2 weeks ago my car was backed into by an alumni couple at which they hit the one part on my car that is one of the worst areas to hit... the nose. Long story shot I left the scene, saw the damage, came back and found the car, talked to them, got a police report file, and I now have a $700 check for the repairs. The car is now being worked on by Charles Overton of Tallapoosa Georgia as he does immaculate work. We shall see what comes out of it but yeah, not really happy about it... at least I found them and they owned up to it. They were drunk at the time and the guy was nice about it.
I removed the bumper and its now sitting like this in my apartment
In the past week I also got my manifold welded up for the correct turbo size and here it is... welds are not perfect nor JDM tite but it will work
here you can see the waste gate actually clears the tubing so its cool. The manifold you see here will soon be taking a trip to the sand blaster most likely this friday and then will be treated with a ceramic spray paint coating and then wrapped with exhaust header latter on after I cure it. This ceramic coating will protect the manifold from getting rusty (you can see the rust here) and will also prevent the rust from damaging structural integrity. The most important fact is that it will retain the EGTs that I need to spool this turbo. Combine this with the idea of exhaust wrap and it should retain heat VERY well which means better boost :)
The hot side of the turbo will also be getting the same treatment as well. Im getting VERY excited about this build as I get closer. Need a couple of more things which I will make a list a later date when time allows.
