Where you get the steering wheel from?? Quite like that!!

Coming on well now James, should be up and running soon then!!!

 

Cheers John! Yes it's coming on well now I just need to get a few miner parts together to get it fired up! Won't be long now!
I got the steering wheel from McGill motorsports through eBay they do some decent stuff quite cheap!
How's your car?

 

Thanks for the comments Dudes!!!!

 

Yeah will take a look at them steering wheels!!

My car all o.k, just want some more power now, trouble is it never ends!!!

 

Ok, so a lot has been going on lately including getting married and moving house so things have been rather kaotic to say the least lol.
Anyway! i'll start with the exhaust, I've got a 3inch downpipe fitted to the car and I had a load of 2 1/2 inch stainless exhaust pipe lying around so I brought a reducer and a 3inch flange so the new exhaust can bolt to the downpipe.













I have only used one silencer so I'm hoping its not going to be to loud for a track noise test I will have to get a db tester and test it myself first.
The tailpipe is just a tatty 2.5inch pipe sticking out the back (group b rally style) lol.

Standard headers ported and wrapped.



Engine Breathers.

I have removed the factory pcv valve and vented the crankcase and heads into a vented catch can that I have made up my self.







Dash board switch panel fitted.



Now this was a job I wasn't looking forward to doing, fabricating an under tray for the intercooler, this has taken hours of cardboard templates and a few swear words to get right its made from thin sheet metal and covered in carbon wrap, I'm hoping this will duct some air to the intercooler I know this would work better with a scoop but it would look silly, I have fitted a water spray system and may fit a fan under the cooler if needs be.





I've also fitted some black mesh to the side vents and fitted some rubber edging strip.



More on the way....

 

You got any pics of the car itself, with the new paint??

 

Prop Shaft.

I have shortened this myself and kept it true using a dial indicator I've managed to get it close but not completely true, I'm going to run the car on the axel stands if it vibrates then I will get it properly balanced if it doesn't then happy days.







This is how much I had to shorten the prop.



The coolant system is now filled up with water, I mounted the coolant header tank as high as I could in the engine bay to make filling the system easy and I've fitted a clear pipe to the top of the radiator in the boot so I can see when it is all full.
As you can see in the pic the water has made its way up the clear tube so I know the system is full.



The engine is almost ready to fire up, I have removed and rebuilt the oil pump and re sealed the water pump and put it all back together with new idler bearings, tensioner, timing belt and treated it to some fresh fluids, the inside of the sump and oil pump were really clean not a spot of sludge so it looks like it has been looked after, the oil pump relief valve also had 2 shims on it which i think i read some where is a slight upgrade in pressure i may be wrong.





Oil pump sealed with some Anaerbic sealer.



Boot lid.

I have spent a lot of time on this, i want a louvered tail gate ( T16 style ) to let out some heat so i have cut out the outer skin and fitted some brackets to re enforce it and bolt on three bar grilles that i have made out of plastic cable trunking... yes you read right, cable trunking lol sounds bonkers and it might look ****e but i will wait until its all painted and see how it looks.

 

Hold on John bloody hell give me chance i'm getting there lol.

 

Just excited to see the work you have done to it, Last time I saw it, you had just fitted the engine and box, and it was pretty much at rolling shell stage!!

 

When i moved out my old house i sent the car off to the paint shop, i think it deserves a nice lick of paint.



This worked out well as it gave me chance to move all my stuff to the new house and get the garage ready for the car.
And a few weeks later it turned up looking pretty awesome if i don't say so myself.







And a couple of pics just after it was painted.





I'm just waiting for the doors and boot lid to come back now.

I just want to say thanks to Mark for painting the car and thanks to Ian for introducing me to him i'm really chuffed with it.

Cheers James.

 

lol so close now mate you will have to come and have a blast in it.

James

 

Looking good, bet your new neighbours wondered what had turned up!!!

Doors were in the booth the other day but then the compressor blew up... Not sure if they were done this week might pop over tomorrow evening... I took your grill apart rather than it being masked up...

Hope the prop works out, if mine was a case of shortening I think I'd have a go myself.

 

Lol they will certainly wonder what it is when its revving up on the drive

I didn't know the compressor blew up, how's yours coming on?
Nice one for stripping the grill down.

 

Will ring you in a few weeks and come and have a look!!!

 

Any updates?!?! This is wild!

 

James sent me a teaser picture to my phone the other day(picture of the rear)!!

Reminds me of the old T16 205 rally car!!!

 

I've not seen it with the louvers fitted since paint but when it was over the unit it looked ace,

can't wait to see it on the track...

 

Hi Guys, sorry for the late reply's, been so busy lately, managed to find an hour this moring.
The car is pretty much finished and up and running everything seems to be working well had a little drive around the estate earlier.
I must admit it has turned out so much better than I expected I just cant wait to get it on the track.
I will post up some more pics when I get chance I couldn't take any from the front as the sun was to bright.

Cheers James

 

Looks great James, sits really nice and aggressive...

 

Amazing!!!!

 

Wow this is amazing! Would you consider building me one? Lol PM me if you do!

 

Looks proper that! I'd be well happy to have created it...hope to see some in car and moving footage soon

 

Looks amazing James Let me know when you got 5, ill pop down to have a proper look!!!



Trying to work out where you moved too??? Old Jenny Lee Centre???

 

Epic

 

Looks awesome!

 

Thanks for the great comments guys!!!!!

 

lol, its taken me about 3 years to build this bugger!!!!!

 

Thanks John, not quite there mate lol but i'll bell you with my address should be free next saturday morning if you want?

 

Thanks Ian,have you settled in the new house yet? And did you manage to get the engine fired up?

 

Moving in this weekend and Monday,

No not got it running yet, not had the time too have a good look at it... Will be back on it soon.