Splitter Foam Cut

Front splitter foam cut and ready for fiberglassing

Covered fiberglass inner gard with contact to protect from stone chips

A couple of photos of the covering of the inside of the gard with book contact film to protect it a little more from stone chips and rubber marks. Should have done this when i got everything fitted new but at least it will help protect the fiberglass after i have repaired it all. You have to get real close to even tell it is on there so pretty happy with how it turned out.

This one has not been trimed

 Thus one trimmed and screws put back in, need to paint the tops of those screws....

Wheels Trial Fitted

Exhaust modifications

Bent suspension shaft

Andrew was pulling the suspension apart to fit the springs in readiness for.the aero and found the front left suspension was bent. I am dropping it off to jono at heasmans tonight to fix up and hopefully won't be to expensive to fix

Wheels arrive

The wheels arrived today

Was an interesting conversation with the security guard trying to get them out the door though.

Fixing Fiberglass due to stone chips - Part 2

So the fiberglass has dried and i can pull off the little sections i stuck on to get a smooth finish on the edge.

Fixing Fiberglass due to stone chips - Part 1

Today i decided to fix some of the damage caused by stones into the fiberglass parts on the car specifically around the rear guards. First step was to sand back the fiberglass then cut out bit of chop mat ready to apply. I mixed up the resin and fiberglassed the panels back up, will take some more photos up close soon.

Wheels on there way from the US of A

Pretty quick-i am impressed

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Front Splitter Frame Built

Update on the progress from the front spliter build. Made from 3mm aluminium in two sections, you can see in the second photo how it mounts in and this is what the fiberglass section will attach to.

Removed coil overs to replace springs

On Wednesday night I pulled out my coil overs because we are swapping the springs over (front to rear) and then replacing the front springs with 

Replaced rear discs and in need of some new pads

On Wednesday night I went around to the workshop and replaced the 

Ordered some new shoes - enki rpf01 18x10.5 +15

Just ordered from the states some new enki wheels for the car. Picked them up for $1650 delivered from the states and apparently will be delivered in 7days as they are in stock.
The wheels are brand new and i don't have a photo so i have just attached a random photo from the web
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Wing Installed

The way Andrew has installed it I am very happy with. He has positioned the wing well and now it is on the car I think it will be both aesthetically pleasing and work well.
You can probably see it is a little......wider then the actual car. This might become a slight issue with things like peoples arms or heads but nice for extra downforce which is good.
Now to balance it out with the front and under car aero

Oil cooler bracket finished off

Couple of photos of the finished oil cooler bracket. It has worked out to be very strong now and it doesn't move one bit.

Oil cooler mount - work in progress

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Chasis rail fix - tow hook

When towing the car on the trailer a while ago i tightened the straps down to much and at to large a lateral angle that i pulled the box section apart. You can see in these photos where it has been now welded up and just needs some paint.

Thermo fan switch

Andrew is making up a switch to run the standard Thermo fan that will allow the fan to run at a reduced temp and also turn them off at high speed when it is not needed. - Photos Below

Chassis wing mount kit cut in two...

We were not happy with how the kit went through the guards and needed some flexibility with ability to remove the wing for the street so the decision was made to cut the chassis mounts in two. You are looking at $300 that probably could have gone elsewhere.

New grille installed

Put the new grille on tonight and i am really happy with how it looks and think it is a lot better then before.

New front grille for s14a

The front grille for the car went missing a little while ago when it was in for some work and i have been looking for a second hand one but found that a brand new one from the states was only a little more. It is a different style that i like the look of a lot more.

New tools arrived

Supercheap auto have at the moment 40%off spanner sets including sidchrome. 

Volk te37sl 18x11in

265/35 r18 vs 295/35 r18

Advan 265 compared to the new 295 hankook tires

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carbon dash panel

I played around today with a small carbon fibre off cut that i have from something else and copied the panel i have that is made from aluminum in the dash. The aluminum panel hasn't looked the best with a few scratches on it so hopefully this will look the goods.

Simply masked up the carbon panel and then cut around the edges, it is quiet hard to cut carbon fiber and i blunted a few blades doing it but eventually i cut through.