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Got back from work at 5pm today so set about starting the pre fcs tidy. Started by fitting the fusebox that finally arrived. Running the ECU, fuel pump and fans all off seperate fuses and its a lot tidier than before. No pictures of the end result but this is the box itself and the fat power cable i made from an amp cable i had lying around
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Removed the battery box and found the bottom of it was broken so replaced that. Also replaced the gearbox mount as i had a baker bm item. Found there was a difference in the mounting posts so put the fatter one in.
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Finally got the synchrometer out and balanced the bodies. First two were on 7.5 and second pair were on 6.5 Balanced them out a bit so they are all 7.5 now. Went to connect the laptop to check out a few things but dad had upgraded it to windows 10 which of course meant it had lost all the drivers... a job for tomorrow now!
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I like the little fuse box looks pretty smart were was it from
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(02-06-2016, 09:35 PM)mikey b Wrote: I like the little fuse box looks pretty smart were was it from
its just an ebay jobbie. About 7 quid. I checked out other places and demon tweaks and other motor racing places stock exactly the same item. I specifically wanted one where it only had one live input and not individual ones. Keeps it tidier and safer!
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So shiny! 
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Who loves HDR? Tom loves HDR!
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Its not so shiny now.....
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(05-06-2016, 12:18 AM)JJ0063 Wrote: Who loves HDR? Tom loves HDR!
Lol, £100 phone camera ftw... 
(05-06-2016, 06:53 AM)Piggy Wrote: Its not so shiny now.....
Yeah I know. That's not so great, but on the plus side it should clean up easy with the wax we put on! 
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I'll let Sam do his show write up later, not really our place to say. 
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(05-06-2016, 06:53 AM)Piggy Wrote: Its not so shiny now.....
Sure it is, last thing I saw Sam doing involved a sponge and soapy water
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(05-06-2016, 09:28 AM)zx_volcane Wrote: (05-06-2016, 06:53 AM)Piggy Wrote: Its not so shiny now.....
Sure it is, last thing I saw Sam doing involved a sponge and soapy water
Giggidy?
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ran out of talent one would presume with posts like these
oh yeah, or melted a piston/threw a rod due to running on a base map.
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(05-06-2016, 12:02 PM)welshpug Wrote: ran out of talent one would presume with posts like these
oh yeah, or melted a piston/threw a rod due to running on a base map.
Lol, you wish. 
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sprang a leak on the high pressure PAS pipe i believe spaying the exhaust hence lots of white smoke from burning oil
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Sam reckons its a low pressure pipe around the rack, not even one that we touched for the PAS relocation.
Covered the rear end with fluid with the airflow at speed though!
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So here it is! Track smashing footage followed by heart sinking!
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Went well before all the smoke
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Great video, love your "How on fire do you think it is" comment.
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Where you hitting the limiter in some gears or just a rattle noise? Watched it a few times now trying to work it out aha
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Its the limiter. Not sure why I was hitting it in every gear. Its lower than the 1.8 one. At the time I feel it could have been a bit higher.
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Cage has arrived. Won't be fitted till next next week but should be in before Pugfest.
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check your insurance loading for a cage some insurers wont insure a car with a cage 
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(19-06-2016, 07:03 PM)cully Wrote: check your insurance loading for a cage some insurers wont insure a car with a cage
Yep it's covered. Just need to ring up and get it put on.
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(19-06-2016, 07:03 PM)cully Wrote: check your insurance loading for a cage some insurers wont insure a car with a cage
Lots of Them will but almost all use equity red star as underwriter.
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(19-06-2016, 08:16 PM)C2K Wrote: (19-06-2016, 07:03 PM)cully Wrote: check your insurance loading for a cage some insurers wont insure a car with a cage
Lots of Them will but almost all use equity red star as underwriter.
Not quite true but I've sorted this for Sam
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What's not true? Did you renew my insurance? Did you make my phone calls? Did I describe every insurer under the sun, or caveat it in some way?
With my rallye I went to Sky, Brentacre, Flux etc etc. Every single one of the 'performance insurers' would cover it, but all of them used Equity red star in my case. Finding someone to cover it isn't a problem, finding a sensible price for it is.
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See you mean about using the limiter as your shift signal
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(20-06-2016, 07:48 PM)lolsteve Wrote: are red star ...good?
Yup, Lloyds.
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