Re: The no budget build - manual, LSA, SS
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 10:11 pm
Trucking along ...
My intercooler fill/reservoir came in today, will try and fit it over the weekend. Looks decent, and I like that I'll be able to see the fluid level without opening it.
Today's project was the exhaust, and everything went pretty smoothly.
The kit is from a G8, so it needs some modification to fit the PPV. It is also for factory manifolds/cats, so that end needs some attention as well.
First thing I did was to fit everything onto the hangers to locate the system. Since the PPV is longer than the G8, you don't have to weld on any extra pipe under the body, but you have to only partially seat the slip fittings to make the system longer. So instead of clamping the system together, I will need to weld the exhaust together as a unit. This is fine, as the factory system is like this, and our exhaust doesn't go over anything, so it can always be dropped back out in one piece.
Once it was hanging from the car, I cut the front flanges off the system, since we won't be using those. The longtubes come out the bottom a little wider than the factory exhaust as well, so my solution to that was pretty simple. There is a small jog in the pipe before the flange, I simply cut it, and then clocked it so the jog went in the opposite direction, widening the spacing to meet with my headers. I installed the v band adapters that come with the headers, and then loosely fitted it to the Magnaflow pipes. I then tacked it together after checking clearances. I continued my way back, tacking the system in place when I had the mufflers level and situated where I wanted them.
After everything was tacked in place, the system looks something like this. All the hangers in the right place, everything bolted up, but the tips are way too short.
I cut them off, and then extended them out to the bumper. Throw some paint over the welds, and the exhaust is done!
Happy to get it knocked out in a day. I also have some good news on my remaining items - I have coilovers on order finally and I dropped the driveshaft off this morning. Coilovers are coming directly from Australia, so will probably be 1-2 weeks depending on how quick they get out and how long they sit at customs. But I'm happy that I won't have to wait the 1-2 months I was expecting, and I'll be able to install them the first go round instead of throwing stock suspension back on temporarily.
My intercooler fill/reservoir came in today, will try and fit it over the weekend. Looks decent, and I like that I'll be able to see the fluid level without opening it.
Today's project was the exhaust, and everything went pretty smoothly.
The kit is from a G8, so it needs some modification to fit the PPV. It is also for factory manifolds/cats, so that end needs some attention as well.
First thing I did was to fit everything onto the hangers to locate the system. Since the PPV is longer than the G8, you don't have to weld on any extra pipe under the body, but you have to only partially seat the slip fittings to make the system longer. So instead of clamping the system together, I will need to weld the exhaust together as a unit. This is fine, as the factory system is like this, and our exhaust doesn't go over anything, so it can always be dropped back out in one piece.
Once it was hanging from the car, I cut the front flanges off the system, since we won't be using those. The longtubes come out the bottom a little wider than the factory exhaust as well, so my solution to that was pretty simple. There is a small jog in the pipe before the flange, I simply cut it, and then clocked it so the jog went in the opposite direction, widening the spacing to meet with my headers. I installed the v band adapters that come with the headers, and then loosely fitted it to the Magnaflow pipes. I then tacked it together after checking clearances. I continued my way back, tacking the system in place when I had the mufflers level and situated where I wanted them.
After everything was tacked in place, the system looks something like this. All the hangers in the right place, everything bolted up, but the tips are way too short.
I cut them off, and then extended them out to the bumper. Throw some paint over the welds, and the exhaust is done!
Happy to get it knocked out in a day. I also have some good news on my remaining items - I have coilovers on order finally and I dropped the driveshaft off this morning. Coilovers are coming directly from Australia, so will probably be 1-2 weeks depending on how quick they get out and how long they sit at customs. But I'm happy that I won't have to wait the 1-2 months I was expecting, and I'll be able to install them the first go round instead of throwing stock suspension back on temporarily.