Mark,

Measured immediatly before turbo, in the up pipe, should have a piccy on this thread somewhere.

Yes I realise it's a stupidly high figure and lucky I've not melted the thing down already, I have been hooning around in it the last two nights, glad to get back in it after being off the road for nearly 7 months, But it MUST stop until I can get all the issues addressed.
One would assume it's just ECU related ?
Also would like to thank you for your help and advise over the clutch issue, which one would assume, may have been all my fault in the first place...

Steve,
Erm well what can I say except that I was concentrating on what was ahead of me, it's a little more nerve racking when the needle passes the 160mph mark. On a local private drag strip of course!

edit : spelliung


Andy
Confining the thing to the garage.

[Edited by Fuzz - 11/8/2003 10:28:23 AM]

 

ome on then Fuzz give us an update , will it be ready for the rally day??

 

new it would'nt be long before someone bttt'd it

NO
Just (literally) got in from visiting Larscott engineering to see if they've got round to "looking at" the intercooler yet!

nope "mabe next week" they said.

No matter, It gives me chance to save up for the insurance renewal on the 18th of this month

Lost interest in it to be honest,
Don't get me wrong, It will be finished, I just want to drive the fcking thing......

I'll be sure to update this thread when something happens, TRUST ME.

Andy

 

Hmm few technical hitches with the workshop at the moment.



Time to get back to my roots in a single garage I think.

Andy.

 

Been waiting for that Andy

Steven(suffering from a bad back due to baling)

 

Had to move the car down to the garage for obvious reasons,
Hey it starts, so I may as well drive it down.

Some probs with the steering though
If I lock it round quickly it judders through the steering wheel.
Does that sound like the pump scavenging for oil??
Just wondering if I'm going to have to increase the bore size of the transfer pipe from the reservoir to the pump. ?
thoughts ?

Andy

 

Around 10 - 11 mm is std iirc..

 

It does sound like scavenging , or air in the system

 

Isn't that what a flat 8 is for


Andy

 

Baling at 17kmh with round baler watching were going then turning round to check that pickup isnt jammed. Plus muppet that combines, went across the bloody tramlines[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Flat 8, pah! we like big bales

Steven

 

[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

All I want is some bits for my car !
Is that too much to ask?
What the **** is Up with this God forsaken **** hole of a Country.

It can't be dificult can it ?
Could you quote on this to be done....
Ok you got the job...
here's the £££££ CASH £££££

NOW GET THE **** ON WITH IT, FOR CHRIST SAKE...


Andy... NOT happy.

edit :excessive use of smileys (feeling happier now)

[Edited by Fuzz - 9/14/2003 3:00:21 PM]

 

Do I detect a hint of anger in your voice?

seriously though, sorry to hear your waiting for stuff it's a bitch!

Intercooler?, get round there and stand over them til they've done it

 

Amazing what you can get done by means of "threats of physical harm".

Two intercooler caps, now sat on my workbench in the garage.
welder is still in the boot of the car and I have repossessed my digi cam so things are looking up.

Andy

 

Back on track at last.

PAT INJECTORS ASAP PLEASE



Photo's too big (removed), no decent paint program on this new pc yet.....




Andy

[Edited by Fuzz - 9/1/2003 11:54:01 PM]

[Edited by Fuzz - 9/1/2003 11:55:20 PM]

 

That intercooler still looks 'kin huge!!

Steven

 

PD7's ??

Gromit.

[Edited by David_Wallis - 7/9/2003 5:41:39 PM]

 

defo prodrive stuff,

Prodrive driver enhancement pack on it when I bought it.

(wheels, spoiler, colour coded skirts, quickshift,Bilsteins, Eibachs, etc)

Andy

[Edited by Fuzz - 7/9/2003 6:04:04 PM]

 

finished the caps off over the weekend,






Andy

 

well I finally got the turbo connected to the throttle body via the intercooler today.
No bumper, no headlight, no air filter and no insurance it had to be done

hmmm nothing til 4000rpm then lots of whoosh quickly followed by some sideways manovering.... until it hit 1.7 BAR then it fuel cut with rather a large pop and some flames

now cooling off back in the garage

Time to get it set up by Bob I think.

Andy

 

welded and fitted intercooler.


Lower pipe might need some adjustment to it's degree, looks too low. (will have to *ease* the towing eye out the way.)


Time for some hacking of the bumper.


first cut


Do we want to keep the numberplate mount.....

ooops too late


First test fit of bumper and it's looking not too shabby..
needs a bit more off but not much, not sure what tool to use now for the fine adjustments, Have been hacking it off with a bare hacksaw blade thus far!

Andy

 

lookin good

while you're at it, paint those feckin orange wedges and treat yourself to some clear indicators

Stefan

 

Lol @ ozzy. It's the little things that make a car perfect! Looks good though mate, very promising indeed.

 

angle grinder for small adjustments.. or die grinder..


surform..

erm.. or air hacksaw as I used..

David

 

Surform..

good thinking Batman !

Just the jobb I think.


Andy

 

That's the body work finished.

Looking more like a scooby I once owned now.





On to the stuff I have been putting off now, like that dam inlet pipe...... Got launched AGAIN over the weekend [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Think I might just give in and go buy one..

Andy

 

OI..

Dont buy one.. what sort of engineer are you if you cant make one.. think of the delays.. and the money saved will pay towards petrol for mapping.

David

 

can we have an under bonnet pic please

 

When I've cleaned it, yes.

Andy


P.s Mapping is paid for already

....if I could get hold of bob that is... but insurance first me thinks

 

Just for you David.

spent the last two hours in the nice afternoon sun, applying a bit of long awaited TLC to my beast* / baby.*

* delete as applicable






Andy

 

Now where did I put my Sunglasses?


Edit : oops! can't spell

[Edited by Fuzz - 9/16/2003 6:05:50 PM]