My restoration project FC3S Turbo II

[grinder]

looks nice - on a J plate aswell

[Koose]

Thanks, she needs alot of work, but i think too many classic cars are given up on these days, understandably as well, as financially its a hard time for us all, and to get these in good condition is does cost alot. I mean with this being sat for so long, it needs at minimum, 4 tyres, discs, pads, caliper rebuilds, fluid change fuel pump, filter, battery and a service.

Anyhoo, stuck doing trivial things till pump arrives, pulled out a seat to check if my Evo3 Recaro Speeds will fit, as theyre very comfy and supportive, and match the colour scheme. Whilst out i gave her a hoover :




But was confronted by the dreaded chewing gum......hmm to the drawing board i think.



Oh and this is the engine bay...grubby to say the least:

[L18M]

if your recaro is base mount then i have a bride base mount that will fit recaro. also front strut brace if you need?

looks very tide keep up the good progress

[Koose]

Hi buddy,

Well i need a pair (of bases) really, and yep its base mount, not side.

And im interested in strut brace.

[L18M]

bounce me an email
w.liam.li (at) gmail.com

the passenger side are hard to come by

[papercutout]

ebay for a cheap(ish) and cheerful one but they are quite loud.

worth going catback first rather than tub back as you will get boost spikes.
best get fcd, port wastegate if you can, air filter (cone), good service, check ht leads are in good condition.
i\'m sure i\'ve missed out lots of others but best stick to the bible. play safe

i\'ve a fcd i can sell for £50 posted. if you interested?

I\'d disagree personally - I\'m guessing you\'re not getting this on the road really quickly so I\'d get:

3" turbo back exhaust. (and port wastegate while car is in bits/being worked on)
Decent air filter.
Aftermarket ECU rather than FCD - then it\'ll have reasonable mapping upto about 0.9bar.


I\'ve also put Magnecor leads on mine, and gone for standard replacement plugs - but might be worth going for uprated ones straight off.

Fit a boost gauge at the same time of course, and whatever else you want! (I have water temp and oil temp)


Nice car though, good to see something as rusty as mine was when I got it! Nice work polishing, the black on these comes up really well with some work doesn\'t it?!
L18M is a great guy and can get loads of bit\'s from Japan for you if you need anything btw!

[captainbizzaro]

Looking good mate, I was going to bid on this one aswell but forgot about it. Keep up the good work.

[Koose]

TBH i think if it had gone for any more that person (me) wouldve needed their head examining!!

Oh, can anyone recomend the best induction system for this car? Also intercooler ?

[papercutout]

I have a HKS mushroom that works well. Hopefully going to down the FD intake manifold with FMIC route sometime though.

You can also get uprated TMIC\'s, obviously less piping = less lag.

[Koose]

Oh is the FD an improvement then ?

[RamoNZ]

I have a remapped Ecu to suit your car. Fuel and ign are mapped to 1 bar/14.7psi - better than fcd as the fcd simply tells the ecu that the boost is not higher than stock so is a safety net at stock boost, can become a liability at higher boost.
 
Get a decent fuel pump and FMIC and exhaust system, boost to 1bar with the mapped ECU and I would put my finger on and easy 270-290bhp depending on the health of your motor.
 
email me on ramon959 @ yahoo.com .au

[Koose]

Woohoo.. remove the old:




Install the new...



.and after 5-7 yrs of not running....we have:




And promptly burst the rusty power steering cooling bar at the front :flamed  :wiggle


Wouldve videod it a bit more from the outside but the battery ran out on me camera. Still.....the fun starts here, she runs, and boost , thats gotta be a step in the right direction.

[TiddlesRX7]

Great news. Another one a bit closer being on the road again. The PS cooling pipe is a common problem with these cars now. I\'ve been eyeing up one off a late 90\'s Ford Mondeo as it looks like a easy swap with minor mods.

[captainbizzaro]

Good times!

[RamoNZ]

Well done on the fuel pump swap - what type/flow is it?Did you get my email?