Project "Monty"

[jonlem]

Looking good Dale, glad your pleased with them.

[bigron1988]

what left to do now mate

[Dale]

what left to do now mate

Not to much, getting bits that need alloy welding this week and wiring loom made and off I go

[bigron1988]

pv looking good then?

[Dale]

Haven't missed PV yet admittedly I have been working day and night and normally putting last bits on the day I leave for PV. First year i went with monty (09) I done a total of 2 miles before PV lol

[gazturbo]

Great work mate.

[Benn]

Coming on very very well.

[Dale]

Cheers guys, not to long now

[Ted_2311]

Looking very good mate. Great work as always.

[Dale]

Looking very good mate. Great work as always.

Cheers fella,

Little update nothing great....

Got some new shorter lower arm to ball joint bolts as I had spacers before



Had alittle play with adjustment of caster....




Wheel and wing placed on



Then got my new Big block hub flanges (Not conversion hubs) and knuckles back...



Knuckles with part grinded off for clearance for Alcon brakes



These will be powder coated now

Then I carried on with Dash mock...

Feel Wet lay carbon 1mm thick (Not crapped "carbon wrap")



Cut out to go into housing



Cut out for dash



Front face on with the motec shift lights/warning lights at top can only just see

[jonlem]

Looking good Dale. Dash is going to be sweet !

[Benn]

Do like the dash. Will you be going the Audi bearing route?

[GaryVaux]

Not checked this for a while, but its gone mental spec!! love it!

[Dale]

Looking good Dale. Dash is going to be sweet !

Hopefully its getting there but so is my dead line

Do like the dash. Will you be going the Audi bearing route?

I always have done.... Just having another set done

Not checked this for a while, but its gone mental spec!! love it!

Cheers Gary should be fun when its done

[Benn]

Nice, i like the Audi bearing thinking.

[Alpha14]

Love it. Just read all of it Keep up the work, will we be seeing this at Billing?

[Dale]

Nice, i like the Audi bearing thinking.

Are you not using audi bearings???

Love it. Just read all of it Keep up the work, will we be seeing this at Billing?

Must been a long read lol!!! Yep will be at Billing as ever

[Benn]

Are you not using audi bearings??? )

No, macined down Cav hubs.

[Dale]

No, macined down Cav hubs.

Really not for me....

Got a few more bits done...

First off modified the rocker cover to take -8 for the catch tank and the small breather will be blocked




Then on to my lockable aero catches what a pain in the ass to do....







Getting there slowely



Mike popped round to make the oil cooler lines too Top job thankyou...





Picking up the intercooler pipes from welding Monday and Steve @ GWR Motorsport is coming around Wednesday to measure the loom up

[gazturbo]

I fitted my aero catches were a pain in the ass 2. Nice work mate.

[Dale]

Been getting on with few more bits

Got parts back from welding

Pre cooler intake temp sensor boss and DV take off



Shortened Brackets on baileys coolant tank




Also got small breather blocked on rocker and -8 fitting welded on for catch tank



Checking fitment



Getting there



Made new adapter for EGT boss as I wasn't happy with first one....



Steve made new earth for the alternator



Mounted the Map sensor up out of the way



Mounted ignition amplifier, ground paint underneath and used heat sink bonding paste to create good connection.



Mounted boost controller solenoid valve



Mounted Batter + joining post

[rc]

looking good, the bays getting fuller and fuller lol

[Dale]

looking good, the bays getting fuller and fuller lol

Yer I know glad I never cut the battery tray out, it's become rather handy to mount stuff!!!

[Dale]

Little update and its get expensive

Motec GPS for dash



Motec M400 ecu with many options ticked



Motec "high" spec shift light model



Motec communication adapter and lead



Motec CDL3 Dash



EGT Adapter and loom



Wiring loom for the car, includes wiring for external fuel pump, connector ready for a 3rd fuel pump(won't be used yet) and connector ready for rear wheel speed sensors for Traction control (use as a reference point.)



Battery + and Battery -



Engine earth and alternator earth



Fitted battery + and - and plumbed in



All hidden and where it comes out



Fitted EGT sensor and loom



Fitted fuel pump wiring loom



New vaccum take off from TB, which was the old air temp sensor



Found some bungs that are used on BMW's to block the unused vacuum take offs



Thats all for now, the engine loom is currently being made

[jonlem]

Can't see any pics but I suspect you have just spent more money on motec parts than most people have spent on their whole car LOL