Whats everyone got planned for this weekend and the r?

gtirus wrote:i personally wouldnt run that at 1.2 bar untill you have the fuelling checked properly pete
i would run it at a bar till then if i were you


sye...i just got an 044 pump in if you need one

This is true Bob, though it hits 1.2bar @ about 3k and stays till about 5k then backs off to 0.9bar so i thought that it would be ok? Ive opened her up to find this out so now probably just be steady driving till i see Ed.

skiddusmarkus wrote:Bought some Corbeau gt's off wrc.Have given them a quick wash with my sparkly new pressure washer(I am washing everything in sight with it) and will swap the subframes over 1st as I have some better ones in the garage.

they are lush seats i was after these

gtirus wrote:i personally wouldnt run that at 1.2 bar untill you have the fuelling checked properly pete
i would run it at a bar till then if i were you


sye...i just got an 044 pump in if you need one

me? ive done an oil change and sealed my sump back up which seems to have held good but christ the new 10w50 made a hell of a difference think im gonna leave the boost as it just now as the thing flies enough as it is and im not sure if my new clutch has a problem

well what a day me and lee had, started at around 9:45/10am this morning with dropping the engine out and had it all out by around 11/11:30, changed the clutch(all easy to this point), then we had lunch... and pondered about how easy/hard she would return to situ(which turned in to about a 3 n half hour job to get it back in as the buggering thing just wouldnt play ball and kept somehow goin in on the piss so it was up and down on the ramp like a bloody yo-yo but finally we got her all plumbed back in and running. Then bob said about the oil in my air feed pipe going to turbo that he didnt think it looked good but oh well fingers crossed its nothing to worry about too much.
we finally wound up the whole ordeal at around 7:20.

big thanks to bob and lee

hows the new clutch rich?
dont worry about the oil from the intake too much at this point but keep a check on the levels for a while.
was all ok on your drive back?

as you know i had a crap day today never got hardly anything done on my tvr, welders broke and no spanner to fit my crank pulley, but at least i made my special tool after loads of grief with the welder lol

Sounds like you all ahd an event full day lol

the only thing i managed today was fit my mph converter

the new clutch is certainly an improvment on the shagged out one but it does slightly slip still when u plant ur foot to the floor and it gets to 0.8bar but that will probly be down to adjustment possibly?? anyway bob cant thank enough for letting me use ur workshop and for lee for helping.
if u ever need another pair of hands dont hesitate to give me a bell i'll gladly come and help u guys

richpulsar wrote:the new clutch is certainly an improvment on the shagged out one but it does slightly slip still when u plant ur foot to the floor and it gets to 0.8bar but that will probly be down to adjustment possibly?? anyway bob cant thank enough for letting me use ur workshop and for lee for helping.
if u ever need another pair of hands dont hesitate to give me a bell i'll gladly come and help u guys

Was it a brand new clutch as I would go steady on it for a bit as you dont want to glaze it im not sure if it will need any bedding in time

yeah the clutch will need a bit to bed in, mine felt juddery and pretty horrible till after a few hundred miles, starting to feel better but sounds like it slips from 1st to 2nd full boost gear change

yea i did take it steady only went 5th gear full boost after 150miles and i kept changing speed to change the loads on the clutch.

no wasnt a new one but was a decent used uprated standard one should hopefully be ok after a couple of runs fingers crossed

Got both seats in now, talk about ballache as the cobra subframes first didn't want to line up on the seat runners, then on the mounting points in the car.Lot of fannying about putting on and taking off again and filing to get it all working properly.
I could only get Silverline 8mm drill bits and blunted 2 of them plus a new Halfords 10mm as I remembered I hadn't bolted the last leg of the roolcage in the boot (as when I fitted it, I blunted 2 x 10mm bits doing it cos of the thick steel plate I used underneath the car), so finished that off.
Also refitted my spacesaver and hoovered all the swarf and shite out of the car.Had a crap idea to baffle my water injection tank(its just a camping water carrier) by nicking some of my daughters playball things like they have in soft play areas.To get them to squeeze in I had to put a few holes in them and crush them.My theory is eventually they'll fill up with water and help stop the tank surging.Probably won't work though.

Then turned my attention to under the bonnet and lagged the turbo outlet pipe and covered with a foil blanket so should have less heatsoak from the manifold now.Also managed to get my cold air feed to fit again with a bit of messing about so the filter is getting nice cool air again and it also has the benefit that it stops any water getting onto the dizzy through the bonnet scoop.

clutch was new rich not a sh one and will need a while bedding in, once bedded in the rod lengh may need slight adjustment.

your welcome using lee for the day and the workshop, not something i normally do but just pleased to help you out a bit



i had a good day today got both my new cams fitted in my tvr and managed to adjust all the shim clearances too, all i gotta do now is spend a day bolting it all back together again (such a lot of work just to get the rocker covers off)
so im a happy bunny tonight as feel like ive achieved something today

Not sure what happened to my post there so... Well done both of you i have been working 7 days for the last three month so can not wait to get some money and time spent on mine

i aint deleted it johnny : /

i was doing 7 day weeksfor around 2 years then knocked it down to 6 day weeks, now im only doing 5 days but still end up doing work on my 2 days off lol
if im not fixing my own cars then the mrs always finds shit loads for me to do so im no better off really, poor ol fcuker

You say out lee tells me all you do is drink tea or was it coffee and count piles of money rubbing your hands together lol.

johnny gtir wrote:You say out lee tells me all you do is drink tea or was it coffee and count PIES rubbing your hands together lol.

cheeky fookers
i cant help it if my sausage fingers are saying feeeeed me lol

oh ok sorry bob i thought it was a sh goodun, well im not goin to give her the beans till i know its bedded in properly so best get some miles on her for the sprint day.
glad u got the cams sorted

nomad29 wrote:Lol tom does sound like you got your work cut out. line up new arches ?

what i meant was drilling holes in the arches for the rear bumper screws . . long job on my own . . needless to say i was wayyy too busy over the weekend and didnt get it done.
BUT i have the week after off work, so that will be my week

A week for two screws how many tea breaks does that include lol did you get my pm ?