Monday, August 22, 2011

Winged A Boot, Water Pumped and Washed

One of my new favorite places is Whole Sale Car Parts because of all the awesome parts that go through there such as this awesome looking wing!!

Looks quite similar to or is a knight sports Wing

We couldn't let it sit there but we also wernt sure what to do with it, well that didnt really last very long as there is a certain champagne beast that needs as much help keeping the back end as stable as possible so the mission fitting it started.

The first part of said mission was to remove it from the S14 boot lid it came with now that was the easy part as pictured above, then it was time to remove the Carbon boot lid already on the car now while it was awesome looking... bolting a wing to it would have tore it to pieces so the standard metal one was chosen

Carbon lid removed

Wing mocked up onto the boot lid

Bolt holes all measured up and centers marked

 Drilling bolt holes

 holes drilled

Testing fitment before bolting down the top

During our drilling and banter we disturbed the locals.

Willis the Possum
Shezza the possum

Checking the level

Wing on

Awesome way to spend a friday afternoon, well the next day there was more work to be done on the car as during its last outing the original water pump didnt like reving to 8,200 rpm and started to cry out of the weep hole, since then the car has been sitting so it wasnt a drama well that was until i organized another Queensland Raceway breakfast and Motorkhana so its needed once again!!

Waiting for the silicon to cure

Once again it roared into life... well cant expect much with a turbo back straight exhaust, whilst it roared it was cranky that its slumber was disturbed it stalled quite a few times whilst being reversed out the front for a bath.... hmmmmm cold start map... what cold start map?

All washed and ready to be thrashed


lucky us were paid a visit from the kids in blue because of a cranky next door Neighbor afraid for her life because we are all hoons out to kill her!!! when the police asked why it was so loud we simply said... BECAUSE RACE CAR!!!!
Well thats it for this post 

As always stay safe

Bev!!!

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