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And to finish off the Xmas shopping a greedy sump !
Also got my hand's on a mazda compression tester a while back and need to find the time to repeat the compression test and see where it's at !
Also anyone toying with the idea of an axial flow shifter......do it! Feels great and sounds a little like a straight cut gearbox, although i think I just made the holes in the boot bigger lol
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What a lovely sump you have! :xmaswink: :xmasgrin:

Was the comp tester on ebay? I was tempted! A bit of a bargain really! =D>
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MadTaz wrote:What a lovely sump you have! :xmaswink: :xmasgrin:

Was the comp tester on ebay? I was tempted! A bit of a bargain really! =D>
Yes mate it was off ebay. I figured in about 5 years it would have paid for itself haha
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All build parts ordered !
- New fuel pump and r3 waterpump ordered from racingbeat
- found a pulley set for sale on Facebook and that should be here next week
- refurbished engine mounts ordered from Nick at 13B
.....unless anyone can think of anything I've missed I think that's the rebuild parts list complete ?!?!
Next big question is how far do I want to go with porting......Bridge/half bridge ? boost is out of the question for now as I fear for my life if my mrs found out
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Velocity_Dan93 wrote:All build parts ordered !
- New fuel pump and r3 waterpump ordered from racingbeat
- found a pulley set for sale on Facebook and that should be here next week
- refurbished engine mounts ordered from Nick at 13B
.....unless anyone can think of anything I've missed I think that's the rebuild parts list complete ?!?!
Next big question is how far do I want to go with porting......Bridge/half bridge ? boost is out of the question for now as I fear for my life if my mrs found out
Go for broke, full bridge!
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More caliper issues today and yesterday has prompted the purchase of the new brakes.
Went for D2 356mm 6pot in yellow. I saw the size of the disk and caliper on display at trax and they are huge!
Should be here in the new year and swapping to some 2nd hand calipers until then and i think the pistons is made of rust. While I was investigating them last night I also noticed a nice big screw in my tyre so that will be getting repaired tomorrow :D
After a lot of thinking I've decided to take the nexus out and put some gauges in it's place
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Does that mean a nexus install could be up for sale eventually?

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It's a lovely looking car. I had a quick nose at it on Sunday, but will have to have a proper look round at another meeting.
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WhelanUK wrote:Does that mean a nexus install could be up for sale eventually?

Your car fund must be almost bottomless.
In all honesty it's been promised to a friend if I was to ever sell it so id have to check he still wanted it :P
And I've been waiting 4 years to get the car to where it is now and get this build spec so a lot of saving and planning has gone into it. Look's like I'm mad but I've actually thought this through for a very long time :D
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Ordered some PZ mirrors off ebay and will be fitting and painting them up in the new year :D
I also think I'll be booking her in for a rebuild when rotary revs is back open in the new year......compression has dropped mid low 5s and had a dodgey start up and idle the other day. Sounded a little like it had been bridge ported overnight......oh dear :(
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Clearly working to a different budget to your student days when we first met! Looking forward to seeing the at track days in 2016. JDM day at Castle Combe is looking good
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ChrisHolmes2014 wrote:Clearly working to a different budget to your student days when we first met! Looking forward to seeing the at track days in 2016. JDM day at Castle Combe is looking good
Very different budget mate :P should be a half decent car by the time I'm finished lol
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Not much arrived over Xmas as imagined, still waiting on the BBK but I now have the pulleys and the pz mirrors. Hope to have them sprayed up and on the car by the end of the day :D
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If you want a shave a few more ounces off the rotating mass then you could opt for titanium bolts, what I have done and fairly cheap too.

Brakes sound nice, looking forward to the pics :thumleft:
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Dan, did you go for floating discs with the BBK or the normal two-piece?

I have a similar kit to yours and i'm worried about deflection causing issues as the calipers aren't 'floating' (like the stock items), when are you planning on fitting yours? i hope we wont have to go back and get full floating discs to avoid piston push-back!
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I've gone for non floating because noone I've spoken to about it recommend going for the floating kits. I went for the larger disk size as the pads and disks are the same price to buy ( replacements ) as the 330 counterpart as they will dissapate heat better. Also they are bigger which looks better :xmascool:
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same here dan! let us know how you get on with them bro!
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Fitting pz mirrors has to be the most frustrating thing I've even done to a car........got them together this morning and I'll fit them later today.
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Spoke to Ben yesterday at revs, decided on the final build spec and porting oprions which are as followed:

Rotary revs gold rebuild
Full bridge port with lightweight rotors and full engine balancing
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Underdrive light weight pulleys (red)
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Competition clutch ultra light flywheel + counterweight
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Racing beat drop in fuel pump
AEM intake ( red and already on the car )
Racing beat cat back ( already on the car )
585 ignition kit ( already on the car but I'll probably swap to a new 969 kit just cause )
I've also ordered some titanium bolts for anything that is gonna spin that's connected to the e shaft (that's safe to do so )
Car will be getting dropped off sometime next week with any luck ( still waiting on the clutch to arrive !!! )
Bring on 200 whp and some braps :D
Also the floor is open to anyone if they think I've missed anything or would recommend anything. SOHN adaptor i's also on the menu when I can get my hands on one.
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throw in new bearings, hubs, arms and bushes for ultimate bragging rights! awesome build bro!
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mzivtins wrote:throw in new bearings, hubs, arms and bushes for ultimate bragging rights! awesome build bro!
All that is to come in phase 2 ;) already have a few japspeed suspension bits to one side
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Yellow Paint Job at Frankys
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geordie9809 wrote:Yellow Paint Job at Frankys
That's phase 3 :xmascool:
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Car was dropped off today with Ben :( feels really weird without it.....but the replacement car ( little fiesta diesel ) is quite nice and will keep me occupied while I wait, plenty of servicing, polishing and fixing bumpers to do !
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Its down at Bens eh ?

If it goes missing dont tell the police i still have a third key, and if a purple mazdaspeed turns up at rr in 6 months time....ignore it :thumright:
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