yeah i tried joining rsoc but i can't with my hotmail address.

Yeah the car has been rolling roaded at 338bhp so she does go well, not fully tried her out yet as i wanna know everything is working right incase i cause any damage and also need to get used to her, it feels so much different than my evo did i forgot how torque steer felt..lol

The fan rad did work when i first got her home as i turned the car off and the fans came on for about 5 mins afterwards. I've had a look under the bonnet and noticed the casing to some wires that run across the top of the rad has melted due to the manifold, i don't think the wires have broke but i haven't heard the fans come on since. i will investigate the wires on the weekend just incase.

As for the possible leaky thermostat housing is it just a case of buying a new gasket? are they expensive? if not i'll chuck a new one on her anyway.

Thanks again
Ant.