well the engine is back in and run in, going back to the dyno for a health check on saturday. The problem was caused by a fuel pump failure.
I have done a few things to her recently, I fitted the huge repackable silencer which bought my db down from 104 to 96 according to my meter at 4500 rpm, although Cadwell measured me at 88 db, but i didnt get to rev it to 4500 as he took the probe away just before 4000 rpm as it was well under the 105 limit. I please with the results as it means i can get on any track in the uk i think.
I have fitted a hydraulic handbrake (in addition to the cable one) as i want to have a go at some drifting it her, I done a little bit of drifting in other cars and really enjoy it, i think she will be great. I wanted to put the master cylinder out of the way and make the handle removable so when im not using it, its not in the way. I made a handle on the lathe that just slides over the mechanism when i need it. I have a Drift what ya brung at santa pod next week if the dyno session goes to plan.
I also fitted the lens covers that rob sourced, really pleased with the fit, its about perfect, i fitted them in a similar way to rob advised, I put masking tape on the car body where the edge of the lens meets the body, held the lens in place with tape and cut around it with a craft knife, this gave me a nice edge to paint up to once i peeled the excess tape off that fell within the area inside of the lens. I then sprayed this area black. I then made 6 small strips of 1mm thick aluminium 10mm wide by 30mm long drilled a hole in each end, i riveted one end to the lip of the fibreglass, folded it over and bolted the lens to it the tab, using 3 each side. I used motorbike screen bolts to attach the lens to the ali, as they are designed for bolting plastics, come with a plastic washer and a rubber encapsulated nut which you push in the hole in the ali and when you tighen it up the rubber swells stopping it coming out of the ali and you dont need to get behind it stop it turning as they are designed to be a tight fit in the ali strip. Oh, and they are stainless steel so look good.
