mark2009
Member
Registered: 24th Apr 09
User status: Offline
|
cars coming on well now matey .
|
john_c20xe
Member
Registered: 10th Feb 08
Location: Eastbourne, EastSussex
User status: Offline
|
boot looks good painted, can you not sand the boonet smooth?
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
I will be keeping the boot, it looks good.
Need to figure how to keep it shut though lol, i may cut some out and fit the latch!
Cant really do much to the bonnet tbh, gel coat is only thin and its wavey all over. Looks ok enough for that it is, but carbon ftw!
|
Graham88
Member
Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
User status: Offline
|
Boot pins ftw
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
Yeah i just found a picture of AG Motorsports rally corsa and they have used boot / bonnet pins. They dont look too bad...
Never used bonnet / boot pins before so will do my best with it LOL!
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
Next up is to mask off and spray a black boarder on the edge of the rear 3 windows...
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
Last night i cracked on, got the windows fitted properly & for final. Also i got all door handles and locking mechanisms in and working. Then the carbon door cards on. Also the roof strips on, wing mirrors on and the windows masked up ready for spraying on the boarder. Single wiper conversion built and installed- Pics....
Today got the boarder sprayed after scotching the windows up, came out sooo nice! The spoiler will hide the top of the boot window hence i havent sprayed boarder there.
Love the carbon:
Spanking new rad came:
Seat Side mounts painted:
Aldo got my morettes built up and ready to shine:
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
Package came of all my electrical goodies,
Theres everything there: Battery cut-off switch, 10 way fuse box, 8 On-Off toggle switches, Starter button and switch panel, All the dash lights in various colours, Key barrel switch for extra security, 2 push and hold buttons and also a Cigar lighter socket mainly for sat nav use as i dont smoke lol!
|
philip2
Member
Registered: 1st Oct 06
Location: n.wales/chester
User status: Offline
|
flying now matey. would be nice if could get a map for the motor so you could take to pv.
where were the windows and the siwtches etc from?
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
Thanks mate, Wouldnt be done in time for PVS no chance mate!
Switches etc all came off eBay, and windows are from Plastics 4 performance
|
john_c20xe
Member
Registered: 10th Feb 08
Location: Eastbourne, EastSussex
User status: Offline
|
coming along great mate
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
After sorting my garage at the weekend, today i got the engine off the stand and onto the crane so i can work on the rest and get engine sorted:
crank rear oil seal pushed into place, was a struggle to get in without damaging, VERY tight fit:
Also got all the hose clips on and tightened.
Flywheel, clutch and ARP fly bolts:
All torqued up to 60nm :
Starter motor on, and clutch plate and cover aligned with the.... clutch aligning tool believe it or not 
Got everything else torqued up too, main crank bolt to 250nm, bottom crank pulley bolts to 20nm and so on.
Tommorow i will be fitting the clutch release bearing into the bell housing, then fit the gearbox bell housing to the block.
Also expecting a package from QED tomoro with a few little vital parts such as thermo housing to head gasket ring and cambelt tensioner spring.
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
Gearbox on:
And all hose clips fastened:
Suspended:
Bolted in:
Gear linkage on:
CJ fitted my exhaust manifold for me while i was fitting coilovers on mates focus:
Throttle Bodies & Rad fitted:
Header tank and hoses:
Bonnet:
You can just see the trumpets through that vent in the pic above lol
Filler cap (Still have to do black line around this window):
Just need some stainless bolts for it:
|
daymoon
Premium Member
Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
engine bay looks 
update your thread title too!
|
FruitBooTeR
Member
Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
User status: Offline
|
Engine looks so clean and tb's look
Have you managed to sort out mapping yet?
|
Graham88
Member
Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
User status: Offline
|
Love it
|
john_c20xe
Member
Registered: 10th Feb 08
Location: Eastbourne, EastSussex
User status: Offline
|
quality
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
Daymoon- Done lol 
Fruitbooter- Thanks mate, i will more than likely be going to Jam-Sport for remap!
Cheers Graham, Cheers John 
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
CARBON BUMPER UPDATE:
Was FINALLY meant to be collecting my carbon bumper from Performance-Trim today at PVS. But guess what, they have let me down... AGAIN!
I went all the way to PVS mainly just to collect the bumper, cost loads getting there too and NOTHING! I felt so let down!
So now i am STILL bumperless, a year on from when i donated my MINT gsi front bumper to them to make moulds for the carbon items.
I think Mike at Performance-trim needs to get his priorities right. Im NOT happy.
[Edited on 09-06-2009 by Doldy]
|
performance-trim
Member
Registered: 14th Feb 08
Location: Hampshire / West Sussex
User status: Offline
|
Sorry Dan, do you mean bonnet or bumper?
With regards the bumper, I am very sorry that it has been dragging on for this long. As posted on the bumper thread, producing these few bumpers have lost us literally a couple of thousand pounds trying to get them right and up to our standards for sale. As a business, it's very difficult for us to prioritise things that are loosing us money, especially at this enconomy's difficult time.
I'd like to reliterate that we have offered to buy you another original gsi bumper in replacement for the one that you kindly sent to us and we'll still be honering our discount on the carbon bumper itself when we finally produce one that's up to our standard. It's likely that the bumpers won't be on sale in the future after the original group-buy has been completed. The other two group-buy customers have been offered refunds on their deposits if they no longer want to wait.
All of our other parts (wings, bonnets and door trims) have a 2-week turn around time, it's only the bumpers that are giving us a head ache.
I hope this helps to clear things up, I'm passionate about what my company does and it's a real dissapointment for me to know we've let you down - As I've offered at PVS, you just need to let me know what else we can do to make this up and keep a good customer.
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
Yep edited to bumper now lol, put bonnet accidently.
Im going to wait, most definately, i dont want to be waiting any longer but i also dont want to go without a carbon bumper.
I did send you a text yesterday Mike.
Thanks
|
john_c20xe
Member
Registered: 10th Feb 08
Location: Eastbourne, EastSussex
User status: Offline
|
ooo dear 
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
Rear beam dropped:
Got out the under-seal and done the entire underside of the car and all the arches:
New windscreen fitted and i done a checker roof:
Brake line ran to rear and exhaust in the making:
Once the exhaust is done, i will fully heat wrap the entire thing and do the 4-2-1 also.
|
Ellis
Member
Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
User status: Offline
|
Awesom thread 
|
Doldy
Member
Registered: 13th Mar 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
Cheers mate, have just been cleaning up the rear disc brakes to go onto the beam and what a nightmare they are.
|
