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[jt19]

Cheers mate.

There's a few rattles that the camera picks up but you can't hear it if that makes sense lol.

I'll get a few more videos up of it moving soon :)

[jt19]

MK2 rear lights fitted.....

 

 

 

She's taxed, insured, and MOTed....Ready for the summer!! :)

 

[Ben_O]

[jt19]

So I've had the suspension set up a couple of months back at Southam Mini's.

All was good and I thought I'd go on a trackday as I got some vouchers for one :)

 

 

 

All went well and I had a great day :)

 

Following Sunday (last Sunday) first day since trackday I went out in he. All was well until it started making a right old racket!

I lost 2nd and 3rd gear, and was not happy at idle

 

So Monday evening I started the investigation....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll start taking it to bits tomorrow night.

Luckily I have a spare box that I had rebuilt but never used it attached to a spare block! :)

 

 

Thanks

Josh

[jt19]

So after replacing the gearbox with a reconditioned one I had spare all seemed well...

Until I went to my mates house and ripped the exhaust off on his gate stop in the middle of his drive!!!!

The electric gates started to close so I panicked and reversed! Not realizing how the exhaust had come off!!

 

I ended up with this....

 

 

 

 

Out came the blow torch and got it sorted! Just in time for Retro Rides at santa pod...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was a very good weekend. I only managed one run on Saturday as it was very wet! 

First and only time down the strip and I managed a 17! not very good but I think I had clutch slip!

 

Now getting the turbo bits together that I have been collecting for about 10 years!!

 

1293 block (ready for paint to be stripped and re painted green)

 

Lightened and balanced con rods

 

 

 

I have 15cc dished omega's as well on standard rods, that I hope to swap over to the lightened ones.

 

Here's the crank I want to use.

Bit strange as it has two casting numbers on it...

 

 

 

 

 

As I'm not sure what numbers to believe, I'm thinking of getting it wedged, crossdrilled, cleaned/stress relived, and hardened...Any thoughts on this?

 

Thanks for looking :)

 

Josh

Edited by jt19, 05 July 2015 - 04:47 PM.

[jt19]

Haven't updated this in a few months....

 

Been busy in the barn with the turbo engine.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More to come soon! :)

[StefanPieter]

Looking good

[mad mk1]

This is a cool pic mate!

 

 
Was a very good weekend. I only managed one run on Saturday as it was very wet! 
First and only time down the strip and I managed a 17! not very good but I think I had clutch slip!
 
Josh

[jt19]

Thanks si. It's in the tm build thread pics aswell.
Next time we meet on track I'll have a blower fitted ;)

[jt19]

You on Facebook? I'll tag you in it if you like?

[jt19]

bit of painting done today! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thought I'd give the custom down pipe a coat of high temp paint (800 degrees Celsius) 

 

 

 

 

Probably not last long but at least I tried lol.

 

So hopefully next job after the rad is on the engine and plumbed in, it's body work time! :) 

[jt19]

Removed the front subframe...

 

 

I reinforced a different one a while ago so thought I'd use that as its got rose jointed bits on it too :)

 

 

 

I also took the fuel tank out and trial fitted the MPI tank. looks like its going to be a pain as the neck is shorter than the other one! I'm sure i'll manage in the end though :)

 

Thanks for looking

[jt19]

Done a bit today!

 

 

 

 

Just got to do a bit of trimming with the grinder. take the corner section out for the air intake. Then weld it in of course

[jt19]

Finally managed to get the bulkhead box welded in...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Got a new intercooler off of matt the other week, and positioned where the oil cooler will go...

 

 

 

Nice neat fit I reckon. Just hope its big enough to keep it all cool!

 

Josh

[domdee]

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