20-06-2012, 08:03 PM
todays update
all back togeather, i have a sore neck from sun burn!!
![[Image: DSCF3484.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/ebay/DSCF3484.jpg)
pic of the gasket in place, sorry forgot to take a pic of it pre fitted
![[Image: DSCF3480.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/ebay/DSCF3480.jpg)
the tb, on the left is the modfied one and the right is the standered one.
cant really see from the shots but just before the buttefly is amassive step, most of this has being removed
![[Image: DSCF3482.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/ebay/DSCF3482.jpg)
standered tb
![[Image: DSCF3481.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/ebay/DSCF3481.jpg)
modfied tb which shows the step, or lack of it now
![[Image: DSCF3485.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/ebay/DSCF3485.jpg)
inlet manifold inlet opened out to port match with the gasket and the radius inside smoothed and blended
hit a few snags putt ing all back togeather, the main one was the bolt holes for the rear lifting hooks so i had to take them off and file the holes open slightly
have only taken it for a quick spin around the block but throttle response feels better, engine note has changed and is now even more throaty!!
and here is how she looked on the 28th june last year after an idiot pulled across me
![[Image: coupedamage2.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/coupedamage2.jpg)
![[Image: coupedamage.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/coupedamage.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF2725.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/DSCF2725.jpg)
and after i had repaired it
all back togeather, i have a sore neck from sun burn!!
![[Image: DSCF3484.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/ebay/DSCF3484.jpg)
pic of the gasket in place, sorry forgot to take a pic of it pre fitted
![[Image: DSCF3480.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/ebay/DSCF3480.jpg)
the tb, on the left is the modfied one and the right is the standered one.
cant really see from the shots but just before the buttefly is amassive step, most of this has being removed
![[Image: DSCF3482.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/ebay/DSCF3482.jpg)
standered tb
![[Image: DSCF3481.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/ebay/DSCF3481.jpg)
modfied tb which shows the step, or lack of it now
![[Image: DSCF3485.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/ebay/DSCF3485.jpg)
inlet manifold inlet opened out to port match with the gasket and the radius inside smoothed and blended
hit a few snags putt ing all back togeather, the main one was the bolt holes for the rear lifting hooks so i had to take them off and file the holes open slightly
have only taken it for a quick spin around the block but throttle response feels better, engine note has changed and is now even more throaty!!
and here is how she looked on the 28th june last year after an idiot pulled across me
![[Image: coupedamage2.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/coupedamage2.jpg)
![[Image: coupedamage.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/coupedamage.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF2725.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/DSCF2725.jpg)
and after i had repaired it