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picked up a load of various stainless bolts yesterday for the airbox / ITB assembly so will possibly be re-assembling that in the very near future, once that is done the engine assembly can all go back together and i can get it running again..... oh yeah needs an exhaust now though
as promised above another update is here.
today was all about tidying the bay / front under-carriage as the subframe is away being sorted. So i was armed with various paints, my autoglym engine and machine degreaser and an away of cleaning apparatus, i am not going to bore you with before and...
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
Thinking done, splitter purchased. POW
On another note, off down to work on the car again tomorrow, will be givibg the bay and underside of the engine, and anywhere else for that matter a good clean and paint...
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
popped down to the car, collected the little straps that go between the chassis and subframe/wishbones (as missed them the other day) and also the wishbone powerflex kit (so i had it with me), then headed over to...
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
will do mate, unsure if it will be tomorrow evening but will send over a text anyways
cheers mate
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
will stop by there first thing tomorrow then and collect them, whats your postcode rog? got a welder to tack them in too? lol
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
Caged said they can push the bearings etc out
may just leave it with them and then just sort my mistake out when i get them back
will just grind a tiny bit back for the tacking....
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
we had no blow torch, we did try fire though...lol
oh well,
hmmm... perhaps i need to go back and collect the wishbones tomorrow then try and get it sorted over the weekend
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
All too late i hope, when i get the bits back they should already be pressed out.
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
cheers mate. we were using tony/lukes 30 tonne press, its just the shame of the wishbones mixed with the set heights of the actual press meant it was impossible, we tried heating them etc etc but nowt....lol
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
cheers for the heads up guys, but i read this after i dropped the stuff over.
popped down the unit to collect it early this afternoon and to strip the final bits off...
just couldn't press the bearings out of the...
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
All done chap, should be able to message away
Yeah mate its not as bad as i thought it was going to be, mainly down to the fact i had the directions from gray and crispy. Its all nuts and bolts so isn't too bad...
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
Sorry mate, thats my poverty spec, forum user spec 20 messages allowed i spose... Lol
Really do appreciate it,
Will be looking at it again tomorrow, possibly masking it up and dropping it of also, will update...
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
i was going to ask you crispy what you got powdercoated..... but i just browsed the thread for a while... then found the answer
everything...lol
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
so the update from today... subframe off.
sometimes i am really not a fan of this forum, there are some proper idiots on here, however last night and this morning i found 2 people that were totally the opposite, they...
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
if it was going any colour it would go the same as the cage yes, infact the people that i have already spoken to do the powdercoating were Caged Laser Engineering (Caged)