Finally! Making some progress.

Peter P18 · April 7, 2016

Morning Guys,

Thought it was about time I started an update thread for people to see how I'm getting on with my F.

Pleased to say there should be plenty going on with my car over the next few weeks.

The last of my interior parts are due back from my carbon guy tomorrow. Here's the sneak peek photo he sent me.

You'll notice the gauge pod has been skinned as well. Should mean I can get my Defi gauges installed finally!

I also heard back from GSM about my new Cobra Misano Anniversary seats. They are being delivered next Thursday.

My car is going back to Hayward & Scott on Saturday to help them get a system mocked up for the US owners. Ian will also be looking to test an X pipe on my car, so that will be interesting for owners wanting a quieter option with the possibility of more power as well. May also help lower the decibel level for trackday use.

I've also asked Ian to look at the possibility of designing some headers. Whilst PPE offer good gains, they are backed up with orders at the moment. H&S have a great reputation and pedigree with bespoke exhausts, could be very interesting to see what they can come up with for our cars.

I'll keep you all posted on my progress, and take lots of photos as well.

Cheers for now chaps.

GibletPH · April 7, 2016

that carbon skinned trim!

Interested to see the development on the headers/manifolds. Cheers for helping the ISF community over here.

Peter P18 · April 7, 2016

29 minutes ago, GibletPH said:

that carbon skinned trim!

Interested to see the development on the headers/manifolds. Cheers for helping the ISF community over here.

Thanks Gib.

I really like the uniformity of the weave pattern across the different parts. Paul (my carbon skinner) was saying the cup holder lid was a real PITA to do.

Took him an age to take it apart and then put it all back together again apparently.

Finish looks amazing though.

Will try and snap a few photos once it's back in the car. Been looking at a large hole for around 6 months now!

Can't wait to get home tomorrow evening!

GibletPH · April 7, 2016

Yup the uniformity of the weave is what really makes it stand out for me. Looks spot on and well worth the wait!

Stuno1 · April 7, 2016

Finally! Whoop! Be great to see it fitted chap. Look forward to the pics.

mrfunex · April 8, 2016

Can't wait to hear about the X-pipe. Mine's just a little too loud to see a trackday at the mo!

Peter P18 · April 8, 2016

Mine is too Stuart.

Hopefully H&S can come up with something that doesn't strangle the V8 sound we all love, but will gain a few extra HP, and bring the noise down just enough to prevent us from being black flagged at most of the circuits up and down the UK!

I'll be sure to keep you guys posted on how it all goes.

Peter P18 · April 10, 2016

So got the centre console etc back in the car. I'm really happy with how it came out.

The gauge pod fits the car really well, sadly the holes are too small for my Defi's though!

Just needs some fine tuning and it should work.

Hope you like it guys.

Dropped car off yesterday morning with H&S. Will post updates when I hear from them.

Cheers.

GibletPH · April 10, 2016

Oh lord that CF looks superb!

mrfunex · April 10, 2016

Stunning!

emjay82 · April 10, 2016

Great work Peter, looks fantastic!

Peter P18 · April 10, 2016

12 hours ago, GibletPH said:

Oh lord that CF looks superb!

11 hours ago, mrfunex said:

Stunning!

3 hours ago, emjay82 said:

Great work Peter, looks fantastic!

Cheers chaps.

Grey One · April 11, 2016

Peter - the carbon looks great. What gauges will you be adding and:

- was it hard to delete the vent holes

- what kind of senders/wiring lay-out will you be using for the gauges

Always like this kind of stuff!

Peter P18 · April 11, 2016

Morning James.

Thanks.

I'm going with three Defi CR Advance gauges. Oil Temperature, Oil Pressure, and finally Water Temperature.

The gauge pod holder is actually based on a pair of IS vents. This means the guts are the same as what I will be removing, and ensures a good fit to the dashboard.

Being the CR Advance, they can be daisy-chained together, meaning I only need to run one wire from the three to the advance controller that will live in my glovebox along with the remote control. I mocked up the controller on Friday night. It will actually sit really nicely on that black plastic stand we get in our glovebox!

The two oil gauges will have sensors attached via a sandwich plate between the block and the oil filter. The water temperature will be done using a T-piece adaptor in the top radiator hose.

Just need to find a grommet on the firewall that sits behind the glovebox area on the passenger side. Should be able to find something that will work hopefully!

I need to re-use my oil when we drain it to fit the sandwich plate. Wouldn't normally bother, but the car goes to Lexus Canterbury for it's service on the 1st June, so seems pointless to waste money buying 10L of expensive oil for a month/two.

Got my new seats arriving this Thursday as well!

Went with Cobra Misano Anniversary edition with one-off light blue stitching (these were custom finished for me by Cobra, hence the slight delay!).

Once the gauges and seats are installed, I will be saving up to get my headers done. May be getting H&S to make them for me. Ian is having a look over everything this week whilst he mocks up the system for the Americans. He is also doing a noise check on my current exhaust, and may fit an X pipe to see how that impacts things.

Busy times, but should all work out quite nicely once it's all done!

Grey One · April 11, 2016

Wow! Way beyond my limited 'maintenance level' DIY mechanics, respect etc.

Please keep us posted on progress, TBH for this kind of thing I'd get a specialist to do this.

Look forward also to hearing about the exhaust.

James

Toothy · April 11, 2016

Is it possible to run gauges from an OBDII port? I would have thought temps (maybe pressures too?) would have been reported out to the car's ECU already.

JonP · April 11, 2016

Peter, your car just keeps getting better and better.....

Does that mean you don't have room for a pressure gauge when you fit the supercharger kit???? :)

Peter P18 · April 11, 2016

1 hour ago, Toothy said:

Is it possible to run gauges from an OBDII port? I would have thought temps (maybe pressures too?) would have been reported out to the car's ECU already.

Not sure David? Makes sense to me, but given I am the only F owner I know of globally that has chosen to run additional gauges in their car, It's all a bit of a learning curve for me!

The Defi senders are included with the gauges, so I'm guessing they are calibrated to work together. Not sure if the OBDII interface on our cars would do the same?

It's a valid point though.

Peter P18 · April 11, 2016

32 minutes ago, JonP said:

Peter, your car just keeps getting better and better.....

Does that mean you don't have room for a pressure gauge when you fit the supercharger kit???? :)

Thanks Jon.