Car looking awsome ste, don't want to put you on a downer, but when we had the cossie we had to run it in 1st before we could thrash it. Thats 300miles in the cossie, lets hope you have'nt got to do the same, if so get out in asap and go cruising, cos its got to go up the strip at santa pod sometime. But by then you'll have prob ran it in. Can't wait to see it go up the strip, its going to be fantastic.
Its goin to be a hard car to beat. its goin to be
I'm very excited
Todays update :
Took delivery of the new manifold and samco auxilary pipes
The manifold is from GMC motorsport, The do the best £ for £ manifold on the TU engine. Designed by them made by piper.
Also, shot blast the gearbox to clean it all up and had the flywheel "faced" up so it's ready for the new clutch
Quality on the 4 branch looks really good.
Are you heat wrapping it or showing it off?
Showing it off this time.
By not heat wrapping it it will allow more of the painted block to be seen
Tonights update :
Been in the garage most of the day today
Fitted the CG Motorpsort Clutch
Then the gearbox & manifold
Fitted the samco auxilary hoses
Powerflex uprated lower mount has now been fitted
The engine is now at the point where it can go back in, i'm just waiying for thecoolant hoses to come and the tidying of the engine bay to finish
manifold looking nice !
was it just luck that you got a blue oil filter or did you track one down ?
and thought you was spraying the gearbox ?
ah ha...My tow rope!!!!
I wondered where i put that i remember now!!
Its really all coming together now ste..when you booking in for the mapping?
lol yeah i owe you a tow rope
filter was just pure luck.
booked in for the weekend of the 18th.
looks like its being put to good use anyway! and i have 2 jap cars so dont really need it
yeah it's like 10 feet shorter than it was. Had to cut it
I'll get you a new one for nationals.
dont worry bout it mate, you have enough on! its only a 2 quid bit of rope!
looking really well mate
keep the pictures and the updates coming
I can't wait to get it all fired up.
The solid mount will pass more engine vibration through the car like a true track slag
I can't wait to get it all fired up.
The solid mount will pass more engine vibration through the car like a true track slag
More importantly more power through the transmission instead of having power wasted through the rotation of the engine on the softer mounts.
yeah you could see through the old mount as it had gaps in the rubber moulding.
the powerflex mounts seriously reduce the amount of engine tilt. therefore it should produce slighty more torque.
I'll post a picture of it later.