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Answered much better and more knowledgeably than I would of, ha Never heard of the stuff but researching now, best place to buy/bulk buy?

Pretty sure these don't rust, they won't be that exposed to the elements anyways and will be getting constant checks so should that be the case I will relook at the options.

New ones (correct length) are on the way. Plenty of spares now though Ha, I can't really remember as was probably about 5-6 years ago... the rubber has probably degraded by now.... god there was no such thing as black series back then in was so long ago

Cheers bud. The whole subframe is on Powerflex throughout ?

Ah ok. Were you not concerned about effecting the integrity of the bolt by cutting it? Looks like mine didn’t have a shank either...

UPDATE: Not much to update really except a lot of stuff ordered and collected ready to progress the build forward again. Engine wise I ordered 10L engine oil and 6L gearbox oil from Renault, enough to give it all fresh and then have a whole lot spare. Whilst at Renault I also ordered some new...

Believe me I wish it went back together quicker, but if I do it right/properly this once then hopefully it will last and be easier to work on in the future.... hopefully

Cheers man, but as John says below... 7 years.... and thats only since the engine came out... lol Cheers man, The graphic designer in me loves how the heatshield lines up with the engine block....

UPDATE: I managed to get a 12hr day on the car last weekend and am extremely happy with the progress, I need to keep the momentum and run with it.... hopefully that shouldn't be too hard as I am not working in January so should see the car hopefully water tight and rollable. First up on the...

Nice ramp dude, mine is indeed a CUP master cylinder.

I need to properly catch up and read through your whole thread mate, but thought it was best to reply about the above - no worries on stealing the pic of course.... You would find things 100% easier with the angled fittings out of the master cylinder, I would for sure email or better still call...

UPDATE: With the dash in I just tidied back some of the dash loom, tucked it nice and neatly away behind the dash bar and the cut back the zip ties. Next stop inside will be to look at how the dash2 is mounted on the column. As I now had the splitter lying around I thought it was a good...

UPDATE: Got back into working on the car tonight. I wanted to get the top dash in the car but knew I needed to cut it down as the cage is now in there. My thought to do this was to make a mock-up of the dash in cardboard, trim that to fit and then transfer the cutout details onto the dash so I...

Was around 270mm wide so would of been tight, could easily get a head in to have a look.

Thanks for the kind words Adam. The garage was indeed a pain in the ass, but has been addressed now. Hopefully I won't find out if it works.

Sounds good for next year, what championship have you entered? Will do, will probably be the end of January, let me know if you are at Simply Race again soon, its just round the corner

UPDATE: NOT A GOOD ONE... I got a little bit done last night and I was all set to do some more tonight.. however some little scrote had other ideas. I was almost home when my neighbour come to tell me that the garage had been broken into (along with 2 others neighbours garages). We think it may...

Been trying to catch up on all the builds similar to mine. Looks like this has been going well, the brake upgrades look great. Will be interested to hear what you think about the RC6. I have had them for years gathering dust whilst the build has slowly progressed so keen to hear how they do...

Just caught up on your thread mate. When I have time I have been meaning to catch up on all the build threads similar to mine. Looks like you have had a great year testing, all set for racing next year? The door pulls look lovely, great idea and execution... I think I may need to approach it...

(mini) UPDATE: The car is ready to have the engine re-fitted. Rear wheels are back on and all the other tiny bits tied up so hopefully that will happen in the next couple of weeks. None of the loose ends we there interesting so not really many pictures. The only thing I did get pics of was a...

I did try bending the face they are mounted to, but i have not tried bending the actual pins - do they flex enough to do that? That would work as it is the angle they are at rather than being totally in the wrong place

UPDATE: Been pushing forward tying up little jobs the past couple of weeks whilst the brakes are also away. Not heard back about the brakes so assuming the Heli-coiling went alright. I did speak to Bigg Red and they said that was only going to be £20 so was happy for them to proceed. I decided...

When I last checked the rears were quite hard to get hold of new, I didn't even think about there labour cost tbh - rookie mistake. Will contact them in the morning.

Cheers mate, I should have more self confidence but as this is the first assembly I have ever done like this I want to make sure it is right. Much appreciate the reply. It is exciting to see things going back together. However just had a call from Bigg Red and one of the rear callipers inlet...

UPDATE: Got a little bit more time on the car over the past couple of days. I managed to get the brakes all packaged up and shipped to Bigg Red. Very much looking forward to getting those back with a much better finish. With those sent off I re-fitted the spacer bracket (where the brake...

UPDATE: With the above in mind the priority is to get the engine back in the car. Not much has to happen for this though and the shell is almost ready. The heatshield has been trimmed/folded and pressedn around the mount points and looks really tidy in-situ. I have placed the clutch cable in...

UPDATE: Pretty much a month to the day since the last update. Not much has happened in that time as the wife and I needed a proper break after all what has happened so far this year. A week after her dad's funeral we set off on a 17 day van trip which would take us from the Forest of Dean...

All has been trimmed so has rounded corners and is rid of sharp edges ? Although it has 2 rivets one is holding it and the other slots in, so i can still get into it by popping one side out and pivoting it around ?

UPDATE: HEATSHIELD The last thing I wanted to get sorted was the engine bay heat shield. I trimmed down a piece of cardboard to match the exact size of the the heatshield, that way I could mock it up with the shape and bends and take it straight to the Nimbus to cut and fold. It is trimmed...

UPDATE: BRAKE LINES I also needed to get the last job of the brake lines sorted. I didn't really think about it before yesterday but it was apparent that I needed to hard mount the bias valve. It was quite a quick and easy fix really. First up I managed to go through unwanted/to sale box of...