The plan was to remove the standard SMIC, fit the FMIC and mark up the pipe that needs to be modified.

I also found that the kit had two 2.5-3"joiners that were obviously supplied for a different core to the one I have. Maybe that one had brackets supplied too :p

My little helper:

Bumper off. How much muck in the SMIC?

Old vs new

Lots of bits of my car on the bench

Simple brackets made and fitted

Bolted in position

Had to, er, modify the bumper a bit. I cut a bit more out to fix that bend and enable the grille to go back in.

Back in one piece with FMIC in place but SMIC re-connected as standard

Nice job do you have any pics of the engine bay with the pipe going from the turbo?

Looks like a good peice of kit and a lot less cutting required compared to the pro alloy fmic I just fitted.

PS looking at the pic of your garage wall........is your garage a cave ???? :p

Nice job do you have any pics of the engine bay with the pipe going from the turbo?

Not yet. I didn't fully connect that end, just put the pipes loosely in place to check they look about right. Will take many pics when I fit it properly - hopefully next weekend if I can get that pipe done in time.

Looks like a good peice of kit and a lot less cutting required compared to the pro alloy fmic I just fitted.

PS looking at the pic of your garage wall........is your garage a cave ???? :p

Yeah kinda It's under the house and the garage was dug out of the clay.

Nice Job Rob as always

Looks perfect under your crash bar there.

Interested to see how you get on Rob!

Just downloaded a couple more pics from my phone:

love your dog :lol:

looks smart as cant wait to read up on more on your progress

your garage is like a VC tunnel lol

Like your LED's.... did you buy the grill with them already fitted or DIY ????

PS. your garage is cool, wish it was mine :p

Cheers

The Grilles are Milotec ones. The LEDs are from Ebay - Clicky

Haha - who needs over-priced Forge coolers

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Edited 19 April, 201016 yr by westallc

only overpriced if you silly enough to buy from awesome and plkaces like that lol

otherwise they can be had cheap

We discount Forge`s products by 10% any more than that , let us know and they can loose the Forge retailer :no:

That is not fun to be fair

So we do as we are told , that is it

Sarah

whooops what have i started lol

is this the FMIC that has the right hand pipe going over the top of the engine?

I quite like those DRL's by the way, not as crap as ones I have seen

After all your effort with my exhaust I think I owe you one Sarah.

I shall kick Clive square in the nuts the next time I see him

Edited 19 April, 201016 yr by Bertee

Dam this means if this works it's another thing I need to get for my car.

whooops what have i started lol

You will , I have a friend that will kick you in the wheel nuts I think

Sarah

After all your effort with my exhaust I think I owe you one Sarah.

I shall kick Clive square in the nuts the next time I see him

cheers my dear

Sarah

Haha! Forge FMICs are expensive everywhere!

Haha! Forge FMICs are expensive everywhere!

Yes , they are

But it is the one that everyone wants , cheap too

Or the one everyone wants to copy :wonder: I wonder why?????

Sarah

It's a radiator... for air... with some pipes and silicone tubing. Certainly not worth the extortionate amount that Forge charge for them!

And the numerous DIY builds on this forum alone prove that the extra money isn't worth it!

It's a radiator... for air... with some pipes and silicone tubing. Certainly not worth the extortionate amount that Forge charge for them!

And the numerous DIY builds on this forum alone prove that the extra money isn't worth it!

Wait until the warm weather comes LOL