ChrisB

Thank you, I've checked out post codes for Shell (as well as Abbey) for the trip tomorrow. Satnav lady will make it easy. 5am start is a bit rude though

Well there was the absent minded primer between coats event I mentioned earlier, but then there was the moving the bar from the kitchen work surface trying to be careful, having it flip over and stick to the bubble wrap it was on, then adding more paint too quickly due to impatience, causing runs... then after fitting, as it was still a bit soft, dropping tools onto it (and a nice bonnet print when setting up the length - ) which resulted in it being beyond gash. So I got a gasket scraper to it I will have another go at painting after tuning when I'm not on a mission. There, now you know. Dirty washing aired.

Yep. I didn't want to hunt for leaks last night in the dark and rain before an early drive, then possibly get stuck. At least one clear day for test before tuning/travel is vital. Fortunately Abbey could do a swap with someone

For today's merry installment.. Tuesday: Parcelforce delivered the Osiris cable at 5:17pm in the dark and rain, so Wednesday was binned and Thursday booked. However, I hooked Osiris up, my JDM ECM serial number was read and Mark prepared a CD405/Abbey base map which approximately includes my mods. Wednesday: Rain has stopped, the base map is now downloaded, and my car is alive again. I have checked for any new leaks, and piddle - thats what I thought when I saw fuel spraying out of the fuel pipe to AAM fuel port coupling. An O ring had split (the only one I tried to re-use - yup replace 'em), so not having one spare, had to walk into town (raining of course) to buy a few. Everyone loves a Zed superchargerer it seems as the motor store gave me 3 o rings for free! Also needed was a slightly fettle of the ptfe thread sealer tape around the gauge. That fixed, I re-checked levels and hose fittings, burped and topped up the coolant and had to go for a little test ride. All is well, and she's running smoothly so far Good things are coming I will buy Osiris Tuner as it gives unlimited write capability to one ECM, plus access to a lot more information. I am still sticking with the 3.33 pulley for at least a few months, to see how we go. This should give a target around 400 hp though, so mine may look a bit less than the other group buy s/c zeds on the dyno graph money shot... we'll see. Next stop Surrey BTW I completely ballsed up painting my strut brace I can install a supercharger, but can't paint for toffee

Most religeons started when different tribes were living in villages. Some liked to burn things, others saw animals as deity. Just sayin'

Yarp. Last minute wrinkle..

AAARRRGGGHHHH PARCELFORCE! where the F are you? Deadlines and all that..

Gareth, you are my e-brother

Oh yes. I'm almost wondering about going the long way round - the bit between the M40 and M3 junctions can suck majorly !

Yep. Properly last leg now. When I have the base ECM map on, I'll watch out for any new leaks, top up any levels, check out any DTCs if there are any, and then go for a short test run. The base map includes the belt on, so all systems almost go Mark tells me to keep it sane in the revs department - hopefully there won't be any traffic jams or extended idling either, so I am planning on departing for Surrey at about 5am on Wednesday. Smooth 2500-2750 RPM continuous all the way would be great

Tidy up today Finished putting intake stuff back on, then straightened out the fuel return line by pulling off all the clips - previously I had only properly fixed the ends and temporarily zip tied intermediate fixings Pipe fettling has increased the clearance with the a/c belt a bit Z-speed under tray on - I had to bend the end tab a bit, but this makes a nice shield for the u-bend pipe I also found that the Z-speed wasn't directly compatible with the Stillen sump - there was a bolt that interfered, so I put in a short one Something I've discovered is the power of flash photography in detecting rust. In photos, a strong flash (well the one in my Lumix) shows up rust that looks far worse than it does to the naked eye. This means it's possible to find surface (or other) rust quite easily - and then eventually treat it (a job for next summer), before it becomes a problem. Glad to say my car has very little rust. I've also swapped in a few more dress bolts. My car is now back on terra-firma. I connected the battery, did the resets for throttle and pedal etc - no spurious lights and all the right clicks - but I won't start it yet though. No day-completed shot today as I am waiting for paint to dry on the strut bar. I actually managed to muck painting Hammerite up (who does that?) I picked up the wrong spray can between coats, spraying away merrily thinking that the silver looked decidedly primer... All I need now through the post is an UpRev cable, software and a safe base map...

Hehe - lah de dahh until I tell you that I wanted one for ages, then asked my wife for one for my birthday. It got added to the Costco shopping. How sad am I? Excellent gadget though - I retrieved a spring clip from under the brake booster the other day - would have been pigging awkward without it

Today on the menu - ID725 injectors with a side order of Wasso plenum spacer, garnished with Tarmac's multicoloured bolts First up was digging around with my fuel rails. I bought plug and play injector connectors to ease the connection process a bit Rails and old injectors off (bit of a tug required - my trim removal tool came in very handy as a bent lever) Old ones are a bit crusty. Because of that I spend a good while with cotton buds dipped in fresh engine oil, cleaning the injectors bores and surroundings. Can't have any foreign bodies under the O ring seats. Reassembled the fuel rails with the new injectors. All O rings are lubed with oil for seal and easy fit Back on with the plug and play leads. These are quite long, so rather than let them rattle around, I zip tied them to the fuel rails. I can't see a reason for this to be bad as there is lots of fuel going through the rails, cooling them continuously, so wires shouldn't be at risk of melting - but they will be protected from movement. Ignore the awesome borescope - I dropped a washer in an impossible place when fettling the FPR mount, down the back.. this is a must have tool BTW Shiny lower collector back on ...and the upper for a nice jam sandwich. I am being different by having blue middle plenum Tarmac dress washers and red every where else, due to the air side being predominantly blue where as mechanical and oil is coded red - it's just how the cookie crumbled, so I went with a flow (disclaimer over - and yes a blue plenum spacer would have been more appropriate with that logic) I also installed an AAM fuel pressure port (from Keyser and possibly acquired from Ian previously based on the envelope it came in - stuff gets around) and moved the mechanical fuel pressure gauge from the Aeromotive FPR. This makes much more sense as I can actually see the thing now. In its place on the FPR is a port plug, which will be replaced with an electronic sender in due course And finally for today It got dark, so I gave up. Bits are missing Edit - remove 'url links' to photobucket. I like it as just images.

.. and a very nice arty shot that is Stu too

Mine was an impulse buy (although I had thought about getting s/c in 2011 - then thought naaah, she's fast enough). Progress was speedy, then slow, then glacial, and now hopefully picking up again. You'll have it in the end - and probably be better off from extra planning time

Lol - driving - I remember that

Well done Darryl - bank those brownie points as quick as possible. Spouses forget quickly

There are a few of us in this neck of the woods

Chucking it down outside.. Nice and dry in my garage though. A coat of Bilt Hamber Etchweld primer added to the upper plenum, followed by a 4h dry time Followed by 3 coats of Hammerite Hammered Silver direct to rust at 1/2h intervals ...comes out looking primerish silver. Colour coordinated with my (some would say) primerish silver car It should look fetching enough as a subtle backdrop to the Tarmac dress bolts and washers later on though (and it's certainly an improvement on the stained/oxidised aluminium of before)

I should add.. keep your rubber tefloned and slippery before so that the glass sticks less after freezing - the spay won't work as a cold morning de-icer

It's a problem - they get stuck I find teflon spray around the tops/rubber helps, Others have used a bit of grease. Beware trying to defrost by putting hot water in cold glass - shatter. Proceed with caution

Granville made me chuckle