Josh.
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Fooking amazing!!!
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dewismotorsport
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Well been away for the last two months with work so thought I'd best get my arse in gear and get something done so I whipped the dash out ready to be sent off for flocking, going to remove the rest of the sound deadening and tidy up the wires while I'm at it
And removed my coilovers front and rear so that AVO can re furb them
Lowered her back down to see what she looked like with no suspension  msl:
Wish I'd had more time before I left to get this lot all sent off as it would of been done by now but that's life I suppose :cry:
Got a list now off stuff to buy so going to be buying it all over the next few days 
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dewismotorsport
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Track day season is coming round stupidly fast and with me being away from the car now for nearly 3 months I need to get a bloody move on so have made a list of parts I need to finish the car to where I will be happy with for now
First on the list was a EPAS controller so once I get the colloum and rack in I can set it up to how I want
A reducer pipe for when I fit the V6 throttle bodie
Three new silencers with the back box now a lot larger so I can quieten it down as without the super trap on its 105db :cry: And I want it bellow 100db so I can safely pass the track day noise regulations
Bought myself some Reyland bells and discs so I can have spares and will no doubt start making 4 pot brake kits when I get more time
I sent my AVO coilovers off for a re furb as they had started leaking and AVO did a rapid job of re furbing them (returned to me within a week) they have had all new pistons and seals, they even gave me spare collars and new bump stops and new top mounts for the rears, only thing that isn't new is the shock body which I will give a new coat of paint once back at work
And finally new 300lb rear springs to help me get the rear to how I like it
Plenty more bits on the way, it's like Xmas for me msl:
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dewismotorsport
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Few more bits turned up:
DS2500 front pads and some more AP brake fluid
New inlet gasket for when I change my throttle bodie back to a V6, some more vacuum hose so I can pipe up the boost solenoid and some 10mm silicone so I can mod my catch tank system so it returns back to the dipstick tube
Just need to get back to work and get cracking really, had nearly 3 months away from it apart from the one day I took the suspension and dash off :cry:
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dewismotorsport
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Well far to busy to even touch the car at the minute anoyingly but did manage to quickly change the bearings in my top mounts, mine came from Compbrake with play in them :cry: didn't realise until the MOT tester meantioned there was upward movement, the plan was to shim them but when Rob broke his saab powered mk3 astra i had his top mounts off him so i could nick the bearings out of them as there was no movement in them
Gave the coilover bodies a coat of paint and then re assembled ready just to be bolted back on the car :clap:
Also bought the late spec clutch pedal and blower duct for when i fit the epas column
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dewismotorsport
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Right well took a break for a couple of hours from private work and put some bits on my car
First of all re fitted the coilovers front and rear
Rears fitted without the need for turrets so that was one less thing to do
While I had the wheels off I fitted the front and rear DS2500 brake pads as well
Trackings out but I've bought some rose jointed track rod ends so won't bother setting it up until I've fitted them, just waiting on them to arrive 
One improvement mod I wanted to do was to the engines breather system, found that the breather on the catch tank lid struggle to keep up at full boost sessions so wanted to complete the system by plumbing it back into the dipstick tube so any excess pressure can now go back into block which will hopefully stop the oil being spat out my catch tank lid
From here:
To here:
Also fitted a QED blanking plate and ball bearing as you can see above just to tidy it up a bit
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possy
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love this car keep up the good work
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dewismotorsport
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Originally posted by possy
love this car keep up the good work
Cheers mate just wish I had more time to work on it ;-(
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possy
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It could be worse you could use it for goin to work and back in like me and if you dnt get the jobs done on the car at the weekend your walkin work that sucks i am telling ya pal i have done that a few times you goin pv this year pal and keep up the good work and dothe r888s not catch like mad on the back being so low i no mine dose
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dewismotorsport
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quote:
Originally posted by possy
It could be worse you could use it for goin to work and back in like me and if you dnt get the jobs done on the car at the weekend your walkin work that sucks i am telling ya pal i have done that a few times you goin pv this year pal and keep up the good work and dothe r888s not catch like mad on the back being so low i no mine dose
Couldn't do that, my work is 200 miles away 
It was only that low at the back cause I'd removed the coilovers 
Yeah will be at PVS hoping to do the TOTB qualifying, well only if I fat my arse in gear and get some work done on it
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possy
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Cool i hope you do well mate and i will have a chat to you at pv mate what else is on the cards to be done before the show
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dewismotorsport
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Originally posted by possy
Cool i hope you do well mate and i will have a chat to you at pv mate what else is on the cards to be done before the show
Thanks mate, yeah come and say hello!
Need to finish welding up the shell, fit the cage, paint the inside, fit the dash and various other stuff the list is endless ;-(
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possy
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i no what you mean pal theres always something else you want and its always more money every time
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dewismotorsport
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Well have continued buying bits for the car despite not having time to work on it lately, first up was a rear diffuser
Reason I've bought this is because the spare wheel well is getting removed and that then makes the rear bumper act as a air brake so this will be there to help remove that trapped air, I will make sure it is set up to the 15 degrees it needs to be
Got myself a lightweight slim battery to replace the big optima yellow top one, this will be fitted behind the passenger seat
And also a battery box and passenger foot rest
Cleaned and painted my Cav V6 throttle bodie ready for fitting, made all the bungs to block off the pipes and also made a flange that will be welded to my manifold
Made a bit of a school boy error, I measured a vectra V6 tb so I could order the silicone and clamp but didn't realise until today that the Cav tb is larger and just uses a 3" pipe which I already had loads off :cry: Never mind msl:
Got the car in the workshop tonight for the first time in about 3 1/2 months, made a start sorting a few small issues, i was getting water inside the car so I removed the pollen filter holder and re siliconed around it to make it water tight as the seal had gone, while I was at it I decided to re route the brake lines behind it as I never liked the fact they came across the front on show
And finally got round to finishing the catch tank, added the breather on now so all should be sweet
That is all........
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Warren G
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why didnt you reply to my email
Z18xe inlets...
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sri boy
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When u going to start making reyland discs and bells as needing a set bud
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dewismotorsport
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Originally posted by Warren G
why didnt you reply to my email
Z18xe inlets...
I did mate, must not of sent
I currently trying to get an engineering firm to make a polished back plenum in the shape of the EDS style
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dewismotorsport
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Originally posted by sri boy
When u going to start making reyland discs and bells as needing a set bud
When I get some spare time buddy too busy at the moment, can make spare discs if you already have the bells? But it's the making the bells bit that is the most time consuming
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possy
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You will have to update when you get chance about the rear diffuser i have been thinking about doin it for a while and having a center exit exhust are you mounting the diffuser straight to the floor or are you making some small leg for the back if you no what i mean
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dewismotorsport
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Originally posted by possy
You will have to update when you get chance about the rear diffuser i have been thinking about doin it for a while and having a center exit exhust are you mounting the diffuser straight to the floor or are you making some small leg for the back if you no what i mean
Will do mate, I'm gonna cut the wheel well out and have it flat to the floor so the rear bumper will be cut out to suit, as it's not gonna be for show it's there for function, you trying to go F1 with the exhaust flowing over the diffuser
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possy
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Yea mate but i want a carbon one making. and i am goin to show louise hamlton how its done lol
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dewismotorsport
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Originally posted by possy
Yea mate but i want a carbon one making. and i am goin to show louise hamlton how its done lol
You can buy the one like mine in carbon
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dewismotorsport
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Whipped the manifold off to swap the throttle bodie flange to the V6
Got the new flange welded on and fitted, Rob came round and changed the loom to suit the new TPS and wired in the boost solenoid :beer:
Whipped the old discs off, and fitted the Reyland discs and bells (had to re drill them to 4 stud first) as a temp measure until I have some more free time to finish my new wilwood lightweight disc set up
Also fitted the rose jointed track rod ends had to cut the drum stick part down by 25mm so that I could get it to go to a outer limit of 2.5 degrees, I'll. Ever run that but I want to still be able to adjust my set up between 0 & 2 degrees out
Just need to finish the tracking today as it was late and I couldn't be arsed msl:
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possy
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quote:
Originally posted by dewismotorsport
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Originally posted by possy
Yea mate but i want a carbon one making. and i am goin to show louise hamlton how its done lol
You can buy the one like mine in carbon
cool were is it from and how much if you dnt mind me asking just got another stienmetz rear bumper to cut up lol
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dewismotorsport
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Originally posted by possy
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Originally posted by dewismotorsport
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Originally posted by possy
Yea mate but i want a carbon one making. and i am goin to show louise hamlton how its done lol
You can buy the one like mine in carbon
cool were is it from and how much if you dnt mind me asking just got another stienmetz rear bumper to cut up lol
Ha ha, Wasn't this seller I used as mine was UK based but you get the idea
Type in:
Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser For Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 8
Can't link it for some reason ;-(
[Edited on 18-05-2012 by dewismotorsport]
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