Purple 850 T5

**p fandango** · Sunday 11th October 2015, 13:08

Originally Posted by Sparkysparks

P fandango, which wprings did you use because i was expecting alot more of a drop. I was considering using the original mounts instead of the new ones to give me an inch or so.

the springs were custom ones from JT's race car (no idea on spec), but i still ended up raising the shock mounts to get lower anyway

**Sparkysparks** · Sunday 11th October 2015, 18:41

Wow, that seems an extreme solution.
Ive just replaced the adjustable spring mounts for the standard ones. And spun a spline on the captive bolt. So the spring is not fully confined, but its not going anywhere. Itll do till i can cut it out and get a through bolt on it.
Sits about an inch lower than before. Ill leave it there for now.

**p fandango** · Sunday 11th October 2015, 20:36

i've ditched the rear adjusters as well

**Sparkysparks** · Sunday 11th October 2015, 21:15

It didn't seem needed as it was on maximum low anyway and it was taking up room.

**Sparkysparks** · Monday 26th October 2015, 09:51

My carefully selected DPDT momentary switch arrived

First test in the engine bay..........worked! problem solved at long last.
Procedure is hold switch down, start car (within 2 cranks i might add), release switch, drive off. So happy about that.

Aldo tried my new grille on, donated by MoleT5-R

I got the exhaust off the other day and hated every moment of doing it, and snapped a bolt. Tthe intention was to cut the cat out and rear box leaving a straight through exhaust, but that means changing the cat back for mot time and i really dont want to do that again. So ive put it all back, i will loose the rear box at some point though.

I had a go in the car with no exhaust, it sounded ridiculous. I loved it, but within the 1 minute of driving i had thrown exhaust gasses all over the conduit grommet that i had just fed my new starting mechanism wiring through and melted it, so that was pretty annoying. Also it melted the boost gauge pipe, so ive had to replace that aswell.

So the finished article in the engine bay taps into the loom connector and looks like this.

I need to finish putting the switch in the dash somewhere, it doesnt quite fit into a blank yet, i just need to fit it with a file.

**jamesy12345** · Monday 26th October 2015, 10:20

Good news mate but what are you switching out (or in)?

**Sparkysparks** · Monday 26th October 2015, 10:42

Its switching the polarity of the crank sensor for a good start. Saves me taking the gearbox out and finding an OBD1 flywheel.

**Sparkysparks** · Wednesday 28th October 2015, 16:21

My starter

Still needs putting into a hole properly, but for now working perfectly.

Lovely fresh coat of satin black on the grill

Interior is missing its green ebay stickers now. Much better.

Also the boost gauge is all plumbed into the original gauge.

And i gave the wheels a spruce with some gloss black

2 of the wheels came out lovely, 2 of them came out lizzardy, the paint has reacted, i can sort this later.

I have done the centres aswell but they are drying. The brakes are all yellow. For now i have brushed an undercoat of satin black on them, ready for another coat another day.