wide ka

i vote for blue mo's would look awsome

Paul Eggleton

With all the good work you have put in fella, the wing has to go ...........

K.Goa

ASAP!

xr4x4rs

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the spoiler has to stay

as it wouldnt be the car without it

Richie.

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Definately









Sorry but you drive a Blue Peter M3 (Sticky back carbon roof and cardboard boot floor ) so your opinion doesn't count



Never



So true

Richie.

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Or how about

xr4x4rs

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wide ka

i like that too, just make sure the blue matches the stripes!

Sticky.

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I like the white Mo's with blue centre's Rich

The DIVA

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arkley

would look mint on the move like that

Tomassi

at the fuel rail and injectors!! did you find out what caused that to happen?

smitsturbo

that does look pretty smart like

K.Goa

Blue cetres looked nice!

Richie.

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Pre Ford Fair update

Having been away with work for a couple of months it was good to get home and work on the car again

Whilst i was away Trev kindly removed my cam cover and got it stove enameled black.



Replaced it with a new gasket and half moons.


Finally got round to fitting the adjustable TCAs and got it set up at the local tyre centre on their Laser Tracking Machine.



Front: 1.5 degrees neg camber
1mm toe in

Rear: 1.5 degrees neg camber
2mm toe in



Ford Fair update

Arrived at Silverstone and made my way to the Fast Ford stand. Even had my own big banner with the spec and some pics off the car



After a driver briefing went out on track for my first off three planned sessions only for it to go tits up half way round the first lap when the car lost all power and rolled to a halt at Abbey

So sat on the armco and watched the rest of the session before getting towed back to the stand.

After checking everything and swapping CPS and MAP sensors it still wouldn't run. Luckily for me Ryan (CarLooms UK) turned up and with the aid of Diva's Fluke meter found a break in the signal wire back to the ECU from the MAP sensor

Big thanks to the AG Motorsport guys for supplying the tools and soldering iron to fix it

Got it fixed just in time for me to miss my second session But Simon@FastFord kindly gave me a another track pass for the 12:20 session.

I knew i was in for an interesting session when i looked who was behind me in the queue




Dangerous......








....................followed by Porkie, Andrew Gallagher, JC's mate in the yellow GT2, MK and a couple of other 3 door track cars


Had fun out on the track and the handling was a big improvement over Donnington at Xmas, but there is still work to be done.







Still need to source some front billies to go with my new strut tops i bought off Ryan



And finally my nice pink wrist band

Charlie Chalk

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I was going to ask how was the rear beam

Ken_ZS

i followed u into ford fair at the gates not that it matters lol

love the rims with blue middles, id say do it, feature was good to, different lookin car wiv plenty of old skool new skool comfusedness, love it

Richie.

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Made a big difference mate. Back to Danny's the saturday before National Day to get it all checked over




The MOs may be going as i'm 99% certain I'm going back to 17s so i can use Toyo R888s or Yoko A034Rs

dave cos4x4

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could you tell the difference Rich with the bits you added.

see you again soon.

Richie.

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Definately better Dave, now feels like the front is connected to the back

With the track temp the road tyres went off once i started getting confident and upped my pace Looking at getting something a bit more track biased now.

Turn in could be better and the front kept pushing on from mid corner onwards Maybe put a bit more camber on for next time. Marco reckons to try about 2 degrees and a bit more toe in on the rear

Ken_ZS

makes sense, im havin the same ideas wiv my fezza wiv the brakes, i want 330mm for the 17s but i want my 15s to have 888s fitted for track use so im goin for hi spec 285mm, wont look massive behind the 17s but the car wil handle better on the 15s when it counts n the 17s wil go on for everyday use so i can get over speed bumps lol

top car tho, maybe spray ur TD rims?

dave cos4x4

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glad its better then with the mods.

Franco

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Sod being anywhere with him BEHIND you Rich!

But i'm sure you took it! Still fookin ugly as ever i see!

Twins

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Lucky with that fuel leak

Sticky.

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Richie.

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He even had his special Sparco booties on so he could chase me



Got my extinguisher plumbed back in now

Richie.

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Found a picture of Shonky being fixed



Thats Ryan under the bonnet fixing the map sensor wiring and SiB under the car changing the Crank Position Sensor


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Also collected some bits at Ford Fair


New front strut top mounts from Ryan




Escos airbox off Paul Ripley via Franco and Marco
Hopefully this will quieten the induction as well as providing a better/cooler air feed to the turbo




Also had another parcel off NUTS RuS The master cylinder and clevis pin i need to complete the hydraulic clutch conversion on my peddlle box. Just need to take the box out so Reyland can convert it.




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STOP PRESS

Today at 19:36 i washed the car First time since my magazine photoshoot back in March Even gelled my tyres I might even 'polish' it for National Day


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And finally couldn't resist putting my Ford Fair banner up in the garage Thanks to the Simon and Neil for that.

MATCOS

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Richie that banner is very cool, when did they do that ??

Rippers

Nice one Richie

mumbo jumbo

thats proper fucked then mine was bad but that takes some beating

dave cos4x4

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at that oil pump Richie,no right for that milage.

the banner is .

cossie4i+

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It will fall apart now

Steve.

Richie.

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I hassled Simon and Neil to make me one




Cheers Paul Finally got the airbox, i think its done double the mileage your car has



Too right Dave Even tidied my garage up since the photo was taken

Richie.

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Thats life Dave

Richie.

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It does that when its dirty as well

Franco

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What an wanky update!

I washed mine the other day............Doesnt exactly need a post on it you fucking ghey attention seeking sailor boy!!

Richie.

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Did you have to phone Martoon and ask him what to wash it with



You're the one making an issue out of it gimp boy

Any chance of a fucking update on yours this year ?

Franco

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Good to see you finally got the airtbox bud!

Richie.

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All fitted now Jase Just need to sort out a decent cold air feed to it from the hole in the bumper. Think i may need to get the 80mm hole saw out





Also heat wrapped the turbo to intercooler boost pipe having seen quite a few other cars with it





Also put some heat reflective aluminium tape on the rear of the air box. Although i've not wanted to fit one i'm going to fabricate a turbo heat shield out of Cirrus Glllx (Aluminised steel sheet, with synthetic fibre insert)



http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/produc...T&pcode=NIMG3A

Staffi

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That fits nice and snug Richie, i like it...