thats just your northern grammar

 

a brief update from yesterday.....almost there now.

Engine minus cams as they need reshimming


Harness fitted (should help me to stay in the seat this year...)


Finally raised the intercooler up to a sensible height!! no more bashing it!

 

Looking great Neilo - you doing the track day at Donny as a warm up for TA to test this lot out?

 

i am trying to yes, but not the SIDC one, as im not a member anyway (i know its only 25 quid or whatever!) was going to try and do the one the day before TA kicks off on the 6th april.

Will also try and squeeze in an airfield day or similar if i can but it may be asking a little too much of the budget

 

Will have a look on Tuesday

 

oi!!

 

I've seen it but I wasn't tall enough to have a nose

F

 

tut tut tut

 

why do i need to be? It doesnt provide me with anything i want to be honest!

The only thing that appeals is trackdays but i dont really want to do same marque days anyway... wheres the sport in that?

 

I have bitten the bullet and taken a spare space for the Knockhill round ... should be fun

 

wise move, the only one im not doing

 

lol - i guess that a few couldnt do the knockhill event hence why a couple of spaces had been made available.

I prefer the non single marque stuff myself too - much better to compare yourself against different cars at this level

 

I agree! I love thrashing Evo's and Cosworth's on track

F

 

chance would be a fine thing!!!

 

nearly done.....

fitted the splitter and swapped the brake lines over to the supplied wilwood ones

Really liking the look of the splitter now its on, the canards are arriving at the end of the week so hopefully i can put them on on saturday ready fro the mapping on sunday (25th) then its all done!!

 

Neil,

Mapping time has been and gone I presume...... how did you get on and what power did you end up with mate?

 

IIRC think mapping is today!! good luck pal

Joe.....

 

yes he is mapping today - hope it goes well and is all ready for battle next weekend

 

fingers crossed for you Neil

 

So Neil, what are the plans for this years Time Attack ?

 

well for a start i now drive a Datsun......

 

Bleeding skylarks

 

well at least its a slightly better base to start with this time. The impreza was brilliant when it was all working well and set up right, but sadly it didnt last long enough to do it justice. I know it would have been very competitive at silverstone etc...

However, new year, new car. Took delivery of it in July as a standard R33 GTR (bar a catback exhaust). However i have been secretly seeking out every last bargain and upgrade that i can to make it competitive. So the current Spec (which will be mapped on Feb 6th) reads like this.

Apexi Power FC L Jetro
Apexi AVCR
Z32 AFMS
700cc Injectors
Tomei Poncam 260 9.15mm In/Ex
HKS 2540 turbos
HKS Twin Suction Filters
Decat
Cat back 3.5"
Apexi Downpipes
Swirl pot feeding Twin Bosch044, with Walbro 255 in tank Lifter pump
Cusco 11 Point Cage
OS Giken Twin Plate Carbon Clutch
KSport 8 Pot 356mm front Brakes w/DS3000 pads
EBC Turbo Groove rear discs w/yellow stuff pads
19 Row Oil Cooler
D2 Adjustible Coilovers
Cusco Front and rear Upper Arms
Cusco Front Toe Rod
Cusco Rear Toe Rod
Catch Can
Brake Cylinder Stopper
265/45/17 R888s

I have just bought a spare engine to build up to a 2.7 for when the standard one has had enough. This will be built with the following spec.

Forged Pistons/Rods (as yet undecided)
Tomei Head Bolts
Tomei High flow Oil Pump
Tomei 1.2mm Headgasket
Race bearings
Baffled & enlarged Sump
Nismo Water Pump
Nismo Thermostat
Larger Rad

I am also trying to find a place that will make a front and rear diffuser to my spec.

First engine should have me running at around 580bhp/450lbft, second engine hopefully 650/520 or so....

 

forgot to say, the interior will of course be stripped, air con is coming out, and i have a very good deal lined up on lightened body panels, but those are having to wait until after these other bits are complete.

 

Neil - I know a very good carbon fabricator that has made a rear diffuser for a friend's R33 if that is any use? Or another chap that works with FRP.

 

oh btw - awesome spec.

Love the smooth as silk skyline sound.

Are you ditching HICAS and the other unnecessary items?

 

Yup forgot to mention, Tomei Hicas Lock Kit....pain in the **** that is!!

I think i have a chap that can make the stuff, just wether i can make the template in time and if he then has time to make it...Im sure ill get there.

Got a set of autoselect CF canards on there too which are nice

 

you should pop over to bigpower.co.uk and get some pics up

 

you should pop over to sox-japoc.co.uk and get some pics up!!!

touche...

 

so many websites