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j1400
30-10-05, 05:23 PM
Had a big sesh this weekend as I had both saturday and sunday off!! (went too quick)

Firstly my steergin wheel arrived at the end of the week

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5824/im000909a2bs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

So bung'd it on to see how it lined up on the car, and it's shocking, so I'll have to move the whole column, so styarted removing the dash, which means the front section of the cage comes out too

Quick before shot
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1363/im000924a1gj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And after
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3206/im000929a4si.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I'm going to run a EPAS column from a corsa B which has two U/J's on the end so hopefully I can place the steergin wheel where ever I want to, just need to find one.

Got to decide what Dash to run in the car, late lotus Exige dash it tempting but only rev's to 8k, so looking at custom options at the mo

I also pulled all the loom out the car, and seperated the engine loom from the car loom, and will get round to re-doing both of them as the ecu will mount in a different place and the car lom will only need to run a few things.
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2001/im000933a5du.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hopefully be able to collect the new rotors and bells from the machine shop at the end of the week, so will be sorting the mounting brackets for the 2L calipers next weekend. although may have found some 4pots to jam under the wheels now so may be up for sale soonish.

Ste L
30-10-05, 05:36 PM
nice one mate, looks good

scott.parker
30-10-05, 09:02 PM
Looks like its getting closer all the time now james,TB's look cool on babay valver,hope they sound as sweet as mine do :wink:

Scott

Stuart
30-10-05, 09:28 PM
get rid of the piece over the "transmission" tunnel ;)

j1400
30-10-05, 10:29 PM
get rid of the piece over the "transmission" tunnel ;)

the Ecu?? :o

scott.parker
30-10-05, 10:33 PM
lmao,yeah... :lol:

He means the bit of steal the center consol screwd to. :wink:

Scott

Give it some rev
30-10-05, 10:41 PM
im liking the TB's on the small block XE 8)

chris

j1400
31-10-05, 07:27 AM
thought for a second Stu was talking about the box secton that links the sills :oops:

I'm going to attack it with a 4" grinder soon don't you worry :wink:

Stuart
31-10-05, 10:02 AM
yeah bin the ecu, thats not needed lmao :P

take out all old dash mount points too. might only be a few gramms here and there but hey every little helps ;)

Mike
31-10-05, 03:48 PM
Basically, make it annorexic (<sp??) The lighter the better really

Mike

j1400
31-10-05, 06:14 PM
I'm aiming for 650kgs, which is doable with the mods I'm going to be doing to it. which should give ti a good bit of power to weight with the new engine I'm building