MKO's AWD/Turbo/DOHC/5 Speed Project

[Shadow19]

How much slimmer is that fan than the stock ac fan? I need one when i fix my ac but i just want to know the clearance.

[mko]

Here you go bro. theres about 1.5'' difference between the fans



Did some things today

New fancy battery holder



Removed the coolant overflow tank



Put another much cooler looking tank off 98 Hyundai Sonata



Put new OEM turbo bolts, painted the heatshield



Started working on the roof, ran out of bondo

[mko]

Finally found a black hvac trim and got rid of the woodgrain one.



In the right corner you see my 22mm rear sway bar. My car is gonna have the thickest rear sway bar of all 7 gen, shit even all FWD DSMs.

[phizzalot]

Very nice... Where did u get the ac knobs?

[eclipsh]

Does that battery bracket actually hold the battery down at all or just restrict side to side movement? Either way you know you should do something nicer. You've put a lot of work into the rest of the car, don't do a hack job on that. I don't know if you've seen my battery relocation in the trunk but there are plenty of nice ways to do it up right. The black trim and the coolant bottle are nice though :)

[mko]

Moar parts in the mail today:

Finally the correct Arp bolts



Another fan and turbo cooling lines



DSM to Evo Brembo 2nd gen brackets (these no longer bolt to the front hub bolts)



Manifold is on and the whole thing is ready to go. now someone has to swap out ECUs

[mysticj]

pretty!

[koji464]

What is that thing? An all black SR...? "looks like it would work"

[mko]

what is a SR?

[Galanttuner10]

what is a SR?

the only SR i know of is an SR20 from the JDM silvias, but its your DOHC swap.im having my head cleaned and planed ATM not sure when im gonna get to that but cant wait

and yours looks great man keep it up.

[mko]

So these are my new side skirts, They came off 00' Infinity g20 and I got them for $21.40. These are just perfect fit, even length wise. So for now, no JDM shits for me.

The other option I have tested and still good fit with little modifications are the Volvo 850 side skirts.

[Ivory8g]

Props on being different!

[mko]

Thanks!

And this is the third option. Its a perfect fit as well

[eclipsh]

Nice info on the side skirts. There is a trashed Lancer in my favorite salvage yard. I'll have to see if it has skirts and how much they want for them.

[skrap]

I want them DUDE they look really nice!!

[Galant306m]

if you take the stock tstat housing and shave it down some you can use the part where the upper radiator hose goes into and then you will not have to have two radiator caps on your car, thats what we did just put a set screw in where that bolt is with some rtv.

[mko]

Mitch, that wouldnt have been the case cuz i had 1g Fluidyne aluminum radiator that i just sold. I was looking to buy a stock 7g radiator off ebay, but i just found a brand new radiator on one of the 1g's in the junk yard, I think im gonna go with it

[Galant306m]

Mitch, that wouldnt have been the case cuz i had 1g Fluidyne aluminum radiator that i just sold. I was looking to buy a stock 7g radiator off ebay, but i just found a brand new radiator on one of the 1g's in the junk yard, I think im gonna go with it

they dont fit. I have one and the little mounting posts on the bottom are closer together then on the 7g which is why i just got a 7g on.

[mko]

I think it fits on 94, it fitted on Skrap's galant, no problem.

Maybe you should try 2g radiator. the lower mounting pins are located differently for 1g and 2g.

[Galant306m]

i just got a stock 7g one brand new from a parts store then i trimmed that piece where the upper radiator hose goes into and put a set screw in the burp hole.