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it sure is madness!

Yesterday and today I have been installing my bonnet pins. Not just any pins, I got these fuckers:

Aerocatch
[img]http://www.eurogearusa.com/hoods/hoodseuro/aerocatch_non_locking.jpg[/img]

The benefit of these is they sit flush, the ones I bought are lockable and they are supposed to be safer and more secure than traditional pins. Add to that they are lockable and I am removing my bonnet latch for additional weight savings

Firstly to install, I removed the rubber bumpstops from the middle of the bonnet, found the area they rest on in the radiator support, and smashed each one with a pin punch. Then I drilled through them

Wound the pin in just to get it lined up

[img]http://jester.egn.com.au/retsej/201001/P1020008z.jpg[/img]

Here is where the rubber bump stop normall sits, pull it out and punch it, then drill through

[img]http://jester.egn.com.au/retsej/201001/P1020009z.jpg[/img]

Next on the top of my shiney clean aluminium bonnet (may or may not be still dirty from evo vs wrx) you can see where i drilled through.

[img]http://jester.egn.com.au/retsej/201001/P1020010z.jpg[/img]

Next up the packaging has a template on it, I lined the cross hairs up with the hole I had drilled, then line both sets up so they are both facing the same way. Tape them down then mark it with a texta

[img]http://jester.egn.com.au/retsej/201001/P1020011z.jpg[/img]

[img]http://jester.egn.com.au/retsej/201001/P1020014z.jpg[/img]

Here comes the best bit. Took to my ally bonnet with a 1" cutting disc on a Dremel, cutting material out within a few mm of the marked out area

[img]http://jester.egn.com.au/retsej/201001/P1020017z.jpg[/img]

After I have cut a chunk out, i cleaned up the edges and brought it as close to the line as i could

[img]http://jester.egn.com.au/retsej/201001/P1020019z.jpg[/img]

Then need to do the same for the skin under the top surface of the bonnet. Once I had it as snug as possible, in drops the catch

[img]http://jester.egn.com.au/retsej/201001/P1020028z.jpg[/img]

Then I make sure its lined up with the pin, and thank goodness it is

[img]http://jester.egn.com.au/retsej/201001/P1020033z.jpg[/img]

Following that I have drilled the 6 mounting holes. Now to start the second one...


In other news, I have been attempting the wiring for the MY95->MY98 cluster swap. I am not very good at it, just btw.

[img]http://jester.egn.com.au/retsej/201001/P1020002z.jpg[/img]

Also, have solved my brake issue with a set of the TIC titanium hub sheilds, which work as perfect spacers for my slightly offset discs.

[img]http://jester.egn.com.au/retsej/201001/P1020007z.jpg[/img]

Nice!

What brake issues were you having exactly?

Nice action shots

Nice garage

Nice Beard

[QUOTE=BALISTC;419790]Nice!

What brake issues were you having exactly?[/QUOTE]

Search Joe, gosh.

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AHHH, this would explain why you wanted some shims!

P.S. did you email the manufacturer re: the problem with the rotors?

Working hard on that beard...

Looks good matt.. interested to see how those pins look finished up..

[QUOTE=trainwrex;419817]Working hard on that beard...
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It is the most disgusting thing I have seen. (That is all)

[QUOTE=evlgurl;419857]It is the most disgusting thing I have seen. (That is all)[/QUOTE]

Pretty much the same thing my ex said when I grew a goatee, which funnily enough was the main motivation to keep it... lol