JP's 220+bhp NA 16v Mango Westcoast - 2015 updates!

[LEE_VTR1]

garage looks pimp now jp . especially with your car in there mate .

so my next question poses.. once beanies sorted your loom whats next?
no carpets and grip taped footwells?
more carbon fibre?
more power ?
slicks?
more suspension improvements?

[Chr15]

Lee you forgot bigger turbo

[LEE_VTR1]

hahaha.. josh will never turbo this! im pretty confident on that tbh

[Rossp]

Originally Posted by LEE_VTR1

hahaha.. josh will never turbo this! im pretty confident on that tbh

He's driving mine at the ring this year - he just might change his mind when he scares himself stupid

[LEE_VTR1]

hahaha in that case ross he might just change his mind

[andybvtr]

Originally Posted by Ross

He's driving mine at the ring this year - he just might change his mind when he scares himself stupid

is the ring trip this year going to be a forum outing or not as im wanting to take my 106 this year

[Rossp]

Being anything you like (car wise) dude. Speak to josh - he has a Facebook group setup for our first trip of the year. I'll be in my 106 obviously but last year all sorts turned up - it's good to go as a group, regardless of what you're driving!

[Beaniemoo]

I'll be trying to make it to the Ring trip nest year so long as I have a car of any kind! Rather looking forward to it!
Anyways, back on subject.
Thought this would be the easiest way of keeping you posted on how I'm getting on with the loom
I've had Josh's body wiring loom out of his car to simplify and tidy up.
Although I have already assesed the loom and ordered some supplies for the bulk of the work, which are yet to arrive. I got to spend some time on it today.
I started by pulling the interior fusebox apart so I could see how everything is connected inside.



Laid the loom out in the workshop, as it would be laid in the car



Then started from the rear of the car removing all wiring which is no longer used, like tailgate and rear speaker wiring, along with relocating the number plate light take off.







This is the wire removed so far



I'll be attacking this as soon as the parts arrive



Hope you like?
Not very interesting at the moment, but still progress

[Alanaponep]

Looks good mate

[hard_corejoeboy]

How much weight is there to be lost in this?

Is it just to simplify things or is it being done with weight in mind too?

[adamskiTNR]

I'd imagine with a nice plush interior still in it is purely a nice cosmetic and simplifying goal.

[LEE_VTR1]

fantastic work so far beanie

[Beaniemoo]

A small update, now I've had pretty much all the parts arrive I can finally get on with more of the loom.
I've still decided to avoid the birds nest of wiring including the mini fuseboxes until in the week and my brothers about for a second pair of eyes.
Still managed to remove a lot more wiring like the standard immobiliser system and diagnostic plug.



Also properly relocated the window switch wiring to the colunm covers, where the switches are
(They had already been previously cut, thus the soldered connectors on some wires)



Next up removed the original Maxi fuesbox and replaced it with the new item which will be clipped to the new mini fusebox when its fitted and mounted into a custom bracket, but thats all still to come



Next up, just tidied things up a little so I could keep track of the shape of the loom, once done it will be properly taped up and tidied.



Was weighing up doing the loom entirely in heat shrink, but as this is using prdominately oe connectors, it'd be a lot of work to do, also it'll be safely under a carpet, so I think tape will be more than good enough.
Hope you're happy with the progress.
Just noticed I really need to tidy your radio wiring, what radio do you have?
As the loom, supplies and tools are now at home I'll be doing it in evenings in the week.
Still looking into the other things we discussed

[jpsaxo]

Looks fantastic so far Beanie,

I wonder how much weight we have lost already?!

[Rossp]

Originally Posted by jpsaxo

Looks so far Fantastic Beanie,

I wonder how much weight we have lost already?!

I pulled out 11kgs of loom when we went omex and redid the fuse boxes. There's mega amounts of weight to be shed in wiring.

Good work Beanie.

[jpsaxo]

I've already removed a certain amount of wiring Ross, but if we can get anywhere close to a 5kg saving that would be awesome

[hard_corejoeboy]

Whats next after this?

[jpsaxo]

Originally Posted by willsy

Lol tis difficult to keep tidy when it's an active garage. Constant battle keeping my own tidy now even though its just me using it

Agreed Willsy, I find the best way to keep it tidy is to make sure I spend 5-10 minutes sweeping up & tidying up after each session I spend working on it, so that way everytime I leave the unit its nice and tidy for the next time that I go to work on it

Originally Posted by unreal106

Even harder when it's not your garage lol it's all about building our cars on our drives

Nice work Jp who dies your powder coating ?

Haha true Tom - I think Ive done enough of that building it on the drive jobbie lol

Originally Posted by Alanapone

I'd just like a unit... or garage. This car port leaks like a sieve! Looks really comfy tucked up in their though

Its a really nice place to be / work now. Even over christmas / new year I just shut the door and put the little heater on and it keeps it nice and warm in there

Originally Posted by LEE_VTR1

garage looks pimp now jp . especially with your car in there mate .

so my next question poses.. once beanies sorted your loom whats next?
no carpets and grip taped footwells?
more carbon fibre?
more power ?
slicks?
more suspension improvements?

Yep the garage is an awesome place to store my cars & work on them, knowing its dry and out of the frost over the winter is so much better than storing it outside

Well for this year the improvements are;

-Tidying up the interior loom
-Fitting a more friendly clutch
-Housing & fitting the SPA dials

In the short term (next year or so) further improvements will be to get Matt Newton to tidy up and open up the scuttle area to allow more air to easily enter the throttle bodies. Potentially more weight saving bits and bobs here and there to hopefully get me to the magic 800kgs with half a tank of fuel. Also I may have to look at upgrading the MA box to a BE box & BE shafts should be MA box give up the ghost. My current MA box has been cygenically strengthened so im hoping that helps it last a bit longer but im wise enough to know we are really pushing the boundaries of the box so we will see how we go... its covered over 1,000 miles so far with no issues

In the long term (over a year) id be potentially looking to widetrack it with a Colin Satchell kit & looking at getting more weight off the chassis again

Carpet & other comfort bits will stay, seeing as its not a full out race car its essential for me to keep some creature comforts so the cars enjoyable to jump into on a nice summer day and enjoy driving

Originally Posted by Chr15

Lee you forgot bigger turbo

Originally Posted by LEE_VTR1

hahaha.. josh will never turbo this! im pretty confident on that tbh

You can be 100% sure I will not boost this car.

Originally Posted by Ross

He's driving mine at the ring this year - he just might change his mind when he scares himself stupid

Scare myself Stupid - yes
Change my mind - no

Ive been out in Chris's 106 monster turbo and as much as it was properly mentally quick.... i still love the NA power delivery - espeically in this engine

Originally Posted by andybvtr

is the ring trip this year going to be a forum outing or not as im wanting to take my 106 this year

Originally Posted by Ross

Being anything you like (car wise) dude. Speak to josh - he has a Facebook group setup for our first trip of the year. I'll be in my 106 obviously but last year all sorts turned up - it's good to go as a group, regardless of what you're driving!

As Ross says, drop me a PM with your facebook details and ill add you to our group. Alot of people that come with us arent regulars on sax-p anymore so its easier to organise it on facebook, anyone on the forum is more than welcome to come on our trip - I love introducing new people to our group - it keeps things fresh in the group.

Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

How much weight is there to be lost in this?

Is it just to simplify things or is it being done with weight in mind too?

Originally Posted by adamskiTNR

I'd imagine with a nice plush interior still in it is purely a nice cosmetic and simplifying goal.

Both Joe. The main aim of this was to tidy up the whole interior loom so that I know the wiring throughout the car is perfect, and obviously saving a few kg is always nice - although if its anywhere near the 11kg that Ross saved that would be VERY nice

Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

Whats next after this?

See above in response to Lea^

[LEE_VTR1]

love the future plans especially the mention of widetrack and colin satchell thats gunna be awesome.

the freeze treatment on the internals of your box should definately help with the boxes life expectancy mate 100%.

i cant wait to see beanies finished product on the loom too . i also understand the need for your creature comforts too man. your a fairy boy and you must keep your wings .

if you shed your fairy wings... 800kg would be a few kg closer .

all in all i have alot of love for this car. its a genuine home build that does get used and abused therefore i have far more appreciation for it. plus iv got to help along the way

[jpsaxo]

Originally Posted by LEE_VTR1

love the future plans especially the mention of widetrack and colin satchell thats gunna be awesome.

the freeze treatment on the internals of your box should definately help with the boxes life expectancy mate 100%.

i cant wait to see beanies finished product on the loom too . i also understand the need for your creature comforts too man. your a fairy boy and you must keep your wings .

if you shed your fairy wings... 800kg would be a few kg closer .

all in all i have alot of love for this car. its a genuine home build that does get used and abused therefore i have far more appreciation for it. plus iv got to help along the way

Cheers mate

Widetrack is a bit of a dream right now but let's see how things go over the next year, I need to get it done before the mrs finishes Uni because she will be wanting to buy a house, and then it might be more difficult to treat the Saxo to new goodies lol

Removing the carpet would save what 5kg? I'd much rather have the comfort of the carpet and find somewhere else to save 5kg instead tbh mate