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Yeah not a whole lot has changed around here latley but I keep the Wing it Garage fb page updates

Sooo we broke it

So now I've tidied up all the coolant lines and oil lines for turbo I feel heaps better about there new location away from the turbo heat so thats awesome. I also got the new cams, springs, retainers, Nitto head gasket and ARP head studs in now were ready for the dyno again and fingers crossed we can crack the 400rwkw and gain some turbo response but see how we go. The new cams are definatley lumpy tho 20210409_094042.mp4

Yeah went well overall. Made it to the dyno made a lazy 350rwkw but was overboosting to around 25psi so had to baby it a little bit on the track. Also got the new front slicks on but the rears didn't fit on the rims so need to source some new rims. On the track i has some issues with heat and burnt up some hoses around the turbo and wastegate so that ended our day but now setting it up alot better in my opinion so has been a benefit anyway!

Well first even has been booked. Mallala on the 27th of March.. the day after my birthday so it was meant to be! Its been a hard slog and work has been chaos so finding time has been a struggle but im getting there. Ive fabbed up a catch-can setup, done a new fuel setup, and going to be corner weighting it soon

All those years of building RC Cars and working in a hobby shop payed off lol.

So we have also had the front off. So from jacking it up to engine out is an hour, slinging it back in is about hour and a half so pretty happy with that for at the racetrack kinda setup

Ahhhh rodgieeee! You got us on fb? Wing it garage?

You up in town with us? Can't say I can put a face to the name lol. Yeah the S13 will be some fun once its done but guessing that will be a while away

Wellll it has been a big week... A buddy of mine gave me a massive hand in sanding and filling the shit spots and getting it ready for paint. Then got it back home gave it a final rub back and then started laying down the primer! Once primer was down I left it a couple of days and started the process of wet rubbing it with a 600 and then an 800 grit and with the water it was looking amazing. Then was onto laying down the base coat.... as it was going on wet the pear was popping and looking awesome so then just had to wait to lay down the clear... Holy crap it looked amazing then once the clear had cured i put it on the car... all these years or planning and prep meant that it fit like a dream and looked wayy better than I could have ever imagined. I cant wait to give the rear end the same treatment oneday. Onwards with the pictures!! I LOVE THIS FREAKING CAR!!!!

Interestingly enough that rear wing i have is actually from Simon mcbeath

Well the new exhaust is abit rowdy but it sounds amazing! 20210131_172928.mp4 Also managed to find 10 mins and started preparing the front end and laying down some bog so get ready for paint. Everyone's being very quiet on here latley lol.

Well one more bit of the puzzle completed! Exhaust is finally done. Will take it off tomorrow and I will be covering it with heat shield as it runs through the cabin floor. Hopefully take it out the front tomorrow and give it a wash and possibly even start bogging up the front and maybe paint?

Another couple of months and a little bit more work done.. cant rush these things! I reckon were gonna hit the track in the next month or two for a shakedown I doubt the car will be painted and I really don't care im just keen to run it up and start sorting the bugs So the front clip is mounted its abit fiddly to put on and off but I figure that with time I'll get the hang of it and just need to be abit less gentle with it lol. I also finally have the wing mounted and done and made up some alloy end plates. Getting closer to being able to hit the track hopefully next break i might be able to start it up and run it up and get it ready for a dyno session!!

Unfortunatley spare time has been few and far between but i have started mocking up the exhaust that will exit out the side its mostly tacked together just needs to be fully welded and then i think its actually pretty close to go time..

If i widen the flanges could i use PVA for the infusion process? Obviously that will then mean i will need to clearcoat the final product as you will get the pva print through but could that work?

Hey Mate, Just thinking about having another go... the carbon is extremely tempting and im thinking about doing the doors etc of the car aswell... Ive been bitten by the bug. With doing carbon i need the Vinyl ester tooling gelcoat. Ive used polyester currently can i just lay down the vinyl ester ontop and will it bond or how do i go about getting vinyl ester down so i can try the carbon?

Yeah fair enough, ill cut it to the 10mlm and see how it all fits up because the front end kinda indexes on that if that makes sence? yeah im going to be running closer to a -8 hose for the feed line so hopefully there will be less of a pressure drop as i have heard of those issues before.

Its actually looking like i might be heading to kalgoorlie soon so will be in WA, Where abouts are you? Im undecided on cutting it tbh but i have a feeling i will cut it back but have maybe 10mm protruding through.

Cheers dude all my dreams have been coming true!! YEWW yeahhhhhh no time soon this nearly killed me lol. if i could do the carbon in wet layup i would think about it but i just dont think its viable at this stage

Well its been a little while with no updates but if some of you guys are following Wing It Garage on facebook you would have seen some more work done on it.. Well the front is out the mould and i have started trimming it up So has been kinda trimmed and fitted up just needs final trimming and cleanup and it should be sweet!! I love the look of this thing!!! So ive been wanting to run the Power Steering lines all the way to the boot but with funds being abit tight atm i had some hose laying around and if i mounted it on the front splitter i had enough hose so i made up some mounts for it and its mounted and it seems to work pretty well but time will tell!! Then it was onto shocks and wheels and get it rolling again for the first time in months!! Then i got to drive it out into the driveway and give it a pressure clean... I FREAKING LOVE THIS BEAST!! oohhhhh yeahhhh wing and all lol

Carbon is the eventual dream and i was checking out your website the other night and thinking that oneday i might have to fly over and do one the the workshops Do you think this current mould would work for carbon? the surface finish is far from mint and my plan was just to wet sand it but unfortunatey the Gelcoat is too thin so im guessing that im going to need to do the wax styrene to build it back up to sand it out. Whats your thoughts on a rough cost to do it in carbon would you use similar layup layers? just wanting to try and maybe get my head around it and maybe start stockpiling some gear to be able to do it

Yeah on Trojans website they specify 1-10% pigment by weight so i will probs go to around 5-6% just to err on the side of caution. Also looking at the soric data and you said aprox 550g/m2 but its saying it has a resin uptake of 1kg/m2 is that too much of a concern if i stick with the 550-600g? Also what do you recomend for the Double Bias 400g i have seen people saying aprox a 1-1.25:1 ratio of resin so around the 500g of resin per m2? My plan is going to be the 100g in the tight areas to make sure i get good key to the gelcoat, Then a full layer of 100g over the whole lot, 400g double bias, soric with double bias in aresa without soric, 400g double then finish off with 100g again does that sound about right? Sorry for taking up so much of your time but cheers HEAPS

Well it doesnt take long to tip the scales on the $200 for free shipping with trojan lol. So ive got 4L of gelcoat and ive got 500ml of Royal Blue pigment aswell so then hopefully it will come out the mould a similar colour to the rest of the car and i can use less paint when i go to paint it. I cant currently get any 300g twill and in fact that have minimal fiberglass twill of anything so am i able to use the 100g CSM and then ive ordered the 400g biaxial glass in between and just replace the twill with CSM? not ideal but rock and a hard place lol. Also ive seen a couple of people using foam brushes in place of bristled brushes have you had much to do with them or what is the best method of wetting out the biaxial? I have bristled rollers, the solid ribbed rollers and brushes. Sorry to keep nagging you but your have been massively helpfull!!