Hoping to get it all running next year and then spend some time powder coating and painting stuff

 

Thats the lot for this year, engine and box in and started checking loom routing etc.

Massive thanks for your help tonight Cj.

Simon

 

wow is all i have to say this car looks the muts nuts

nice work si

 

Simon, do you know roughly how many extra kgs the flat-6 weighs compared to the flat-4?

I suppose you'll run around with DCCD fully open virtually all the time, to counteract the relative front-heaviness (esp. on track)?

 

not weighed it, but if you look closely you might see a little weight saving at the front of the car

 

The cutting away of the front inner arches?

 

cut away more than that

 

 

Did you compare the weight to the framework that went back in though? The OE front chassis leg extensions are prety lightweight after they pass the crossmember as they are designed as a crumple zone.

 

Maybe I did, maybe I didnt

The front cross member and towing eyes arent light.

Tube put back in is chromoly.

It was possible to lift the front of the car after but dont believe it was before but then the bar front is also easier to grip so not really a fair example.

Simon

 

Shouldnt be a major issue to dial out the additional front weight with chassis setup anyway

 

You been buying some chassis set up books lol! It only took Porsche about 30 years to get it semi sorted!
I cut the front out my last car as you know and weighed it against the supports I put back in. With this car didn't bother with such a drastic chop, read into that what you will!

 

Other reasons other than weight though

 

nice like is it going to be road legal as thought u had to have whole inner wings wen it comes to mot time

 

Nothing I am aware of in mot that says so. 30cm away from structural points are intact or enforced by the work carried out.

Anything structural at the front has been replaced with as strong.

No less legal than most racecar or rally cars running in road legal classes etc.

It will be used on the road.

Simon

 

Are you not going to MOT it???? Booooooo so I will never see it

 

Yes it will be.

 

was just curious thats all

 

surely though u must be puttin sum sort of arch liner in there save all the road crap going under the bonnet or am i havering pish lol

 

I will be looking into something to do that yes.

but maybe after it has been run in on the dyno etc..

Simon

 

Right Christmas and too much drinking and eatting out the way!

Happy new year and all that rubbish
On with the damn car! been a long two weeks waiting to get back at it.

Passenger side headers

Wrapped along with passenger side downpipe

Turbo compressor cover rotated and it all bolted in, feels good to be bolting it together

Reversed manifold is also back!


Simon

 

Coming together nicely, that wrap looks tidy

 

Looking very nice as usual Si

You going to be breaking the Silver Blob anytime soon?

 

Yes will be within the month I expect.

 

Well massive thanks to Cj for keeping me company and working on the car today.

We got shed loads done but not many pictures taken.



Other manifold wrapped and fitted, fuel reg fitted, fuel lines made, oil return for turbo made, rad fans fitted, water lines done, turbo bracket done, exhaust planned, intercooler pipes planned, clutch line done and bleed - I got to sit in the car pumping the clutch lol, throttle cable linkage done.

Simon

 

SIMON just a quick sugestion, paint that bloody reg green, it doesnt look right lol

 

It matches the filter but also have a black one just not here today

 

Just thinking - with the cutaway inner wings and the twin turbos you'll have natural tyre warmers Nice bit of Adrian Newey thinking

Great project

 

lol

 

Various other things done today, massive thanks to CJ for helping out again.

lots of little bits done, the bits that take all the time, but main things being pump and filter at rear of car lowered to level of tank outlet to ensure the pump cannot cavitate, catch tank fitted, vf22 fitted to drivers side just to mock up and check a few bits..

waiting on a massive order of stuff I just placed now.



Simon