Wobba
13-06-2009, 22:12
I'll follow this up in another Wobba epic quest thread properly when I have time, but right now I have been struggling with getting the car ready for FCS...the reason is as follows:
I went with Summeh to Brands Hatch on the 27th May and had a good time for most of the morning. The car was STORMING. Handling had all been sorted finally with new CV joints and driveshafts and tweaking the suspension. The Gunner 180 chip I had been running, along with RON 99 fuel makes a heck of a difference, the engine came alive!
I had been concerned with an issue that had been going on for months. Some of you may remember my posts months ago about pressure build-up in the coolant system. I had suspected the HG was a bit messed up and had planned to get a ported head done and sort it then. Sadly, this was not to be :(
At about 11 am, whilst cornering around Clearways toward the pit entrance I head some unusual knocking noises. 'Eeey up' I thought and hastily came into the pits garage I had blagged. Coolant was pissing everywhere and the knocking noise continued until the car stalled.
I'll go into more detail on another thread, but the days that followed were some of the hardest I've had in recent years due to my work commitment and trying to fix the car till the early hours each night with a replacement engine from Arj256 (a Megane 714).
It's been a race to finish the car before FCS, but with limited time, Summeh and I have worked insanely hard and we are soooo close. We are exhausted.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w102/barneywobba/The%20Big%20One/DSC01410.jpg
As I type, the car is outside and I am trying to sort out some bad niggles with timing and belt tension. It's really dark and it's raining, and the car is not ready to be driven :(
Summeh has helped me immeasurably, as you will see when I get time to do a proper write up, and a big thanks goes out to Justin who has offered his help and been there for when we partly stripped the car, providing an engine crane as well. Thanks to Leighanne for offering assistance and waiting about for us at Brands Hatch too!
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w102/barneywobba/The%20Big%20One/DSC01371.jpg
A recent pic: Summeh at work.
I am sooo close to getting it finished, I cant let it beat me despite having barely any sleep for over a week. Hopefully Summeh will be here soon to help!
If you see L468 TAC at FCS tomorrow, give it a pat...it's had a hard couple of weeks. If car and I are not there, you'll know we have failed....
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w102/barneywobba/The%20Big%20One/DSC01388.jpg
Me: Cleaning a floor after we removed engine.
Well, the rain has eased off but it's still dark, off I go to try and fix it once more.
Wish us luck guys and gals...
I went with Summeh to Brands Hatch on the 27th May and had a good time for most of the morning. The car was STORMING. Handling had all been sorted finally with new CV joints and driveshafts and tweaking the suspension. The Gunner 180 chip I had been running, along with RON 99 fuel makes a heck of a difference, the engine came alive!
I had been concerned with an issue that had been going on for months. Some of you may remember my posts months ago about pressure build-up in the coolant system. I had suspected the HG was a bit messed up and had planned to get a ported head done and sort it then. Sadly, this was not to be :(
At about 11 am, whilst cornering around Clearways toward the pit entrance I head some unusual knocking noises. 'Eeey up' I thought and hastily came into the pits garage I had blagged. Coolant was pissing everywhere and the knocking noise continued until the car stalled.
I'll go into more detail on another thread, but the days that followed were some of the hardest I've had in recent years due to my work commitment and trying to fix the car till the early hours each night with a replacement engine from Arj256 (a Megane 714).
It's been a race to finish the car before FCS, but with limited time, Summeh and I have worked insanely hard and we are soooo close. We are exhausted.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w102/barneywobba/The%20Big%20One/DSC01410.jpg
As I type, the car is outside and I am trying to sort out some bad niggles with timing and belt tension. It's really dark and it's raining, and the car is not ready to be driven :(
Summeh has helped me immeasurably, as you will see when I get time to do a proper write up, and a big thanks goes out to Justin who has offered his help and been there for when we partly stripped the car, providing an engine crane as well. Thanks to Leighanne for offering assistance and waiting about for us at Brands Hatch too!
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w102/barneywobba/The%20Big%20One/DSC01371.jpg
A recent pic: Summeh at work.
I am sooo close to getting it finished, I cant let it beat me despite having barely any sleep for over a week. Hopefully Summeh will be here soon to help!
If you see L468 TAC at FCS tomorrow, give it a pat...it's had a hard couple of weeks. If car and I are not there, you'll know we have failed....
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w102/barneywobba/The%20Big%20One/DSC01388.jpg
Me: Cleaning a floor after we removed engine.
Well, the rain has eased off but it's still dark, off I go to try and fix it once more.
Wish us luck guys and gals...