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

[jpsaxo]

Originally Posted by unreal106

yeah when we let down the tires to get out the stones and then using the go go gadget chrome tire pressure gauge to get them pumped back up yo!

Haha retro y0!

Originally Posted by Berg

Hopefully mate yer

If i did fcs i would probably get my face boosted off by all these french turbos anyway lol

I shall be attending though!

Love how Danny "Liked" this comment hehe!


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Got some more done tonight...

It's not all that interesting but essential in my quest to take my time and do everything properly

First thing was to get the tap & die out





Finished the Satshifter off



Next was time to go and collect my powdercoated bits...

Lower strut brace


We had a slight problem with the satshift / wishbone bracing making the lower bar of the satshift foul. We solved that by cutting the lower bracing like so...





I'm much happier with the result, the satshift now sits flush up against the bulkhead





Hopefully more pics of shiny powdercoated bits tomorrow if the weathers kind to us

[unreal106]

looks spot on mate! and built on the drive - its how we do it in dudley yo!

[Jim-Bob]

The satchshift looks like a quality bit of kit! Never seen the engine bay side of one...should help the acceleration though not having to find the gears with sloppy gear rods!

You going to get some mango or a seal of some sort in the hole through the bulkhead before the rust gets to it and spoils marks epic work?


Keep up the top work, one of my favourite cars on sax-p!



James

[Jim-Bob]

Double post

[mark1311]

i think what you need to do josh... just cos your a flash git. brush a bit off paint on where you chipped it off to stop rust then ask colin to send you a sqauew same as on the inside without the tube welded on then sandwich it on bulk head side. if you follow me?

[jpsaxo]

Originally Posted by unreal106

looks spot on mate! and built on the drive - its how we do it in dudley yo!

Haha, I'm building it on the drive, storing it in a garage. Sounds wrong doesn't it lol

Originally Posted by Jim-Bob

The satchshift looks like a quality bit of kit! Never seen the engine bay side of one...should help the acceleration though not having to find the gears with sloppy gear rods!

You going to get some mango or a seal of some sort in the hole through the bulkhead before the rust gets to it and spoils marks epic work?


Keep up the top work, one of my favourite cars on sax-p!



James

Hi James,

I thought someone eagle eyed might spot that, after I took the picture I realised that as well, firstly tried some mango 2 pack paint that we used to spray the engine bay - that had dried up. Then tried the mango spray can - that was empty! So I settled on some yellow Hammerite for now & I'll order another mango spray can today once it arrives I'll go over the top of the yellow with a bit of mango

The shifter should definitely help keep it going through the gears nice and quick, the main thing for me is the gear stick is up close to the steering wheel, so more time with both hands on the steering wheel

[AndySAXOp]

Looks good, coming together nicely.

[xsi16v]

coming on well JP. Whats the latest on the engine??

[jpsaxo]

Originally Posted by xsi16v

coming on well JP. Whats the latest on the engine??

Cheers Matt. Sandys very busy at the moment, I know it's still on going and Sandys just got his head down and cracking on with it, hopefully I will have it in a couple of weeks as its only 6 weeks until FCS now

[jpsaxo]

Got some more done over the past couple of days.

Last night Shay (mrs) gave me a hand with a few bits...

Before fitting the carpet Shay & I removed the electric window switches from the loom so i can re-route it to there new location



Secondly was to cut the carpet so it fits around the satshifter gearstick;-





and the inside of the bulkhead;-







Obviously that meant the carpet was back in and fitted



Next up was to tackle the brake servo which was in a shocking state so i decided to give it the full works... So i set about sanding it all down by hand which took over 3 hours and i finished at 11:30 last night!! Left it looking like this...





2 coats of gloss black paint



Then came to fitting it... Along with the bracket which I had powdercoated



and the brake bar powdercoated as well



Sam aka the Mule helped me fit it all and cleaned all the nuts and bolts we fitted, exhibit A;-



Fitting the brake servo etc



Sam also helped me fit the drivers side wing after we gave the inner wing a layer of gloss black over the primer that Mark had put on it





and sealed the wing back on



Finally the engine bay as it currently stands...



Coming on quite quickly now

[adamskiTNR]

Looking saaaweet. just for a heads up, those nuts that you've cleaned up by sanding them will rust to buggery within months

[jpsaxo]

Originally Posted by adamskiTNR

Looking saaaweet. just for a heads up, those nuts that you've cleaned up by sanding them will rust to buggery within months

Yeah I realise that thanks mate the car will be dry stored so hopefully they won't rust too quickly lol, at least if they are 'right' when I put them in that keeps me happy lol

[willsy]

A4 marine grade stainless is where it's at mate to replace those nuts and bolts :-)

[jpsaxo]

Originally Posted by willsy

A4 marine grade stainless is where it's at mate to replace those nuts and bolts :-)

Where do you get them from mate?

[unreal106]

love it josh this build look awesome its on a whole new level from the last engine that was in there. well done mate keep at it and you will be ready for fcs yo woo woo

[xsi16v]

Originally Posted by jpsaxo

Where do you get them from mate?

Any fixing supplier should do them. I spent about £80 replacing all mine. Its the non metric threads that you will struggle with, i just bought new genuine ones as the coating on them will last a few years

[jpsaxo]

Thanks Matt

Am I right in thinking I need A4 stainless bolts?

[xsi16v]

Originally Posted by jpsaxo

Thanks Matt

Am I right in thinking I need A4 stainless bolts?

Not really. Both A2 and A4 are corrosion resistant and come in the same strengths. You will pay more for A4 when its not really needed.

[jpsaxo]

Thanks Matt

Got a bit more done today...

Firstly me & dad started fitting the brake lines through the whole car, to do that I had to put the rear end up on axel stands so we could get underneath which made my wheel pile even higher lol



After that we started fitting the lines to the back end first



Then we ran out of clips that were either broken or damaged, I'll get some ordered from Citroen on Tuesday. So we popped them up into place on the master cylinder



The eagle eyed of you will notice that there are only 3 there, that's because 1 was broken :O



Seeing as our main job was over until I can get another brake line & some new clips from Citroen I carried on with other bits and bobs

Firstly bonded the black plastic part onto the bottom of the window screen to help it stay in place



And lastly I modified the steering column bracing to stop it fouling the satshift while retaining ridigity of the steering column





And lastly 1 of my hispec nipple covers had gone missing so Tom aka unreal donated his nipples to me





Lol

[LEE_VTR1]

things are looking really good here jp