Nicole's turbo black ek9
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Integradan
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Engine looks factory fresh! ).gif ":)) :))")
mini_hammy
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this whole build is heavy dos! love it man!
Biscuit
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You mean wo-man...
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Thanks for all the lovely comments guys 
As some of you know the car was booked in for mapping on Friday and I didn't make it
I came down with a virus which completely shut down any progress on the car for about two weeks, such awful time to be practically bedridden with mapping round the corner
Car is at the point its almost ready to start up, just a few things I want to get right beforehand and spend a little longer on rather than rush it.
Really not happy with the boost pipes, the turbo kits been an absolute nightmare from the very beginning with things missing, no instructions or parts labelled - just bags upon bags of random fittings and bolts and my pipework just doesn't fit together at all - really not happy after the money I've spent on it and if I could go back again I wouldn't have bought the kit.
I dont have many pictures of progress, just been cracking on with it tbh, but I have a few off instagram I'll post here
got a remote line made up by Hel to run an adapter with 3 take offs for turbo oil feed, oil pressure gauge and the stock oil pressure switch. Hel f*cked up the line, and f*cked up sending it out to me on time again and again so I've had to have another one made up for even more ££ elsewhere
not happy at all about it, but quite like the remote set up I managed to sort out. took a lot of effort getting it together but it should be a lot safer/reliable
many many AN fittings. top service from Torques UK, really impressed with the fittings and the speed they get here!
Car went off for exhaust at AAS in Newcastle, so happy with it. I took the car to them way back when it was on the road in August last year to show them what I had to see if they could replicate the look of my 5zigen exactly, took the car down last friday and they had a few different tailpipes for me to choose from that were exactly like my 5zigen. They've fab'd it with noise in mind so hopefully I'm going to have no issues getting on track with it, it sits nice and tight to the car too
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relocated my fuel filter using an adapters and braided line from the hardline. opted for an OEM filter too
got a new OEM dipstick, flywheel cover and some running in oil from @Tegiwa Imports too.
oh and I bought some track wheels
and some track rubber 
they're off for paint now, and ordered all the Rays goodies from Japan too
my painters had my vented wings, and we couldnt decide where to put the side repeaters... took some inspiration from the saxo and they've gone in the side strips so so happy with these! he's done a brilliant job.
test fitted them
and hes had my bumper back AGAIN cus it was all stone chipped..
dragged her out the garage for a wash
just waiting on a date back from TDI north to get her booked in again.
As some of you know the car was booked in for mapping on Friday and I didn't make it
I came down with a virus which completely shut down any progress on the car for about two weeks, such awful time to be practically bedridden with mapping round the corner
Car is at the point its almost ready to start up, just a few things I want to get right beforehand and spend a little longer on rather than rush it.
Really not happy with the boost pipes, the turbo kits been an absolute nightmare from the very beginning with things missing, no instructions or parts labelled - just bags upon bags of random fittings and bolts and my pipework just doesn't fit together at all - really not happy after the money I've spent on it and if I could go back again I wouldn't have bought the kit.
I dont have many pictures of progress, just been cracking on with it tbh, but I have a few off instagram I'll post here
got a remote line made up by Hel to run an adapter with 3 take offs for turbo oil feed, oil pressure gauge and the stock oil pressure switch. Hel f*cked up the line, and f*cked up sending it out to me on time again and again so I've had to have another one made up for even more ££ elsewhere
not happy at all about it, but quite like the remote set up I managed to sort out. took a lot of effort getting it together but it should be a lot safer/reliable
many many AN fittings. top service from Torques UK, really impressed with the fittings and the speed they get here!
Car went off for exhaust at AAS in Newcastle, so happy with it. I took the car to them way back when it was on the road in August last year to show them what I had to see if they could replicate the look of my 5zigen exactly, took the car down last friday and they had a few different tailpipes for me to choose from that were exactly like my 5zigen. They've fab'd it with noise in mind so hopefully I'm going to have no issues getting on track with it, it sits nice and tight to the car too
relocated my fuel filter using an adapters and braided line from the hardline. opted for an OEM filter too
got a new OEM dipstick, flywheel cover and some running in oil from @Tegiwa Imports too.
oh and I bought some track wheels
and some track rubber they're off for paint now, and ordered all the Rays goodies from Japan too
my painters had my vented wings, and we couldnt decide where to put the side repeaters... took some inspiration from the saxo and they've gone in the side strips
so so happy with these! he's done a brilliant job.test fitted them
and hes had my bumper back AGAIN cus it was all stone chipped..
dragged her out the garage for a wash
just waiting on a date back from TDI north to get her booked in again.
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Wow its safe to say im now in love with this car that picture of the engine bay the (3rd from the bottom) Just sells the car to me really haha.
The dedication to detail and the aspect of everything working how it should to match the performance is intriguing.
Very cool build thread to follow seen as how far you have come from when you first joined looking for an ek9
Never thought it would go this far.
P.S wings are unreal
The dedication to detail and the aspect of everything working how it should to match the performance is intriguing.
Very cool build thread to follow seen as how far you have come from when you first joined looking for an ek9
Never thought it would go this far.
P.S wings are unreal
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killa_vtec
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Damn I really do like you!
that_civic
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Beautiful car, looks so aggressive in that front end picture, good place to put the side repeaters too, I've always wondered where to place them if I did ever go vented.
Surprised you never took it to Will @rdt for mapping.
Surprised you never took it to Will @rdt for mapping.
whereveriroam
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Engine bay looks amazing Nicole! Makes me want to sort mine out and make it look new again!
