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Michael Grant is in the news: Car yard...

3.5-4 years ago according to Carjam.

That's the one yep

I'd say drink your beer now so it's not wasted... but let me know when you've found it...

So no resin flowing this weekend but some sound decision making which should lead to a better / more certain result. Essentially it's pretty difficult to get the fabric right into the corners so we had to change approach after getting the first layer of fabric down (the most important one) using spray adhesive ... it was too aggressive and was not allowing the needed movement of the fabric causing all sorts of weirdness. So that layer was removed and is now the last layer instead where it will not be seen. In the end the best method was to lay in all of the fabric (1x200gsm, 2x400gsm, 1x200gsm) and pull a partial vacuum, then massage into the corners nicely through the bag where you could move the fabric in from the outer edges, leaving the large flat part of the roof alone. The vacuum will be left on it for a few days so the cloth takes on the needed shape ... we'll then de-bag and add in the breather fabric, resin pipe work, flow media etc ready for the actual infusion. To the pics ...

Got the fuel tank removed, needed driveshaft to be removed, handbrake cables released from inside car etc. Wanted to review previous work and make sure Im 100% happy with it. The stage 4 Precision setup has 3 x walbro 450 90000267 pumps- e85 ok. The third pumps sits off the side of the bucket and was needing to be installed to the bucket inside the fuel tank which was fiddly. 2 x 450l/hr is sufficient for up to 1k hp so will just install the two pumps to keep it clean for now. Much happier with the completed bucket. I cleaned out the tank inside and out. Some minor junk was left in the tank. Little cable nick fixed # Note the O ring coming out, replaced O rings. Position of return feed really close to the tank outlet, will redrill with really limited space when the new reg/filter arrives. Also a part broken female receiving clip. New part fixes all that. Noted the crimp connectors are pretty crap so soldered all connections, fixed a minor nick in one of the wires to a pump. Ive bought a new regulator/filter (the LHS tank hole) to put in. I note that this will be the next fuel system restriction, may look at mods considering Ill run a regulator in the engine bay and pulse damper likewise a separate fuel filter that's already installed under the car. Next job is getting it all back in, then going through the fuel line setup under the car so it meets cert requirements in regards to how they are fixed to the chassis. My old front facing manifold The front facing intake manifold arrived, yet doesnt fit, it interferes with the alternator at the throttle body weld interface. BEWARE buying this off Trade me. It'll need a spacer of sorts at the head to space it out circa 30mm. My N54 and engine is not unique in any way in this regard. Unsure if Ill return it, fix it or what. My last one fit ok. Bar going for a DOC or Plazmaman at huge expense, which is out of my budget. A spacer kind of partly defeats the purpose adding another air/boost leak potential. Project life huh

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/320i/listing/4120428956 Even allowing for the 2 being mistakenly placed in front of the 4,500 this is adventurous pricing.