A VERY long day today, didn't finish till midnight.

The alternator brackets made, welded and painted ant the alternator in place.


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Fuse box all finished


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Font lights all wired up

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Dash and function panel all wired in and tested.


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Would you have a rough estimation of what a street legal version of a car this caliber would cost? Just incase I ever win the lottery;)

This is VERY extreme Ryan, but It would prob set you back £60 - £70 grand (I'll let you work the conversion out). :)

A lot of that is down to the man hours unless you do a lot yourself. :nod:

Thanks for all the comments guys, this week is a mad rush so expect lots of pics, she won't be ready to run but
she needs to LOOK the part for the McLaren show on Saturday. :)


Just visited the body shop to drop the LED number plate lamp and pop up covers and to see how they're getting
on with the rear bumper.... OMG... CWest mash-up with Sanai !!!..... In the words of Phil, this bumper is gunna look FDUKing epic !!


Just a taster as still being built and fibreglassed.


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And this is the insert down the centre of the diffuser for the fog lamp. :thumbsup:


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A few things done today.

Battery plinth and brackets for strap sorted


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And now attached to the tunnel assembly


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Side repeaters are now sorted.


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Seats are in. :)


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Just one pic tonight.... doors are on !! :)


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great car

A few small bits done tonight !! :D :D


A little delivery with Dave Fuller from BG Developments.

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The rears fitted to the car


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Interior almost finished

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Most of the panels are now on the car :-


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And with the bonnet. :thumbsup:

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Make sure and add some aluminum plates on each side of your IC/radiator setup for maximum sealing and increased airflow through that assembly. Definitely one of the baddest ass FD builds ever!!!

*giggles like school girl*

Those brakes are beautiful.

Most of the panels are now on the car :-

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What are those posts for under your rocker panels? Some kind of air lifting system for the car when you're at the track??? I hope one of the leading UK car mags in planning a feature on this bad boy once you've completed your build!!

Amazing car and great work/progress. Can't wait to see her running!

What series AP brakes are you using? I have the older CP5200 laying around but looking for bolt on brackets (fronts)

I'll be having talks with either Banzai or Jap Performance Mag soon, so hopefull a good right up and front cover should be soon.

The posts under the car were originally for a flat floor to be bolted to, these have now been removed :)

Thanks fella, won't be too long now :icon_tup:

Front
CP5555-816/7R2 Calipers
CP4542-106/7CG12- (355x32 D54)
CP5070D54 APF404 Pads
CP4015-101k12 Mounting Bobbins
MB bespoke Floating mounting Bell
CB bespoke caliper mounting Bracket

Rear
CP6602-202/3SOR2 Calipers
CP5175-144/5CG8 (330x26)
CP6606D51APF404 Pads
CP3845-100k12 disc to bell mounting kits
MB bespoke rigid bolted Bell
CB handbrake and rear caliper Bracket
Handbrake Caliper


Hope this helps !! :)

I'm starting to realise the importance of this car, it seriously wasn't the intention when
first starting out down the all or nothing route but it's starting to dawn on me.

Right tonights work gave me massive highs.... and big lows.

We completed the bodywork and I love absolutely everything (the Highs)............ except for the rear bumper...
it really sucks and doesn't look right at all (the lows).

These are the good sides. :)


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If you're not liking the rear bumper, how about a "shot" of the back to let us give you some constructive feedback?

Scared to !! lol :nod:

Again, thanks for all the comments, I put the number plate on and it breaks the back up a little but still hate it.

Anyway, Gary was happily snapping away so here are a few of K-II at the McLaren show as some have asked to
see him in natural light. :rolleyes:


And before anyone comments... the panels do fit better but I only fitted the front bumper with two 10mm bolts. lol :)

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Front
CP5555-816/7R2 Calipers
CP4542-106/7CG12- (355x32 D54)
CP5070D54 APF404 Pads
CP4015-101k12 Mounting Bobbins
MB bespoke Floating mounting Bell
CB bespoke caliper mounting Bracket

Rear
CP6602-202/3SOR2 Calipers
CP5175-144/5CG8 (330x26)
CP6606D51APF404 Pads
CP3845-100k12 disc to bell mounting kits
MB bespoke rigid bolted Bell
CB handbrake and rear caliper Bracket
Handbrake Caliper


Thanks for the info,but the bell housings (5x114.3 adapter to the brakes disc for front and rear is what I'm after. I understand the rears are Ap and fronts are custom made?

Can you give some more info on the CB handbrake caliper+bracket?

thx

These are the brackets... what info did you need ?

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OK, so IMO, it's really not that bad. Just a WHOLE lot of GREEN. Try photo shopping some images for possibilities before you start. Maybe paint the area lower than your license plate flat black, just to break up all the green. If you're going to change it out, I'd go back to a"stock rear bumper and one of the more popular aftermarket diffusers, then modify the diffuser to make it more aggressive. Aesthetically, if you look at the car from a side view, the front bumper and rear diffuser should be at approximately the same height. Right now the rear diffuser is quite a bit lower, which is visually a little confusing. Again, JMO. Overall, beautiful end result!

Welcome to BG Developments
http://www.hispecbrake.co.uk/

Fuck Yea.

Just chop the ass out for some angry carbon bits. Time attack styles IMO.

Righty, yesterday and tonight we've been putting more bits back on the car and tidying areas up.


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Wow, now that's one heat-managing MO-FO! Not sure how long those zip-ties will hold up once the oil lines start heating up. Can't wait to see how she performs on the track.

pmsl, it's probably a bit overkill but as we all know... heat is the race car's enemy. :nod:

Considering we only measured these on Tuesday night so HEL got the order on Wednesday morning I was very
impressed and pleased to see these today.


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And tonight we installed the said brake lines. :)


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Right, got SFS to sort out the problems, just the one hose missing off these pics but it HAS been done.

Lee at SFS has to make the bottom water hoses in green but we seem to like them in black. :)

Another step closer to starting. :thumbsup:


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Finishing a few bits tonight, the header tank and water system is complete, all oils and water are in, we DID attempt to start
her up but there was an earth problem on the fuseboard which has been sorted and we ran out of jump-pack power, all
on charge for tomorrow. :D

The water system is all now finished.


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Kermit II's first fire up !!

Enjoy, now the fine tuning commences. :thumbsup:

Awesome!

NIce!

Wow! That thing is going to scream.

Hi all,

Just taking a bit of time, we have to amend the gearbox temp sensor housing slightly so will take a few more
days, the new cooler is now on though.

In the meantime we've fitted the boost solenoid and boost lines, the engine bay is now virtually finished.


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Right, the third geabox cooler (better quality with higher pressure rating) is on and runs up to temp nicely together
with the new oil, we've sorted a few minor leaks too.

The car is now over at Horsham Developments for the corner weighting and full suspension set up.

Before I took it there yesterday we got him running on all the rotors properly and this is what happens with a
fair bit of over-fueling together with the car being up to temp at last. (bad quality vid as was on a phone)

Awesome :bigthumb: Love the green!

I've began reading from the very first post until now and my mind is totally blown away!!!

For most projects (not only rotary) that I see from UK lately, your project must be on the Top 5 if not really on 1st!!!!!

Very clean, hand made built project not bought, and lots of time invested and good ideas applied on the car... (like the aftermarket parts and the RX-8 light!)

Congrats and now when spring comes I wish you enjoy that beast on track and kick many arses =D


(just one question, you got your 20B on the mainland (uk) or overseas?!)

Cheers!

It's been a while but I've been a bit busy, as you all know I wasn't happy with the
rear bumper...... I'm a lot happier now.

Ok, a bit of fettling and modding to do but you'll get the idea of the finished article with these pics :)


The separate components off the car

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And now held in place on the car

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We lowered the car down to see if it looks ok and I really like it, I is a happy bunny. :thumbsup:


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That looks kool :)

Thanks Erdin, looks even better now.

More done today, the flat floor is well under way, all the brackets are welded in and the center piece fits nicely,
and for those of you about to jump in.... the ally vents arrive tomorrow to aid in circulation of air around the exhaust and
diff together with exit vents in the diffuser.


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A busy last two days on the car.

Rear diffuser is now finished and painted

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The front splitter is now re-attached

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And the flat floor with venting is all complete

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Front end almost completed

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The rear end is completed minus tow strap, fog/rain light and diffuser (all quick stuff)


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I wasn't quick enough to take any shots when he was on the floor but all back together now, I'm a very
happy geezer. :) :) :)


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Looks great! Much improved over the previous rear design. Can't wait to see how she performs for you on the track!

Thanks fella, can't wait either, I know there will be issues & problems but lets just hope they're small ones. :)

OK, Just got back and he just looks so amazing in the sunshine, THIS is the day I've been waiting for, can't stop smiling. :D


This will show my photo skills up as being a bit rubbish but I'll stick em all up so get ready for photo overload. :p


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Most excellent.

Now go go drive around some EVO's.

Thanks Jimbo. :)

Most of you would have seen it but here is the first JPM piccy they have released. :D :thumbsup:

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^^^So, are you in this month's issue of Japanese Performance Magazine? I'll have to grab a copy here stateside. Congrats!