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Got some more of the exhaust done. Pretty much the entire 3" section is done though. I still have a 3" resonator I may put on yet, but not sure if I'll put it on yet... Used the old flex section from my Talon exhaust. Had it so figured might as well use it. Momin workin his mad TIG skillz...

Little bit of progress. So the exhaust plan is 3" downpipe going to dual 2.5" in the rear. Got the downpipe tacked up with the Marmon Flange that mates to this turbo. Fits like a champ! Grabbed a section of the Talon's old exhaust to start cutting it up to make the rest of the 3" portion...

No clue, never worked on a MK3.

Installed the 4-Runner distributor. Only 2 of the 3 holes line up, wondering if that's normal??? Took the manifold to a sanding belt. Got the T4 flange a bit flatter. Brought it home and threw it on. Installed the turbo hot side. This should ensure the bolts don't loosen up :) Put the...

Got everything together as much as needed just to start the car up and check for leaks or anything since I had it apart. Started right up! Don't see any leaks so far so that's good!! Just gotta start putting the turbo back on, and all the piping!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWSfinCLMas

Got a little bit done today. Got the interior back buttoned up from the tranny removal/install. Also made a little bracket to hold the oil dipstick steady since I removed the massive oem bracket that originally held it. Used some of that spare metal strapping stuff again, I'm starting to...

I used it once a very long time ago. Wasn't anything special in my experience. I pretty much always run a Redline MTL / MT-90 "cocktail". But I just grabbed some off the shelf stuff for this time, since I will hopefully be going with a different tranny in a year or so.

Nothin but the best for the Ol' Beanie :D lol.

Made the new Fuel Feedline which will bypass the stock fuel damper. Used -6AN black Aeroquip Push-Lock hose (my favorite push-lock hose) with black push-lock hose ends. I don't like the blingy SS Braided stuff. I like clean and subtle, so this is perfect. Plus it's way easier to assemble...

Put the plenum on the runners. Nice new gasket :) Also I kinked the fuel rail feed line, so I've decided to just replace it and the stock fuel dampener with a direct -6AN push-lock setup. TNT had all the parts ready to rock for me! Since I have some extra hose, I may make a couple more to...

Some exhaust stuff showed up at the door today :)

Decided to go a slightly different route with the IC piping. I have half of the Compressor side piping done and taped together ready for welding. Also have half of the TB side of the piping fabbed up as well. The bend coming out of the FMIC is kinda ugly, very sharp turn. Not ideal by any...

Chopped the big outlet off the compressor cover. Will need to get a 90* welded to it facing forward. Started mocking up the piping. Not sure if this is the way I'll go yet, just a real rough start to one route...

PP torqued to 14lb/ft. Tranny is back in, woo woo. Driveshaft and all that stuff is back in. Thanks for letting me borrow the tranny jack Aaron. I don't think I coulda done this job without it. SO with that being done, what's next? Manifold. Thanks again to Andy at Elite for chopping...

Can I hump it after you?

You can see in the picture, I got those 4 out. I'm holding up the plate. You're saying there's another bolt under the car?

Got the oil pan installed. Went to put the Felpro gasket on and it's the complete wrong shape. Come to find out there's a couple different oil pan designs, and of course the gasket was for the other one. Somabich. The gasket did come with 4 bottles of RTV however, so I just RTV'd it and...

Drilled the oil filter union bolt to accept a 1/8npt fitting for my oil feed. You can either buy one for an IS300 for like $25 and it's already tapped, or just drill the stocker. And well, considering I already had a 1/8npt tap, and access to free drill bits and a drill press, that was an easy...

Boo...

Not too much to update. But I've gotten the oil drain hole drilled out with a 7/8" hole saw. And the two bolt holes are tapped (M6x1.0). Here's some pics: Drilling the hole Hole drilled: Cleaning with Brake Cleaner: Holes tapped and cleaned: