Of course you'll see from these pics that the majority of the engine bay wiring has gone. The Fusebox is now in the car, under the dash and any wiring that was needed is in the inner wings.

I have also fitted a Quad-Ballast HID kit. I went for 4300k, because I didn't want them to be atall Blue. I've got new Headlight bodies too, so I should finally have good headlights. It's always been a let-down with the RST. The Quad Ballast aspect means that you can have a Xenon bulb for both Dipped and Main beam, although I suspect I won't need Main beam!!














So what do you think so far? For the first time in the last 18 months, I practically have a list of things left to do, there's been too much to do until now to list it.

The driveshafts are partially fitted and once I have the car up in the air again, I'll take some pics of my Equal length set-up.

Thats all for now.

 

absolutely stunning christian, all the effort is paying off by the looks of it!!

you going to give the secret of getting the perfect wrinkle finnish away? I've jus ordered some VHT wrinkle paint

 

oh my god

i am in love



it look like a lot of hard work has gone in to it

we need more pics

 

any links to the hid kit you used. the car is looking stunning

 

mental, i love it

 

good work mate keep it up! STUNNING

 

that looks the nut's mate!

 

awesome

 

nice install mate, looks the dogs that

 

wots with the 3 holes in the inner wing

 

Very impressive indeed!! Been the nosey sod that I am, whats keeping it cool? A header tank is going to ruin the perfect look you've got, or is there room under the drivers wing for one???

 

Evolution at its best

Such a high standard of work/finish


Love the black hoses/fittings Is that fuel filter similar to the Aeromtotive ones whith the removable filter ? And do you stock/supply them?

 

Oil Cooler goes over those holes, they allow through-flow.

Standard header tank to go in yet.

Wish I could afford a nice Alloy one, but not yet. My header tank is practically new, but its still discoloured, so I will probably end up replacing it! They aren't expensive anyway.

Thanks for your comments everyone. It's what keeps me going.

I just hope the rest of it is straight-forward and it performs how I hope. Frankly, I'm drained and just want it to be finished now so that I can enjoy it. The painting of the engine bay was only supposed to be a simple blow-over because I had welded a few bits up, but it got a whole going over in the end. Sadly though, the guy that did it really didn't make a very good job of it. It looks OK, but if you so much as touch it wrong, it chips.

Oh well, maybe one day I'll get someone like Jacko to do me a proper job.

But I don't want to be afraid to drive it!!

 

Yes it is similar. I've not had it apart yet, but I gather it has a paper element inside, although you can upgrade it to a proper metal one, which I will probably do.

We don't stock the Fuelab stuff, but I can get it. Along with pretty much anything you see in my build, apart from the bespoke stuff of course.

 

Amazing.

 

That is simply stunning! the best RST just got even better

 

Thanks!

 

My favorite engine bay stunning
Im getting a feeling i need lots of black quip

 

Mate, your bay is looking exteamly bufty.. I don't know how u find the time! I have spent the last couple of months dropping an ST170 lump in mine, and the amount of arsing around is untrue. I've reversed the way the turbo sits so the compressor is on the left, and had to repipe everything. With the NMS cossie cooler it's sooo tight at the front. Everything's been in and out so much that there are scratches and marks everywhere - but i just want it to be useable - fair play for making yours look nice.

Rick.

 

Rick, its been 18 months in the making and I really do mean that its drained the absolute life out of me. It tested me/Beccy to the limits, but she has given in to it over the last few months, knowing that its better to encourage and support me to get it done, rather than give me a hard time for all the late nights.

It's not perfect, but at last I can lift the bonnet and feel good about it.

Looking forward to seeing yours done too.

 

When I was up at APT a few weeks back I was more than impressed with you car Christian, it's an absolute credit to you. Hopefully mine will be finished quite soon as well!

 

Christian, Stunning! Not much more needs to be said really but the way you have thought about placing almost everything and the way it has be done is genius. Cant wait to see it finnished and what it will do

 

Excellent work Christian! Looks far too bufty to be a top speed car! Wipe some dirt on it immediately!

 

Amidst all this buftyness, lets not forget the Sunroof fix from pages earlier!! LOL. That alone is enough to take the shine off it!! Won't matter once it's being driven though.

 

are you going to be running a dump valve christian even tho the turbo isn't a generic GT series turbo? and what about the restricted oil feed for the chra?
looks sleek tho

 

Wow now that is one SUPER SMOOOTH engine bay.

Well done mate im gobsmacked it looks so .....well....erm.....PERFECT!!

 

looks amazing mate completely raising the bar for rs turbo. id be afraid to drive it its so clean

 

awesome Christian....

that a nice new look to an RST enginebay

 

looks very nice

do you think you will have any trouble with the ignition leads melting?
as it looks like the manifold goes pretty close to where they are.. nothin a bit of heat wrap wont sort though i spose

 

That looks THE bollocks. THE best engine bay I've ever seen.... an absolute credit to you fella

 

No, you wouldn't drive it in case you had to give someone any of their money back for any reason....

 

If you get the engine bay stripped, I'll come do it at yours at no cost.

Such a high quality of finish, Love it mate

 

Simply stunning Christian, no other way to describe it.

Can't wait for it to be running again, and with any luck, I'll get another trip in it sometime

 

That,s amazing work, total one off. Looks superb that fella, credit to all involved, really has come along long way...............

 

dude, you gotta be happy with that!


looks fantastic,

i was thinking of doing a square strut brace on mine. just made me mind up

awesome stuff

 

looks amazing mate

 

I actually like that sunroof fix.It is the only real way to do the repair as there are no roofskins around to fit.Plus it gives the car a more track/racecar look!!

Enginebay look's fantastic,but its the parts used and the thinking outside the box that appeals to me the most. Hope you get to enjoy the car when its finished,a few trackdays etc,as opposed to the topspeed stuff which I'd think is more stressfull.Regards,Micky

 

pinto clutch then

 

Micky, thanks for your comments. My plan is to simply enjoy the car this time. I'm not pinning my hopes on top speed. Trackdays will depend entirely on what I can afford to do, but I am eager to try it out.

I think we're in for drama's with the Coilovers yet, but I guess we'll see.

It's certainly going to feel like a different car, with the front and rear braces, 6-point cage, partial seam-welding, coilovers, equal length shafts, ATB diff and so on.

I'm hoping I might get it running over the weekend, if not it'll be close, then I just have to give the whole car a once over, sort wheel bearings, finish the braking system and we're good to go. Hopefully I can get the geometry set up now and not screw it up too much when I sort the clutch.

Oh, have I mentioned the clutch?!!??!!

It's got a £70 'National' Clutch kit in it at the moment. Wonder what power that will take!!

Any guesses?

Wastegate is currently sprung to 1.5 bar, that did 260bhp on the old set-up. I have a feeling I might struggle!

 

Truely epic motor mate!

Can't wait to see what it'll do, mister.