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A few gremlins presenting themselves, as to be expected. All ok with the exception that it sometimes doesn’t want to start. I just get a click and no crank.
The car wants to fire though, maybe after the 3rd attempt. Other times it fires immediately. Have checked battery terminals.
Tracking is...
Update on the car, it’s working!
This weekend has been an absolute slog, and it’s not just me that’s been working on the car. I had the help of two others to bleed brakes, tighten rear beam and get the car back to where it is.
Pleased to say that is drives superbly, bar the tracking being way...
Haha, Dry days only is the plan, but I am not too precious if I am honest!
Cheers dude.
If anyone knows of a stealth exhaust system for sale let me know. I may have secured a BTM exhaust, but not sure. After some OEM injectors too.
More photos. Had a successful day overall, even with the rubbish weather. Main hurdle to overcome currently is getting the car into gear.
First discovered the issue after trying to tighten the drive shafts to the hubs. Clutch seems to engage/disengage ok. Just won’t quite pop into gear. Might...
More bits done and the weekend isn’t even over!
Had a late one on Thursday. With the help of a friend we managed to lift the rear beam onto the car. Had to drop the tank, then slide the bolts through the brackets. Bit of a faff.
Today, I rebuilt the front subframe. Absolute pain getting...
Heat was the biggest issue with mine. With an OEM radiator, my coolant temperature gauge was rising as fast as my speedo along the long straight at Snetterton. If I did it again, I'd keep it NA (which I am). Boost is a LOT of fun though. Particualrly in such small, lightweight cars. After about...
More progress on the car, but nowhere near as much as I’d have hoped at this stage. I wanted to get the rear beam back on, but don’t have a press for the bearings.
I’ve sprayed underneath and used a 2K lacquer to finish. FYI traditional 2K lacquer with a hardener that you release into the can...
Slow progress with the poor weather at the moment. Took the box out last night in order to fit a new clutch, just because it’s easier to do now than later.
Turns out it was ok. Never mind. It can be a spare 🤣.
Also sprayed up the underside with stonechip. Pretty even coverage at this point...
Not much done this weekend due to waiting on the powdercoaters for bits. Gaskets turned up for the manifolds and with the hardware back from the platers, we cracked on with re-assembling it all.
Really happy with the look. Hopefully I can keep on top of cleaning it and it will stay fresh.
Will...
Thanks Colin, I really hope so. It's starting to get pretty expensive :ROFLMAO:.
Yes, we've done the throttle body too, just on the main housing. Probably the most fiddly of the bunch with all the masking
Tried to make some progress yesterday with getting the rust primer sprayed underneath. Massively underestimated the amount of cans I needed and ran out after 4 of them.
So we turned our attention to the engine bay. I had some VHT silver but didn’t quite realise how shiny it would be. Still...
Got the bolts back from the platers. Used Deox C to strip them back and then took them to a local company. Asked for them to be finished in blue zinc. Really happy with them.
Bit of a minefield to navigate what’s what at the moment as it’s been a while. Hopefully all becomes clear as I start...
In two minds about using the PMS top mounts. I feel reluctant to drill the top of the struts. What are others thoughts?
Might seem a bit stupid to some, seeming as I've already drilled holes on the lines. But I am leaning toward OEM top mounts.
Right, this is how it’s looking after many many hours, maybe even days of trying to treat, prep and clean underneath.
The process has been a combo of grinding, wire brush drill bits and tar remover to get here. All rusty bits have been treated with Jenolite.
Being totally honest, I can’t be...
Thanks mate. This is just because it’s easier to run them this way, as the bias valve sits inside the car and can be a adjusted whilst I am driving. It also eliminates the risk of the hoses being damaged by stones etc.
Most people that run this have already stripped their interior as its more...
More progress today. I’ve treated the final parts of the rust around the fuel filler cap (what a god awful design that is).
With the help of some friends I’ve also mounted the braided lines in the car and drilled the holes necessary through the bulkhead and rear arches.
This needed to be done...
More updates on just parts because it's easier to take photos than it is to actually fit them. Getting on with the cleaning of the underside is proving time-consuming. Hoping to start painting the underside this weekend. Took some shiny part photos whilst filming a vid for YouTube.
Various bits...
Is there a difference between a Cup and a non-cup front subframe?
From research, only the PH1 172 had a slightly different front subframe. There's a bolt stuck in my current one, therefore it may be easier to source another, pending whether they are all the same.
1K is good going. Just having a look through and it seems to scrub up well. Fair play for sorting the rust yourself. I am just doing the preventative bits to the shell of mine at the moment.
I've read this too. I spent ages looking for some decent ones but just bit the bullet with these. Time will tell I guess :ROFLMAO:
I had a pagid one fail on me back in 2021, only two years old. Might be luck of the draw perhaps.