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[mattmiglia]

They look great and you've answered my question before I had posted it! They fit okay width wise then? I've only seen those and the corbeau version fitted as a single for a race car but I'm really keen to use a pair.

[Turbo Nick]

They're a close fit but with a bit of faffing with the mounting they'll just go side by side between the B posts. My old ones were way wider at the top so had to be staggered

[mattmiglia]

I was expecting to stagger so even better! Car looks great by the way

[Turbo Nick]

Cheers dude 👍🏻

[mattmiglia]

You done anything recently to it Nick?

[MINI-TURBO]

nice work mate, its going to be a monster!

[Turbo Nick]

You done anything recently to it Nick?

 

Only just saw this, bits and bobs... will do an update!

[Turbo Nick]

Yet more snails pace progress, work is still getting in the way of garage time. Caught in a vicious circle, working overtime to fund the project means I don't have the time to work on it. Think I've only got one day off work now until christmas eve   

 

 

Anyway, the front end got welded. It's still removeable, welded me some tabs inside the wings and A panels to bolt it together and there's some bolts at the tops of the inner wings to hold it on.

I still need to make a new pair of mounts for the front that'll double as radiator mounts too.

 

Also found some more lovely previous owner workmanship 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Got some time on my mates lathe at the weekend, neither of us have any training on how to use them so it's a bit trial and error most of the time but we're enjoying learning.

 

 

 

Will machine some of the excess meat off it, just wanted to take it home and trial fit it before getting carried away.

 

That's it for now, next update in 2017 at this rate I guess..

[doormatt]

What splitter are you running dude? Car is looking killer though

[Turbo Nick]

Cheers dude. Splitter is one I imported from Japan, fit is miles off though so it's going to take some modifying to fit properly.

[mattmiglia]

I know the slow progress feeling! Anything done on the lathe looks cool anyway.

[Turbo Nick]

6 Monthly, long, drawn out, never ending project update.....still not finished but closer!

 

 

Hard to remember what I've done since the last update, I really should do it more often. I'll just throw a load of pics at the end for this one.

 

I've raised the engine up with some spacers under the mounts as the driveshafts were sitting at a horrible angle with how much i've lowered it. Which has caused me issues everywhere else like the downpipe now hitting the subframe, so I tilted the engine back slightly with the top steady to get a mm or two clearance, but now the plenum catches the scuttle and the actuator doesn't fit in the old place...

Finally got all those bits sorted I hope.

 

Finished all the exhaust hangers

Finished the fuel piping, mounting pump & filter etc..probably going to change the tank now though to one with a sender built in.

Remade the gear linkage and tower. Added a bronze bush to the housing to take out some of the slop.

Got the dash binnacle drilled and painted, Ant's 3D printing me a couple of brackets to secure it to the dash bar.

Started trialling steering wheel button mounting options. May get Ant to 3D print me something nicer than my efforts so far.

Finished all the coolant pipework, made some rad support brackets and swapped to 2 smaller fans as the 12" didn't fit now the engine is higher.

Sorted all the intercooler pipework and got an upgrade from the old cossie one, just need to drill a couple of holes to mount it now I'm happy with the fit.

Had a bash at making angel eyes for indicators, can't get them bright enough so given up on that one for a while. Got some LED bulbs that do white and amber together so could use for sideleight and indicator, not sure yet.

Got my throttle pedal mounted to match up with the new pedal box

Wiper motor is mounted inside the car now too, extended the pipes and drive cable.

 

Picked up my head from Turbo Phil of Turbominis! Lovely looking thing, really happy with it. 

Had a blonde moment and totally forgot offset valves meant my rockers wouldn't line up properly so another trip to Ant's lathe and considerable head scratching (still don't know what I'm doing but I can make some excellent swarf) had my rockers re-spaced so they're central on the valve stems again.

 

There's probably some other things I've forgotten.

 

Not many jobs left on my list now I don't think, mainly cosmetic stuff like cutting the front wings and mounting the arches/splitter/spoiler.

 

Next big job is the loom, got most of the stuff ready to go I'll just need to order connectors when I've got the thing laid out.

 

Hoping to have it done asap then off to paint. I really want to get it down at Avon for the TM/16V day at the end of Sept.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[warning634]

Fantastic build, going to keep an eye on this one

[mattmiglia]

Looking good Nick! Paint can't be far away....

[Turbo Nick]

Cheers guys, hopefully paint isn't too far away at all. If I can get a few decent weekends on it then it should be good to go