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29th July 2015, 10:59 PM
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Cheers for the info, I must have called 10+ tuners and all were recommending Omex. I will give them call.
Just want to make sure we have local tuners before committing to ordering an ecu.
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Total Spent so far - £xxxxx Last Purchase - Engine mounts, steering wheel, slave cylinder. 
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4th August 2015, 09:20 PM
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Well managed to get a few hours this morning. Also had a visit from a fellow builder.
Replaced belt and gaskets on the engine, new clutch and modified block for starter motor. A health coat of high temp Matt black too - if things stay still long enough in my garage they end up painted black! I opted for keeping the 2.0 flywheel setup (as I already had the new clutch, spigot bearing and release bearing to suit). Having acquired a tiger shortened sump I also installed the shortened oil pickup. Mated to type 9 easily with no concerns - apart from the dubious 5 bolt securing.... Dropped into chassis but may need to rethink the mount position on exhaust side as I am tempted now to move alternator under exhaust manifold to make way for the charger. 
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Total Spent so far - £xxxxx Last Purchase - Engine mounts, steering wheel, slave cylinder.
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5th August 2015, 07:53 PM
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Well managed to get engine in place and mounted.
Rear end is now rolling, the NS seemed a bit tight to rotate and I was dreading that maybe something not seated correctly, removed caliper and span trouble free. Found the guidepins were painted so we're quite stiff causing caliper to sit offset. After a quick run down everything now ok.   
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5th August 2015, 07:57 PM
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Replaced front wheel bearings. Pretty straight forward except mixing up LH and RH stubs! Lesson learned in there somewhere!
Front calipers stripped and new seals in place! What a fiddly job. Be happy if I don't have to do them again....   
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5th August 2015, 08:03 PM
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Wishbones arrived from Phil after my previous disaster! Great job Phil! Speedy delivery, top quality craftsmanship - plug Talon Motor Fabrication
Instantaneously painted in the compulsory satin black then poly bushes fitted and temporarily bolted temporarily in place. Next job to sort the rack extensions and clamps.   
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5th August 2015, 08:10 PM
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Also got round to starting the pedals and pedal box. After a quick exchange of mails with Sylvain I decided to use his guide. It's really an excellent guide and a credit to him for covering all the aspects of geometry, dimensions and operation. The design itself is pretty robust and relatively simple to hand craft out of stuff lying around.
Something ultimately satisfying getting the hand file out and fabricating.   
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Total Spent so far - £xxxxx Last Purchase - Engine mounts, steering wheel, slave cylinder. Last edited by NeilW : 5th August 2015 at 08:14 PM.
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