Not a major update, but an update none the less,
With the continued help from Gaz Moose, Jimthejunior and Mattyboi and using the ramp/space at Hart Motors (Leics) a little bit more has been done to the taxi.
I blew an oil seal on one of the ceramic (ewwwwwww) turbo's at the pod, and as i had a spare RB26 with steel R33GTR turbo's on, they were soon robbed for the other engine.
After they were taken off, Mickey (ZworX) popped over to inspect the condition of them for me, he said they could benefit from a refurb but are good to go. But i'm hoping that some kind sole see's this and sponsors the refurbishment for good size stickerage on my car
Anyway, back over at Hart Motors, Jim and Gaz had a good old bash.............at taking the sound deadening out, TBH it's a job i really don't like doing, but Jim enjoyed himself smashing it out in my car all afternoon.....
Onto taking the engine out, no real story here, we undid bolts, pipes and electrical stuff and then attached chains to a engine crane and the engine was out.......Magic!!
Matt taking some pipes off, wooooooooo.....
Moose checking that Matt was doing the right pipes, haha........
Whilst the engine is out, we lobbed the sump off to check the big ends and mains, they were all good, apart from a little bit of scoring on one of the mains, so a set of ACL race bearings and shells were ordered.
I put the moose spec RWD converted sump on to stop lots of dust n'stuff getting in the bits that it shouldn't get into LOL.......
What a lovely fit
Turbo's (Again), but on the other engine, well as said earlier, one pooped itself, now, just looking at them, can you tell which it is.......
HAHA, the front (clean) turbo has absolute minimal play side to side, none in/out, but the rear, is like a tea spoon in a pudding bowl and i'd be rich if i sold all the oil that was held within it's depths haha!
Only other update is the kind people at
gave me this old bit of smashed up unwanted fibreglass.......
Gummed together in a 'Mitto style' with tape and URAS FIA spec aero cardboard, ready for the 1st stage of repair.
Lastly, once again, MASSIVE thanks to.....
Gaz Moose, Jim, Matty, Hart Motors, ZworX and EP Racing for supplying me with some quality parts.
Hopefully the next update will be tubbys swopped, engine in and car running again
Til next time
