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91 Acura Legend TT build in progress and My official Noob post w/ newbie nudes

First I apologize the pics are not necessarily in chronological order it has been torn apart and put back together so many times that at this point it is all the same (undone); and for the build not being complete but I figured this would be a good opportunity for you to get to know me before asking questions, (most have been found by searching) But if you google Acura Legend Turbo you will see that I am going where few (can count them on one hand) have gone before so the Legend forum I am a member of is limited in this degree of car knowledge.

Now about Killanna (pron. key-yana, yeah I named my car flame me ;)
I bought the car a couple years back with a BHG and knew that the purpose of the car was to go as all out as I could afford on my limited income
Car: 1991 Legend Coupe 5 speed
Engine: 3.5l from an Acura RL
Pre-turbo build Mods:
pnp manifold
Type II springs,
Telion Chip,
HID's,
H&R springs
Koni Red shocks,
Addco Sway bars,
Type II dual piston calipers,
RH C2's,
short shifter,
EGR plate,
Stage III clutch,
S&D rotors,
KVR pads,
blackend engine damper,
CF hood,
AFC NEO,
Telion 3.5 Aluminum crank pulley,
Web cams I am also a distributor and can get group buy discounts if there's interest.

Now for the build progress parts so far
A pair of rebuilt T3/T4's (still being rebuilt will know trim once they are done)
450cc DSM Blacktop injectors
Walbro 255 Lph fuel pump
Aeromotive FPR
Trick flow fuel filter
Custom headers
C&R Racing radiator
Top fuel Zero1000 BOV, and catch can
Pro sport water temp, oil pressure, and boost gauges
Innovate LM-1 wideband and RPM aux.
Just Intercoolers dual 2.5" to single 3" intercooler
dual core oil/water cooler
Blitz turbo timer and boost controller
and a few other things that I will mention as needed.
Here is Killana
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Progress pics
for those that are not familiar with the Legends engine bay there's not much room for anything
so alot of work had to be done just to accomodate a set of twins.
Now unfortunately it has not looked this clean since
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The first step was a place to locate them I was going to mount them under the car but there was not enough room. So I later settled on the engine bay and attempted to modify a st of 350Z headers good idea but the headers would not fit and they were a cheap Ebay variety that were not worth modifying so custome headers were now a requirement. (where I met all of you for the first time) after reading the threads here I decided to build my own headers.
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After removing several things I managed to make enough room for the twins and the piping that was to come along witih them
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And this is basically where I am at so far in the engine bay
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another shot with the BOV in place
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A shot of the intercooler, suprsing that the front bumper managed to still fit
Now of course the couplers will be replaced but they are great for mocking up the build to see how much silicone will be needed.
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Oil line setup
4AN Feed lines I am thinking I will need oil restrictors
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full side shot, drain lines are 10AN
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Here is a shot of the custom carbon fiber radio bezel I am working on since I am not big on gauge pods
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The latest addition, justification potect it from heat.
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Once the turbos are done I will have the downpipes welded and post updated pics if I am not flamed off the forum for posting an incomplete build

And now that you have read my book of an intro I will make it worth while. And honey if you see this it is really a forum requirement and I didn't enjoy any of these pics ;)