[s-cars] Cheap/effective FMIC option w/ Sex and free beer!

[Eric Phillips]

On 3/4/06, Djdawson2 at aol.com <Djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 3/4/2006 5:55:52 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> gcmschemist at gmail.com writes:
> > About six hours, no cutting, gotta move the PS cooler (I take it that
> > this is not that big of a job?)
>
>
> OK... you're confabulating the best of both installs.  I cut the bumper,
> they didn't.  I did not move the PS cooler, they did.  So the method you saw
> pics of is different than what I did.  Also, I seperated the bumper skin
> from the aluminum bumper, and I don't think they did on theirs.

Ahh, OK.  I guess my thing is the less stuff I have to farm out, the
better.  I can cut, I can form brackets  (well, maybe - depends on
what needs to be made.)


> > That about right?  Is that from fully-assembled to fully-assembled, or
> > is that from "bumper cover off" to "ready to put the bumper cover back
> > on"?
>
> OK... It's clear that "witnesses" (Pizzo) seem to think it is fairly
> involved, and it did take them some significant time.  OTOH, I started mine
> at lunch time one Saturday, and then I drove it out to dinner that night.
> So there is a large variance.
>
> Bottom line... it isn't a technically elaborate job... cutting, fitting, and
> fabing some brackets.

My kind of job.  And after the rear brakes, this sounds a lot more fun.

> > Some pipes, some elbows, some CT clamps - sounds like fun.  Sorta like
> > a bolt-on.  Do people remove the stock IC?  Or just leave it?
>
> It must be removed, because you'll need the space for your plumbing... from
> IC to TB hose.  I thought it was fun, but I'm not normal.

Hey, sounds normal enough to me.  Roger that on the removing stock IC.

> > Got any installation pictures of your D.I.C.K.?
>
> Sorry, I never kiss and tell.

LOL, *the* perfect retort.  Good one.

I guess where I'm hung up on your set-up is where and how much to cut,
and what kind of brackets need to be fabbed for what pieces of
equipment.

And going back over this thread, I can't seem to pick out who did the
cut-less PS cooler-moving install.  Anyone wanna 'fess up?

Thanks,

Eric