2006 Deep Black Track Shed BudgetBoltOnBuild

[Helpimonfire]

Had a few PMs about fitting rear the tow eyes so it's probably easier to chuck it in here for all to see. This goes through the mounting plate for the rear crash bar, all you need it to replace the bolt that goes through the rear of the chassis leg with one longer, I think I used an M10x110mm but I reckon you could use a 100mm bolt instead.


@Chambers_rs

 

[Helpimonfire]

Had a good couple of days on this over the weekend, avoiding the heat where possible (still got very burnt though)


Trimmed and test fitted the dash bar, realised I could do away with a few extra brackets so the angle grinder came out and upset the neighbours for a bit. Realised it was the perfect time to run the hoses for the fire extinguisher while the bulkhead was accessible. I was going to run the T7Design micro heater that I bought last year but once I actually tested it with a solid 12v, I realised that an asthmatic person could blow harder. So I decided to pull the original heater box apart and pull the AC condenser/evaporator? out of the the heater unit and that's halved the weight of the original blower. Ended up refitting the original so it retains the factory climate controls in the centre console.

Also got the extinguisher lines fitted in the engine bay (the kit has 3 nozzles for the bay and 2 for the driver) which was a dick of a job.

There's a bulkhead fitting that goes into a T, 1 of which goes into a nozzle pointing at the manifold and top of the engine, that then feeds into another T which goes to either side of the engine bay. So this should now be up to spec for racing. I have 2 nozzles in the footwell now that'll be pointing at me once I make some brackets to mount them.


Hacked the dash top to bits to fit it in, the "full fat" car has a soft touch nonsense on the top which is a pig to cut and all of the plastics are way thicker so I've butchered it to be honest

To do list before CSF @ Cadwell 10th-12th July
Mount fire extinguisher bottle
Fit pull cables for extinguisher
Wiring tidy
Set ride height on the GAZ Golds
Nut and bolt check all round
Service
Refit seat and harness, try to source a second harness so I can refit the passenger seat.
Get replacement MRFs fitted to the wheels with the toasted Direzzas
Alignment

Not much considering I only have evenings and 1 weekend to do it all in...

 

[burrellbloke]

You have got loads of time!

 

[Helpimonfire]

One item ticked off tonight that wasn't on the list and it's an important one.

First start. Wasn't without issues though! First time connecting the battery and there were relays clicking, headlights were on and the dash just kept saying the auto lights were activated and then deactivated. Start button did nothing except make the clicking relays even more angry sounding. There was a squealing from behind the dash and the headlights refused to turn off. So battery disconnected, checked connections under the dash, remembered the rear harness was still unplugged so connected that up again. Same thing, only the fuel pump was doing mad stuff too. Was the ECU fried? Did I forget to disconnect the battery when the cage was being welded? Found the issue...

When taking off lots of brackets from the dash bar, remember to make a new earth point for the ECU. 1x M6 bolt and a nut connecting a single ring terminal back to the dash bar... Fired up, well, second attempt anyway. The battery I found was from my old 172 and wasn't man enough to crack the 197. Jump pack connected and it fired right up!