Sam's build thread

[seangti]

Before it gets fitted up though I wanted to confirm a couple of things. Can anyone who has had the bottom off a BJX recently confirm that there is a plastic OE windage tray fitted like in the last pic? And if so can anyone with a bit of aftermarket sump knowledge tell me do I keep the sumps aluminium drip cover that fits over the oil pickup in place even if the engine already has a windage tray?

thanks
sam

Confirmed, yup black plastic thing is there. I'd fitted a forge baffled sump over christmas last year.

I can't answer the 2nd question with any reliable knowledge. I left the black tray in place and put the baffled sump on.

Nice development on the car too man. I'm too precious to cut bits.

[sambb]

Alright thanks mate. I'll have a squiz at pics of the forge sump. If your forge went in there with a similar plate then I'll do the same.
Thanks re the car. It must be hard watching me attack it. I did think of you wincing when the sparks started flying yesterday - it does look like a dogs breakfast on those strut towers atm but I promise that's only temporary. It'll all get ground square, file finished and dressed up with a coat of paint before the MCA's go in. I've ordered the softer 7kg/mm front springs so just waiting on those and a rainy day (so that I'm not expected to do any house stuff) then i'll get into it.

[sambb]

anyone know if this 6R bush fits our 9N3 rack. The pictured rack is a 6R rack and I must say that bush looks very similar to ours. There's nothing listed for the 9N3 rack, but just wondering if anyone has done it?

[seangti]

Alright thanks mate. I'll have a squiz at pics of the forge sump. If your forge went in there with a similar plate then I'll do the same.
Thanks re the car. It must be hard watching me attack it. I did think of you wincing when the sparks started flying yesterday - it does look like a dogs breakfast on those strut towers atm but I promise that's only temporary. It'll all get ground square, file finished and dressed up with a coat of paint before the MCA's go in. I've ordered the softer 7kg/mm front springs so just waiting on those and a rainy day (so that I'm not expected to do any house stuff) then i'll get into it.

I had initially bought that car to later be my track car, but the path changed so it's still "living my dream"

It would have been a smoother road had I taken it than the one I did, lol, but all is good now.

[metalhead]

Hope you're having fun tonight - I was in western Sydney for work this morning, saw some cars that appeared to be headed to the Creek as I was driving back North. I have to be in western Sydney for work again the week of the next rallysprint. If the car's ready then I'll be entering, but even if not then I'll definitely be there for a look.

[sambb]

Hi Mate. No we didn't enter this one. Liam in the black GTS from the hillclimbs had always said he wasn't going to be able to make it and Clio Pete has been working up the coast. My lights are sorted but there was just too much going on with the rear beam having to come out etc. It'll probably be the next one that we all go to so if that one is the one that suits you too then awesome. If you don't drive make sure you bring your helmet, CAMS licence and purchase the nsscc.com.au summer membership (25 bucks). With those you'll be able to co drive in basically anything you can talk your way into. My first time out there I got into a fully prepped Sierra Cosworth RS500 which was pretty special! I'll keep you in the loop of how we're all going as it approaches.

[metalhead]

Ah ok... I know how all that goes! Yeh, pretty sure I'll be there at the next one, one way or another. Thanks for the headsup on needing the membership to passenger, that'd definitely be worthwhile, especially as I'm going to want to run an event when I get the car sorted anyway. I've got really good headlights fitted (need them to pick out the roos up here!) but might be worth making up a mount and running wires to a plug, so that I can add and remove some driving lights as needed - I've got some pretty decent lights sitting spare from an old project anyway, may as well put them to use! Would be useful for our day/night khanacrosses at Ringwood too.

[simon k]

holy crap, those tarmac rallysprints sound brilliant.... too far on a Thursday night though....

[sambb]

here's a link to the first time I drove it. Excuse my co driver mate - he's a bit special. You'll see that drag strips are very slippery on worn mediums in the wet!
YouTube

And this is what it looks like in the dark (starts at 1:00):
YouTube

see you do need good lights.
Simon K its never too far! Sort your licences and come along mate.

edit: ha ha just noticed you are in Vic. Yep a decent drive on a school night

[sambb]

Superpro are awesome. They sent me a dimensions diagram of the 6R steer bush. I had a quick measure up before coming to work tonight and I honestly cant split the OEM bush for our steering rack and the dimensions for the superpro poly 6R one, so I'm going to order one. It might be a while before I can get it in the car, but I can fit it up on a spare rack and even bolt it to a spare crossmember, but at the moment it looks like we may just may have a nice stiff bush solution for our steering rack.

[simon k]

Simon K its never too far! Sort your licences and come along mate.

edit: ha ha just noticed you are in Vic. Yep a decent drive on a school night

yeah, licenses are well under control... 6 hour drive each way on a school night? nah... maybe one day... we have a nice little track at DECA locally, but they have a 5pm noise cutoff

[metalhead]

Damn those vids look like fun! Layout looks tighter from inside the car than I had anticipated, might be a bit wild in the Vette... It's actually not that dissimilar in some ways to doing the tar khanacross at Ringwood, though obviously you've got a couple of sections there with a much higher top speed. Is it run like a hillclimb/supersprint, where your best time is all that matters, or like a khanacross/rally where every run matters/adds up to a total time?

[sambb]

You get 5 runs of the course based on the timecards which dictate when you have to arrive at time control. All your runs count - they average them. I'm in 2WD 3-4L and you'd be in over 4L. The only parts of the course that changes event to event is the bollard lined 'esses' that lead into the corner after which you over the crest and down the access road, and also the wider chicanes coming down the drag strip. The esses are the hardest bit to get right because its very hard at night to get your depth perception right - the spotties that helped you down the back now dazzle you at short range and you are reacting to what appears very rapidly right in front of you because you can't see through the corners. The access road is the quickest (4th gear for a sec) and is narrow and bumpy making it feel real quick. Its awesome fun.

[simon k]

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Someone was asking me about my airbox inlet. This is the outside of it.
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Tilt your head to the left and that's what it looks like inside the inlet to the airbox. The inlet pipe flange has been flared and contoured to fit the inside of the stormwater pipe which itself is a bit flared. The convoluted tube fits into that.

thanks for that

[sambb]

No worries mate. The finished product is a tight fit against all the pipe work on the side of the head. It needs to be so that the pipe you run through to it from the front of the car can get between there and the battery case.