Keith Tanner wrote: Ian, you need to share your exciting and awesome news.
Ok - the XXXocet is officially registered and inspected in MA as a "2015 Special Construction." If anyone has any questions about getting an Exocet registered in MA, feel free to drop me a line.
That is such a huge thing. MA is not the least anal state in the union, and this is a 100% legal supercharged V8 Exocet. I know it wasn't easy to satisfy all the inspections and requirements - well done Ian!
Congratulations! When/where will it be out in public so I can drool over it?
That is a big deal! congrats Ian!
~Ryan
In reply to cmcgregor:
Thanks guys! Just missed it at Miata Day at the Lars Anderson Museum, though it'll be back for Japanese Car Day, among others. Otherwise, I'll be commuting from Newton into Fenway any day it's not raining.
That's great! I'm going thru the motions now to get mine registered in PA as a speciality vehicle as well.
Wish I could offer more advice. All I'll say is to get in contact with the people who will inspect it as early as possible. My contact was soooo helpful at making it through without any costly changes. At least, without any unforseen ones...
Yeah I've already done that. Feeling optimistic everything will go fine.
Hi Chris,
Your car is starting today! Floors are done and as soon as the top half starts to come together I'll send over some photos. Powder is here and you're the next car going in for powder coating. Can't wait to see how the transparent copper comes out.
I just want to kill the misinformation that long tubes don't fit. 30 seconds with a torch and a mallet around the mount and they're golden.
(Upside down mockup view)
No problem, mon.
Then we'll change that misinformation to "the fitment of long tubes varies and will require a hammer". Ours interfered with the sides of the subframe.
:)
I have 1/4 inch on one side and about 1/2 on the other
It's awesome to see the LSx builds get better and better from each iteration. That is absolutely sexy. Do you plan on coating the headers?
Nope. I'm going to give them an everclear bath before I fire it up for the first time, though. Not a fan of coated stainless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIuo0KIqD_E
I would not crow that they work until you have the transmission on there as well. looks like you wacked em into the transmission to me...
Not sure I understand what you're saying, but the transmission is bolted up right now.
(pic is upside down) You have to make pass through cuts in the bellhousing flange, for the headers to pass through. Since we are using a sheet metal pan, the botton 1/3 of the flange isnt necessary anyway, I think I'm going to go back and cut the rest of it off as well. There are some more photos on my MEV forum thread
Ready for chassis to drop on.
That clears it up. The first image had it looking like the collector flanges were located in the same space as the bellhousing. (which it is.) but Having never had my hands on putting it together I was not aware you could lop off parts of the bellhousing.
You just cut the flange below where the engine block stops (I cut the spacer the same way), similar to how an automatic bellhousing is shaped, where only the top 2/3 mates to the engine. The flange doesnt offer anything to the structure of the actual bell itself so you can lop off whatever you need, really.
How about the steering shaft? Looks like that is going to be a tight fit as well. How far out are you from chassis pickup, any idea?
Shaft fits fine, I test fit that first thing. Two tubes go either direction around the shaft, pretty neat design. Pickup should be this weekend. 
Is there a forum with build threads in the US so I can inundate my mind with exocet goodness?
The mev forum has most of them I think, including mine. Euro builds too
http://mevowners.proboards.com/board/20/exocet
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