Jay762 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 This is the new daily (The in-laws 88 toyota camry has had another failure so the RX {Delilah} will be transferred to them as originally planned) and Dotty (See other thread) will be my project (Previous discussions were around me having a 2 door classic more track orientated spec and build) I am under strict instructions that this is to remain close to an original spec to clear speed humps, pot holes in the car park when visiting hairdresser etc. Still working through compiling the spec but this is what I have so far 82k on the Shell so needs some correction in places Ringland failure 2 years ago meant a rebuild using a 2015 STI engine with 19,500 on the clock. Cosworth Head Gaskets ARP studs HKS uppipe Cobra 3" stainless full system Cusco Street Zero A coilovers 329bhp mapped by Area 52 GFB VTA dump valve 18" alloys Grooved brake discs Perrin wing lifters NACA intake Perrin radiator guard 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 Soooooo initial plans, As with all my motors - PIAA wipers The pops and bangs need to be taken out of the map The ride height needs putting back to original clearance The yellow stickers are to go replaced by red or old gold..... Doooo love the JPS Lotus formula one car livery 😍. On the way back I tried a traffic light launch and the clutch turned into a smoke generator - I received feedback to say I looked a right wally from the missus who was following. So the clutch needs looking at, CC or Exedy stage 2 should hold things in place without making things intolerable. Oil and filter change Gearbox and diff oil change High beam upgrade LED side lights Rear parking sensors Front and rear parking cameras Work out what this switch does - Already established it is not an "ejecto seato cuz". There is a clifford alarm install so might be something to do with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 Whilst its at the mapper getting pops and bangs taken out it would be remiss (I believe) not to have s# mode with flat foot shifting, down shift blip and possible antilag option put in..............😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 the buttons are a clifford blackjax, dont play with them untill you know exactly whats what as they can imobilise the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 18 hours ago, Tidgy said: the buttons are a clifford blackjax, dont play with them untill you know exactly whats what as they can imobilise the car Thank you - noted 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartie Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Nice one jay, you really do like to keep yourself busy, looking forward to seeing what you end up with 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 Basic once over completed. PIAA wipers fitted Uprated high beam fitted LED sidelights fitted Cosworth Panel fitted Pollen filter changed Dynamat lined the boot floor replacing the Subaru sound deadening panel that had lifted due to the oil leakage Earth cables had disintegrated so made up some new ones with some amp cable Engine oil and filter changed - Intention is to repeat every 5k from when 85k is reached in 3k time Front Diff Gearbox and Rear Diff oil replaced with Motul 300 Started to adjust the ride height and hear a crunch as the jack met with the rear lifting point..... I dont think the £200 on underseal was preventative maintenance, the amount of mud in places I have not seen on my other hatches leads me to think it has been caught in a flood at some point I will get the sills and arches repaired next year (Once Silver hatch is available) but in the mean time, wire brush followed by zinc primer then black hammerite paint to restrict the spread somewhat and get through the winter Cossie Panel Earth cables old and replacement Rust Primed Painted Moved the fog lights from Dotty to Daphne as being a daily more likely to get used and means I can put some brake cooler ducts in place and added a Zunnsport grill to hide the fact a little that the fog light plastics had been chopped along with a large portion of the front bumper to aid airflow to the FMIC on Dotty, plus a new numberplate - representing the S.O.C now. Winge time - This is the second Hatch this has been done to - How hard is it to drill x2 holes in the right place instead of x2 in the wrong place which then start rusting! x2 holes rusting under the paint - Oh and a reversing camera I installed - forgot about that, also replaced a defective interior mic for the hands free kit Wirebrushed, Kurusted, red oxided & 3M taped to help seal Number plate mounted with x2 holes aligned to the manufacturers pre drilled and tapped items - Its not rocket science and doesnt rust Managed a headlight polish / de-glaze detail and partial paint correction - !Removed! rain showers and years of car washes meant I could not get as far as I wanted - New ride height, standard on rear, 10mm drop up front. Also removed the Perrin wing risers for two reasons: 1. I kept hitting my head on the hatch which does not open fully with them fitted, no I am too old and stupid to learn so at the point it actually put me on my knees decision was made 2. At a certain speed the wind noise created is ridiculously loud Boot dynamat lined Old and new lamps The 20Twenty LED indicators whilst canbus friendly flashed too fast so will be replacing with some alternates when they are back in stock. Have also replaced the rear fog and reverse lamp with the same 20Twenty lamps (white) with no issues. High beam is the MTEC product proven before to remind the chelsea tractor drivers they have high beam on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Surprised to see that sort of corrosion on a 12 year old car but nice work nipping it in the bud ,bud 👍 Already putting your mark on the new project too, nice work chap 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Yup - not seen the like of it on my other hatches and the amount of dirt I hosed out from the sills front and rear leads me to believe this has been sat under water for some time, it managed to get in places you wouldnt expect it to? But hey ho it will get sorted next year 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Representing in the F1 Lotus stylee Think that Perrin sticker will have to go.... Plus the force is strong with this one... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Replaced the front splitter with one that is not as hard / brittle as where this car goes as a daily it does catch every so often, this way even though slightly larger it does not seem to dig into the ground so much Before After - The matt black matches with the matt black in the bumper so does not look out of place Really hated the bit of flimsy metal rad guard so replaced with the perrin item from the project car (Dotty) Before After Found the where the oil is dripping onto the exhaust - looks like it is coming out of the bottom of the clutch housing so ordered some plates from ICP so along with the clutch, rear crank seal and gearbox shaft seal should ensure the new clutch is not getting coated - when the garage sorts an MOT and clutch replacement later this week. Keeping a standard plate to maintain the driveability low down, not interested in the few extra bhp higher up rev range for this motor (Sweets courtesy SprintingHare JDM who provided great service) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychonaut74 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Filth!!. Looks like an awesome project. Very surprised at the amount of tin worm in the pics!!, from such a new car (I'm used to old cars so consider my last 03 as new lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 16 hours ago, Psychonaut74 said: Filth!!. Looks like an awesome project. Very surprised at the amount of tin worm in the pics!!, from such a new car (I'm used to old cars so consider my last 03 as new lol). Yes it was a surprise to me as well... I think it was caught in a flood at some point and left to sit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse James Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 This is a great project. Got me thinking aboout what may be lurking under my bumper now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveuk260.Esq Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Pops and bangs is normally the anti lag, it dumps excess fuel into manifold exploding with heat and keeping turbo spooled while engine is getting new stuff in. Side effect of pops and bangs anti-lag is reduced life of the turbo due to heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 10 hours ago, steveuk260 said: Pops and bangs is normally the anti lag, it dumps excess fuel into manifold exploding with heat and keeping turbo spooled while engine is getting new stuff in. Side effect of pops and bangs anti-lag is reduced life of the turbo due to heat. After living with the car for a bit , have found its only occasional - transition from wider throttle opening to closed and coasting / engine braking so I dont think it is deliberate antilag that is there all the time but the unburnt fuel from the cylinders based upon the map and probably the VTA dump valve that is fitted causing rich mixture. Either way its ok to live with as not too intrusive, when driven sedately eg through built up areas, it doesnt happen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveuk260.Esq Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Cool. I tell you what you done a nice job on the car. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 32 minutes ago, steveuk260 said: Cool. I tell you what you done a nice job on the car. 👍 Cheers, getting there - need to spend some more time on paint correction but will sort it eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Clutch, flywheel, gearbox and crank seals replaced plus the separation plates. Whilst doing that turns out oil leak was from turbo so a replacement gasket was needed. Covered 200 of the 500 mile recommended bedding in distance - limiting myself to 3500 revs max, short shifting a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Ok so after a few miles the oil leak was still there so I pulled the unit. Looks like the core seals have gone so off for a refurb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Again I found that there was movement of the wheel on the hub not anywhere near as bad as I found on the Silver hatch but non the less its a simple thing that it appears people get wrong - Spigot ring not the correct size The red one is the one that came with the car the grey is the replacement I got for the Silver hatch to correct that issue, only 1mm out but it means the wheel is not solid on the hub. I have ordered alloy items to replace the current plastic items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Fitted the cylinder 4 cooling mod, I used the ICP supplied Fuji Racing kit. The kit was no problem to fit other than the usual fight with spring clips that are too meaty for your fingers but are in a location where you fight to get a set of pliers 😆 Plug to be removed Replaced by adapter tube Pipe goes on Splice into matrix heater feed after cutting the pipe a little 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Whilst turbo out I fitted a prosport oil temp sensor - Initially used a brass fitting but that broke really easily whilst I was !Removed! it in, fortunately I was able to get the broken piece out. You can see in the photo how thin the material is at the point of fracture. replaced with a stainless steel Kingawa item - for more robust Plug in place Probe in place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Refurbed turbo arrived from Fastline Northampton - great service, very fast response. Turns out the unit that came with the car is a VF34 but it is supposed to have a VF48, fortunately they had one on the shelf, I opted for the optional billet core upgrade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Looks nice , coated hotside as well by the looks of it 😎 The vf34 ,is a bug /blob 2ltr jdm sti turbo afaik , is yours a 2.5 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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