Clutch Mark 2
Connected up the clutch this evening, the bite point is right at the bottom of the pedal travel, but is really controllable. It means the clutch will sit higher up...
Clutch Mark 2
Done some work on the new clutch setup: Bolts through the top of the scuttle to hold the clutch master Wilwood clutch master mounted to wilwood clutch pedal frame and...
Body panels
All the body panels are off and ready for paint!
Loured Up
After not having much success with the bead roller I went to go see http://www.coollouvres.com/ today, here are the results, I'm really happy with these:
Bodywork final stages of prep for paint
Rough fill in of the holes in the tub with 8 layers of glass to give it plenty of strength. Tub hole cover from the back New side repeaters fitted...
Wiper video
I took some video with my phone so its pretty cruddy quality but shows the wiper motion:
Bodywork update
A few more things checked off the list: Finished the scuttle side panels Opened up the indicator holes on the scuttle to fit the new ones Rear end break down...
Scuttle side panels
New scuttle side panel without louvres compared to the original with louvres. The new one also now has folded back edges which gives a much better edge. New scuttle side...
Wiper Installation
After spending a lot of time eyeing up the location for the wipers I came to the conclusion that 90 degrees would work best for us. After looking inside the...
Louvre Project
The ITB projects a bit quiet right now as we're trying to get the car ready for paint. Part of the this is a set of louvres. I've probably spent...
ITB’s continue
A bit more progress today in preparation so the manifold can be completed. I couldn't quite run the pipes at the same angle as the holes in the head due...
ITB Idle Control
I've been research idle control on these. The GSXR has a manual fast idle lever on the bar. Some people have experimented with a stepper motor to control this, but...
ITB’s continue
Two sets of ITB's give you 4 bolts to screw them together - not long enough for 6 throttles. The solution is to chop the thread off two of them...
ITB Project
Another project dreamed up during a cold, wet winter not driving: Two sets of these GSXR 600 K3 throttle bodies: An spare M20B25 intake manifold A number of hours with ...
Happy New Year 2009
Welcome to 2009 :o) I swear this year we'll paint the car. Few other projects still on the cards such as exhaust valves, ITB's adapted from a Suzuki GSXR 600,...
Exhaust valve project
The exhaust on the car is a tad noisy when all 4 holes are open so we've been running around with one hole on each side plugged. We've been looking...
1st Aniversary of SVA pass
I can't believe its been a year and 2300 miles already! It's been little turbulent in that time: Shortly after SVA pass we lost a wing stay (oops) During December...
MOT
It's been a year since the MOT it passed today! No problems at all with emissions on the rebuilt engine. Only one small problem, the hand brake cable had slipped...
Hampshire Pageant of Motoring
I was at the Hampshire Pageant of Motoring on Monday, lots of cars from all different era's and countries (I was on the E30Zone stand): I convoyed with 3 US...
Gallaria Ferrari
We went on a bit a cross Europe drive which took us past Marinello which is Ferrari home turf. Took a few hours out to visit Gallaria Ferrari (Lambo, Alfa...
London Motorshow 2008
Went to the London Motorshow today, Westfield were there hooning around a car park (you can always hear tyres screaming for mercy when they are at an event ) Lots...