fog lights are getting in the way of mounting the oil cooler __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD

02-03-2014, 06:55 PM	#251
mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	yes cutting is the next step but Im just thinking how I would make a tasteful mesh cover, no home depot gutter mesh __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD

02-03-2014, 06:58 PM	#252
Cridland Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FRS Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 123 Thanks: 39 Thanked 31 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	From what I've seen your thoughts will produce something awesome

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