so i finished all bullshit with my water pump, everything was running again.
i fabricated some fmic piping, got it tig welded and leak tested:
got a massive 16 inch fan on my stock ca18 rad, mounted with my ghetto fabrication zip tie mounts:
its about ~1cm of area between cooling fan and the engine, so it's a tight fit.
and i got a local technical inspection sticker, something like uk MOT certificate that shows that car technical condition is acceptable. i had to drive 150km to my hometown to get that because i'm in some kind of blacklist so i had no chance to get tech inspection cert in a big city. my tach shows ~1,5x more rpms and speedo does not work, so after 120-140kmh cruise with a welded stock 45mm s13 exhaust my water temps went way up so i had to stop for a cool down. that's when my friends totally randomly stopped by and sourced some water for a rad refill. top chaps!
so now i'll have to cut the stock s13 exhaust off to help the engine breathe. it does not go on boost and hesitates when i hit wot. stock exhaust is SO restrictive, fuck that.
also previous owner used water instead of antifreeze, so engine is full of brown oxides and other crap. i need to clean in with running water or whatever. one of the main bugs is the prop shaft bearing. something got fucked up and i have slight vibrations when starting in 1st gear, hopefully i can solve this before it blows my tranny seals.
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