First signs of life

time for a little quick update, well i did a bit of work on the car last night, stupid me couldnt find the plug on the alternator for the loom so assumed the altenators were different and needed swapping (as the plug for the alternator is part of the fusebox loom). Got halfway through taking it off and realised the plug was there i just didnt find it! So i hooked it all up and re-mounted it. Then i hooked up the starter motor, i originally thought this had 3 wires running to it but after inspection i realised you only need to run 2 wires to it. So i connected these all up along with mounting the battery. I was lucky enough to be able to keep my old battery and simply turn in 90 degrees in the tray to allow room for the FMIC piping. Although I needed to re-work some of the terminals so they could reach, and find a new way to secure the battery down safely. None the less, i got it all done and hooked up. Then figured, hey i wonder if i can get the starter motor to turn the engine over now? So put the key in and gave it a turn, all the dash lights lit up and my stereo came on. I was happy enough with that as the car hadnt felt this alive in way too long! Then i gave it the moment of truth and turned the ignition to 'start' and whoopah she cranked over! So that put a big smile on my face, although there is still a bit of work that needs to be done.

My oil cooler arrived on tuesday although i was missing a few fittings so i can't fully install that just yet, ran all the braided lines where they need to go though and connected up what i could, damn its a tight squeeze to get the oil cooler in there with good airflow and enough room for the FMIC piping!

Thermo fans should arrive today *fingers crossed*, and the oil cooler fittings should arrive tomorow. Hopefully i will also be able to pick up my high-flow cat.

So with a mate comming round on sunday to help me wire up the gauges and thermo's (if i get them), and i will also be swapping diff's with another mate who has a k's LSD, the weekend is looking pretty busy! I'm also waiting for the car to be called away to get her FMIC piping done any day now! Busy busy busy!