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As stated above I managed to get the small tank in for Kames. There wasnt a massive weight saving really but it does tidy things up a little. The two days at Kames went really well. The car ran very well with just the seat to wheel interface the issue It was a good feeling to be back driving the car and also good to get the class wins both days. That was unexpected to be honest but nice all the same It really is like driving a different car from last year, although it looks pretty much the same there are a lot of things that have changed which have changed the way it behaves on track. It does still feel really well balanced and predictable which makes driving it easy. I dont have anything to do to the car between now and the Golspie Sprint in September which is a bit of a strange feeling after the last 6 months. Straight after Golspie is Boyndie which is always a good event and very similar to golspie in many respects although Golspie is probably the faster circuit.

Now that would have been embarassing

Cant see what the fixation is with dealer bolts. If you buy the correct grade of high tensile bolt from a reputable seller, there are loads on ebay, I fail to see what the issue is. Mine havnt fell off yet and I would be quite happy to bet anyone on here the value of their car that they wont http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/stainlessbolts__W0QQ_armrsZ1

May well be interested in this if it doesnt conflicy with any of the Scottish events

The Prodrive STI springs are red. The WRX ones are not red, I have blue i the back of my mind but not 100% sure.

Just buy 4 M12X1.5 high tensile bolts from ebay. assuming that is the correct size it sounds about right but I havnt had time to check, and then cut them to size. It will cost about £4.

Sure was it was nice to be back out after a lot of frustration. The car went well but I am still getting used to it to be honest. It feels a bit like when i was playing football and missed pre- season you come back and it takes time to get back up to speed. It would have been nice to have time to do some testing and get some track time in but all in all pretty happy and it gives a good base to build on for next year which is pretty much the focus now. Will get some pics up as soon as possible or when Stephen gets his finger out and sorts himself out

I went through this recently, I cant remember what the thread size was but will try and difg the info out. Once I find it just buy 4 high tensile bolts from ebay prob about £2 -£4 job done

There are actually three pockets in silver for the newage. One has the flap which is the full length of the pocket, another has the flap which has a fixed portion of about 20mm and then the flap and there is just a black pocket with no flap. Part numbers are: Silver with flap 66128SA000 £11.65 plus vat Siver with Flap full length 66128SA040 Black pocket 66128AE000 £18.27 plus vat Prices are a couple of years ols and I could never work out why the plain pocket is dearer

Thanks Stephen, is it only a few months feels like a few years late Had the car across at Progrip today and had a few tweeks dialled in which worked out really well so almost all set for Kames at the weekend. Always good having some Banter with John while he is setting up the car Got the car back and took out the huuuuuge tank and bracing ready to fit its smaller brother Thats a job for tomorrow tho Need to make a decision on a quick shift that I have fitted but not 100% sure so will sort that tomorrow and change it back to the standard linkage if needed. It does produce a much quicker shift but is not as smooth and precise as the standard linkage.

Well at last real progress. Had the car across at Andy F's today to have it mapped and it all looks good. Car is pulling well and is very responsive with good power from pretty early on to well up the rev range . The bum dyno indicates that it is much quicker than last year so will be interesting to see how it fairs at the weekend at Kames. Thanks Andy another quality outcome Quick trip over to Progrip tomorrow for John to do a small geometry tweek and hopefully its all good to go Got a few small things to do but nothing critical. Really looking forward to the weekend to see how the car compares to the others in the class and also to last year. The entry list for this one is interesting with this being a round of the British championship. If the weather is good this will be a good couple of days.

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Assuming yours is mounted on top of the throttle body it should be either 22650AA181 or 22650AA182 and the gasket is 22659AA120 or alternatively try this generic part number:- 123DONTBESOLAZY33ANDTAKEYOUR67CHASSISNUMBER2YOUR DEALER23ANDASKTHEM666

Think I have altzeimers, Thought you would like that but at least I dont have altzeimers

Did you get your tyres jac

You wont have any issues with anything you are getting from Russel

Result then

Don I am sure i said the 1st and 2nd Thanks for the feedback guys just desperate to see how it goes now.

I take it Alyn's prices werent any good would be surprised at that

Thanks Stephen Wont be at Forrestburn, no point really, but planning to do Kames, Boyndie and Golspie if everything goes to plan.

What you need is NGK PFR7B doesnt matter if its a 2.0, 2.1, 2.33 or 2.5 available on ebay or from here http://www.spark-plugs.co.uk/ the last lot I got from ebay as they were cheaper

Yip 8 months of total frustration with the posibility of only 3 events this year mmm not a good return for the time effort and expense But hey looking on the bright side at the end of September I get to start the whole process again - result I think

Well an update is probably overdue. to many trips to France for work have eaten into my time again, well it was Exeter but suppose thats nearly France Gearbox is back in and hopefully all sorted, the problem was an easy fix in the end. With some help from John McG getting it out super quick and John St lifting it back in, it made the job a doddle The neighbours were probably relieved as they didnt hear me shouting and swearing as normal when i am trying to get the gearbox out and in on my own Unfortunately it wasnt quick enough to make Boyndie which is a bit of a disaster. I also found the quickshift was hitting the tunnel in first and second so a few cm's removed from the tunnel with an air saw and all sorted and the bonus being 7.342g saved in weight and that includes factoring in the alloy replacement patch and rivets Decided it was time to attack the boot lid and decided it needed to go on a diet so removed this It did make the boot a bit wobbly, think that is the correct engineering term So I decided to use my favourite right angled alloy to stiffen it up again. So with a few cuts and a bit of fileing and riveting it looks like this now, and is as solid as it was with the skin in place - result. This allows me to retain the lock and hinges etc for now although there is a lot more weight that can come out of the boot lid yet. I was also considering going without a spoiler But in the end decided on this The problem is that having put the bigger spoiler on any weight I saved from the boot lid has just gone back on via the bigger spoiler mmm note to self spoiler needs the weight watchers treatment asap Thanks for the help tonight John McG The car will be over at Andy's next week to have a final check of the map so hopefully this will show no new issues and it will be all sorted for Kames on the 1st and 2nd Aug. With the season all but over it is now really about testing the bits of the car that will stay the same for next year and then tweeking things slightly. And most importantly start planning ahead to ensure this scenario nevers happens again. I have a small fuel seep from one of the dash 6 unions at the fuel rails so going to change that section of pipework and the unions as a precaution. I also have a few suspensions tweeks to make if I have time, but they are not critical although it would make a difference on track.

I have used west of scotland engineering for a few things they are very good but definately not cheap!