Haha yeah man, I usually do but there was no escaping this one...
Hopefully the defect will be cleared early next week. Then I can get back to enjoying it rather than fixing miniscule crap. TBH the colour coded wing is starting to grow on me, as are the wheels so it may end up staying very similar to this. The diff is going in for a rebuild after the defect is cleared to get rid of the epic backlash issues it currently has, it'll be a completely different car with a tight diff in it.
I've started hunting for an engine to build for it, going to stick with the 16 valve (Purely because it's era specific and I'm not chasing ridiculous figures).
I'm thinking along the lines of the following,
- 7 Rib Block (With Oil Squirters)
- Silvertop Rods
- High Comp Pistons (10.5 - 11:1 ish)
- Rebuild head (3 Angle Valve Grind and some basic flow work)
- 288ish degree 9mm ish cams with aftermarket springs and retainers
- Complete ARP Fastener Set (Head Bolts, Mains, Big Ends and Flywheel)
- Silvertop 20v Quads and Velocity Stacks
- New water pump, Oil Pump etc
- Remote Oil Filter and thermostated Oil Cooler
* It'll be running off an SAFC2 for the time being (Almost considering a 40mm Webber setup)
I'm hoping to reach the 140 - 160hp mark with the main aim being absolute reliability and longevity haha. I'm not too concerned about stupidly high horsepower figures, I'd rather a car that I can drive to the track, enjoy and know that I'll be driving it home. I bought this thing to drive it not to fix it haha
There will also be a lot of cleaning up happening as there are several little things that are niggling at me, interior re-trim and colour matching, fuel system (happening next weekend) and general suspension and underbody tidy up. It's a super clean car but it could be a hell of a lot cleaner in my opinion.
Fun times ahead!
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