ozhummer
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/10 18:47:59
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********************* FINISHED ******************* ... well nearly....
Finally after almost 12 months, the interior is all done... and although it took freakin ages -it's been worth the wait.....
Beautiful soft super high quality Leather, nice soft carpet with thick sound deadening underlay. And, the steering wheel has been re stitched and covered and looks totally new!...
From last time, I have put in an electric vaccum pump for the brake booster - I now have awesome brakes all the time!!! (A good thing).. The stereo is finished and sounds great! - Alpine head unit and the rest is high end JL amp and speakers.. I got the upholsterer to put in 6.5"speaker pods and I have dynomatted the whole door cavity. High end polk Audio 4"in the rear - SOUNDS AWESOME!!
TO DO: I'm putting in an electric water pump this weekend, have built a blank for the mechanical one. This will allow me to run a dedicated belt to the supercharger. It has been slipping at about 6k rpm and dropping off boost. I'm using a Davies Craig alloy race unit with electronic control. It controls the fan, the speed of water, and protects the car after switch off by keeping the water moving.
Windows need tinting (Saturday AM)..
ORDERED From 2sRus - the plastic surround kit for the rear C pillar (bloody expensive @ $700 delivered, but it's all arbitary now), and a few other plastic bits that need replacing.
Mechanically, I need to sort out the cold start, final final tune . and I may remove the BOV as it's really not necessary and is bloody loud even being plumbed back into the intake!!!!!!!!!....
thats it ! -
DONE
WHY CAN'T I INSERT PHOTOS ??????????????????????????? WHERE HAS THE ATTACHE PHOTO ICON GONE !!!!!!!!
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Doctor
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/10 20:48:10
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Where are the photos?
Aren't you in IT or something?
When is the unveiling?
Cheers
Peter
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/11 10:46:57
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Sounds good. My old AW11 SC would slip after 5000rpm. Ended up with another pulley & belt.
MR2QIK - "The Little Car That Could"  320rwkw @ 19psi (pump fuel, no giggle gas) 11.96 @ 116mph (with 228rwkw)
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ozhummer
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/12 19:36:47
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Window tinting is now done and it looks awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... The smell of leather is sooooo nice ...
How the hell can I attach photos now ????? the paper clip has been removed !!!!!!!!!!!
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/13 00:26:54
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im so keen to see pics. :)
the easiest way may be to make a Photobucket account, upload the pictures there, and paste the [IMG][/IMG] links here.
alternatively, you used to be able to upload to imageshack.us without joining. upload, get the link in return, paste here between [IMG][/IMG]
good luck.:)
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/13 09:40:41
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Photos ... (I will put better quality ones up when I take them ..)
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/13 11:03:10
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Good lord thats tidy.... O.O
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/13 16:19:11
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this is what $800 (inc delivery) gets you !!!! ....
New trim for around the rear window - the 3 bits that always break!!!
and corners for the mirrors and door handle backs...
Does anyone know where I can get a new rear clear deflector ????
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/13 17:37:26
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fkn sensational. must be nice to sit in. :)
so thats what the factory wheel looks like with actual leather.. hah!
good work replacing all the extra exterior trims. They look terrible when everything else has been covered.
i can only imagine how nice this car is in person. get a photoshoot done - the car would look amazing..
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/13 18:10:06
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Thanks - Yep, I plan on getting some proper photos and will post in good time..
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/14 00:24:44
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Great work, looks fantastic!!
Cheers
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/16 09:33:53
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Just spent the last 2hours reading this thread appsolutly amazing transformation and who would have thought you could squeeze that much power from the little 4a outstanding!!
GREEN Mr2 aw11 SOLD targa 95 gen3 magenta green SOLD hardtop 97 rev5 sw20 RED 93 hartop turbo black 93 targa turbo blue
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/19 22:19:21
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Hay Guys - Fast Fours and Rotaries are doing a full story on the car - Got a booking with their photographer, Like a Sports Illustrated Model, it would be awesome to an AW on the cover !!!
Got a plug in for the forum too
Hay Guys - Fast Fours and Rotaries are doing a full story on the car - Got a booking with their photographer, Like a Sports Illustrated Model, it would be awesome to an AW on the cover !!!
Got a plug in for the forum too - Ill update on issue etc when I know more....
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/19 22:28:25
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What was the power figure you ended up with the current Rotrex?
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Re:AW11 SC - Full Rebuild (and I mean full!)
2012/07/26 18:38:38
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Guys - I have just finished trimming the boot - managed to make it look pretty much stock even though it hides lots of ''bits''
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