FMIC Install/Fabrication Pics!!

ZenkiS14 · Post by **ZenkiS14** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:56 pm

Not that many of you will care about my nissan, but i wanted to show my friends on here haha

Ok, so we didnt get it finished yet. But we were able to get it driveable. For the time being, i will have to use the stock hot pipe with BOV for the next week or so, until my buddy gets his Argon tank filled, and i have the time to go back to his house...

THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS

So here is how the day went:

Here is what i started with. This is with my stock SMIC that i have been using for almost 2 years now.

This is the garage where it all goes down.

after we tore down the front end.

The old one. 14+ year old SMIC.

For comparison

Cuttin' the bumper support.

Removed the A/C Condensor

Drilled the hole for the cold pipe.

Welded on mounting tab number 1.

First official test fit.

Cutting the first pipes.

First bend finished.

First pipe finished (lower cold pipe)

Pie-cuts FTW.

Welding the pipes.

2nd pipe finished. (lower hot side)

Pair of lower pipes.

End of night 1 pictures.

Day 2 fabrication:

Fitting the new cold pipe

Welding my IACV tube.

IACV tube welded to cold pipe.

End of day 2.

This is STILL a WORK IN PROGRESS. I need to polish all my piping, sand down some rough spots in the welds, and fab up the whole hot side of my intercooler piping.

So what do you guys think? :rr:

STLracerX · Post by **STLracerX** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:32 pm

Hot Fya

JonDubya · Post by **JonDubya** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:35 pm

you and your fucking pie cuts....

you need to grind those welds also.

rickles8099 · Post by **rickles8099** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:37 pm

ZenkiS14;28914 wrote:So what do you guys think? :rr:

paint the intercooler black

but other than that, looks good. does this mean you'll be smokin' them corvettes now?

ZenkiS14 · Post by **ZenkiS14** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:45 pm

rickles8099;28921 wrote:paint the intercooler black

but other than that, looks good. does this mean you'll be smokin' them corvettes now?

IDK. after my turbo goes on...yes. But the "butt-dyno" showed no real improvements. I havent raced anyone yet though.

ImAJandILikeToSuckMenOffForMoney · Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:39 pm

Very nice Kyle. I love the front mount and think it doesnt look too bad. But to be picky I would sand down the welds and either powdercoat or paint or polish the piping if you have the time and money. But like I said it looks good thus far and I hope it all works out for you.

ZenkiS14 · Post by **ZenkiS14** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:21 pm

the welds wont get filed down. I love the look of the raw fabrication! We spent 20+ hours to get where we are now, and i want to be able to see all the hard work that was put in. I love that style.

i will be doing some serious polishing on the upper pipes though!!! this week itll look nicer!

ImAJandILikeToSuckMenOffForMoney · Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:27 pm

ZenkiS14;28945 wrote:the welds wont get filed down. I love the look of the raw fabrication! We spent 20+ hours to get where we are now, and i want to be able to see all the hard work that was put in. I love that style.

i will be doing some serious polishing on the upper pipes though!!! this week itll look nicer!

Cool man it will look sweet then. Keep posting pics as work progresses.

dubbs · Post by **dubbs** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:43 am

Whenever I see your car at the Longhorn in the valley, I always stop and drool. Sick S14 dude.

bildo16 · Post by **bildo16** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:50 am

great work, my only gripe is, why not order some pre-bent pipes and cut them to the angles you want, they cost a little bit more, but it would have saved TONS of time and argon. that is a shit ton of welds. props on gettin it done.