And I gotta say, you got a keen eye for pictures. :tup:

That sucks

First, note that the turbo y-pipe is actually supposed to sit higher. I am planning to remove it and the down pipe so I can drive to the exhaust shop (30 minutes away) I just threw the pipes on to get an idea of fittment.

Two options for the exhaust.

1. Make an adaptor piece that bridges the gap

2. Make new pipes/rework the existing pipes to fit. Cut, weld...

I'm doing option #2 because I want to remove the resonators.

I should just pay your exhaust shop to bridge the two exhausts and send the set to me, so I can duplicate it for those that have this exhaust.

A vendor after my own heart! You guys rock!

I'll hold off cutting my pipes then. I just had the bright(?) idea of cutting my exhaust, getting some flex pipe and clamps to make my own "bridge" just to get me to the shop without making too much noise.

Thank you sir :tiphat:

Well...if you have a plan I would not want you to change because of this (me).

My "plan" was wasting money just so I *might* have a less noisy drive to the exhaust shop :bowrofl:

If you're serious let me know.

F' it. Leave it off and make a video when you drive to the exhaust shop, lol.

You know....I was thinking the SAME thing!

Seriously, with the turbo in place it won't be that loud....!

I agree,I don't think it'll be that bad. I drove with open header/art pipes to an exhaust shop for mine. That was loud lol

You guys are :stirthepot:

:bowrofl:

Just stay out of boost... if you can! lol

Lol, you'll love the sound of spooling, trust me :)

I'll get a few miles in before I boost... maybe on the way home from the exhaust shop :bowrofl:

I've been there before, 10 years ago though, and in a Civic. I think this will be slightly different :tup:

The spooling is so fast on this twin scroll you can barely hear it before it is full speed! I was amazed at how quiet this system ran on James' car.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8085/8...b066488b_z.jpg
IMG_2627 by J M Gale, on Flickr


The dash is out, but I forgot to take a quick picture of it out. Time to figure out mounting the gauges.

It's so... empty. :eek:


:tup:

that just looks like a head ache!!! more power to you buddy!

wut are youuuu doinggg?

why is the song "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel running thru my head? :icon14:

:icon17:

It is a bit of a headache. It was going smoothly until I needed to remove two plugs from the vents in the stop of the dash. They did not want to come out.

Installing Defi gauges. I needed to remove the dash to properly remove the triple gauge.

Funny, it was running through my head when I couldn't get those two little plugs out. :icon17:

It's all good now, I'll take a quick picture of the dash removed today. The plan was to install gauges today, but I think I'll install my RJM Performance clutch pedal assembly while I have the room to work. :tup:

Awesome Jason,

How long did it take you to get to that point? I am assuming you needed a puller to get the wheel off?

It took 1 to 1.5 hours for remove everything, taking my time to be careful. You don't need a puller to remove the steering wheel, but you do need a T-30 tamper proof torx bit to remove two screws that release the airbag.

I suggest getting a copy of the service manual, and follow this DIY for steering wheel removal, http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...l-removal.html

GET IT! Can't wait to see that gauge setup. DIY is the only way!

:eek: I don't think I'm brave enough to do that to my car...probably why this thread is so interesting.

As promised. I pulled that dash last night before I went I bed. I should have stayed in the garage because I spent the next 2 hours wide awake in bed planning the next steps... :ugh2:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8503/8...7412bd03_z.jpg
Dash by J M Gale, on Flickr

You make it look easy, if it were me I would wanna get that thing back on there as soon as possible before I forget where everything went. haha. Looking through your thread makes me wanna skip out on work and get back in the garage :)

I know what your saying. I didn't want to stop last night. I really wanted to get it all back together.

I'm a very visual guy, when I do this I lay screws and other parts in very specific places that help me remember what goes where and when. If someone walked into my garage right now and moved everything in the car I would be screwed. :icon17:

I am curious to see how you mount those gauges, I would assume your are going to keep those stock 3 gauges together and intact so you can replace them in need be? In that case you are going to have to fab up a mount for all 3 correct? It would be nice if someone made a mounting system for our cars.

:icon18: I'm curious too! :tup:

sandwhich baggies and a sharpie are always handy in the garage!

cool build, just went through all the pages. Good luck!

Great idea :tup:


You might be able to see that in one of my photos, I'm using them too. :tup:

:iagree:

your doing a great job buddy! keep up the good work!

Removed this,

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8463/8...70f8a330_z.jpg
IMG_2635 by J M Gale, on Flickr

Installed this,

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8475/8...82980de2_z.jpg
IMG_2633 by J M Gale, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8072/8...a3328ce4_z.jpg
IMG_2637 by J M Gale, on Flickr

Looking great man! Our cars are gonna be very close to one another!