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[techieboy]

Keep the metal lines at the fuel rail and bend them to change the routing. Then join your bling/non-bling hose to them. More reliable, does away with the need for leaky adapters and means you still have the pressurised bleed valve. Not sure whether the later style B207 fuel rail might have more aftermarket friendly fuel rail inlet/outlets fittings.

[Bargi]

Do you need a swirl pot? Didn't think you were planning for much more than ~300bhp...

I have a harrop. I'm aiming high

You getting a baffled tank? If so I wouldn't bother with the swirl pot.

[Graeme Lambert]

Do you need a swirl pot? Didn't think you were planning for much more than ~300bhp...

I have a harrop. I'm aiming high

You getting a baffled tank? If so I wouldn't bother with the swirl pot.

Have a 60l pro alloy installed

[Exmantaa]

Keep the metal lines at the fuel rail and bend them to change the routing. Then join your bling/non-bling hose to them. More reliable, does away with the need for leaky adapters and means you still have the pressurised bleed valve. Not sure whether the later style B207 fuel rail might have more aftermarket friendly fuel rail inlet/outlets fittings.

 

^ that. And if your use some quality 3/8" and 8mm fittings (I used Swagelok) with a metal hose insert, you can directly connect the OEM plastic hoses to the rail lines.

 

PS; the newer B207 rail does not really fit well with an SC...

[Graeme Lambert]

Ok anyone got any pictures of their setups?

 

G

[Kieran McC]

I have stayed with the 2.2 rail fuel lines on my new B207 2.0 set up, with a pro alloy tank with internal baffle.

[TheHood]

The 90 degree fittings Torques sell on eBay seem to give a bit more breathing space than the straight ones used to

 

[Graeme Lambert]

The 90 degree fittings Torques sell on eBay seem to give a bit more breathing space than the straight ones used to  

Thanks for that - had looked at torques

[Graeme Lambert]

So heading for MBR tonight.

 

Hopefully, will be back on track with this ASAP.

 

G

[ArticMonkey]

Is the car in a state to be moved to the other unit?

[Graeme Lambert]

Depends on your interpretation of 'state to be moved'

 

But suspension is all there, and in theory it's able to be rolled anywhere - with wheels fitted (currently only on the front).

 

Though it's not yet going to the other unit, as its moving only a few hundred yards to have the exhaust sorted.

 

G

[Graeme Lambert]

Hmmmm, one month on and it's nearly slipped to page 2.

 

I'd like to say it's up and running etc, but it's not. I do have a crappy iphone pic of the engine and box in the chassis though. So there is some progress.

 

Anyway, AFAIA the exhaust has now been completed. We just need to have it tested, both in terms of noise and performance (this will be done on another already dyno'd Harrop'd car) and if it works out ok Matt will make up a second one and fit one to my car.

 

I've also been over to see the boys at Relentless, who will doing the bodywork, to discuss some Coupe details. Ash's dad is making a plug/mould for integrating the decklid/bootlid into the coupe panel and for it all to work properly. Will be end of Jan/Feb before this makes serious progress though.

 

In the meantime (well, since August) I've been buying more bits for it. Not sure the shopping list is ever going to end on this car...

 

I'll let the pics do the talking though...

 

Fuel bits first...

 

 

Braided hose for oil and fuel

 

 

'Some' adaptors/connectors

 

 

And 'some' more

 

 

filter

 

 

And the laminova oil/water cooler

 

 

Big thanks to JG for his contacts at Think Auto for most of thos bits. Much appreciated mate (still fcuking expensive for what is there!)

 

[Graeme Lambert]

I also became a bit of a vulture a week or two ago. In fairness, he came to me with the offer of bits, and I made sure that there was no chance he was going to finish the project - I'd have rather seen him finish it than for me to benefit from him not. But in the end, I did buy some bits of Joe. Thank god he went with orange stitching on his interior...

 

First up a new tow-eye mount

 

 

'A seal'

 

 

Some 'edging trim'. No idea what this is actually for... but seemingly Vocky had the other packs, so it must be somethign good!

 

 

Some carbon turbo sills, and turbo pockets (which are far more useful for putting things in than the NA ones). Used, with couple of scratches but still very presentable

 

 

Some of Steffen's 2-pot rear mounts (Got spot callipers on the way for handbrake mech). Clearly my OCD won't let me use those bolts, so they'll be replaced

 

 

 

A pair of new tubby ear grilles

 

 

Some DTT replica mats, which are superb. I'm actually using a turbo footrest so the pass side won't fit mine (these are NA sized) so might sell these and get Dave to make me some more

 

 

 

 

Pair of new Carbon turbo ears, to go with the above grilles

 

 

 

 

 

[Graeme Lambert]

And some more of DTT's work originally intended for Joe's car

 

Forward tunnel (might keep my ali one actually and sell this on)

 

 

Sterring column and binnacle

 

 

Shoulder pads

 

 

transmission tunnel and cup holder

 

 

Dash plates

 

 

Door card

 

 

and dash

 

 

 

Which basically only leaves my seats do do now. All the stitching is orange btw, even if it looks a little red on the pics. Not all of the above is to my taste, so may mix and match a few bits and sell on the stuff I don't use since this is all duplicate to what I have supplied DTT already.

 

 

[Graeme Lambert]

And now for some stuff that didn't come from Joe...

 

New steering wheel boss from Eliseshop, since the eBay one I had already didn't seem to fit.

 

 

Some rear light lenses from GMS

 

 

 

Had this brand new in primer OEM turbo ear, but will be selling it since I now have the pair of carbon ones pictured above

 

 

 

As Techie predicted, I couldn't resist the bling and bought some brand-new four-pots also... (hence the adaptors for 2 pots on rear)

 

 

 

 

They came with some pads but suspect I'll sell these and use some Pagid as originally planned with the two pots

 

 

Some of Tom's headlight lenses

 

 

Some Siemens 630cc injectors and fuel rail etc

 

 

[Graeme Lambert]

Four brand new bonnet grilles. Obviously I only need two so will put others up for sale in new year I think

 

 

Some new sill protector stickers (also off Joe actually)

 

 

 

And of course the ITG air filter from the group buy

 

Well the bracket

 

And the actual filter

 

 

 

 

And that, I think is about it.

 

Dropping fueling parts off with Matt on Monday, in the hope that between him and Lee the car will be mechanically running just into the new year. Thens it's EMU ecu time and some mapping. Also need a Lee-style core off Pro Alloy to keep intake temps 'a bit more sensible'.

 

 

[Potatoes]

Wow, cannot wait to see this when it's done!

[Mopeytitan]

Good stuff G, love those DTT parts, wanna donate them to me?! Seeing as my cars orange and all

[JG]

I'll have the pads if you don't use them. 

 

I outbraked pretty much everything at spa into the first chicane and really like the feel of the DS2500. 

[JG]

I guess my account at Think still works then