washing machine - another on my list

[Jaymo_sx]

Yet ANOTHER car to add to the list of cars i've owned. But im sure this time im going to bond with it! It has lots of power and makes me smile everytime i drive it! (something I havent had with a car since my sil-80)

Heres the spec currently: (things in red are what i've discovered/changed/removed)

Engine:


13B-T Rotary Engine
HKS Mushroom Filter
HKS Dump Valve <- May be removing yet
Decat
Cat back exhaust with twin pipes <- Discovered to be a Kakimoto System
Uprated Diff <- Seems to be either a 1.5 or 2 way but havent identified whether its cusco or kaaz yet
Uprated Exedy clutch

Sure theres more done to the engine than has been listed....Need to check the ECU as theres no Fuel cut and no speed restricter and is definately running more than 200bhp+exhaust and breathing mods! (boost is still .75 bar)

Exterior

Front and rear Tow straps
Full BN Sports Bodykit
GarageBB.com BGW
Impreza clear front bumper Indicators custom mounted <- Going to look into something better suited
Fiat Bravo smoked side repeaters modified to create sidellights <- Going to look into something better suited
Domo Kun luck charm <- Removed and sentanced to death
Full custom graphics by stickmeup.co.uk <- Removed

Alloys


ABC Exclusive Alloys
18" x 10" Rear
18" x 9" Fronts <- Currently for sale and looking to change them for something aggressive

Suspension

Full Tein suspension with pillowball top mounts
Cusco front strut brace

Interior
Hydraulic Handbrake <- works ok, but think better rear pads are needed
HKS Boost Gauge <- Re-routed wire/hose and relocated gauge
HKS Turbo Timer
Bride drivers seat
Bride drivers side seat mount
Raceland 4 point harness
Carbon Centre Console <- Sold and replacing with standard fascia
Stereo relocated to glovebox <- Going back in the center console
Chrome Rear cage <- Needs moving further back as currently in the wrong position
Nardi personal Wheel <- Changing for something my taste (White vip wheel)
Still has the JDM rescue flare in footwell


Heres how it looked...as most probably remember:

http://stickmeup.co.uk/images/mainscreen.jpg
All well and good for neil who used it to advertise his company etc...but the decals were not for me! So they had to come off.....

Here's how the car is currently sitting....But with more things to change yet... (eg, wheels...some more lows, and small tweaks here and there.....also 1 or 2 stickers left to remove!)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6413631091_29271a83c3_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6413630139_bd1d7c6603_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6413626197_fffeda237f_z.jpg

Photo's courtesy of ben arris
Updates should be coming soon

Comments welcome...

[Jaymo_sx]

also a video ben made of the big sticker removal day lol:

http://vimeo.com/32714812

[Dandan]

Liiiiike, and much more so for removing the stickers. :)

[Monkey]

the first pic makes it look like a RC car,

get some pic up without the stickers, but it look awsome

[Chriscooke]

Seen this car a few times, love it :smitten:

[Jaymo_sx]

get some pic up without the stickers, but it look awsome

say what?

Lol the stickers have been removed...there are pictures showing this :confused:

[Monkey]

say what?

Lol the stickers have been removed...there are pictures showing this :confused:

ah, right, the page hadnt loaded all the pics when i looked, the internet at work is runnig very slooooooooooow

[Mark White]

Tis very nice this and cannot wait to see it once Jaymo has added his touch!
finger and thumb nails are still hammered from all the sticker removal we did though!!

[MEL]

That kit ruins it for me :(

[Jaymo_sx]

:notworthy
That kit ruins it for me :(
It's not to everyone's taste but I think with the right wheel setup it will work very well. Just need to find some new wheels

[LewyS14a]

As said before looks awesome Jaymo :thumbs: gutted I never bought it now :rolleyes: lol :D

Kit looks awesome to me just needs wide low offset wheels with super stretchmatic tyre's and a couple of mm's lower and it will be perfecto :nod:

Keep up the good work dude :thumbs:

[skinz180189]

So much potential.

[Jaymo_sx]

Bit of progress, the Fc has the horrible tail light/interior light issue where it keeps blowing a fuse :/ did a bit of reading and people away towards 1 of 2 things.

1. The switch gets worn out and creates a short
2. The loom to the switch unit gets hot and some wires melt their insulation then they contact and short.


I went for option 1, which didn't involve horrible wire tracing, put the new unit in...thought all was well. As soon as I pulled off my drive pop. Fuse went again. So seems I've got to do some wire hunting tomorrow! :/ it's **** as I can't drive anywhere at night until this is sorted. (I don't get home till well after dark normally)

Also got the original centre console back in.

[Jaymo_sx]

RIGHT, I 'THINK' the wiring is sorted.....me and Mark spent most of this morning tracing wiring and finding 'suspect' wiring.

What we found first off was a bit of a ****ing joke to be honest and im not trying to point the finger here but all I will say is....If you CANT do wiring properly, DONT DO WIRING AT ALL!!!

Here's some pictures of what we found :wack:
The gauge wiring for Illumination into the cigarette lighter (twised together and barely taped to insulate)
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt197/jaymo_sx/d0abc2ca.jpg

The stereo had been relocated into the glove box....heres the wiring on the stereo loom (again just twisted together!)
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt197/jaymo_sx/ef74e428.jpg

I needed a few new tools for work, one being a crimper so took a trip out to get some supplies as we knew we'd be needing some crimps ETC to sort this!

We sorted all of that and put the car back together....seemed ok until i went to test drive, the fuse popped again within 1 minute.

So investigated further, we found twisted wires together on the tail lights, so Mark re-did the connections there.

I also found what i think was the main cause of the short wiring...The sidelight wiring was beyond a joke...Again twisted together....and one side even had NO insulation at all! The wires were melted abit so seemed they we short lol.
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt197/jaymo_sx/8c3d4793.jpg
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt197/jaymo_sx/be7bb69a.jpg
Pretty pissed off with what we found, but hopefully its all sorted now!

[Jaymo_sx]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6559196829_fb1fef4fc2_b.jpg


Wheels on

[Teggers]

I love that pic!! Defocussed around it definitely makes it look like a model car :D

You leaving the orange blobs on the side or going clear? Or even red-tinted!

[FD3oin]

Where's the drool smiley when I need it ? That looks great.

[Jaymo_sx]

haha thanks,

Teggers think im going to leave them orange and going to run orange side lights in the front bumper too i think (frowned upon in this country by the po po but i like the usdm look :) )

[Silane]

Proof, if ever, that stickers suck balls. :thumbs:

[Rubix_Cube]

Looking good bud.

[Teggers]

Teggers think im going to leave them orange and going to run orange side lights in the front bumper too i think (frowned upon in this country by the po po but i like the usdm look :) )

Fair do's. I declare war on orange on every car I own :wack:

Take me for a ride sometime? Once my 14a has its refresh I'll be after a long-term project. The top three of my list are a 180sx, PS13 and a FC. All white. Never been in an FC but I love the cheese-wedge styling.

[Jaymo_sx]

Fair do's. I declare war on orange on every car I own :wack:

Take me for a ride sometime? Once my 14a has its refresh I'll be after a long-term project. The top three of my list are a 180sx, PS13 and a FC. All white. Never been in an FC but I love the cheese-wedge styling.

yeah no worries bud, I took phil out the other day in it down some B-roads.....First thing he said as we headed into the first corner:
'Go steady I dont want to die today'

Lol, I went very steady but he was impressed by the power delivery of it I think lol.

Only thing with FC's mate is getting hold of parts is fairly shit, Best place for parts is the US/Canada then second to that is japan.

Also the rx7 club forum is best place for info/parts too.
Lots of people on there doing all sorts of crazy projects but most people lose the 13b for silly v8's as they have them kicking around there gardens and shit lol

[Teggers]

Awesome :D Cheers! It won't be a car to use on the road much though. Thats the plan anyway... So waiting for parts won't be an issue!

Still undecided which car though. One I know, one I know bits of or one I know little about!

[Jaymo_sx]

Awesome :D Cheers! It won't be a car to use on the road much though. Thats the plan anyway... So waiting for parts won't be an issue!

Still undecided which car though. One I know, one I know bits of or one I know little about!

follow your heart not your head ;) lol, I know next to nothing about rotary's....and I would know even less if I hadn't gone for one. Its a nice learning experience

[YannG]

love this car so much! best kit for it i reckon!

everytime i see a red FC, reminds me of risky devils one :)

anyway...good luck with it dude, ive always wanted an Fc...but dont know much about rotary's! but i guess the best way to learn is to get one and get on with it! :)

[Jaymo_sx]

haha thanks dude.

To do list:
Remove A/C
Remove air pump
Replace alternator pulley for a double pulley and belt (incase 1 snaps)
Remove some other useless crap to lighten a bit.
Get more Lock via modified hubs and after market lower arms.

[Jaymo_sx]

I was planning on attending Norfolk Drift day yesterday.......so during the week planned I was going to do a coolant flush, thermostat change, oil and filter change to make sure the day went alright.

Friday came, and headed to my mates (mechanic and also an FC owner) and got to work.
Drained the oil out, swapped the filter, then drained the coolant out (which was brown as ****! definately due a change!!)
Once drained set on removing the thermostat, first 2 bolts came out fine, then got onto the back bolt and my mate was undoing it, came around halfway out then stiffened up a little. we stopped, had a look, gave some lube then proceeded with caution as It had to come out!
And yep, it snapped. Not a MASSIVE issue.
We then decided we'd need to drill the bolt out and then tap the hole. So used a small drill bit to get a pilot and gauge the remaining bolts depth, and then found a drill bit almost the same size (bit smaller) than the bolt.

Was going alright and managed to drill it out nicely.

My mate then thought as a temp fix for me to get home was to put a self tapper in around the same size, found one pretty much perfect, tried to edge it in a little and see if it would key in, and the housing cracked on the outer part of the hole.
Im not wanting peoples comments of 'you should have done this' or blah blah blah. Im pissed off. these things happen, I just need help finding the best option of sorting it without too much expense or dropping the block out for a new one!

heres a couple (bad) pics showing it!

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt197/jaymo_sx/7124816a.jpg

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt197/jaymo_sx/65b924da.jpg

Options I can think of:
1.Ally weld to make up more material, drill it out all the way through and use a nut/bolt as a pinch.
2. new block

[Teggers]

Have you ever tried JB Weld? Clean the area up and pop some on. Then drill it out. As long as it doesn't get hotter than 450 degrees it should be fine. Doesn't work on exhaust manifolds though...
I have seen it used on inlet manifolds and they claim they repaired an engine block with it. Although I'd want proof/evidence of this before I tried it.

About a fiver for the tubes of JB Weld. Cheaper than a new block!

[Jaymo_sx]

Good shout dude, i've gone for 'super steel' instead. same sort of concept. been used LOTS for repairing engine bits!

Going to try it out next week hopefully!