My other 1303 GL

[Steve C]

Hi

PPG are sending out a rep tomorrow, he will take a sample of the rust to analyse it to find out the cause. There is few mentions on other websites about this issue.

Steve

[Birdman69]

That's steve jnr giggling.
But I do the same when im in the passanger seat!!!
When I drive the beast it's all 100% concentration.

[70Turbobug]

Is it a water based paint? Most modern paints are now water based,which means the proper primer etc. must be used.I´m not a painter,but I´ve heard of issues like that and others with water based paint.The painters where I work (Airbus Germany) had told me with such a paint the top coat is only part of a "system",using the wrong primer,hardener,etc. will affect the results of the finish.

[Steve C]

Hi

This is good old fashioned two pac, I had my old yellow 1302 painted in acrylic, it still looks good, I regret not going acrylic again, its much easier to do a spot repair.

Birdman, you need to drive it again, it has much more punch now.

Steve

[Steve C]

Hi

Car is all back together after a respray. I took the opportunity to get a stock engine lid painted at the same time, I think I will only use the tail for speed events.

All I had to do to fit the air cleaner in under the stock engine lid was to turn it around 180°

Steve

[effvee]

Yeah buddy, nice. Your ride did not sound Suraru,what type of exhaust are you using.

[effvee]

Yeah buddy, nice. Your ride did not sound Suraru,what type of exhaust are you using. Those rear fenders I tried to have the company that make them, make me a pair in 3 inches wider,but they declined. They give your ride coolness

[ricola]

Looks good with the stock decklid Steve, bet you're glad to have it back together again! Did you take the opportunity to do any other changes?

[Steve C]

Hi

I can now start on the interior, just going to make a twin bucket seat up for the rear and some carpet.

I bought some heavier rear torsion bars but I haven't fitted them yet

effvee Those fenders are pretty wide already, I'm running early 944 aluminium rear arms and 18x9 with about a 53ET.

The exhaust is stock ported STI headers and 3 inch all the way through, I've changed the dump pipe a bit since this photo was taken.

[Steve C]

Hi

I just got back from running my car at a VW only 1/8 mile drag event, I had great weekend at the drags and a good trip up & back, it was about 1800 k journey.

I won my bracket, it was VW body other engine bracket, I completely fluked my bracket win, some of my runs I broke out but my competitors red lighted. My car was running .2 of second quicker during racing than it was in qualifying, not so much the car but me getting the hang of it.

In the final I missed 3rd gear but my friend Lou red lighted which gave me the win.

I will put up a video soon.

I would much rather go around corners than drag race.

Steve

this time slip was my best run

[H2OSB]

Pretty damn good reaction time on that run Steve.

[Steve C]

Thanks, it was as they say down here, more arse than class

[Steve C]

Hi

Just uploaded a video of my last run with terrible gear change.

Steve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBBJC...hUEF5dYCB6ibEA

[Steve C]

Hi

I've been having some issues with heat soak into the fuel system. I just fitted some aluminium fuel lines and a cooler on the return line, seems to be working.

Steve

[Steve C]

Hi

I scored some cheap new wheels on eBay a few weeks ago, I had them painted in a gunmetal grey colour.

My other wheels have sticky tyres on them so I will use these for every day driving and keep the other wheels for track days.

Steve