Focosmitch

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Cheers for the nice words Jay, hopefully i wont dissapoint

Focosmitch

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Took a trip to think automotive today...







And that is what Ł550 looks like.. and still have all fuel, brakes, clutch to do lol.

Got back to the unit and decided to fit the as inlet



Couple of Pics for Jay...





And my oil breather..





Also got the turbo oil feed and drain and water fittings in the turbo..





Will get a lot more done tomoz or sunday, was pretty tired after my day so came home to my boy

cossiestu

Glad to see you got the remote oil filter sorted!

Not cheap stuff....!?

Focosmitch

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Yeah mate all sorted!! Just gotta fit it all

Aeroquip is never cheap!! Can get the cheap ones from torques on ebay, have had a few cross thread etc in past so wont use them now.

smiley

Cheers mate so far off shell prep after christmas then full steam ahead for me just gathering bits i have parts in nearlly every room in the house good job my misus has her own gaff lol cant wait to get to this stage mate be worth the wait though i.ll just sit back and enjoy yours for a while

Focosmitch

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Haha, as do i, and i have things turning up everyday, lucky i have a very understanding wife!!

You got a build thread?

smiley

Weve done well to find understanding women had a few that were very jelous of the motors lol "you turn into sombody else when your in that car" lmao
no build thread mate havnt the time at the mo probably when things start moving after christmas

Focosmitch

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Haha.

Ok cool, look forward to it

Jay,

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Yeh stay away from torques the quality is tin pot

smiley

Good shout do they do thier lines in black mate

Jay,

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Yeh they do and fittings to match

smiley

Cheers jay i have a very naughty looking engine bay pictured

Mark Shead

Why the change of plan with the ecu.

Mark

Focosmitch

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Hi Mark,

Have decided against autronic purely for the fact of it being quite old now, syvecs has alot of safety features and does things autronic doesnt.

Do you deal with syvecs at all?

Mark Shead

Yes the Autronic is old and less features on it but still A good ecu. This is one of the reasons I went to Emtron massive spec and a match for any big spec ecu currently made.
No not interested in dealing with syveccs and the way some of the people market it. I do hear lots about ecu,s and the selling tactics behind them.

Mark

kev_vaux

Great project and attention to detail - Will keep an eye on this one. Top work.

Jay,

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Agreed there is no real point in changing a good ecu out just for stuff you wont need shouldn't need to many functions as long as it is mapped correctly

Like the old saying choose your mapper then choose the ecu lol and from what I hear there are many quality mappers that can use syvecs ! I would stay with the autronic if it was me

M K

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Syvecs is Life racing isn't it?

Mark Shead

Yes they are made by Life Racing.


Mark

Mark Shead

Correct and the mapper is much more important than the Ecu.


Mark

Focosmitch

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Thanks for the comment and info.

Mark, you have pm mate.

Focosmitch

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Had a day at the unit today, although didnt get as much done as i wanted as had to have a big move around with the motors, then a tidy up as was getting a bit out of hand and i cant desl with mess!! Lol

Anyway, got a few bits on..

Breather..







Start of the remote filter, need the cooler mounted before i can go any further..









Oil block adaptor and turbo feed..pressure sendor will go in the end..





New header tank cap and fittings mocked up..



Hopefully have the rad and cooler back from coating tomoz, then i can finish oil lines and cooler

Focosmitch

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Had a few hours on the motor today

Got my rad and cooler back from powdercoaters..





Fans mounted to rad..



Had a -6 boss welded to the thermostat housing for turbo feed..



Fitted..



Got my tb back from sand blasting..



Fitted the reverse lever..



And fitted..



Fitted the intercooler and rad..







Mounted the setrab oil cooler..







Then finished off the aeroquip and lines for the cooler and relocation..











Just turbo lines to go, cant do this until i get my trouser section back with external wastegate takeoff back from mk motorsport, should be quite trick what we have planned

May do some of my loom tomoz as willl be in the unit all day waiting on deliveries..

MK MOTORSPORT

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I need it first lol

Focosmitch

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Lol, sent it today mate

Glenn_

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Cool engine. What power are you hoping for.

smiley

Looking the bollox already mitch your cooler and rad are they cossie items with hoses made to fit or are they custom?

Focosmitch

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Cheers, mid 400s for now hopefully. More power next year with a full engine build

Focosmitch

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Cheers smiley

They are custom mate.

smiley

Hmmm may have to tie wrap the rs500 cooler on until i can get some made lol

Focosmitch

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Get a project thread started god dam it!!!

smiley

lol sssshhh its secret

Focosmitch

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Its not for the people reading this thread

smiley

lol been on the phone to jay aswell all will be revealed in good time mate

Nash

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Really nice attention to detail on this car.

COLEYST200

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Hi mate I was just looking at the photo of your oil cooler set up is your cooler rubber mounted as if it's not I can see it not lasting to long as the vibrashion will brake it very quick

Focosmitch

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Thanks nash

Col, it is rubber mounted between the bracket and cooler yes

Focosmitch

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Spent the day at the unit today, got a few bits done

Slam panel fitted..



Had to modify it slighty for the oil cooler pipework..





Chopped up the fuel rail ready for -an fittings..







Then spent the rest of the day on the loom, mega mega happy with how this has turnt out!!













Will get it fitted over the weekend

COLEYST200

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Nice work mate

Focosmitch

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Cheers fella