bit more on the project

Will66 · August 23, 2008, 10:24:15 PM

Awesome looking car, I saw it at RS5 and it\'s very nice. Just read the thread and the work you\'ve put in very impressive. It\'s giving me all sorts of ideas about getting an FB and having a fettle.

mpk490p · August 24, 2008, 09:24:27 AM

thanks Will, for the cost of buying a FB they are very attractive now and if you want big power T11 engines are very affordable too, just depends on you confidence and ability but even in stock form it will make you smile:chat

Mark

mpk490p · September 09, 2008, 08:45:47 PM

check out the crap that came out of my old fuel filter! its been out the car a coouple of weeks so dried out but it was like sand!

mpk490p · October 11, 2008, 03:01:38 PM

so not updated for a while, starting to get things together for the 51IDA have sorted the omp lines by making a 2 into 1 splitter to feed straight into the fuel bowl on the weber, made a new end for the acc cable to fit the new bell pulley and have ordered some new fuel line as i think the fuel problem was down to the new lines i put on being 6mm not 8mm like i ordered! its always the simple things and i now know why it was a sod to get on! so tank off next week and fingers crossed i get now get enough fuel in the motor. i have also got a Mallory 4309 return regulator and need to get a couple more Earl fittings to finish that off, a couple of brackets need making up then we should be good to go with the 51! :yes

Mark

shaunwil · October 11, 2008, 05:04:28 PM

Looking cool as always

Shaun

Prof · October 11, 2008, 06:51:07 PM

Love the look of those earl fittings - just wish they weren\'t so damned expensive.

Looking good Mark - can\'t wait to see your new carb setup.

mpk490p · October 11, 2008, 10:21:43 PM

Thanks guys, tell me about the fittings i was lucky and got what you see at a good price just need to but 3 more fittings so its not to expensive, i have the winter now to sort things out but plan is to get it on the motor before the end of the month
Mark

mpk490p · October 19, 2008, 03:26:25 PM

replaced all the fuel lines on Thursday and the car is back to normal pulling hard over the redline :chat
just in time for the track day in November :driving
Mark

fil_auto · October 20, 2008, 01:50:23 PM

good news bud! njoy #;o)

mpk490p · November 18, 2008, 01:51:07 PM

track day went really well learnt a lot about the car and the way it now handles, i have a nice wining diff now though (so many down shifts and high revs me thinks!) so looking for a LSD possibly torson from a late 1.8 mx5 but the old one will still be ok for a good few miles.
i have ordered the conversion kit to get my T11 calipers on front and rear, just need to clean them up, get discs and drill them to the 114 x 4 pcd (managed to get s4 4 stud hubds from the US)
brought the rest of the Earls fitting i needed to finish the fuel set up, looking to get the 51IDA on early next year and get her rolling roaded again!
Mark

shaunwil · November 18, 2008, 06:27:28 PM

Sounds like lots of fun. I got told my diff was on the way out last time I got my tracking done ! Done another 1000 miles since :Giggle

Although they didn\'t notice the exhaust was leaking from the manifold and mid pipe !

Shaun

mpk490p · November 19, 2008, 06:58:29 PM

the last s3 i had came with a noisy diff was like it for at least 15k! just wish i hadnt sold the spare one i had lol!
im in no hurry like i say gonna keep a eye out for a lsd from a late MX5
Mark

mpk490p · December 01, 2008, 08:29:49 AM

Managed to get hold of a JDM Mazdaspeed 2way LSD :Thumbsup!

mpk490p · February 04, 2009, 11:24:35 AM

ok apoligies for not being around lots going on for me the last few months,
update on the car is that the LSD has turned up and looks mint so happy wiht that, i just need to order the discs for the T11 brake conversion as all the other parts have now turned up.
just need to get a couple of fittings soldered to the fuel lines and i can start on the 51IDA conversion just wish i had a bigger garage to get the bits done now but i have some time off around Easter so aiming for getting it all done then
Mark

mpk490p · April 10, 2009, 12:37:58 PM

so i have a couple of days of and got round to fitting the new carb and pull the diff out, unfortunatly the ring gear and pinon are shagged so im after another case with good ones so i can do the lsd swap so that was put on hold, also still waiting for the calipers to come back from the powder coaters and the rebuild kits from the US. so i ploughed on with the 51IDA and new fuel set up, also fitted a heat sheild i had sitting around changed the oil and water so quite a busy couple of days. the jets i ordered didn\'t turn up either! so i have put the jets frm my 45doce into the IDA for now as the ones that were in there were for a BP and the mains were too big for my set up