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mixer72
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good new gear box will be back end of the week :) bad news it’s going to cost £450+vat :( to have done, needs new 4th gear new 4th gear selector new sin crows and I’m shore he said something ells, he said it looks as if the box had been driven hard, i dont know what he meens lol
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gear box has landed :)
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just goto bolt it all back together now and drop it in the car
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done a bit today, engine is now on hoist ready to be put on its end to take the gear box
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fitted fly wheel
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all so get the tubular manifold so started to wrap it. I ran out of exhaust wrap:(
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and fitted polly engine mounts to gear box
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Gearbox/transaxle has scrubbed up well! :D

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little up date nothing to do with the car but just hand my late birthday pressy throw :)

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all up to spec for the FIA and MSA Snell SAH2010 certified FIA 8858-2010 Standard
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just got my new FIS MSA nomex race suit

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Looking hot there mixer! :P

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You should have done a stig-esque pose with the helmet on!

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update I have now got the new pressure plate :) just fitted that
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and then fitted the gear box
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remind me next time not to try and fit a gt4 gear box on my own lol my got are they heavy lol it nearly killed me

all so pick up a nice set of R888 read for track
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so looking forward to a bizy weekend with the help of Dug and Rich the engine should be back in the car :)
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well all in all we had a good day :) big thanks to Rich and Dug for the help with refitting the engine in the car :)
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trying the new cold air feed
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with any luck and the weather I should have it up and running next weekend :)
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Great update mixer, always enjoy reading what you're up to!

I like that inlet manifold!

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thanks wont be long now and should be up andruning :) started the new intercooler pipe lay out
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right that’s the return pipe work all done :)
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Do you need a remap when this is done? You changed the inlet manifold.

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yes it is booked in for a remap on the 4thmay then out on track on the 12th at castle combe :) the map thats in it will be ok to get it runing and run it as i only give my engine as 50-100 mile running in and its done, race run in :)
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