Project Is200 Genesis

[Fargo]

yes the US kits have an inch extra pete..

[Rob]

the US is300 has deeper bumpers

[petejenkin]

yes the US kits have an inch extra pete..

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Yes, I thought so. It shouldnt be too much of a mess about though.

[marcus]

yes the US kits have an inch extra pete..

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Yes, I thought so. It shouldnt be too much of a mess about though.

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They are not hard to MOD pete you be ok, put it this way if i can do it any one can :winky:

[petejenkin]

OK, another major modification to add to the list of things on the Genesis Project is a Wizardsofnos Streetblaster 100i Nitrous kit with Minimax controller and CO2 Purge kit through the vents in the bonnet.

Should be a nice little addition :D

[Fargo]

add some LEDs behind the vent when you purge,,will look pretty cool at night..

[Global_Grafix]

Well, here is the finished Charger. Polished nicely on the top half and the bottom has been painted in Granite Sky and a heavy metalflake lacquer. I sorted the problem with the plastic cover. I was going to have an aluminium one made, but it turns out that its actually not just a cover and forms the main element to drive the pulley. The pulley is actually a shear-coupling, so if the charger ceases, the centre drive will shear from the plastic cover to minimise damage.

With this in mind, I had to just make do with a nice design for the front cover along similar lines to the main body grafix. It will have to do.

The wheels have now gone to be polished and painted and the body kit has also gone for prep and paint. The car comes off the road early next week so we can begin the major work of replacing everything......

[Gord]

very nice pete :D will look the dogs :tsktsk: when all done mate :D

[Zee007]

Very nice mate.

Like the mug too..... :D

[Mr Singh]

looks very nice!! Alot of effort gone in there.

Are you polishing the wheels then too?

[Global_Grafix]

Its not a mug Zee, its what is left of my Christmas Scented Candle - It smells of Mince Pies when its lit :P

Yes Im having the wheels done too. The 18" Mania Vermont wheel spokes are to be painted in Granite Sky and again lacquered with metalflake, and the rims will be polished to a mirror finish.

[Scorpion]

Cool... :D

[yemgi]

the supercharger looks very nice :)

[Global_Grafix]

Well, Ive come across a problem, which I thought I should share with you all, just in case you decide to do something similar.

We tried to polish the cap-head bolts which are in the 18" Mania Vermont rims, and guess what - they're plastic and they have melted

Ive spoken to Mania in Liecester, and they can get some more - around August time . So I think I may have to extract every one of them (14 per rim) and tap the holes out and fit some alluminium ones. Apparently, there are alot of aftermarket split-rim look-a-likes that use chromed plastic bolts for cheapness.

If anyone is thinking of polishing their spilt rims - check them first to see if they are metal, otherwise it will end up being a time consuming job.

[Mr Singh]

:o

thats quite shocking. But personally i have never thought highly of Mania wheels

[Gus Woodcock]

:o :o :o :o I didn't know mate!

[petejenkin]

Well, Ive had to drill out every bolt and now Im faced with trying to find some more. Ive spoken to WheelMania who can get them sometime this year !

I suppose I could use M6 and just bond them in, but I dont have much depth to play with. The hole is shaped the same as a cap-head bolt, with enough depth to have only 5mm of thread. I dont know if its possible, but I hope I can source some M6 x 5mm Stainless Cap Head Screws, which I can polish and bond them straight in. Failing that I m gonna have to use M6 x 10mm Alluminium and cut 5mm off each one - all 56 of the blooming things.

Does anyone know if you can get M6 x 5mm cap head screws ??

[Monster-Mat]

Pete i will have a look tommorow for you at work.

You have PM

[Wosket]

and one from me

[aido]

Pete, I'm not exactly sure what you're after but I got my screws for the TTE Airbox ages ago from a place called www.modelfixings.co.uk - might be worth giving them a go as they do allsorts of screws.....

[BESTY]

very nice job on the charger mate,superb :winky:

[TheDon]

very very shiney! loving it!

[Monster-Mat]

pete no bolts to the description you wanted...........sorry, there is an engineering company next door to my workshop, will ask them tommorow

[petejenkin]

My Gauges came today, very nice too. I opted for the Autogauge Smoked ones, you cant actually see the dials until you switch the ignition on. Ive tested them, and I like them very much. Ive got the Boost Gauge, Electrical Oil Pressure and Electrical Oil Temp, all to be mounted in an A pillar mount. I was hoping to have an EGT and AFR, but space is rediculously tight as I dont want to be drilling unwanted holes into the dash, but then again, I wonder if there is such a thing as a blanking plate so I can ditch the Hifi and have an aftermarket one fitted, that way I would have some space above/below it for some more instruments.

What I need, is a spare drivers side A pillar trim so I can experiment with the A Pillar Pod Mount. It needs alot of work to get it to fit right.

Ive managed to source a switch pod, which is going to sit central ontop of the dash top tray. This will house the switchgear for the show lights and Nitrous etc as follows:

Switch 1 Nitrous Arming Switch

Switch 2 CO2 Purge & illuminate

Switch 3 Main Underbody LED Master Control

Switch 4 Under Bonnet LED Master Control

Switch 5 Under Bonnet LED Pulse

Switch 6 Under Bonnet Strobe

I also need to find a place for the Maximiser Digital Progressive Controller. maybe I could mount it where the Hifi is, if I can find a nice fitting blanking plate.

[Stu]

blimey pete, this must be costing you a pretty penny or two!!

Sounds wicked, can't wait to see it!

Stu