***'TRACKDAY', Thruxton - Thursday 10 Sept 2026***

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After the engine going at thruxton here's the pictures
Hayward's Street/bridgeported rebuild,595's,Tein coilovers edfc Racingbeat rear anti roll bar oil pres oil temp gauge pod's,lockwood front rear grills,Tinted wind ws folding tow hook's,595s,connect2 ,at long last sohn and ap50 tank instaled ,revi ram air duct already fitted ! calipers painted,diff oil changed .
just oil lines to fit at some stage ( had them a while too) :P

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Hayward's Street/bridgeported rebuild,595's,Tein coilovers edfc Racingbeat rear anti roll bar oil pres oil temp gauge pod's,lockwood front rear grills,Tinted wind ws folding tow hook's,595s,connect2 ,at long last sohn and ap50 tank instaled ,revi ram air duct already fitted ! calipers painted,diff oil changed .
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That looks bad,is there any thing that can be saved or is it a total right off.
Hope it’s not to long before the car is back on track.
Good luck
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Markl17 wrote:That looks bad,is there any thing that can be saved or is it a total right off.
Hope it’s not to long before the car is back on track.
Good luck
Mark
Apparently alternator is ok Image but yeah not much end plates scrap and centre and housings rotors e'shaft ,oil coolers scary

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Hayward's Street/bridgeported rebuild,595's,Tein coilovers edfc Racingbeat rear anti roll bar oil pres oil temp gauge pod's,lockwood front rear grills,Tinted wind ws folding tow hook's,595s,connect2 ,at long last sohn and ap50 tank instaled ,revi ram air duct already fitted ! calipers painted,diff oil changed .
just oil lines to fit at some stage ( had them a while too) :P

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Do you think I new engine from Mazda might be the way to go.
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Markl17 wrote:Do you think I new engine from Mazda might be the way to go.
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Inflation plus fitting also all other issues like oil coolers junk as full of bearing material and so on, engine is being rebuilt with refurbished parts and good condition sh parts with a street port

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Hayward's Street/bridgeported rebuild,595's,Tein coilovers edfc Racingbeat rear anti roll bar oil pres oil temp gauge pod's,lockwood front rear grills,Tinted wind ws folding tow hook's,595s,connect2 ,at long last sohn and ap50 tank instaled ,revi ram air duct already fitted ! calipers painted,diff oil changed .
just oil lines to fit at some stage ( had them a while too) :P

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i have some rrp street ported irons that need refacing.....

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I had no idea they were that expensive,I had about 5000 in my head
At that price you could buy the best series one available
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MightyCondor wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2026 4:02 pm Total bearing explosion!
Bloody hell what causes this?
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nightfire10 wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2026 6:16 pm
Markl17 wrote:That looks bad,is there any thing that can be saved or is it a total right off.
Hope it’s not to long before the car is back on track.
Good luck
Mark
Apparently alternator is ok Image but yeah not much end plates scrap and centre and housings rotors e'shaft ,oil coolers scary

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How long did you have that engine Nightfire? Or when was it last rebuilt?
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nightfire10 wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2026 6:16 pm
Markl17 wrote:That looks bad,is there any thing that can be saved or is it a total right off.
Hope it’s not to long before the car is back on track.
Good luck
Mark
Apparently alternator is ok Image but yeah not much end plates scrap and centre and housings rotors e'shaft ,oil coolers scary

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How long did you have that engine Nightfire? Or when was it last rebuilt?
Rebuilt in 2023 then again in November
About 3000 miles since last
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Hayward's Street/bridgeported rebuild,595's,Tein coilovers edfc Racingbeat rear anti roll bar oil pres oil temp gauge pod's,lockwood front rear grills,Tinted wind ws folding tow hook's,595s,connect2 ,at long last sohn and ap50 tank instaled ,revi ram air duct already fitted ! calipers painted,diff oil changed .
just oil lines to fit at some stage ( had them a while too) :P

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nightfire10 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2026 5:50 pm
WP123 wrote:
nightfire10 wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2026 6:16 pm Apparently alternator is ok Image but yeah not much end plates scrap and centre and housings rotors e'shaft ,oil coolers scary

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How long did you have that engine Nightfire? Or when was it last rebuilt?
Rebuilt in 2023 then again in November
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That's not a long time :shock:
Where did you take it?
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Off to pick up the car from RRP TODAY here's some pics of the rebuild
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Hayward's Street/bridgeported rebuild,595's,Tein coilovers edfc Racingbeat rear anti roll bar oil pres oil temp gauge pod's,lockwood front rear grills,Tinted wind ws folding tow hook's,595s,connect2 ,at long last sohn and ap50 tank instaled ,revi ram air duct already fitted ! calipers painted,diff oil changed .
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Looking good now just 1000 miles of driving miss daisy.
Enjoy
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Markl17 wrote:Looking good now just 1000 miles of driving miss daisy.
Enjoy
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1000 then every 100 up1000 revs
So 1600
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Hayward's Street/bridgeported rebuild,595's,Tein coilovers edfc Racingbeat rear anti roll bar oil pres oil temp gauge pod's,lockwood front rear grills,Tinted wind ws folding tow hook's,595s,connect2 ,at long last sohn and ap50 tank instaled ,revi ram air duct already fitted ! calipers painted,diff oil changed .
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