My footage from the day.

 

I noticed a lot of wheel spin on Scoobs running more than 400 horses, how would substantially longer 1-3rd ratios effect times?

 

TOTB is still held at Elvington.

Plenty stuff still goes on, mainly bikes I think, but it's not as much as in the past due to complaints by local residents about noise.

 

Nice vids Martyn!

Wheel spacers are here, will be having a go at fitting them over the weekend and getting the new shoes on!

 

 

Just caught up with this J...stoked for you; must be a great feeling to use it in anger again after all this work

 

Thanks mate, yeah it felt amazing, still smiling about it now! Hoping to get the new shoes on this weekend!

 

will look cracking...get it done

 

Oh it will be done. Gonna put em on sunday night I think, then I can measure up for the arches etc!

how is yours coming on? Got that cclutch bracket yet?

 

photos or it didn't happen

no reply even trying to contact them directly...bastids so looks like back down the fab route. Weekend completely to myself though so will see if I can stay off my bike and do some work on the wagon. Maybe

 

Haha, there will be pictures!

Yeh you really need to get on with it....!

 

Well, just had a quick measure up of the wheels....

Old V New



Spacers fitted



Wheel on, (Yes I am well aware it is the wrong wheel it was just on top of the pile lol.)



With the arch extension on just for an idea of coverage





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Looks like the arch extensions will cover them perfectly as they will sit back in another 5mm when I cut the existing wheel studs down.

I will loose alot of the front bumper, splitter and wing by the door though as on 1/3rd lock they are catching the bumper etc!

Alot of work to do it seems, does anyone have a template for the abw arches? as they seem like a ****e fit to be honest

 

Do you even need the spacers Jay?

 

Yes mate wheels are 5x114.3 my hubs are 5x100

It might come down to getting the hubs converted if I can't get them to fit

 

Taking shape now J,it's going to look superb.SJ.

 

Thanks SJ.

Its gonna look pretty awesome. I'm quite pleased the arches are going to cover them. Although it is a little concerning the amount of the bumper etc I am going to loose lol

 

Hub conversion shouldn't cost you much mate. Your right tho about the fit of the arche, they don't look the best. Almost not to the same shape as the original arch. How are you planning to fix them to the bodywork. Rivnut and bolt maybe a good option, that way they removable.

Joe

 

Riv nuts were always the plan for these, but to be honest the fit is shocking.... I thought it would simply be get a centre line on your arch and the extension, measure your height up and mount the arches so you can then mark round the inside where you need to cut your arch.

But they are so far out I don't think that will work!

 

Does anyone else apart from abw manufacture these

 

Not as far as I am aware?

It is shocking really, I emailed abw a few months back and they can't even be bothered to reply!

 

Jay does your car feel laggier in 1st gear than other gears?

 

Nope not at all, to be honest it isn't laggy at all...

 

My 2nd-5th gears come in at 3500 but 1st feels decidedly later around 4500.

Guess it's just my odd friggin car.

 

You are comparing apples and oranges there mate so I wouldn't nessecarily blame your car.

My car either goes flat out or no boost at all, if I am launching in 1st I will hammer it and use the launch control. So it will launch at 1.5bar. I don't have lag

If I'm not driving it fast it really will never see boost. On the road I drive off boost 99℅ of the time so its not something I can offer advice on

 

I mean without launching, just flooring it occasionally from a rolling start whilst pottering around.

 

Never tried it mate, cant just floor it as it will try and kill you lol. And there aren't really any long enough bits of road to try it here!

 

Guys,

I need a 6speed prop shaft if possible! Its for a TY856WN3CA gearbox (blob uk sti)

But any one will fit as far as I am aware.

What have people got?

Thanks

 

Less load in first gear hence harder to build boost compared to other gears, suprised you dont know basic stuff like this

Best person if you're in a rush is Matty @ MB developments will defo have what you need J

 

Thanks Banny, I'm in a rush but its not the end of the world iff it isn't here for the weekend. It would just be nice if it was. Will travel to collect within reason

 

Matty is really good with posting my stuff has normally landed next day