Least you have the wifeys car to keep you entertained

 

Don't mate,that's another story altogether,the day of her car's mapping was to begin with si,the gearbox that was sold as mint condition was a bag of nails and now is in the process of getting shipped to Alyn of ASPerformance for a strip down and report,to say I was pissed is an understatement.SJ.

 

Oh bloody hell your joking !! That's a dent in the bank balance you could do without least it's in safe hands fingers crossed it all goes swimmingly and doesn't amount to to much expense

 

Learnt this the hard way!

Now i buy everything like that as spares or repair, i refuse to pay top dollar for something I cant test inspect etc!

Safest bet is just assume it needs a rebuild! It really sucks when it happens though, I had a brand new engine in my starlet that was nothing like "brand new" shells not torqued up etc!

 

I agree 100% but I won't be out of pocket trust me when I say that,I've already caught up with the shister,so I am just waiting on Alyn's report.SJ.

 

Im waiting for a job to come up in manchester so I can re deliver the engine back through the guys living room window!

 

.SJ.

 

Went down to see how things were going With my car,and this is what I was greeted to.









But it was okas it was just Matt stripping out my Interior for my flocked dash and other trim i.e my gauge pods etc....looking forward to see the flocking when it's done,and see if it's up to my high standardsIt better be.SJ.

 

Yep been there, they do look a mess with the dash out, will look good once it's all back in though :-)

 

I have never seen my baby like that before,Naked I just hope that I'm going to be pleased with the flocking when it's finished.I wanted it done though as it will be on track a lot of the time so it made sense.SJ.

 

I was there yesterday to and yes it does look a mess but you should of took a picture of the engine even not quite together still looks great hope mine looks like that when Neil does it yours is going to be a very nice car only one thing is that base box is it really needed

 

As much as I like performance Johnny music has always played it's roll in my cars since I passed my test all them years ago.But since going ahead with this project a lot of plans have changed so I will have to wait and see how I feel about the situation,but for now it's staying.SJ.

 

And about the engine I'll wait to it's finished you never know what the future might change.SJ.

 

What more can you do to that master piece ? I might have to steel some of your idears there aren't no copy rights on it is there

If you really need the box what about putting it in the boot out of site so you can show off that fire wall better ?

 

That's where it's usually kept mate but I have so much trim and other parts in the boot now that Neil had to take it out and put it inside the car for now.About copying some of my ideas sorry mate,copyright@ pending.SJ.

 

No worries mate.SJ.

 

I love my flocked dash makes such a difference to the interior, so much nicer than the plastic!!

 

How's it at keeping clean?,I was just thinking of getting one of those lint rollers.SJ.

 

Pair of tweezers for the ultimate detail

You removing the stock wheel?

 

I will use your services for the tweezers job,Yes mate the standard wheel will be changed out for something more Grippy.SJ.

 

Not had it long enough to get it dirty yet

Have heard you need a Hoover with a soft brush attachment or similar.

 

I got myself a Henry Hoover as part of my detailing gear and I'm positive that it's got a small brush attachment that should be perfect for the job,thanks for the heads up.SJ.

 

Engine is coming together now just a few more parts needed and it should be nearly ready for arranging finishing connections.If there is one bit of advice I can give anyone who is thinking of doing a build is if you have say 10k to do one,budget yourself another 2/3k just for the miscellaneous parts that you will definitely need to finish it,those are the killers,I am finding that out first hand.Anyway here's some quick pics of my inlet manifold coming together.SJ.

 

Looking nice Adrian.

Why the swap to larger throttle body? Stock TB will flow over 700bhp. Surely this will be slowing gas speed?

 

Thanks frayz Yeah I was debating changing it at first because I knew that the standard one would be sufficient,but it was more say to do with appearance at the time as the standard one is easily weathered and starts to look abit dull,but also after talking to a few mates from NASIOC who have been running the Cosworth inlet for a while now,told me that after testing one and recording figures that the Cosworth inlet gave better power in the midrange and top end with a bigger TB fitted so I guess I will have to wait and see,Anyway it's no biggie to change it over again if I'm not achieving the desired results.At the stage that I am at now my engine every part that has been used is to my own selection,if there is something that Neil thinks would be detrimental or just simply a waste of money he will advise me otherwise but it's not happened yet so just enjoying it coming together at the moment,I will keep you posted.SJ.

 

[QUOTE=stonejedi;11418607]Engine is coming together now just a few more parts needed and it should be nearly ready for arranging finishing connections.If there is one bit of advice I can give anyone who is thinking of doing a build is if you have say 10k to do one,budget yourself another 2/3k just for the miscellaneous parts that you will definitely need to finish it,those are the killers,I am finding that out first hand.Anyway here's some quick pics of my inlet manifold coming together.SJ.

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Echo that statement SJ, the little bits quickly add up and getting the right combination of parts is important to the overall build.

 

budget advice is spot on, perhaps even a little conservative with the contingency; I'd go £5k...TB is bloody lovely

 

As nice as it is for that sort of budget I'd consider selling up and buying a faster car, but never say never (as he goes of to price up the hose and unions for a parallel fuel rail set-up)

Great work

 

Thanks bruv.SJ.

 

Before I started my project I wanted a Porsche 911,but after driving one I wasn't sold.I think there is something special about crafting your own machine,and that was what was lacking when I had my 911 vision.I am a modifier I always have been and need something that I could tinker with and put my own identity on it,knowing that it's a quick car for the way that I modded it and wanted it to be,and not just getting one out of the box.There is not much exotica that can deal with a 550+ Bhp Subaru i can tell you that,and that's me being conservative.SJ.