just sat and read this whole project! ..will be watching this one..love it!
just sat and read this whole project! ..will be watching this one
bring on 2011 will be a track tastic year hopefullyOriginally Posted by Bass J
just sat and read this whole project! ..will be watching this one
remote head and re-routed oil lines fitted now, also alloy pipe welded on dump valve return pipe so with a bit of luck and better weather on its way , should be up and running again soon
niceone
And........
Come on Andy Any news
If you need some new ideas......
You where wondering about the rear spoiler etc......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iLvgAMphdQ&feature=fvw
Pease read the comments
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yeah ****ing parts that cost alot but are of poor quality slowing things down alot, can't believe what happened, oh well, no major harm doneAnd........
Come on Andy Any news
yep ,started up the beast again yesterday,and all was good for ten minutes then the blanking plate that covers the oil sandwich plate broke away,leaving a pool of oil on my shingle driveAnd........
Come on Andy Any newslucky i was stood there when it happened and the engine was only idling , so got on the phone straight away for a new blanking plate which will be here wensday
seems strange why it has sheared off half way up the threaded section that holds into the block, didnt over tighten, and oil flow direction was right
bolted up my extender brackets to 4 pot calipers they all fit great
and fitted the brake line fittings ready for fitment onto the new hubs when they are finished this coming friday(been a long wait)
also purchased some 22mm thick expanded foam sheets to fit to the rear engine covers to help keep noise down as it is a bit loud
os8427 kindly let me have his f7r injectors (240cc ish) which will replace my 190cc injectors,will get them cleaned and fitted to the front bank of injectors with the final map next year
should also pick up my new wing mirrors and rear upper light trims along with 8x injector clips this coming friday,the trims/mirrors are to replace the faded items that are on the car,
after talking to os8427 last night and looking his f7r engine, it has a cam sensor located in the inlet side cam cover, which would be very handy for sequential injection , rather than the batch fire im running , so will be on the look out in the breakers for them
stud kit turned up, which will make life easier when changing my wheels, also purchased a pulley idle wheel/bearing ,which i will plate mount and fit onto waterpump area to help keep tension on the aux belt where it runs from crank to alternator
and thats it for a while......
What's gone on the O?
Hi mate, that sounds a good idea, are they going on top or on the inside of the engine bay? where did you order them from?
also purchased some 22mm thick expanded foam sheets to fit to the rear engine covers to help keep noise down as it is a bit loud
sorry to here of the mishap.. especially as you're so close!!
sorry Andy ,the foam came from where i work on the RAF baseHi mate, that sounds a good idea, are they going on top or on the inside of the engine bay? where did you order them from?
sorry to here of the mishap.. especially as you're so close!!
found the same stuff on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/soundproofing-...b#ht_500wt_922
bit expensive though
if i can get any more i will (6'x4' foot size they are) and intend on fitting to inside of engine panels/covers as the 6mm foam i put in has bubbled in places
as regards to the oil cover plate, couldnt believe it!!!!!
What shafts and wishbones are you running on yours? and have you just locked the steering rack or have you fixed some tie bars somewhere? (have you got any piccies?)
I'm going to try going back to tie bars on the steering as I'm not happy with my fixed hub idea.
you can just make them out in the bottom right of this picture
https://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachmen...3&d=1276979488
they are an adjustable tie rod
here they are http://img.photobucket.com/albums/08...ect5gtt016.jpg
they sit parallel with the wish bones, although that picture above does'nt show it that well,
or this which is of a rear engined nova http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...ts-swapped.jpg
you should be leaps and bounds ahead of me andy
Yeah, sometimes I think I'm going backward... I just want to go race this year and enjoy it instead of working on it
They're nice and chunky where did you get the parts from for them? do you have some details?
tie rod ends are of a 5gtt and the rod ends/lock nuts and male inserts are from rally design and are welded into a section of hollow tube, and then powder coated.cant rember the part numbers , would need to shuffle through the heaps of invoices to find them
hope that helps Andy
that's great, where did you get the hollow tube from and are the male inserts M14 or M16?
I had been buying mine from mcgill motorsports but they only do upto M12
oh and do you know what the r5 rod ends are? I can never work out the thread sizes..
they are a m14 and the the rod is 25mm o/a diameter the fittings / inserts i had made come to think about it and the threads where left/right handed to make adjustment for toe in /out more easy, cant remember the thread pitch for the 5 gtt track rod end as they where a strange pitch ,and was cheaper to let the machine shop do them as it was for me to buy the tap and do them myself.
rods are 230mm long that includes the fittings /inserts,
and they are attached to the subframe by a u shapet brackets welded each side of the subframe where the the steering rack used to be , but lower,then bolts pass through the u shaped bracket and through the rod ends with a nyloc nut on the bottom to hold them in place
hope that helps
It does thanks, I'll be on the phone to RD today
time for an update,
the valver wishbone and abs hubs are now fitted all round ,which has really pulled the rear wheels in and lost most of the massive negative camber, i have also moved the front strut positions ,and pushed them out towards the wings approx 15mm each side,again to eliminate the large amount of negative camber due to wider wishbones, just waiting for the modded strut brace to come back to finish the suspension side of things
the remote oil filter/head so far has been working well in its new position and no problems there which is a bonushave also fitted the 50mm bov, which has got rid of the hesitant response at idle when bliping the throttle,and pulling away so to speak, the second charge cooler is fitted and plumbed in, to help aid air intake temp,would have liked to have plumbed it in before the eaton ,but just not the space
may re fit water injection to aid cooling at a set boost level
have also fitted rad temp gauge(feed into engine),and a gearbox oil gauge, keeping an eye on the gearbox at higher bhp/ftlb levels as this is still my big weak spot, and interested to see how much heat the rad takes out when the engine is being pushed hard around track etc.
wilwood brakes fitted and finished bleeding this afternoon with the help of ollie, now ready for a re mot, which i will push for end of this month weather permitting
still got to fit seat padding and new floor mats,wheels to get powder coated and buy new turbo,fit wastegate and pipe and possibly fit second silencer (to loud) still not as loud as my mates 2.3 duratec reliant kitten!!! what a beasti had concerns of high speed lift/stability in my 5, not anymore
fast !!!!
also fiited my lancia delta grp a mirrors and bus sized rear view mirror
ollie, picture please
emerald ,as ive got the k6 ecu
would have gone with the adaptronic, but i i live too far away from anywhere that will programme it /set up. didnt fancy trying to limp long distances with the supercharger running,and dave at emerald is 15 mins from my house
in the process this week of getting the new turbo (gt3071r)
tracking and suspension adjustments , possibly northhampton motorsports.
unless anyone knows of a better /closer company
Could try shaun Taylor racing in Norwich for the suspension/geo setup, defo closer not used them but they do corner weighting and run cars in championship races so worth giving them a ring
They're behind the nelson hotel on rose lane
good call tricky
hows your 5 coming along
please paint the discs silver before you fit your wheels lol
to late
you cant see much of em with the split rims on
its the little details andy
Good ol' Tricky
Is that what she told you ?its the little details andy
atp delivery came today
that compressor housing is BIG
mine is still moving slowly (or not at all)
those mirrors look interesting, any more pictures of them?
ollie , any more piccy's
Love those wing mirrors mate loads looking forward to seeing it now this year
yeah, cant wait to get it on the road, going to keep it at a sensible 200bhp at first though.........
........yeah rightexcept those streaks wont be black
I had my 172 setup by them, very professional from the service they gave me, and well worth the money imotracking and suspension adjustments , possibly northhampton motorsports.
unless anyone knows of a better /closer company
The question is what will they base your setup upon.. assuming a lot of these outfits will look to manufacturer parameters?
tracking and suspension adjustments , possibly northhampton motorsports.
unless anyone knows of a better /closer company
Yea fair one mate, i don't think he had the option in his computer for rear engined wide arched gtt
indeedYea fair one mate, i don't think he had the option in his computer for rear engined wide arched gtt
have recovered the rear engine cover with the 20mm expanded foam sheet and re-fitted carpet over top, have got my new -4 to dash -6 oil line and have now fully assembled the gt3071r unit,and have had the 38mm external pipe welded and formed into the exhaust system
going to bolt it all up in the morning and have a final look over, before booking it in on for another mot early next week
booked in for the full map on 5 april @10 am at emerald in watton if anybody wants to pop down for a look and a chat
Fantasticbooked in for the full map on 5 april @10 am at emerald in watton if anybody wants to pop down for a look and a chat
forged low comp piston, forged con rods,megane 33mm inlets, 30mm forged one piece exhausts, balanced crank, full ported head,mls head gasket, arp bolts etc , the norm really
car passed its mot today
only a few niggles still to sort , one being boost... it was making 4psi on the 95mm crank , but now on the 130mm its making 14.7 ish psi on a third gear pull upto 5000 rpm
which is a bit concerning , wanted 10 psi max really, so will have to get the other crank pulley set up
after some more investigation last night, it seems the boost gauge hooked up to turbo only has not been working, after a half hour fiddle all is good again, and the supercharger is making about 9psi
Get it on mofo - and nice one on the MOT - How much did you bribe, erm I mean pay for the flakey, I mean high standard MOT.after some more investigation last night, it seems the boost gauge hooked up to turbo only has not been working, after a half hour fiddle all is good again, and the supercharger is making about 9psi
Glad the boost problem is just a guage and hopefully, we'll see it in PPC and possibly a few others. Can't wait to see this on the road.
Top work to a high un-rushed standard.
That is fecking awesome! cant wait to see the completed pics!!
Glad to hear it passed mate, look forward to seeing it all finished
quick up date,
have had the wheel alignment set up with 2 degrees toe in on the rear and 1 degree toe in on the front , had fronts parallel to start of with but suffered badly from tram lining /weaving , which may be down to the wider tyres on the front
also got to re design and build the rear engine cover as it lfts up at 60mph and over
the exhaust silencer needs changing as it sits around 92 db at 3500rpm, and on a longish drive just kills the ears
apart from that all good
tuesday 5th is the day , when i finally get to see the results of all the effort , fingers crossed
What time you booked in for???quick up date,
have had the wheel alignment set up with 2 degrees toe in on the rear and 1 degree toe in on the front , had fronts parallel to start of with but suffered badly from tram lining /weaving , which may be down to the wider tyres on the front
also got to re design and build the rear engine cover as it lfts up at 60mph and over
the exhaust silencer needs changing as it sits around 92 db at 3500rpm, and on a longish drive just kills the ears
apart from that all good
tuesday 5th is the day , when i finally get to see the results of all the effort , fingers crossed
degrees??? u mean 20minutes? 2 degrees toe in seems a massive amount?? you should be able to see that much toe in, never mind measure it.
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