Well as far as TOTB3 is concerned almost, here's the saga.
The first trip in the car was to Zoo Motorsport & as soon as the car was started it was obvious there was a major exhaust blow.
Investigation on Monday last ,seemed to find the prob the fabricator had put a solid piece of metal , where Mark had asked for a flexi, it was wrapped so we didnt know. It went back & was all stripped down & corrected, the result it was just the same. A closer inspection reavealed the real prob, my mega bling manifold had all but broken in two, not cracked but broken.
We all agreed nothing we had done could have caused this, untill we remembered at the Dyno session in a desperate attempt to cut down on noise a silencer with a 10 foot extension was bolted to the wastegate flange & exit via the roof. maybe this caused it who Knows.
Today i took it back to the fabricator & we both agreed that in an effort to look mega bling design integrity & strength had been compromised.
Well it dont look bling anymore, the complete section near the wastegate has been changed & 3 large strengthening gussets welded in place.
Pictures have been taken & hopefully the design will be changed.
Got it back at 3-45pm today & Mark reassembled it & guess what prob solved. However it has lost us 2 days of progress & the car is far from finished. Tomorrow (friday) the car was due at Brunters ,but that aint going to happen. Mark has to finish off Leons Supra tomorrow morning & then straight back on mine ,Mark thinks it will be finished tomorrow, but i aint so sure & im sure work will be still going on Saturday, when Mark has also to finish off another compeditors car.
Said i would not run an untried car, but Mark will take all the his kit & finish it off on the day.

Believe me NEVER AGAIN & Mark has said the same.
Cheers Rod