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uummmmm...... hope that extra TOW isn't an issue for the journey over now. Nightmare, Have a great time and enjoy all the hard work sir. Build is awesome.

yeah know what you mean - i really want to sort some aero out on it, but without wind-tunnel or some form of testing i will never know if it works properly, so therefore the inner nerd is just saying no.... hey @Tony Hunter

I did look through your thread after i asked you, then realised which one was yours, whats your reasoning for removing the diffuser again? Totally appreciate your advice, and that was my thought process (i will only do this once), but the other part of my thought process is will me and my...

Which ones yours?

Tony plus a few other peoples opinions (people who race track and rally events) advising not to bother for various reasons (a few pages back i think). I was initially thinking it would be a good idea whilst i was here, but on reflection and speaking to various not doing it also makes a lot of...

think i will for now, then will go full aero as an upgrade when my hillclimb times aren't good enough and i need to waste a load of money to make them better

UPDATE: a pretty boring one, and don't i know it.... another full day working on the underside of the car (now all the bolt on bits are done), it really didn't feel that i got very far, but its another large area of the underside stripped. The fuel tank area has lots of little indents, nooks...

UPDATE: So got full day working on the car today, it doesn't seem like much looking back over the images but i have been solid all day. First up was to finish off the headlights after letting the sealant dry, a final T-cut and then couple applications of Autoglym Super resin polish and extra...

little UPDATE: Managed to get a bit more time on the headlights this week, proper effort to get these done, and although they are not 100% they are a hell of a lot better than they were, and fine for a track car... all sealed and drying.

UPDATE: So the car hasn't progressed massively over the past few weeks, but as said before any progress is good as it all needs to be done. I haven't touched the shell at all since the last update, just not something i have fancied, but i have carried on refurbing the many parts that will be...

cheers mate, i'll have a browse.... (may take a while as you have reshelled more times than i have hot dinners)

so what Ninja witchcraft did you perform on said compensator tony? or is it literally just a simple set-up thing?

Sounds like its this route, or go the same way as what @Tony Hunter has then and keep the compensator and not run a bias valve

The car has a totally custom loom, also runs on aftermarket ecu/management so no need for any of the above I need to research brake systems and how to route/plumb them. This compensator was out of james' and as far as i am aware he ran this and the bias valve, but if there is no need for both...

So your going to take paternity?... i would.. think of all that time off to work on the car. in all seriousness, congrats

Are the compensators generally trouble then? I haven't experienced these (coming from the phase 1), is it something i may be better off leaving out from the start and just running a bias valve inside? (i am re-pipping the lot anyways)

That was what we were saying about the stiffness and having some flex, even standard the cars are picking up the inner rear. The cage will be getting welded in so as you say will add the stiffness back again.

Yerp thats what was explained with the welder, its been wrapped up and is being used as a door stop now. As you say the seam welding may be better for rally cars (hence why i tagged you in here) It would stiffen the shell/chassis but i was warned that the stress/would just move elsewhere, and...

UPDATE: Only a several small ones because i couldn't really face going out and getting caked in underseal this weekend (but at least its still moving forward, its all got to be done at some point). First up was to remove the ignition barrel from the steering rack, as this is a push button...

Its taken me at least 5 years to get here..... you don't want that, ha

just read through after seeing your link on facebook, proper good progress except for the brakes. ha

cool, cheers chap. The phase 1 is being replaced by the cup set-up anyways so i have options of inside or out. What about fuel lines? again outside the car?

No worries chap as figured something out, another question whilst your here though, do you run your fuel and brake lines inside the car? And what did you go for on your brake lines if so, braided or hardline?

I think that must be the case, making them a darn sight easier to fit than aerocatches too, for that alone i am keen

Was just having a look at those Pitking catches the other day, had never seen them before until @Gray informed me of them. I was unsure if i would be keen of them on the bonnet (due to strength) but i haven't seen them in person. What is the concern with not being able to lock them?

great work sir, bet your happy its at this point, - its hard when it seems so far from completion to keep eyes on the prize but to be at this point now you must be stoked... bring on the mapping

Thank you chaps, will get this sorted.

Got the small loop sorted for the steering rack, just need to burr the ends so the unions fit on. Just the 2 larger holes to bung now. I have been advised that 2x sump plugs would be good for this, (1x renault sump plug/1x vauxhall sump plug). I have tried looking to see if there is any...

UPDATE: SO was still waiting for my new knotted wire wheel this weekend so i still had to proceed in other ways, but still plenty to do. I scraped the remainder of the underseal off the main floor area (but will need going over with the wire wheel, i also heated the seam sealer from around the...

I was going to reply with something far more sarcastic, it took me a while to work out how to reply without being sarcastic (what an asshole), I was proper chuckling at how often it has been asked, and i am still kind of in this camp of "is it really worth it" but that doesn't matter, i respect...