well, I didn't think it had been as long as 10 months since my last update... but apparently it has!
so... prepare for a wee picture dump...
first of all, i bought a 3d printer beginning of the year, coupled with my experience as a draughtsman/ 3d modeller, have been doing a few wee bits and bobs here and there! such as gauge holders (available for sale) and front nose cone intakes, I know not to everyone's taste, but reason for necessity shown soon!
Further more, ive been focusing on neatening up alot of plumbing since the engine first went in a few years ago, a few examples attached such as new fuel lines, vacuum lines and reworked coolant hoses (and a brand new old stock non headlight washer jet bottle! oh the excitement!)
a few pics of rear suspension for good measure! If you look closely, you can see my re-enforced rear trailing arms to help cope with the stresses of using them as the main suspension member now.
next up finally with an air filter in place, this is the reason for the nose intakes, you can just see I've trimmed an upper section of the nose cone out too, I plan to make up a deflector plate similar to the oem black over rad panel that allows air to travel between the new panel and inside of the nose, directing air to the filter.
Last but certainly not least! a project thats been on going in the background for a few months, Brakes!
So you can see below, fitted are some nice 4 piston Brembos along with a 300mm disc, in addition, myself and a friend have been working on making up a roll centre and bump steer correction kit for excessively lowered cars which in turn allows us to add a little more castor. you can see a stack of random sockets and bits of metal, this will be swapped out for a one piece item once I've figured out my final sizes.
I had been trying to go for a more compact 280m set up using an oem style single piston caliper, so that 15" wheels could be used, but no joy yet. However I'm still looking into this.
a fair update and hopefully it posts without breaking the forum
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