Pic heavy 2yr Build Gti6 road & track

[Day666]

Can't believe I'm chatting to one of my customers today & I he asks about how's my car going ....then I said its nearly there apart from a passenger seat ....he says what sort ?
He gives me a mobile no of one of his customers who's breaking a £100k car ....& going a diff route ...
And he has a 8month old Passenger seat what I wanted but better ....

It's top end Carbon model so I'm having that as drivers & mine which is GRP as Passenger seat ...

I'm So pleased & he wants some stuff I've got & some windows cutting into both sides of his Year old T5 van ...not a problem ...

I'm starting to have some luck for a change ...
Both seats should look alike ...mines alittle older 11months old ....

[Day666]

Well I've received my ajustable Droplinks ...I've had to buy 250-290 because my ARB front damper mount points are 40mm lower than stnd as my dampers have long Eibach ERS springs with helper springs ...250mm should be spot on & let me ajust them 100% for correct position...
Bought them off
http://www.amspeedracing.co.uk/product-d...=&pid=2174
Best quality rod ends I've seen .....same as Satchel use on my shift ...

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[Lwilliams]

Look very nice mate boots to go with them?

[Day666]

Look very nice mate boots to go with them?

Yes ....I've got to order some for the Mot rules  
Using McGill Motorsports

[bashbarnard]

Look very nice mate boots to go with them?

Yes ....I've got to order some for the Mot rules  
Using McGill Motorsports

Hmm bought this up at work and all 3 testers here reckon pass advise. Might be worth popping to your local station to find out

[Lwilliams]

Good to know

[Eeyore]

Have you got a link to the boots? Mine have perished in under a year. These are from the same company i got my droplinks from. Can £11 be beaten?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-Dust-boots...SwDk5ULTMU

[Day666]

Have you got a link to the boots? Mine have perished in under a year. These are from the same company i got my droplinks from. Can £11 be beaten?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-Dust-boots...SwDk5ULTMU

Be careful of cheap ones as when you put certain grease in they melt the boots ...these aren't as cheap as yours but NO grease affects them & they are soft

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/380934005810?_mwBanner=1

Mine are M10 smaller & out of the way ...

[Day666]

Small update for today ..
Got cast alloy Base off Baz T who Mei / Welshpug knows & is a good friend of Miles ....it's to fit my cast alloy top mount Miles had spare
Needed a little few bits removing & smoothing & has gone off to be Nickle played the same as the top mount bit has Thumbs up

I'm sure Mei will know these are 1.8kgs inc top 1.9kg & you have to use a extra Cast Iron Alternator plate off a 205 Diesal ...& a rose jointed bar to tension the alternator belt ..

These 3 items weigh just under 2.00kgs together .....
The cast Iron top mount & base which has Alternator bracket in one piece weighs in at 8.5kgs ...THATS 6.5kgs lighter WOW Crazy
Plus it's neater & looks amazing ...bonus
That's a lot of weight off just with my Bonnet & engine Mount

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Top bit Nickle plated two weeks ago

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Bits removed so I can keep my Cambelt cover

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Going in for Nickle plating today

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Have to use 205 Diesal lower Altenator mount with is cast iron

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But 6.5kgs lighter than standard all in one setup

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Cast Alloy total lot inc cast iron Altenator bracket = just under 2kgs ...standard 6 setup 8.5kgs

[Day666]

Both been Nickle plated ....

[Day666]

Boots fitted ...amazing quality & Redline CV HP grease used inside

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Happy now

[Day666]

40amp Mitsubishi alternator second hand given to me more more half the weight of standard six one ...
£13 McGill motorsport ajustable 110mm rose jointed lever used which allows me to fine tune & use my pile of assorted size belts & still have the correct gap from alternator pulley to Standard 6 auto tensioner .

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Similar to Denso with 15mm shaft instead of 17mm standard .

Loads of extra space as a bonus also

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Had to buy a 15mm alloy pulley from Fleabay £25 = 53mm by 10mm offset & 15mm centre

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Bought a new Stant pressure release radiator cap 18-22psi ..mine old one was US ...

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[Day666]

I've picked up a 2nd hand Seat & looks hardly used ...

Only problem is he kept the side mounts & it's a Corbeau XL Kevlar/ Carbon Mix not Cobra GT / Carbon as I was told and sadly wont match my Passenger side ..it's not a show car Though

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Front looks great but the back is an aquired taste

[Day666]

Made some 5mm plate top mount plates to weld on & included strut brace fixing point into them ...hopefully should stiffen up things a little ?
Only tacked them for now as still adjusting inside shape

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For the cross brace I'm going to butcher a old brace I have in the garage & then weld onto the 20mm tube...

[Day666]

Right I've been speaking to Frank from Advanti Motorsport in Street / Somerset ...
He's a gearbox Guru & used to design & assemble 5 speed & 6speed boxes for Peougeot Rallye team in Coventry in the day ..
Anyway he did some designs & R&D for Bacci in Italy & knows Plate Diffs & Sequential gearboxes inside out ..also made a plate diff without planet gears because that was a big week spot so say ...

I asked him about gearboxes for Super big power cars like Ollies & Ross sadly he said anything over 350 they were always having failures on LSDs & Gearsets ..one of the reasons he gave was lack of oil & said even without the syncros & bearings the torque killed them also ...
Frank said they tried every trick in the book & one they helped massively was to vent the box as I've just done in the picture below his idea not mine & put an extra 500ml in the box ....2.5 litres he said of high quality gearbox oil ..

He said the boxes were transformed with the high power cars ...he used to go to Coventry twice a week back in the day ...

Anyway I thought I've got a expensive Syncro box with Bacci crownwheel & pinion so why not give it a try seeing as my box does get hammered ...
What have I got to lose ?.....he said it must be vented like this don't use the standard vent .

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Told to try this

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Needs large hole to breath

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ITG clamps great

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Took seconds to fit but don't forget to use Doughty washer ....

I hope you super high boost Boys try this ?????

Franks no at Advanti is
01458 446517 amazing bloke that just knows boxes ...especially Lancia / fiat / Peougot boxes from 40yrs to today ...

Got all the bits from Merlin Motorsport visited the shop so sadly can't remember part nos but I'll get them ...
Cost £34 all in which considering its brass etc plus ITG not too bad ....Thumbs up

[Piggy]

Interesting...
May help my issues but I have a turbo in the way

[Day666]

Interesting...
May help my issues but I have a turbo in the way

Use a 90 elbow & solid pipe from it or big bore rubber pipe oil resistant ove course & put much higher or away from the turbo ?
As long as it has 8mm bore / hole minimum Piggy ...

[Piggy]

Why the need for this breather then anyway?
To stop the extra oil splashing out everywhere?

[Day666]

Why the need for this breather then anyway?
To stop the extra oil splashing out everywhere?

If not you will blow seals with the pressure build up ....when you put 500ml extra oil in you have less air in the box to breath ...similar to a petroltank breather with fumes pressure

[Day666]

Bolted the finished 6mm Stut brace top mounts on ...then welded them onto the existing Stut top mounts

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Finished them

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Happy with them & I can ajust upto 40mm camber

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10.9 & 12.9 bolts used through out

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Can remove the brace easily with just two bolts

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Welded in seat bars

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1 Cobra seat

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1 X Corbeau Kevlar Drivers seat .

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Altenator all sorted

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Got a super lightweight battery & Alloy fixing bracket

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Bracket

[Piggy]

All of the win

[Connor]

 What specs do you have for the geometry? Going by standard with a little extra camber? Or have you got some different specs to go by?

[Magenta Sunset]

love the alternator tensioner, class!

[Day666]

 What specs do you have for the geometry? Going by standard with a little extra camber? Or have you got some different specs to go by?

Name dropping now
Will Declaudio is going to be setting up my front suspension Conner & back but only ride height can be adjusted their ...it's 30mm drop at present on the rear ...

The front has camber & coilover height adjustment m8 ...I'm going 20-25mm I believe at the front that's what the guy who made the top mounts found was the best all round & Will runs 25mm

Remember I have Rich W roller bearing complete lower arms now also ....so with the strut top plates & Stut brace everything should be solid ...should be

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love the alternator tensioner, class!

Well thank you ....but I stole that Idea from Miles ....he has the same engine mount but he kept the Autotensioner & large Altenator ....I haven't

[Matt]

Looks bloody great mate! Really like the strut brace design and fab work! Awesome.

Also love the drop links, I really should get some for mine!

[Day666]

Looks bloody great mate! Really like the strut brace design and fab work! Awesome.

Also love the drop links, I really should get some for mine!

Big thank you Matt ...
That was hard work m8

Having a one off super -super light full dash made & hoping to get it in 10days & then having it flocked Dark slate grey it's not for use with any heater though very basic ...but light

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Also a twin skin lightweight tailgate & 5mm not 4mm rear Grey tint hard shell polycarbonate back window arriving in 5wks ...
Getting there finally

[Day666]

Have my standard fan working off my DTA so I can ajust temp kick in .....Spare unused fan removed ...weighs 2kgs

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Getting there ...just got to fit Jenvey air filter & back box & trumpets

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Bumper back on

Ran it for 30mins & no leaks & no bad noises

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Altenator working great as well ....pleased with it

[Day666]

Ordered A GRP maxi2 inlet from France & a Twin skin tailgate

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Should fit similar to this NOT MINE

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Nissens Radiator which I bought 2nd hand 3 years ago started to weep so time to order a 205 one which is lower & gives me much more space for the air box

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Gen new 205 Nissens

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Made two new holes in 6mm alloy plate & used Aircon rubbers for new Rad ..

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Loads of room

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Expansion tank fits a treat

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Tigged x2 lugs onto 205 Rad for rubber bobbins to fix

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Just need to drill two holes in each

[Matt]

Expansion tank looks to be great! And that air Box!!! Damn that looks awesome

[Day666]

Got one of these coming to convert 306 to 205 top thermostat housing & dump the bacolite elbow ...306 gti6 = 40mm
205gti = 32mm....so now it's 32mm to 32mm top hose end to end

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Got a old soon to be glass bead blasted top 205 outlet for Baker BM conversion
It's going to be Nickle plated

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Got off Ryan my new Stainless guard & im going to Zicotec cover it for heat

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Big thank you to Aero Catches for there steel pins for my 4wk away twin skinned tailgate

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Hose clips

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Also ordered my final piece

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Gen Nissens

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Bobbin Rad Rubbers

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Can't believe how well it fits

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Well im waiting for my one off fibre glass full dash being made from a plug mould as we speak ....should be ready Next Monday & is being made by guys in Wales who make Paris-Dakar panels ...

Thank you Matt I'm getting there finally ...
Still got my standard internal engine but lost loads of weight ...

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Seat bars all welded in ...