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  • 2 weeks later...

not sure if i have posted this but picked up a brand new genuine N1 front bar as well as some new n1 vents, also scored bonnet, front guards, grille and indicators. all paid for by insurance.
so the front end is sorted.
rear end will get another skim to get those ripples out. as well as a full respray in PPG.
looooooong nights at the panel shop again.
love it

i like the flap more, but ill eventually go the rocket bunny lip too
as for the RB26
things change and stuff.
have other commitments so i cant go as hard as i had wanted so we are going to settle for a refresh, new bearings, seals, machine crank, block, new rings, clean up the head etc.
hoping for some nice modest power and reliability and of course, cam baffles, sump baffle etc to control the oiling.



  • 3 weeks later...

well not much of an update.
car ran like shit after deca. new plugs and a good clean up and shes all sweet.
not that i give a f**k.
car was stripped on saturday.
gonna go in tomorrow night and tuck the head light looms etc.
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late night struggles have begun!

Pretty much unrolled them and cut off the excess, wil roll out and reweld and then bond them again with glass

If yours is like mine there is not a lot of cutting you can do under there before running out do steel.

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