Hi people, just a bit of an update on the PD150 FMIC onto 110.....
I did a bit of investigation this weekend to see what needs to be done to get this big FMIC in place!
Once the front bumper had been removed I could see whats what:
I had to remove the crash bar as well to see how the fmic could fit....
I removed the headlight as well to get a better view.
As you can see, once I offered up the fmic, it will have to hang quite a bit
lower than usual because of the inlet & outlet pipes:
Looking under the front you can see it does come down quite a bit more...
I'm not too worried about it sticking out below too much as I will have to makeup new brackets to hold it in place.
And yes it does not fit in between the headlights, but even if you could, the pipe connections would fowl the radiator.
The 2 supporting struts either side (at 45 deg) will have to come out as they are stopping the fmic from sitting closer to the rad. These are spot-welded to the radiator support frame. I will make up some other struts to replace these.
This side view shows where the smic currently lives. Once removed I can make up pipework to couple to the turbo outlet pipe.
Its gona be fun doing all this, and you might think, what the hell is the point going to all this hassle when you can get an off the shelf fmic kit. Well, 1. these kits are not cheap, and my labor doesn't cost anything 2. The OEM FMIC is very efficient and will not need to be upgraded when further mods are added, and 3. The satisfaction in doing something that others said it can't be done!
Where the bottom sticks out below the skid tray, you might think this will look a bit daft when all assembled and cause ground clearance issues. Well its no
lower than the skid tray and I will also be fitting a LCR bumper which gives a bit more room, but will still need chopping about a bit
