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will look spot on with the rest of the bits! Buy my EMU in 8 months time I bought it new from TD last year

Ive bought one of Matts track time tickets, just thought he has bottled it due to only just having the car back. I hope it's not because it's not finished

I usually end up finishing the car at silly o;clock, drive home from unit to check any problems and grab a shower, drive to meet point.

Looks 10x better with the tints removed

As Liam has said, Parada's can be run on any corner. Ive ran them for the past 2 years, highly rate them. Just had some AD08.S fitted though

As said above, give Dean @ RW Developments a call of drop him a PM 07727 963770 07572 874097

Add my video if you could socks My Glanza V (at 1.2bar td04) around Silverstone! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZxbCG6ZAao&sns=em

Cheers man, it's these comments that make it worth while And thnkyou for having me on the stand, I'm looking forward to it. Ill be arriving about 11 though just to let you know, got work for a couple of hours first unfortunately! My track time is at 3:20, and my mates is at 4:00 [qiuote name=Spoon_tuned" post="832588" timestamp="1367613057]Very nice mate. But where the hell did you get that car jack lol i need one!! Yeah you can see them on the net, between roughly £1000-£1500, the one I'm using at the min is Matt Walters'. He's moved to Aus, so I've got it for a while. Can't thank him enough to be honest. Ahh on the turbo I would defiantly reccomend getting an oil cooler!! And I've replied to your PM dude

I've only ever had dealings with AEM Wideband, I got mine at a steal of a price though which helps! They seem to have gone up in price since I last looked at them online too!

Should turn to be an interesting build, look forward to seeing the updates!

If I remember correctly, it's 36'' back from manifold in the exhaust (turbo kills them if you out them closer), and you simpliy cut a hole out, sit the bung in angling just above horizontal, and throw some weld round it. If you check my build there's a picture

Cheers man Yeah I've only heard good things about them!

You want to be in the 11's on full boost, 14.7 chilling, over run it will go really lean and off the gauge

After Fastshow, I had an engine management light appear, turned out to be a knock sensor fault. Nipped over to see Chris Moorly and Jack Harrison and got one off Chris's old engine, fitted it and all the problems were gone (cheers lads ) Also managed to get this bucket at a steal of a price, brand new, been kept in storage for a few years. Cobra Suzuka: Should hopefully be having Dean @ RW Developments fit it for me before Japfest @ Coombe I also thought it was time to give it abit more of an aggressive look again, so I re-fitted the carbon bonnet, looks much better in my opinion! Here's a few shots of it. After alot of hard launches, and a fuck up by me (slipped second gear alot whilst trying to keep up with an evo VI running over 500bhp from a stand still, yep he left me haha), i had a horrendous noise when ever i was on the biting point of the clutch. Drove fine, and didn't slip at all, but I thought it was best I checked it, so the next day I whipped the box out to find this.. The clutch has obviously got mega hot from me slipping it, and in 2 parts, a piece of the friction plate welded it's self to the flywheel and pressure plate! Initially I thought I would replace the clutch, but it drove 100% fine, so all I did was clean/rub down the flywheel and pressure plate, de-glazed the friction plate and re-fitted it. Driving spot on again now, so thought I would take a ride into town to get some pics at 2am My skirts were looking a little worse for ware, so I set about repairing them, Looks alot better, I didn't have the correct silver at hand so I used what I had, however, they have lasted all of 1 week, and they're fucked again! Next time I will use fibreglass as it should hold up better than the filler! While I was there, I cleaned/painted my rear beam Also gave the wheels another clean My old E30 drift slag has now been sold However, before it went, I got hold of a twin for my Glanza. Needs abit of work doing to it, but when I have the time I'll get it looking tidy and maybe use it as a daily, or let the mrs use it for abit! It's got an immaculate carbon bonnet fitted to it, so I will change this with the one that I've currently got on mine thats damaged. http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/A93A364B-8F0C-4C5F-BCBC-CF83C34C2290-2886-000001B4F5C61413_zpsad8cc553.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/771EF279-9B7A-4599-B2E8-DF0EA6E5D870-2886-000001A4D732E892_zpse0afab57.jpg.html'> The other day I noticed that my screamer pipe had started to crack all the way down, took a stead drive over to Dean (RW Developments) for him to weld it up, ready for the JDMC meet at Dudley. All sorted now, and shouldn't fall off like has happened in the past lol Also purchased this C-Pillar brace off Ty, when it came, I thought it was miles too short, however, after speaking to Ty, It all made sense how it fitted. Sorry for jumping at you dude Here's some shots of it fitted I love it! I'll get the half cage painted and put back in hopefully before Japfest next weekend, it's currently bright orange so would look shit with the green! Also came home to some new rubber!! Can't wait to try them Looking forward to this years shows!

I'm really considering TD05 at 1.6bar, my td04 dosn't pull hard enough in the higher gears I find, could just be me though!

I wont be able to make it, going Devon Sunday to pick another car up

I was supposed to be, But going Devon to pick a car up!

Cheers John Thanks mate Yeah I've noticed, thanks dude Haha, it has taken a while, I've got more updates to finish when I get a chance! Not sure by how much Amjad, but to touch with the hand it's alot cooler after a spirited drive! With regards to the oil cooler, I would say on your NA you should be ok? But when boosted, I feel it's 100% required, once Oil get too hot, it looses its viscosity and lubrication characteristics! Again, the baffled sump is something I wanted for peace of mind, when I blew the standard engine it was due to oil starvation once side of the bearings, however, my oil was low, and it was a long fast corner. If you're Going for anything like R888 spec tyres, again I feel the extra grip when pushing it hard round a corner could soon cause problems with the bottom end. Have a word with dean and tell Him I've sent you along, he'll sort it for you Cheers socks

This was literally just before I posted this, so mustn't have been you, not seen it before

Just spotted a black ep91 Glanza going down the A46 towards syston, red sticker in the back window on the right. Looked tidy!

Thought it was about time I updated my build thread! Been a long time, here goes... Didn't do a great deal after USC other than JAE (heavy weekend! haha) http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/376745_10151416091131110_319748649_n_zps420fc1e9.jpg.html'> and Trax show @ Silverstone (8th September 2012) http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/323609_10151188945750943_616334281_o_zps2ae596d4.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/561095_10151033372561892_677399965_n_zps261d43ab.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/480492_10151016136015563_266526078_n_zpse85cbba1.jpg.html'> Here's a quick vid, warm up lap unitl aprox 3:00mins: Must say, I should have upgraded the brakes along time ago, the car is so much nicer to drive hard not having the brakes get worse with each lap! After Silverstone, I didn't do a great deal more and took it off the road. Few shots at local meets before hand; http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/331619_10151959891620018_1795458149_o_zps600cb660.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/329385_10151959892440018_657823442_o_zpsb6890969.jpg.html'> As some of you will have seen, I bought probably the worst winter daily going. Here she is, 1988 BMW E30 318 325 ;) Drift ready, no heaters, no interior. Perfect! http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/null_zpscd391038.jpg.html'> Sure is fun!! http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/14599_442156849183053_587962222_n_zpsc9c80be3.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/154492_442187999179938_340513997_n_zps7b4c1b71.jpg.html'> While I was picking up the basics of drifting, I thought it was time I did abit of work to the Glanza! Last pic of the bay before I started work. http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/4AED77DA-3F58-4C9B-B32D-20C09D402E9D-1082-0000010693FA9765_zpsf7989e82.jpg.html'> Started to get the engine out http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/C8FF74E3-427C-44FE-8900-4110A09BB744-1082-0000010679915FFA_zps732533d7.jpg.html'> The turbo kit http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/3FD89A4E-F76D-47EC-98D7-54DECAA4592F-1082-000000FBB13C62B6_zps821e21c3.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/BDF55FDD-F903-4B55-8D13-3BF58984AEB9-1082-000000FBA0FFA356_zps8c6854ac.jpg.html'> And out she came nice and easy (sorry about the poor quality!) http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/3CEA79BC-9610-4284-A6EA-1788997D19D6-1082-000000FB60C2D054_zpsff3eb300.jpg.html'> Looks tiny next to the BMW M52B28 lump!! http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/B3548430-281C-4865-AC2B-E579E3B63A24-1082-000000FB682C2547_zps32cef8a4.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/A14EBF45-88F9-420A-8AE1-B92C54763AE3-1082-000000FB488C4154_zpsfc49cf3e.jpg.html'> Then we started to get the head off to replace old valve stem seals http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/4FC0D291-9341-46FB-88D1-4763B402BA6F-1082-000000FB1334464A_zps3edca82c.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/A75A429C-7593-4DF0-88CC-F9D6F0352712-1082-000000FAE21F227D_zps3234ddeb.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/64595042-09A4-4BB2-B0E1-EC08C08BA0A3-1082-000000FAF3CA4338_zpse6351690.jpg.html'> I then picked up this air operated valve spring compressor from Paul @ Exon Race Engines (Thanks for letting me borrow it) http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/2E54DE42-AC7F-4E51-8F6F-EC4CC3EC1C42-1082-000000FAD076E763_zps270fbb63.jpg.html'> Once the head was off, I set about removing the collets, springs and valves. http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/888D82D3-CC59-4273-B619-8D82976D63E2-1082-000000FAC895B7C1_zpsefade472.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/6BA390B1-828B-4E9E-B5C6-759DE190B1EE-1082-000000FAC14AFD58_zps87a9889c.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/647EA290-477B-4CD5-9CD5-C4507C367563-1082-000000FAB344FBE6_zps27d01b7e.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/4C4C93F0-EF16-4D9E-A81C-FB4CE9ECF84F-1082-000000FAA74084C2_zps64fa6034.jpg.html'> Quick picture to show some of the work carried out on the head it's self (Not by us) http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/1B6AEB03-C8B4-4638-8D61-12558B172F89-1082-000000FA9900F3D8_zps99beb0d3.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/384E3AE8-4310-4865-A999-EFC3F8B7A502-1082-000000FA8991E51C_zpsb7123a05.jpg.html'> Old valve stem seals http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/ED02FF5C-7B5B-42D9-B00F-74C5AAD79BE8-1082-000000FA82DC1B34_zpsd2e5a525.jpg.html'> I replaced the old seals with Zisco's uprated ones, firstly lapping the valves into the head for a good seal. http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/E72A1ACF-99F0-48B2-B953-51DA9A640F40-1082-000000FA73E972B7_zps6442abd1.jpg.html'> After fitting the valve stem seals, alot of people tend to damage them when they push the valve it's self through. To avoid this, my mate showed me a trick (Thanks Lee ), if you look closely, you will see that I used electrical connector heat shrink on the end of the valves to allow the seals to open up gradually as the valve pushes through! http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/C48727C8-99EE-46C7-9F05-1488FA6C6D69-1082-000000FA68381F48_zps69c4ad50.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/75061F93-DE21-40E5-8504-9951C83E7F63-1082-000000FA523D212D_zpsb7e30e8a.jpg.html'> Once the valves were back in, along with the springs and collets, I could then clean up the head ready for refit, http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/168D8E16-F2AA-4F73-8820-8F8799ED683E-1082-000000F9FAE8A50F_zps8180fe1e.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/27C61C10-1B83-4069-977D-34016EC7CCFC-1082-000000F9F339FEE0_zps9c059bc7.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/B216E49F-87F5-4586-922C-1F507896DAAF-1082-000000F98EDAA914_zps486b6138.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/6263256F-353D-4B6D-BBFD-BB9D9B205423-1082-000000F9753C0F14_zps14c3ecc5.jpg.html'> Once I was happy with the head, I put it away for a while and concentrated on the block. I was having oil leaks from my crank seal (Pulley side), so we replaced that, along with re-sealing the oil pump http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/BA57567E-244A-46A6-AC11-44EE2DE597BA-1082-000000F985D4492A_zps813a626a.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/E8E6E2E9-9CC4-4F75-8DE2-1B1C8FD90FBC-1082-000000F9290721F8_zpsb65d18fd.jpg.html'> New parts arrived: http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/A64026C7-1696-4192-8D6B-4FE0F90ED4BC-1082-000000F8AFF81B79_zps3703b021.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/D4C8F9DC-3BCD-48A6-B79F-5561F1082ABB-1082-000000F188973BCB_zpse8eba570.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/0F9DDAFD-43C8-4731-9CB3-7C639D8A233F-1082-000000F89A47B925_zps70614664.jpg.html'> And she was back on http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/2AC62835-13AA-461C-8A47-6F48C302357E-1082-000000F8854471E2_zps9d2e79e3.jpg.html'> Next up was to check the valve to cam clearances, all of them were in tolerance except 2 of the 16. How ever, being as thought I had quite a few spare shims from another head and when we first built it, I thought I would make them all to there tightest allowed value! http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/7C689B7C-91B8-47BD-9F16-A9B174AA2DFF-1082-000000F87EE84298_zps287f49ca.jpg.html'> Once we were happy, the cams were torqued back in, ready to time it up for the new Gates Powergripper cambelt kit. http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/0187DA6C-0866-49DD-8D64-A5C8F8D483A7-1082-000000F878127DAE_zpsb9d578ea.jpg.html'> Whilst re-building the head/changing seals, I had my mate clean my inlet up for me. Before and after pics (Cheers matt! ) http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/2C6FE921-0370-4155-8A42-24BC257FDF89-1082-000000FAFC0F0193_zpsc9eabe42.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/C2DDD120-8C81-4C04-8187-6A0D66E9A59D-1082-000000F0EEB5525D_zpsa0925d82.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/4BC7D74E-0E24-4A32-9E92-5C18DBBB5956-1082-000000F100087522_zps57d5d189.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/B83B3D19-3936-4018-9755-CF10F507DC33-1082-000000F0E1161165_zpsce838453.jpg.html'> I rebuild the inlet with new gaskets. Finally the engine was starting to look complete again http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/B2ED114E-2675-40F5-A8C2-B3655A2F5FD5-1082-000000F1B041DD57_zps0b024dfc.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/3B777AB3-BE55-4D81-AE79-BC665664589D-1082-000000F17BC11857_zps68b7eec2.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/E9D878C2-95D0-42D9-ADF6-5757EF789472-1082-000000F1A4DB0F66_zps6a32f7b1.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/F1DA4C03-92C8-4E91-B9C4-0CC041DE9065-1082-000000F196DF248E_zps940b57c5.jpg.html'> I also took my sump down to Dean @ RW Developments (THE place to go for any sort of fabrication/custom work) He's done me a simple baffle design to help prevent spinning a shell on track, here's the pictures after he acid bath cleaned it, and welded it up. Dean does offer them painted, but as I was wanting the engine back in ASAP, I went up to collect it as he was doing the finishing touches to it. http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/0F6A8B95-0C5C-47B3-BF9D-947DB1F2179D-1082-000000EFF4BA4643_zps48f469a5.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/124346D0-525E-4A4B-864E-6F91D792A2A8-1082-000000EFE92A5C48_zps92130358.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/C4FF3435-BE26-45E4-A1F4-2BCBB73A9B05-1082-000000EFDA2E3A32_zps80ec37fa.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/E1938CD5-C25D-44CC-8068-D4F22F99FF96-1082-000000EFAE3F76FF_zps771057d3.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/C7C6789A-CC1D-4020-B003-6075583FCD91-1082-000000EF8452FFD6_zps58cd40fc.jpg.html'> Once this was back on, I also got the inlet on along with the new Thermal Inlet gasket to help keep inlet temperatures down (It works) http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/BA800ACB-1A3A-42F5-A365-2422B3CB7A01-1082-000000F07C5A5E34_zps31b85242.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/1687030F-8721-4854-BDF8-FD90929A5D63-1082-000000F058E8F1AE_zpsc1fbb00b.jpg.html'> This was the engine pretty much built back together, clutch + flywheel was back on etc. We then mated the box to the engine, ready to fit to the car. http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/7C4FB083-7AF7-4ECE-B967-56A8B4A08FA7-1082-000000EF3DEE37BE_zpse8d98de7.jpg.html'> Went in easy, lifted the car up, put the engine and box in from the bottom and lifted it into place with the crane, started to plumb everything back in, and re-routed my oil filter re-location to just inside the arch. Before long, everything was back in and the first turn of the key was made. We let her run up till the fan kicked in a few times, then drained the oil again, and fitted a new oil filter, along with more oil from Opie oils. http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/1DCAFBDA-06C2-4E49-A2CA-216D494CA49E-1082-000000EE9CB6D428_zpsab028972.jpg.html'> While the car was off the road, I had my wheels sprayed (Finally) How I sent them down, to how they are now! http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/043026DB-BF4A-4B24-9E28-33AB864DDC77-1082-000000F1390A4EEE_zps9e2bf08f.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/2A306E20-4B06-4E54-A4D7-18C3610812AB-1082-000000EEC87B670B_zpse40f1238.jpg.html'> They make the brakes stand out alot more too http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/4E1C3585-D7B3-4B95-8B57-9167DC7D1CCF-1082-000000EEA965A6D2_zpsb3692eaa.jpg.html'> So, after spending an all nigher on the car, plumbing everything in, fitting oil cooler, radiator, intercooler etc etc, we finished at approx 5:30 AM on Saturday, went home for a shower, and drove straight to Santa Pod for a weekend at Fast show! Was a wash out, and shit the car up, but was still nice to take her for a drive for the first time of 2013 (16th March '13) We had a few issues on the way there (first time driving after strip down), water temp sensor connections broke, oil pressure switch loose etc, nothing major Few pictures from the show http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/2E42C9BE-6671-4926-AB3E-100539C4D6C0-1082-000000EE90F2B33A_zps428a8a24.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/5A056341-D6E7-46E2-BBC3-DBFC911C7494-1082-000000EE77CDAABC_zpsbf730eb2.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/439F4B9F-D2FC-4028-AF23-B66675A7B893-1082-000000EE49AE944F_zpsb278dde4.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/CDE80764-6917-4804-B8F1-FDFF0DE19AE1-1082-000000EE38BADB71_zpse3d60dd4.jpg.html'> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/jamie1st/media/0F113AB5-A4C6-4A24-A2E6-2564B2AD37D3-1082-000000EE2D69AF74_zpsa29d2772.jpg.html'> Guessing most of you won't have got this far as there was quite abit to catch up on haha. (more updates to add, but I'm off bed, will finish it tomorrow)

Just seen this, yeah that's mine on the right!

Wish me luck then, I'm open pit lane all day ;)

Mine has piston slap from cold taggy, common with forged builds, as the pistons expand a fair amount when they warm up. Mines still going strong after about 18months of hard hard abuse! Look forward to seeing the car at japfest!

Love the Volvo! Just sold my e30 drift slag