Gunmetal S - Car's back from the bodyshop!!! - Page 37 - Saxperience

RedB · 27th June 2008, 09:19

Moving on to a little bit of progress.

Decieded im taking a MIG welder to the Supersprint fanifold to stop any blowing then adding some more (yes more!) heat-wrap and that is the system finally finished

Just ordered a lovely catch tank...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/D1-Spec-15mm-R...ayphotohosting

Some tasty hoses to go with aswell yum yum.

After chatting with a mate im convinced i need to relocate the battery in't boot so thats gonna have to be done and a nice custom box fabricated and powder-coated before its slotted into place.

This would be easier with pictures but iv re-wired the front components so that no wiring is on display and everything is neatly hidden and run through the doors.

Gearstick needs to be cut down by a couple of inches before i get a new gearknob on there to spruce things up.

Car needs a polish with the UDM sometime in the next 2 weeks and i'll grab some pics of the underside next week when the manifold is back on.

2 weeks to go until some Ring action

-Richard- · 27th June 2008, 10:36

go for it mate

Adam_Q · 28th June 2008, 14:43

Red, you've got more money than sense lol!

Why's your supersprint blowing? I'd send it back if I were you!

Catch tank looks lush! So why do you need to put the battery in the boot? Can't see the point tbh!

dannygti · 28th June 2008, 14:48

catch tank looks great buddy and re-locate batrery into boot is such a good idea lol

RedB · 28th June 2008, 16:39

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Originally Posted by adz21

Red, you've got more money than sense lol!

Why's your supersprint blowing? I'd send it back if I were you!

Catch tank looks lush! So why do you need to put the battery in the boot? Can't see the point tbh!

I wish that were true at the moment mate!
Bodies, cams and a remap would already be sorted by now just in time for the Ring lol!

Catch tank is needed i realised at Rockingham, like Rushy did aswell lol!

SuperSprint's all have a generic problem...where the Y-piece (2-1 bit) joins to the cat, its bolted on seperately and usually blows after a while which is gash but its gonna be sorted in a few days.

Taking a MIG to it and then heat-wrapping over it will sort the blow and make the system look/sound better so not a problemo really!

Battery in the boot for better weigh distribution?

Just looks better to be honest and the makes the bay look cleaner/less cluttered.

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Originally Posted by dannygti

catch tank looks great buddy and re-locate batrery into boot is such a good idea lol

Sooo necessary lol

Danny's looks mint Adz and a great example (hope you dont mind bud)....

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Seats looked mint at FCS btw mate! Miss 'em now lol

Think i know what the new ones are hehe

10kg weight saving on yours with the new battery wasnt it?

dannygti · 28th June 2008, 17:39

yes mate it was around 10kgs as the new battery weighs 5kgs. the seats are great red thanks again for those lol.ive got some new ones on the cards anyway soon so they will be up for sale.

saxoaee · 28th June 2008, 21:09

nice car one question im doing a wiper conversion with an ax motor, what arm you got on your car mate did you buy it?

RedB · 30th June 2008, 23:43

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Originally Posted by dannygti

yes mate it was around 10kgs as the new battery weighs 5kgs. the seats are great red thanks again for those lol.ive got some new ones on the cards anyway soon so they will be up for sale.

Tempted to buy 'em back now you bastard lol! Maybe get the back's resprayed or have a carbon like shell moulded for them

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Originally Posted by saxoaee

nice car one question im doing a wiper conversion with an ax motor, what arm you got on your car mate did you buy it?

Cheers buddy

Arm came with the storm conversion iirc. that was on there from the previous owner. Think its a black pro-arm with a smooth cover on

Didnt realise how much the conversion costs!

but found this for ya which might help dude....

http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?c=...PER&s=category

Updates coming tomo and wed

AlexR · 30th June 2008, 23:48

Just fit a bike battery on the std tray with a ratchet strap. more weight saved, better weight distribution too.

mattchewone · 30th June 2008, 23:49

Come on Red get some pics and vids up will you!! Vids when exhaust is sorted and not blowing liking a biatch!

RedB · 1st July 2008, 16:46

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Originally Posted by AlexR

Just fit a bike battery on the std tray with a ratchet strap. more weight saved, better weight distribution too.

Good idea mate

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Originally Posted by mattchewone

Come on Red get some pics and vids up will you!! Vids when exhaust is sorted and not blowing liking a biatch!

Got a few arty fag shots last night when i was doing some stuff to the underside.
More pics tonight after a clean and quick PC'ing sesh.

Need a camera man to co-pilot for videos really mate...
I'll try and make and effort after i sort the exhaust tomo dude.

After ring prep this week and next week they'll be quite a lot of progress to update

saxoaee · 1st July 2008, 22:05

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Originally Posted by RedB

Tempted to buy 'em back now you bastard lol! Maybe get the back's resprayed or have a carbon like shell moulded for them

Cheers buddy

Arm came with the storm conversion iirc. that was on there from the previous owner. Think its a black pro-arm with a smooth cover on

Didnt realise how much the conversion costs!

but found this for ya which might help dude....

http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?c=...PER&s=category

Updates coming tomo and wed

cheers mate repped for ya help cheers buddy loved ya car at fcs give me an idea with my grill

cheers

Aron · 2nd July 2008, 15:20

that catch tank is needed mate! alot smok at FCS.lol coming along good though.

jamiemackie · 2nd July 2008, 16:15

saw your car when i was at the dentists this morning looking pretty good mate.

RedB · 3rd July 2008, 15:41

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Originally Posted by saxoaee

cheers mate repped for ya help cheers buddy loved ya car at fcs give me an idea with my grill

cheers

Thanks for the comments dude.

Grill might be changing again soon

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Originally Posted by awright

that catch tank is needed mate! alot smok at FCS.lol coming along good though.

Lol been needing one for a while Aron

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Originally Posted by jamiemackie

saw your car when i was at the dentists this morning looking pretty good mate.

Cheers buddy

Owens or by Clair hall?

RedB · 3rd July 2008, 15:42

Harness are up for sale as i have some tasty new ones coming through!

Looking for £80ovno for both, boxed in great condish etc.
Sparco 4 points, snap catch yadda yadda

Section in the SC regional section for more pics.

Red

Karl · 3rd July 2008, 15:43

Does battery relocation make much difference at all?

RedB · 3rd July 2008, 16:18

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Originally Posted by Karl

Does battery relocation make much difference at all?

Mainly for looks but DannyGti used a bike battery and saved 10kg total which aint bad for a small mod.

More space in the bay and everything just looks more tidy when its relocated tbh (whore)

Karl · 3rd July 2008, 17:01

10kg? wow, thats actually a quality weight save tactic.

doesnt it matter that the batteries smaller?

or I guess as soon as its running it charges anyways, so shouldnt make a difference.

RedB · 4th July 2008, 14:18

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Originally Posted by Karl

10kg? wow, thats actually a quality weight save tactic.

doesnt it matter that the batteries smaller?

or I guess as soon as its running it charges anyways, so shouldnt make a difference.

Spot on lol...still providing the same voltage needed to run everything (only a small shed) so no worries

As Danny said tho, batteries can be pretty expensive.

Pic's up tonight of the car and maybe a small vid