I'd be driving down there getting my money back and buying second hand

 

second hand parts wouldn't cut it mate,i called twice today with no answer,pete text me about an hour ago saying hell have the header tank and catch tank with me by the weekend,ill wait and see.

 

Is a piss take he must take on far too much work but you will be glad you waited his work is the best.

 

he does mate he just cant say no,theres no enough hours in the day for him,i know hes very busy and I know his work is top notch but four months is taking the piss

 

Well, its taking me two weeks to get through this thread. Awesome read!

Thanks for making me miserable about how untidy my car is compared to yours.

Keen to read how you go with the hydraulic clutch conversion with regards to the MC and slave cylinder sizing and pedal-clutch feel

 

haha thanks for the kind words mate,i try my best.
gearbox oil turned up this week,great service from the oilman

mike re-done the brake lines in steel for me,much better job than in copper and you don't have to paint them,ill try and get some pics of them fitted next time im working on the car.

new wheel arch liner in place(anyone got a decent n/s one for sale?)

spent a couple of hours cleaning up the exhaust,i will have this remade at some point as its not to my liking and also the tail pipe is too small.
before:

after:

 

This is going to be one top spec 3dr! And your in a tuff crowd what with how good brammers one is mate!

 

Agree with the exhaust jeff but it did sound lovely tho

 

see what you mean about the tail looks weird like a magnex

Mines alright for a modded car but this car is in a different league, i've stood next too it and the workmanship Jeff has put in is as good as you can get

 

I agree james chris has an cracking car and a hard act to follow.

from what I remember on the drive home(four years ago)it did sound nice and not too loud cruising on the motorway,not that I done much cruising lol.

cheers chris that's nice to here,your car isn't too shabby either
ive followed your car since you got it and you've done a cracking job with it,given more time and money id love to have mine with similar spec to yours.

 

over four months has passed and the spec r parts have arrived,the bad news is only half of them where in the box
spoke to pete and hes still waiting for the k&n filter for the catch tank,this will sent out asap,anyway heres some pics.


also waiting on parts from AP RACING to refurb the calipers,these will be shot blasted the painted(can anyone recommend a decent paint).

 

Tanks look awesome..

 

Nice tank Jeff, cant believe you only got have an order though at least you can do a little more

 

I really like spec r stuff but I waited longer than that !!

Looks great though

 

I think so too mate, the chances of them stay scratch free is highly unlikely, maybe see how it goes I might have them powder coated.
Well that's it mate I'll get them done this weekend hopefully
I'll consider myself lucky then lol.

 

Them brakes will be mint when fitted.

 

Nice to see you haven't painted your tanks black jeff chrome is the future!

 

they'll be mint once painted up glenn,looking for a decent set of pads to go with them.

polished alloy is nice shaun but once its badly scratched you cant do much with it,they may end up powder coated.
got the header tank fitted today:



got the swirl pot and hose fitted:


made up the power steering return hose in Teflon:

last job of the day I got one of the AP'S blasted:

 

Nearly there

 

Getting there now pal, you got some AN fetish you've done it to everything lol looks awesome though

 

you could say that matepower steering needed done as I got rid of the standard cooler,now runs through the reservoir.
just need the water return from reservoir to header and oil separator to catch tank and im all done.

 

ive done a couple of jobs over the last few weeks,but progress has slowed a bit.
could really do with a motivation boost.
got the exhaust fitted with mikes help.



got the grill mesh fitted:

had some parts arrive in the post,got myself a volt gauge to monitor voltage at the pump,new bits and pieces for the front calipers:



got one of the calipers painted today,turned out ok me thinks.

 

Those AP calipers look perfect finish

very nice mate

 

im happy with them mate,just got to do the yellow once theyre both painted.

 

top job

 

Awesome work Jeff

 

Looking good. I need some motivation too. Im still driving mine but I wanna do a few little daft bits to it but I just cant be fooked.

 

such a great job your doing,top work

 

Looking great fela calipers look really well

 

Stunning project! Very impressive

 

Haven't been on here for a good while now was expecting this to be finished jeff lol

 

thanks for the kind words lads
I know mate its dragging on,tbh I don't think ill be doing a great deal more this year,probably get the other caliper painted tomorrow and the other spec r stuff when it arrives,if it arrives.

 

Hasnt pete sorted the bits out Well when I come to do my bay next year ill go bailey I know there not as nice but fuck all that wait time

 

I don't blame you jay,as far as I know hes still waiting for the filter that slides into the breather tank,on order from America apparently
I text pete this week but hes not replied

 

The thing is when i put him on to julian godfrey for the rally cross cars and the rs200 hill climb car I said dont let me down and more importantly dont let them down and he never has but i keep hearing his road customers moaning like just before

 

he does sponsor certain cars which get priority which I can fully understand,but my order was placed back in april and only half of it has arrived.
the problem with pete is he cant tell anyone NO,which just adds to his work load and mine have been getting pushed to the back of the list of things to do for months.

 

exactly jeff

 

You on lunch or holiday wtf is going on kid ?

 

Was round at Jeffs last weekend Jay, seems (Spec R) Pete is still holding him up but i have to say the car is awesome in current state, when it's complete it's going to be some spec motor

 

I have been away Jay but been back two weeks now, I have done bits and pieces recently but nothing major, I'll update later on tonight.

Cheers Chris, yeah Pete is holding me up a bit, he's told me the last of my tanks will be sent out Monday so hopefully have them fitted this week.