Ralph II - Wide bodied V8 RX7

I was running the Cobra Evolution seat this year and loved it, the sides are higher and the side impact head protection is good for when passengers heads are flying around keeps them in the seat.

Never had an issue with vision as you can easily look sideways and forwards - only thing I see behind me is smoke!!

Sod everyone else mate - I've had a few people ask me why I've done some bits the way I have and my reply is cause its my car and thats how I wanted it done!!

 

You and me both

Starting to loose enthusiasm atm - been stressing me out so much recently. Been having major clutch issues over the passed few weeks!
Currenlty on my 3rd master cylinder and 2nd slave.

First master cylinder - mentioning no names but the person who sold it to me decided to modify it by chopping the thread short and didn't have a long enough throw.

Ordered a new one same spec but with full length thread and it wasn't man enough for the job - once again someone messing me about and not doing there maths correctly.

So I decided to look on some of the american chevy sites and see if anyone has done any clutch mods and they seemed to all rave about the AP Racing master. So I bought one of those, all fitted and started bleeding and POP something lost pressure and started pissing fluid everywhere.

Traced the leak back to the gearbox - grrr either the pipe that goes to the slave or the slave itself - personally I thought it was the slave so I bought a new one before wripping the box out.

Box out again and slave looks good but the nipple off the end of the pipe had broken off - how I don;t know?? New pipe and new slave in all bolted up.

Tried to bleed last night but it was late by the time it was all bolted up and just didn't have the patients to keep trying to get the air out the system so I will carry on later - hopefully try and put some pressure in the system to force it all out.

*fingers crossed*

 

Another little update:

Still got no clutch

Ordered a big brake conversion - 330mm discs all round with 8-pot on the front and 6-pot on the rear

Found out the brake lines that I've had made have the wrong fittings on so I need to strip those out again and have them re-made

My toyo R888's arrived the other day! 255/40 17 mmmmm

Wiring is nearly all done - just waiting for my dash to be finished by my lovely girlfriend, fit that wire in the Defi's and that's the wiring sorted.

If anyone live's in West London and wants a prize for bleeding my clutch please step forward lol. I really hate brake fluid now, I've tasted it, rolled in it, had it in my eye, clothes, ow and due to the amount of time's I've tried to bleed it its now fduking my paintwork around by the reservoir! grr

I'm going to get drunk at the BDC diner and dance

 

Still having clutch issues - been on the phone/email to Spec Clutch - America and they have been very very helpfull and are sending me another clutch plate as we think this one is damaged.



Wiring is all finished, just need to run a few p-clips round the new loom to tidy it up





Brake lines/clutch lines are all run and brakes have been bled.



Thank you very much to Performance Plastics for the windows



Big thank you to Chantelle and Brian @ PAG Sheet Metal for my awesome dash and all the metal fab work on the car - its away being flocked as we speak



Just need to mount the oil cooler now and change the oil, get a few little problems out the way and then we're ready for bodywork woooo hooooo!!!

 

Hey Justin, Thanks again for all your help - spoke to UPS this morning it will be here tomorrow can't wait getting all excited again!!

Will let you know how it goes

 

I have a clutch!!! woop woop!!

Still a few gremlins to sort out but it is now disengaging and we went for a little spin round the block was awesome

Big thanks to Justin @ Spec Clutches for getting me out a new clutch express delivery