eldavo69 Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Auto electricians - they must have the patience of saints!!! Decided to sort out a nightly circuit that was blowing fuses. This circuit had the interior and boot courtesy light on it, the clock, glovebox light and the cigarette lighter (aka phone power socket). Turned out that the wiring for the interior courtesy light was shorting out on the a-pillar as it wasn't connected to anything. Removed the a-pillar and headlining trim to add some home-made wiring loom, replaced the fuse, removed the globebox and some trim and fannied on a bit: Got there in the end though and now everything works as planned (although I plan to put a hard wired connection in for the GoPro at some point). Also removed the seats so that the trim guy could carpet the rear squab area. When that was done we manoeuvred the cage into position and bolted it in. Carpet looks quite rucked in the picture but has pulled in: From the back: Put the seats back in and clipped the harnesses back in. Much more comfortable now they don't dig down into your shoulders and much safer too of course New toy turned up yesterday too, VERY impressed compared to the old one I had: Fitted it with the roll bar mount attachment: Looking the part now, even if I do say so myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 That looks the business! Wish I had the skill, patience and time to do something like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Looking awesome Dave, really good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Thanks guys. As MrsC said this morning (when I went out at 07.30 to put the seats back in) "you only get up early to tinker with your car or when your boss is out with you" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 It's all coming together, it'll be well worth all the blood sweat and tears! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 "you only get up early to tinker with your car or when your boss is out with you" To which I assume your reply was "Yes, and?" Looking really good, Dave. Can't wait to meet the finished article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted April 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 My actual reply was "hmmm, have you got something else in mind darling?" The response was "no, I've got a steaming hangover - go fiddle with your car instead." I went out yesterday for a Northumberland blast, the harnesses are so much more comfortable over my shoulders now they're not digging in and pulling me down. Car seems a lot quieter inside too, lets me concentrate on listening to the turbo spool up. The rear hatch is creaking and needs adjustment on the pins but I've another hatch to swap over so will sort it then. My uncle was following in his 997 C2S and said how well the car looked on the road, it corners extremely flat with the suspension setup and thicker 968 ARBs. He says he could have had me on the straights (for now) but was unable to match my cornering speeds. Roll on 1st June trackday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Classic female conversation, then. Her: "Why are doing that again?" Him: "Would you like me to do something different, then?" Her: "No, do the thing I was whinging about a moment ago" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 I cleaned up the 968 hatch and screwed/bonded all the parts back onto it. I'd had the main spoiler pieces and the side trim "hockey sticks" painted gloss black to match the wheels. Here it is back together: Then I swapped the hatch pin and seals over from the one on the car (4 bolts) then undid another four bolts and removed the gas struts. A little help from a friend and reassembly was the reverse of disassembly I really like it and it makes the rear look much more modern plus it adds a smidgeon more downforce. Unfortunately it does mean I've lost a handy rear shelf for putting tools on as the paint would scratch but I'll live with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Looking very good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 You ever going to finish this car, Dave? Just in time for early August, I'm guessing... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 You ever going to finish this car, Dave? Just in time for early August, I'm guessing... :D Whaddaya mean? - I've done about 350 miles in the last 6 weeks. You know what it's like though, always tinkering and "upgrades" to be getting along with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 What's this 968 rear spoiler bollox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Bet he nicked from Rich's porker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Ask MrMe!!! It's actually a late-model 944 bridge spoiler but I wouldn't expect MrS to know that BTW Mook, I've run out of Mayo now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Oh FFS, just jiz on it instead. It's all that was in that bottle anyway - it was one that Duisberg sent me, kidding me into thinking it was real mayo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Oh. As its BBQ season I need loads of the stuff, can you do that special dance you do for him then please to encourage him to up his production? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) The word of the day is "oil" as I've bought about 15l of the stuff today. Booked in for a service next Tuesday and "while it's in there" getting the gearbox oil changed and (hopefully) the new dual port wastegate fitted - Powerrrrr! Bought 7l of Royal Purple 10-40 and a couple of litres of their gearbox oil too. Also bought a Forte engine flush and another 7l of Vauxhall 10-40 oil. Plan is to put the engine flush directly into the cylinders and leave it to drain down overnight. Then drive the car to the garage in the morning, drain the oil, refill with Vauxhall oil (7l of this cost me the same as 1l of Royal Purple) and run the engine up to temp again. Then drain that and ditch it, change the filter and put the good stuff in. I've also got a new sump plug to fit that I've screwed a temp sensor into. I have a spare interior trim piece that surrounds the instrument binnacle and has the central vents in it. I've removed one of the vents and the space at the side and have an A5 piece of 2mm carbon fibre to cut down and fix in the hole. I'll then mount the gauges into there so I can see them better. Saving my pennies for some fancy pants Innovate Motorsport gauges so cheapy ones are going in for now. Cheapy oil temp gauge and some of "CarbonMods" finest: LittleMissEldavo testing the harnesses (and the horn): Edited May 7, 2013 by eldavo69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Royal Purple? Never heard of it, sounds unnecessarily expensive, what makes it better than say, Mobil 1 or similar? Also, I wouldn't drive anywhere with engine flush in in the oil, you're only supposed to maintain fast idle for 10 mins usually, so the engine isn't under any load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 They're an American brand, I've used their products on my MTB for years. The local race car prep place swear by the stuff and had all the trial data for me to peruse. It's what they run in all their race cars, track cars and fast road cars so I thought I'd give it a whirl. Brain fade on the post, I'm dropping the car off the night before for them to stick the flush in. I'm not driving it anywhere in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 I see, fairy muff! At the risk of starting you off again, it's not a race prepped engine though, i'm sure it'd cope just fine on the cheapest stuff you can get from Halfords, s'only a van engine after all! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Their race-oil is twice the cost! Of course it would be fine on the cheapy Vauxhall oil but I can't see it lasting on track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Their race-oil is twice the cost!Of course it would be fine on the cheapy Vauxhall oil but I can't see it lasting on track! I was only joking! No I wouldn't put cheap oil in something I was taking on track, I wouldn't put stuff that expensive in either mind, fully synthetic Mobil 1 or similar would be my limit, but then I don't drive a 944 Turbo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 It's about the same cost as Mobil 1 but their 15-50w fully synthetic Motorsport formulation has been replaced by 10-60w and I really don't need anything that thick. I've gone for the 10-40w in the end as the film tension and shear temperatures exceed those of the Mobil 1 15-50w even with a slightly thinner oil, less friction too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Fao Mook - done nearly 600 miles in it this year so it is getting used Went to a car show a couple of weeks ago: Battery had "just" enough life to start it after sitting all day so I replaced it with a Bosch S3 065 for the bargain price of £45 delivered last week. Turns over much more quickly now. The day after the car show I dropped it off at the garage for what was supposed to be 3 days and turned into 8 after the bloody chips took an age to show up. I had a 12k mile service done along with a new sump plug fitting with a temp gauge in it: I also had a manual boost controller fitted, a 3.0 bar fuel pressure regulator (20% more fuel) and a dual port wastegate: Just had to change the chips in the DME and KLR and it should see me another 50-60bhp: While I was in there I redid all the vacuum lines with a vacuum manifold from the states. Replaces the 2 vacuum points and plastic T-pieces so that every line has its own fitting. Shouldn't be any vacuum leaks on the horizon now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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