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so i started my project yesterday. i started off by taking off the existing headers and exhaust. (i actually did this weeks ago, i just got too busy with other things to get around to doing the rest.) with the exhaust out of the way, i connected the turbo manifold, turbo, and downpipe. as i was connecting it up, i noticed a cooling line bracket was interfering with the wastegate. (posted a thread about this) after some careful thought, i used a 16 oz hammer and some big a$$ pliers and bent it