Sorry to hear this, your looks and sounds good according to the spec and pictures. Hope you get it sorted soon. Happy motoring.

Thankyou Mawv.

It will be very well specced once it is finally up and running.

I'm booked on a trackday in January so it has to be done for then.

I really want to take this car to Spa as well.

I might look at a change next year though, i need some reliability

Can't believe this Matt, I'm still willing to bet someone will lend you what you need to get going again. See you at Spa, 400bhp'd-up!

Keep at it Matt.When its done ,you will forget you,r woes mate.

You'll be right, it'll be mechanically new by the time you've done all this Matt, she'll be a good'n then.

Gareth

Well, I was booked in to see Flea on Saturday for a remap/rolling road. However, i have been unable to source a turbo in time. I tried a couple of places who, would all, have had to order the turbo in. I used a place who thought they could get it in time, but they haven't.

Unfortunately, John is taking a well deserved christmas break as of Friday. So, i'm going to be without my car until after christmas.

I'm gutted, want the old girl back now

Sad news mate.

Are the internals standard Matt?

Yes they are stevo

Turbos off.The new one will be on tomorrow once i have checked the oil supply is good,
so LE 1143 will live again .

Yey!!!!!

Good work John. I'll wait for the call of confirmation before i book my train ticket though. Haven't had the best of luck with this car so i wont jinx it

Matt, when do you plan to go see flea?

Not sure Marco, i was hoping to go on Saturday but unfortunately he is booked up. I'm going to try get a day off work next week and take it down. Need to do it sharpish though because i'm on a track day at end of month!

Oh yer, forgot about the track day!

im off in Feb, im skint untill then!
any luck with the brakcet for that bucket seat?

Waiting on a piece of aluminium to arrive, and a stress plate and eye, for the harness.

good news on your car matt, glad to see she'll run again.

am i still ok to borrow your spare helmet for spa?

Yeah your more than welcome Steve.

nice one matey, appreciate that - and that appreciation will be demonstrated in beer tokens...

All done.
Running sweet,had issue with a coil but sorted now.
Drove it tonight and its nice and smooth.

And this is the first Coupe to have a Jbt bottom pulley.

Picked up the car this afternoon and it is running lovely!

John has done a great job and at a very cheap price considering the work which has been done, he even had it valeted for me. Thanks very very much John.

So, LE 1143 has had;

New engine (2nd hand)
New oil cooler with braided hoses
New clutch
New GT28RS .086 A/R Turbo
New Lambda sensor
New custom built bottom pulley
New cambelt
New aux belts
New short shift kit
All new brake pipes
Replacement sump

As well as all the suspension, brake, and engine mods which i have previously done.

Really chuffed with the car now. Hopefully i will get a good length of trouble free motoring now!

I'm booked in with Leighton on the 21st for Re-map and dyno which i'm looking forward to, and then a track day at Mallory Park.

touch wood for you matt that this lasts years now. you deserve some luck matey

got there in the end, really pleased for you.

Good to hear its back on the road!

Well done mate, good feeling getting it back all tight and smooth. Good luck with it, interested to see you Flea/RR results.

Nice to see it back Matt

Congrats mate!

Might see you at mallory!!

Wow, what a list!

Enjoy the car, perhaps keep away from the track for a bit mate.

I'm really impressed with all the work you've had done. Think it's the steel grey's cause mine needed loads as well.

Great stuff Matt

Well done Matt you deserve some good fortune now for sticking with it.

Hope you get many miles of exciting driving with no more trouble.

Trev