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[chris_uk]

Today i fitted the harrop.. What a fcuking pita!! Wasnt just as easy as it was made out to be, i had to modify some wiring to makepart of the look longer, the bulkhead had to be cut to get two bolts in and tight, map sensor had to be moved around as the charger fouled the sensor, the fuel pump had to be changed for a bigger flow one so i had to modify the fuel housing, the dipstick had to be moved but ither and all that it was reasonable straight forward..

Its on now, just need to get a couple bits done and the fuel pump filter found (i need the original one again) i should be able to drive it. Started it up and it fired and ran fine which was a relief.

Anyway.

Harrop on



Bulkhead cut ( ive got a piece of carbon to cover the opening)



My winglets have been cut but didnt take any pics.

[chris_uk]

yea its the new supercharger finally finished installing it at about 1pm this afternoon, then we instantly started doing another one! this one is a little easier as there isnt as much messing about and we did all the mistakes on mine lol video of the sound, shite video i know but it does sound ok. revs up nice and fast still which is good [Edited on 09-03-2013 by chris_uk]

[chris_uk]

more pics of the harrop

[chris_uk]

back to the hardtop today..

its true what they say about bad luck coming in 3's

firstly i ran over my starter relay pushing the car out of the garage (£40)



then i realised i cut my wing ends exactly the same which means they are both for the same side doh... ah well ordered another sheet.

and 3rd, i smashed my fav pint glass! grr!

anyway.. hardtop

i have to create a lip on the front for 2 reasons, 1 to stop water going in between the 2 skins and 2 to have something the seal can stick to.

1st layer


2nd layer


hopefully that should be it for the fibreglassing and bodyfillling.. after that i need to spray up the louvers black and then warp it.

ive decided im not going to hinge it for now as im having trouble finding a hinge i like so im going to just leave it on the aero catches so i can drive it.

[chris_uk]

New splitter.

[chris_uk]

just installed my new fuel pump.

[chris_uk]

sorted my lights on

stone chipped to feck!



semi-sorted



the sorted one looked just like the chipped one.

[chris_uk]

i dont im afraid.

car hasnt been out of the garage in weeks

ive not got much to do now before its ready.

ive had to get a new fuel pump as the plastic around the wires split



so hopefully receiving that tomorrow, then once thats in the tank its just the spoiler to mess, the splitter to mount then stick the 2 skins together of the hardtop and then i can take it to RStuning in leeds to see how much its running lean by.

[chris_uk]

lights finished



splitter attached

[chris_uk]

finished my fuel pump off tonight

the old pump was a walbro 255 but had starvation issues when mapping the harrop on someone elses car. (he made 377bhp)

many have decided to get a swirl pot to sort this out but i decided to get an uprated intank pump.

specs of both

Old Pump
Flow Ltr/Hr (Max):- 318
Flow Ltr/Hr @ 3 Bar (44psi):- 255
Flow Ltr/Hr @ 5 Bar (73psi):- 225
Max Pressure:- 8.5

New Pump
Flow Ltr/Hr (Max):- 510
Flow Ltr/Hr @ 3 Bar (44psi):- 390
Flow Ltr/Hr @ 5 Bar (73psi):- 285
Max Pressure (Bar):- 7.5

and pics

[chris_uk]

Broke the clam putting back on tnite,

its the mounting bracket for the light, they are so flimsy its was only a matter of time. this should sort it tho.

[chris_uk]

front end now done..

[chris_uk]

the brace bar for the diffuser is all rusty so im going to sand it back and give it a coat of paint.



1/2 sanded

[chris_uk]

3" Tullet arrived today so i fitted that this afternoon, also painted by diffuser bar this week.



slightly longer manifold primaries.



little blurry





diffuser brace



looked like this before

[CocoPops]

Wish mine was that quick to rev. Lightened flywheel? Balancer delete?

[chris_uk]

Wish mine was that quick to rev.

Lightened flywheel? Balancer delete?

yup & yup

[chris_uk]

video of tullet looks like ill be able to get on most tracks nice and quiet

[JG]

Reckon my vxt milltek is quite a bit quieter than that.

[chris_uk]

when i got my new exhaust it didnt come with any gaskets, so i just used a bit of silencer sealant hoping it would do the job.. but it didnt so today i set about making some new gaskets.

i ordered a sheet of high temp gasket from ebay and made 2 gaskets



here they are in place.




started up and its perfect, no blowing at all, hopefully they will last a while.

[Gedi]

Chris, what did you do to refurb the lens covers?

I've got a similar problem with mine and until gforce8 or fez come up with replacements, I'm gonna have to do something similar to you