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[mandarinvx]

Some new toys arrived today - a set of Gaz Gold Pro

These are all alloy, so lighter than the standard version, and many parts are machined in one. I went for 425 front; 475 rear spring rates







They use a bearing mount instead of the bush





Into which you insert the spacers provided

[mandarinvx]

great project - good to see the polishing tutorial coming into play

I've now put two coats of Collinite over the entire car, so will hopefully last some time

Great job done on the car, I did love this car before and its what made me want a black one to N1k NS

Cheers - I've grown used to the stealth look very quickly - just need to sort out the fuel cap and surround now

[james141]

Looking really good, you have done loads of the jobs that I need to do on mine!

[mandarinvx]

Still a fair way to go yet Not sure what to do about a rear diffuser (if at all)

[mandarinvx]

Well the new shocks are fitted (mini fitting guide here) They feel great!

Went for a long blast to bed them - they did feel a bit pants at first, but after playing with the rebound adjuster a bit they are now fine. I've got them set surprisingly low at the moment - 7 from full soft on the front and 10 from full soft on the rear, tho this may change as they settle more

A couple of quick pics from my adventure around Oxfordshire

[JG]

looking great adam!

[mandarinvx]

Finally got around to hooking up the oil breather

First off I removed the header tank bracket, was in a right state - presumably down to the fact there was just one thin coat of black paint onto unprepped mild steel



So used Hammerite gel to remove a good portion of the rust (worked quite well considering) and painted with Hammerite undercoat







Then sprayed with primer and matt black

Also made a small bracket with 10mm hole and bolted that to the existing bracket

This is the cap covering the gearbox aperture - you may or may not have one. Was quite a stuggle to get it off as access is so limited



Used a stainless Jubilee to connect the fuel hose on - to be honest I'd go for 10.5 - 12mm bore pipe over the 9.3mm bore I used here - was a right PITA getting it on!



And twisted the pipe round the wiring loom to keep it out the way of the gear linkage



And the finished effect

[Strugs]

looking great adam!

[mandarinvx]

Flame suit at the ready

I decided to fit my stereo system back in

Went for a set of Infinity component speakers, and a Vibe wiring kit (8AWG)





And using the sub from my last car and amp



I took some pics this time around

The head unit that came with the car is an Alpine iDA-X001, which has no CD player, only a flying lead for full Ipod connection, so first I had to buy an Ipod - went for a black Nano

Removed the head unit and cage, so that I could get the dash off to give me full access to the back of the head unit



There was a fair bit of crap under the dash

[mandarinvx]

The amp is four channel, so two phono leads needed, and a remote power lead for the amp

Found a few holes that lead into the ali column under the stereo, and passed the phono's through, then cable tied out of the way of passengers feet. Both holes were fairly central to the car, near the bonnet release lever



Same for the remote lead, but this time over the far near side, to seperate power and signal



And then fed up to the stereo



Reinstalled the head unit and fitted the dash back together after giving it a good clean



I decided to run the phono cables down the centre of the car, and the power cables along the sill; to help prevent interference

So removed the lower centre console (just two scrivets holding it in place)





And ran them under the main console to the back of the car

[mandarinvx]

And then the power cable, the cable in the kit is flat, so much easier to hide behind interior trim

There is a grommet leading to the front compartment, just below where the stereo sits, so I used this for the cable



This is where it comes out at the front



Then connected to the battery with an in line fuse holder



Leaving this



The Vibe wiring kit I bought come with a power connecting block, which could be handy if the car is going to sit for a while, so I can isolate power to the amp completely



The cables were run down the sill



They aren't very noticable when sat in the car though

[mandarinvx]

Then removed the old speakers, they were only rated at 40W RMS (the amp is 125W RMS) and had the tweeter mounted in the centre, so directly in line with ears

Taped up the old speaker connections - not as important in this case as the head units amp can be turned off all together on this system



And tucked out of harms way



Now to install the sub

I used heavy duty Velcro on both the parcel shelf and the sub





Then installed the speakers - using some adhesive foam around the aperture to stop any rattles. I also made some brackets to screw into the sub - It didn't move previously, but I always thought I probably should have fixed it properly!





edit- I put the tweeters in the little cubby pockets at the front of the car, pointing at the seats, and again ran the cabling underneath the sills

Edited by mandarinvx, 05 April 2009 - 02:35 PM.

[mandarinvx]

The amp was then fully wired in



I used the front seat mounting as the earth point for the amp



And all finished



The cheap cloth from ebay has faded, so may recover the sub at some point



It sounds stunning - really really stunning

Edited by mandarinvx, 05 April 2009 - 02:32 PM.

[RobNA]

Chav Only kidding, looks like you have done a good job

[mandarinvx]

Chav Only kidding, looks like you have done a good job

I'd like to contest that


But I can't really can I

[cheeky_chops]

You can tell its been a long day here!

Not my thing, but very nice esp with the guide/pics

[mandarinvx]

You can tell its been a long day here!

Ohhh yes

[mandarinvx]

Made a new 'hat' for the header tank today out of some carbon fibre I had lying around. This extends further toward the rear of the car and fully covers the gearbox breather

[savvy]

on here 24/7 and i have only just seen this thread

funny how things look easy when you see other people posting guides and pictures

great progress dude!

i really want some speedlines now though

[mandarinvx]

I ordered some 13mm fuel hose to see if that is a better fit on the gearbox breather

i really want some speedlines now though

For the right amount of cash... Still got the speedlinealikes with sticky tyres lying around upstairs so I prob don't need two sets of the same type