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1st wed of the month

frayz

Cool, where abouts is it being done now mate?
Is there still the RSOC meet at the halfway house on a Tuesday?

frayz

Fire suppression system now complete. Jets are hidden in the scuttle. One directed at the turbo side and one at my fuel side.
Can barely even notice its there.




Now spot the jets





Out of sight and hopefully never to be required.

frayz

Little update of the vent pod.

First design had the meters sunk in and all ran at a gradual slope bias the driver.
This looked okay but wasn't that great to look at from the drivers seat.

It looked like this.




So then I had the idea of pulling them further out and now individually bias to the driver.



So now we have prototype #2 and with indevidual hoods is shaping up like this.



I'll try this in the car before going any further but it should be much better to view.
If its going to be made bespoke, might as well get it right.

the_frozen_one

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That's a disgusting view of your hairy leg Frayz

frayz

You'll get a more disgusting view of something else soon Thomas.

frayz

Hopefully heading in the right direction now.

frayz

Dropped the front end underpinnings off for a jolly up last night.
Some parts have gone for powdercoat others I've freshened up with paint.

Lower arms off


Lower arms cleaned and rebuilt with new poly bushes.


Crash brace got a coat of satin black before it goes back on.


Also my vent pod I taking shape and more resembles the dash pod so they match

Sticky.

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Looking good.

frayz

Thanks mate.

Some parts back from coat along with new roll centre adjusting ball joints and track to ends. Billet anti lift kit and front Droplinks.

TimC

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Are the TREs designed to work with the roll centre adjusting ball joints? If not wont you then start to play havoc with bump steer?

frayz

Yes they're a kit from Whiteline. They reduce bump steer associated with lowering.

TimC

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So bassically the ball joint part of the TRE is dropped into the knuckle the same amount as the bottom ball joint sits?

Be interesting to of seen a standard balljoints and TREs sat next to the whitelines ones to get good comparisons.

frayz

Sorry I didn't take any photos of them together but yes the ball joints and TREs are a matched set designed to raise the roll centre.

frayz

Droplinks now on with sleeker hardware to give clearance under droop.
It's all looking rather "Purpellow" under here. Lol.

fezzajsy

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zetec-Sam

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Why does it look like the ARB is up the wrong way?

frayz

I dont know Sam, why is it that the ARB looks upside down?

zetec-Sam

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It just looks like it's meant to be over the top of the steering arms? Looks like it'd get annihilated by speed bumps there, and looks mighty close to hitting the drop links. But I know bugger all about scoobies, so I'm no doubt wrong.

frayz

In fact youd be right about it hitting the drop links.

On full droop its very close to the hardware but ive swapped to button heads now to allow more clearance. At ride height theres heaps of room. Looks closer in the images than it actually is.

zetec-Sam

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Ahhh right, camera angle and the fact it's yellow probably don't help lol. I need to get some uprated ARB's/droplinks for my 200sx to try and stiffen the body roll up a bit, but I'm way too poor for that atm.

Also, after looking through this thread (again!) where did you get your breather hose from? As It looks just like what I'm in need of.
Oh, and what intake air temp. sensor/kit are you using?

frayz

Bit more work done on the gauge pod, almost ready to paint.

frayz

I've fitted it this morning as a final test piece. Just some panel gaps to clean and that's it. The pics don't really show how it looks but it changes the dash appearance completely. Now looks more like a cockpit haha.


There will be at least one cock in there I hear you say.

frayz

After fitting all the front end bits I went to get her geometry redone.*
I always go back to Damien @ Skidmarques in Hutton, Brentwood. Known him for a long time and he always does a proper job.*

Now got over 6 degrees of caster, toed out the rear a little too making the car rotate a little quicker. The handling feels even more agile and accurate. Very pleased.*

zetec-Sam

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I reckon you need more gauges.

frayz

Modified stereo surround painted and in.
Please excuse the dusty interior. She needs a clean.

frayz

Hey guys,

Finally got the dash done, although this is a whole lot neater than having 3 in a hood and 3 up the a pillar im still quite tempted to ditch the lot in place of a single Toucan display.
Nothing will be as instant on the eye for reading data than indevidual meters but a single screen would be a whole lot neater.

I think im going to see how i get on like this and if need be take it all out and start again haha.

Any thoughts?

Sorry for the cak iphone pics, my computer wont dalk to Photobucket right now lol

Twellsie

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I think it looks great!

This is he only imprezza I have seen that has made me seriously consider having one, good work!

frayz

I don't know the cameraman so please excuse the narration lol

A rare full tilt launch caught on camera.

Gav Diamond

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Not looked in on this for a while due to sorting my own car out.

Awesome work and some very nice detail gone into this bud.
Looks to go well too

frayz

Gonna replace the horrid cap heads with some smooth buttons, to try and make it look less garish but it can't really be seen much from the rear of the car.*
I was sick and tired of my bumper melting from the radiant heat of the exhaust tip so decided to finally do something proper about it.*
Tried the dei self adhesive reflection mat and that burns off too.*
So gone with a more permanent solution, I just hope this works.*

If the exhaust tip colour I anything to go by its seeing between 270/340 degrees C.*
Toasty!

M K

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Function over form on that 1 so happy days

frayz

Afraid so Marc. I don't like it but I like a burning bumper less.

Chrissy_bwoy

Absolutley stunning! Love it and looking incredibly quick!

frayz

Hi Chris, how are you?

Chrissy_bwoy

I am good mate thanks, you?

frayz

Yeah good. What are you driving these days? Still see any of the old Feoc people?

frayz

New hardware looks much better. If it functions well then I may remove and paint black.
Happy enough for now though.

frayz

I've been cleaning some bits on the car in the sun this morning.*Weather was too nice to miss.
The engine bay still looks smart and it's been back on the road almost a year now.*
Couple of extra snaps of the exhaust shroud too.*

Chrissy_bwoy

Good stuff. Got an e92 320d, working in Cambridge so travelling up n down the M11 daily just wasnt gonna work with the ST so changed to a diesel.

Still see Tim n Rob a fair bit and a few other occasionally, just all too busy now lol also most of us are married with kids now lol.

Perhaps have a link up down the Dick Turpin some point.