coldel Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Bit on engine bay work today, giving it a bit of elbow grease on the inlet manifold, note the bit thats done and the bit thats not! Just received my new superpro steering rack bushes which were the only advisory on the MoT which will go on next weekend. Also got some red counter sunk washers for the bodywork bolts under the hood which add to the overall 'redness'. Big thing though, side skirts fixed! Thumbs up to Will at TGM for sorting that out, fixing both sides and respray...and looking out the window just now she is sitting very nicely looking very immaculate (minus saharan sand which I painstakingly removed yesterday), well chuffed so far with this car - loving the theatre of driving it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Cracking picture matey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 So, plans update: 1. HKS adjustable actuator purchased 2. Turbo Boost gauge needs to be purchased, the in dash one is a bit pants - looks like a prosport gauge should do the trick 3. White plastidip to do some fun stuff inside the cabin area... 4. Have had a custom coilpack cover made up based on my own design, on its way to me today (in the meantime experimented with the below which came out better than I expected!) 5. May 12th appointment with Jez to install actuator and boost car up to (safe) limit of circa 330bhp 6. Really must change those chrome wheel nuts, they drive me, nuts - any good black wheel nut recommendations greatly received Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Spotted you yesterday going away for the Easter break Col Edited April 18, 2014 by Humpy 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Oh my god!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Oh my god!!!! My thoughts exactly when I saw it yesterday at the services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Wrong on so many levels...I am going to have to pinch that photo and stick it on the Skyline forum and see if anyone owns up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Feel free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 Well, she had her first service yesterday, worth doing on any new car purchased. Just as well as one of the spark plugs I managed to undo with my fingers Also found some 'irregularities' with the bulbs i.e. rear fog was a clear bulb with some melted red tape on it! But, after 6 new NGK sparks, oil, filter, fuel filter, general clean out and other bits and pieces - was running so smoothly now, thought it was before but now it is smooth as silk, loving it. So, deserved a quick noon out Dorking way, stopped for some piccies Off to H-Dev in a weeks time to have it 'turned up' bit, should be fun grabbing a few extra ponies! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Nice pics mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Nice pics col Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 One of, it not the cleanest skyline I've seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 It's his camera not the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 All pics taken on my iPhone 4s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 damn it! On a serious note though don't knock the iPhone 4 camera 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Wrong on so many levels...I am going to have to pinch that photo and stick it on the Skyline forum and see if anyone owns up! Did anyone own up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Nope! Although it received a huge amount of laughter and baiting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) Well, update time. Steering rack bushes were on the last MoT as an advisory, so those have been changed out for some aftermarket ones - has transformed the steering so much more feel to the drive now. Also, had a brilliant visit to Horsham Developments, Jez is a top bloke and really took the time to talk to me, listen to what I wanted and did the job professionally and quickly. A few garages I have used do tend to treat you a bit like an idiot, but really liked the way Jez handles his customers - really would recommend anyone in the area using those guys for work. Anyway, car is now officially at stage 1, I installed a new boost gauge along with an adjustable HKS turbo actuator - I could have pushed it up to the limit on boost but decided to give the turbo a decent amount of leeway in terms of safe boost so asked for it to be set to 0.8bar. Very happy with the results, smooth power curves, safe fuelling, non of the infamous flat spots at circa 4k revs. Edited May 13, 2014 by coldel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 very smooth and linear power curve for a turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Ceramic turbos means much reduced lag, but at the expense of ability to deal with excessive power hence keeping it to around the 0.8bar mark. You can get steel wheeled turbos but they do spin up slower, but then the skies the limit on boost - I am happy with mine as its very drivable out on public roads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Ceramic and steel turbo wheels are much the same ie no real difference in the boost threshold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizurd Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Loving the car Col. Looks fantastic. Saw a very similar one around by me a few weeks back just looked brilliant. If I could afford two performance cars I'd have that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Cheers guys, got the car where I want it to be - but still have the urge to *tinker* - maybe swap out the induction kit for something else. More shiny bits. etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPhoboS Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Fantastic car you have there, looks very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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