Look!!!!
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After a looong 2 years and a month in the garage for engine rebuild and respray and a little performance upgrade, i finally have my fc back in my hands :Thumbs-up
Croydon to somerset, 1/2 a tank! BUT no big issues. Just need smoother map i think and better ? good clean TPS.
Operation "Clean up" starts (if the weather is nice!) then a list of things to do.
Fit:
RE Amemiya coilovers in place of the JIC ones
RE Amemiya Steering wheel
RE Amemiya rear spats (needs spraying)
Cusco front, rear and B pillar bars
Change rear disks
Bonnet pins (need to buy)
Lots of gauges!
I\'m sure theres a few other things i need to do thats just off the top of my head.
Happy days :Party
See you at Japfest
more pics here
(dont need fb account as is shared)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.139486652787157.25892.100001774685649&l=9bc780a0b1
I\'m very, very pleased for you.
Lets hope it never has to go back to Croydon.
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Quote from: johnf;760152I\'m very, very pleased for you.
Lets hope it never has to go back to Croydon.
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+1 on this! :Thumbsup! congrats Liam! Lets hope it\'s seen a flatbed for the last time!
Awesome news :D
Needs vids :Giggle
excellent news:burnout
Fantastic news, Liam, made up for you, dude. Keep it out of the shop now :rollin
I reckon that pic has been photoshopped.
It\'s hard to belive!!!
glad you\'ve finally got it back!
So happy for you mate. Now all you\'ve got to do is enjoy it for a bit. Get some vid\'s up when you can.
Ade
vid, sorry no pic as phone was on dash.. turn it up :3gears-rh
You might be able to hear a knocking noise when im not acc, thats a blown diff :Grrr
More audiable in 2nd clip.
and a pretty pic for you also. NO it wasnt broken down, they were admiring the engine bay.
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Awesome skillz, you\'ve had it back a day and you\'ve FUBARed the diff already :eek:. You da man :god
Top work Liam. Bet the smiles are a plenty now and making up for all the lost time in driving it :D
Adam
Quote from: Nik da Greek;760421Awesome skillz, you\'ve had it back a day and you\'ve FUBARed the diff already :eek:. You da man :god
:p
Quote from: Ada7;760435Top work Liam. Bet the smiles are a plenty now and making up for all the lost time in driving it :D
Adam
err.. some smiles there.. apart from the rear banging noise that can he heard in the 2nd vid.
Last broom broom vid
I get no pics with the first two - the last one is ok.
Is it my PC?
Im the same. I can\'t see the first two.
Was the bit in that post where Liam said
Quote from: L18M;760418vid, sorry no pic as phone was on dash.. turn it up
right at the start confusing you guys or something? :rollin
Yeah I\'m not that bright, But I can lift heavy things! Well sometimes.
Oil pressure?
Quote from: TiddlesRX7;760656Yeah I\'m not that bright, But I can lift heavy things! Well sometimes.
Lol, you win then, I can\'t even lift my own arms :rollin
\'Wave your hands in the air like you just dont care\'
Come on nik, keep up :p :D
Adam
Quote from: Ada7;760695\'Wave your hands in the air like you just dont care\'
Come on nik, keep up :p :D
Adam
Nice one, Beth thinks I\'m derranged now for chuckling and giggling at the computer in my little dark corner here :Giggle
Living by myself i dont have that problem. I dont have a Beth either :confused::p
Here to keep you amuzed though. I seem to be on a roll tonight too :D
Adam
Yep, you bring the funny. You can have a Beth of your own if you like, they\'re easily housebroken
Quote from: m1tch;760678Oil pressure?
not working, not sure why :Hammer
is it just a plug to plug in? and where to find it?
Do they have an owners manual. By not ever having lived with one before i\'d need to make sure i was doing everything right and not void the manufatures warrentee :p
Adam (Hopeing one day to learn how to speel :()
Interior pic.. like this for now.
Love the wheel ^^
No car is complete without at least 1 cable tie hehe
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fitted front and rear cusco strut brace today, inbetween the rain.
Had to cut out a hole in the rear speaker towers to fit the strut brace. Pics to follow tomorrow along with along with fitting B pillar strut.
Maybe fit R Magic exhaust (with RE Amemiya Y pipe) and have a look at fitting rear diffuser and making up brackets to hold the sides on.
Undecided on fitting 1/2 cage.
Have some efini seats to fit next week :p
Rear strut and B pillar strut (bit of a b*tch to fit)
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also have some tunes now as have reinstalled my audio :)
Next thing boost gauge and carbon look for instrument cluster and some back up lights (for when the interment cluster lights flicker) :evillaugh
Re-am steering wheel is nice mate, if you ever want to sell it I\'ve got first refusal :wave
Strut brace and system looks like you\'ve done a good job as well, great work. And my opinion is go for the half cage, even if your not planning track use when you have a cage install it always makes the car look like it means business!
What boost gauge are you installing? Get some pics up of front brace and exhaust when you\'ve fitted it, can\'t beat some fc porn!
Niiiice!! Where\'d you get the b-pillar strut bar?
Quote from: BenRX;761910Re-am steering wheel is nice mate, if you ever want to sell it I\'ve got first refusal :wave
Strut brace and system looks like you\'ve done a good job as well, great work. And my opinion is go for the half cage, even if your not planning track use when you have a cage install it always makes the car look like it means business!
What boost gauge are you installing? Get some pics up of front brace and exhaust when you\'ve fitted it, can\'t beat some fc porn!
Cheers Ben :)
The cage i have is purple so doesnt really stand out as much. still thinking if should put in or not. The wheel will never be for sale hehe
I want lots of nice rare parts on my fc :p
I have a greddy boost gauge to go where the current white water temp is going.
Quote from: Lacey;761912Niiiice!! Where\'d you get the b-pillar strut bar?
I got from Jit, never seen one before.
couple of engine bay pics..
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Is that a twin pulley on your alternator-if so where did ya get it?
Quote from: captainbizzaro;762140Is that a twin pulley on your alternator-if so where did ya get it?
mazdatrix :)
http://www.mazdatrix.com/b9.htm
Awesome didn\'t realise you\'d kept the strut bar!
fake cf cluster surround fited and greddy boost gauge (thanks jit again :))
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my new babies, efini seats.. pair too
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not tried getting in with the steering wheel in place but think i need to do some yoga! lucky i have a D shape wheel :)
im more pleased with the the way the interior looks than the exterior.
next.. fit stock fogs and crush bar, rear diffuser, r magic exhaust, re a rear spats.
fake cf cluster surround fited and greddy boost gauge (thanks jit again :))
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my new babies, efini seats.. pair too
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not tried getting in with the steering wheel in place but think i need to do some yoga! lucky i have a D shape wheel :)
im more pleased with the the way the interior looks than the exterior.
next.. fit stock fogs and crush bar, rear diffuser, r magic exhaust, re a rear spats.
Looking good mate, that cf surround really finishes the dials off! Bay is looking good too, some nice trick bits you\'ve got.
Quote from: BenRX;763654Looking good mate, that cf surround really finishes the dials off! Bay is looking good too, some nice trick bits you\'ve got.
thanks man :D
lucky im not any fatter else would not fit into the seats >.<
not a big progress but got the bonnet locks installed, such a PITA to fit unless theres an easy way to fit them that i didnt realise?!
not easy when its gale force winds outside :( but finally done.
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Very nice... Still loving the splitter :D
Quote from: BenRX;764568Very nice... Still loving the splitter :D
thinking of selling it if you interested? lol
HaHa, i am interested, as with the TMIC, as with RE:AM guages, as with guage mounts, but i\'ve not got to much to spend with at the moment. How much dare i ask?
Cusco BMC stopper finally installed
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got compression tested today (BIG thanks to Keith RE-CTS advertiser on here, top bloke.. bit crazy thinking about twin T51 tubs in a fd!! lol)
Not bad, possible chance the fronts can go up a bit after a bit more running in. Only done 600 miles run in so far.
front rotor
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rear rotor
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That\'s all right then, mate. You must be happy with that!
slam panel finally re fitted
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need to find a way to get cold air feed to filter as no air box now.
40 deg C intake temp on a warm day. good ro bad?
(ps if a mod sees this can you move to 2nd gen section pls thanks :))
My intake temps were stable around 30 degrees today in traffic, down to the usual mid 20\'s on the move.
Looking good Liam. Ive been thinking about running temperatures recently as well, it\'s starting to get a bit \'warm\' out here. Perhaps I better get a new rad and maybe a new fan and not use her between 1-4pm lol! Stock airbox should be fine on mine I think, considering maybe fitting an extra cold air feed into the stock cold air feed.
Im still loving the RE:A steering wheel lol. What are your next plans for her? I missed the post with compression test, bet your well chuffed mate.
Cheers Ben :)
was just thinking about cold air and ducting, wonder how to enclose the filter in a box, Gruppe M sounds awesome but mega bucks :\'(
next bit is r-magic exhaust and rear brakes (booked for monday)
go in for some stickers on bonnet and doors (I got a re amemiya badge but cant bare to stick it on, cost me £20 new!!! just for a small badge 6cm x 2cm ish!!!)
then finish spraying my RE-A rear spats, fit along with RE-A style diffuser.
Make a heat shield for the tub, will be made out of the old mid cat shield if i can find it.
Rebuild wastegate with .8 bar spring (do that some time next week once i have the spring)
Oil change and install a multitude of gauges and change spark plugs (9\'s all round)
Then by that time, will be ready for mapping and then "Hellooooooo BOOOOOST!!!!!" :)
When i can really be bothered, properly duct the v mount and also duct the ic to bonnet vent.
Braided brake lines.
GP sport front bumper in a few months time..
then i think that should be it. Finito :chat
Oh unless i have more funds then bigger tub (GT35R) or if i win the lotto, twin TD06 :Giggle
Quote from: captainbizzaro;766938My intake temps were stable around 30 degrees today in traffic, down to the usual mid 20\'s on the move.
Captain, whats your air intake set up like?
Quote from: captainbizzaro;766938My intake temps were stable around 30 degrees today in traffic, down to the usual mid 20\'s on the move.
Whats your intake setup like? i thought you had a fb?
You still after a twin alt pulley? i need to get one for a fren so maybe buy 2 and save on postage. let me know. :)
Yeah it\'s an FB but with an S4/S5 TII mishmash mixing it up a bit.
Sierra Cosworth intercooler sat at 45º,3" pipework and Greddy elbow-distance from IC to TB about 600mm.
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Will let ya know about the pulley cheers.
Looking good Liam,
Keith.
Captain: i ment air intake, location etc and wheres your rad? behind the ic?
cheers keith :)
Aah right soz, air intake is straight into the turbo at the mo but working on ducting. The turbo doesn\'t quite sit in direct airflow behind the IC and rad though so it gets a half decent quality of air. The rad is mounted to IC (spaced off as much as possible with the space I had) then some hellasucky SEAT fans on the back of that.
twin alt pulley cheaper from here
http://fc3spro.com/CATALOG/PARTS/parts.html
i forgot about this site as went down for a bit.
after failing to fit the R-Magic exhaust.. i properly failed and am going to sell it.
BUT..
*in the voice of the codfather*
"say hello to my lil (gay wing) friend"
bit marmite and not sure on it myself but see how it goes...
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Got some more pics from other angles? Can\'t make my mind up and give an honest opinion without seeing a rear view shot or 2.
No snide remarks needed thanks :p
Quote from: BenRX;767274Got some more pics from other angles? Can\'t make my mind up and give an honest opinion without seeing a rear view shot or 2.
snide remarks needed thanks :p
u dirty boy! but as they say, whatever turns you on lol :D
i didnt take many due to position of sun and cr@p phone cam..
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most of my pics are here
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.89123351824.88154.509706824&l=07530a5fbe
The width and height is good for me, i\'m just not 100% sure about the fixings on it i can see why its fixed that way, so it hangs over the back. It just doesn\'t quite look right? Do you know what i mean? Perhaps it will grow on me though, get a full on rear shot, so i can see how far over each side the spoiler hangs :D
does that wing do anything other than slow you down :P
Not personally a fan, i reckon if you widearched the rear it\'d look mean though
Rear spats now fitted. Not the right shade of white but its not like its a show car lol
before
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after
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going in for some stickers tomorrow. nothing major, just a couple here and there :)
I like that mate looking good :D
finally stickered up a bit.
not OTT, plane and simple :)
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just some more interior bits to do (gauges at some point) but on the outside thats pretty much done. maybe different front bumper later on and tinted windows.
maybe a few more small bits here and there.
I think the wing would have to be like that, if it were placed further forward it might have issues with opening the boot. Looks good :D although I would de-tango the front indicators, but that just me :)
As mentioned before i\'m liking it :)
*is being blinded by wheels*...*unable to see the rest of the car* :D
my home made twin level turbo heat shield made from old exhaust heat shield.
reason for twin layer is from watching a survival prog. where then they made a shelter in the dessert they have 2 layers so air can flow between the 2 layers and keep the bit below cooler.
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only found a wire brush thingie that attaches onto the drill after i installed it >.< D\'oh!
Looks practical! Definately needs a polish though mate ;)
Spoiler looks way better now than when you first got it back and it was 30 feet tall. I quite like it as it is now!
great work i have to say, great looking car with some very rare parts i wouldnt mind getting my hands on,
Quote from: L18M;765513Cusco BMC stopper finally installed
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this has to be the best pic for me, i always wanted to know how they were fitted and what they were for:yes
thanks :)
have to agree with the best pic. had me confused for a while also! but with some group head bashing finally found out how it fit.
google didnt even bring anyting up
374bhp at fly at 1bar and turbo didnt run out of puff!
surprising as its .84 hotside on large street ported engine.
Full boost by about 3k rpm. I would of thought full boost would be sooner unless the porting is not so aggressive?
(305bhp at wheel)
anyone got any views?
Fix it ASAP and make it even better :D
can depend on a number of things, such as your manifold, porting (like you mentioned), turbo quality?, exhuast and downpipe, intercooler pipes etc
I remember reading somewhere that top mount manifolds where the manifolds are around 14 inches or so long are best for rotaries, could be a load of turd though