Car looks gorgeous and sounds amazing

I would do some investigation as to why that rod end has broken as said you don't want that happening again.

 

 

ok not alot happening recently as the mainshaft in the box bent, only by 100 thou but the gears were locking. made a right racket! and being a yec kit part was a nightmare to sort but were all back together now and also had another diff built by bernie at competition transmissions. its a 3.38 re rated and refilled viscous to the weight of my car so should be able to give it alot more power round the bends without it just going sideways now!

while it was apart i fitted a temp sensor just to see how hot its actually getting




new centre prop bearing (cause of mainshaft issue)
and some new exhaust wadding was way too loud!




going for another geo check then off to oulton to break it again! hopefully not!

 

hows the diff? the service good?

 

service was ok quoted me 195 plus vat on the phone and all of a sudden was 495 plus vat without even ringing me! but i know it will be spot on hes got one of the best reps

 

an old vid on the move needs big revs to get it off the line! should hopefully be a little better with longer clutch arm and different diff ratio

 

warping it down the clifton quarter mile straight? good boy. the council should really consider putting up a pod style timing board there, would help the local lads measure their performance improvements more accurately. fbc is so out of touch with what local people want.

 

hahahaha made me chuckle! yes they are! wel have to have a quiet word with steve L see what he can do with those traffic lights!

 

ok finally had a spare day so managed to do a few bits had my camcover transferred in carbon effect





fitted 1 of the new seats ive had made from jk composites, drivers measured for me and the passenger as wide as i could fit in for 'the larger passengers'!!! drivers is rear mounted aswel as base for extra stability, just knocked up a couple of brackets with some ally. these seats really are the buts and so comfy!




and fitted a volt guage so i can keep an eye on it as ive been having a few charging issues! its like the illuminations on the dash now!!

 

I think the clutch wont last long with that diff ratio, tho cars good

 

its got an stm slipper in it nearly 900 quids worth if doesnt hold up im screwed haha in fact did you borrow a diff off a chap in st annes? if so this is the same diff hows your car doing??

 

hi yes i did borrow a diff, but that wasnt a 3.38, it was a std 3.64 iirc.

The fact that your engie will rev to more than double what the std engine that was attached to the diff, just consider the gearbox ratios.

An incorrect gear ratio can kill a car in performance and drivability.

 

yep same diff swapped the 3.6 for 3.3 cwp and yep on correct power/ratios for the 3.38 if it was a standard box then 3.6 would of been fine

 

Looking good matey.

 

ok not updated in a while fair few changes sold the paddle shift in favour for stick shift. had a look at how its mounted on mk's race car and basically copyed it!



started by bending a bit of tube to mount it impatient as i am i couldnt wait to use a pipe bender so filled the pipe with some sand, got heating and bending!!



turned an old bolt down drilled and tapped it for the lever to mount







got a friend to tig it up for me







welded in



and at the box end



because of losing the paddles ive had to use a load cell to tell the ecu weather your going up or down the box to blip or cut here all done

 

after the clutch slave spring had snapped without me realising the clutch had been slipping and then all of a sudden gave up alltogether after an evening of hooning! so apart it came! its an stm slipper clutch but they all use standard plates luckily Ł60 for 9!!









you can see here how hot theyve been, blistered!!!



and a cheeky shot of the titanium rods

 

and couple of vids!!!