964 Refurb
07-02-2014, 05:33 PM
#601
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Been a while since I've posted on this thread ! 
Still been busy tweaking the car here and there. Made up my cup car floor boards a few weeks back complete with the dished washers.
The washers were formed with a hydraulic press and a few formers. The boards are then secured down with bolts into some rivnuts fitted into the box sections of the floor.
Bit of skateboard tape to finish them up
Drivers side...
Going to have a good snoop around at Lemans Classic this weekend for some more detail ideas. This will also be the longest journey the car will have made so far.
Still been busy tweaking the car here and there. Made up my cup car floor boards a few weeks back complete with the dished washers.
The washers were formed with a hydraulic press and a few formers. The boards are then secured down with bolts into some rivnuts fitted into the box sections of the floor.
Bit of skateboard tape to finish them up
Drivers side...
Going to have a good snoop around at Lemans Classic this weekend for some more detail ideas. This will also be the longest journey the car will have made so far.
07-02-2014, 05:45 PM
#602
Instructor
Rob, that looks really nice what you have done to ya floorboards.
Allways good workmanship to the details :-)
So what do you have left to do?
O yes your thick B-G quick release...... I just emailed B-G again to get a delivery date but they are still testing the newer smaller version and could not give me a new date :-( it was due to be available at the end of June before.
Allways good workmanship to the details :-)
So what do you have left to do?
O yes your thick B-G quick release...... I just emailed B-G again to get a delivery date but they are still testing the newer smaller version and could not give me a new date :-( it was due to be available at the end of June before.
07-02-2014, 06:15 PM
#603
Three Wheelin'
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oh.... there is still much to do
For example (in no particular order)
Carbon oil cooler tray and shrouding (all part of the theme to replace anything metal under the car)
Carbon front brake ducting (link up with the ducts in the front bumper)
Plumbed in engine bay extinguisher
Carbon rear wheel arch liners
Weld in inboard seat belt anchor points into the sides of the center tunnel
Front center towing ring (body mounted, not bumper)
3 piece wheels
RS lightweight flywheel & clutch
More engine bay de-cluttering
Shift light
HVAC / CCU elimination (I want old skool controls with two simple manual sliders)
Dashboard top recovering
Dashboard face recovering (will hide the holes left by redundant switches when I remove them)
Stand alone ECU
Cam upgrade & possible ITB conversion (don't need a rebuild since the engine was done 2-3 years back)
...
and many, many other ideas. I won't be bored
For example (in no particular order)
Carbon oil cooler tray and shrouding (all part of the theme to replace anything metal under the car)
Carbon front brake ducting (link up with the ducts in the front bumper)
Plumbed in engine bay extinguisher
Carbon rear wheel arch liners
Weld in inboard seat belt anchor points into the sides of the center tunnel
Front center towing ring (body mounted, not bumper)
3 piece wheels
RS lightweight flywheel & clutch
More engine bay de-cluttering
Shift light
HVAC / CCU elimination (I want old skool controls with two simple manual sliders)
Dashboard top recovering
Dashboard face recovering (will hide the holes left by redundant switches when I remove them)
Stand alone ECU
Cam upgrade & possible ITB conversion (don't need a rebuild since the engine was done 2-3 years back)
...
and many, many other ideas. I won't be bored
07-03-2014, 08:51 AM
#605
In my line of work I get to work on some awesome cars that have had mucho money and time spent on them by garages and self built by owners and this is the best built thought out car I've had the fortune of having a small piece of input in its build in to the epic car it is now...its really that good guys, to the point I would have this over a stock rs! I bet it drives better than one with its new Skool thinking but old style looks......love to get a drive of both to compare😎
07-03-2014, 08:58 AM
#606
Drifting
Nice work with the boards! If you want the more "cup correct" you should use bolts with a hex-head instead of Philips. And use a drill saw to remove wood around the hole so the washer sits flat.
Thomas
Thomas
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08-25-2014, 01:32 PM
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More progress....
I've installed the new clutch line. Instead of the porsche item ($$$) I've opted for a flexible line that is more than rated for the job. This is a PTFE bore with stainless braid. The braid has a very smooth clear abraisive resistant coating which means it won't chew everything it touches. The line is a single piece from MC to slave with no breaks. I've also had to add a few extra P clips along the route for additional support. (all stainless
I've installed the new clutch line. Instead of the porsche item ($$$) I've opted for a flexible line that is more than rated for the job. This is a PTFE bore with stainless braid. The braid has a very smooth clear abraisive resistant coating which means it won't chew everything it touches. The line is a single piece from MC to slave with no breaks. I've also had to add a few extra P clips along the route for additional support. (all stainless
I don't suppose you have details of the fixings you used to attach to the slave? I've bust a pressure line getting the transmission all back in and was looking to do something similar to this
Cheers
08-25-2014, 04:36 PM
#610
Race Car
Well - its in and working :-)
Filled it with fluid and sparked it up. For the purpose of the test, I've temporarily wired the 'sense' wire to a ignition switched supply in the fuse box until I identify the correct alternator lead. It sounds very cool :-p. There is a about a 3sec delay from turning the key before the pump starts. It immediately revs to full speed for 2secs before dropping to a lower speed. I think the pump has has 3 power settings that it switches between as you load up the steering. Haven't obviously driven with it yet tho.
I took all the loom at the front of the car apart and integrated the wires into that before recovering with proper non-adhesive loom tape. The power leads run all the way down to the battery terminals just like those of the ABS pump.
Filled it with fluid and sparked it up. For the purpose of the test, I've temporarily wired the 'sense' wire to a ignition switched supply in the fuse box until I identify the correct alternator lead. It sounds very cool :-p. There is a about a 3sec delay from turning the key before the pump starts. It immediately revs to full speed for 2secs before dropping to a lower speed. I think the pump has has 3 power settings that it switches between as you load up the steering. Haven't obviously driven with it yet tho.
I took all the loom at the front of the car apart and integrated the wires into that before recovering with proper non-adhesive loom tape. The power leads run all the way down to the battery terminals just like those of the ABS pump.
I'm think of tackling this and ridding the engine bay of another 5kgs
08-26-2014, 04:03 AM
#611
Three Wheelin'
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Very happy wil this mod as there are many wins with it. Cleaner engine bay, less tunnel services, less messy lines to break when dropping the engine, moves a chunk of weight forward, simpler solution/installation and it works just great. In all honesty, I can't tell the difference in terms of feel. I recon the handful of unions, short length of hose and purchase of the 2nd hand pump all came in at something like 200quid. You can even use a new pump if you like as they're not that expensive in the grand scheme of things. I chose not to at the time as idea wasn't yet proven.
08-26-2014, 05:16 AM
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I'll take a look through the 'Think Automotive' receipts. It will be tricky working out which part was which mind, as I typically dump parts on their counter and ask for bits to connect 'A' to 'B'
Very happy wil this mod as there are many wins with it. Cleaner engine bay, less tunnel services, less messy lines to break when dropping the engine, moves a chunk of weight forward, simpler solution/installation and it works just great. In all honesty, I can't tell the difference in terms of feel. I recon the handful of unions, short length of hose and purchase of the 2nd hand pump all came in at something like 200quid. You can even use a new pump if you like as they're not that expensive in the grand scheme of things. I chose not to at the time as idea wasn't yet proven.
Very happy wil this mod as there are many wins with it. Cleaner engine bay, less tunnel services, less messy lines to break when dropping the engine, moves a chunk of weight forward, simpler solution/installation and it works just great. In all honesty, I can't tell the difference in terms of feel. I recon the handful of unions, short length of hose and purchase of the 2nd hand pump all came in at something like 200quid. You can even use a new pump if you like as they're not that expensive in the grand scheme of things. I chose not to at the time as idea wasn't yet proven.
08-26-2014, 05:43 AM
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I did think about adding an additional switch for operation with ignition off but then thought I'd actually probably never use it. The pump runs at different speeds depending on how you're twirlling the wheel. Under normal driving the pump has little work to do and runs at a low speed.
08-26-2014, 05:53 AM
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I assume you mean the 'signal' wire used to trigger the pump to start rather than the actual +12v for the motor as this should be direct wired to the battery just like the ABS pump.
I did think about adding an additional switch for operation with ignition off but then thought I'd actually probably never use it. The pump runs at different speeds depending on how you're twirlling the wheel. Under normal driving the pump has little work to do and runs at a low speed.
I did think about adding an additional switch for operation with ignition off but then thought I'd actually probably never use it. The pump runs at different speeds depending on how you're twirlling the wheel. Under normal driving the pump has little work to do and runs at a low speed.