106 turbocharged project - RALLY DESIGN COILOVERS - TOPMOUNT QUERY? - Page 24 - Saxperience

crisppug · 27th January 2012, 18:52

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Originally Posted by tom_lloyd_4

you do know that those fuel lines breach fia and some track regs? it perishes like fuck when under pressure we had a bit go on a v8 landy and it was only a month old luckily it was underneath just a friendly warning Tom

even if its actual "fuel hose"? i do get the smell of fuel through mine,been thinking of changing it to 8mm copper pipe.

good progress dude,should be running soon then

Mathias · 27th January 2012, 19:37

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Originally Posted by crisppug

even if its actual "fuel hose"? i do get the smell of fuel through mine,been thinking of changing it to 8mm copper pipe.

good progress dude,should be running soon then

is yours teflon covered rubber hose or braided?

thats what john at gmc suggested was to run copper fuel hose. be interesting to price it up to be honest.

crisppug · 27th January 2012, 20:08

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Originally Posted by Mathias

is yours teflon covered rubber hose or braided?

thats what john at gmc suggested was to run copper fuel hose. be interesting to price it up to be honest.

its just 8mm fuel hose,not overbraded at all.

think copper would be about £30 more or less same as rubber pipe.you can bend it by hand same as brake pipe but would need a bender "excuse the pun lol" for tight bends etc,but you can get them for £8

Mathias · 27th January 2012, 23:44

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Originally Posted by crisppug

its just 8mm fuel hose,not overbraded at all.

think copper would be about £30 more or less same as rubber pipe.you can bend it by hand same as brake pipe but would need a bender "excuse the pun lol" for tight bends etc,but you can get them for £8

Would like to see a copper setup fitted!

did a few jobs tonight been putting off for a while, refiited o/s/r caliper and pads, am going to need a new handbrake cable that side though

fitted washer bottle in the place i thought best earlier, just got to extend the wiring now

Mathias · 26th January 2012, 22:47

thanks for the friendly warning, will see how they perform soon

qrty · 28th January 2012, 00:31

Love your projects!

Regards to fuel lines, ive had that type of pipe for awhile now and haven't had any problems!

However if you decide to go copper it can look awesome! Needs to be straight though!

Mathias · 28th January 2012, 00:48

Cheers mate!

thanks for the pictures! looks really clean that!

Ben_SaxoForte · 28th January 2012, 00:49

Looks good, liking the seat and steering wheel

Mathias · 28th January 2012, 22:59

Fitted carbon door trims earlier, the paint wasnt in great condition in that area so looks much better now.... also made up some carbon fuel pump covers, was going to buy some but found some carbon sheet i forgot i had. Made some templates up and fitted with threaded rivets

need to fit a new handbrake cable, tidy the engine bay wiring up, bleed the brakes and coolant system, refit a few other parts and then mot

Mathias · 3rd February 2012, 23:38

now decided to mount my battery on the back of my passenger side alloy foot rest, means cable from starter is a lot shorter and the battery is nicely out of the way
battery will go on tomorrow, hoping to get mot next week now

Alanapone^p · 3rd February 2012, 23:42

Don't take this the wrong way but - For the love of god, turn the battery round so the terminals aren't near that big bit of metal that your mounting it to. lol.

I know you've probably thought of that and the pics are just a mock up but in case you hadn't, all it would take is a bit of damp or a bit of something conductive to short that out and you could have problems.

Other than that...

Looks like a great idea. Less cable = less volt drop and less messing.

Mathias · 3rd February 2012, 23:44

dont worry mate, just mocked up, thats why its off in the second picture as i turned it round

Mathias · 8th February 2012, 00:04

Right had a very productive evening...

Fitted front brake lines, refitted fuel lines, fitted new gti 6 master cylinder and reservoir. Bleed brakes, refitted battery, fitted seat, fitted front polycarbonate windows

Started up and ran well, slight misfire but nothing major, been standing for 6 months so that's probably why. Will probably change the plugs anyway though.

Hoping to do a fair bit tomorrow night and then bring to work for mot on Thursday/Friday

iN7eL · 8th February 2012, 15:52

Bit random really but how do you learn to do stuff like this, a lot of people I see on here know so much about cars and stuff it amazes me haha.

Alanapone^p · 8th February 2012, 20:56

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Originally Posted by iN7eL

Bit random really but how do you learn to do stuff like this, a lot of people I see on here know so much about cars and stuff it amazes me haha.

By using the search button and talkin to other people that have done similar things or the companies that produce the parts you want to use.

Knowledge is all here, you just have to find the bits you need and apply it correctly.

Mathias · 11th February 2012, 22:47

Fitted passenger seat earlier..... inside almost done

Andy_K · 11th February 2012, 23:37

looking good Andy. Seats look nice and low

stevo1600 · 12th February 2012, 13:48

id like you to post up some pics of the entire interior Mathias, from the little bits ive seen from your pics. it must look awesome inside when its fully done.

the pic above is to much of a tease!!!

cant wait. seriously good project this.

Mathias · 12th February 2012, 13:50

cheers mate, hoping to get it out of the garage and into work this week sometime so more pics then....

trying to sort out some issues with headlights etc at the moment

just bought a mint set of morettes though so should sort that out

stevo1600 · 12th February 2012, 15:26

sounds good

head light issue? spill the beans i may be able to help. or atleast some one will.

such a good choice fitting morrete head lights. they look gorgeous on a 106. going black or colour coding?? also the cold air feed is a good option to consider with these lights. especially as this is a track car.