(10-05-2014, 09:53 PM)Dum-Dum Wrote: I love that Peugeot-owner-ism there.
Your not impressed she didn't break down cos she did and you'd expected breakdowns. Your purely impressed that she didn't break down too much lol
True dat lol. Although tbf i challenge any car that's been bought and heavily modified for less than £2.5k to do the same.
I guess i should update with my plans post eurotrip. Having discovered the car took a hard ride across the kerbs at the nurburgring (long story, look in the lounge for "FAO Poodle" if you're interested), i've decided that the newly developed pulling steering and slight knocking isn't my imagination after all. I also plan on getting the new engine fitted before ppc, with extra turbo and all the jazz that's going with it. The wiring needs a fair bit of attention too, as a good third of it is either dodgy or no longer required, windows being a great example.
Somewhere in all this Jonny mentioned he'd be scrapping a 3dr diablo dt shell... Ok it's a ph2, but i'm going to be replacing the bumpers, bonnet and interior anyway, so who cares.
So yeah, fitting a new engine with added boostzorsss before ppc has somehow turned into rebuilding the car from a clean shell and block and another peugeot on the drive. Did i mention i'd bought another car? Oh well, i have now, i am the proud owner of a 03 plate 106 nad. It actually looks super clean compared to my usual fare, so i thought i'd give the paintwork some loving:[attachment=16524]
Pretty aware that ppcitp is now only 12 weeks away and the list has only managed to get longer in the last month. First priority over everything else is the new engine, so that's all set up in the garage. Can see my newly purchased citroen c5 "steels" stacked in the background, aka my latest track slag wheels.
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So yeah, engine, various things being done to this, all centred around helping it cope with more revs, boost and abuse. The whole lot is getting balanced, and possibly a bit of lightening, as much to reduce stress on the engine as to improve nvh levels. The exhaust manifold is going to be a shed-built log mani, it will flow rather a lot more than the 31mm id standard item and hopefully help the issues with back pressure. There'll be a fair bit of polishing going on to help smooth flow, both with the inlet manifold and ports. That is, however, probably where it will stop for now. I would like to have a better idea of where the next weak point is before i spend any more money on it, as im rapidly reaching the point where it gets really expensive.
The chassis set up will largely be staying as it is, just transferred onto the new shell. There may be a new steering rack going on if it arrives and if by some miracle i have spare time then there's a xsara vts beam that needs a gti6 arb and lowering. Most definitely going on are new vibratechnics engine mounts, gti6 front arb, lower strut brace. And i'll end up seam welding the subframe for good measure, just because i can lol.
That's about it for now, there's other odd bits of news, like the random water leak that has appeared, but nothing of interest. Hopefully in a couple of weeks i'll have some better pics to post up, until next time...