So i have the wheel lips professionally polished in the end. Mainly because I absolutely could not be fucked. and i rebuilt the wheels
The next step was to finally tackle the subframe bushes. Since i built the car I immediately realised i built a race car to use on the road. Rather than a road car that i can use on the track. So I’ve been working on making it a nicer place to be on the road. One thing thats pissed me off for a long time was the solid subframe bushes. However I couldn’t be arsed to pull the subframe. I’d somehow convinced myself it was a huge job.
then i dropped the subframe in under an hour. So fuck knows why id been putting it off so long.
then i knocked out the solid bushes. And pushed in the poly’s
I also added my shortened rear LCA’s back in too.
Then i got the subframe back in the car.
The next job was a quick oil change. Then it was time to get the car out of winter hiding and start using it again.
so i dropped the oil….. this was the sump plug.
And this was the oil….
Fuck my life. 5 years building it. And i got a dyno session and 300 miles out of it. Mint.
So i sat and stared into my oil pan for an hour or so trying not to have a total mental breakdown. Once i was done there. I threw my fresh wheels on the car to remind myself that it is worth keeping.
Then I pushed it back in its hiding hole and ignored it for a bit.
Got it up on stands in the car port and got ready to pull the engine.
And i got to work. I want to pull the engine but keep the box in the car.
Got the engine out in just under an hour and a half which i was pretty pleased with. This is how the bay is staying for the foreseeable.
Sadly the bearing material has taken the turbo out too.
Its nice to just have other things to need other than just an engine.
I got the engine on a stand and into my shed.
Started stripping everything off and got the head off, uncovered this delight on cylinder 6.
Which was accompanied by this on the head.
So cylinder 6 has seen some detonation in its life.
however we kept on digging. Got the sump off.
What is that i hear you say, that my friends is powder coat from the rocker covers. Make sure you clean your rocker covers properly people.
All the rod bearings came out and were fine.
So they weren’t the source of the glitter in the oil.
piston 6 looked nice too.
Dug a big deeper.
Bingo. We have a winner. Main bearings are shot.
So what now. Well. I’ve ummed and arr’ed about what to do next. I considered selling the car and giving up, the time and money i have in the car already makes it hard to keep going when you keep getting kicked in the dick be it by paint or engine or whatever next.
Spoke to a few people. They all told me I’d regret that decision. Which after some thought i agreed with.
So on the horizon is a forgey. If i’m doing it I’m fucked if I’m doing it twice. I considered building it myself. However the anxiety of constantly worrying if i did everything correctly.
So how do you eliminate that worry, well if you live in the UK you get on the phone to Dave Yandell, my engine is booked in to go down there at the end of October and dave is going to build me a fully sorted rb. I can’t wait.
Also I’ve sold my defi’s if im putting the best of the best engines in the car. There’s no point having defis screaming at me. Id rather have proper safety’s set up in the link with all the potential sensors it needs. So i am going to do that, Also i think I’m going to add a Haltech ic7 dash, the engine will also have a full trigger kit and e throttle on it. So like i say. If we are doing it. We are doing once and properly.