Bit of an update with some good news and bad news.

On satday just gone I got the car on a trailer a took it up to my tuner in Bendigo.

He got a good tune into it , but it developed an exhaust leak (from the manifold) over the day which ended up being pretty nasty so he wasn't able to get it making more than 4psi boost

Since getting it home I've changed the inlet/exhaust gasket and started her up. It sounded great so I went for a quick spin. By the time I got home It was leaking exhaust again

I guess next time I change it i'll have the manifold machined.

It's really testing my patience cause I know it's close but I can't be arsed stripping it down again.

Anyway it idles and revs nice, so the tune is good. check out the pics from the w/e

Nice seats............Do you still have the old ones?

Yeah I still have the original seats. They are pretty hammered, and I'm hanging onto them in case in ever need them for a rwc.

Hi all, time for an update. Unfortunately it's been quite a case of one step forward two steps back.

After not being able to get the exhaust manifold to seal to the head, i took it town to a local joint to be machined. That all went well, but i noticed the turbo shaft was really bent. So I got a second hand turbo. Unfortunately this needed to be clocked. As anyone who's ever done this before will know it takes quite a bit of muscle. Eventually i loosened it up but in the process I snapped the turbo shaft. It turns out the turbo I've been using of an rb20det has ceramic shafts which are really weak

Anyway I've just bought an aftermarket turbo with steel shafts and wheels to suit the rb20det, so I should be ready to fit it on the weekend. It'll no doubt be a bit laggy on my l20, but I didn't want to refab manifolds and exhausts so I went with it anyway. After all this stuffing around I'll be happy with anything that goes, boosts and doesn't leak exhaust.

I'm sure it will all work out in the end looking forward to hearing your results from the weekend!

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Cheer up man.

In the end it will be a better set up. Nice "B"

After doing nothing on the car for a while, I've made some great progress lately. I fitted a new turbo, got an intercooler in there as well as a catch can, a fuel pressure reg, and a few other bits and pieces. I've also taken the time to upgrade the headlights and alternator so its ready for the road. I finally got around to fitting my 240k brake mc so I can make the most of the verada rotors and commodore calipers.

I've had a guy working on intercoller piping and the tune and just got it back on saturday.

He got 127kw and 330nm or torque out of it on 11psi, and I have to say it goes really well.

Next step is to clean up a few bits and pieces then put her on club plates.

I may even make the buxton cruise.