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2024-08-25 Unity Car Show 6am left to meet up with the convoy in Thirsk arrived at a sunny NY500 cafe. compared to previous years, this one was rescheduled from a wet March & with other shows happening elsewhere it was really quiet, not as many ppl turned up

the adjustable gear stick mount kept shaking loose so I redesign it rather than making a split adjustable ball-joint case, I match the original design but tailor the size of the insert to match the ball size mounted the new casing over the ball-joint insert for a snug solid fitment

checking the car over before the Unity Car Show, I noticed the throttle cable was slightly loose & didn't open WOT fully therefore during the recent datalog footage the TPS wasn't reaching 4.2kOhms, which might have affected the recent dyno results at santapod :unsure: the drivers door kept...

Stripping apart the spare power steering rack, which I converted into a manual rack yrs ago, to reattach a missing part This rotary valve sleeve needed to be attached to keep the pinion in place (when it was previously missing, the pinion would jump off the bearing during right turns)...

hehe it's a tasty dining table :p

Brought this HG kit from Haidhur on fb for £50, handy for when I rebuild the spare engine for the turbo setup Along with new head bolts

While cleaning the house, I gave these old BBS wheels a little jet wash, really need to sell these off to make room :sneaky::sneaky: I measured the spare driveshafts and damn it Nissan, why did they have to use soo many different splines? 🤨 Inner CV = 24T, 23.30 - 25.60mm Driveshafts =...

The next thing to fix for the Porsche Spyder were some bushings for the gear selector shaft there was surprisingly only 1 bushing per tube (one near the gear stick and the other underneath the engine) and they were seriously worn out there's 2mm gap from the 18mm selector shaft! :unsure...

Removed the used shaft Trying to insert the inner CV joint into the gearbox was a PITA, unable to push it in. Turns out they use this short kinked clip which pokes outside the spline too much and jamming the insertion. Swapped it with the regular round C-clip instead Installed & working...

Mainly scattered within this blog. The shifter mount still needs refining imo cos the fasteners keep loosening up 🙈

2024-08-08 New Driveshaft & Evri Scam When I returned from Santapod and wasn't sure I was able to find another 1.3 nearside shaft, I ordered a brand new shaft from EuroCarParts for £104. They offered free delivery and estimated to arrive by Wednesday before a car meet, so that would've save me...

2024-08-06 Finding Replacement 1.3 Driveshafts While I ordered a new 1.3 driveshaft from EuroCarParts for £108, which didn't state which side it was apart from length 594mm which is the near-side, and hasn't arrived yet, I also contacted Jack to see if he has any spares. Visiting Jack, we...

2024-08-05 Repair Porsche 550 Spyder Gear Shifter Back from the Santapod trip, a m8 messaged me he had a mechanic whom I knew (was a guy I used to deliver parts to) that needed some custom parts 3d printed for a customers Porsche Spyder 😎 Has a tiny VW engine So the issue was worn &...

2024-08-04 Assess Snapped Driveshaft At home I removed the broken nearside driveshaft Taking it apart it's clear to see that the rubber dampening collar was trapping moisture & rotting the shaft inside making it thinner, weaker with deep pin holes causing stress risers Closer look at the...

2024-08-01 Ultimate Show Car @ Santapod Going to Santapod from thursday to sun, the morning started off wet Gathered with TeamWhiteCustom at the Wetherby services It soon got really sunny warm and we had some food & drink at a pub near santapod :cool: Entering santapod we lined up at...

Brought a £5 hand pump spray for cleaning the car & for brake cleaner Car is cleaned & packed ready for UltimateShowCar at santapod this weekend

2024-07-24 Brake Pedal Roller Bearing The old brake pedal with the tiny loose fitting bearings tend to rattle with the engine (also having the power steering hose resting against the master cylinder doesn't help with vibrations) So let remove the old small bearings & replace it with these...

Clutch & gearbox installed All reassembled Went for a test drive and it worked 🥳 The welded clutch disc is finally quiet & doesn't rattle at idle. The Gripper LSD with the light preload & regular 80w90 gear oil is quiet with progressive engagement. When leaving junctions there's soo...

2024-07-23 Weld Rattling Clutch Disc The next task to fix is the annoying rattling Blueprint 200mm clutch disc from a Primera 2L diesel. Flywheel look ok Flywheel side of clutch is now fully bedded The PP side is mostly bedded Old Helix PP is slightly wavy scored nowadays To open...

Gearbox all cleaned up & sealed up