I love all the detailing you've been doing. Not a lot of people would notice it, but it does make a difference!

 

cheers Jon, all the little details add up and i'm enjoying the process

 

with the front shocks being a bit floppy and the rear lower spring platforms being a bit thin due to rust it was time to sort out the suspension.

Started by replacing both front wishbones

F_1.jpg

to go with these i made up some M10 rose joint droplinks, they seem to have worked well on the rear so thought i'd do the front to match.

F_3.jpg

The extra holes i drilled in the front ARB to make it stiffer have also seemed to work well so have continued to use them.

F_4.jpg

For the shocks i went with a full set of KYB Excel G struts coupled with Spax 35mm lowering springs. Top mounts are new, painted them silver to match the engine bay theme.

F_7.jpg

how the original mounts looked

F_8.jpg

much better with the new ones

F_9.jpg

car is sitting much better

4.jpg

2.jpg

Also fitted an XD intake cam, only been out for a short drive so far but what a difference that cam makes, absolute pleasure to drive. Got a rolling road session booked on tuesday so will be interesting to see what figures come out of it.

 

been busy sorting out some engine bay stuff over the last couple of months, i'd picked up a GK head and decided to do my own port and polish job on it. I didn't want to increase the size of the ports, just sort out the rough castings and knife edge the dividers along with a bit of polishing. Pretty happy with how it turned out and not a bad job for my first attempt, a quick before and after vid...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgNWi4epzaM



I also had an exhaust cam converted to run on the inlet side.

C_4.jpg

Head was also skimmed, valves all cleaned up etc etc.

H_19.jpg

While the old head was off and i had easy access to the block i figured a coat of paint wouldn't go amiss to match the newly painted head.

B_6.jpg

Also gave the rocker cover a lick of paint and had the exhaust ceramic coated to help with the heat a bit. Power steering pump also got a polish and refurb, end result is a rather shiny engine bay

D_5.jpg

D_6.jpg

D_8.jpg

 

Very impressed indeed! She's a keeper huh.

 

Very nice!

 

This looks awesome!

 

yup, she's a keeper :biggrin:



I wanted to do something more for getting the heat out of the engine bay but didn't want a 'stick on' vent or something that would look too out of place.



I decided to go for some louvres, these have been stamped directly into the bonnet so no welds or filler required. Might not be to everyone's taste but they work bloody well and are still fairly subtle.

L_6.jpg

L_5.jpg

L_4.jpg



once painted i think they're gonna blend in nicely.

L_8.jpg

 

not a huge amount been done recently, i did stick it back on the dyno to see what results i'd get from the head work. Pretty happy with the figures although the torque curve seems to have a mind of it's own :biggrin:

Dyno 08-10-16.jpg



I also finally got the bonnet painted post vent work, considering it was painted inside and out off the car the paint match is pretty damn good.

L_12.jpg

L_13.jpg

L_15.jpg

 

If you have stock exhaust thats why the torque curve is so f*cked up. Also this "cold" air intake is sucking only HOT air.

2.5 inch exhaust and change the location of the filter, I'm 100% sure you will see gains