Still looking good! Makes me wish I'd used my Fiesta on track, instead of buying a 200sx that bleeds me dry.

 

New matrix is about 30mm wider than the xr2 one so ive been sold a wrong one, mare!

swapped the gear linkage over to the other ZS linkage i bought and its the same, a tiny bit tighter but still doesnt return to neutral so looks like i do need a retrun spring rigging up

cleaned trumpets with white spirit -







swapped the front wheels with the rears too as i was getting bad wheel wobble at around 70mph only, also removed the 10mm spacers and fitted my 5mms as its miles easier to fit ther wheels on my own without the 10s

 

before going to Le Mans i went out with a couple of mates for a thrash/blast, few fresh snaps -











it started first time easy the other day after being sat for over 2 weeks since that thrash/run out.

fitted the heater matrix yesturday now all is toasty in there again!

ordered a return spring and bracket to complete the gearlinkage conversion, fitted -





also ive ordered a Mocal 16 row oil cooler off ebay, that should see my oil temp stay as it was in november at oulton with the standard cams in hopefully as it reaches 120degrees slightly quicker with the cams in/it done at oulton in february!

 

13 row vs the new 16 -



fitted, glad i didnt choose to paint it now, think it looks quite cool peeking out -




PM me if interested in the 13 row as its for sale


quick in-car vid to show how long the box is and just to remind you of the NOISE, Radio Jenvey FTW -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-b38Ky9 ... e=youtu.be


don't know whats next for it, we shall see!

 

really coming on now this motor is mate, its a credit to you . are you at rsoc national day next month?

 

Cheers mate

Nah the only show im going is Ford Fair then its just Trackdays and RWYB's for me!

 

just finished bolting the seats to the floor, the plan was to weld in some proper bars but i can just get away with reaching the clutch with them bolted directly to the floor so ive done that using M10 Bolts,Nyloc nuts and Huge 4mm thick 40mm washers, and had my mate weld me up some spacers for the back of the sidemounts as the floor pan drops, all in all MILES more sturdy wish i done them ages ago now!


also booked the next trackday for in 3 weeks at oulton park, aahhhhhhhhh cant wait already!!

 

few pics of the seats mounted to the floor -

so much tidier, neater and safer tho now










ordered this sislicone elbow off ebay the other day, hopefully this'll help with the oil not blasting as much out the breather when on track now, mainly when hard cornering right with the revs high -





if it fails im gonna look into getting a 15mm connection welded onto the sump for a return to sump catch tank!

 

New track wheels in 13x6j RS-4 Spokes/Mk1 supersport wheels, had the tyres swapped over from my old RS-7s yestrday -




A quick sand and paint later -



Can't wait for Oulton now just a week away

 

Awesome day, best trackday ive done so far! i done 201 track miles so around 80 laps, came at a cost tho...

had to regrease a rear wheel bearing first thing as when swapping wheels the rear was a little warm after just a steady 18mile drive there, theyve been making a slight racket for a few months, so just going to replace both rear bearings again next week

then 2 sessions in one of my R888s went down, luckily it went down on a cool down lap so i just came in, panicking wondering why it was pulling so much to one side, turned out i mustve ran over abit of debris and there was a piece of glass or something stuck in the middle of it...

then just after dinner i noticed the the OSF R888s was balding on the inside, i polughed on as that tyre was knackard on the edge anyways so ill just get 2 part worns off ebay, so i continued on track as i thought it would be a tracking/camber reason why it was wearing, turns out the wheel bearing had collapsed, fcuk SAKE... suppose it is the only bearing that ive not changed since owning the car so ill get that changed friday hopefully... i luckily hobbled the car home 18miles with smoke pouring from the front wheel from the metal on metal contact obvs...

also, starter motor packed up just before dinner... the 90degree bend didnt improve the oil breathing out the rocker cover either, and my brakes could do with braided hoses...

Oh and to add to the list of cost/problems i had to pay 50quid for a bolt on tip silencer as my exhaust was 108db.. Weird as it doesnt sound like its changed 3db since the last february trackday, its always been loud but 108db is rediculous


50quids worth of metal and abit of wadding -



one collapsed wheel bearing giving me around 6 degrees neg camber lol -



new bearing and hub flange ready to be fitted tomorrow -



got these whilst i was at ECP too -



hopefully this'll help now -



also slackened off the manifold and removed the starter so will be swapping that tomorrow, ive got the receipt from december when i got it so we'll see what happenes!


videos anyone? heres sessions 1 and 2, 3 and 4 i was pushing harder and learnt slightly new lines, especially into turn one/Old hall corner... anyways heres 1 and 2, about time i got some propper vids! -

session1 -
session 2 -

videos of sessions 3 and 4 to come shortly

 

session 3, probs the best session on film -

session 4, the last session on film, afew mistakes and a daft clio driver with Matty experssing his feelings towards him at 6mins LOL -


New starter which i got for free as my old one was still in warrenty, also put a heatshield around it so hopefully this'll be my last starter motor now -



fitted -



then attacked the bearing, well n truely fcuked lol, 24years and 7 trackdays old -





new one fitted along with the new hub flange, everything back together and all is well, need another new pinch bolt tho, rounded off already and its only been in and out twice, sigh

the car's silent now inside, so the rears can wait till they go noisy, mustve done it good re-greasing the OSR one on wednesday morning!

 

few pics from wednesday -

 

Been on a Rolling road day today, rollers were pretty accurate, he calibrated mine from the rpm off the tacho which is out thats why the torque is 5-10lbs ft down he said it doesnt affect power just torque, nothing i can do about that, im chuft with the graphs -







little vid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYTA0W4- ... e=youtu.be

 

very good matey, sounds nice sort of reminds me of my old dth bodied car i had, i see you went to efi parts i know chris well from over on rtoc hes a top fella and a wiz with engine management, also has a great set up and pretty bang on rollers there

 

gotta love jenveys havnt yer haha!

yeh hes a top guy, wish his r5 was there sunday tho

 

Pinch bolt replaced on the Offside and camber set to max again (must be -3 degrees) after it wasnt quite after rushing after changing the wheel bearing and hub flange last week, also done the tracking at my mates using his gauges now its set to very slight/0.1 toe out.

Got some new P-clips and self tappers for the battery cable, Clipped that up now its alot better.

Ordered 2 new R888s off Camskill last week too, had them fitted the other day!

Also had some new Braided brake hoses turn up the other day too ater ordering them just after Oulton Park.


Fresh pic from the RR day -





upto date full spec of the car -

Engine:

*2.0 Zetec E s2 silvertop;
*Newman Ph3 Cams;
*Focus ST170 Headgasket;
*Head skimmed by 6 thou;
*New Genuine Ford Head bolts;
*ARP Rod bolts;
*Shawspeed Baffled 1800 Sump;
*Omex 600 Management;
*Jenvey 45mm throttle bodies with 45x45mm trumpets;
*Jenvey inlet manifold;
*Bosch 330cc injectors;
*ERST high pressure and Facet Red Top low pressure fuel pumps;
*1L External Swirl Pot;
*FSE fuel pressure regulator;
*Mk2i fuel tank;
*Ashley Modified 4-2-1 manifold;
*Ashley 2" single box system with added in flexi joint and custom 2.25" tip;
*Lightened & Balanced 1800 flywheel;
*Helix organic FRST clutch;
*S2 RST LSD Gearbox;
*Mk5 ZS gear Linkage;
*1800 waterpump;
*CVH alternator;
*Cossie Starter;
*Saxo VTS Radiator with minimised cooling set up;
*10" cooling fan;
*Fiat 127 low temp (92degree) fan switch;
*Mocal 16-row Oil cooler with thermostatic sandwich plate;

Mapped at RS Tuning 173bhp 145lbs ft, rev limit set at 7500rpm.

Chassis:

* Gaz GHA Suspension with 250lb front 450lb rear springs;
* Fully Polybushed throughtout;
* Polybushed Adjustable Panhard Rod;
* Road wheels Pepperpots with Toyo CF1 tyres;
* Track wheels RS 4 spokes with Toyo R888's;
* Brembo HC discs, Ferrodo DS2500 pads, Dot 5.1 Fluid
* Mondeo Servo and Mastercylinder;
* Brand new steering rack, ball joints, track rod ends and all wheel bearings.
* Eibach camber bolts set to max (~-3 degrees);
* Battery tray removed in engine bay.

Exterior:

* De-wipered bootlid;
* Drilled out front bumper for extra cooling;
* Dented NSF wing haha

Interior:

* Fully stripped apart from the dash and heater;
* Safety devices 6 point roll cage with custom door bars;
* Sparco Rev Bucket Seats bolted to the floor;
* TRS 4 point 3" all round harnesses;
* OMP corsica steering wheel;
* Oil temperature and pressure gauges;
* 2 ball pool gear knob;
* Battery in the boot.

weighs just under 800kgs with the R888s on and 1/2 tank fuel, making it 220bhp/tonne.



On the way back from my mates the other day after having the tracking done i noticed rear wheel wobble at 70+mph, so ive been and had the rear wheels balanced and one of them was only 15grams out either side so not too bad, the other was/is buckled so it was 50 out one side and 25 the other, had it all balanced up and can still feel the wobble at 70+, so fcuking annoying as it mustve happened from a pothole as ive not hit anything!... so I've had the tyre swapped and balanced from the buckled wheel onto the spare pepperpot i have! hopefully no more wheel wobble!

Ford Fair done, top weekend, 320 noisy bouncy rattly miles done and the car ticked over 116k on the way home too!

Only problem with it was my tempremental TPS again so im going to solder the connections on it this week sometime then see if it hestaites/makes the car stutter on part throttle again, if it does ill just have to get a new one me thinks!


Ordered a Ashley Challlenege 2.25'' exhaust the other day, should be here by weekend with abit of luck then just going to fit that and the braided hoses in the next week!

 

looking good mate bet it a beast to drive keep up the good work

 

Thanks

Yeh i forget how quick it is everytime i drive it as it only gets driven once a week!


the Exhaust same yesturday luckily i was in at the time...

New Ashley 2.25'' Challenge system -



Old Boggo Spec 2'' Ashley removed -



New Vs Old Back box's -



All i had to do to fit the new one was chop the old centre section behind the flexi and hope the mild steel Ashley fits snug over the stainless mid section ive had made previously, turns out it didnt perfectly but i thought id get away with it as it wasnt more than 1mm too large, so i used aload of Hi-temp silicone and 2 clamps and its still blowing ever so slighty -



when chopping the old centre section near the flexi i done it 15mm longer than the mounts line up, reason being is so the tail pipe sits near enough flush and not set back under the bumper, its about 5mm off the bumper but its alot better than 20mm set back! -



all tightened up and went for a blast, its dropped around 10mm even with doubleing up the clamps on the centre section to back box sleeve too so im going to have to get a 3rd bracket made up which i was planning on anyways for peace of mind and im going to get the front sleeve joint welded onto the flexi so there will only be 1 flange joint and 1 sleeve joint on the whole system, sort that next week sometime once i decide where to go!

Oh... and it sounds great too, still loud but not as loud as the old one and this is quite deep with very little rasp compared to before when it was just all rasp!

 

I had a look at the exhaust yesturday... where it dropped when i drove it last week it dropped/twisted on the front sleeve which is blowing slightly/i was gonna get welded up anyways, so i took the exhaust to my mates to get it welded up before having to faff making a 3rd mount...

welded up -









all fitted up, also fitted a powerflex hanger i had from when i had the magnex, so we'll see how this is now and hopefully the 2nd sleeve wont drop down, if it does then its 3rd mount time!


Still need to fit the braided brake hoses !

Booked the next trackday for Anglesey on the 22nd of September too, can't wait already!

 

Went back to EFI-Parts yesturday to have my TPS looked at and Map tweaked/checked to suit the new exhaust...

The crimp connections on the TPS were causing it to spack out every now n then, so Chris solded them up then we tested it again and all is well now thank fcuk

The map... the new exhaust had leaned out the whole rev range by around 0.5 on full chat, so he added the fuel back in under 4000rpm to make it as it was and a very slight bit right at the top end, the map was also very rich under 3000rpm on >1/2 throttle so he took quite abit of fuel out and now it should be abit more eco driving normal... certainly feels nicer to drive and abit 'free-er' revving up the revs i think when giving it death, feels awesome to drive now, heres the fuelling graph before and after, the top one being how it is now as it didnt need to be as rich as it was above 4500rpm -



now i dont have a proven 'ohhh it added 2bhp graph' as it was getting wheel spin on the rollers, we even pulled it off the rollers and i altered the tracking (as it was toeing in, dont ask how when i done the tracking spot on with my mates gauges set to parralel) and it made no difference, he said its 100% down to the camber since maxxing it out as the camber was nothing like it is now last time, he said he has alot of problems with cars getting wheel spin with alot of camber, mainly rwd cars in mx5's (we seen a 160bhp mx5 getting wheel spin in 5th there later on in the day too so it wasnt just my car haha), he said cheap/hard compound tyres are best as they dont heat up as quick or start to peel like mine were doing as they were getting rather hot...

anyways fueling spot on, TPS sorted, happy days! heres a crappy vid which youtube seemed to have raped the quality and some pics, the vid is mainly to to show the exhaust noise anyways, its quietened down alot now with it bedded in/coked up too which is also a winner -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiN2z...ature=youtu.be

 

love this car been reading it from the start!
where did u get this from?
http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/IMG_2998.jpg

 

cheers mate!

got that from the motorsport shop at Oulton Park!

99% sure i wont be needing that again with the new exhaust!

 

great progress as always fella really love this ongoing project, glad to see chris was able to tweak your map and make it a nicer drive etc, hes a bloody good mapper thats for sure.

i also see your off to anglesey soon, defo looking forward to the updates from that one

 

Jamie beware of your silicone breather hose as its not supposed to be compatible with fuel/oil unless its ptfe lined.

Good to see you still have the car and its going reasonably well.

 

yeh hes a top guy! aye cant wait mate, gonna be a good un if its dry!

ah be reet, look at the hose after the joiner on the breather its vacuum hose haha, vapour comes through that hose but it doesnt through the silicone elbow

 

nice driving, see youve had a few issues i have had too then, one being the starter, just got a new one for mine and i heat wrapped it.
then heat wrapped the exhaust beside it, seems to work ok now

 

not this POS again lol!
love this as you already know, catch tank needed though, return to sump fitted too

 

Looking good Jamie ,Glad you got the exhaust ok.

Looks great on your car.

 

i had the exhaust heatwrapped but the secondires bent so i had to pull it off, should be ok now tho with the heatshield fitted

POS?

meh, thats more ŁŁŁ we'll see how it it at anglesey with the 90degree bend directly pointing upwards on the rocker cover, i dont mind it breathing a little out tho just not 2l haha



Cheers Mat!

 

POS, piece of **** lol!
what you up to on sunday?
houghton tower (preston ish)meet happening if you fancy it.

 

oi you cheeky cunt haha

im off to leeds sunday mate helping my gf move into Uni

 

Braided hoses fitted -



just the fronts as i dont want the rears braking anymore than they do already. All bled up with some Dot 5.1, went out for a test drive and they feel exactly the same as they did before, i wasnt expecting much tbh as the mondeo servo and mastercylinder takes up all the pedal feel anyways, give them a proper test next weekend at Anglesey!

 

braided hoses don't do much to be fair, just less chance of bursting.
look much better though and i've never burst one in nine years.
i'm guessing you'll not be in blackpool on sunday for Blackpool Ford Meet?
not a big one at all like, probably crappy weather TBF.

 

everyone ive spoke to said i should feel a pedal difference but with the difference the servo and mastercylinder made i wasnt expecting anything tbh just peace of mind that yeh they wont burst.

nah im up in leeds again and i wouldnt've gone anyways, went 2 years ago it was the grimmest day ever, would be nice if the sun came out but that chance would be a fine thing!

 

Anglesey went spot on on Saturday, bloody awesome track!

Car was faultless apart from the brake pad compound fell off and and the discs cracked at around 3.30pm, i wasnt fussed as i knew they were gonna need replacing after the trackday and luckily my mate dragged the car there n back on a dolly so i didnt need to drive the 110miles home.. so at least i got some good track time in, 140miles to be exact.

Few pics -



























vids to come!

 

videos...

session 1, abit ragged and afew errors, and the video doesnt work all the time for me when i try to play but here it is anyways -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... rBsi-9HM6o

session 2, out on my own but afew cars getting in the way at the best/most annoying of times -


session 3, the best session on video -


enjoy

 

brilliant updates as ever love the pics and vids, car seems to perform really well

defo will be doing a trackday there next year

 

cheers mate and yeh id recommend it



New discs and pads arrived...

so, old DS2500 pads, lol -



and the nearside disc from where the 2 pads are down to metal came from, 2 cracks -



the offside disc wasnt cracked at all, dont understand how the nearside is braking more than the offside... down to the bleeding maybe?.. as they didnt unevenly wear last time/last year when i changed them...

new Brembo HC discs and this time Ferodo DS300 pads fitted -



brakes are mega now altho they need bleeding as its still pulling to the left/nearside and i dont want that uneven wear again, so just going to see how it is after re-bleeding

 

 

brakes bled up and tested properly... they're savage now, crap before they've got abit of heat in them but miles better than ds2500's when upto temp!

also gave the car a quick wash since anglesey!