DannyB
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That looks awesome, especially on the black wheels.
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AK
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a very troubled first outing, with no testing  2 fires, a gearbox swap.... and some other issues.
Fee limped round in race 1 and 2 unable to use full throttle or decent.
some pics though
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SteveoBC
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Lol 2 fires?!? Wtf?
Looks great btw
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AK
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power steering issues and impreza exhaust manifolds are not a good mix. Thankfully no lasting/real damage.... just mess to clean up.
Need to investigate but first impressions seem to suggest the PS cooler (APS 7row 115mm cooler) is causing a pressure build up in the return from the rack to reservoir.
No idea why/how... but simply bypassing the cooler seemed to stop it blowing off/splitting the hose
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AK
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Some updates....
Window supports and splitter frame with first ply mock up splitter
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AK
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17th April
Ok, so the car is back in Wallace Performance getting a few things checked over for the weekend.
There has been a knocking from the rear of the car which is possibly due to the rear diff twisting under cornering/load. It appears the prop is also knocking off the underside of the car, so spacing down the nose of the diff a bit to give more clearance, and potentially battering the underside of the car with a hammer if needed!
Getting a diff brace made up to prevent the diff from twisting under load.
Vids from the trackday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0rsR2DnrOg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47zEMmEPyTc
Some pics thanks to TF Renegade Photography
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AK
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22nd April
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AK
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22nd May
FAT
25row 235mm oil cooler fitted tonight... replaces old 19row jobbie. Fee is seeing 100+ deg temps after about 6 hot laps.... if this doesnt work there are a couple of options...
1: Ducting to stop air spilling over/around cooler
2: open up more of the bumper/grill to get more air to cooler (thats the main difference with mine, I dont run a grill!)
3: Move it to where the planned brake ducts would run, and duct
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AK
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2nd June
Larger oil cooler fitted, with some fences to stop air spilling. This kept oil temps around 95deg max at Oulton races, but water temps did creep up towards 100deg at times.
Brakes - Went through two rear sets of pads (replacement/spare set were part worn, so more like complete set). The front brake issue <cross-over pipe was leaking fluid> seems to have been there for a while as thats quite high wear LOL. 6 bottles or RBF660 and a few sets of pads (mintex) ordered.
A wideband was fitted on the Thurs (thanks to Zen Performance and WP) - keep an eye on fueling.
2 more sets of ProRace 1.2s arrived...
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AK
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15th June
Fee's first DNF for the year  but it was a learning one caused by teething issues.
The car has been getting quite hot (oil) since it was built... this was seemingly sorted for the 20min races at Oulton - bigger oil cooler with some fences/shrouding.
Today this issue was water temps. The ECU kicked into LIMP mode when it reached 103deg, and Fee spluttered round for a while before calling it a day - sadly they red flagged 1lap later  Hindsight
Looking at the logs the water temp seemed to be stable at 102-104deg (peaking before dropping again on sections of the lap), so the decision was taken to raise the trigger point a bit to allow some head room. Seemed to work, and managed to finish race2 at a possibly reduced pace.
So..... COOLING
Dropped the rear of the bonnet - check
Move Oil Cooler - Its currently sitting infront of the rad.... and obstructing/heating it. Move to front/inner arch area and duct from brake duct hole.
Shroud the rad
Check the rad - we have two spare, one OE and one Alu. If heaps of bent fins replace
Vents - more vents in the bonnet in front of the reversed scoop thingy?!
From the logs I can see the rad fan (single slim line) was on for the duration of the first race.... would this be causing any issues when the car is actually moving through air? The only difference from Oulton is the fans being on (lower trigger temp).
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AK
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22nd July
updates....
After a bit of a bash during SMRC the side needed a bit of a tidy up
after fixes and de-scuff 
along with a well used wheel :S
rad burst the evening before SLS On with an old scabby one
Issues - Rear diff needs replaced, Geo needs looked at again (wheel is off centre and car has a tendency to understeer. Horrible metallic grating noise from something drivetrain related
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AK
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22nd July
Splitter change started - Moving from Plywood to 10mm AluCore
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WING - Lowered the rear flap, raised the main element and located the whole lot further back
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AK
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some edits to the front bumper
test fitted an old oilcooler to see where it can go. Ordered a new 19row cooler to go here, and will need alterations to the splitter frame... ducting for air in... and something to protect the rear
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AK
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23rd July
Rear Diff diagnosis - Goosed. Will get it sent away and an uprated plate diff installed most likely. Torsen LSD spare will be fitted.
Splitter one step forward - just needs painted, edge trimmed and then a couple more tie rods fitted.
will use this space for an oil cooler and fee via that duct
Over heating: Ordered a couple of large Mishimoto alu rads, high pressure caps and will look into larger SPAL fans for thi scar (will use OE fans on mine with the same rad)
Compression test done - 10.2 bar on all 4
Leak down test done - no leakage
[Edited on 01-08-2014 by AK]
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AK
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.. the rear torsen diff in the car is def goosed
Big chunks of metal, black/cooked oil
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AK
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some Rear LSD info for our reference
Thread on external identification codes - http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2239546
Pic of Plate R180 LSD 39:11 (3.54 final)
Torsen / Helical type
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AK
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29th July
Alucore splitter finished
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AK
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Bought 2x spare R180 plate diffs - one will get shimmed tighter and another will get rebuilt with a KAAZ 1.5wat LSD unit.
Two new large Mishimoto rads arrived - 1 for each car. Fee's will run dual SPAL fans and I'll use OE fans and shrouds on mine. OE is better but Fee's doesnt have the space with the IC pipe work.
Ordered a larger front ARB to try and increase the roll resistance and move weight to the rear on corners - to try and avoid wheels lifting on hairpins
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AK
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oh... also had it re-tested to prove it wasn't running heaps of power like some would like to believe
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AK
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some pics and vids from all the racing going on (both being using it as mine needed some headwork from a dropped valve shim )
Oulton Park - 2nd overall Race 1 and class win, Class win race 2.
VIDEOS
Race 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl14hu96qEk&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
some interesting incidents going on behind. Black Impreza driver is blaming Fee for running him off the road. Clown.
Race 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rofPF6m53Q&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw - first half of the race was great, but went backwards with brake issues int he second half. Turns out the union between the caliper halfs sprung a leak and was losing fluid!
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AK
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SLS Round 2 - Knockhill REVERSE
Fee gave the engine builder (Steven Darley) a dual drive in her car. He went on to set a 53s lap :O Only 0.3s off Charlie Shaw in the 1000bhp spaceframed Focus. They (Fee and Steven) were later DQ'd for using illegal tyres. They were MSA 1B but not E Marked
VIDEOS
Fee - Qualy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epdQ2bYSxHo&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
Steven - Qualy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAO8FSNZu64&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
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AK
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SLS Round 3 - Knockhill
Fee getting the hairpin a bit wrong LOL
VIDEOS
We shared the car for this round
Fee - Final, V Wet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyhiixIkVcY&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
Fee getting it wrong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aua3wbT-4bU&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
AK - Final, V Wet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDOXjT0OGLQ&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
AK - Dry Qualy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFj60KdxaXw&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
[Edited on 01-08-2014 by AK]
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AK
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SMRC Racing - damage from cossie
Round 7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km3dsQBlSA8&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw DNF due to ECU limp for water temps
Round 8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UClJrRHEshk&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw Cossie T bones at hairpin
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AK
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SLS Round 4 & 5
Car sharing with Fee again. I took two class wins 
Round 4 was VERY wet
Round 5 was nice and dry but very hot
Set a mid 55s lap with a fecked rear diff and cooling issues
VIDEOS
AK Round 4 Final - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbOLuUejVkI&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
Fee - Round 4 Final - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wV9jmT42kI&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
Round 5 Qualy Fee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKV_QWZ1-uE&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
Round 5 Qualy - AK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PAE6Qm6eWY&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
Final AK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq8B-ZThhjg&list=UUaaJwH6SIIuAR039SQevGWw
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Wrighty
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love this, front end is menacing as fook
how much difference do the splitters make?
what engine has steve built for you? my mate makes his rear subframe and gearbox cradles etc, done a bit or work with him as hes local - proper top guy
[Edited on 03-08-2014 by Wrighty]
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