Car Modding

[DRD-00F]

I have a question to ask you. I have a pile of gear ready to go on the car (list below) and I was always intending to get a workshop to do all of it simply because the dump pipe for the new turbo would have to be made to fit as well as the oil and water lines etc, but now, I've bought all that together and it should all bolt right up!

So my question is:

Should I save up and get a workshop to take care of all the hassles for me, or should I spend time modding the car myself like I have done so far and always wanted to continue doing? This would be a great way for me to learn things that I didn't previously know, and to cut down on costs.

Couple of pointers:

I don't need the car to run at all for at least 8 months when I may or may not be moving, so the time factor is void.

I figure myself to be quite handy with stuff and can handle a spanner pretty well. Electrical things I'm more then fine with.

I can configure the ECU changes myself.

Now, the list of things to be installed are:

GT3076R turbo

Split Dump to suit

Oil and Water lines

Greddy Front Facing Plenum

Large Throttle Body

850CC Sard Injectors

Poncams

Cam Gear

Timing Belt and Tensioners

Hicas Lockbar

PFC Boost Controll Kit

PFC Datalogit

Bosch 040 Fuel Pump

Oil Filter Relocation Kit

And optinals:

Fuel Pressure Regulator

ATI Harmonic Balancer

So, should I take the plunge and start undoing every bolt in sight on the weekend, or give it to a workshop to save the hassles?

[astrotristan]

what can i say? i love boobies

id probs take it to a workshop bud, save you the headaches

[Sheng]

more boobs

[DRD-00F]

well boobs are ftw it seems...

I'm fine with headaches though, I have a girlfriend

But seriously, I will enlist help of mechanic friends I dare say, I won't be doing this alone.

[astrotristan]

well boobs are ftw it seems...

[evil_weevil]

boobsorGTFO

If your keen, got the space and tools and beer - give it a crack mate!

Me - I can do little stuff with a few mates, but big stuff like that - Id take it to a workshop!

[NYTSKY]

Now, the list of things to be installed are:

GT3076R turbo (Do yourself.)

Split Dump to suit (Shop.)

Oil and Water lines (Do yourself.)

Greddy Front Facing Plenum (Do yourself.)

Large Throttle Body (Do yourself.)

850CC Sard Injectors (Do yourself.)

Poncams (Shop.)

Cam Gear (Do yourself.)

Timing Belt and Tensioners (Do yourself.)

Hicas Lockbar (Do yourself.)

PFC Boost Controll Kit (Do yourself.)

PFC Datalogit (Do yourself.)

Bosch 040 Fuel Pump (Do yourself.)

Oil Filter Relocation Kit (Do yourself.)

[EJD001]

I'm fine with headaches though, I have a girlfriend

AMEN!!!

[DRD-00F]

Dave, split dump already exists, can be bolted in with the turbo and the exhaust manifold... that I forgot to mention... knew I would forget something!

I was thinking I would leave the cams, cam gear and timing belt for a workshop simply cause I don't have a timing light. But I might be able to get one... and someone that knows wtf they're doing

[evil_weevil]

Some stuff too, would be much easier on a hoist too doofie

p.s. more boobs

[satanic]

Most of the stuff there could be completed in a day or two with a few mates provided there's not too much booze involved.

You may need to buy a few tools but it sure as hell won't cost anywhere near the total from a workshop.

Moreover, you can say you built it yourself (or with mates) which is much more than what most people can say.

[DRD-00F]

Like what chubbs? It's all on top of the engine...

Except the dump I spose...

[Doobs]

I'd just put everything on that is a straight fit, as long as it

is drivable. Then take it to get tuned and aligned.

(.)(.)

[Sheng]

yeah poncams are pretty challenging..

make sure you dont drop them lol

[Sheng]

or just buy my car ahah

[evil_weevil]

hicas lock bar

oil filter relocator would be easier to do from underneath, exhaust stuff

just easier!

[BOZ22N]

It depends to you have the skills to pay the bills if you stuff it?

Being a competent mechanic takes time, hence the four year apprenticeship, but who am I to judge take the plunge it will at least make for some good reading lol.

I think you would be better off working overtime or getting a extra job for a little while and get a work shop to install the below:

GT3076R turbo

Split Dump to suit

Oil and Water lines

Greddy Front Facing Plenum

Large Throttle Body

850CC Sard Injectors

Poncams

Cam Gear

Timing Belt and Tensioners

Fuel Pressure Regulator

ATI Harmonic Balancer

And you could do the following:

Hicas Lockbar

PFC Boost Controll Kit

PFC Datalogit

Bosch 040 Fuel Pump

Oil Filter Relocation Kit

PS i voted for boobs.

[30three]

I say do it yourself. It will be a lot more satisfying in the end.

boobs posses a lot of win so it was a hard choice.

[The Bogan]

If time is no problem than tackle the easier jobs yourself then see how you fell.

Whoops forgot to vote, +1 for BOOBS

[DRD-00F]

Chubbs, oil relocator will be a piece of piss without a plenum in the way Hicas lock bar though you're rght, but that's a simple job in itself.

BOZ22N, to be honest, I do really want to do it myself, it will feel so much more rewarding in the end. If I come to a point that me or my friends (some being full time mechanics) then there's a workshop that I trust dearly just down the road. That's who would be doing the work if I were to pay for it, and while it would be done quickly, that's not really what I'm after. The car LITERALLY hasn't moved since Texi so it's not a big deal if it takes me 3 months to complete. And it's not so much the fact that I don't have the money (which I don't right now anyway thanks to buying 3 turbos), it's more the fact that I would really like to take on the challenge and see if I have the skills to complete it.

I'll leave the poll running for a bit and talk to mates that I would rely on if something were to come up that I couldn't achieve and make a choice from there

I always knew boobs would win, they win everything.