The Counts 1.7 TD GSI nova

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Originally Posted by Will F

Did you paint the flanges after you bead blasted them matey?

Pretty sure they will go rusty immediately if you didnt! lol

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Do you mean the hub flanges? If so the back face is in primer now the front will be covered in copper slip and wiil be hidden!

Again, very nice build :D

Here is some turbo porn from our show stock for anyone who didn't see my other post...

Turbonetics GT850 capable of 850bhp

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow020.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow011.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow030.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow012.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow015.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow018.jpg

GT2876R with TIAL stainless steel turbine housing capable of 450hp

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow014.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow022.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow023.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow024.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow032.jpg

GT3076r capable of 550+ BHP

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow026.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow025.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow027.jpg

Display cut back

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...bosshow016.jpg

Enjoy

so which is going on the Nova?

that tial housing gives me the horn :) :)

cracking work btw :)

hmmmm turbo's :d

Got any this big lol
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f6.../Photo0342.jpg

Cle - yep we have bigger than that lol thats only a little one!

The cleaning continues

Water pump pulley

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0388.jpg

Filler neck

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0393.jpg

Water pump after a paint (the new non gen one i got wasn't as good as the one i already had so im using the old one)

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0411.jpg

Them done it was on with the slam panel, it started off like this

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0389.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0390.jpg

I cut it down to the required size

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0395.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0394.jpg

Then removed all the unwanted metal that was left - to do this i had to get the spot weld drill bit out.

The first couple

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0398.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0399.jpg

And the rest

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0400.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0401.jpg

Leaving me with this

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0402.jpg

Off with the plates and spring for the bonnet release catch

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0403.jpg

It was to large for the auto blaster so in to the hand shot it went

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0404.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0406.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0405.jpg

And a quick coat of acid etch until have time to paint it red

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0409.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0408.jpg

And the spring cleaned as well

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0407.jpg

Here's the td slam panel insert cleaned up

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0391.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0392.jpg

Primed and painted

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...I/IMG_0410.jpg

Cool :D