Prep for the season *** North Weald Update***

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:53 pm

I will put up some pics and more detail later,

But suffice to say that the car is finally coming back together, its cost way more than I expected, but its spec is still going up and will be pretty insane when done. Im knackered, I keep chopping bits off the car though which is nice and generally Im a happy bunny !!!

J.

Post by **Stuart** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:11 pm

Looking forward to seeing the car (and you) next weekend you old bastard :thumb:

madenglishman · Post by **madenglishman** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:22 pm

As a punter next week can't go quick enough 8) 8)

Rolygtst · Post by **Rolygtst** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:22 pm

GOODLUCK James and the motor sounds the DOGS BOLLOCKS.We will be watching

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:06 am

Okey dokey....

Here we have the pistons going back in their little warrens.....

Notice the loveliness of the worked crank, theres also ARP mains here too !!!

Heres a little critter roaming the wild expase of Bobs toolbox before being grabbed and stuffed in an unstuspecting SR20 - HKS pistonas, Tomei rods of goodness, ARP uprated bolts and nismo shells/bearings being the items of choice !!

Im afraid I havent got the photos of the head work, cams and HKS Step3 kit at the mo, these will be coming shortly,

However, heres the built article...

Now with intake and injectors just going in after cleaning/checking - Nismo 740cc

Extra puff now added with a roller bearing turbo, uprated actuator and the previous manifold, elbow etc - EGT sensor to go in

Engine...car, car....engine !!!

Ready to go in, and unfortunately blocking a view of the new external jacking points the rollcage man did and later on my battery went flat so I guess more pics to come on that score

Interesting shot if you know what you're looking for

Engine in saturday night........

I guess you could say its all a bit tight and rather low !!!! I like the clearance on the new sump and think my new pullies look luverly !!

This was a quickie taken today .....engine is now bolted in, gearbox mounted and exhaust all done, battery relocated inside the car, main looms located inside the bay neatly now, loads of other bits, extinguisher system put back in, much better larger hole for intercooler piping, custom bracket now for oil filter relocater with extra jubilee clip on filter to prevent it vibrating off and killing me/another competitor, god Im too tired to remember much else !!!

As I said, unfortunately my battery went flat on my phone so I couldnt get any more shots, but the car no longer looks quite like this at the front

I got playing with the air hacksaw and "modified it"

It should now get lots more air into the intercooler and also the brakes !!!

Im going to bed now as I need to get up in 3 hours to finish of year end invoicing and go to our nations nuclear bomb bunker cos their sky dont work !!!!

J.

Lloyd@JRD · Post by **Lloyd@JRD** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:00 am

Nice one J, when is mapping?Wednesday?

Looking good all in, very curious about how the bumper looks now after surgery :-D

Also, is that a new inlet manifold?

Lloyd :-D

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:24 pm

IT RUNS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fired up on the button at the first time of asking apparently !!!

I came into the workshops this evening to hear a rather more savage sounding car than I left a few weeks ago - the cams certainly seem to be "aggressive" shall we say !!!

I still managed to cut a few more holes in the car tonight, although geoff and Bob are starting to get a bit sick of me just making more mess and not helping to put the thing back together !!!

Lots of other bits with regards to the loom, and the general under bonnet management have been done too, and it looks a million times better under there. They are also intent on sorting out as many issues as possible as they go along, effectively reqiring half my dash and main harness as they are finding so many bodges from the previous owners in Japan. I even got to fabricate up a nice mounting panel for a couple of gauges today that couldnt reside in their old locations due to loom re routing, nearly cut my finger off doing it, but its very satisfying to say "!I made this piece of metal you will never notice !!!"

We even managed to start spraying in a few of the blotchy patches caused by all the parts removal that gone on inside and whilst this is only a temprary solution it still looks loads better (thanks Jamie - hope your vision is now back to normal mate) A few bits are now being done "for the moment" as we are running out of time - yes Lloyd, mapping is on Wednesday when I hope to be mentioning figures beginning with a 4 !!!! - but on the whole the car is coming together exactly as per our spec and timeframe.

Im getting all excited now !!!

Wooooohoooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!

J.

Post by **Ben** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:52 am

Awesome write up J. The engine looks sweeeeet. I'm sure if it goes anything it looks you're onto a winner.

Lloyd@JRD · Post by **Lloyd@JRD** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:35 am

Thats brilliant J, nice one. I can't wait to see it in the flesh and in action.

Roll on tomorrow :-D

Miniwilliams · Post by **Miniwilliams** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:31 pm

Nice pics mate, and looking forward to seeing it again.

Bigpower

Prep for the season * North Weald Update*