Had a track day booked for yesterday so set about the remaining things that I wanted done.
I fitted the exhaust and modified hanger, fitted xenons, removed fog lights and secured front bumper properly with new riv nuts to the subframe. Fitted new tie rod and had geo setup up again. Had a mishap, while I was rushing so much I never tightened the rear wheel nuts after doing the exhaust and the wheel fell off leaving my lock up, no damage done except some paint off the inside wheel and lost 4 of my PMS nuts. Just seen the wheel overtaking me in the mirror, first time in 10 years I have done that...whoops. Found some Ford nuts to last me the track day until I get more from PMS.
Forgot to take pics as I was rushing to get things done, how the car looks today.
Track day.
Woke up at 6 to get down to KH after packing the van and trailer night before, while adjusting cars pressures I noticed 2 flat trailer tyres.....nightmare, I was already tight for time. Put air in both tyres leaving one with a audible leak still around the valve. Set off and ten minutes down the road it was flat again, managed to lock the valve stem against a wheel nut which seemed to stop it, finally made it to KH late after being stuck behind a wide load for 20 something miles
. I missed the first session but got a quick brief and was then let out on track for the 2nd session.
Car went almost perfect all day until the last session going into Duffis dip it threw a rear pad, luckily I threw the car in with everything on and it stuck, phew. It developed a light load misfire 2nd session which stayed the rest of the day, it was too wet to have a look so just ran with it. Conditions were torrential in the morning brightening up late afternoon, had a great time all in all for my first day, tyres took an absolute hammering in anything other than monsoon conditions having to slow frequently to give them a breather, made for some good fun with the car sliding and moving around. Ended up with cold temps of 23psi to give me 32 hit lol. Had a few big saves which I caught one of on camera and had an off into the gravel through the chicane, no harm done anyway. Got some videos to upload when I work out what to do.
Things to do before next day is (thursday night potentially, got the bug now) fit new rear pads, change fronts to ds2500's or swap back to original calipers with PF97's and run my 2118's with a048r's, investigate misfire and wash it.
Pic of the remaining pad from the side where one fell out, oem pads (Brembo) just aren't up to track abuse, these have done less than 200 miles before yesterday and are falling to bits.
Few randoms I stole for bookface, videos to follow.