well that was a right royal pain in the arse!
all the suggestions were fantastic and install went well,
the old one coming out was a chore but going back in was equally painful.
also installed another item today as well, i bought a turbo chimney,
that install was easy too, if you dont mind hacking your car apart with a saw of some sorts.
took off the intercooler and all related junk attached to it. (did both jobs at the same time today)
took off the old heat sheild
took off the left hand side intercooler bracket and tossed it in the parts bin.
cut off the left hand side intercooler mounting tab on the IC itself to make room for the chimney.
reassemble
looks sweet, i should get pics.