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Getting there stu matey.

PS get that turbo on so i can have mine

Will phone you weds about your pm.

I like the spoiler in your first pic the one you've bought!

Well, I dropped her off on Saturday in Norwich

They have all the remaning parts there, apart from the Power FC which they expect will be in early this week. All the Mechanical work should be done in the first 1/2 of the week, and then its just fitting and mapping the FC.

If it does turn up this week, I should be picking it back up next Saturday

Its going to be a long week then ?
Is this the end of the engine work now?

Lol, nope

I have a spare engine in the shed at home, and Ive requested they keep the std head gasket for me to make sure the UK block is compatible with the Jap head.

If they will match up then the spare bottom end will be getting built up with some forged pistons and rods, Ill get a bigger turbo, bigger injectors and get a re-map for a little more power

Somthing for a rainy day then

Well, just had a call from APT and the mechanical work is nearly complete, but they still havnt received the Power FC

This means its going to be delayed, not sure how long by as its all dependant on how long the ECU takes to get here. APT Are pretty hopeful it will be here by the end of the week, but that means it wouldnt get mapped till next week....

However, after waiting for this car to come from Japan, I wont be holding my breath....

Found the problem with the clutch, and its turned out that its the release bearing and carrier that where the problem. The new one is much shorter and the release bearing is a smaller diameter.



Clutch is being fitted today, should be mapped early next week ready for collection

Picked her up yesterday from Norwich and had a good 7 hour drive home to get used to her again.

[email protected] bar was the figure quoted by APT, though they have had their own cars on their rollers and others, and found others, noticably, Well Lane, to read 30bhp higher

350 certainly feels enough (for now) as it was squirming round, looking for traction in 3rd (in the dry) leaving the M6 toll booths

May yet put it on the Peco rollers next weekend, but it certainly feels more than 50bhp more than the last one (which made 300bhp), though wether thats down to the rollers, or it being a lighter car, Im not too sure....

Cars back, and Im spending again

Just bought this - though there is about a 3 week wait for it.



19 row Oil cooler and remote oil filter take off. The kit also includes 2 gauge take offs on the sandwich plate so I can get my oil temp and pressure gauge working

looks nice, any bhp from that of just makes it run better/safer?

Where you going to fit it?

Is there space?

No performance increase from it, just the safety that the oil isnt going to get on track days.

The remote filter will get fitted on the inner wing for ease of changing the filter and the cooler itself will probably get mounted either in front of the inter cooler or inside the n/s front wing

Anyways, wheels arrived yesterday and I test fitted them on the car (they will get fitted once she has all been painted )

Ultralite Battle wheels, 17x8 (35 offset)on the front with 225/45/17 Falkens and 17x9 (38 offset) on the rear with 255/40/17 Falken Tyres

Think i like em stu

Maybe its cos i am used to seeing your old wheels on it.

Have you taken the tints off the back or didnt it have any as the windows look different.

Still got the tints in it, but they are only a light tint, think the poop weather and water on the glass reduce the effect...