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#201 User is offline   d170sam 

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Posted 30 April 2015 - 07:11 PM

small update, i got my baffled sump back from the powder coaters

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ive not had chance to fit the baffle back in it yet

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also got my Lightning Motorsport ported/polished throttle body back (the paint finish wasn't all the good so i stripped it down, had it sand blaster and powder coated) i fitted new bearings and cleaned/painted the linkage

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also got a 3" v-band adapter for my turbo to down pipe

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also got a new rotary polisher, going to have good fun detailing my car wheni get it back from welding/bodywork :)

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Posted 28 May 2015 - 05:42 PM

little update, car is all painted and looking shiny, should be getting another beam this weekend, also got my aeroquip hoses and fittings for the turbo's water supply

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Posted 28 May 2015 - 06:45 PM

Is that your rear arch holes repaired now too?
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Posted 28 May 2015 - 09:04 PM

Yes, Its all sorted now except the trackng, turns out the rear beam I bought from the scrap years is bent so I need to get another before I can get it tracked properly
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Posted 13 July 2015 - 04:14 PM

finally got the replacement beam fitted and had 4 wheel laser alignment done, its now true to FRP geometry now and feels lovely to drive again!!

finally got my alternator back from a guy who rebuild them, its all new inside and shiny on the outside :)

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and also i got a vibratechnics engine mount too, however when i went to press it in to its mount today i cracked the mount, now i need to get another and try again with a more gentle approach

my dog thinks its a toy

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Posted 21 March 2017 - 11:53 AM

sorry no updates for a while, I got married and bought a house! ha anyway lots of progress going on at the mo, just dropped my engine and all its bits off at Lightning motorsport for the big build to take place, Chris is going to add liners to the block, keyway the crank and build the engine as well as get the lot balanced too, he will also be fitting some custom made turbo spec cams to get it all running nice, the plan is to take the car up in a month or two to get the engine fitted and tuned :) in the mean time I have ordered my Emerald K6 ECU to run it all, it was ordered with one of their custom wiring looms and new sensors to suit with the addition of a VW MAP sensor, also the ECU has a three way switch to change between maps on the fly!!!

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In order to run it with my race technologies digital dash I had to buy this super expensive comms cable, however this will make it soooooo much easier to run the digital dash, there will still be some wiring to do e.g. dash warning lights, and fuel level but that will thankfully be less of a headache now!!

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Posted 11 April 2017 - 07:02 PM

few more parts and a little work on bits today, received my Quaide ATB diff from Pumabuild and also got round to start fitting/wiring my race technologies 'dash 2' in a spare binacle i bought

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Posted 11 April 2017 - 09:03 PM

Congratulations on getting married.
Do you plan then to have different maps for your car?
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Posted 11 April 2017 - 09:23 PM

Thanks Kate, yes the emerald ECU allows a triple map facility, so il run low boost daily driver, high boost fast road, and all out crazy :)
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Posted 01 May 2017 - 06:36 PM

did some wiring and tinkering today, started by fitting a For Racing Boost gauge:

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fitted my Emarld 3-way ECU switch next to the push button start

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started on the wiring loom for the Race Technologies Dash and control switches

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As i'm removing the A/C and moving the PAS pump to the front of the engine it needs a new feed pipe from the PAS tank to the pump, basically I've wrapped this with Samco tape to make it fit in with all the other hoses (1st time being a Nurse has come in handy, bandaging skills put to the test!)

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also started working out where all the Aeroquip fittings go, took a while but this is most of it (minus all the braided hoses)

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Posted 31 May 2017 - 06:59 PM

done some more work today, i had to add the latest software update to my digi dash, disater happened and the dam thing got corrupted, anyway contacted Race Technology and they will reflash it and fix it (hopefully for free as this is known to happen) so i posted that off, whilst i couldnt work on that i went about boot mounting the battery and started to remove some of the aircon bits, anyway here are the pics :)

battery removed

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Aircon bits removed

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Aircon pipes blanked off

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pipes removed

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battery in the boot and all working well :)

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Posted 06 June 2017 - 08:21 PM

Was removing the aircon for weight loss?
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Posted 08 June 2017 - 05:03 AM

Partly yes, I wanted to ditch it as I never use it, even in summer, it takes up room in the engine bay and I wanted more space at the rear of the engine for the manifold and turbo so removing the pump and moving the PAS pump to the front of the block achieves that, plus i feel it looks tidier without all that pipe work, oh and I need the space that the A/C rad occupies for my intercooler and alloy radiator :)/>

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Posted 13 June 2017 - 09:31 PM

little update from Lightning motorsport HQ today

Engine painted in Imperial blue, steel liners added

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nice bit of honing to the cylinder bores

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crank has been lapped as the journals were a little rough

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keyway added to crank

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Custom made turbo spec cams

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Painted rocker

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All laid out ready for final build

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The heart of the beast

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Posted 18 June 2017 - 12:37 PM

couple of updates, got some new pics from Lightning Mortorsport HQ, engine build is underway!

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ive also made some good progress on fitting my digidash too, spent a whole day soldering wires and heatshrinking those connections, testing wires and fiddling about with settings with the laptop, got a little more tinkering to do with it and il post up pics/vids :)
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Posted 20 June 2017 - 04:28 PM

bit more engine work being done

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ported and polished inlet and exhaust

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Posted 22 June 2017 - 01:04 PM

Engine built, gotta go collect it and get it fitted now!!

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Posted 30 July 2017 - 07:09 PM

Hi guys, bit of a step forward over this weekend, first of all i hired a van and went up to Essex to collect my engine - 700 mile round trip in a day!, landed at Lightning Motorsport HQ where i was treated to a nice cup of tea and a good chin wag about engines/cars/karting etc with the Bosses dad


my steed for the weekend - good fun to drive too!

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the main man himself Mr Newton showing off his handy work

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all strapped down for the return journey

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got the beasty home ok

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anyway, no rest for the wicked, lots too do now, so today i stripped my gearbox for the new ATB diff to be fitted plus im getting the box casing stripped and painted

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yes that is a wheel barrow im using

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all stripped ready for rebuilding :)/>/>

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Posted 09 August 2017 - 06:15 PM

Bit more work done over the last couple of days, test fitted my alloy radiator so i can get the intercooler brackets made and mount the oil cooler, I've decided that i'm going to completely strip the front end, pain all the chassis legs and engine bay, whilst getting the subframe and wishbones powder coated, anyway, i also got round to making a start on mounting the new uprated fuel sytem.....

stripped front end

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New rad next to the old crappy one

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Direnza list this as a Fiesta Mk 6 Rad! anyway after studying the pics of it i thought they made a mistake, so i ordered it and now im pleasantly supprised - even has mount to hold the A/C rad (not that im having A/C but handy to know!) also whilst i was there i fitted some new standard drop links and some new EBC front pads

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fitted to its new home

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I taught my neighbours some new swear words!!

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Im liking the lack of number plate! gave it wash after the tinkering

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Last few pics of the start of the fuel system install

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for all those interested - thats a forge swirl tank, a Escort Cosworth fuel filter and a Bosch '044' motorsport fuel pump
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Posted 09 August 2017 - 07:09 PM

Getting tantalisingly close to the other end.
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