500hp Honda'd S1 Exige build....
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sneaky schnell said:
They look fantastic. 
Do you know how much of an effect these custom machined parts will have on the overall weight of the car when complete?
Also, slightly OT, how did you photograph them?
A fair reduction in weight over stock parts Do you know how much of an effect these custom machined parts will have on the overall weight of the car when complete?
Also, slightly OT, how did you photograph them?
And a fair bit of photoshop in the pics! (not the content)
Got a fair bit done this weekend, new fuel tank arrived from pro Alloy (thanks wayne), engine in for the final time on fully finished mounts, got all the uprights finished and on, brakes on, exhaust mounts cut off and repositioned due to a change in engine position...
Still a mountain of jobs to get through though, the list seems never ending !
Still a mountain of jobs to get through though, the list seems never ending !
Not much to add at the moment really, what with my impending marriage and Darren having to work 3 jobs at TTS due to losing their fabricator/welder the project has stalled somewhat
However i now have the dash8 fuel rail in hand and i'll be mailing that off to Darren tomorrow so he can get started on the fuel system, he's having a go at refitting the charge cooler system this weekend
New fuel rail....
However i now have the dash8 fuel rail in hand and i'll be mailing that off to Darren tomorrow so he can get started on the fuel system, he's having a go at refitting the charge cooler system this weekend
New fuel rail....
[quote]Originally posted by deltav
Ok, a few small jobs taken care of this weekend.
Got the bosh 044 pump mounted up as well as the high flow filter. I didn’t really like the idea of mounting the pump in the side pod in the event of a crash so have found it fits quite nicely in this little gap.
Got a few more bits back on the engine such as starter, throttle body, water pipes and most of the wiring loom.
Took the disk cutter to our charge cooler and made the new fixing brackets that mate up with our new cnc engine mounts
Also moved the air temp sender into the end tank of the charge cooler as it was always a barstard to fit in the hose between the tb and cooler. Also modified the outlet pipe to take it from 76mm down to 70mm so its actually the same size as the throttle body.
Charge cooler all mounted up and I made a start on the new pipe work as the old stuff now doesn’t fit with the biggest supercharger
And that’s about it for this weekend as the girlfriend has ordered me away from the workshop! GRRRRRRRRRR.
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Ok, a few small jobs taken care of this weekend.
Got the bosh 044 pump mounted up as well as the high flow filter. I didn’t really like the idea of mounting the pump in the side pod in the event of a crash so have found it fits quite nicely in this little gap.
Got a few more bits back on the engine such as starter, throttle body, water pipes and most of the wiring loom.
Took the disk cutter to our charge cooler and made the new fixing brackets that mate up with our new cnc engine mounts
Also moved the air temp sender into the end tank of the charge cooler as it was always a barstard to fit in the hose between the tb and cooler. Also modified the outlet pipe to take it from 76mm down to 70mm so its actually the same size as the throttle body.
Charge cooler all mounted up and I made a start on the new pipe work as the old stuff now doesn’t fit with the biggest supercharger
And that’s about it for this weekend as the girlfriend has ordered me away from the workshop! GRRRRRRRRRR.
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[quote=EX51GE R]Fair bit of progress made over the weekend,despite Darren having to fit in a quick 10 hour rush job on the development R8 !!
We fitted the seats to the frames, fitted the S2 centre tunnel, removed rear speaker and stereo, fitted the ATI super damper (
of a job with the engine in!) fitted all the relevant cooling bits (oil, water& s/c) incl pipe work filled the gearbox with oil,bled the braking system.
All in all not a bad weekend, leaves Darren with about a days worth of electrical bits to do and then another full day of assembly for both of us, but then it's ready for the driveshafts to be run in on the rolling road slowly before mapping
One day.....
We fitted the seats to the frames, fitted the S2 centre tunnel, removed rear speaker and stereo, fitted the ATI super damper (
of a job with the engine in!) fitted all the relevant cooling bits (oil, water& s/c) incl pipe work filled the gearbox with oil,bled the braking system.All in all not a bad weekend, leaves Darren with about a days worth of electrical bits to do and then another full day of assembly for both of us, but then it's ready for the driveshafts to be run in on the rolling road slowly before mapping
One day.....
holy horses...that are a lot of them.Right then......quite a lot achieved today really.
New front splitter has been made..
Had to stick it in the old bridgeport to machine the back edge down a little so the thicker sheet would slide over the rivnuts in the chassis.
We mocked up the wing brackets with some 2mm sheet. I got told this looked stupid and I needed to change it before something got thrown at me. lol,
So I made some mods and dropped it 60mm and moved it forward 50 just to make it a little more sensible for the road. Then we hit the cnc
Much better
Have put a 4mm rad on the outside edges to to help the air get around the brackets a bit as they are 10mm thick. Also need to glass up the old slots in the clam from the old wing, will do this when the clam comes back off next week.
Then marc started making a mess by cutting out the new vent slots in the front wings..
I will bond the mesh into these next week
Also today lots of things done that you cant see. New battery isolator wired in, oil and filter change, some shims needed changing on the suspension, split boot on a trackrod end etc etc,
Then last job for the day was to remove the re-circ valve from the charge cooler and weld on the new 50mm external Forge BOV.
New front splitter has been made..
Had to stick it in the old bridgeport to machine the back edge down a little so the thicker sheet would slide over the rivnuts in the chassis.
We mocked up the wing brackets with some 2mm sheet. I got told this looked stupid and I needed to change it before something got thrown at me. lol,
So I made some mods and dropped it 60mm and moved it forward 50 just to make it a little more sensible for the road. Then we hit the cnc
Much better
Have put a 4mm rad on the outside edges to to help the air get around the brackets a bit as they are 10mm thick. Also need to glass up the old slots in the clam from the old wing, will do this when the clam comes back off next week.
Then marc started making a mess by cutting out the new vent slots in the front wings..
I will bond the mesh into these next week
Also today lots of things done that you cant see. New battery isolator wired in, oil and filter change, some shims needed changing on the suspension, split boot on a trackrod end etc etc,
Then last job for the day was to remove the re-circ valve from the charge cooler and weld on the new 50mm external Forge BOV.
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