34Geeteetee Daily / Track Project

[robbo_rb180]

3 minutes ago, 34GeeTeeTee said:

Perfect! Thanks for that...

Will give it a go next time I am out as the last few track days the footage has been rubbish in both cars.

I'll also try some different angles and positions on the car at some point once I get a chance to play with camera stuff and not just swinging spanners trying to keep the cars together for the day lol

Also, the little project car we are looking at is from up your way... Noticed the windscreen sticker and seen in mentioned in old mates videos... Will see how it goes and update here next week!

Yeah a bit of trial and error with camera stuff.

Really, spill the beans as only a few of running it.

[robbo_rb180]

You bought Simon's car?

[34GeeTeeTee]

On 01/07/2023 at 5:24 PM, robbo_rb180 said:

You bought Simon's car?

Yeah we did! Wife wanted to give track day stuff a go and she saw it listed a while back... 

Suits the theme with the other 2 cars so it fits in well! Got some TLC and basic mods to do and then get it on track and test and see how it all goes. Should be a bit of fun if it all holds together 🤞

First mods will be braided brake lines and full fluid flush with proper racing fluid as that seems to have caused the abrupt end to the last time it was on track. Will also get the Mishimoto racing thermostat installed that came with the car.

Fire extinguisher already installed and CAMS sticker pack to be added so its ready for basic hillclimbs and sprints.

The car has the MGC front splitter DIY kit with it that has the template and hardware so you can make it up at home and chassis mount but I'll leave that off for a while incase Carmen decides to go paddock bashing

The current old JDM Charge Speed Kevlar seat that came with the car will be sold as its pretty slim fitting and the Fiesta will get the hand-me-down Sparco Circuit 2 from the Skyline as I will be updating that to something in date so the car is all CAMS compliant again should I want to take it door to door at some stage!

Although this is meant to have the same Power level as the 86 it certainly feels punchier from the quick couple of hundred metres its done down the street, will be interested to see what its like and also how the FWD is compared to the RWD platforms in both the Skyline and the 86.

Basic mods done by Simon - 

Whiteline lowered springs

Whiteline rear swaybar

Running on R888 rubber

COBB intercooler

Mishimoto Radiator 

Cooling ducts cut into car

MGC wing (splitter kit included)

Harness bar + race seat & harness etc (To be updated)

New front brakes - HEL lines should arrive today

Other than that its not had a lot done and is a good basic platform for Carmen to learn in! Should be a bit of fun and hopefully reliable enough. We will soon find out I guess lol

The Skyline will be out and about again this weekend and then after that I think the 86 is back on the hillclimb track. Sometime inbetween those events I'll try make time to get the little Fiesta ST sorted so its ready for a basic test drive.

I'll update here and also Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/@Woottenracing

Carmen will probably also post stuff on Bookface - 

https://www.facebook.com/Woottenracing/

Now I just need to find time, funds and shed space lol

 

 

 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Use Instagram brah, you can set it to push to both from Facebook.

[34GeeTeeTee]

3 minutes ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Use Instagram brah, you can set it to push to both from Facebook.

I don't use all that fancy Social bizness! 

I'm lucky I can work out emails lol

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Such a boomer!

Let me guess, you're the type to call someone back when they send you a message or email, instead of just replying back on the same channel? Lol.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Tell me how accurate this is

 

[34GeeTeeTee]

22 hours ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Such a boomer!

Let me guess, you're the type to call someone back when they send you a message or email, instead of just replying back on the same channel? Lol.

Nope, cus that would mean I would have to speak to someone and I am antisocial af

 

[robbo_rb180]

Nice, good buy. She will have heaps of fun in it.

I told him change the fluid and get it back out

 

[34GeeTeeTee]

On 04/07/2023 at 6:10 PM, robbo_rb180 said:

Nice, good buy. She will have heaps of fun in it.

I told him change the fluid and get it back out

 

The original Charge Speed Kevlar seat has now been sold.

My Sparco Circuit 2 will be going into the little ST along with my spare Sparco harnesses.

The 34 will be getting a new seat soon so its CAMS compliant again in case I choose to go door to door at any stage.

HEL brake lines have arrived and I am waiting on the OBD cable so I can do a proper ABS and full brake flush.

Other than that I think Carmen has purchased a Lufi multi OBD guage with warnings built in and GPS speed etc... Looks like a handy bit of gear that will allow a bunch of warning levels to be set and shift lights etc...

The front bar mounts need some TLC but after the basics are sorted it should be ready to go for a run on track and see what else it may need!

The R34 was meant to be at WSID on Sunday for Round 3 of the CSCA sprint series but the event has been canned due to a lack of entries which sucks! I was hoping to run the car down the 1/4 in full track trim just for curiosity sakes... The launch would have been non existant but the MPH would have been decent.... Ah well! Next event is RD4 at SMSP GP I think.

The Toyota 86 is just sitting waiting for another hillclimb, I assume Round 5 for that car will be coming up soon.

 

 

 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

10 minutes ago, 34GeeTeeTee said:

R34 was meant to be at WSID on Sunday for Round 3 of the CSCA sprint series but the event has been canned due to a lack of entries which suck

Let's be honest, circuit racing guys have very little desire to drag race

[34GeeTeeTee]

7 minutes ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Let's be honest, circuit racing guys have very little desire to drag race

Says the Roll Racer himself 😝

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

16 minutes ago, 34GeeTeeTee said:

Says the Roll Racer himself 😝

LOL say what?

I have never been roll racing before or even spectate. 

[34GeeTeeTee]

Been busy so not a lot of updates... Plenty happening though!

The Fiesta ST has finally hit the track for its first shakedown run in our ownership and runs mint! 

We fit the new Ferodo DS2500 pads front and rear along with the HEL braided lines. The OBD2 cable finally arrived and after a shitfight with some extremely unhelpful suppliers we managed to make it work on an old busted ass laptop so we carried out a proper ABS fluid flush with Penrite racing 600 fluid.

We also flushed the clutch fluid as I found out they share the same rezzy so it made sense to do it all.

The Sparco seat from the 34 is now fitted into the Fiesta and will likely stay in there, I'll pick up a replacement that is in date so I can use it for MA events.

We are still waiting on various parts to arrive for the Fiesta such as engine and tranmission mounts and a bunch of reliability bits but as is it is good to go!

 

The Toyota 86 got absolutely no TLC and was just loaded on the trailer on the weekend and Sent up the hillclimb for Round 5 of the Tar Series held at Ringwood Park Motorsport Complex - 

 

The R34 is next out on track and needs some serious TLC and reliability stuff done prior to hitting the track at SMSP later in August. We have some heat management stuff to sort out thanks to Funk Motorsport! They were super helpful and sent our order within hours of placing it online! UK to Australia in a few days which is epic service.

Have the Turbo beanie, wrap for the dump pipe and gate pipe. Also ARTEC have finally stocked their turbo blanket design for their manifold so that will go on at the same time! Its a shame they don't all match but nobody will look that hard anyway! Main goal is to keep the engine bay cooler and lower the intake temps!

Will also have the new seat going in (same as previous albeit later model) and then will work on basic suspension and braking servicing to make sure its good to go!

There is probably a bunch of stuff I have forgotten so I'll try update when I get a chance!

 

 

 

[34GeeTeeTee]

Further to the post above... 

Fiesta ST - 

Removed front rotor backing/dust plates

Removed A/C hard lines, horns and a bunch of redundant stuff.

Repaired side skirt mounting points as they were flapping in the breeze

Repaired the front bar with some glue but need to make some ally brackets for support. Will do it properly when I make the splitter for the car as it came with an MGC (DIY) splitter kit to match the wing.

Replaced the coolant header tank as it had more crack than Madonna! Also while the coolant was out we took the time to fit the Mishimoto Racing Thermostat which came with the car which was a prick of a job! Had to remove the alternator, A/C compressor and a bunch of stuff to access it but the temps on track really were good! I've seen info online showing these things are plagued with heat issues but after 12 hard laps the temps were at 82 degrees and after a cool down lap it sat back around the 75 degree mark which is about right.

Bleeding the cooling system was a pain in the ass on this thing with the bleeder at the top of the radiator taking forever to bleed air out and making a hell of a mess everytime I used it... Originally I used it and a bit of the thread tape that was used in its install held the valve open which took a bit of dicking around to fix.

The drive belt was split down the guts as well so we replaced that while it was all apart, looks like a rock may have got in between the pulley and belt at some point splitting the belt which looked to be fairly new. The plastic shield to prevent rocks is actually missing but the splitter will cover it all so not in a rush to go find another!

Used 3 cans of degreaser and can actually see the engine and gearbox as shiny silver now lol

Upcoming mods are the sound Symposer delete which is a little pipe from the intake to the cabin to make it sound like a race car, apparently they leak boost so will blank it off and do an intake and exhaust in the near future to make it sound like a car... It is so quiet at the moment you can only hear the tyre noise from the R888s that came with it.

TOYOTA 86 - 

Will have a look and see what the front brake issue is that is causing excessive dust on the right side but otherwise I might change the oil and send it some more lol.

R34 SKYLINE - 

Images will follow this weekend with heat management stuff and shiny new seat!

 

Here are a few images of the 86 taken by Robert Hawkins on the weekend at Ringwood - 

 

[34GeeTeeTee]

Following on with the car update stuff...

CMA or Car Mods Australia are screwing around (again) with excessively long lead times even after phoning prior to ordering to make sure that would not occur... Again... I'm not sure what is wrong with the automotive industry these days but its hard to get anything done when people can't give you a straight answer. This is holding up any progress on the Fiesta ST as I need a few bits and also the cooling sys pressure test kit to properly diagnose the wifes Tiguan which is doing typical euro thangs and leaking coolant!

R34 Skyline - 

Heat management was high on the priority list and after trying to get a local company to book in the components for heat coating and having no luck I chose to go with the thermal management path using both ARTEC and FUNK MOTORSPORT components. I had also discussed with a person that had a recent experience with local heat coating and said it all just burnt off in the first few runs which gave me no faith in that option.

You can see it was getting a bit toasty - 

As good as it looks, its not ideal to be cooking the intake temps as the comp cover and front pipe run straight past the manifold. We specifically routed all lines and the front housing as far away as possible but still needs some form of heat management hence the purchases - 

I couldn't make everything match but once fitted it looks OK anyway!

Apparently the lava rock tech in this wrap is second to none so will see how it performs on track soon. After a heat cycle it went bright titanium colour to match the turbo blanket so it looks the goods. Wrapping was painful and I still need to do the wastgate and flexi pipe but will sort that after Round 4 as I am shit outta time.

Turbo blanket fitment... Not great! Can't get it to close over the rear housing after spending numerous emails back and forth with Funk Motorsport and now that I have the issue I have sent a number of emails and photos with limited success in resolving the issue. I will update once I get a final answer and I am hoping it is a positive outcome or I am going to be very vocal online about the experience.

The image above shows that no matter how much tension I add its still going to leave a decent part of the scroll exposed which will glow directly above the ARTEC blanket and likely cook it!

Speaking of fitment issues, that leads me to the second ARTEC purchase I have made and the second feeling I havent got exactly what I paid for... The marketing and hype makes them sound like a perfect fit but from the experience so far I have found its been anything but! The manifold with the titanium studs has come loose at cyl 6 again which I sorted by swinging off the bolts while being mindful not to pull another thread from the head. Cyl 1 & 2 are not as tight as I'd like as there is no physical way to get a ring spanner on them and the ground down spanner I made broke when trying to pull tension due to the poor design.

Follow on with the ARTEC blanket and we get more fitment issues. I put the blanket over the manifold and thought it looked great until it came time to securing the thing. The springs supplied are generic cheap things and don't really suit the lugs on the blanket itself. I looked online for images as there were zero instructions or guides and when following those images the springs had lack of tension and fell off. I routed the springs to get more tension and fitment around the collector and gate was good but near the runners/head it was rubbish.

I've used tie wire to try hold it higher against the runners but it still falls back which can be seen in this image. Since it had the heat cycle its actually got less flexible and really doesn't want to stay up. I guess the real test will be on track to see if it functions with heat management as so far its not ideal.

Will the heat management I've done be better than what it was? YES... Should it look like shite and fit so poorly? NO!

Anyway, continuing with the theme I purchased a new Sparco Circuit II seat as it is what was fitted and I was promised it would be a direct bolt in replacement with no issues... Wrong! The bolt holes were in a slightly different position or the new QRT seat mold was made differently to the older versions as it was anything but a direct bolt in. I have had to modify the seat rails to accommodate the change in shape. I have it in a position that is mostly comfy but I still need some form of extensions on the pedals themselves as its the only part that's not comfy - 

I swear this car hates me as nothing ever goes smoothly and just works. Luckily its a lot of fun to drive so I just keep chipping away and getting stuff sorted!

I was hoping on getting a lot of stuff done to the car between rounds but after wasting days messing about with ill fitting goods it looks like it will get the basics and have to run as it is.

I'll update with more info soon as I slowly resolve the issues one by one!

🤡

 

 

 

 

[DaymoR32]

You'd think with how much artec charge and the fact the turbo blanket is designed around their manifolds that it would all fit together perfectly.

 

[34GeeTeeTee]

21 minutes ago, DaymoR32 said:

You'd think with how much artec charge and the fact the turbo blanket is designed around their manifolds that it would all fit together perfectly.

 

The exact reason I waited so long for stock and then took the plunge and ordered it.

I sent Matt an email with photos explaining the difficulty with install and the shortfalls with design and the reply was pretty generic and dismissive of the issues. Soooo.... yeah 🤷‍♂️

Still better to work on than the previous setup and works well enough so providing the nuts stay tight it should be good! Will give a long term review over time I guess.

 

 

 

[Komdotkom]

That's shit news about the Artec wrap, I just got the notification last week that it was in stock but I'm not thrilled about the fitment issues. Keep us updated on the stuff that doesn't fit from Funk, I was looking at their stuff for my car.

But I'm still waiting for my sequential box that was supposed to be 4 weeks when I ordered it in February....

[34GeeTeeTee]

15 minutes ago, Komdotkom said:

That's shit news about the Artec wrap, I just got the notification last week that it was in stock but I'm not thrilled about the fitment issues. Keep us updated on the stuff that doesn't fit from Funk, I was looking at their stuff for my car.

But I'm still waiting for my sequential box that was supposed to be 4 weeks when I ordered it in February....

I'll work on improving the way it fits but shouldn't have to given the wait time and the fact its meant to be a snug fit!

In saying that, shouldn't have to worry about the nuts on cylinders 1 or 2 but its also a design flaw! One of the biggest selling points was ease of fitment but I can't say I agree with that!

The Funk quality looks fantastic, I just think the suggestion of sizing is the issue and hopefully they come to the party and rectify the issue. If not, I'll make a lot of noise online to let people know as their marketing seems pretty aggressive online.

Will keep updates here... Once things are sorted I will put proper feedback on Facebook and other platforms that have a bigger reach but for now I am giving suppliers benefit of the doubt!