04-08-2015, 07:19 PM
So...Update time, christ its been bloody ages!
Well after what seems like an eternity progress at last - Rallye Aux kit fitted & all of the aircon pipes etc all removed, along with the compressor etc...
I also stripped out all of the carpet & sound deadening which has made it very very raw, but kind of fun and it was an amazing amount of weight reduction (particularly the rear seats carpet and the bulk head sound deadening
And much more importantly, it was a real pain of a job by all accounts but my Satchshift (from Satchell Engineering) is in, and I can confirm, utterly utterly brilliant! - Incredibly short throw, lovely high position near the steering wheel (i can change smoothly from 2nd to 3rd at 7krpm i dont even loose 1k rpm between changes, so its still at 6k and really pulling after changing gear - it is just brilliant)
![[Image: IMG_4340_zpsor6t0qy2.jpg]](http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b577/Chr1sch/IMG_4340_zpsor6t0qy2.jpg)
![[Image: Stick_zps94qvkhqu.jpg]](http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b577/Chr1sch/Stick_zps94qvkhqu.jpg)
As you will see I also bought a fire extinguisher as the tunnel does get very very hot after a reasonable drive so I can only imagine it could get pretty damn hot on track...
On the down side, I have found rather a lot of rust in the passenger wing and the floor on both passenger & driver foot wells (in the corners and running along the sill) so some serious welding is on the horizon i guess :-(
That said it is still so much fun to drive, so agile, lively, direct and engaging - such great cars!
Well after what seems like an eternity progress at last - Rallye Aux kit fitted & all of the aircon pipes etc all removed, along with the compressor etc...
I also stripped out all of the carpet & sound deadening which has made it very very raw, but kind of fun and it was an amazing amount of weight reduction (particularly the rear seats carpet and the bulk head sound deadening
And much more importantly, it was a real pain of a job by all accounts but my Satchshift (from Satchell Engineering) is in, and I can confirm, utterly utterly brilliant! - Incredibly short throw, lovely high position near the steering wheel (i can change smoothly from 2nd to 3rd at 7krpm i dont even loose 1k rpm between changes, so its still at 6k and really pulling after changing gear - it is just brilliant)
![[Image: IMG_4340_zpsor6t0qy2.jpg]](http://s1292.photobucket.com/user/Chr1sch/media/IMG_4340_zpsor6t0qy2.jpg.html)
![[Image: Stick_zps94qvkhqu.jpg]](http://s1292.photobucket.com/user/Chr1sch/media/Stick_zps94qvkhqu.jpg.html)
As you will see I also bought a fire extinguisher as the tunnel does get very very hot after a reasonable drive so I can only imagine it could get pretty damn hot on track...
On the down side, I have found rather a lot of rust in the passenger wing and the floor on both passenger & driver foot wells (in the corners and running along the sill) so some serious welding is on the horizon i guess :-(
That said it is still so much fun to drive, so agile, lively, direct and engaging - such great cars!