Mk1 Focus RS 500bhp+ Racecar Build
Hey all hows things , first post so be kind!
My names Jack , some will know me , others wont , some might know my car also
Long story short , My Car = My Life , worked my ass off at 17 > 18(going on 19) to get it , nothing other than my reg plate which was my 18th birthday pressy has been given to me.
Bought it on Friday the 13th of march 2009 when i was 18 , couldn't insure it when i was 18 so had to wait 2 months until i was 19 so i could. it sitting on the drive was the biggest tease in the world!
so this is a little story about my car and its progress to date, and future plans! , enjoy!
so like i said beging of 2009 i started looking for my new car, at 18 i was going through a JDM faz with a close mate having a 800bhp skyline , i was determined to go jap and get into that scene! , looked for a EP3 and started to find a few with my budget , but one think kept stopping me , INSURANCE! , young driver insurance is nuts , but aswell as wanting a new car , i had the speed bug in me so i dint want to go for something slow and JDM , it had to have a bit of get up and go about it!
long story short it turns out just about any import car is high on insurance for that reason, its a import! , so the list was cut short to what i liked and could afford to buy and insure!
The RS was actually a laugh , i didnt think i would get insure due to the fact it was 1. a RS , 2. a Turbo! , but thanks to its CAT1 alarm , it was insurable !
took me 2 months to look for one i liked and this beauty turned up at blackburn, over my price range but justified due to the fact it only had 17k on the clock!
love at first sight! and i bought it!
m1 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
nothing wrong with it btw! i was just cleaning the engine bay!
like iv said above had to wait untill may to get behind the wheel!
m2 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
got to take my hat off to the previous owner , she was mint! lovely standard car and that was my plan to keep it standard! lol soon got side tracked! lol
took it along to a PH RR day at wallace where the car made a healthy looking 221bhp (213bhp standard)
m3 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
then i got into the polished bliss way of life and gave it a detail!
m4 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
m5 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
by this point it was on about 20k , thought it would be rude not to show off my "practically" concourse car ,so i did a few car shows with it!
m6 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
was also up a alford for the SIDC day just to show the car again , but i heard track was on so i went on just for fun! was a good laugh! (leaning over makes you go faster!)
m7 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
a wee vid!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8jmu5R7LpY
another show
m8 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
now by now i had got a few things done to the RS's engine , decat full system , remap and a KN
m9 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
Much to my surprise she made 300bhp !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YgX7EgbumI
back on track at another SIDC day
m10 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LChIj3socco
Then came a big deal for me ! , after i had done them little sprints if you want to call it that , i wanted to go faster , rather than sit down and think about maby going to KH or that , i decided to go to the RING! lol
i spent about £2000 just on bits for the car to make sure it made it back , a heap of little bits that were bothering me and also some coilovers as i found on track i was moving a bout to much under braking ! not what you need at high speeds at the ring!
had a ace trip and made it back in one peice which is always a bonus!
m11 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
lapping in the rain!
m12 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
ace photo!
m13 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
little vid ! , i think this was my 6th lap, 9:45 i think was the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=682m0vrbzX8
, and that was it ! i was hooked on track days and speed!
so as soon as i got back , guess what! , SIDC day again! lol
m14 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
followed swiftly by a KH day!
m15 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
then because the car had been well behaved , and not cost me anything , i had a few coin sitting so bought a set of TD pro race 1.2's!
m16 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
m17 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
m18 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and now i had a spaire set of rims i bought 2 slicks and fitted them for feutre track days!
m19 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
didnt have to wait long!
m20 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
m21 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
then got a hybrid turbo and 4-1 manifold on
main2122 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
m22 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfyONOj_exI
glowing mani!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4hvTm7vOK8
then i started to think more track!
m23 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
365mm AP racing disks and calipers were fitted! aka fooking big stoppers!
along with a pro200 seat and SD 6 point harness!
m24 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
one final clean as i knew it was going to go down hill from here!
m25 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also wheels got a make over and a full set of slicks!
m26 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
slicks and ap's!, tight!
m27 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
action shot!
m28 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsJm3GMlZ1k
keeping the GTR behind me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2GlZ0Z5bVY
Also did KH backwards , kinda hard and i dont like it if im honest! also had a off!
photo(31) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
opps!
vid 1 off at 2:15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugt0ZLQG_l8
vid 2 nearly at 4:25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pncqaf1r4iw
poor pic!
m29 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and the car as it sits today!
m30 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also plan on doing Time Attack next year (just some OHW's)
Plans for the car!
Full poly bush the car w/powder coated everything w/new nuts and bolts
KW V1's or some AST or something custom
Adjustable rear camber arms
Adjustable top mounts of some sort (looking like evo mounts)
Vibra tech race mounts
3" BCS system
Front mount intercooler
Under floor swirl pot w/044 pump
Live Map by sarbe
7-point Safety Devices cage w/harness bars + cross door bars
Another pro2000 seat and harness
Rear defuser/flat floor
Flocked dash w/custom radio blank (made already)
WRC ex-Mcrae MSPORT bonnet (got)
Fiberglass rear boot
Poly carb windows
Sparco electric fire system
Electric cut off
I want 400bhp at least and similar ftlb's
-------------------
thanks for all the comments guys!
bought some more bits and bobs for the RS ,
got the bonnet sent to a mate for fixing (it came of a WRC's car so was kinda bashed up haha!)
bnt by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
bnt2 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
next got a carbon radio surround for the car , the dash will be going away to get flocked some point soon and then this will go in with my custom radio blank i made , it looks shinny but its matt finish
cfradio by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
then got my other seat and fitted that! matching pair !
seats1 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
next been toying with the idea for the rear diffuser , got two options top is like off a RX7 bottom is off a S2 lotus ,
diff by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
got a bit carryed away in photoshop! haha
IMG_8870 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
think the lotus one is what im going to do!
enjoy!
--------
so still waiting on my bonnet and dash lol , did say no rush to both of them!
But that doesnt meant i havnet been spending money! Sadly this time it was just to fix the car rather than mod's
bairing collapsed , driveshaft snapped and flange chewed up ! expensive times !
Fordy parts for the RS are scary! ;
£430 drive shaft
£198 flange
£52 bearing
£12 hub nut
£3 circlip
so after this !
snapped by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
shes back on the road!
My collection of shafts! lol (now have spaires and theres still the 2 on the car!!)
spairs by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also bought these to fit! (not looking forward to that tbh!)
poly by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and also got some vibra race mounts for the car from a good pal, pics of them on the car! these things are ****** solid! haha
mount1 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
mount2 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
Cant wait to get the dash back! but my luck it will turn up just as im away offshore next week!
iv never been so amused by one thing
dash by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
i honestly <3 this dash haha
-------
got my sparco wheel and life line hub sorted ! finishes off the inside nicely!
wheel by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also got a custom fuel swirl pot getting made , so ordered a heap of fittings and line and fuel filter and 044 pump
fittings by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
got a white line adjustable rear rool bar coming , last track day tomorrow and the poly bush kit is getting fitted next week! not looking forward to stripping it all down tbh! haha rusty !
-------------
first time the focus didnt make it back up the road water pipe blew got that fixed ,and the water fooked my 3 week old alternator
also wishing i never started doing this on my drive haha
photo(39) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
the rear is finally apart and iv sent it off for powder coating and got all new nuts and bolts from CarPartsExpress and finaly going to fit my poly bush kit!
----------
well thats the worse job done imo! full car strip down on the underside , everything off and got blasted and then sent to the powder coaters and painted in subsea black paint , fingers crossed that should be it done for life haha
fully powerflex bushs and all new nuts and bolts from ford and car parts express (a scary price tbh! the mark up on these must be crazy! some of the bolts are £15 each!)
but its done ! 6 days turn around which is not bad imo!
Need to do a shout out to my best mate kev from leathen motors ! for only being 22 the boys skill level of work is second to non! also nexis for getting the coating done in double quick time!
Done by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
shiny!!
--------
ok so for the new engine turbo set up , i needed shot of my scorpion 2.5" system , 3" system was made to order , 4 1/2 weeks later it turns up!
rsbitss (1) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
rsbitss (2) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
rsbitss (3) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
0.5" makes all the difference !
rsbits (1) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
much smoother design
rsbits (2) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
excuse the underside , its in for mot wed , getting waxoiled then!
rsbitss (4) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also fitted my race rear anti roll bar , it took a month to come from auz!
rsbits (4) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and another power add'er!
rsbits (8) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
rsbits (9) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
rsbits (7) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
thanks!
------------
right another update! . Was late home from my last trip so iv only had 10 days to do things and get stuff sorted!
first things first it to say thanks to a mate , scotty , aka Kerr Sport
managed to get my cage fitted on his tot while i was offshore
i love it ! by far the best looking bolt in cage imo!
photo 3(1) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
DSC_0017 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
DSC_0007 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
DSC_0013edz by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also got the battery tray fitted , but haven't ran the cable yet (red wire under the passenger seat) as im indecisive where to drill the bulk head
also did order a universal weld in bar kit for the seats , turns out the focus is too fat and iv had to order more bar so i can make my own kit up ! total pain tbh! as im away offshore soon and its not turned up yet!!
bought this gear stick tower , it shifts the hole mech about 7" up , so the gear stick is closer but doesn't increase the throw , believe it or not its a gen ford motorsport part lol
down side! , i think i might have to hack my dash to bits to get it to fit! ;(
photo 3 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also bought this engine crank breather ! standard one cant cope with 350+
photo 4 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
since the air bags are gone for good i thought id chop on and remove all the extra sensors and loom , only did the rear half of the car , still got the front loom to chop up but i think il leave that untill the engines out!
said sensors burred into the loam!
photo 2(2) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
wires!
photo 1(3) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
MORE wires ! haha
photo(42) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also got the loom stripped and then wrapped the loom in proper loom tape (u can see it in the photos above )
also my waste gate turned up tial mvr 44mm , rather large now i hold in it my hand :/ hope it fits in the bay!
photo(41) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and just a semi arty shot of the motor lurking!
lurking2 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
so iv got the following waiting on turning up but i can bet they will turn up once im away! :
Swirl pot (seriously been taking its time)
Sachs 4 paddle clutch
Custom 4-1 manifold
GTX3071r
custom sized swirl pot from race-tech
Swirl pot by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and GTX3071r suppled by sarbe !
turbosnail1 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
turbosnail2 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
Hey all hows things , first post so be kind!
My names Jack , some will know me , others wont , some might know my car also
Long story short , My Car = My Life , worked my ass off at 17 > 18(going on 19) to get it , nothing other than my reg plate which was my 18th birthday pressy has been given to me.
Bought it on Friday the 13th of march 2009 when i was 18 , couldn't insure it when i was 18 so had to wait 2 months until i was 19 so i could. it sitting on the drive was the biggest tease in the world!
so this is a little story about my car and its progress to date, and future plans! , enjoy!
so like i said beging of 2009 i started looking for my new car, at 18 i was going through a JDM faz with a close mate having a 800bhp skyline , i was determined to go jap and get into that scene! , looked for a EP3 and started to find a few with my budget , but one think kept stopping me , INSURANCE! , young driver insurance is nuts , but aswell as wanting a new car , i had the speed bug in me so i dint want to go for something slow and JDM , it had to have a bit of get up and go about it!
long story short it turns out just about any import car is high on insurance for that reason, its a import! , so the list was cut short to what i liked and could afford to buy and insure!
The RS was actually a laugh , i didnt think i would get insure due to the fact it was 1. a RS , 2. a Turbo! , but thanks to its CAT1 alarm , it was insurable !
took me 2 months to look for one i liked and this beauty turned up at blackburn, over my price range but justified due to the fact it only had 17k on the clock!
love at first sight! and i bought it!
m1 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
nothing wrong with it btw! i was just cleaning the engine bay!
like iv said above had to wait untill may to get behind the wheel!
m2 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
got to take my hat off to the previous owner , she was mint! lovely standard car and that was my plan to keep it standard! lol soon got side tracked! lol
took it along to a PH RR day at wallace where the car made a healthy looking 221bhp (213bhp standard)
m3 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
then i got into the polished bliss way of life and gave it a detail!
m4 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
m5 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
by this point it was on about 20k , thought it would be rude not to show off my "practically" concourse car ,so i did a few car shows with it!
m6 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
was also up a alford for the SIDC day just to show the car again , but i heard track was on so i went on just for fun! was a good laugh! (leaning over makes you go faster!)
m7 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
a wee vid!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8jmu5R7LpY
another show
m8 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
now by now i had got a few things done to the RS's engine , decat full system , remap and a KN
m9 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
Much to my surprise she made 300bhp !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YgX7EgbumI
back on track at another SIDC day
m10 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LChIj3socco
Then came a big deal for me ! , after i had done them little sprints if you want to call it that , i wanted to go faster , rather than sit down and think about maby going to KH or that , i decided to go to the RING! lol
i spent about £2000 just on bits for the car to make sure it made it back , a heap of little bits that were bothering me and also some coilovers as i found on track i was moving a bout to much under braking ! not what you need at high speeds at the ring!
had a ace trip and made it back in one peice which is always a bonus!
m11 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
lapping in the rain!
m12 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
ace photo!
m13 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
little vid ! , i think this was my 6th lap, 9:45 i think was the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=682m0vrbzX8
, and that was it ! i was hooked on track days and speed!
so as soon as i got back , guess what! , SIDC day again! lol
m14 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
followed swiftly by a KH day!
m15 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
then because the car had been well behaved , and not cost me anything , i had a few coin sitting so bought a set of TD pro race 1.2's!
m16 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
m17 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
m18 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and now i had a spaire set of rims i bought 2 slicks and fitted them for feutre track days!
m19 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
didnt have to wait long!
m20 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
m21 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
then got a hybrid turbo and 4-1 manifold on
main2122 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
m22 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfyONOj_exI
glowing mani!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4hvTm7vOK8
then i started to think more track!
m23 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
365mm AP racing disks and calipers were fitted! aka fooking big stoppers!
along with a pro200 seat and SD 6 point harness!
m24 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
one final clean as i knew it was going to go down hill from here!
m25 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also wheels got a make over and a full set of slicks!
m26 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
slicks and ap's!, tight!
m27 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
action shot!
m28 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsJm3GMlZ1k
keeping the GTR behind me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2GlZ0Z5bVY
Also did KH backwards , kinda hard and i dont like it if im honest! also had a off!
photo(31) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
opps!
vid 1 off at 2:15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugt0ZLQG_l8
vid 2 nearly at 4:25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pncqaf1r4iw
poor pic!
m29 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and the car as it sits today!
m30 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also plan on doing Time Attack next year (just some OHW's)
Plans for the car!
Full poly bush the car w/powder coated everything w/new nuts and bolts
KW V1's or some AST or something custom
Adjustable rear camber arms
Adjustable top mounts of some sort (looking like evo mounts)
Vibra tech race mounts
3" BCS system
Front mount intercooler
Under floor swirl pot w/044 pump
Live Map by sarbe
7-point Safety Devices cage w/harness bars + cross door bars
Another pro2000 seat and harness
Rear defuser/flat floor
Flocked dash w/custom radio blank (made already)
WRC ex-Mcrae MSPORT bonnet (got)
Fiberglass rear boot
Poly carb windows
Sparco electric fire system
Electric cut off
I want 400bhp at least and similar ftlb's
-------------------
thanks for all the comments guys!
bought some more bits and bobs for the RS ,
got the bonnet sent to a mate for fixing (it came of a WRC's car so was kinda bashed up haha!)
bnt by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
bnt2 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
next got a carbon radio surround for the car , the dash will be going away to get flocked some point soon and then this will go in with my custom radio blank i made , it looks shinny but its matt finish
cfradio by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
then got my other seat and fitted that! matching pair !
seats1 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
next been toying with the idea for the rear diffuser , got two options top is like off a RX7 bottom is off a S2 lotus ,
diff by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
got a bit carryed away in photoshop! haha
IMG_8870 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
think the lotus one is what im going to do!
enjoy!
--------
so still waiting on my bonnet and dash lol , did say no rush to both of them!
But that doesnt meant i havnet been spending money! Sadly this time it was just to fix the car rather than mod's
bairing collapsed , driveshaft snapped and flange chewed up ! expensive times !
Fordy parts for the RS are scary! ;
£430 drive shaft
£198 flange
£52 bearing
£12 hub nut
£3 circlip
so after this !
snapped by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
shes back on the road!
My collection of shafts! lol (now have spaires and theres still the 2 on the car!!)
spairs by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also bought these to fit! (not looking forward to that tbh!)
poly by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and also got some vibra race mounts for the car from a good pal, pics of them on the car! these things are ****** solid! haha
mount1 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
mount2 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
Cant wait to get the dash back! but my luck it will turn up just as im away offshore next week!
iv never been so amused by one thing
dash by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
i honestly <3 this dash haha
-------
got my sparco wheel and life line hub sorted ! finishes off the inside nicely!
wheel by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also got a custom fuel swirl pot getting made , so ordered a heap of fittings and line and fuel filter and 044 pump
fittings by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
got a white line adjustable rear rool bar coming , last track day tomorrow and the poly bush kit is getting fitted next week! not looking forward to stripping it all down tbh! haha rusty !
-------------
first time the focus didnt make it back up the road water pipe blew got that fixed ,and the water fooked my 3 week old alternator
also wishing i never started doing this on my drive haha
photo(39) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
the rear is finally apart and iv sent it off for powder coating and got all new nuts and bolts from CarPartsExpress and finaly going to fit my poly bush kit!
----------
well thats the worse job done imo! full car strip down on the underside , everything off and got blasted and then sent to the powder coaters and painted in subsea black paint , fingers crossed that should be it done for life haha
fully powerflex bushs and all new nuts and bolts from ford and car parts express (a scary price tbh! the mark up on these must be crazy! some of the bolts are £15 each!)
but its done ! 6 days turn around which is not bad imo!
Need to do a shout out to my best mate kev from leathen motors ! for only being 22 the boys skill level of work is second to non! also nexis for getting the coating done in double quick time!
Done by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
shiny!!
--------
ok so for the new engine turbo set up , i needed shot of my scorpion 2.5" system , 3" system was made to order , 4 1/2 weeks later it turns up!
rsbitss (1) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
rsbitss (2) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
rsbitss (3) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
0.5" makes all the difference !
rsbits (1) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
much smoother design
rsbits (2) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
excuse the underside , its in for mot wed , getting waxoiled then!
rsbitss (4) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also fitted my race rear anti roll bar , it took a month to come from auz!
rsbits (4) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and another power add'er!
rsbits (8) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
rsbits (9) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
rsbits (7) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
thanks!
------------
right another update! . Was late home from my last trip so iv only had 10 days to do things and get stuff sorted!
first things first it to say thanks to a mate , scotty , aka Kerr Sport
managed to get my cage fitted on his tot while i was offshore
i love it ! by far the best looking bolt in cage imo!
photo 3(1) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
DSC_0017 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
DSC_0007 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
DSC_0013edz by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also got the battery tray fitted , but haven't ran the cable yet (red wire under the passenger seat) as im indecisive where to drill the bulk head
also did order a universal weld in bar kit for the seats , turns out the focus is too fat and iv had to order more bar so i can make my own kit up ! total pain tbh! as im away offshore soon and its not turned up yet!!
bought this gear stick tower , it shifts the hole mech about 7" up , so the gear stick is closer but doesn't increase the throw , believe it or not its a gen ford motorsport part lol
down side! , i think i might have to hack my dash to bits to get it to fit! ;(
photo 3 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also bought this engine crank breather ! standard one cant cope with 350+
photo 4 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
since the air bags are gone for good i thought id chop on and remove all the extra sensors and loom , only did the rear half of the car , still got the front loom to chop up but i think il leave that untill the engines out!
said sensors burred into the loam!
photo 2(2) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
wires!
photo 1(3) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
MORE wires ! haha
photo(42) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
also got the loom stripped and then wrapped the loom in proper loom tape (u can see it in the photos above )
also my waste gate turned up tial mvr 44mm , rather large now i hold in it my hand :/ hope it fits in the bay!
photo(41) by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and just a semi arty shot of the motor lurking!
lurking2 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
so iv got the following waiting on turning up but i can bet they will turn up once im away! :
Swirl pot (seriously been taking its time)
Sachs 4 paddle clutch
Custom 4-1 manifold
GTX3071r
custom sized swirl pot from race-tech
Swirl pot by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
and GTX3071r suppled by sarbe !
turbosnail1 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr
turbosnail2 by Jack Strathdee, on Flickr