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[jules_s]

You've polished that already haven't you? I'm going to out bling you with my polished zinc wishbones soon...

[JG]

wishbones are best black, in case you even need change one with an elise parts replacement. Also zinc plating doesn't stay shinny for long, no matter how well you try to keep it. I did get my polisher out, its true.

[jules_s]

Ha ha, I'm talking to a bloke who may do my refresh and he offered zinc as an option. I know the plating company really well - but do you really think I would be best equiped to maintain such bling in the wheel arches? I think not!! I'm thinking red PPC tbh, just to be a bit different

[JG]

zinc plate them first and then powder coat

[Ormes]

Great to meet you today and look forward to catching up at the National.

Likewise Nice polishing... and good luck with the project!

[JG]

Fuel lines are complete





may change the rubber fixing at the end of the rail, but its all worked out rather well



ITG is also in



and fits neatly above the fuel filter:

(there is a little spacer to make the filter bracket straight missing in that picture)

Now then, I'm finding that the 2.5Milltek U-bend is a struggle (actually its a bit more than that) to marry up with the tullet. There are two problems. the mating surfaces of the U-bend to Cat section seem to be at 15 degrees to one another, but also, the bolt holes seem to be out buy a rotation of about 20 degrees. Could Milltek (Tullet is fine, since that fitted fine the the oem u-bend) have miss placed the end plate in manufacturing? to make it fit nicely i think i'm going to have to cut it off and re-weld.

[smiley]

Now then, I'm finding that the 2.5Milltek U-bend is a struggle (actually its a bit more than that) to marry up with the tullet. There are two problems. the mating surfaces of the U-bend to Cat section seem to be at 15 degrees to one another, but also, the bolt holes seem to be out buy a rotation of about 20 degrees. Could Milltek (Tullet is fine, since that fitted fine the the oem u-bend) have miss placed the end plate in manufacturing? to make it fit nicely i think i'm going to have to cut it off and re-weld.

The tullet u-bend for the 2.5" NA seems to be the only one mating up to the tullet cat flange.
U-bends from other brands seem to be useless.
Very frustrated with that, as that kitty is sold as compatible. In my book it's not.

[CocoPops]

Compare the tullet flange to oem? Try the miltek box on my 2.5" piper cat?

[JG]

Tullet flange is fine (i think), since it marries up to the oem u-bend.

[oakmere]

I had the tullet flange re-welded to fit the OEM position cat section flange. As smily said it will be the Tullet not Miltek that is wrong!

[techieboy]

Just get a proper U bend made, with a nice slip joint at one end and stop twatting about trying to mate up incomaptible things.

[smiley]

I have tried an oem and a janspeed u-bend. They don't line up to the tullett cat flange. If i put the oem or janspeed u-bend in the cat flange pointing to the front of the car, it fits. The tullet flange on both the u-bend and the are twisted exactly 1/3rd by design it seems. (so they only mate with each other)

[JG]

I had the tullet flange re-welded to fit the OEM position cat section flange. As smily said it will be the Tullet not Miltek that is wrong!

By how many degrees did you rotate it?

[JG]

I have tried an oem and a janspeed u-bend.
They don't line up to the tullett cat flange.
If i put the oem or janspeed u-bend in the cat flange pointing to the front of the car, it fits.
The tullet flange on both the u-bend and the are twisted exactly 1/3rd by design it seems. (so they only mate with each other)

1/3rd rotation should be fine shouldn't it? It isn't out by a third, more like 5%

[vocky]

I had the tullet flange re-welded to fit the OEM position cat section flange. As smily said it will be the Tullet not Miltek that is wrong!

I have also found the tullet bolt fixings to be not exactly in the OEM position, but with a full tullet all is fine

[JG]

with a nice slip joint at one end

Whats one of them?

[techieboy]

Like you've got on the Milltek now (nearest the backbox), where you can rotate the U bend to the best position before clamping it up.

[JG]

i think i can just modify the Milltek one.

[Ormes]

Could you chop both flanges off and use a slip type joiner? Not sure if enough length to fit? Don't think you could do that with the Miltek cat section as the lamda is right next to the flange... unsure what the tullet is like?

[JG]

Its a good idea. there is a mounting point on the flange which mounts back to the subframe, so you'd have to replicate that somehow.