ZMANALEX Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Well after being on the back boiler for a while, great progress has been made this month. Engine refreshed, new Wossner Pistons, bearings, bolts etc. Valve seats recut, valves lapped in and adjusted. New larger Turbos. New Twin Plate ATS Carbonetic Clutch and Fly. New PF Front Rotors and Stoptech rears. Calipers refreshed, new pistons, seals, dirt covers and colour change in case you missed it. Engine fully run in with Joe Gibbs Performance Break In Oil Still to do: Fabricate new larger intercooler and pipework. Fit Cosworth Plenum. Weld Idle Control Valve into plenum Reposition coolant header tank. Reposition catch can. Reposition Manual Throttle Body. Upgrade fuel pump stuff. (again) Remap and Tune. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Epic, where's the roof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensh65 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Looks a beast Alex, is that a hash plantation in the background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Epic, where's the roof? Funny Guy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Looks a beast Alex, is that a hash plantation in the background Nah! That is in the Poly Tunnel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensh65 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Looks a beast Alex, is that a hash plantation in the background Nah! That is in the Poly Tunnel. As far as build projects starting, this one is epic !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Epic, where's the roof? Duh, ...weight saving. Look's great Alex, ...well sort of for a project still in progress but you get what I mean. Gonna be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 A little bit of history on this car: New 2005 Supercharged 2006 Twin Turbo 2008 Engine has been refreshed annually. Been laid up for the past 3 years. Will be good to go for 2015 track season. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopedmark Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 getting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineV35 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Looking good man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Epic, where's the roof? Duh, ...weight saving. Look's great Alex, ...well sort of for a project still in progress but you get what I mean. Gonna be amazing. Er, isnt the roadster heavier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 That's why he has silly power Great to see this almost back in action Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoundDog Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Looks a great track weapon. Can't wait to see it finished. Those calipers look fab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Awesome - can't wait to hear the new numbers from this monster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 A little bit of history on this car: New 2005 Supercharged 2006 Twin Turbo 2008 Engine has been refreshed annually. Been laid up for the past 3 years. Will be good to go for 2015 track season. I wondered what had happened to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Out of curiosity Alex, do you know how many laps of Knockhill your Roadster has done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyG8nby Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Looks awesome! Hopefully get to see it at some point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Out of curiosity Alex, do you know how many laps of Knockhill your Roadster has done? Must be in excess of 6000 Colin and I have clocked up over 1500 with the GT-Rs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) Epic, where's the roof? Funny Guy: Roof available and good to go, next day delivery I didn't even know you still had the roadster ! Epic engine ! Edited October 14, 2014 by GIXXERUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I wondered what had happened to this +1 me too. Now we know huh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Some quality builds popping up doing stuff i can only dream of. Looking forward to the updates. Subscribed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 A little bit of history on this car: New 2005 Supercharged 2006 Twin Turbo 2008 Engine has been refreshed annually. Been laid up for the past 3 years. Will be good to go for 2015 track season. about bl**dy time Mr T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 A little bit of history on this car: New 2005 Supercharged 2006 Twin Turbo 2008 Engine has been refreshed annually. Been laid up for the past 3 years. Will be good to go for 2015 track season. about bl**dy time Mr T :wave: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 A little bit of history on this car: New 2005 Supercharged 2006 Twin Turbo 2008 Engine has been refreshed annually. Been laid up for the past 3 years. Will be good to go for 2015 track season. about bl**dy time Mr T :wave: I might manage to set foot on K-hill tarmac again just to see it! That's two years since I've been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parello9 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 looks epic! I'd luv to have a narnia garage like you with all parts you would ever need to fix and replace lol :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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