Fuel pump hanger upgrade has started for dual pumps and propper connector . Everything will be galvanized once it’s finished

 

Tomorrow all parts will be sent for polishing

 

Turbo back from Polishing





Modified pump hanger back from Galvanising

 

 

After months of no updates and me moving back to Germany . The car was standing at the workshop in South Africa and Covid19 lockdowns did not help further . Today the last parts are being dropped of at the workshop and work is starting again .Hope it is finished mechanically by August so I can ship her to Germany , register her and get her painted during winter



Finally managed to get a OEM rear bumper so I can get the exhaust finished . Rear bumpers are as rare as hens teeth

Refurbished rear calipers installed

 

 

Rear bumper test fitted , just waiting for my Diffusor next week (The old re style) . Then can finish the exhaust finally .

When fitting the front bumper we found the previous person that fitted the aftermarket bumper used a lot of putty on the fenders . So waiting for other fenders now from a donor car that should arrive on Saturday . Then intercooler and radiator can finally be fabricated
White body , grey front bumper , green rear bumper and soon blue fenders 🤣 will all be painted nice and white when she is mechanically finished and in Germany

rear bumper is on . Just waiting for the Re Style diffuser next week , so we can finish the exhaust.

Fender not aligning

Fenders habe a ton of putty and are deformed

Badly fixed

 

Great build thread

 

That is a well thought out build!
Very cool!

 

So with Corona the work at the shop is on and off but finally the Radiator is in . Monday the car is going to another shop to get some custom aircon pipes made up . When it’s back then next thing will be the V-mount intercooler (custom end tanks on the core ) and exhaust tip .

 

I really love the twin cats.. you can tell just by looking at it that the flow would be perfect to both.. great job.

 

thanks , the guy that does the fabrication for me is a big rotary nut . He does everything as if he would build it for his own car . Can’t wait to hear her start up for the first time

 

So car took weeks at another shop to just get the Aircon pipes made . But finally back at the shop now . Hope they finish the fabrication of the intercooler and pipes very soon

 

 

What core did you go with? What size?

 

After months of going back and forth with the shop I decided to fetch her and get her ready s
for shipping to Germany . if all goes well she will be on a ship next week and here mid to end December .
it’s now a car and lots of boxes of parts . Very annoyed with the shop .

 

mad the shop didn’t build the intercooler and I am not in the mood to get one built here in Germany I ordered one from CX Racing (which is basically a Greddy V Mount copy ) 16.5"x11.75"x4" core size https://www.cxracing.com/IC0078?search=IC0078%09

should arrive same time as the car so I can carry on over Christmas

 

So the car was delivered to my house this morning .
half the engine bay is stripped for some reason and everything is In boxes . Will have to unpack the next few days and hope everything is still there .
the shop left me still with a pile of work so it will take ages until she runs again 😔

well at least she is now in Germany .

 

Looks like fun to me!

 

it is fun if you are not a single dad with 3 kids in homeschooling 🤣

 

A Bit of Parts mocking up just to feel better

 

My basic todo List :

Finish Engine Assembly :

· Waterpump

· Powersteering Pump

· Install new pulleys

· Install injectors and Fuel rail

· Install FPR

· Intall Coils

· Mount sensors

· Install AST ( Still need to look for a solution)

· Install Oil Tank for 2 Stroke (Still need to look for a solution)

· Install Water Meth Kit

Cooling :

· Replace Radiator and build new bracket (Awaiting delivery)

· Build intercooler bracket

· Build Airguides for Radiator and intercooler

· Relocate Aircon condenser and build new pipes

· Build Intercooler piping

Harness :

· Build Engine Harness

Interiour :

· Build interior Harness

· Mount ECU

· Relocate Battery

· Build RX8 Accelerator pedal adaptor bracket

Lines :

· Build fuel Lines in engine bay

· Build Oil lines in engine bay

· Install dual fuel pumps

Exteriour :

· Install exhaust tip

· Install 99 Spec wing

· Install ganadors

· Install front lip

· Install Underbody cover

· Install wheel arch inners

· Prepare body and paint

 

What rad are you planing on using?

 

CX Racing has one modified for V Mount use so I ordered that one .