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Update time again Did a couple of the things that still need to be done before Sunday. Wire-tied rhe oil filter, bought a bolt-type sump plug and had holes drilled through it so that it can be wire-tied. Still need to drain the oil and fit the new sump plug. Also made the new door cards - came out p...

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That's correct, yes. The std intake manifold of this engine has some sort of a flap that makes the runner length short or long. I just locked mine in the short position - was a bit too fiddly to set it up to work as it should, plus I'm always fairly high up in the rev range

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Ummm... Bought another complete head today... Flowed, tripple seated valves etc... Might've found a sub assembly as well, and just waiting to see what it'll cost to have a set of throttles sent over from the States. Would like to build a second motor, taking my time, planning exactly how to make it ...

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Vir interresantheids-halwe, hoe vergelyk n 97 Jeep se herverkoop waarde met n 97 Hilux?

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Tick tock...

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Din't get me wrong - the fact that they want to get rid of the street racers is brilliant, I just think they are going about it the wrong way. Let's say I drive a car with 16 inch wheels. Tyres cost way more than than 17's, so I opt to get new wheels and fit safe new tyres. Licence disk gone Oh, you...

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The whole thing is hair brained. They claim they want to stop the street racing - so blokes with standard cars don't race? Idiotic in my opinion

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Have to agree - I've got Mikem and I'm really happy with it

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Well the ducts should work ok - it will direct air onto the disk and a part of the caliper. Most of the guys with Corsas have no ducts and they don't have issues. Brake fluid I'm using is a fancy Motul synthetic Only issue with the sump plug is that it must be wire tied so it can't fall out. That is...

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These ducts are about the same size as those that came on the Superboss, so I think they should work. My thinking is that ANY extra airflow on the brakes is a good thing. Oddly enough, I found fitting the wheels with studs in place is actually faster than having to line it up with the bolts. I'm onl...

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Farted around a bit in the garage tonight. First did the harness up the way a scrutineer advised, then set about making the rear anti-roll bar stiffer. Also tightened up the bolts properly after the alignment. While I was stripping the car, I found these in the dash: http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v...

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Especially if you need to do it in a hurry

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Ja - car's running straight again. Will check if everything is properly vas tonight. Was alsothinking of adding an M8 bolt to the setup there to basically lock the camber. Then I also want to add studs on the hubs to get away from using bolts to fasten the wheels. For some or other reason studs with...

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Let's try this again

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Ja that white Alfa was really holding me up. He was so early on the brakes....

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Just had a look at that video - was the first session when I was bedding in the brakes hehe. You'd have to time that lap with a caledar haha

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Mud Dog wrote:
Motor sounds happy!

Yeah it ran like a charm. It is a bit dead over 5500rpm, but that is due to the cams - this engine came out of an auto Vectra, so the cams are much tamer than those from a manual car. It will have to do for now though

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Oh ja - was it at least lifting the inside-rear off the tar?

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Thanks, Guys. Shot for the pics, Diesel! I think that was in the second session when the alignment went wonky and I pulled into the pits to find the problem. Didn't want to risk running until I knew for sure what the problem was. I checked through my in-car videos, and I was running 22's and 23's. W...

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First track day done and dusted. Started off rather poorly - as I pulled the car off the trailer the bumper caught on the ramp and broke. Drat... Made a quick fix so it looks half presentable and doesn't flap around, then got onto the track after the marshals managed clean up all the litres of oil d...

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Thanks Bud

Just gave it a wash today, then loaded up and went to check my van and the trailer's tyre pressures

Ready for tomorrow. Gonna battle to sleep haha

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Did some small bits tonight - nothing too serious Fitted two fire extinguishers where they would be easy to reach http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/23/eb48000bd55fdbe820369d94793734ee.jpg Put stickers http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/23/db83a2be0a6956741c48c5d79bb76e14.jpg http://tapata...

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Will go to Zwartkops on Sunday

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Hehehe

I'm a bit funny with things like putting stickers of brands on my car... I'll put stickers on the car of blokes who actually sponsor me - all these goodies I had to pay full price for out my own pocket.

Can't wait for Sunday!

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Brakes are done, semi-slicks on http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/22/59fb1adf3a0000ccdb34766b92a28678.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/22/8787a4223c422aeb390b4f067e0f6c69.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/22/d712d8c518e352c6db268dc39ec194ca.jpg Got all these stickers lying...

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I think I'll go put the proper brakes on when I get home now-now... Might as well put the semi-slicks on too...

Small job

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Thank you so much

The racing will be televised on either Supersport or Ignition. When we get the broadcast times I'll be sure to put them up

Thanks again for the kind words and well-wishes

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Ja we are all going for dyno runs on the 8th. They then put wire seals on critical parts to show any fiddling.

I do however believe you will get some guys who find ways and means to bypass the syatem haha

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Forgot to add that the torque reading on Ross' dyno works a bit differently - it's a calculated flywheel torque. His dyno also reads higher than Braam's, so I'm hoping I'll be close to the power and torque limits for class C

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Alrighty - tuning is done http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/21/f1da07199419159df7b15d0c07ef0f40.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/21/b02d99e9ceef2199890fc51c03af178c.jpg Seems my idea of sticking to the Corsa's std intake and airbox worked perfectly to restrict the power to where I w...

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Really odd - feels like I'm sitting in the waiting room at a hospital while a procedure is being done on a family member haha

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CasKru wrote:It could also be that with modern engines, it is actually better to run then hard the first few kilometres as this seats the rings etc better and your motor will be more efficient in the long run.

Exactly it

Car being (de)tuned now. Really excited!

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Late night tonight... But everything's done! Went and took it for a drive as well. Took it on the highway, ran it through the gears and everything feels good. Still amazed at how much torque it has low down in the rev range. Heard this really annoying squeak somewhere on the backside, found it was o...

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The car is deregistered, so when I drive it on the road it's skelm haha. I did do a couple of kilos on the road, but not much. This is actually an import motor, so I am not running it in. I am also not a believer of the 'take it easy for 1000km' theory on a rebuild - when I rebuild a motor, I start ...

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Boatload to do tonight - going for tuning tomorrow morning

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Thought that seeing as I'm busy, might as well use the opportunity to put new studs in the head on the exhaust side. Also put the front tow rope in place, anchored by the engine mount. Got a plate so I can make the mounting point for the harness in the centre of the car. Drained the oil that I initi...

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Thanks Bud. Really hope I make it through the season with minimal issues and incidents

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Clever plan that! Please send us the details of where you'll be hospitalised - will send biltong haha

@ Bees - we have one race down in KZN, but all the others are here in GP. Doubt I'll do the KZN race though

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Bought her a heluva expensive quilting machine - the peace is worth every cent haha

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Jinne maar dis n mooi wa daai

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Seal replaced, motor back in. Still need to do the plumbing, wiring and exhaust, then we are good to go tuning sometime this coming week!

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You guys would probably not believe what I'm busy with right now - I'm pulling the engine out.

Got a leak on the rear main seal

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Worked out based on the car's weight, maximum power to stay in class C regulation is 62kw... will have to check with Ross if it is viable to tune it to so little power. Worst case I'll tune it for class B [emoji16]

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21 Feb :o

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As it stands I need to detune the motor to stay within my class- power to weight specs, so the power I lose thanks to the exhaust is really no issue. Nice thing about this engine compared to the 8v is the early torque - should pull me nicely out of the corners

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Will do. For what it's worth, the exhaust is really quiet. I just connected the old 57mm exhaust which has 3 silencers. Sounds like a (fairly) normal street car

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Jeepers. Driving this car gives you a complete sensory overload. You feel everything, and all the ambient noise that you now hear with all the sound deadening being gone... Hectic

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Also had it weighed on a weighbridge today - 860kg

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Thanks, Bud Got a fair amount done today. Let the pics do the talking http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/15/c436ef1512a657137279fbd9cbe8941a.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/15/349db88942d9d33c3fa08d402291e80b.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/15/4abf7d81d1fa8e0365da2ff0b57...

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At home romorrow and Friday - swinging spanners. Yaaay!

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Back at work, so progress slows down...

Tonight I fitted the passenger side window and rubbers, as well as the door rubber. Makes a big change - now when you slam the door it doesn't go KLANG-klang-klang anymore... Now it just goes KLANG! Haha

Will do the driver's side tomorrow morning before graft

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Ai tog... Vodacom...

If one of the mods would please just delete the duplicates

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Another busy day. First put the handbrake back (No - not the wife... That funny lever that makes you turn real quick haha). Then spent most of the day fitting my race seat. Heluva job. Didn't want to use the standard rails as they just don't give a solid feel, and the seat sits too high. Went and bo...

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Thanks, Bud. Really hope things go ok with that first race

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