Fitted this today... again, sorry for the low light images.

Roll on the summer evenings

 

rgds "MADDOG"

 

Glad you like it bigboy

 

Have you got the engine run in yet Frayz ?

if not why not ....

Built, enjoyed and destroyed 3 engines in the time you have done yours now

 

Lol, what's the rush?

Haven't had your budget Dunc, and Rome wasn't built in a day

 

Not to sure on that sterring wheel position, you might get back/hip ache

Great work fella, love your sterring colum shrouds

Time Attack when it's finished

 

Nah, TA isnt my thing at all.

Ive built the car as a fast road car that i can enjoy on the track. I want to do a few road trips around the country and europe in it when its done. If i were building a TA car then i would have started with a GC8 shell.

 

With that work manship/crafts manship i can't blame you for not wanting to risk it in competition

As for the road trips i was thinking about that the other day, getting home friday night,pack some clothes and the misses, then just keep driving until sunday afternoon then turn round and come home

 

No point competing unless you have achance of winning mate... My car is about 300kg overweight and currently 700bhp down.

You dont even win anything lol

 

Personal sense of achievement is enough for me, gonna be awesome and only a few months away

 

To be honest Stu has hit the nail on the head. If it starts, runs, is reliable and works better than before then what more can i ask for?
Ive done all this by myself in a garage and on a driveway with zero help. Even taking the motor out i did alone.

Obviously i wont be mapping it so some help will be needed there. But on the whole, ive done my own block modifications, CNC'd cylinder heads to my own spec, with my own cc volumes, combustion chamber shape and my own compression ratio. Done all my own polishing/porting on the heads. All loom reworking. Designed brackets, ducts and all sorts of other tat that make this build a little more unique than others.

So if it actually works. I'll be extatic

 

 

Frayz, hope you are going to film the first time you fire this baby up

 

Paul, i'll be too busy crapping myself to be taking any film

 

I'll film it for you

And I promise not to laugh if it knocks

 

Good job i have friends like you to help me out

 

no problem.

 

Some quick snaps of my new extinguisher fitted.

Mounted on 4mm thick billet aluminium bar, its strong and light. Fits a treat. Huge thanks to Dave for sorting this. 100% recomended purchase





Top drawer service as usual from Alyn at AS Performance. 2 sets of plugs and some running in oil arrived today. Cheers Alyn



Just need to find some spare time to put the engine in now

 

this is going to be awesome when its done bro nice work,respect for doing it yourself on the drive lol

 

looks good mate, hurry up and get it finished. then pop around so you can take me for a quick spin.

 

Yop work Frayz,really looking forward to seeing your car.

 

Just fuel rails and injectors left to fit. Rails should be back this week. The new powdercoated manifold is so nice. Its almost 100% OEM finish and shade.

Here she is as of now

 

That does look sexy

 

Awesome!

 

Almost to nice to put back in !

 

Cheers chaps


Nah, im only gonna put it back in and kick the granny out of it anyway

 

what he said :

 

Good effort Nah looks amazing !

The only one thing that would bug me so I'll mention it so it bugs you ... is the inner blue ring of samco.

 

was thinking the same myself...

 

Don't worry Stu, its something I've already noticed. However doesn't bug me enough to do anything about it.