andy james Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Nice one Andy!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Coming along nicely mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Spent a couple of hours on Sunday sorting out the oil and supercharger oil coolers and straightening out the fins on the intercooler which got knackered in the crash! Waiting for the main Supercharger induction pipe to be re made which looked like this! Samco hoses turned up today thanks to Chris at Tarmac and what with the new front panel from Ewan at Clark Motorsport I've got most of the parts required to re build the engine bay! Much more to come. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stutopia Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Just need one of these for the bonnet and done! Great to see progress putting her back together 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Great progress, how many oil coolers do you have? Im struggling sorting my one out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Great work Andy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Not a lot of progress over the last couple of weeks due to some key parts being delayed which this week finally arrived so the engine bay could be put back together. I know it looks still looks scruffy but the skill involved in repairing the lower intake pipe considering its condition before is very good. Bob kindly agreed to pop over this afternoon to lend a hand in exchange for a pending slabbing job in his and Netti's front garden so a skill swap was in order! First job was to fit new Samco hoses. New front panel with Misimoto rad and fan shroud next. Installed the front panel,GTM intercooler,induction pipes,air con condenser rad,supercharger oil cooler with all the piping. We put the head lights on to check alignment of the vented Tarnac front wings. Good fit. This is where we got after 4 hours with doughnuts/coffee and lemonade! A big thank you to Chris at Tarmacsportz for spending the time to source the best deal from the US which turned up yesterday! Genuine Nismo V3 front bumper! More to come. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Nice work guys Starting to look a lot better now mate, keep up the good work 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedutch Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Amazing work, starting to look like a Z again, how do you find the time what with the Z shed build as well? Edited November 29, 2015 by davedutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Amazing work, starting to look like a Z again, how do you find the time what with the Z shed build as well? Thanks. Been trying to grab a few hours at the weekend so progress has been fairly slow until all the parts arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 She's looking more and more alive everytime mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Great to see things moving along Andy.Feels like watching them rebuild Steve Austin.Keep up the good work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopedmark Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 good progress mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllyB Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Excellent progress. I've all ways thought there must be a better way of doing that intake pipe, the flat part must introduce a bit of a restriction.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Excellent progress. I've all ways thought there must be a better way of doing that intake pipe, the flat part must introduce a bit of a restriction.... I agree Olly. If it was round I recon a few speed humps would make it that shape anyway! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllyB Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Yea probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Nice one Andy, you had the best "front end" professional in the market. Bob took my front end off quicker than it took me to boil the kettle and make 3 coffee's. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Nice one Andy, you had the best "front end" professional in the market. Bob took my front end off quicker than it took me to boil the kettle and make 3 coffee's. Yeah, he's getting quite quick with that angle grinder now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Very Impressive buddy B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Andy I have just caught sight of this post and though I am glad to say you are ok from looking at the state of the car in the pics, you must be heartbroken. I wish you all the very best in getting this little beauty back on the road. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Thompson Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Can't wait to see this back on track at Trax next year! Need to grow a pair and get mine on, but the earlier pics in this thread are not helping hahaa. Hats off to you mate, a lot of people would have moved on after the crash and as I say, can't wait to see this tearing up Silverstone again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 Since the session Bob and I had I've been busy sorting out the forced induction piping and the various oil coolers so I could fire up the engine to check for any leaks. The biggest problem I've faced is trying to work out where a lot of the bespoke GTM parts go as when she crashed the ancillary parts were all hanging down in a right mess! Thanks to OllyB for sending me some pics of his GTM install to show the position of the oil cooler. Fired up the engine yesterday for the first time and the oil pressure zoomed to 120 which I've never seen before so shut her down. Lots of reading on forums and talk of don't worry high pressure is good,catastrophic engine failure eminent.eeek I've been extremely careful to photograph the position of all the oil piping so I'm now doubting my plumbing skills as my £8,000 engine is at stake! Buster popped over and said"you done good dude,fire it up and let the oil pump do its stuff!" Started her up,oil went up 120+ with choke on and slowly after 2/3mins she dropped down to 60 psi. No air leaks in the forced induction system so all the the Silver Pheonix needs now is some new clothes! More to come. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Don't know if yours is supposed to behave different to mine Andy, but oil pressure on my HR always shoots to 120 on cold start and then comes down to 60 once warmed up and then usually sits around 40 when idling once properly warm. Glad to hear she's running again mate! Hopefully Santa will bring some new clothes for her this Christmas 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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