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Post by chodjinn »

Coilovers looking good Tony, and that sensor bracket is wicked! :lol:

Good job on the y-pipe too, looks good against the matt plenum nice and subtle. Like your engine bay as it still has that clean factory look to it! :D


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Cheers olly
the idea was to try and make it look as factory as possible,
as it was looking to clutered and thrown together when i fitted the 3.9 in,

so its taking longer than planned to finish due to making everything look as factory or not out of place as possible, BUT its looking better me thinks now,
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MS2 V3.57 Ecu mapable efi and wasted spark ignition.
Procharger D1SC supercharger and Cossie RS500 Intercooler @ 14psi of Boost. 416 RWHP, (boost leak)
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The gap between the trigger wheel and sensor should be as close as possible with out touching. 1 or 2mm is good.


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ta Jeff
Regards Tony C (COOPS)
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MS2 V3.57 Ecu mapable efi and wasted spark ignition.
Procharger D1SC supercharger and Cossie RS500 Intercooler @ 14psi of Boost. 416 RWHP, (boost leak)
Forged 4.8 V8 kitted out with the dogs Cajones of parts. :D
Sponsored by: www.v8performanceparts.co.uk, www.interpart.biz, www.caprisport.com & www.baileyperformance.co.uk
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well i hate shot blasting :cry:
spent the morning blasting my own parts as the man that does the blasting was on holiday, what a dirty ferkin job that is :shock:

anyways,
the brackets are all blasted and etch primed and painted satin black,

gearboxmount:
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Fuel filter bracket and heat shield,
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Anti roll bar spacer brackets.
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Engine Mounts,
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CoilPack Bracket.
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Nitrous Pulsoid Bracket.
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Have undersealer the underside of the tunnel,

So fingers crossed tomorrow the engine and box can go back in :D
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MS2 V3.57 Ecu mapable efi and wasted spark ignition.
Procharger D1SC supercharger and Cossie RS500 Intercooler @ 14psi of Boost. 416 RWHP, (boost leak)
Forged 4.8 V8 kitted out with the dogs Cajones of parts. :D
Sponsored by: www.v8performanceparts.co.uk, www.interpart.biz, www.caprisport.com & www.baileyperformance.co.uk
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Had a slow start to the day today :cry:

but things soon started moving flippin fast.
new metal water pipe made for the manifold and fitted to engine,

mounts had the bushes pressed back in and bolted back to the block,
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R380 Gearbox was prepped ready for final fitting,
speedo drive changed etc,
oil checked, it has some oil that looks like the same colour as meth spirits any ideas?
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Engine & gearbox was then fitted back into the engine bay along with the brake servo,
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Close up of the engine mount and earthing tags,
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Oil filter and cooler hoses all fitted,
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also, heater hoses were sorced and fitted to the engine and heater matrix outlets.
Power steering pressure hoses fitted to pump and rack,
all engine electrics finished minus coil pack and starter to battery lead.
speedo cable fitted to box and clocks (lot of swearing and toys being thrown around by me doing this :oops: )
Antiroll bar spacers fitted and roll bar set.

Hope to have the new ecu mounting plate done next weekend and the ecu,fusebox and relay block fixted to it and bolted in place, then the ecu wiring can be finished off,
gearstick mods needed,
prop fitting,
exhaust mods,
suspenssion mods.
rest of the cooling system, (water pipes and stat housing to be made)
then map tweaking and start up.
Regards Tony C (COOPS)
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MS2 V3.57 Ecu mapable efi and wasted spark ignition.
Procharger D1SC supercharger and Cossie RS500 Intercooler @ 14psi of Boost. 416 RWHP, (boost leak)
Forged 4.8 V8 kitted out with the dogs Cajones of parts. :D
Sponsored by: www.v8performanceparts.co.uk, www.interpart.biz, www.caprisport.com & www.baileyperformance.co.uk
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Looking extremely good Tony :D
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cheers mate
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MS2 V3.57 Ecu mapable efi and wasted spark ignition.
Procharger D1SC supercharger and Cossie RS500 Intercooler @ 14psi of Boost. 416 RWHP, (boost leak)
Forged 4.8 V8 kitted out with the dogs Cajones of parts. :D
Sponsored by: www.v8performanceparts.co.uk, www.interpart.biz, www.caprisport.com & www.baileyperformance.co.uk
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after many weeks dicking about trying to get a stat housing,
we decided to say F@@K IT,
and made our own , this way we have it the way we need it, :wink:
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And the new ecu fixing is nearly finished,

First take a sheet of Ally, and workout what you want to fix onto it,
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Then after a bit of cutting drilling and fettling, work out where you are going to mount it all,
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will post the finished and fitted bracket on sunday, by then it also should be all wired up ready to go live,
more on Sunday.
Regards Tony C (COOPS)
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MS2 V3.57 Ecu mapable efi and wasted spark ignition.
Procharger D1SC supercharger and Cossie RS500 Intercooler @ 14psi of Boost. 416 RWHP, (boost leak)
Forged 4.8 V8 kitted out with the dogs Cajones of parts. :D
Sponsored by: www.v8performanceparts.co.uk, www.interpart.biz, www.caprisport.com & www.baileyperformance.co.uk
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had another good day on the car today with Caprisports help,
things are going together fast,

ecu bracket spacers bolted through the floor and carpet trimmed to go over the spacers.
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Starting of the rewire of the ecu relays and fusebox,
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Finished, now comes the wiring job from the fusebox and relays back to the ecu,
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Also Caprisport made a start on the suspension upgrade:
Front end:

Old strut removed, and new coil over inserted, with 300lb springs,
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The HUGE 315mm Caprisport front discs refitted.
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Now the Brembo calipers are refitted,
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Alloy spherical adjustable top mounts are also fitted,
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And sat back down on all 4, we have decided it can go another inch lower on the front still, :wink:
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More next weekend guys :D
Regards Tony C (COOPS)
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MS2 V3.57 Ecu mapable efi and wasted spark ignition.
Procharger D1SC supercharger and Cossie RS500 Intercooler @ 14psi of Boost. 416 RWHP, (boost leak)
Forged 4.8 V8 kitted out with the dogs Cajones of parts. :D
Sponsored by: www.v8performanceparts.co.uk, www.interpart.biz, www.caprisport.com & www.baileyperformance.co.uk
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Post by Tricky »

Tony i take my hat off to you mate, shes a credit to you build quailty is surburb :D How do you get the time ?
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I have an understanding wife and a very good friend who sponsors the car mate.
Regards Tony C (COOPS)
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MS2 V3.57 Ecu mapable efi and wasted spark ignition.
Procharger D1SC supercharger and Cossie RS500 Intercooler @ 14psi of Boost. 416 RWHP, (boost leak)
Forged 4.8 V8 kitted out with the dogs Cajones of parts. :D
Sponsored by: www.v8performanceparts.co.uk, www.interpart.biz, www.caprisport.com & www.baileyperformance.co.uk
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Post by Tricky »

You lucky man :D you havent still got that R154 gearbox have you?????
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no BUT i know a man who does have mine and a second one,
he maybe interested in selling one or both,

Contact member CSR,
http://www.v8forum.co.uk/forum/profile. ... file&u=289

As Neil at Caprisprot is the man who has them and Jon (CSR) can pass a message on.
Regards Tony C (COOPS)
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MS2 V3.57 Ecu mapable efi and wasted spark ignition.
Procharger D1SC supercharger and Cossie RS500 Intercooler @ 14psi of Boost. 416 RWHP, (boost leak)
Forged 4.8 V8 kitted out with the dogs Cajones of parts. :D
Sponsored by: www.v8performanceparts.co.uk, www.interpart.biz, www.caprisport.com & www.baileyperformance.co.uk
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Post by chodjinn »

does this mean your thermostat housing is up for grabs Tony?!
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