OK guys, got the day off today so first on the list is an update for you lovely people....
First off, she has a new engine. the old one after racking up about 224500 miles gave up, lost all compression and water... on the was to work, a replacement car was purchased not too long after which has now gone to a better home, a friend of mine had a Zafira that bit the dust after failing the MOT on steering rack and pump, so the mk1 galaxy was donated to make their life easier for now, long story.
I now have a company car, yes I'm moving up in the world! It's an Audi A3 TDi S-Line, the 140BHP variant. nothing to update on that as it's a company car and I'm not allowed to touch it!
Back to old ironsides.
E36 front suspension and brakes, 5 stud hubs, and 328i drilled grooved and vented discs with uprated pads. this was done just before then engine went and i assure you they work. Very well!
E36 compact rear trailing arm set up, again 5 stud hubs, marginally bigger brakes. this was done post engine failure so no idea what difference it has made yet.
Old Ironsides has had reassignment surgery.... we now have a manual G'box!!!! WHOOOP and the diff is from an eastern European spec Diesel E30, which changes the ratio some what. more on that once I've had a drive!
Along with the manual conversion we have a stage 2 kevlar competition clutch and lightened flywheel. 5.5kgs to be exact, which I think is about half what a standard one should be...
Equal length headers, what a ball ache these were to track down! ones made for a LHD car will not fit, I promise you!
Stainless exhaust system, second hand, reasonable price, should sound the nuts.
M50/52 B25 injectors. these have the same flow rate as the old ones, but have 4 injection points, rather than the one that the old ones had, should mean better fuel delivery into the combustion chambers.
Chipped ECU, but that is being done away with as I've had a cunning plan!
Viscus fan delete, that's eliminated 10Hp's worth of parasitic drag! just got to wire in the electric one! which is bigger than the radiator itself.
and just because I can, a little switch panel in the centre console to start the beast for that "authentic" race feel. still to be wired in,
So, as it stands there's a lot done, but she's still off the road. I'll take some pictures later today when I can find a semi decent camera since the one on my phone has a cracked lens!