Ok, a touch bored at work, so where was i.
Oh thats right, the entire thing blew up on me, and so i had to rebuild it.
That year was pretty busy, being my final year at uni and all, but i ended up bringing the car back to my little flat in North Adelaide and working on it when i could.
Looked roughly like this when i started:
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Proof that heat shielding stuff actually works.
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/527-3/IMG_0574.jpg[/IMG]
So i started cleaning things up, and since i had to rebuild the rack anyway, i thought i would get a Quaife rack… which failed.
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/581-3/IMG_0007_001.jpg[/img]
Got one of the batch which needed to be returned, took almost 18 months.
Got started pulling the engine out, and at this point i decided what the hell, lets go racing seriously.
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/614-3/IMG_0018.jpg[/img]
Grinding down for seam welding
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/617-3/IMG_0019.jpg[/IMG]
Got a new C’s short shifter
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/629-3/IMG_0023.jpg[/IMG]
Kept cleaning stuff up
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/785-2/IMG_0002_003.jpg[/img]
Stitch welded, and then painted the engine bay in POR15
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/794-2/IMG_0005_004.jpg[/img]
JDM 4A bellhousing for fewer clutch slave issues
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/791-2/IMG_0004_003.jpg[/img]
With some of the wiring issues i had before, i went a bit OTT on wiring up the new loom.
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/809-2/IMG_0010_001.jpg[/img]
Crimps, solder and heatshrink.
Wired all to a 20pin quickrelease ATX style connector
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/842-2/IMG_0007_1.jpg[/img]
New dash cluster
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/5278-2/IMG_0015_001.jpg[/img]
Working out on the balcony:
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with the blue tarp to keep the rain out.
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/3792-2/IMG_0017_001.jpg[/img]
Junk everywhere
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/3795-2/IMG_0018_001.jpg[/img]
Car outside underneath the deck.
Decided while i was at it that i would rewire the entire car
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/5282-2/IMG_0019_001.jpg[/img]
Rebuilt the struts incase of heat damage
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/5287-2/IMG_0024_001.jpg[/img]
Dash cluster
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/5309-2/IMG_0050_002.jpg[/img]
Started work on the airbox
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/4811-2/IMG_0051_001.jpg[/img]
New brake lines
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/5311-2/DSCF0055.jpg[/img]
Coil over plugs
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/5313-2/IMG_0051_003.jpg[/img]
That about took me until December when i finished up my exams. Pretty hard getting much done with 6 subjects at uni, and other committments.
That summer though, i got heaps done. First of all a mate opened a workshop, and in exchange for the use of my engine crane and trolley jack i got free storage/workspace out there:
[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/5314-2/IMG_0050_003.jpg[/img]
Where the real fun started.
More on that soon, post limit stuff.